Research Article

Systematic HPLC/ESI-High Resolution-qTOF-MS Methodology for Metabolomic Studies in Nonfluorescent Chlorophyll Catabolites Pathway

Table 2

Nonfluorescent chlorophyll catabolites composition in lemon fruit peels (Citrus limon L.) determined by HPLC/ESI-IT/high resolution qTOF-MS.

CompoundPeak
number
(min)Time-of-flightIon trap
Error (ppm)mSigmaMolecular formulaMW. calc.MW. meas.Product ions (m/z)

Cl-NCC1131.63.418.3C41H52N4O15841.3502841.3473809 [M-CH3OH+H]+
684 [M-ring A+H]+
679 [M-glucopyranosil+H]+

Cl-NCC2239.53.18.3C35H42N4O10679.2974679.2953647 [M-CH3OH+H]+
591 
522 [M-ring A+H]+

Cl-NCC3351.62.545.1C34H40N4O9649.2868649.2852631 [M-H2O+H]+
492 [M-ring A+H]+

Cl-NCC4457.84.016.7C41H50N4O13807.3447807.3415684 [M-ring A+H]+
645 [M-C6H10O5+H]+
613 [M-C7H14O6+H]+
490 [M-ring A-C7H14O6+H]+

See Scheme 2.