Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To establish UHPLC-MS/MS method to determine geniposidic acid in rat plasma and to investigate the effect of salt processing on pharmacokinetics of geniposidic acid in Eucommia ulmoides Oliver. METHODS Chromatographic column: BEH-C
18(100 mm×2.1 mm, 1.7 μm); the mobile phase: acetonitrile-0.1% formic acid aqueous solution. The gradient elution program was performed at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. RESULTS The main pharmacokinetic parameters of geniposidic acid in raw and salt products were that:AUC
(0-t) were (1 47.18±272.28), (2 120.694±664.532)ng·h/mL;AUC
(0-∞) were (1 564.42±273.97), (2 145.61±659.983)ng·h/mL;C
max were (517.59±51.24), (733.292±261.34)ng/mL;MRT were (2.68±0.11), (2.551±0.08)h;T
1/2 were (1.37±0.08), (1.43±0.17) h;T
max were (1.52±0.1), (1.51±0.1)h. CONCLUSION Salt processing can obviously enhance the absorption of geniposidic acid in Eucommia ulmoides Oliver, and increase the bioavailability.