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Non-targeted analysis of vulgarisins by using collisional dissociation mass spectrometry for the discovery of analogues from Prunella vulgaris

Journal

ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 413, Issue 26, Pages 6513-6521

Publisher

SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03615-x

Keywords

Vulgarisins; Collisional dissociation; Fragmentationmechanism; P. vulgaris

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [U1812403-3, 32060100]
  2. Guizhou Science and Technology Department [QKHJC[2018]1108, [2019]1013]
  3. Guizhou Province Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Research Center [QJHKY[2019] 051]
  4. Guizhou Education Department Youth Science and Technology Talents Growth Project (CN) [QJHKY[2018]303]
  5. Guiyang Science and Technology Bureau and Guiyang University [GYU-KY[2021]]

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Vulgarisins, diterpenoids from Prunella vulgaris with rare ring skeleton, have attracted attention for their bioactivities. Analysis methods like mass spectrometry and chromatography were used to discover and characterize vulgarisins analogues in the plant extracts, facilitating further research on their medicinal properties.
Vulgarisins are members of diterpenoids with rare 5/6/4/5 ring skeleton from Prunella vulgaris Linn. (P. vulgaris). Their molecular scaffolds comprise different hydroxylation and degree of esterification. Vulgarisins have attracted many attentions in the fields of food and medicine for their potent bioactivities. Firstly, four reference compounds were analyzed by higher-energy collisional dissociation mass spectrometry (HCD MS/MS) and the fragmentation patterns for molecular scaffold were summarized. And then, a high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization/high-resolution mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-HR-MS) method was adopted to investigate the P. vulgaris extracts. Finally, the proposed analysis results were successfully applied to facilitate the discovery of the vulgarisins analogues from P. vulgaris. For the four reference compounds, the sodium adduct was the predominate ion in full scan. A specific fragmentation pathway of [M+Na](+) ions leads to produce diagnostic ions of vulgarisins at m/z 325 under HCD, which was formed through consecutive-side chains lost. Twenty-three diterpenoids, including 18 vulgarisins analogues, were identified or tentatively characterized in the botanical extracts of P. vulgaris based on their elemental constituents and characteristic fragment ion profiles. Two new vulgarisins analogues in the plant were isolated and their structures were illustrated based on extensive spectroscopic analysis using D-1 and D-2 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The HCD MS/MS method, including the profiles of the diagnostic ions induced by characteristic fragmentation, is an effective technique for the discovery of vulgarisins analogues in P. vulgaris. The expected fragmentation pattern knowledge will also facilitate the analysis of other natural products.

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