CE-MS fingerprinting of Laurencia complex algae (Rhodophyta)

María Machín-Sánchez; María Asensio-Ramos; Javier Hernández-Borges; María Candelaria Gil-Rodríguez

doi:10.1002/jssc.201301199

CE-MS fingerprinting of Laurencia complex algae (Rhodophyta)

J Sep Sci. 2014 Mar;37(6):711-6. doi: 10.1002/jssc.201301199. Epub 2014 Jan 29.

Authors

María Machín-Sánchez¹, María Asensio-Ramos, Javier Hernández-Borges, María Candelaria Gil-Rodríguez

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez, La Laguna (Tenerife), España.

PMID: 24415709
DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201301199

Abstract

The use of CE-ESI-MS has been considered as a new chemical strategy for the possible discernment of genera and species of the Laurencia complex. After the selection of the CE-MS and the extraction conditions, a total of 28 specimens of the complex, including different species of four genera (Laurencia, Laurenciella, Palisada, and Osmundea) collected from five intertidal locations on the Island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) were analyzed. CE-MS fingerprints revealed that CE-MS can be used as a useful tool for these studies in order to assess similarities and differences between them and that it constitutes an important starting point for further studies in the field.

Keywords: Algae; CE; Laurencia complex; MS; Rhodophyta.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acetogenins / chemistry
Acetogenins / isolation & purification*
Electrophoresis, Capillary
Rhodophyta / chemistry*
Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
Terpenes / chemistry
Terpenes / isolation & purification*

Substances

Acetogenins
Terpenes