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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2016

Ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole/time-of-flight mass spectrometry analysis of the impact of processing on toxic components of Kansui Radix.

Xin Shu, Xi-Wen Jiang, Brian Chi-Yan Cheng, Shuang-Cheng Ma, Guang-Ying Chen, Zhi-Ling Yu

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Xin ShuConsun Chinese Medicines Research Centre for Renal Diseases, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. coco0406@hotmail.com.
Xi-Wen JiangConsun Chinese Medicines Research Centre for Renal Diseases, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. yuanyecat@hotmail.com.
Brian Chi-Yan ChengConsun Chinese Medicines Research Centre for Renal Diseases, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. brichian@hotmail.com.
Shuang-Cheng MaNational Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China. mashuangcheng@yahoo.com.
Guang-Ying ChenCollege of chemistry & chemical engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China. chgying123@163.com.
Zhi-Ling YuConsun Chinese Medicines Research Centre for Renal Diseases, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. zlyu@hkbu.edu.hk.
Hong Kong Baptist University · HKNational Institutes for Food and Drug Control · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundKansui Radix (Gansui in Chinese), the dried tuber of Euphorbia kansui, is a Chinese medicinal herb commonly used for the treatment of oedema and ascites with dyspnea. Because of its toxic nature, the herb is usually processed with vinegar to reduce the toxicity. A report has shown that the contents of toxic terpenoids in Gansui decreased after processing with vinegar. However, comprehensive comparison of the chemical profiles between vinegar-processed and raw Gansui has not yet been conducted.

methodsAn ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography in conjunction with ultra-high resolution quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC UHD Q-TOF MS/MS) method was developed for the analysis of chemical profiles of vinegar-processed and raw Gansui in this study.

resultsResults showed that processing with vinegar caused conspicuous chemical changes. Among the altered components, 11 toxic terpenoids, 3-O-benzoyl-13-O- dodecanoylingenol/20-O-benzoyl-13-O-dodecanoylingenol, kansuinine D, kansuinine A, 3-O-benzoyl-13-O-dodecanoylingenol/20-O-benzoyl-13-O-dodecanoylingenol, 3-O- benzoylingenol/20-O-benzoylingenol, 20-O-(2'E,4'Z-decadienoyl)ingenol/20-O-(2'E,4'E- decadienoyl)ingenol/3-O-(2'E,4'Z-decadienoyl)ingenol/3-O-(2'E,4'E-decadienoyl)ingenol, 3-O-(2'E,4'Z-decadienoyl)-20-deoxyingenol,3-O-(2'E,4'Z-,ecadienoyl)-5-O-acetylingenol,3-O-(2'E,4'Z-decadienoyl)-20-O-acetylingenol,3-O-(2,3-dimethylbutanoyl)-13-O-dodecanoylingenol, were tentatively identified. The contents of most of these terpenoids were obviously decreased after processing with reductions of 6.66-95.25%.

conclusionOur findings could help us understand the chemical basis for the toxicity reduction of Gansui afforded by processing with vinegar. Further investigations are warranted to establish the relationship between processing-induced chemical changes and the reduction of toxicity of Gansui.

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Acetic AcidChemistry, PharmaceuticalChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDiterpenesDrugs, Chinese HerbalEuphorbiaHumansPlant RootsTandem Mass SpectrometryTerpenesAcetic AcidDiterpenesDrugs, Chinese Herbalingenolkansuinin ATerpenes

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