Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Online ISSN : 1347-5223
Print ISSN : 0009-2363
ISSN-L : 0009-2363
56 巻, 1 号
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  • Dan Yuan, Yingni Pan, Yan Chen, Toshio Uno, Shaohui Zhang, Yoshihiro K ...
    2008 年 56 巻 1 号 p. 1-6
    発行日: 2008/01/01
    公開日: 2008/01/01
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    Basic hydrolysis procedure is often included in the sample preparation in order to quantify malonylglucosides or acetylglucosides of soy materials. However, it is preferable not to use NaOH as a hydrolytic reagent considering the effect of its alkalinity on the successive injection to HPLC and low acidity of soy isoflavones. This paper presents an improved method for basic hydrolysis using ammonia as a hydrolytic reagent without the additional neutralization step. Moreover, by means of HPLC and LC-MS methods, a systematic quality evaluation of natural soy materials from Chinese markets were established and discussed, inclusive of soybeans, black soybeans, defatted soy flours, as well as the distribution of isoflavones in the seed coat, hypocotyl and cotyledon. The results indicate that HPLC profiling patterns of originating various isoflavone constituents of Chinese soybeans was similar to those of Japanese ones, and those of Chinese black soybeans was similar to those of American ones. The average content level of total soy isoflavones of Chinese soybeans and black soybeans were a little lower than that of American and Japanese ones. Additionally, the thorough analysis for Semen Sojae Praeparatum, a Chinese herbal medicine made from fermented black soybeans or soybeans was done for the first time and the characteristic of its HPLC profiling patterns shows the higher content of isoflavone glucosides and aglycones than those of natural soy materials.
  • Noboru Sekiya, Atsushi Nishiwaki, Akio Nishiura, Masanobu Yamamoto, Ka ...
    2008 年 56 巻 1 号 p. 7-11
    発行日: 2008/01/01
    公開日: 2008/01/01
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    We studied the effects of dextran, dextrin, and disintegrants on the chemical stability of Opalmon tablets containing Limaprost-alfadex (Limaprost/α-cyclodextrin complex) and found that the addition of dextran or dextrin significantly improved the chemical stability of Opalmon tablets under high humidity, compared to lactose. We also examined how dextran stabilizes Limaprost in Opalmon tablets and studied the formulation of Opalmon tablets in order to achieve higher chemical stability, rapid dissolution and reduced stickiness. The results suggested that dextran increases stabilization after moisture adsorption by decreasing the dissociation of Limaprost-alfadex to the free drug and α-cyclodextrin in the dextran matrix, when compared with the lactose matrix. The stickiness of Opalmon tablets containing dextran and dextrin was negligible when dextran and dextrin amounted to less than 20% of the formulation. By selecting a proper disintegrant, we obtained Opalmon tablets with higher chemical stability and rapid dissolution properties.
  • Jiang-Ning Hu, Xue-Mei Zhu, Li-Kun Han, Masato Saito, Yin-Shi Sun, Mas ...
    2008 年 56 巻 1 号 p. 12-16
    発行日: 2008/01/01
    公開日: 2008/01/01
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    To investigate the anti-obesity effects of escins extracted from the seeds of Aesculus turbinata BLUME, anti-obesity models in vitro and in vivo were employed. In a preliminary experiment, different solvent fractions of Aesculus turbinata BlUME as well as two isolated compounds were tested for their effects on pancreatic lipase (PL) in vitro. Subsequently, female ICR mice were fed a high fat diet with or without different concentrations of total escins for 11 weeks to examine body weight, parametrial adipose tissue weight, and hepatic triacylglycerol (TG) and total cholesterol (TC) contents. Plasma triacylglycerol levels (TG) after oral administration of lipid emulsions to rats were also investigated. The results showed that total escins (1 mg/ml) as well as two compounds isolated from total escins, namely escin Ib and IIa, showed inhibitory effects on PL activity. In vivo, total escins suppressed the increase in body weight, parametrial adipose tissue weight, TG content, and TC content in mice's liver; TG content in rat plasma was also reduced at 1, 2 and 3 h after oral administration of the lipid emulsion plus different concentrations of escins compared to those in the lipid emulsion groups. Meanwhile, mice fed a high fat diet plus 2% total escins for 3 d had an increased TG level in the feces compared to the HF group. The reason for this may be due to a delay in the intestinal absorption of dietary fat by inhibiting PL activity.
  • Mukhtar Ahmad Mukhtar Ahmad Bhat, Sayeed Ahmad, Junaid Aslam, Abdul Mu ...
