A Fragmentation Study of Disaccharide Flavonoid C-Glycosides Using
Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry And Its Application For
Identification of Flavonoid C-glycosides In Odontosoria Chinensis
Abstract
Rationale: Flavonoid C-glycosides have a wide range of
pharmacological activities. However, there are few mass spectrometric
research on C,O-disaccharide flavonoid C-glycosides and
di-C,O-saccharide flavonoid C-glycosides. Their fragmentation pattern
and differences have not been reported, and the fragment ion library is
incomplete. Therefore, it was essential to elucidate the fragmentation
patterns of disaccharide flavonoid C-glycosides, which is described in
this study. Methods: Four disaccharide flavonoid C-glycosides
such as vitexin-4″- O-glucoside were analyzed by ultra
performance liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole tandem mass
spectrometer (UPLC-MS/MS) in both positive and negative ion modes. each
ion and its proposed fragmentation pathways of the four disaccharide
flavonoid C-glycosides were analyzed comprehensively. Finally,
Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight
mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS) and the established fragmentation
patterns have been used to identify disaccharide flavonoid C-glycosides
in Odontosoria Chinensis. Results: The fragmentation
pathways of C,O-disaccharide flavonoid C-glycosides and
di-C,O-saccharide flavonoid C-glycosides. are similar. they both have
the mass spectrometric characteristics of O-glycoside and C-glycoside.
Fragment ions after mixed pathways of neutral fragments such as
saccharide ring fragment, O-glycosides, H 2O and CH
2O detraction appeared in both types of flavonoid
C-glycosides, but their relative abundances are significantly different.
According to the established fragmentation patterns, di-C,O-saccharide
flavonoid glycosides were also found in Odontosoria Chinensis.
Conclusion: The fragment ions of m/z 431, 413, 341, 311,
293, 282 in negative ion mode and m/z 293, 282, 577, 559, 541,
523, 529 and 499 in positive ion mode can serves as the main
characteristics for identifying C,O-disaccharide flavonoid C-glycosides
and di-C,O-saccharide flavonoid C-glycosides.