Research Article

Simultaneous Extraction Optimization and Analysis of Flavonoids from the Flowers of Tabernaemontana heyneana by High Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Diode Array Detector and Electron Spray Ionization/Mass Spectrometry

Table 5

Retention times ( ), molecular ions [M + H]+, fragment ions, and relative abundance (%) of T. heyneana PTLC flower eluates (flavonols, flavonoid glycosides, and phenolic acids and derivatives scanned at 260 nm (PDA)).

S. no.Retention time ( , min)MS m/z [M + H]+m/z fragment ionsIdentified molecular weightIdentified compoundRelative abundance (%)

PTLC flower eluate 1
 12.55663388/372/357663Unknown100
 23.54340184340Dicaffeic acid (diCA)100
 35.27741741Kaempferol-3-O-robinoside-7-O-rhamnoside/robinin100
PTLC flower eluate 2
 43.19383224383Sinapic acid-hexoside (hydroxycinnamic acid sugar derivative)100
 53.36525525Unknown90
 63.69610303610Rutin100
PTLC flower eluate 3
 73.17303303Quercetin55