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Analysis of the metabolic profile of parishin by ultra‐performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole‐time of flight mass spectrometry
Author(s) -
Tang Chunlan,
Wang Li,
Li Jiejiang,
Liu Xinxin,
Cheng Mengchun,
Xiao Hongbin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
biomedical chromatography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1099-0801
pISSN - 0269-3879
DOI - 10.1002/bmc.3516
Subject(s) - chemistry , gastrodin , chromatography , glucuronidation , mass spectrometry , quadrupole time of flight , metabolic pathway , hydrolysis , sulfation , in vivo , tandem mass spectrometry , ginsenoside , metabolism , in vitro , biochemistry , ginseng , medicine , alternative medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , biology , microsome
Parishin is a dominant active ingredient originating from Gastrodia elata Blume, and has good neuroprotective effects against brain disorders. In the present study, the metabolic profile of parishin by in vitro and in vivo experiments was investigated using ultra‐high performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole–time of flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC/Q‐TOF MS) combined with an automated MS E technique. By comparison with reference compounds, accurate mass measurement, the characteristic fragmentation patterns of the parent drug parishin and gastrodin and relevant bio‐transformation knowledge, 14 metabolites (seven hydrolyzates and seven derivatives of gastrodin) were detected and identified in rat plasma and urine after intragastric administration of parishin, including processes of hydrolyzation, oxidation, sulfation and glucuronidation. According to the proposed metabolic pathways of parishin, in vitro hydrolytic experiments and metabolic study of gastrodin in rat plasma, it can be inferred that parishin mainly functions as a prodrug and undergoes hydrolysis before being absorbed into the blood. The hydrolyzate, mainly gastrodin, was involved in further metabolism, which was responsible for pharmacological activities of parishin. In conclusion, this work provides valuable information on parishin metabolism using a rapid and reliable UHPLC/Q‐TOF MS method, which could be widely used for the metabolic investigation of natural product. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.