Research Article

A Metabolomics-Based Strategy for the Mechanism Exploration of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Descurainia sophia Seeds Extract and Fractions as a Case Study

Table 1

Potential biomarkers related to R-UJ model.

ModeNumberNameFormulaDetermined m/zIon form (min)Trend

ESI-1Hippuric acidC9H9NO3178.05106.4
2PhenylacetylglycineC10H11NO3192.06658.4
3p-Cresol sulfateC7H8O4S187.00709.0
4Indoxyl sulfateC8H7NO4S212.00216.6
5p-Cresol glucuronideC13H16O7283.08259.4
64-SulfocatecholC6H6O5S188.98584.4
73-(Acetylthio)-2-methylfuranC7H8O2S201.022413.7
82-Phenylethanol glucuronideC14H18O7297.097913.7
9DihomomethionineC7H15NO2S222.08027.4
10Phenol sulfateC6H6O4S172.99115.4
11DopamineC8H11NO2134.06036.8
12AllantoateC4H8N4O4157.03611.0
132-OxoglutarateC5H6O5145.01341.2
14Indole-3-acryloyl-glycineC13H14N2O4243.077012.4
15TaurineC2H7NO3S124.00651.0
16HomovanillinC9H10O3165.05519.8
17Ferulic acid 4-sulfateC10H10O7S273.00697.2

ESI+18CreatinineC4H7N3O114.06641.0
19Cincassiol BC20H32O8212.10331.0
20N(6)-MethyllysineC7H16N2O2143.11811.0
214,6-DihydroxyquinolineC9H7NO2162.05508.2
22IsoquinolineC9H7N130.06519.7
23LactaroviolinC15H14O233.09239.8
24EquolC15H14O3243.101813.6
251-IsobutanolC21H27NO10436.160313.6
26(±)-MetalaxylC15H21NO4280.15438.4

and , compared with the control group; and , compared with the model group. represents R-UJ model group compared with the control group; represents DS-A, DS-A1, DS-A2, DS-A3, DS-A4, and DS-A5 group compared with R-UJ model group, respectively.