[Systematic analysis of oral hypoglycemic agents in health foods].

A systematic analysis for 11 ingredients of oral hypoglycemic agent in health foods was established using three different analytical methods; i.e. thin-layer chromatography (TLC), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and comparison of MS/MS spectra analyzed by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). In Normal-phase and reversed-phase TLC, each condition to separate and detect 10 ingredients except nateglinide was developed. On the other hand, 11 ingredients were detected qualitatively and quantitatively by HPLC. The recovery rates were 92-101% and each coefficient of variation was less than 5.4%. Then UV spectra were monitored using this HPLC method and furthermore MS/MS spectra of 11 ingredients were obtained by LC/MS/MS. Identification of each ingredient became precise and rapid by comparing UV and MS/MS spectra of standard solutions with that of extract solutions from health foods. Using this systematic analysis, glibenclamide was accurately determined and identified from health foods.

[Rapid determination of medical components found in the health food for weight loss by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)].

A method for the rapid determination of 11 medical components found in health foods for weight loss using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) has been developed. HPLC separation is performed on an ODS column with the gradient elution method. The mobile phase consists of two solvents. Solvent A is water and solvent B is methanol/acetonitrile (1:1), and both contain 0.1% formic acid and 5 mmol/l of ammonium acetate. Each medical component is analyzed with multiple-reaction monitoring (MRM) in both negative and positive modes through electrospray ionization (ESI). The recovery rates of the 11 medical components added to commercially available health foods were 46.3-114% and each coefficient of variation was 13.7% or less. It was confirmed that this method is applicable to the urgent analysis of health foods that have caused damage to health.