title: Analysis of galanthamine-type alkaloids by capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in plants.
abstract: Galanthamine, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor used for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, and galanthamine-type alkaloids are synthesised in different plants of the family Amaryllidaceae. A capillary gas chromatographic-mass spectroscopic (CGC-MS) method for the separation of 7 galanthamine type alkaloids, including galanthamine and epigalanthamine, is described in the present paper. A simple method for the routine quantification of galanthamine in plants was developed using pre-packed columns with diatomaceous earth (Isolute HM-N), allowing simultaneous preparation of a large number of samples. Galanthamine showed excellent linearity in the range from 50 to 1000 microg/mL and the limit of quantification was 5 microg/mL in total ion current mode and 1.6 ng/mL in selected ion monitoring mode. The recovery of galanthamine was more than 90%. Interday reproducibility (RSD) of the extraction was 2.74%. A method to find and to microextract Amaryllidaceae alkaloids in low-mass plant samples is also described.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Productes Naturals, Biologia Vegetal i Edafologia, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
authors.forename: Strahil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berkov
authors.forename: Jaume
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bastida
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Viladomat
authors.forename: Carles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Codina
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002138:Calibration; D005702:Galantamine / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D005702:Galantamine