TABLE 1

1H NMR data of berberine and its metabolites HM1-4 in humans and rats

All spectra were recorded on an AV-600 spectrometer in DMSO-d6.


No.

Berberine

HM1 (RM3)

HM2

HM3

HM4 (RM2)
1 7.79 (1H, s) 8.02 (1H, s) 7.73 (1H, s) 7.82 (1H, s) 7.77 (1H, s)
4 7.09 (1H, s) 6.92 (1H, s) 7.19 (1H, s) 7.09 (1H, s) 7.10 (1H, s)
5 3.22 (2H, t, 5.6 Hz) 3.19 (2H, t, 5.6 Hz) 3.17 (2H, o) 3.21 (2H, o) 3.24 (2H, o)
6 4.95 (2H, t, 5.6 Hz) 4.93 (2H, t, 5.6 Hz) 4.94 (2H, m) 4.92 (2H, m) 5.10 (1H, m); 4.85 (1H, m)
8 9.91 (1H, s) 9.85 (1H, s) 9.93 (1H, s) 9.84 (1H, s) 10.15 (1H, s)
11 8.20 (1H, d, 8.7 Hz) 8.19 (1H, d, 9.2 Hz) 8.21 (1H, d, 9.2 Hz) 8.14 (1H, d, 9.0 Hz) 8.19 (1H, d, 9.2 Hz)
12 8.01 (1H, d, 8.7 Hz) 8.11 (1H, d, 9.2 Hz) 8.04 (1H, d, 9.2 Hz) 7.89 (1H, d, 9.0 Hz) 8.04 (1H, d, 9.2 Hz)
13 8.96 (1H, s) 8.81 (1H, s) 9.04 (1H, s) 9.01 (1H, s) 8.89 (1H, s)
2,3-OCH2O 6.17 (2H, s) 6.18 (2H, s) 6.18 (2H, s)
2-OCH3 3.93 (3H, s)
9-OCH3 4.10 (3H, s) 4.09 (3H, s) 4.10 (3H, s) 4.14 (3H, s)
10-OCH3 4.07 (3H, s) 4.06 (3H, s) 4.08 (3H, s) 4.04 (3H, s)
3-OH 9.78 (1H, s)
GlcUA-1′


5.14 (1H, d, 7.0 Hz)
5.15 (1H, d, 7.5 Hz)
4.82 (1H, d, 7.0 Hz)
  • s, singlet; d, doublet; t, triplet; m, multiplet; o, overlapped; GlcUA, glucuronic acid.