Table 2.
Chemical substances identified by UPLC-Qtop MS, followed by the match with the Traditional Medicine Library provided within the UNIFI informatics platform.
| Peak number | m/z | Chemical name | Mass error (ppm) | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 257.0805 | Liquiritigenin | −1.4 | Glycyrrhiza spp. |
| 2 | 257.0809 | Isoliquiritigenin | 0.06 | Glycyrrhiza spp. |
| 3 | 285.0756 | 3′-Methoxydaidzein | −0.64 | Glycyrrhiza spp. |
| 4 | 515.3002 | Ganoderic acid C, D, LM2, ς | −0.32 | G. lucidum |
| Ganoderenic acid A, B | ||||
| 5 | 269.0807 | Formononetin | −0.45 | Glycyrrhiza spp. |
| A. membranaceus | ||||
| 6 | 573.3056 | Ganoderic acid H | −0.3 | G. lucidum |
| 7 | 823.4117 | Glycyrrhizin | 0.83 | G. lucidum |
| 8 | 433.2223 | Wuweizi alcohol | 0.51 | S. chinensis |
| 9 | 401.1598 | Aschantin | 0.86 | S. chinensis |
| 10 | 401.1956 | Schisandrin B | −0.65 | S. chinensis |
| 11 | 415.1748 | Cniforin B/coumarin CC3 | −0.77 | Glycyrrhiza spp. |
| 12 | 417.227 | Schisandrin A (deoxyschizandrin) | −0.44 | S. chinensis |
| 13 | 401.1955 | Ergosterol | 0.63 | G. lucidum |
| 14 | 431.3517 | Ergosterol peroxide | 0.26 | G. lucidum |
These chemicals belong to five different groups: triterpenoids (ganoderic acids, ganoderenic acids, and glycyrrhizin); flavonoids (liquiritigenin, isoliquiritigenin, 3-methoxylaidzein, and formononetin); phenolics/ligans (wuweizi alcohol, aschantin, and schisandrins); sterols (ergosterol, ergosterol peroxide); and coumarins (cniforin B).