Research Article

Digestibility and Bioavailability of the Active Components of Erica australis L. Aqueous Extracts and Their Therapeutic Potential as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors

Table 1

Putative identification of compounds present in Erica australis aqueous extracts, by HPLC-DAD and HPLC-ESI-MS.

Peak (min.) (nm)Observed mass [M−H] product ions ESI-MS
(relative abundance, %)
Compound

17.95Unknown

29.77248, 275, 331479[MS2 479]: 317 (100); [MS3 317]: 299 (100), 287 (19), 271 (47), 255 (12), 231 (11) 195 (24)Gossypetin-glycoside

311.65256, 268, 352479[MS2 479]: 317 (48), 316 (100); [MS3 316]: 317 (100), 316 (64), 287 (15), 271 (44)Myricetin 3-O-glucoside

413.28258, 271 sh, 351463[MS2 463]: 317 (30), 316 (100); [MS3 316]: 317 (100), 316 (99), 287 (19), 271 (68) Myricetin 3-O-rhamnoside

514.69256, 269 sh, 348447[MS2 447]: 301 (100), 300 (35); [MS3 301]: 301 (100), 271 (34), 255 (23), 179 (62), 151 (35)Quercetin 3-O-rhamnoside

616.11269, 348431[MS2 431]: 285 (100), 284 (35); [MS3 285]: 285 (100), 257 (16), 255 (9), 229 (7)Kaempferol 3-O-rhamnoside

716.24257, 269 sh, 347489[MS2 489]: 301 (12), 300 (100); [MS3 300]: 300 (100), 271 (25), 255 (46), 243 (15), 201 (11)Quercetin-acetylrhamnoside

sh: shoulder.