Simultaneous quantitative analyses of Tanshinone I, Cryptotanshinone, andTanshinone IIA in Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge) cultivated inVietnam using LC-MS/MS
Authors: Ngoc Nguyen Tuan, Manh Dung Doan, Thanh Tam Tran Toan, Van Hoang Trung, Dinh Nguyen Luyen, Huu Nguyen Tung, Dinh Tran Thang
Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources
: 74-83 : 74-83
Publishing year: 3/2021
By using chromatography methods, the principal compounds tanshinon I, cryptotanshinone, tanshinone IIA were isolated
from danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge). Based on the spectroscopic data (1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and ESI-MS mass spectra),
the structures were determined. The compound was purified (purity > 99.8%) by Agilent 218 purification system, which was
used as the standard for analyzing tanshinon I, cryptotanshinone, tanshinone IIA in six samples. In this study, one
LC-MS/MS method was developed for the simultaneous quantitative determination of three bioactive principles, tanshinone
I, cryptotanshinone, and tanshinone IIA in Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae (RSM, the root of S. miltiorrhiza). The quantification
of these diterpenoids is based on the fragments of [M+H]+ under collision-activated conditions and in selected reaction
monitoring (SRM) mode. The quantitative method is validated by determining the mean recovery from fortified samples of
tanshinone I, cryptotanshinone, and tanshinone IIA as higher than 98%. The established method is successfully applied to
the quality assessment of six batches of RSM samples collected from different regions of Vietnam. The results show that
Lam Dong sample has the highest tanshinone I content (4.4286±0.0009 µg/mg), meanwhile Muong Long sample has the
lowest (1.2717±0.0013µg/mg). Lam Dong sample has the highest cryptotanshinone content (8.1589±0.0006 µg/mg),
whereas Guangxi-China sample has the lowest (2.8630±0.0008 µg/mg). Ha Giang sample has the highest tanshinone IIA
content (13.0252±0.0004 µg/mg), whereas Muong Long sample has the lowest (3.8278±0.0003 µg/mg).
Cryptotanshinone, LC-MS/MS, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Tanshinone I, Tanshinone IIA.