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. 2020 Feb 26;5(9):4626–4635. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.9b04322

Table 1. Identification of Prodiginine Pigments in P. rubra Strain PS1a.

peak # identification tR (min) λmax (nm) molecular ion (m/z) product ion (m/z) CE (V) compound formula
1 2-methyl-3-propyl prodiginine 1.66 532 296.1 [M + H]+ 92.0 [M – 204]+ –35 C18H21N3O
252.2 [M – 44]+ –30
281.0 [M – 15]+ –20
2 2-methyl-3-butyl prodiginine 1.94 531 310.2 [M + H]+ 92.1 [M – 218]+ –49 C19H23N3O
252.2 [M – 58]+ –31
295.3 [M – 15]+ –22
3 cycloprodigiosin 2.16 537 322.4 [M + H]+ 147.2 [M – 175]+ –32 C20H23N3O
292.2 [M – 30]+ –33
307.2 [M – 15]+ –24
4 prodigiosin 2.52 537 324.4 [M + H]+ 92.2 [M – 232]+ –53 C20H25N3O
252.1 [M – 72]+ –33
309.5 [M – 15]+ –23
5 2-methyl-3-hexyl prodiginine 3.00 535 338.5 [M + H]+ 92.2 [M – 246]+ –51 C21H27N3O
252.1 [M – 86]+ –33
323.2 [M – 15]+ –23
6 2-methyl-3-heptyl prodiginine 3.69 536 352.5 [M + H]+ 92.2 [M – 260]+ –52 C22H29N3O
252.2 [M – 100]+ –34
337.3 [M – 15]+ –25
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Note: Product ions were obtained at the optimized collision energy (CE) determined by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM).