Ionizable copolymer functionalized magnetic nanocomposite as an adsorbent for boosting the extraction selectivity of aristolochic acids

Qi-Yue Xie, State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, PR China
Yang Chen, State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, PR China
Chang-Jun Li, State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, PR China
Jia-Bin Zhang, Suzhou CretBiotech Ltd., 99 Jinji Lake Avenue, Suzhou, 215123 PR China
Xiu-Jun Cao, State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, PR ChinaFollow
Jun Lu, State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, PR China

Keywords

Amphiphilic; Aristolochic acids; Ionization; Magnetic copolymer; Traditional Chinese patent medicines

Abstract

Aristolochic acid nephropathy (AAN) has drawn increasing public attention. Organic anion transporters (OATs) are considered to be responsible for mediating nephrotoxicity of aristolochic acids (AAs), as AAs are typical OAT1 substrates that exhibit anionic properties and contain one hydrophobic domain. Inspired by the OAT1 three-dimensional structure or substrate/protein interactions involved in transport, we designed a magnetic polymeric hybrid, mimicking the effect of basic and aromatic residues of OAT1, for efficient enriching aristolochic acid I (AA I) and aristolochic acid II (AA II) in Traditional Chinese patent medicines (TCPM). N, N-dimethylaminopropyl acrylamide (DMAPAm) was used as a cationic monomer and copolymerized with divinylbenzene (DVB) onto the surface of monodisperse magnetic nanoparticles (denoted as MNs@SiO₂T-DvbDam). The magnetic polymer hybrid demonstrated high selectivity and capacity for AAs, which was mainly attributed to (1) electrostatic interactions from the cationic or basic moiety of DMAPAm and (2) the hydrophobic and π-π stacking interactions from the aromatic ring of DVB. Additionally, the surface of the hybrid exhibited amphiphilic property according to the ionization of DMAPAm, thus improving the compatibility of the adsorbent with the aqueous sample matrix. This strategy was proven to be robust in the analysis of real drug samples, which was characterized by a good linearity, high recovery and satisfactory reusability. This work confirmed that the proposed tool could be a promising candidate for enhancing the extraction selectivity of AAs in Traditional Chinese medicines (TCM).

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Recommended Citation

Xie, Qi-Yue; Chen, Yang; Li, Chang-Jun; Zhang, Jia-Bin; Cao, Xiu-Jun; and Lu, Jun (2024) "Ionizable copolymer functionalized magnetic nanocomposite as an adsorbent for boosting the extraction selectivity of aristolochic acids," Journal of Food and Drug Analysis: Vol. 32 : Iss. 1 , Article 5.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.38212/2224-6614.3493