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Objective: To establish the HPLC fingerprint and multicomponents determination of Corydalis Decumbentis Rhizoma, and provide a scientific basis for the improvement of its quality standards. Methods The separation was performed on a chromatographic Diamonsil C18 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μm), with acetonitrile-0.2% acetic acid (adjusting pH to 6.0 with triethylamine) as the mobile phase for gradient elution. Volume flow rate was 1.0 mL/min. Column temperature was 35 ℃. Injection was 10 μL and the detection wavelength was 280 nm. The fingerprints of 15 batches of Corydalis Decumbentis Rhizoma were established and evaluated by the similarity evaluation system of TCM (version 2012A), which were divided into two categories by clustering analysis and principal component analysis. Meanwhile, the content of protopine, palmatine, bicuculline and tetrahydropalmatine was determinated. Results:The fingerprint of Corydalis Decumbentis Rhizoma was established. There were 10 common peaks in the fingerprint. Protopine, palmatine, bicuculline and dl-tetrahydropalmatine were separated with good linearity relationships (r > 0.999 9). The average recovery rates of the investigated compounds were 97.12%, 100.09%, 98.53%, and 99.71%, respectively. Conclusion:HPLC fingerprint combined with multicomponents determination can provide the reference for the quality evaluation of Corydalis Decumbentis Rhizoma.
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Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2015 edition) recorded that Corydalis Rhizoma and Corydalis Decumbentis Rhizoma are derived from the genus Corydalis, sexual taste similar efficacy, but the actual clinical application of the focus is different. In this paper, the research progress of the two kinds of Chinese materia medica (CMM) is summarized from the three aspects of herbal research, chemical composition, and pharmacological action, which can provide reference for the identification and clinical application of the two drugs. Based on the core concepts of Q-marker, Q-marker components of Corydalis Decumbentis Rhizoma are forecasted and analyzed from original source, efficacy, pharmacokinetics, in vivo process, and the traditional drug property, which provides a theoretical basis for the establishment and improvement of the quality standard of medicinal materials.
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Objective: To analyse the quantification of protopine from Corydalis Decumbentis Rhizoma (CDR) extract in brain tissues of rats. Methods: A rapid, sensitive, and accurate analytical method based on rapid resolution liquid chromatography (RRLC) coupled with electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (Q-TOF-MS) was developed for the quantification of protopine in brain of rats. A simple liquid-liquid extraction process was employed for the sample preparation. Chromatographic separation was achieved using 1.8 μm porous particle columns. Results: The calibration curve of protopine was linear in the range of 12-897 ng/mL. The relative standard deviations of intra- and inter-day precision values were less than 10%. The extraction recoveries were 96.4%, 99.6%, and 98.5%, for protopine at the concentration of 598.0, 119.6, and 12.0 ng/mL, respectively, and internal standard (1.27 μg/mL) was (98.60 ± 0.02)%. Conclusion: The validated method is successfully applied for the determination of protopine in brain tissue of rats after ig administration of CDR extract. © 2014 Tianjin Press of Chinese Herbal Medicines.
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Objective: Using fast centrifugal partition chromatography (FCPC) to remove (-)-bicuculline from Corydalis Decumbentis Rhizoma total alkaloids. Methods: The technological parameters of orthogonal experiment of FCPC was optimized by flow rate, rotation speed, and loading sample size. The optimized process was compared with the solvent extraction method, and the linear amplification experiments were carried out using the optimal process. Results: The optimized parameters were as follows: rotation speed was 1200 r/min, flow rate was 4 mL/min, and loading sample size was 80 mg/mL. The new prepared alkaloids fraction of Corydalis Decumbentis Rhizoma using amplification experiments has > 94.0% removed rate of BI and >85.0% recovery of the other alkaloids, which were higher than those of the solvent extraction method. This simple method with good repeatability could be completed in a short time. Conclusion: The simple and fast method could improve the safety of Corydalis Decumbens Rhizoma total alkaloids, and provide the industrialization of non-toxic total alkaloids.