Mp. Marco et al., PHYTOECDYSTEROID ANALYSIS BY HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHY THERMOSPRAY MASS-SPECTROMETRY, Journal of chromatography, 641(1), 1993, pp. 81-87
The potential of high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrome
try with thermospray interface to identify and analyse ecdysteroids ha
s been investigated. The response of eight different ecdysteroids and
their acetonide derivatives is studied by positive- and negative-ion d
etection as well as with single-ion monitoring and scan mass detection
modes. The usefulness of this technique for ecdysteroid identificatio
n and quantitation is discussed and, finally, the identification of a
new phytoecdysteroid isolated from Polypodium vulgare is presented as
an application of this technology. A fast and easy procedure for the e
xtraction and purification of phytoecdysteroids is also described.