TABLE 1

Retention time (tR) and MS spectra of Ber and its metabolites




tR (min)

MS Spectra
Ber 7.0 336, 321
M1 (berberrubine) 6.9 322, 307
M2 (thalifendine) 5.8 322, 307
M3 (demethyleneberberine) 4.9 324, 309
M4 (jatrorrhizine) 6.2 338, 323
M1, M2-glucuronide 4.3, 5.7 498, 322, 307
M3-glucuronide 5.1 500, 324, 309
M4-glucuronide
5.0
514, 338, 323