OBJECTIVE To study the components of Rhizoma Anemarrhenae-Cortex Phellodendri Chinesis (RA-PC) herb-pair absorbed into blood in normal rabbits. METHODS Rabbits were fed with the decoction of RA-PC herb pair (4.5 g·kg-1) once a day for 7 days, then blood samples were taken. High-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-electrostatic field orbital trap (UPLC-Q-Exactive Orbitrap-MS) technique was applied for the analysis, and fragments were split in both positive and negative ion modes. The compositions into blood were determined according to retention time, accurate relative molecular mass, and secondary mass spectra. RESULTS A total of 54 components were identified in the drug-containing serum of rabbits, including 46 prototype components, which were alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, glycosides, phenolic acids, phenylpropanoids, lactones, and phenolic derivatives. The nine metabolites were derived from berberine, jatrorrhizine, berberrubine, and mangiferin, respectively. CONCLUSION RA-PC contains 46 chemical components that can enter blood of normal rabbits, and may also contains four chemical components which are metabolized into nine metabolites.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |