PMID- 34993982 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220419 LR - 20220419 IS - 1099-0801 (Electronic) IS - 0269-3879 (Linking) VI - 36 IP - 5 DP - 2022 May TI - Determination of multiple active constituents in Da-Huang-Xiao-Shi decoction using HPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap mass spectrometry: Application in comparing the differences in the formula and its constituent herbs. PG - e5324 LID - 10.1002/bmc.5324 [doi] AB - Da-Huang-Xiao-Shi decoction (DHXSD) is a traditional Chinese medicine formula and is used to treat cholestasis. In this study, we developed a reliable and comprehensive HPLC coupled with a linear ion trap-Orbitrap mass spectrometry method for the separation and determination of 21 components including six alkaloids, five anthraquinones, three tannins, three terpenes, two iridoid glycosides, one organic acid and one flavonoid in DHXSD. A C18 column was eluted using a gradient mobile phase at a flow rate of 1 ml/min. Detection was operated with an electrospray ionization source in positive and negative ion modes using selective ion monitoring. The calibration curves for all analytes showed good linearity (r > 0.9901), and the inter- and intra-day precision did not exceed 4.98%. The recovery, repeatability and stability were also within the acceptable limits. The method was successfully applied to determine multiple active constituents in DHXSD and its constituent herbs. Compared with Da Huang, the total contents of the five anthraquinones were significantly higher in DHXSD. However, the changes in the components from Zhi Zi/Huang Bo were complicated in DHXSD. The study could serve as a fundamental reference for establishing comprehensive DHXSD quality control measures and be helpful to understand some compatibility laws of DHXSD. CI - (c) 2022 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. FAU - Li, Hongyu AU - Li H AD - Department of Pharmacology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Jin, Jingyi AU - Jin J AD - Department of Pharmacology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Xue, Haoyu AU - Xue H AD - Department of Pharmacology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Li, Yuanyuan AU - Li Y AD - Department of Pharmacology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Wang, Tianming AU - Wang T AD - Department of Pharmacology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Shi, Rong AU - Shi R AD - Department of Pharmacology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. AD - Science and Technology Experimental Center, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Ma, Yueming AU - Ma Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7701-0846 AD - Department of Pharmacology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. LA - eng GR - 2018JP011/Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning/ GR - ZYCC2019019/Shanghai municipal Health Commission/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220216 PL - England TA - Biomed Chromatogr JT - Biomedical chromatography : BMC JID - 8610241 RN - 0 (Anthraquinones) RN - 0 (Da-Huang-Xiao-Shi decoction) RN - 0 (Drugs, Chinese Herbal) SB - IM MH - Anthraquinones/chemistry MH - Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/methods MH - *Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemistry MH - Mass Spectrometry/methods OTO - NOTNLM OT - Da-Huang-Xiao-Shi decoction OT - HPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap MS OT - quality evaluation OT - traditional Chinese medicine EDAT- 2022/01/08 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/20 06:00 CRDT- 2022/01/07 06:49 PHST- 2021/12/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/07/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/12/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/01/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/07 06:49 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/bmc.5324 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biomed Chromatogr. 2022 May;36(5):e5324. doi: 10.1002/bmc.5324. Epub 2022 Feb 16.