title: Quantification of Fumaria officinalis isoquinoline alkaloids by nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis-electrospray ion trap mass spectrometry.
abstract: A capillary electrophoresis (CE) method using non-aqueous (NA) separation solutions combined with an ion trap mass spectrometer (MS and MS/MS) as detection device is presented for the separation, identification and quantification of isoquinoline alkaloids from Fumaria officinalis. The best results were obtained with a mixture of acetonitrile-methanol (9:1, v/v) containing 60mM ammonium acetate and 2.2M acetic acid as running electrolyte and an applied voltage of 30 kV. Electrospray MS measurements were performed in the positive ionization mode with isopropanol-water (1:1, v/v) as sheath liquid at a flow rate of 3 microl/min. Alkaloids were detected as [M+H](+)-ions and showed typical fragmentation patterns in MS/MS experiments. The developed assay was used for the quantification of seven isoquinoline alkaloids representing different structural subtypes in Fumariae herba extracts and F. herba containing phytopharmaceuticals.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria. sonja.sturm@uibk.ac.at
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sturm
authors.forename: Eva-Maria
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Strasser
authors.forename: Hermann
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stuppner
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000032:analysis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000379:methods*; D031312:Fumaria / Q000737:chemistry*; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000032:analysis*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012997:Solvents; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D007546:Isoquinolines; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012997:Solvents