Ingredient Analysis

Simultaneous determination of four alkaloids in Semen Strychni by QAMS*

  • DU Xin ,
  • TANG Li-jing ,
  • TAN Li-hong ,
  • JIA Qing-shu ,
  • LI Yan
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  • 1. Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing Key Laboratory of High Active Traditional Chinese Drug Delivery System, Chongqing 401331, China;
    2. The People's Hospital of Tongliang District, Chongqing City, Chongqing 402560, China;
    3. Taiji Group Sichuan Mianyang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Mianyang 621000, China

Online published: 2025-10-13

Abstract

Objective: To establish a quantitative analysis of multi-components by single-marker (QAMS) method for the simultaneous determination of brucine, strychnine, brucine N-oxide and strychnine N-oxide in Semen Strychni. Methods: The analysis of chloroform reflux extract of Semen Strychni was performed on the Agilent ZORBSX Eclipse XDB-C18 column (250 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm), with the mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-0.02 mol · L-1 potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution (pH 4) (23 ∶ 77). The flow rate was 1.0 mL · min-1. The column temperature was35 ℃ and the detection wavelength was 260 nm. Strychnine was used as the internal standard. The relative correction factors of strychnine and the N-oxides were calculated, and the contents of the four components were measured separately. Results: Four constituents showed good linear relationship within their own ranges (r≥0.999 8), whose average recoveries were 99.2%-102.3% with RSDs of 0.72%-1.57%. The results obtained by QAMS showed no significant difference compared to the external standard method (EMS) (P>0.05). The contents of brucine, strychnine and their N-oxides were 0.746%-1.759%, 1.39%-3.27%, 0.016 5%-0.056 1%, and 0.035 2%-0.119 0%,respectively. Conclusion: The method is simple, fast, accurate and reliable, and it’s especially suitable for the quality control of the processing technology and processed products of Semen Strychni.

Cite this article

DU Xin , TANG Li-jing , TAN Li-hong , JIA Qing-shu , LI Yan . Simultaneous determination of four alkaloids in Semen Strychni by QAMS*[J]. Chinese Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis, 2025 , 45(4) : 564 -570 . DOI: 10.16155/j.0254-1793.2024-1144

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