天然产物研究与开发 ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (10): 1797-1809.doi: 10.16333/j.1001-6880.2025.10.002 cstr: 32307.14.1001-6880.2025.10.002

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基于UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS和分子网络技术快速分析雷公藤根中的生物碱类成分

罗光燕,彭晓顺,欧阳莉,施冲煜,张  涛,王青平,刘建群*   

  1. 江西中医药大学 现代中药制剂教育部重点实验室,南昌 330004
  • 出版日期:2025-10-31 发布日期:2025-10-30
  • 基金资助:
    江西省科技创新基地(20242BCC32062);江西中医药大学校级科技创新团队发展计划(CXTD22007)

Rapid analysis of alkaloids in the roots of Tripterygium wilfordii based on UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS coupled with molecular networking

LUO Guang-yan,PENG Xiao-shun,OUYANG Li,SHI Chong-yu,ZHANG Tao,WANG Qing-ping,LIU Jian-qun*   

  1. Key Laboratory of Modern Preparation of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Ministry of Education,Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine,Nanchang 330004,China
  • Online:2025-10-31 Published:2025-10-30

摘要:

首次采用超高效液相色谱-四极杆-飞行时间串联质谱(ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight tandem mass spectrometry,UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS)结合全球天然产物分子网络集群(global natural products social molecular networking,GNPS)平台的分子网络技术,对雷公藤根中的两类生物碱活性成分进行系统分析和鉴定,为雷公藤及其生物碱类活性成分的深入研发与应用奠定坚实基础。采用Hypersil GOLDTM C18(100 mm×2.1 mm,1.9 μm),以甲醇-0.1%甲酸水溶液为流动相进行梯度洗脱,流速:0.25 mL/min,柱温:40 ℃,在正离子模式下,收集雷公藤根95%乙醇回流提取物的质谱数据,上传至GNPS平台进行计算分析,并运用Cytoscape 3.7.1软件构建可视化分子网络。依据对照品、精确的相对分子质量、特征碎片离子和参考文献等信息,成功鉴定出83个生物碱成分,其中大环内酯类新生物碱14个,大环多胺类新生物碱6个,特别是新颖的13-羟基大环多胺生物碱1个,首次从雷公藤属中鉴定的大环内酯类生物碱4个。研究结果丰富了雷公藤的化学成分,为进一步分离纯化这些新化合物以及药效研究提供了明确的指导,也进一步验证了UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS联合GNPS分子网络技术在复杂天然产物高效分析鉴定中的应用优势与价值。

关键词: 雷公藤, UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS, 分子网络, 生物碱

Abstract:

In this study, ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS), in combination with molecular networking technology based on the global natural products social molecular networking (GNPS) platform, was applied for the first time to systematically analyze and identify two classes of alkaloid bioactive components in the roots of Tripterygium wilfordii. This approach provides a solid foundation for the further development and application of T. wilfordii and its alkaloid-based bioactive constituents. The analysis was performed on a Hypersil GOLD™ C18 column (100 mm × 2.1 mm, 1.9 μm), using a gradient elution with methanol-0.1% formic acid aqueous solution as the mobile phase, at a flow rate of 0.25 mL/min and a column temperature of 40 ℃. The mass spectrometric data of the 95% ethanol reflux extract of the roots of T. wilfordii were collected in positive ion mode, uploaded to the GNPS platform for computational analysis, and visualized molecular networks were constructed using Cytoscape 3.7.1 software. Based on reference standards, accurate molecular weights, characteristic fragment ions, and literature data, a total of 83 alkaloid components were successfully identified. Among them, 14 novel macrolide alkaloids, six novel macrocyclic polyamine alkaloids, and one novel 13-hydroxy macrocyclic polyamine alkaloid were identified. Notably, four macrolide alkaloids were identified for the first time from the Tripterygium genus. These results not only enrich the chemical profile of T. wilfordii but also provide clear guidance for the isolation, purification, and pharmacological evaluation of these novel compounds. Furthermore, the study validates the advantages and value of combining UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS with GNPS-based molecular networking for the efficient analysis and identification of complex natural products.

Key words: Tripterygium wilfordii, UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS, molecular networking, alkaloids 

中图分类号:  R932