Research progress in Atractylodes macrocephala and predictive analysis on Q-marker / 中草药

To study the quality marker (Q-marker) of Atractylodes macrocephala based on the concept, standard, and research model of Q-marker. The chemical constituents of A. macrocephala were identified by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS. The source and specificity of chemical constituents were confirmed by analyzing biosynthetic pathway and component specificity. The major effective components were clarified through efficacy, drug property, and correlation analysis of chemical constituents. The possible Q-markers of A. macrocephala are estimated based on the results of the study.

Determination of hainanolidol and its pharmacokinetics in rat plasma by UPLC / 中国药理学通报

Aim To establish a UPLC method for the determination of the concentration of hainanolidol in plasma of rats, and study the pharmacokinetics of hain-anolidol in rat plasma after single dose i. v. administra-tion of hainanolidol (1, 2, 4 mg·kg-1). Methods The UPLC method for the determination of hainanolidol in rat plasma was established using hainanolide as in-ternal standard. The mobile phase was methanol-water (47 ∶ 53), the flow rate was 0.17 mL·min-1, and the detection wavelength was UV 326 nm. The plasma concentration of hainanolidol in rats was determined by UPLC after single-dose intravenous injection in rats with 1, 2 and 4 mg·kg-1of hainanolidol, and the pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated by DAS2.1. Results The result of calibration curve was linear over the range of 0.05 ~10.00 mg·L-1( r = 0.999 6) . The lower limit of quantification was 0.05 mg·L-1. The intra-day and inter-day precision were both lower than 5% , and the extraction recoveries were higher than 85% , respectively. The validated method was successfully applied to the pharmacokinetic study after i. v administration of hainanolidol in rats with do-ses of 1, 2 and 4 mg·kg-1. The T1/2was (39.82 ± 0.92), (40.11 ± 0.79) and (41.61 ± 2.07) min, respectively. The AUC0-twas ( 65.77 ± 1.08 ) , (130.48 ± 1.26) and (268.75 ± 1.24) min·mg· L-1, respectively. Conclusion A simple and specific UPLC method for the analysis of hainanolidol is suc-cessfully developed, which could be applied to phar-macokinetic study in rat plasma.