    2008 年 56 巻 1 号 p. 17-21
    発行日: 2008/01/01
    公開日: 2008/01/01
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    Various in vitro grown tissues (non-regenerative callus, regenerative callus and microshoot derived leaves) of Solanum nigrum L. were cultured under salinity stress (0—150 mM NaCl) for enhanced production of solasodine, a steroidal alkaloid and an alternative to diosgenin, which is used as a precursor for the commercial production of steroidal drugs. The role of plant growth regulators and various concentrations of NaCl during in vitro production of solasodine was studied. The in vitro yield was compared with the yield from leaves of field grown plant. Solasodine content was maximum (2.39 mg/g dry wt.) in regenerative callus when grown on medium added with 150 mM NaCl; followed by in vitro raised leaf of microshoot. Quantitative estimation of solasodine was carried out using a new HPTLC method, which is validated for its recovery and precession. The proposed HPTLC method showed a good linear relationship (r2=0.994) in 50—2000 ng/spot concentration ranges. The data demonstrate that the solasodine production in cultures was growth dependent.
  • Siling Wang, Guanhao Ye, Paul Wan Sia Heng, Mingxin Ma
    2008 年 56 巻 1 号 p. 22-27
    発行日: 2008/01/01
    公開日: 2008/01/01
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    This study compared the granulation processes for different formulations using a laboratory-scale high shear mixer. The effects of critical process parameters (impeller speed, chopper speed and kneading time) on granule characteristics were evaluated. The characteristics of the granules studied included the size distribution, friability and morphological properties. The flow profiles of the wet mass and material deposition during the process were also studied. The results obtained showed that the effect of the impeller speed was determined by the starting material system. On the other hand, chopper speeds from 1200 to 3600 rpm and kneading times from 120 to 240 s had a consistent influence on all formulations. Moreover, it was found that the toroidal flow pattern of the wet mass could be maintained for a longer period and granules with a good spherical shape were obtained by removing the chopper during the last 120 s of the granulation process. In addition, the use of the pregelatinized starch in the formulation also led to a reduction in the wall adhesion of the material. It was concluded that the effectiveness of high shear wet granulation could be improved by choosing a proper combination of starting material and process parameters and by monitoring the mass motion during the process.
  • Gedela Srinubabu, Bandaru Veera Venkata Ratnam, Allam Appa Rao, Medich ...
    2008 年 56 巻 1 号 p. 28-33
    発行日: 2008/01/01
    公開日: 2008/01/01
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    A rapid tandem mass spectrometric (MS-MS) method for the quantification of Oxcarbazepine (OXB) in human plasma using imipramine as an internal standard (IS) has been developed and validated. Chromatographic separation was achieved isocratically on a C18 reversed-phase column within 3.0 min, using a mobile phase of acetonitrile–10 mM ammonium formate (90 : 10 v/v) at a flow rate of 0.3 ml/min. Quantitation was achieved using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) scan at MRM transitions m/z 253>208 and m/z 281>86 for OXB and the IS respectively. Calibration curves were linear over the concentration range of 0.2—16 μg/ml (r>0.999) with a limit of quantification of 0.2 μg/ml. Analytical recoveries of OXB from spiked human plasma were in the range of 74.9 to 76.3%. Plackett–Burman design was applied for screening of chromatographic and mass spectrometric factors; factorial design was applied for optimization of essential factors for the robustness study. A linear model was postulated and a 23 full factorial design was employed to estimate the model coefficients for intermediate precision. More specifically, experimental design helps the researcher to verify if changes in factor values produce a statistically significant variation of the observed response. The strategy is most effective if statistical design is used in most or all stages of the screening and optimizing process for future method validation of pharmacokinetic and bioequivalence studies.
  • Ayman Abouel Fetouh Gouda, Ragaa El-Sheikh, Alaa Sayed Amin
    2008 年 56 巻 1 号 p. 34-40
    発行日: 2008/01/01
    公開日: 2008/01/01
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    Four simple, quick and sensitive methods are described for the spectrophotometric determination of gatifloxacin. The methods are based on the reaction of gatifloxacin as n-electron donor with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ); 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ); chloranilic acid (CLA) and p-chloranil (CL) as π-acceptors to give highly colored complex species. The colored products are quantitated spectrophotometrically at 460, 841, 530 and 545 nm for DDQ, TCNQ, CLA and CL, respectively. Optimization of the different experimental conditions is described. Beer's law is obeyed in the concentration ranges 5—60, 1.5—18, 30—360 and 20—240 μg ml−1 of gatifloxacin, but for more accurate analysis, Ringbom optimum concentration range was found to be 7.5—55, 3—16, 35—350 and 25—230 μg ml−1 of gatifloxacin for DDQ, TCNQ, CLA and CL, respectively. The limits of detection and quantification were calculated and the relative standard deviations for different concentrations of gatifloxacin using various acceptors were <1.28%. The association constants of 1 : 1 complexes and standard free energy changes using Benesi–Hildebrand plots were studied. The proposed methods were successfully applied to the determination of gatifloxacin in pharmaceutical dosage forms without interference from common additives encountered.
