Research Article

Rapid Separation of Indole Glucosinolates in Roots of Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa Subsp. Pekinensis) by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Diode Array Detection

Table 4

Glucosinolates identified in the current Chinese hairy roots. Respective retention time (Rt). Wavelengths of maximum absorption in the visible region by elution order and respective average content.1

GLS identifiedChemical formula & structureRt
(min)
UV
(nm)
HPLC-DAD-UV/Vis band
(nm)
Average level
(µmoles⋅100 g−1 dw)

Glucobrassicin17.07229221409.75
4-Methoxyglucobrassicin19.21229222182.15
1-Methoxyglucobrassicin (neoglucobrassicin)23.38229224195.06

value of glucosinolate content is expressed as mean of three replicates.