基于UPLC-Q-TOF MS技术结合UNIFI软件快速筛查中药中非法添加调节性功能化合物

Rapid Screening of Illegal Addition of Compounds Regulating Sexual Function in Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on UPLC-Q-TOF MS Technology Combined with UNIFI Software

  • 摘要: 本研究采用超高效液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱(UPLC-Q-TOF MS)技术结合UNIFI软件,建立了一种快速、准确检测中药中非法添加调节性功能化合物的方法。根据中药剂型的不同选择相应的样品制备方法,使用ACQUITY UPLC HSS T3色谱柱(2.1 mm×100 mm,1.8 μm),以乙腈-0.1%甲酸溶液为流动相进行梯度洗脱;在电喷雾离子源正离子模式下,使用MSE模式采集数据。通过UNIFI软件建立靶向筛查数据库,并参考欧盟SANTE/11312/2021指南设定筛查条件,实现检测结果的自动化筛查。结果表明,本方法能够在12 min内快速筛查31种目标化合物,检出限为0.25~15.00 mg/kg(或mg/L)。在对20批次补肾壮阳类中药样品的检测中发现,7批次样品存在非法添加,其中4批次样品检出标准检测方法以外的化合物。该方法具有快速、准确、覆盖范围广且可灵活扩展的优点,可为中药中非法添加物的监管提供技术支持。

     

    Abstract: In recent years, the illegal addition of male sexual function-regulating compounds in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has attracted widespread attention. These illegally added compounds may have specific pharmacological and toxic side effects, which can endanger lives when taken with other related therapeutic drugs. In 2009, National Medical Products Administration of China established a standard detection method for illegal sexual function-regulating compounds in TCM. However, this method has limits of long detection time, low qualitative accuracy, and narrow detection range, making it inadequate for regulatory requirements. In this study, a method of ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF MS) combined with UNIFI software was developed for detecting illegally added compounds used to treat premature ejaculation (PE) and erectile dysfunction (ED) in TCM. Sample preparation methods were selected according to different TCM formulations. Chromatographic separation was performed on an ACQUITY UPLC HSS T3 column (2.1 mm×100 mm, 1.8 μm). The mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-0.1% formic acid solution with gradient elution at a column temperature of 30 ℃. Data acquisition was conducted in MSE mode under positive electrospray ionization with a mass scan range of m/z 50-1 200. A targeted screening database for illegal additives was constructed in UNIFI software based on chromatographic retention time, precise mass of parent ions and fragment ions of reference standards. Screening conditions were set according to EU SANTE/11312/2021 guidelines, and automated screening and analysis of detection results were achieved through the UNIFI software. Compared with the standard detection method, this method reduces the detection time from 160 min to 12 min, and expands the detection range from 11 ED treatment compounds to 31 compounds, including 11 new ED-treating compounds and 9 PE-treating compounds. The limits of detection are 0.25 to 15.00 mg/kg (or mg/L). In the detection of 20 batches of kidney-tonifying and yang-strengthening TCM samples, illegal additions are found in 7 batches, with 4 batches containing compounds beyond the scope of the standard detection method. This method has advantages of rapid detection, high accuracy, broad detection range, and flexible expansion capability, which can provide more robust technical support for regulatory oversight of illegal additions in TCM.

     

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