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 |
Note: Product ions were obtained at the optimized collision energy (CE) determined by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM).