Fragmentation characterization and differentiation of isomeric diglycosyl flavonoids using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry in negative ion mode

Eur J Mass Spectrom (Chichester). 2013;19(1):49-55. doi: 10.1255/ejms.1211.

Abstract

Flavonoids exhibit a wide range of biological activities and the fragmentation characterization and differentiation of isomeric diglycosyl flavonoids is an important area of research. In this study, ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry was used to identify two pairs of isomeric diglycosyl flavonoids: naringin/narirutin and neohesperidin/hesperidin. The two pairs of flavonoids were identified by product ion tandem mass spectra of the precursor ions [M-H]-. The results showed that characteristic product ions distinguishing flavonoids glycosylated with rhamnosyl-(alpha1 --> 2)-glucosyl from isomeric flavonoids glycosylated with rhamnosyl-(alpha1 --> 6)-glucosyl were the precursor ion [M-H]- and its characteristic product ions Y0- and [0.2X0-H]-.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods*
  • Flavanones / analysis
  • Flavanones / chemistry*
  • Isomerism
  • Methanol / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry / methods*

Substances

  • Flavanones
  • Methanol