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. 2017 May 23;7:2257. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-02499-1

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Metabolic profiling-based evaluation of GTE quality using MALDI–MS system with matrix screening. (A) Heatmap analysis showing the different ionization rates of the 72 phytochemicals by the 4 matrices, with the chemical structures of the matrices shown on the right. (B) Mass spectra for GTE–matrix mixtures (upper panels) or isolated matrices (lower panels) (peak heights represent the relative signal intensities, where the intensity of the strongest peak is 100%). The total number of peaks detected by each matrix is shown. (C) PCA score plot showing different clusters of MS profiles, based on the attributes of picking seasons and cultivars.