Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry screening of piperidine alkaloids from Senna spectabilis (Fabaceae) extracts: fast identification of new constituents and co-metabolites

The fragmentation pattern of a homologous series of piperidine alkaloids isolated from S. spectabilis was investigated using electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS). The ESI-MS and ESI-MS/MS analyses of EtOH extracts and fractions from flowers and fruits of S. spectabilis allowed to elucidate the structures of four new compounds. The identification of these co-metabolites, based on the fragmentation patterns of previously isolated compounds, and further confirmed by accurate mass spectrometry defines this technique as a powerful tool to determine the "metabolomic profile" of species which has pharmacological importance.

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Main Authors: Pivatto,Marcos, Crotti,Antônio E. M., Lopes,Norberto P., Castro-Gamboa,Ian, Rezende,Amanda de, Viegas Jr.,Cláudio, Young,Maria Claudia M., Furlan,Maysa, Bolzani,Vanderlan S.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2005
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532005000800023
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