Objective: To identify the in vivo metabolites of icaritin and speculate its metabolic profiling in rats.Methods: The plasma, bile, urine, and feces of rats were collected after orally administration of icaritin at a ...Objective: To identify the in vivo metabolites of icaritin and speculate its metabolic profiling in rats.Methods: The plasma, bile, urine, and feces of rats were collected after orally administration of icaritin at a dose of 100 mg/kg and detected by an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry(UPLC/Q-TOF-MS/MS) in both positive and negative modes.The data of treated and control groups were compared and analyzed with the aid of Metabolynx XS software.Results: A total of 25 metabolites were identified in the biosamples, and 14 of them were reported for the first time to our knowledge.Conclusion: The main metabolite types of icaritin in rats were glucuronide conjugation, methylation, hydroxylation, reduction, and acetylation.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [No. 81430095]
文摘Objective: To identify the in vivo metabolites of icaritin and speculate its metabolic profiling in rats.Methods: The plasma, bile, urine, and feces of rats were collected after orally administration of icaritin at a dose of 100 mg/kg and detected by an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry(UPLC/Q-TOF-MS/MS) in both positive and negative modes.The data of treated and control groups were compared and analyzed with the aid of Metabolynx XS software.Results: A total of 25 metabolites were identified in the biosamples, and 14 of them were reported for the first time to our knowledge.Conclusion: The main metabolite types of icaritin in rats were glucuronide conjugation, methylation, hydroxylation, reduction, and acetylation.