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Reversed-phase HPLC-ESI/MS analysis of birch leaf proanthocyanidins after their acidic degradation in the presence of nucleophiles




TekijätKaronen M, Leikas A, Loponen J, Sinkkonen J, Ossipov V, Pihlaja K

KustantajaJOHN WILEY & SONS LTD

Julkaisuvuosi2007

Lehti:Phytochemical Analysis

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiPHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS

Lehden akronyymiPHYTOCHEM ANALYSIS

Vuosikerta18

Numero5

Aloitussivu378

Lopetussivu386

Sivujen määrä9

ISSN0958-0344

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1002/pca.992


Tiivistelmä
Mountain birch leaves contain large amounts of structurally variable polymeric proanthocyanidins. Their isolation procedure was enhanced by the addition of liquid-liquid extractions prior to column chromatography over Sephadex LH-20. Isolated polymeric proanthocyanidins were depolymerised by acid-catalysis in the presence of benzyl mercaptan or phloroglucinol in order to study their composition. The resulting degradation products, flavan-3-ols and flavan-3-ol adducts, were analysed with reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography using UV photodiode array detection for quantification and electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry for identification. The results showed that polymeric proanthocyanidins contained (epi)gallocatechins and (epi)catechins as the extension units and, mainly, (+)-catechin as the terminal unit. The mean degree of polymerisation was found to be 26 based on thiolysis and 31 based on phloroglucinol degradation. Copyright (c) 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.



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