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Direct Coupling of HPTLC with MALDI‐TOF MS for Qualitative Detection of Flavonoids on Phytochemical Fingerprints
Author(s) -
Kroslakova Ivana,
Pedrussio Simona,
Wolfram Evelyn
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
phytochemical analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1099-1565
pISSN - 0958-0344
DOI - 10.1002/pca.2621
Subject(s) - chemistry , chromatography , rutin , quercetin , luteolin , phytochemical , glycoside , mass spectrometry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , antioxidant
Thin layer chromatographic fingerprints of plant raw materials and extracts for food and pharma applications often focus on phenol carbonic acids and flavonoids. The visual detection and comparison of Rf values of applied reference substances only renders limited phytochemical information. Recently, direct coupling of TLC with MALDI‐TOF MS has been successfully applied for analysis of biologically relevant compounds such as lipids. The mass analysis of low molecular weight TLC or HPTLC fingerprints of flavonoids has, to our knowledge, not yet been investigated. Objectives In this study, the feasibility of direct coupling of HPTLC with UV‐MALDI‐TOF MS for determination of molecular mass of the ubiquitously present flavonol glycoside, rutin, and flavone glycoside, luteolin‐7‐ O ‐glucoside, as well as their corresponding aglycones, quercetin and luteolin, is demonstrated. Methodology HPTLC plate suitable for combination with a MALDI MS adapter was used for chromatographic separation of compounds of interest. After separation, the plate was sprayed with 2,5 dihydroxybenzoic acid as a MALDI matrix using an automated spraying device. After drying, the developed chromatograms were scanned by UV‐MALDI‐TOF MS in positive mode with a spatial resolution of 0.2 mm. Results All compounds studied were distinctly detected in MALDI‐TOF mass spectra. This is particularly pertinent for the co‐eluted aglycones luteolin and quercetin, which could not have been distinguished by the common visual HPTLC derivatisation and evaluation. Conclusion This study demonstrates the potential of MALDI‐TOF MS for the analysis of low molecular weight fingerprints of flavonoids directly from their HPTLC chromatogram. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.