  • Bolat Makabel, Yuying Zhao, Bin Wang, Yanjing Bai, Qingying Zhang, Li ...
    2008 年 56 巻 1 号 p. 41-45
    発行日: 2008/01/01
    公開日: 2008/01/01
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    Alisol A 24-acetate is one of the main active triterpenoid compounds isolated from Rhizoma Alismatis, which is a famous Traditional Chinese Medicine, and has been determined for the quality control of this crude drug. In this study, alisol A 24-acetate was found to be unstable in solvents and its stability in different solvents was investigated in detail. The results showed that alisol A 24-acetate and 23-acetate inter-transformed in solvents and the transformation rate was more rapid in protic solvents than in aprotic solvents. Moreover, both alisol A 24-acetate and 23-acetate were deacetylated to yield alisol A when kept in methanol for a long time. This is the first report on the structural transformation between alisol A 24-acetate, alisol A 23-acetate and alisol A. In addition, the single crystal X-ray structure of alisol A 24-acetate and the NMR data of alisol A 23-acetate were also reported for the first time.
  • Xin-Luan Wang, Nai-Li Wang, Yan Zhang, Hao Gao, Wai-Yin Pang, Man-Sau ...
    2008 年 56 巻 1 号 p. 46-51
    発行日: 2008/01/01
    公開日: 2008/01/01
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    Drynaria fortunei (KUNZE) J. SM. (DFE) is one of the most frequently used traditional Chinese medicines prescribed for the treatment of osteoporosis in China. The present study was designed to investigate the osteoprotective constituents from Drynaria fortunei. The 60% ethanol extract of the rhizome of D. fortunei (DFE) was chromatographed on a D-101 macroporous resin column (φ 25×150 cm); three fractions (DFA eluted with water, DFB eluted with 30% and 50% ethanol, and DFC eluted with 95% ethanol) were obtained and their osteoprotective activity as examined both in vivo and in vitro. DFB showed significant activity on both the proliferation of UMR106 cells and promoting bone mineral density (BMD) in ovariectomized (OVX) mice. A bioactivity-guided method led to the isolation of 11 flavonoids from this fraction (DFB) with antiosteoporotic activity, including two new compounds, kaempferol 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside-7-O-α-L-arabinofuranoside (1) and (R)-5,7,3′,5′-tetrahydroxy-flavanone 7-O-neohesperidoside (2), along with nine known ones: three flavanones (3—5), one flavone (7), one flavonol (6), two chromones (8, 10), maltol glucoside (9), and (−)-epicatechin (11). Compounds 4—11 are reported for the first time from this genus. We investigated the proliferative effects of the 11 compounds in the UMR106 osteoblastic cell line in vitro. All compounds exhibited the proliferative activity in the UMR106 cells at most of the concentrations tested. Most compounds are reported for the first time from the Drynaria genus and this was the first study of their proliferative activity in osteoblast-like cells. The main peaks in the HPLC fingerprint of the active fraction (DFB) were also identified.
  • Yupei Shan, Lingling Xu, Yang Lu, Xiaobing Wang, Qitai Zheng, Lingyi K ...
    2008 年 56 巻 1 号 p. 52-56
    発行日: 2008/01/01
    公開日: 2008/01/01
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    Three new minor labdane diterpene glycosides, forskoditerpenoside C, D, and E (1—3), and a novel labdane diterpene forskoditerpene A (4) were isolated from the ethanol extract of the whole plant of Coleus forskohlii. Their structures and relative stereochemistry were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analyses including 1D-, 2D-NMR, and HR-ESI-MS experiments. Compounds 1—3 showed an unusual 8,13-epoxy-labd-14-en-11-one glycoside pattern. They showed relaxative effects on isolated guinea pig tracheal spirals in vitro. Compound 4 with a cyclopropyl, confirmed by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction determination, is the first known labdane derivative with a spiro element.
  • Abu Bakar Md., Yumiko Suzuki, Masayuki Sato
    2008 年 56 巻 1 号 p. 57-59
    発行日: 2008/01/01
    公開日: 2008/01/01
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    N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) were generated in-situ from imidazolium and imidazolinium salts by deprotonation of C-2 hydrogen and were used as ligands in the copper-catalyzed addition of diethylzinc to N-sulfonylimines. The copper–NHC complexes were shown to possess an efficient ligand acceleration effect (LAE).
  • Masanori Kuroyanagi, Ryuya Ikeda, Hui Yuan Gao, Norio Muto, Keisuke Ot ...
