Research Article

Selected Enzyme Inhibitory Effects of Euphorbia characias Extracts

Table 2

Identification of polyphenolic compounds in E. characias extracts using HPLC-ESI-FT-MSMS in negative ion mode and quantification by LC-DAD.

Putative identificationRT (min)g/L (mean ± SD)MW[M-H]Molecular formulaMSMSReferences
FlowersLeaves

1Unknown17.31NQND-353.0870191.05

2Unknown18.43NQND-799.0616781.04
479.04
300.99

3Unknown19.58NQNQ-951.0724933.06

4Unknown25.05NQND-951.0732933.06
613.04

5Quercetin-glucoside 26.77ND464.0954463.0873301.07[22]

6Quercetin-3-O-27.12464.0954463.0873301.07[21]

7Ellagic 27.52ND302.0120301.0200257.10[27]

8Quercetin-3-O-28.70434.0849433.0771301.25[21]

9Quercetin-3-O-29.52434.0849433.0771353.10
191.02
[21]

10Quercetin-3-O-30.49448.1005447.0924329.02[21]

11di-O-Caffeoylquinic 30.67516.0962515.0800329.02[22]

12Kaempferol-3-O-33.16ND418.0900417.0815285.04[27]

13Kaempferol-3-O-34.39ND431.0973431.0866285.03[27]

14Quercetin-3-(2-O-acetyl)-35.00476.0954475.0877301.026[21]

15Acacetin 39.14460.1005459.0980283.03[22]

1641.06302.0236301.0347178.99
151.00
[21]

”: quantified using corresponding authentic standard; “a”: quantified as equivalent of quercetin-3-O-glucoside; “b”: quantified as equivalent of chlorogenic acid; “c”: quantified as equivalent of kaempferol-3-O-glucoside; “d”: quantified as equivalent of acacetin; ND: not detected (<LOD); NQ: detected but not quantified.