Keto-enol tautomers of curcumin were confirmed by reversed-phase liquid chromatography（RPLC）/ hybrid quadrupole ion trap/time-of-flight mass spectrometry（QIT/TOFMS）.Tautomers gave different MS/MS spectra in negati...Keto-enol tautomers of curcumin were confirmed by reversed-phase liquid chromatography（RPLC）/ hybrid quadrupole ion trap/time-of-flight mass spectrometry（QIT/TOFMS）.Tautomers gave different MS/MS spectra in negative mode.Different mass spectra were also obtained by hydrogen/deuterium exchange LC/MS/MS in positive mode.Our results suggest that enol form is the major form in the solution（water/acetonitrile）.展开更多
Curcumin,a safe natural yellow pigment with a wide range of pharmacological activities,is used both in herbal drugs and as a food coloring agents.Studies have shown that curcumin would suffer from extensive metabolism...Curcumin,a safe natural yellow pigment with a wide range of pharmacological activities,is used both in herbal drugs and as a food coloring agents.Studies have shown that curcumin would suffer from extensive metabolism in vivoand the predominant metabolic pathways are reduction and conjugation.In order to comprehensively study the metabolism and enrich the metabolic profile of cxurcumin in vivo,we carried out this research.A systematic method with highly sensitive UPLC-Q/TOF-MS was established to analyze different biological samples of rats after展开更多
基金supported by the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(No.20110002110052)
文摘Keto-enol tautomers of curcumin were confirmed by reversed-phase liquid chromatography（RPLC）/ hybrid quadrupole ion trap/time-of-flight mass spectrometry（QIT/TOFMS）.Tautomers gave different MS/MS spectra in negative mode.Different mass spectra were also obtained by hydrogen/deuterium exchange LC/MS/MS in positive mode.Our results suggest that enol form is the major form in the solution（water/acetonitrile）.
基金partly supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81430095)also by Special National Program on Key Basic Research Project(No.2014CB560706)
文摘Curcumin,a safe natural yellow pigment with a wide range of pharmacological activities,is used both in herbal drugs and as a food coloring agents.Studies have shown that curcumin would suffer from extensive metabolism in vivoand the predominant metabolic pathways are reduction and conjugation.In order to comprehensively study the metabolism and enrich the metabolic profile of cxurcumin in vivo,we carried out this research.A systematic method with highly sensitive UPLC-Q/TOF-MS was established to analyze different biological samples of rats after
