Rapid identification of chemical constituents in Huangqi Jianzhong Tang by UHPLC coupled with hybrid quadrupole-orbitrap MS / 药学学报

ABSTRACT

This study was designed to establish an ultra-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method for the reliable identification the multiple chemical components in Huangqi Jianzhong Tang (HQJZ). The ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with hybrid quadrupole-orbitrap mass spectrometry method was applied to identify the chemical constituents in the HQJZ rapidly. A total of 71 compounds including two major categories of saponins and flavonoids were identified or tentatively deduced on the basis of their retention behaviors, fragments of multistage mass spectrometry or by comparing with reference substances and literatures. Among them, 20 compounds were from Astragali Radix, 14 were from Paeoniae Radix Alba, 37 were from Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata cum Melle, 3 were from Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, 2 were from Cinnamomi Ramulus and Jujubae Fructus, respectively. The LC-MS method was used to qualitatively analyze the chemical constituents of HQJZ, which provides a scientific basis for the quality control of HQJZ.