Research Article

Rapid Identification of Characteristic Chemical Constituents of Panax ginseng, Panax quinquefolius, and Panax japonicus Using UPLC-Q-TOF/MS

Table 3

Cracking information of chemical components in PQ under negative ion mode.

No.IdentityFormulaRtTheoretical valueActual valuePpmMain MS/MS fragments detectedSaponin typeRef.

1Ginsenoside ReC48H82O186.47991.5478 [M + HCOO]991.5468 [M + HCOO]−1.01945.5403 [M-H]
799.4841 [M-H-Rha]
783.4899 [M-H-Glc]
637.4333 [M-H-Glc-Rha]
475.3792 [M-H-2Glc-Rha]
PPT[28]

2Gypenoside X VIIC48H82O186.50991.5478 [M + HCOO]991.5472 [M + HCOO]−0.61945.5408 [M-H]
783.4871 [M-H-Glc]
621.4116 [M-H-2Glc]
459.7427 [M-H-3Glc]
161.0451 [Glc-H]
PPD[28]

3Malonyl-ginsenoside RcC56H92O256.871209.5904 [M + HCOO]1209.5897 [M + HCOO]−0.581119.4801 [M-H-CO2]−
1077.7046 [M-H-Mal]−
1077.7046 [M-H-Mal]−
783.4866 [M-H-Mal-Xyl-Glc]−
PPD[28]

4Ginsenoside Rg1C42H72O146.93845.4899 [M + HCOO]845.4886 [M + HCOO]−1.54799.4836 [M-H]
637.4357 [M-H-Glc]
475.3795 [M-H-2Glc]
PPT[28]

5Acetyl-ginsenoside Rg1C44H74O157.31887.5004 [M + HCOO]887.4990 [M + HCOO]−1.58841.4931 [M-H]
799.4761 [M-H-Ac]
781.4734 [M-H-Ac-H2O]
679.4437 [M-H-Glc]
637.4263 [M-H-Ac-Glc]
619.4208 [M-H-Ac-Glc-H2O]
475.3736 [M-H-Ac-2Glc]
PPT[28, 31, 32]

6Vina-ginsenoside R1C44H74O157.32887.5004 [M + HCOO]887.4999 [M + HCOO]−0.56799.4686 [M-H-Ac]
653.3508 [M-H-Ac-Rha]
491.3585 [M-H-Ac-Rha-Glc]
OCO[28]

7Pseudoginsenoside RC1C50H84O197.351033.5583 [M + HCOO]1033.5575 [M + HCOO]−0.77987.5534 [M-H]
945.5455 [M-H-Ac]
783.4812 [M-H-Ac-Glc]
621.4262 [M-H-Ac-2Glc]
459.1374 [M-H-Ac-Glc]
161.0461 [Glc-H]
PPD[28]

8Pseudoginsenoside RT2C41H70O148.13831.4742 [M + HCOO]831.4772 [M + HCOO]3.61785.4709 [M-H]
653.4288 [M-H-Xyl]
OCO[28]

9Majonoside R2C41H70O148.14831.4742 [M + HCOO]831.4769 [M + HCOO]3.25785.4690 [M-H]
653.4274 [M-H-Xyl]
OCO[28]

10Pseudoginsenoside F11C42H72O148.25845.4899 [M + HCOO]845.4912 [M + HCOO]1.54799.4871 [M-H]
653.4296 [M-H-Rha]
491.3707 [M-H-Rha-Glc]
145.0475 [Rha-H]
OCO[28, 33, 34]

11Malonyl-ginsenoside Rb1C57H94O268.391193.5955 [M-H]1193.5978 [M-H]1.931149.6088 [M-H-CO2]
1107.5940 [M-H-Mal]
945.5502 [M-H-Mal-Glc]
783.4980 [M-H-Mal-2Glc]
621.4172 [M-H-Mal-3Glc]
459.3224 [M-H-Mal-4Glc]
PPD[28]

