Quantification of Fumaria officinalis isoquinoline alkaloids by nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis-electrospray ion trap mass spectrometry

J Chromatogr A. 2006 Apr 21;1112(1-2):331-8. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.12.008. Epub 2005 Dec 27.

Abstract

A capillary electrophoresis (CE) method using non-aqueous (NA) separation solutions combined with an ion trap mass spectrometer (MS and MS/MS) as detection device is presented for the separation, identification and quantification of isoquinoline alkaloids from Fumaria officinalis. The best results were obtained with a mixture of acetonitrile-methanol (9:1, v/v) containing 60mM ammonium acetate and 2.2M acetic acid as running electrolyte and an applied voltage of 30 kV. Electrospray MS measurements were performed in the positive ionization mode with isopropanol-water (1:1, v/v) as sheath liquid at a flow rate of 3 microl/min. Alkaloids were detected as [M+H](+)-ions and showed typical fragmentation patterns in MS/MS experiments. The developed assay was used for the quantification of seven isoquinoline alkaloids representing different structural subtypes in Fumariae herba extracts and F. herba containing phytopharmaceuticals.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / analysis*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods
  • Electrophoresis, Capillary / methods*
  • Fumaria / chemistry*
  • Isoquinolines / analysis*
  • Phytotherapy
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Solvents
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods*

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Isoquinolines
  • Plant Extracts
  • Solvents