Aconitine poisoning biomarker as well as screening method and application thereof
By screening aconitine poisoning biomarkers using network toxicology and untargeted metabolomics techniques, and using an increased phenylalanine/tyrosine ratio and a decreased tyrosine/β-phenylethylamine ratio as diagnostic criteria, the problem of identifying poisoning by Aconitum species in traditional Chinese medicine has been solved, enabling rapid and accurate poisoning determination.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202512003329.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-12-29
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-28
AI Technical Summary
Existing technologies make it difficult to quickly and accurately identify biomarkers of aconite poisoning, which hinders the resolution of cases in forensic examinations. In particular, due to the instability and rapid metabolism of aconitine, routine pathological examinations often fail to reveal any special signs, posing a challenge to forensic professionals.
By screening aconitine poisoning biomarkers using network toxicology and untargeted metabolomics techniques, constructing topological network analysis, and combining high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to detect changes in the ratios of phenylalanine, tyrosine, and β-phenylethylamine, evidence of poisoning from aconitine-related traditional Chinese medicine ingested before death was provided.
It reduces the impact of individual differences, enables rapid and accurate determination of aconitine poisoning, and is applicable to research on poisoning by multiple routes and targets, especially in cases of poisoning by natural drugs, where it has low cost and high accuracy.