12Malonyl-ginsenoside Rb2C56H92O258.601163.5849 [M-H]1163.5861 [M-H]1.031119.4962 [M-H-CO2]−
1077.5817 [M-H-Mal]−
945.5414 [M-H-Mal-Xyl]−
783.4878 [M-H-Mal-Xyl-Glc]−
621.4401 [M-H-Mal-Xyl-2Glc]−
459.2655 [M-H-Mal-Xyl-3Glc]−
PPD[28]

13Ginsenoside RoC48H76O198.65955.4903 [M-H]955.4913 [M-H]1.05955.4924 [M-H]
793.4407 [M-H-Glc]
569.3823 [M-H-CO2-H2O-2Glc]
455.3648 [M-H-2Glc-GlcUA]
OLE[28]

14Malonyl-ginsenoside Rb3C56H92O258.851163.5849 [M-H]1163.5825 [M-H]−2.061077.5806 [M-H-Mal]−
945.5403 [M-H-Mal-Xyl]−
783.4883 [M-H-Mal-Xyl-Glc]−
621.4357 [M-H-Mal-Xyl-2Glc]−
459.3861 [M-H-Mal-Xyl-3Glc]−
PPD[28]

15Zingibroside R1C42H66O149.25793.4374 [M-H]793.4337 [M-H]−4.66793.4332 [M-H]
631.3823 [M-H-Glc]
569.3790 [M-H-Glc-CO2-H2O]
455.3538 [M-H-Glc-GlcUA]
OLE[28]

16Ginsenoside RdC48H82O189.52991.5478 [M + HCOO]991.5460 [M + HCOO]−1.82945.5386 [M-H]
783.4875 [M-H-Glc]
621.4283 [M-H-2Glc]
459.3574 [M-H-3Glc]
PPD[28]

17Quinquefolium IIIC50H84O1910.041033.5583 [M + HCOO]1033.5500 [M + HCOO]−8.03945.5333 [M-H-Ac]
783.4835 [M-H-Ac-Glc]
621.4166 [M-H-Ac-2Glc]
459.3737 [M-H-Ac-3Glc]
161.0451 [Glc-H]
PPD[28]

18Malonyl-ginsenoside RdC50H84O1910.411033.5583 [M + HCOO]1033.5500 [M + HCOO]−8.03987.5585 [M-H]−
945.5641 [M-H-Ac]−
783.4999 [M-H-Ac-Glc]−
621.4255 [M-H-Ac-2Glc]−
PPD[28]

19Quinquefolium IC52H86O1910.701059.5740 [M + HCOO]1059.5701 [M + HCOO]−3.68945.5345 [M-H-C4H4O]
783.4911 [M-H-C4H4O-Glc]
621.4280 [M-H-C4H4O-2Glc]
161.0440 [Glc-H]
PPD[28, 29]

20Ginsenoside Rg5/ginsenoside Rg6/ginsenoside Rk1/ginsenoside Rg4C42H70O1210.91811.4844 [M + HCOO]811.4832 [M + HCOO]−1.48765.4765 [M-H]
619.4148 [M-H-Rha]
603.2623 [M-H-Glc]
457.2162 [M-H-Rha-Glc]
161.0476 [Glc-H]
PPD[28]

21Ginsenoside Rg2C42H72O1310.95829.4949 [M + HCOO]829.4896 [M + HCOO]−6.39783.4891 [M-H]
621.4318 [M-H-Glc]
459.3699 [M-H-2Glc]
PPT[28]

22Chikusetsusaponin IVaC42H66O1411.02793.4374 [M-H]793.4336 [M-H]−4.79793.4336 [M-H]−
631.3883 [M-H-Glc]−
569.3820 [M-H-Glc-CO2-H2O]−
455.3252 [M-H-Glc-GlcUA]−
OLE[28]

23Ginsenoside Rg3/ginsenoside F2C42H72O1311.62829.4949 [M + HCOO]829.4918 [M + HCOO]−3.74783.4839 [M-H]
637.6862 [M-H-Rha]
PPD[28]