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Large Scale Non-targeted Metabolomic Profiling of Serum by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry UPLC-MS
Published on: March 14, 2013
Preclinical pharmacokinetic evaluation and metabolites identification of methyl salicylate-2-O-β-d-lactoside in rats
Dan Zhang1, Chao Huang2, Wenyu Xin3
1Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College &Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100050, China; Pharmacy Department, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China.
Abstract:
Methyl salicylate-2-O-β-d-lactoside (MSL) is a natural salicylate derivative from the traditional Chinese medicine of Gaultheria yunnanensis (Franch.) Rehder (G. yunnanensis). As a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), MSL exerts a significant anti-arthritis effect but hardly has any gastrointestinal toxicity. In this paper, the pharmacokinetics, distribution, excretion and identification of MSL and its metabolites are described following rat oral and intravenous administration. The biological samples were quantified by UPLC-MS/MS and the metabolites in urine and feces were identified by using Q-TOF-MS. These results will support future investigations leading to clinical development of this drug.

