Glucuronide-sulfate diconjugate as a novel metabolite of glycyrrhetic acid in rat bile

  • Jing Jing
  • , Weichao Ren
  • , Xijing Chen
  • , Yue Wang
  • , Qiaoling Yu
  • , Guangji Wang
  • , Andrew K. Davey
  • , Jiping Wang
  • , Ning Jing

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Abstract

To study the metabolites of glycyrrhetic acid (GA) in rat bile, an analytical method was developed to identify GA and its metabolites by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Rat bile was collected after i.v. injection of GA. Three major GA-related peaks were detectable in rat bile by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis at 254 nm. LC-MS spectra showed their protonated molecular ions at m/z 727, 647, and 551. Furthermore, the three metabolites were also confirmed to exist in rat bile on LCMS total ion chromatogram (TIC). Taken together with the susceptible nature to β-glucuronidase digestion and alkaline conditions, they were identified to be a novel sulfate-glucuronide diconjugate and the known monoglucuronide and sulfate conjugate, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)175-180
Number of pages6
JournalDrug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics
Volume23
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bile
  • Diconjugate
  • Glycyrrhetic acid
  • LC-MS
  • Metabolites

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