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 1

MS/MS transitions and parameters for detection of the analytes and internal standards.

AnalytesMRMCone voltage (V)Collision energy (eV)

Prim-O-glucosylcimifugin468.40 ⟶ 307.326030
Cimifugin307.34 ⟶ 259.235520
4′-O-β-D-glucosyl-5-O-methylvisamminol453.47 ⟶ 291.305530
5-O-methylvisamminol291.31 ⟶ 209.135220
sec-O-glucosylhamaudol439.38 ⟶ 277.282816
Puerarin (IS)417.29 ⟶ 73.053228