Online RPLC-GC via TOTAD method to isolate (+)-methyl epijasmonate from lemon (Citrus limon Burm.)

J Agric Food Chem. 2008 Jul 23;56(14):5475-9. doi: 10.1021/jf800425p. Epub 2008 Jun 28.

Abstract

Pure (+)-methyl epijasmonate was isolated from lemon ( Citrus limon Burm.) for the first time. To that aim, two commercial essential oils and one homemade extract were included in the present paper. First, a study on the appropriate chromatographic conditions to avoid the epimerization from methyl epijasmonate to the more stable methyl jasmonate was accomplished. The results obtained are discussed. The presence of (+)-methyl epijasmonate in the three samples studied was initially established through the direct injection into GC-MS. However, the overlapping of (+)-methyl epijasmonate with other matrix components made it necessary to employ a multidimensional technique. RPLC-GC analysis via through-oven transfer adsorption-desorption (TOTAD) provided the selectivity and sensitivity required, reflecting that the homemade lemon extract was an adequate natural source to obtain pure (+)-methyl epijasmonate by means of the collection of the corresponding RPLC fraction.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetates / isolation & purification*
  • Adsorption
  • Chromatography, Gas / methods*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods*
  • Citrus / chemistry*
  • Cyclopentanes / isolation & purification*
  • Fruit / chemistry*
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Oils, Volatile / chemistry
  • Oxylipins / isolation & purification*
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Acetates
  • Cyclopentanes
  • Oils, Volatile
  • Oxylipins
  • Plant Extracts
  • methyl jasmonate