    2008 年 56 巻 1 号 p. 60-63
    発行日: 2008/01/01
    公開日: 2008/01/01
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    In the screening of biologically active constituents from woody plants, the methanol extract of leaves of Chamaecyparis obtusa showed potent neurite outgrowth-promoting activity in neuronal PC12 cells. The ethyl acetate-soluble fraction of the methanol extract showed potent activity and was separated by means of various chromatographic methods to give the two new compounds 1 and 2, as well as 11 known lignan and sesquiterpene derivatives. The structures of the new compounds were determined to be 9-O-acetyldihydrosesamin (1) and 9-O-(11-hydroxyeudesman-4-yl)dihydrosesamin (2), respectively, in NMR studies including 2D-NMR experiments. Of the 13 compounds, the known compound hinokinin (5) and the new compound 2 showed potent neurite outgrowth-promoting activity in PC 12 cells.
  • Naoki Yamakawa, Masamitsu Sumimoto, Takashi Matsumoto, Koji Yuto, Yuzo ...
    2008 年 56 巻 1 号 p. 64-69
    発行日: 2008/01/01
    公開日: 2008/01/01
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    1H-NMR spectra of square-planar complexes with the formula [Pt(L1)(L2)]X2 where L1 is 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) or 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and L2 is N-(1-naphthyl)methyl-1,2-ethanediamine (Npen) or N-(9-anthryl)methyl-1,2-ethanediamine (Aten) indicate that the N-naphthylmethyl and N-anthrylmethyl groups are forced to adopt a pseudo axial disposition due to intramolecular repulsion of hydrogen atoms of the aromatic diimines. The aromatic–aromatic interactions in the N-arylmethyl-1,2-ethanediamine complexes and aromatic diimines caused them to undergo intramolecular stacking. 1H-NMR spectra of these complexes showed a significant concentration and temperature dependence. The monomer–dimer equilibrium was estimated, based on the concentration dependency. Restricted single bond rotation was estimated from temperature dependency data. The rotation of the anthracene ring of the [Pt(bpy)(Aten)]2+ complex showed an activation energy of ca. 38 kJ mol−1, which is in good agreement with a mechanism involving successive rotations about single bonds with restriction by intramolecular aromatic–aromatic ring interactions.
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Communicatins to the Editor
  • Shoichi Shirotake, Yu'usuke Tomita, Shinji Yoshizaki, Kenji Okuda
    原稿種別: Communications to the Editor
    2008 年 56 巻 1 号 p. 137-138
    発行日: 2008/01/01
    公開日: 2008/01/01
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    By using biomaterials, including monosaccharides and disaccharides, as polymeric stabilizing agents, the cyanoacrylate nanoparticles was prepared respectively, with particles diameter of approximately 200 nm or 300 nm. The new method was applied to load/encapsulate ampicillin (ABPC) and pDNA into nanoparticles. Loading efficiency of ABPC was increased compared to the existing method in which dextran is used as a stabilizer. The pDNA encapusulation rate was 68.7%, by using glucose.
  • Carolina Bezerra Cavalcanti Nóbrega, Fred Yukio Fujiwara, Jaime ...
    原稿種別: Communications to the Editor
    2008 年 56 巻 1 号 p. 139-141
    発行日: 2008/01/01
    公開日: 2008/01/01
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    The aim of this study was to develop a titanium tetrafluoride (TiF4) varnish and evaluate the stability of the formulation and its reactivity with dental enamel. The varnish was prepared in a resinous matrix using ethanol 96% as solvent. Samples (n=45) were aged at 65 °C and 30% of relativity humidity (RE n° 01/05—ANVISA) and after 3, 6, 9 and 12 months, nine samples were removed for evaluation and compared with fresh samples. Chemical stability of TiF4 varnish was determinate by 19F-NMR and the reactivity of the formulation was quantified by formation of fluoride loosely (CaF2) and firmly bound (fluorapatite; FA) to enamel. For reactivity comparisons, a varnish without TiF4 was used as control. The loss of soluble fluoride was about 0.9% after one year of storage. The values of the reactivity (mean±S.D.) of fresh, aged at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months and control samples were: CaF2 (μg F/mm2): 89.3±27.5a; 54.5±14.3b; 51.2±29.8b; 69.3±21.3a; 48.0±27.4b; 0.10±0.07c, FA (μg F/g): 2477.5±1044.0a; 2484.8±992.0a; 2580.0±1383.9a; 2517.2±929.9a; 2121.0±1059.2a; 330.0±180.0b, respectively. Means followed by distinct letters were statistically different (p<0.05). After one year of storage, the formulation was chemically stable and the levels of FA were maintained. However there was an initial decrease in the ability to form CaF2.
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