Simultaneous determination of cytotoxic bufadienolides in the Chinese medicine ChanSu by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with photodiode array and mass spectrometry detections.
ChanSu (toad venom) is a traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of serious liver and gastric cancers. The major cytotoxic compounds in ChanSu are bufadienolides. In this paper, a strategy combining qualitative LC/MS analysis and quantitative HPLC determination of major bufadienolides was used for global quality control of ChanSu crude drug. Majority of the bufadienolides in methanol extract of ChanSu were unambiguously characterized by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/APCI-MS/MS), and by comparing with pure compounds. In addition, eight major bufadienolides were simultaneously determined in one single HPLC run within 30 min with photodiode array detection (DAD). All compounds showed good linearity in a wide concentration range, and their limits of detection (LOD) were around 1 ng. Thus, > 95% of the bufadienolides in ChanSu could be characterized, and > 90% of them were quantitated. The established method is rapid, simple and sensitive, and could be used for the routine analysis of ChanSu crude drug and its preparations. This research sets a good example for the comprehensive quality control of traditional medicine.
Ye
Min
M
The State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Xueyuan Road 38, Beijing 100083, PR China.
Guo
Hui
H
Guo
Hongzhu
H
Han
Jian
J
Guo
Dean
D
D002018:Bufanolides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008956:Models, Chemical; D015394:Molecular Structure; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
D002018:Bufanolides; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal