Abstract
Isatis tinctoria L. is an old European and Chinese dye plant and anti-inflammatory herb from which the potent cyclooxygenase-2 and 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor tryptanthrin (1) (indolo-[2,1-b]-quinazoline-6,12-dione) was recently isolated as one of the active principles. An HPLC method for the quantitative analysis of the compound in plant material was developed. Reproducible extraction was achieved by accelerated solvent extraction (ASE). Detection by UV at 254 and 387 nm and by electrospray-MS were compared. The low tryptanthrin content in the herb and possible interferences required isocratic high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray-MS in single ion mode. More than 70 Isatis samples of different origin were analyzed. The tryptanthrin content in leaf samples varied from 0.56 to 16.74 x 10(-3) %.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase / metabolism
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Brassicaceae*
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Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
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Cyclooxygenase 2
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Isoenzymes / antagonists & inhibitors*
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Isoenzymes / metabolism
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Lipoxygenase Inhibitors*
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Molecular Structure
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Plant Extracts / chemistry
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Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
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Plant Extracts / pharmacology
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Plant Leaves / chemistry
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Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / metabolism
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Quinazolines / chemistry
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Quinazolines / isolation & purification
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Quinazolines / pharmacology*
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Reproducibility of Results
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Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
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Spectrum Analysis
Substances
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Isoenzymes
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Lipoxygenase Inhibitors
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Plant Extracts
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Quinazolines
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tryptanthrine
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Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase
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Cyclooxygenase 2
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Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases