Research Article

Identification of Potential Metabolites Mediating Bird’s Selective Feeding on Prunus mira Flowers

Table 1

Classification of the 603 detected metabolites into major classes.

ClassNumber of compoundsClassNumber of compounds

Organic acids68Anthocyanins13
Amino acid derivatives53Lipids_Glycerolipids13
Nucleotide and its derivates52Vitamins12
Flavone42Catechin derivatives11
Flavonol35Phenolamides10
Lipids_Glycerophospholipids32Isoflavone10
Hydroxycinnamoyl derivatives28Indole derivatives7
Others27Alcohols and polyols7
Amino acids26Cholines5
Flavone C-glycosides24Tryptamine derivatives5
Quinate and its derivatives22Proanthocyanidins5
Coumarins18Nicotinic acid derivatives3
Carbohydrates18Alkaloids3
Lipids_Fatty acids17Pyridine derivatives2
Flavanone17Terpenoids1
Benzoic acid derivatives16Flavonolignan1