Review Article

In Vivo and In Vitro Metabolites from the Main Diester and Monoester Diterpenoid Alkaloids in a Traditional Chinese Herb, the Aconitum Species

Table 4

Further biotransformation of intestinal AC metabolites in the intestine.

(ESI+)FormulaIdentificationNeutral loss (Da),
identification of fatty acid
Metabolic procedureMS detectionReferences

618C32H43NO111,16-Didemethyl AC (M1)NAa16-O-Demethyl AC (C33H45NO11, 632) from AC; human; intestinal bacteria; anaerobic incubation, in vitro.IT, FT-ICR [28]
616C33H45NO1016-O-Demethyl-3-deoxy AC (M2)bNA
602C32H43NO101,16-Didemethyl-3-deoxy AC (M3)NA
590C31H43NO1016-O-Demethyl BAC (M4)NA
486C24H39NO916-O-Demethyl aconine (M5)NA
646C34H47NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-propionyl BAC74, propionic acid
660C35H49NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-butyryl BAC88, butyric acid
674C36H51NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-valeryl BAC102, valeric acid
16-O-Demethyl-8-O-(methyl)-butyryl BAC102, methyl butyric acid
696C38H49NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-heptatrienoyl BAC124, heptatrienoic acid
698C38H51NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-heptadienoyl BAC126, heptadienoic acid
700C38H53NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-heptenoyl BAC128, heptenoic acid
702C38H55NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-heptanoyl BAC130, heptanoic acid
710C39H51NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-octatrienoyl BAC138, octatrienoic acid
716C39H57NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-octanoyl BAC144, octanoic acid
730C40H59NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-nonanoyl BAC158, nonanoic acid
736C41H53NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-decatetraenoyl BAC164, decatetraenoic acid
762C43H55NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-dodecapentaenoyl BAC190, dodecapentaenoic acid
764C43H57NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-dodecatetraenoyl BAC192, dodecatetraenoic acid
766C43H59NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-dodecatrienoyl BAC194, dodecatrienoic acid
778C44H59NO11 16-O-Demethyl-8-O-tridecatetraenoyl BAC206, tridecatetraenoic acid
786C44H67NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-(methyl)-dodecanoyl BAC214, methyl dodecanoic acid
800C45H69NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-retradecanoyl BAC228, tetradecanoic acid
854C49H75NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-oleoyl BAC282, oleic acid
856C49H77NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-stearoyl BAC284, stearic acid
870C50H79NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-(methyl)-stearoyl BAC298, methyl stearic acid
884C51H81NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-arachidyl BAC312, arachidic acid
898C52H83NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-heneicosanoyl BAC326, heneicosanoic acid
926C54H87NO1116-O-Demethyl-8-O-tricosanoyl BAC354, tricosanoic acid

616C33H45NO1016-O-Demethyl-3-deoxy AC (M1)NA3-Deoxy AC (C34H47NO10, 630) from AC;
human; intestinal bacteria;
anaerobic incubation, in vitro.
IT, FT-ICR [29]
614C34H47NO91,13-Dideoxy AC (M2)NA
588C32H45NO93-Deoxy BAC (M3)NA
484C25H41NO83-Deoxy aconine (M4)NA
644C35H49NO103-Deoxy-8-O-propionyl BAC74, propionic acid
658C36H51NO103-Deoxy-8-O-butyryl BAC88, butyric acid
700C39H57NO103-Deoxy-8-O-heptanoyl BAC130, heptanoic acid
702C38H55NO113-Deoxy-8-O-(2-methyl-3-hydroxy)-valeryl BAC132,
2-methyl-3-hydroxy valeric acid
714C40H59NO103-Deoxy-8-O-octanoyl BAC144, octanoic acid
730C40H59NO113-Deoxy-8-O-(3-hydroxy)-octanoyl BAC160, 3-hydroxy octanoic acid
746C43H55NO103-Deoxy-8-O-undecapentaenoyl BAC176, undecapentaenoic acid
762C44H59NO103-Deoxy-8-O-dodecatetraenoyl BAC192, dodecatetraenoic acid
786C44H67NO113-Deoxy-8-O-(hydroxy)-dodecanoyl BAC216, hydroxy dodecanoic acid
800C45H69NO113-Deoxy-8-O-(hydroxy)-tridecanoyl BAC230, hydroxy tridecanoic acid
814C46H71NO113-Deoxy-8-O-(3-hydroxy)-tetradecanoyl BAC244, hydroxy tetradecanoic acid
828C47H73NO113-Deoxy-8-O-(hydroxy)-pentadecanoyl BAC258, hydroxy pentadecanoic acid
854C50H79NO103-Deoxy-8-O-propionyl BAC284, stearic acid

602C32H43NO101,16-O-Didemethyl-3-deoxy AC (M1)NA16-O-Demethyl-3-deoxy AC (C33H45NO10, 616) from AC;
human; intestinal bacteria;
anaerobic incubation, in vitro.
IT, FT-ICR [30]
600C33H45NO916-O-Demethyl-3-deoxy-deoxy AC (M2)NA
574C31H43NO916-O-Demethyl-3-deoxy BAC (M3)NA
470C24H39NO816-O-Demethyl-3-deoxy aconine (M4)NA
630C34H47NO1016-O-Demethyl-3-deoxy-8-O-propionyl BAC74, propionic acid
644C35H49NO1016-O-Demethyl-3-deoxy-8-O-butyryl BAC88, butyric acid
696C39H53NO1016-O-Demethyl-3-deoxy-8-O-octadienoyl BAC140, octadienoic acid
700C39H57NO1016-O-Demethyl-3-deoxy-8-O-octanoyl BAC144, octanoic acid
702C38H55NO1116-O-Demethyl-3-deoxy-8-O-(hydroxy)-heptanoyl BAC146, hydroxy heptanoic acid
730C40H59NO1116-O-Demethyl-3-deoxy-8-O-(hydroxy)-nonanoyl BAC174, hydroxy nonanoic acid
746C43H55NO1016-O-Demethyl-3-deoxy-8-O-dodecapentaenoyl BAC190, dodecapentaenoic acid
762C44H59NO1016-O-Demethyl-3-deoxy-8-O-tridecatetraenoyl BAC206, tridecatetraenoic acid
778C45H63NO1016-O-Demethyl-3-deoxy-8-O-tetradecatrienoyl BAC222, tetradecatrienoic acid

Not available.
bDeoxy may also be referred to as dehydroxy in the literature.