Table 1. Identification of crocins in C. ancyrensis tepals and stigmas by UPLC-UV/MS.

Peak number	Presence Tepals	Stigmas	R t (min)	UV λmax (nm)	Fragmentation pattern m/z	Tentative identification
1	√	√	1.02	446, 475	(ES+) 1647.00, 999.00, 587.00, 325.00	Trans-Crocetin +8 gluc
2	√	√	1.14	447, 469	(ES+) 1485.00, 1461.50, 1299.50, 999.36	Trans-Crocetin +7 gluc
3	√	√	1.32	445,470	(ES−) 1323.51, 649.14, 975.35	Trans-Crocetin +6 gluc
4	√		1.60	442, 468	(ES+) 1648.00, 1145.10, 827.23, 651.25, 489.20, 325.11	Trans-Crocetin +8 gluc
5	√		1.90	444, 462 (sh)	(ES+) 1297.00, 1135.37, 811.30, 487.16, 325.12	Trans-Crocetin +6gluc
6	√	√	1.99	328, 443, 468	(ES−) 1300.48, 975.36	Cis-Crocetin +6 gluc
7	√		2.23	327, 444, 468	(ES+) 1323.48, 1134.21	Cis-Crocetin +6 gluc
8	√	√	4.12	419	(ES−) 921.00, 624.00, 479.00	Trans-Crocetin +4 rham
9	√		4.36	328, 440, 470 (sh)	(ES+) 1297.44, 1135.37, 973.33, 811.28, 649.22, 487.17, 325.11(ES−) 1623.53	Cis-Crocetin +8 gluc
10		√	4.71	428	(ES−) 1123.45	Trans-Crocetin +4 rham
11	√	√	6.95	443, (sh)	(ES−) 975.35	Trans-Crocetin +4 Gluc
12		√	7.86	306, 414, 460	(ES−) 773.29	Cis-Crocetin +3 rham
13	√	√	8.31	328, 437, 470 (sh)	(ES−) 1299.5, 975.45, 324.10	Cis-Crocetin +6 gluc
14	√		8.45	438, 462	(ES−) 1136.00, 975.36	Trans-Crocetin +5 gluc
15			8.47	429, 445	(ES−) 961.00	Trans-Crocetin +3 gluc +1 rham
16	√	√	8.96	436, 461	(ES−) 1255.43, 1103.53, 813.00	Trans-Crocetin +3 gluc +2 rham
17		√	9.17	312, 429, 450 (sh)	(ES−) 1398.60, 973.29, 799.34	Cis-Crocetin +3 gluc +4 rham
18		√	9.35	312, 430	(ES−) 961.39, 647.20	Cis-Crocetin +3 gluc+1 rham
19		√	9.84	313, 418, 435 (sh)	(ES−) 959.37	Cis-Crocetin +3 gluc +1 rham
20		√	9.96	312, 431	(ES−) 959.37	Cis-Crocetin +3 gluc +1 rham
21		√	10.18	313, 424	(ES−) 961.40	Cis-Crocetin +3 gluc +1 rham
22	√	√	10.35	435, 460	(ES−) 551.20, 324.10	Trans-Crocetin +2 gluc
23	√	√	10.63	426, 440 (sh)	(ES−) 637.29, 324.10	Trans-Crocetin +1 gluc +1 rham

Data from negative and positive mode.