A rapid ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry method for simultaneous detection of coumarins in Citrus medica L. var. sarcodactylis swingle

  • ZHOU Huyi ,
  • ZHAO Xijuan ,
  • JIAO Bining
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  • 1(Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China)
    2(Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Citrus Products, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chongqing 400712, China)
    3(Quality Supervision and Testing Center for Citrus and Seedling, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affair, Chongqing 400712, China)
    4(College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China)

Received date: 2023-02-23

  Revised date: 2023-03-22

  Online published: 2024-02-27

Abstract

Citrus medica L. var. sarcodactylis swingle can be used as both food and medicine, and coumarins are one of its key bioactive components. There is currently no accurate method for the quick detection and comprehensive quantitation of a series of coumarins owing to their structural similarity and some isomers. In this study, an ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (UPLC-QqQ-MS/MS) approach was developed for the qualitative and quantitative detection of 41 coumarins in Citrus medica L. var. sarcodactylis swingle. In brief, within a 14-minute chromatographic run, 16 simple coumarins, 23 furocoumarins, and 2 other coumarins, especially 8 groups of isomers, were separated simultaneously. Recoveries, linear correlation coefficients, detection and quantitation limits, as well as inter-day and intra-day precisions, were used to validate this newly developed method. The method can be utilized for the screening and measurement of coumarins in Citrus medica L. var. sarcodactylis swingle because it has been verified to have high sensitivity, accuracy, and good recoveries. Four coumarins including 8-geranyloxypsoralen, bergamottin, isopimpinellin, and meranzin hydrate were reported for the first time in the fingered citron fruits. This is by far the most comprehensive and quick method to identify and determine coumarins in fingered citrons.

Cite this article

ZHOU Huyi , ZHAO Xijuan , JIAO Bining . A rapid ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry method for simultaneous detection of coumarins in Citrus medica L. var. sarcodactylis swingle[J]. Food and Fermentation Industries, 2024 , 50(2) : 288 -295 . DOI: 10.13995/j.cnki.11-1802/ts.035236

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