Title:LC-MS/MS Method Development and Validation for the Determination of Ilexsaponin A1 and Its Application in Intestinal Bacterial Metabolic Study
Volume: 16
Issue: 6
Author(s): Liang Wu*, An Kang, Yujie Lin, Chenxiao Shan, Zhu Zhou, Xuqin Shi and Bin Yu
Affiliation:
- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023,China
Keywords:
Ilexsaponin A1, intestinal bacteria, LC-MS/MS, method validation, quantitative analysis, metabolic study.
Abstract:
Background: Ilexsaponin A1, one of the most representative triterpene saponin components
in the roots of I. pubescens, showed its effects in anticoagulation and antithrombosis, attenuating
ischemia-reperfusion-induced myocardial, angiogenesis and inhibiting phosphodiesterase.
Objective: Reveal the key intestinal bacterial strains responsible for ilexsaponin A1 metabolism, and
clarify their metabolic behavior.
Methods: An accurate and sensitive LC-MS/MS method for the determination of “ilexsaponin A1 in
General Anaerobic Medium (GAM) broth” was established and systematically validated. Then it was
applied to screen and study the metabolic potential of the intestinal bacterial strains in an anaerobic
incubation system.
Results: Quantitation of ilexsaponin A1 could be performed within an analytical run time of 14.5 min,
in the linear range of 2 - 2000 ng/ml. Enterobacter sakazakii, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium
adolescentis, Bifidobacterium catenulatum, and Bifidobacterium angulatum were identified to have a
potential effect to metabolize ilexsaponin A1 to different extents; and further bacterial metabolic studies
were performed to clarify their metabolic capacity and behavior.
Conclusion: This paper contributes to a better understanding of the intestinal bacterial metabolism of
ilexsaponin A1 and provides scientific evidence for its clinical application. Additionally, the importance
of intestinal bacterial strains in the disposition of natural products was also highlighted.
