Preliminary study of antiemetic components in Euodia rutaecarpa based on spectrum-effect correlation analysis

This study was designed to screen the antiemetic components of Euodia rutaecarpa, and elucidate its material basis on the spectrum-effect correlation analysis. The UHPLC-Q-TOF/MS (UHPLC-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry) technology was used to obtain the fingerprint of Euodia rutaecarpa extracts. The perfusion of copper sulfate was used as a model to study the antiemetic effect by vomiting. The orthogonal partial least squares (OPLS) method was used to analyze the spectrum-effect relationship. The results indicated the following compounds were the potential antiemetic components such as rutin, limonin, narcissoside, chrysoeriol-7-O-rutinoside, hyperoside, isorhamnetin-3-O-β-D-galactoside, 1-methyl-2-undecyl-4(1H)-quinolone, 1-methyl-2-(Z)-4-nonenyl-4(1H)-quinolone. This study provides the experimental basis in use of Euodia rutaecarpa in the future, and provides the research methods and ideas for the similar study on the pharmacodynamic material basis of traditional Chinese medicine.