B. Withopf et al., SENSITIVE AND SELECTIVE SCREENING FOR 6'-O-MALONYLATED GLUCOCONJUGATES IN PLANTS, Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 45(3), 1997, pp. 907-911
Using synthesized reference compounds a screening for benzyl, 2-phenyl
ethyl, geranyl, citronellyl, and 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone
6'-O-malonyl beta-D-glucopyranosides in various plant tissues was per
formed by high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionizati
on-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MS/MS). The results obtained wit
h fruits (guava; raspberry; strawberry), leaves (green tea; vine), and
mountain papaya (Carica pubescens) peel indicate that malonylation of
glycoconjugates is a common pathway in plant secondary metabolism.