title: Liquid chromatography/atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry of terpene lactones in plasma of volunteers dosed with Ginkgo biloba L. extracts.
abstract: Liquid chromatography/atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry (LC/APCI-ITMS) was applied to evaluate the levels of ginkgolides A and B and bilobalide in plasma of volunteers after administration of Ginkgo biloba extracts in free (Ginkgoselect) or phospholipid complex (Ginkgoselect Phytosome) forms, providing 9.6 mg of total terpene lactones. The maximum plasma concentrations, C(max), of total ginkgolides A, B and bilobalide were 85.0 and 181.8 microg/mL for Ginkgoselect and Ginkgoselect Phytosome, respectively. The C(max) values were reached at 120 min for the free form and at 180--240 min for the phospholipid complex form. In both cases, the mean elimination half-life of each terpene lactone was in the range 120--180 min. Due to its sensitivity (about 1 ng/mL) and specificity, LC/APCI-ITMS proved to be a very powerful tool for pharmacokinetic studies of these phytochemicals.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Tecnologie Biomediche Avanzate - CNR, Via Fratelli Cervi 93, 20090 Segrate, Milan, Italy. mauri@itba.mi.cnr.it
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mauri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Simonetti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gardana
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minoggio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morazzoni
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bombardelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pietta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019540:Area Under Curve; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D003517:Cyclopentanes / Q000097:blood*; D004224:Diterpenes; D005508:Food Deprivation; D005663:Furans / Q000097:blood*; D020441:Ginkgo biloba; D046934:Ginkgolides; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007783:Lactones / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D003517:Cyclopentanes; D004224:Diterpenes; D005663:Furans; D046934:Ginkgolides; D007783:Lactones; D010936:Plant Extracts; C045856:ginkgolide B; C073710:bilobalide