Abstract
Abstract A rapid, simple and efficient ultra-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-MS/MS) method was established to simultaneous determination of shikonin, isobutyryl shikonin, β, βʹ-dimethylacryl alkanin in beagle plasma and evaluated by using esculetin as internal standard. The electrospray ionization (ESI) source was operated in negative ionization mode. Multi-reaction monitoring (MRM) was used to quantitatively analyzed shikonin m/z 287.0 → 217.9, isobutyryl shikonin m/z 357.0 → 268.9, β, βʹ-dimethylacryl alkanin m/z 370.0 → 270.1 and esculetin m/z 177.0 → 89.0, respectively. The method was validated for selectivity, linearity, lower limit of quantification, precision, accuracy, recovery, matrix effect and stability. All validation parameters met the acceptance criteria according to regulatory guidelines. This method was successfully applied for the pharmacokinetic study of shikonin, isobutyryl shikonin, β, βʹ-dimethylacryl alkanin in beagle dogs plasma after oral administration of A. euchroma extract.
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