Quantitative determination of bioactive constituents in Noni Juice by High-performance liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization triple quadrupole mass spectrometry

Yongqiu Yan; Yu Lu; Shiping Jiang; Yu Jiang; Yingpeng Tong; Limin Zuo; Jun Yang; Feng Gong; Ling Zhang; Ping Wang

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Pharmacognosy Magazine,2018,14,53,70-75.

DOI:10.4103/pm.pm_74_17

Published:February 2018

Type:Original Article

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Yongqiu Yan¹, Yu Lu², Shiping Jiang², Yu Jiang², Yingpeng Tong², Limin Zuo², Jun Yang², Feng Gong³, Ling Zhang³, Ping Wang²
¹ Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou; Ningbo Yufangtang Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Ningbo, China
² Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
³ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fl, USA

Abstract:

Background: Noni juice has been extensively used as folk medicine for the treatment of arthritis, infections, analgesic, colds, cancers, and diabetes by Polynesians for many years. Due to the lack of standard scientific evaluation methods, various kinds of commercial Noni juice with different quality and price were available on the market. Objective: To establish a sensitive, reliable, and accurate high-performance liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MS/MS) method for separation, identification, and simultaneous quantitative analysis of bioactive constituents in Noni juice. Materials and Methods: The analytes and eight batches of commercially available samples from different origins were separated and analyzed by the HPLC-ESI-MS/MS method on an Agilent ZORBAX SB-C18 (150 mm × 4.6 mm i.d., 5 μm) column using a gradient elution of acetonitrile-methanol-0.05% glacial acetic acid in water (v/v) at a constant flow rate of 0.5 mL/min. Results: Seven components were identification and all of the assay parameters were within the required limits. Components were within the correlation coefficient values (R2 ≥ 0.9993) at the concentration ranges tested. The precision of the assay method was <0.91% and the repeatability between 1.36% and 3.31%. The accuracy varied from 96.40% to 103.02% and the relative standard deviations of stability were <3.91%. Samples from the same origin showed similar content while different origins showed significant different result. Conclusions: The developed methods would provide a reliable basis and be useful in the establishment of a rational quality control standard of Noni juice.
Abbreviations used: HPLC-ESI-MS/MS: High-performance liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization triple quadrupole mass spectrometry, LOD: Limit of detection, LOQ: Limit of quantitation, S/N: Signal-to-noise ratio, RSD: Relative standard deviations, DP: Declustering potential, CE: Collision energy, MRM: Multiple reaction monitoring, RT: Retention time.