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Development and validation of a sensitive UHPLC-MS/MS method for the measurement of β-elemonic acid in rat plasma and tissues and its application to pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution study.
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Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences [J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci] 2021 Mar 15; Vol. 1167, pp. 122566. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 01. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- β-Elemonic acid is one of the main active ingredients isolated from Boswellia carterii Birdw. which has been reported to exhibit potential anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities. There is few information about pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of β-elemonic acid by now. In this study, an ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) method has been developed and validated to determine β-elemonic acid in rat plasma and various tissues after intragastric administration. Oleanolic acid was chosen as an internal standard (IS) and the plasma/tissue samples were pretreated with one-step liquid-liquid extraction. Chromatographic separation was accomplished on Eclipse Plus C18 analytical column (2.1 × 50 mm, 1.8 μm) utilizing a gradient mobile phase system consisting of water (with 0.1% ammonia-solution) and acetonitrile. β-Elemonic acid and IS were detected and quantified using negative electrospray ionization in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode with transitions of m/z 453.3 → 423.5 for β-elemonic acid and m/z 455.3 → 407.6 for IS. β-Elemonic acid showed good linearity over the investigated concentration range (r > 0.9934) in rat plasma and tissue sample. The method was successfully applied for determination of β-elemonic acid in bio-samples. A bimodal phenomenon appeared in the plasma concentration-time curve of the β-elemonic acid. The highest tissue concentrations were found in the intestine including jejunum, ileum and colon.<br /> (Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-376X
- Volume :
- 1167
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33578281
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2021.122566