Research Article

UPLC-DAD-QTOF/MS Analysis of Flavonoids from 12 Varieties of Korean Mulberry Fruit

Table 1

Ten flavonoids isolated from Korean mulberry fruits (Morus alba L.) and their mass spectrometric data.

AglyconesGlycosidesAcylationsPeak numberIndividual flavonolsMWFragment ions (m/z)

Kaempferol (m/z 287)MonoMal8Kaempferol 3-O-glucoside (astragalin)448471, 449, 287
10Kaempferol 3-O-(6″-O-malonyl)glucoside534557, 535, 287
Di7Kaempferol 3-O-rutinoside (nicotiflorin)594617, 595, 449, 287
3Kaempferol 3,7-di-O-glucoside610633, 611, 449, 287

Quercetin (m/z 303)MonoMal5Quercetin 3-O-glucoside (isoquercitrin)464487, 465, 303
6Quercetin 3-O-(6″-O-malonyl)glucoside464573, 551, 465, 303
9Quercetin 3-O-(2″-O-malonyl)glucoside (morkotin C)a550573, 551, 303
Di4Quercetin 3-O-rutinoside (rutin)610633, 611, 465, 449, 303
2Quercetin 3,7-di-O-glucoside626649, 627, 465, 303
Tri1Quercetin 3-O-rutinoside-7-O-glucoside (morkotin A)a772795, 773, 627, 611, 465, 303

All samples were analyzed in positive ion mode ([M + H]+) using UPLC-DAD-QTOF/MS. aNew flavonoid identified in mulberry fruit.