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ISSN 0253-2964(Print)
ISSN 1229-5949(Online)
Volume 33, Number 1
BKCSDE 33(1)
January 20, 2012 |
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Title |
Simultaneous Determination of Baicalein, Baicalin, Wogonin, and Wogonoside in Rat Plasma by LC-MS/MS for Studying the Pharmacokinetics of the Standardized Extract of Scutellariae Radix |
Author |
Hye Jin Chung, Sunyoung Lim, In Sook Kim, Youngmin Bu, Hocheol Kim, Dong-Hyun Kim,*, Hye Hyun Yoo*, |
Keywords |
Scutellariae radix, HPO12, LC-MS/MS, Pharmacokinetics |
Abstract |
A new composition of standardized Scutellariae Radix extract (HPO12) was developed for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. For the preclinical pharmacokinetic study of HPO12, a rapid, sensitive, and selective LCMS/ MS method was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of 4 bioactive compounds, baicalein, baicalin, wogonin, and wogonoside. After extraction with ethylacetate, chromatographic analysis was performed on a Thermo C18 column (150 mm × 2.1 mm, 3 μm) with a mobile phase consisting of 0.1% formic acid (A) and 0.1% formic acid in 95% acetonitrile (B) by using gradient elution at a flow rate of 250 μL/min. Analytes introduced to a mass spectrometer were monitored by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) in positive ion mode. Using 25 μL of plasma sample, the method was validated over the following concentration ranges: 25-5000 ng/mL for baicalein, 20-40000 ng/mL for baicalin, 1-1000 ng/mL for wogonin, and 5-10000 ng/mL for wogonoside. The intra- and inter-day precision and accuracy of the quality control samples at the 4 concentrations showed ≤ 13.7% relative standard deviation (RSD) and 86.6-105.5% accuracy. The method was successfully applied to determine the concentrations of baicalein, baicalin, wogonin, and wogonoside in rat plasma after intraperitoneal and oral administrations of HPO12. |
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177 - 182 |
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