Research Article

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

Table 4

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

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

1Notoginsenoside N/M/R6/R3/20-glc-ginsenoside-RfC48H82O196.081007.5427 [M + HCOO]1007.5358 [M + HCOO]−6.85799.4779 [M-H-Glc]
637.4254 [M-H-2Glc]
PPT[31]

2Ginsenoside Re1/Re2/Re3C48H82O196.101007.5427 [M + HCOO]1007.5357 [M + HCOO]−6.95799.4781 [M-H-Glc]
637.4270 [M-H-2Glc]
PPT[31, 32]

3Vina-ginsenoside R7C53H90O226.131123.5900 [M + HCOO]1123.5768 [M + HCOO]−1.751077.5750 [M-H]
945.5393 [M-H-Xyl]
621.2886 [M-H-Xyl-2Glc]
PPD[31, 32]

4Ginsenoside Rb3/ginsenoside RcC53H90O226.141123.5900 [M + HCOO]1123.5845 [M + HCOO]−4.90945.5501 [M-H-Xyl/Ara]
783.4982 [M-H-Xyl/Ara-Glc]
765.4770 [M-H-Xyl/Ara-Glc-H2O]
621.3179 [M-H-Xyl/Ara-2Glc]
PPD[31]

5Notoginsenoside R1/ginsenoside Re4/quinquenoside L17C47H80O186.23977.5321 [M + HCOO]977.5490 [M + HCOO]17.29931.5217 [M-H]
799.4762 [M-H-Xyl]
637.4242 [M-H-Xyl-Glc]
475.3714 [M-H-Xyl-2Glc]
PPT[31]

6Yesanchinoside BC48H82O206.23977.5321 [M-H]977.5203 [M-H]−12.07977.5415 [M-H]
653.3294 [M-H-2Glc]
OCO[31, 32]

7Ginsenoside ReC48H82O186.48991.5478 [M + HCOO]991.5399 [M + HCOO]−7.97945.5347 [M-H]
799.4775 [M-H-Rha]
783.4836 [M-H-Glc]
637.4283 [M-H-Rha-Glc]-
475.3784 [M-H-2Glc-Rha]
PPT[31, 32]

8Notoginsenoside KC48H82O186.50991.5478 [M + HCOO]991.5387 [M + HCOO]−9.18945.5326 [M-H]
783.4836 [M-H-Glc]
PPD[31, 32]

9Ginsenoside Rg1C42H72O146.53845.4899 [M + HCOO]845.4824 [M + HCOO]−8.87799.4767 [M-H]
637.4272 [M-H-Glc]
475.3758 [M-H-2Glc]
PPT[31, 32]

10Majonoside R1C42H72O147.77861.4848 [M + HCOO]861.4969 [M + HCOO]14.05815.4773 [M-H]
653.4257 [M-H-Glc]
491.3711 [M-H-2Glc]
OCO[31, 32]

11Ginsenoside RfC42H72O148.15845.4899 [M + HCOO]845.4889 [M + HCOO]−1.18799.4830 [M-H]
637.4339 [M-H-Glc]
475.3769 [M-H-2Glc]
PPT[31, 32]

12Tuberoside AC48H76O198.23955.4903 [M-H]955.4896 [M-H]−0.73793.4327 [M-H-Glc]
569.3922 [M-H-CO2-H2O-2Glc]
OLE[31, 32]

13Pseudoginsenoside F11C42H72O148.24845.4899 [M + HCOO]845.4893 [M + HCOO]−0.71799.4825 [M-H]
653.4245 [M-H-Rha]
OCO[32]

14Ginsenoside RoC48H76O198.66955.4903 [M-H]955.4905 [M-H]0.21793.4402 [M-H-Glc]
613.3748 [M-H-H2O-2Glc]
569.3944 [M-H-2Glc-H2O-CO2]
455.3560 [M-H-2Glc-GlcUA]
OLE[31, 32]

15Hemsgiganoside BC48H76O198.75955.4903 [M-H]955.4906 [M-H]0.31793.4359 [M-H-Glc]
569.3929 [M-H-2Glc-H2O-CO2]
OLE[31, 32]

16Stipuleanoside R1/chikusetsusaponin IbC47H74O188.92925.4797 [M-H]925.4800 [M-H]0.32763.3628 [M-H-Glc]
569.3837 [M-H-Glc-Ara-H2O-CO2]
OLE[31, 32]

17Pseudoginsenoside RT1C47H74O188.94925.4797 [M-H]925.4786 [M-H]−1.19763.4263 [M-H-Glc]
613.3727 [M-H-Glc-Xyl-H2O]
569.3864 [M-H-Glc-Xyl-H2O-CO2]
OLE[31, 32]

18Chikusetsusaponin IVC47H74O189.04925.4797 [M-H]925.4793 [M-H]−0.43613.3701 [M-H-Glc-Ara-H2O]
569.3853 [M-H-Glc-Ara-H2O-CO2]
OLE[31, 32]

19Zingibroside R1C42H66O149.28793.4374 [M-H]793.4355 [M-H]−2.39793.4355 [M-H]−
631.3818 [M-H-Glc]−
569.3826 [M-H-Glc-CO2-H2O]−
455.3538 [M-H-Glc-GlcUA]−
OLE[31, 32]

20Ginsenoside RdC48H82O189.65991.5478 [M + HCOO]991.5479 [M + HCOO]0.10945.5435 [M-H]
783.4866 [M-H-Glc]
621.4390 [M-H-2Glc]
459.3862 [M-H-3Glc]
161.0467 [Glc-H]
PPD[31, 32]

21Ginsenoside Rg3/ginsenoside F2C42H72O1310.95829.4949 [M + HCOO]829.4946 [M + HCOO]−0.36783.4850 [M-H]
621.4301 [M-H-Glc]
459.3812 [M-H-2Glc]
PPD[31, 32]

22Chikusetsusaponin IVaC42H66O1411.03793.4374 [M-H]793.4355 [M-H]−2.39793.4348 [M-H]
631.3970 [M-H-Glc]
569.3805 [M-H-Glc-CO2-H2O]
OLE[31, 32]

23Cynarasaponin CC42H66O1411.05793.4374 [M-H]793.4331 [M-H]−5.42793.4328 [M-H]
631.3818 [M-H-Glc]
569.3826 [M-H-Glc-CO2-H2O]
OLE[31, 32]

24Ginsenoside Rg5C42H70O1211.61811.4844 [M + HCOO]811.4778 [M + HCOO]−8.13765.4724 [M-H]
603.4313 [M-H-Glc]
PPD[31, 32]

25Pseudoginsenoside Rp1C41H64O1311.77763.4269 [M-H]763.4222 [M-H]−6.16613.3658 [M-H-Xyl-H2O]−
569.3800 [M-H-Xyl-H2O-CO2]−
OLE[31, 32]

26Ginsenoside Rk1C42H70O1211.81811.4844 [M + HCOO]811.4800 [M + HCOO]−5.42765.4821 [M-H]
603.4160 [M-H-Glc]
161.0470 [Glc-H]
PPD[31, 32]

27Oleanolic acid-28-O-β-D-glucopyranose(PJS-1)C36H58O812.62663.4108 [M + HCOO]663.4067 [M + HCOO]−6.18617.4132 [M-H]
455.3546 [M-H-Glc]
OLE[31, 32]

Ac: acetyl; Mal: malonyl; Glc: glucose residue; Ara: arabinose residue; Rha: rhamnose residue; Xyl: xylose residue; GlcUA: glucuronic acid; PPD: protopanaxadiol type; PPT: protopanaxatriol type; OLE: oleanane type; OCO: ocotillol type.