Research Article

Simultaneous Determination of Five Chromones of Radix Saposhnikoviae Extract in Rat Plasma by UPLC-MS/MS: Application to a Comparative Pharmacokinetic Study in Normal and Febrile Rats

Table 2

The regression equations and lower limit of quantification of the analytes.

AnalytesRT (min)Calibration curvesRLiner range (μg/mL)LLOQ (μg/mL)

prim-O-glucosylcimifugin3.04y = 31.488x +0.1170.99020.008–3.1700.008
Cimifugin3.73y = 32.072x + 0.1100.99500.033–13.2200.033
4′-O-β-D-glucosyl-5-O-methylvisamminol4.01y = 49.868x + 0.0390.99130.003–1.2340.003
5-O-methylvisamminol4.84y = 161.731x + 0.0620.99760.011–4.4340.011
sec-O-glucosylhamaudol5.06y = 63.046x + 0.7700.99570.001–0.5520.001