Research Article

Identification and Analysis of Chemical Constituents and Rat Serum Metabolites in Gushuling Using UPLC-Q-TOF/MS Coupled with Novel Informatics UNIFI Platform

Table 3

Identification of the metabolites from GSL in vivo.

NO.Observed RT (min)FormulaObserved m/zMass error (ppm)AdductsIdentification

M14.8C39H52O20875.27925.2[M+Cl]Epimedin C + H2 + O
M27.4C28H47N3O9S646.2978−5.8[M+HCOO]Linolenic acid + H2O + C10H15N3O6S
M37.57C32H55NO11S696.32133.2[M+Cl]Ecdysterone + H2+H2O + C5H7NO3S
M47.72C27H45O12P591.26319.3[M−H]Ecdysterone + 2x(+O) + HPO3
M57.73C27H47O12P629.25396.4[M+Cl]Ecdysterone + O + H2O + HPO3
M67.89C24H31O9P493.16778.9[M−H]Rubschisantherin − COO + HPO3
M78.24C25H30O10535.1793−5.2[M+HCOO]Rubschisantherin + 2x(+O)
M88.41C37H59N3O15S852.34338.4[M+Cl]Ecdysterone + 2x(+O) + C10H15N3O6S
M914.8C24H30O7429.1932.7[M−H]Rubschisantherin + O – COO
M1016.62C33H36O21803.1385−7.2[M+Cl]Rutin − H2O + C6H8O6
M1119.74C39H48O19865.2694−8.9[M+HCOO]Epimedin A − H2O
M1219.79C38H46O20821.2456−6.6[M−H]Sagittatoside B + C6H8O6
M1320.03C24H30O6413.1994.9[M−H]Rubschisantherin − COO
M1420.04C38H46O18835.2618−5.8[M + HCOO]Epimedin B – H2O
M1522.34C27H46O8497.31312.2[M−H]Ecdysterone + H2O
M1623.09C33H40O14659.2317−4.3[M−H]Icariin + H2 – H2O
M1724.63C32H51NO12S672.3129.1[M−H]Ecdysterone + 2x(+O) + C5H7NO3S
M1826.05C18H34O4313.2376−2.9[M−H]Linolenic acid + 2x(+H2O)
M1927.3C18H31O6P409.1519−8.1[M+Cl]Linolenic acid + O + HPO3
M2027.48C27H49O11P579.29725.5[M−H]Ecdysterone + H2 + H2O + HPO3
M2127.59C28H49N3O8S586.3145−4.1[M−H]Linolenic acid + 2x(+H2) + C10H15N3O6S
M2227.85C28H47N3O8S630.3034−5.3[M+HCOO]Linolenic acid + H2 + C10H15N3O6S
M2327.88C18H30O4309.2043−9.1[M−H]Linolenic acid + 2x(+O)
M2428.66C27H46O7527.3212−2.7[M+HCOO]Ecdysterone + H2
M2528.82C27H44O9557.29975.4[M+HCOO]Ecdysterone + 2x(+O)
M2628.83C28H47N3O10S616.2894−2.7[M−H]Linolenic acid + O + H2O + C10H15N3O6S
M2728.86C32H55NO10S680.3184−8.6[M+Cl]Ecdysterone + 2x(+H2) + C5H7NO3S
M2828.97C32H51NO11S656.31556.9[M−H]Ecdysterone + O + C5H7NO3S
M2929.08C27H44O8531.27330.5[M+Cl]Ecdysterone + O
M3030.24C18H32O3295.2255−8[M−H]Linolenic acid + H2O
M3131.03C23H41NO7S520.26277.8[M+HCOO]Linolenic acid + 2x(+H2O) + C5H7NO3S
M3232.47C32H47NO8S640.2711−0.7[M+Cl]Ecdysterone + 2x(−H2O) + C5H7NO3S
M3334.78C18H32O4347.1975−5.8[M+Cl]Linolenic acid + O + H2O
M3434.9C32H49NO10S638.2981−3.6[M−H]Ecdysterone + O – H2O + C5H7NO3S
M3537.62C23H30O4369.2044−7.4[M−H]Rubschisantherin + 2x(-COO)
M3638.5C34H45N3O12S754.2396−3[M+Cl]Rubschisantherin-COO + C10H15N3O6S
M3740.72C33H40O17753.2191−7.5[M+HCOO]Icariin + 2x(+O)
M3841.15C33H52O15733.3252−5[M+HCOO]Ecdysterone + 2x(+O) + C6H8O6
M3944.28C33H56O15737.36070.7[M+HCOO]Ecdysterone + 2x(+H2O) + C6H8O6
M4051.66C33H40O23803.19568.5[M−H]Rutin + H2O + C6H8O6
M4153.66C39H51O21P921.2341−1.5[M+Cl]Epimedin C + H2–H2O + HPO3
M4253.67C37H47N3O22S916.2292−0.9[M−H]Rutin + H2 + C10H15N3O6S

+H2: reduction; +O: oxidation; +H2O: hydration; +HPO3: phosphorylation; +C6H8O6: glucuronidation; +C5H7NO3S: acetyl cysteine conjugation; +C10H15N3O6S: glutathione S-conjugation; –H2O: dehydration; –COO: decarboxylation.