Extracts of selected medicinal plants were examined by electrospray mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). This technique allowed identification of the main components of each extract, thereby providing a typical finger-print of the examined plants. More specifically, anthocyanins (Vaccinium myrtillus), isoflavones (Glycine max, soybean), flavonol-glycosides and terpenes (Ginkgo biloba), triterpenes (Centella asiatica), caffeoyl-quinic acids (Cynara scolymus, artichoke), ginsenosides (Panax ginseng), catechins (Camellia sinensis, green tea) and flavones and flavanones (Propolis) were detected rapidly at levels in the range of 0.1–1 μg/ml, using 0.2–1 mg/ml of each medicinal plant extract.
medicinal plants; electrospray mass spectrometry; finger-print; flavonoids; terpenes
NCBI PubMed ID: 10898155Publication DOI: 10.1016/s0731-7085(00)00264-8Journal NLM ID: 8309336Publisher: London: Elsevier
Correspondence: mauri@itba.mi.cnr.it
Institutions: Istituto Tecnologie Biomediche Avanzate/CNR, Milan, Italy
Methods: ESI-MS, HR-ESI-MS
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