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Table 1 Retention times, ultraviolet–visible absorption maxima, and mass spectral data of phenolic acids and flavonoids in leaves of lettuce cultivars

From: Identification and quantification of selected metabolites in differently pigmented leaves of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivars harvested at mature and bolting stages

Peak no

tR (min)

UV λmax (nm)

Neutral mass (Da)

Observed m/z [M-H]

Dimer and fragment ions in ESI/MS/MS

Mass error, ppm

Identification

1

1.32

300sh, 326

354.0951

353.08698

707.18302 [2M-H], 191.05512 [Quin-H], 85.02891

− 2.3

1-O-Caffeoylquinic acid (1-CQA)

2

1.54

300sh, 324

354.0951

353.08674

707.18124 [2M-H], 191.05503 [Quin-H], 179.03365

− 3.0

3-O-Caffeoylquinic acid (3-CQA)

3

2.39

300sh, 324

354.0951

353.08697

707.18302[2M-H], 191.05512[Quin-H], 85.02891

− 2.4

5-O-Caffeoylquinic acid (5-CQA)

4

4.64

328

368.1107

367.1025

191.05493, 134.03524

− 2.6

5-Feruloylquinic acid (5-FQA)

5

6.62

301sh, 324

474.0798

473.0719

947.15066 [2M-H]-, 311.03986 [Caftar-H], 293.02929 [Caftar-H-H2O], 179.03366 [Caffeic–H], 149.00859 [Tartaric–H] 133.02836, 112.98729

− 1.4

Dicaffeoyltartaric acid (DCTA)

6

7.36

328

462.0798

461.07175

285.03951, 133.02837

− 1.7

Kaempferol glucuronide (KGR)

7

7.79

252, 360

550.09587

549.08832

1099.18568 [2M-H], 505.09879 [M-H-CO2], 300.02672 [Yo-H], 271.02369, 255.02863 [Yo-CHO-OH]

− 0.5

Quercetin malonylglucoside (QMG)

8

8.66

330

516.1268

515.1190

1031.24625 [2M-H], 353.08678[Cafquin-H], 191.05486 [Quin-H]-, 179.03376 [Caffeic-H]-, 135.4416 [Caffeic-H–CO2]

− 1.0

Dicaffeoylquinic acid (DCQA)

9

8.88

348

534.1009

533.09327

489.10292, 285.03897 [luteolin-H]-284.03133, 133.02831

− 0.7

Kaempferol malonylglucoside (KMG)

10

9.53

328

476.0955

475.08749

951.18882 [2M-H], 299.05492, 285.03121, 284.03121

− 1.5

Methylkaempferol glucuronide (MKGR)