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. 2017 Apr 28;54(7):2135–2144. doi: 10.1007/s13197-017-2653-1

Table 1.

Performance parameters for different analytes evaluated by UPLC–MS

Compound Retentiona time (min) RSDb (%) for retention time Cone voltage (V) MSc (m/z) LODd (µg/L) LOQe (µg/L) RSDf (%) for concentration Linearityg (µg/L) R2
Anthocyanins
 Dephinidin-3-O-glucoside 3.67 1.36 35 465.2 5.60 18.50 1.44 65–2000 0.9964
 Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside 3.91 1.60 35 449.2 4.40 14.80 3.57 65–2000 0.9958
 Cyanidin-3-O-rutinoside 4.01 1.69 35 595.2 1.40 4.70 1.37 65–2000 0.9997
 Perlagonidin-3-O-glucoside 4.06 1.00 35 433.2 4.10 13.50 1.84 65–2000 0.9979
 Malvinidin-3-O- glucoside 4.18 1.54 35 493.2 4.20 14.10 2.59 65–2000 0.9998
Non-anthocyanin polyphenols
 Gallic acid 0.43 0.20 30 169.0 0.80 2.66 1.76 65–2000 0.9999
 Protocatechuic acid 0.78 0.53 30 153.1 0.55 2.82 0.62 65–2000 0.9997
 p-Hydroxybenzoic  acid 1.35 1.36 30 137.1 2.02 6.72 1.05 65–2000 0.9992
 (+)-Catechin 2.04 0.28 35 289.0 1.19 3.95 1.05 65–2000 0.9952
 Chlorogenic acid 2.10 2.20 30 353.0 3.95 13.16 1.82 65–2000 0.9994
 Caffeic acid 2.29 3.10 30 179.1 3.98 13.26 1.10 65–2000 0.9994
 p-Coumaric acid 3.54 2.05 30 163.1 5.30 15.32 1.31 65–2000 0.9977
 Ferrulic acid 3.92 1.71 30 193.1 3.03 10.11 2.67 65–2000 0.9998
 Sinapic acid 4.01 1.02 30 223.0 2.03 6.78 3.92 65–2000 0.9988
 Hydroxycinamic acid 4.05 0.45 30 163.0 4.66 15.54 1.55 65–2000 0.9992
 Ellagic acid 4.07 8.49 40 301.0 4.64 15.47 7.00 65–1000 0.9828
 Rutin 4.11 0.45 40 609.0 3.43 11.43 0.99 65–1500 0.9985
 Kaempferol-3-O- rutinoside 4.33 0.44 40 593.0 2.23 7.43 1.42 65–1500 0.9956
 Kaempferol-3-O- glucoside 4.39 0.97 35 447.0 1.52 5.08 1.11 65–1500 0.9869
 4,5- Dicaffeoylquinic  acid 4.42 1.42 35 515.1 0.35 2.17 1.19 65–1500 0.9995
 Myricetin 4.57 4.08 40 317.1 4.03 13.45 2.31 65–1500 0.9899
 Resveratrol 4.69 0.64 35 227.0 1.26 4.19 1.77 65–1500 0.9983
 Luteolin 5.05 1.84 40 285.0 2.66 8.85 1.02 65–1500 0.9975
 Quercetin 5.06 0.33 40 301.0 9.24 30.79 2.22 65–1500 0.9983
 Apigenin 5.43 2.95 40 269.0 7.68 25.61 1.60 65–1500 0.9939
 Kaempferol 5.51 3.28 40 285.0 6.70 22.32 1.26 65–1500 0.9950
 Crisin 6.43 2.46 40 253.1 5.13 17.11 1.31 65–1500 0.9945

aMean value

b,fRelative standard deviation (n = 6) for experiments performed on different days

c[M]+ for anthocyanins and [M–H] for non-anthocyanins phenolic compounds

dLimit of detection

eLimit of quantification

gAt least five standard solutions were used