Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety (한국식품위생안전성학회지)

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Analytical Method Development for Determination of Silymarin by LC-MS/MS for Related Health Functional Foods

LC-MS/MS를 이용한 건강기능식품 중 실리마린 분석법 연구

  • Oh, Mihyune (Imported Food Analysis Division, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety) ;
  • Lee, Jin Hee (Imported Food Analysis Division, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety) ;
  • Kim, Sang-A (Imported Food Analysis Division, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety) ;
  • Kim, Meehye (Imported Food Analysis Division, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety)
  • 오미현 (경인지방식품의약품안전청 수입식품분석과) ;
  • 이진희 (경인지방식품의약품안전청 수입식품분석과) ;
  • 김상아 (경인지방식품의약품안전청 수입식품분석과) ;
  • 김미혜 (경인지방식품의약품안전청 수입식품분석과)
  • Received : 2018.01.29
  • Accepted : 2018.02.26
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is amending its test methods for the use of health functional foods (dietary food supplement), in order to establish regulatory standards and specifications in Korea. In this regard, we continue to pursue and perform our research on the analytical method development for the items being researched and reviewed. In this study, we have developed a sensitive and selective test method that could simultaneously separate and determinate six major bioactive flavonolignans in silymarin, which are based on the use of a liquid chromatographic-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The standard calibration curves presented a linearity effect with the correlation coefficient ($r^2$) > 0.999. The limits of detection (LODs) and limits of quantitation (LOQs) were in the range of $0.3{\sim}9.0{\mu}g/L$ and $0.8{\sim}27.3{\mu}g/L$, respectively. The recovery results ranged between 96.2~98.6% at 3 different concentration levels, and its relative standard deviations (RSDs) were less than 5% as noted in this study. The proposed analytical method was characterized with a noted high resolution of the individual silymarin constituents, and the assay was fully validated as well. Our research can provide a significant scientific evidence that can be useful to amend the silymarin test method for the Health Functional Food Code.

건강기능식품의 경우 단성분보다는 복합제품 개발이 우선시되고, 12가지 기본제형이외에도 즉석밥과 같은 일반식품형태의 제품으로 범위가 확대되고 있다. 이러한 제품에서 기능성(지표)성분을 효율적으로 분석할 수 있는 방법에 대한 연구가 필요한 실정이다. 복합제품 등에서 정성 정량 가능한 밀크씨슬 추출물의 기능성(지표)성분인 실리마린을 효과적으로 분석할 수 방법을 확립하기 위하여 본 연구를 수행하였다. 액체크로마토그래프-질량분석기(LC-MS/MS)를 이용하여 신속하고 효율적으로 실리마린의 6가지 구성성분, 실리크리스틴, 실리디아닌, 실리빈A, 실리빈B, 이소실리빈A, 이소실리빈B를 동시분석할 수 있는 정성 정량시험법을 확립하였다. 확립된 시험법에 대해 특이성, 검출한계, 정량한계, 정확도, 정밀도에 대한 검증을 통하여 유효성을 확인하였다. 또한 시중 유통검체 17건을 확보하여 시험한 적용가능성도 검토하였다. 직선성에서는 $r^2$ > 0.999 이상임을 확인하였고, 검출한계 및 정량한계는 각각 실리크리스틴은 0.3, 0.8, 실리디아닌은 9.0, 27.3, 실리빈A은 3.3, 9.9, 실리빈B는 5.4, 16.3, 이소실리빈A는 4.9, 14.9, 이소실리빈B는 3.2, $9.7{\mu}g/L$이었다. 또한 평균 회수율은 96.2~98.6%로 나타났으며, 반복정밀도는 상대표준편차 3%이하, 실험실간 재현성은 1.5%이하로 나타나 정확성, 재현성이 우수하였으며 이는 AOAC 가이드라인에서 제시한 기준에 모두 적합한 수준이었다. 시중 유통품에 대하여 실험한 결과 81.2~106.5%로 모두 적합하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서 개발된 분석법은 건강기능식품 중 실리마린의 정성 정량분석에 이용될 수 있으며, 나아가 건강기능식품 공전 개정에 반영되어 우수한 품질의 건강기능식품유통에 기여할 것으로 판단된다.

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