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. 2020 Jul 15;25(14):3223. doi: 10.3390/molecules25143223

Table 1.

High-performance liquid chromatography coupled with spectrophotometric detection and tandem mass spectrometric detection with electrospray ionization (HPLC-UV-Vis-ESI MS/MS) characterization of color compounds.

No Compound Name tR, min [M − H], m/z Frag., V Product Ions, m/z (CE, V) λmax, nm
1 hematein * 4.0 299 130 281 (8), 253 (15), 174 (20), 125 (20) 284, 383
2 hematoxylin * 5.2 301 150 283 (17), 179 (15), 137 (21), 123 (29) 279, 397
3 brazilein 5.5 283 130 265 (25), 174 (25), 145 (25), 109 (25)
4 hc1 5.8 319 90 259 (15), 247 (15), 241 (15), 227 (15)
5 protosappanin B 6.6 303 130 231 (15)
6 brazilin 7.1 285 110 163 (25), 135 (30), 121 (30)
7 hc3 (hematoxylin dimer) 7.2 603 150 301 (20), 179 (20)
8 laccaic acid E 7.9 494 90 450 (10), 406 (20) 228, 288, 492
9 deoxyerythrolaccin di-O-hexoside (pp2) 8.0 593 170 431 (25), 269 (35)
10 hc2 8.2 317 90 195 (15), 152 (15), 125 (30)
11 ceas1 (brazilin-like) 8.4 285 130 257 (15), 243 (25), 214 (25)
12 kermesic acid di-C-hexoside (pp3) 8.5 653 170 609 (20), 357 (30), 327 (30)
14 caesD 9.3 303 130 245 (10), 227 (10), 217 (25)
15 hc4 (dimer) 9.4 581 150 281 (25)
16 laccaic acid C 9.5 538 90 494 (10), 450 (20) 228, 288, 492
17 flavokermesic acid O-hexoside (pp6/ppI) 10.3 475 170 431 (15), 269 (25) 285, 339, 399
18 flavokermesic acid 2-C-glucoside (dcII) 10.5 475 170 431 (13), 341 (22), 311 (22), 282 (41) 287, 435
19 carminic acid * 11.2 491 170 447 (14), 357 (22), 327 (22), 299 (34) 276, 310, 496
20 kermesic acid O-hexoside (pp7/ppII) 11.8 491 170 447 (15), 285 (25) 276, 466
21 urolithin C 13.9 243 130 215 (25), 199 (25), 187 (25)
22 dc3 14.5 535 170 473 (20), 445 (30), 415 (25)
23 flavokermesic acid 6-O-glucoside (dcOfka) 14.8 475 170 431 (20), 268 (35), 240 (45) 280, 342, 431
24 carminic acid derivative 15.1 519 170 475 (15), 357 (25), 327 (25), 298 (40)
25 dc4 15.5 519 170 397 (30), 385 (25), 327 (35)
26 protosappanin E 16.2 585 90 283 (15)
27 kermesic acid O-hexoside (pp9) 16.3 491 170 447 (18), 284 (25)
28 caes2 (brazilin-like) 16.4 285 130 161 (15), 134 (25)
29 deoxyerythrolaccin O-hexoside (pp10) 16.5 431 170 269 (25)
30 kermesic acid 7-C-glucofuranoside (dcIV) 16.8 491 170 447 (15), 357 (25), 327 (35), 299 (40) 277, 314, 493
34 xantholaccaic acid B 17.4 479 90 435 (10), 391 (25)
35 lucidin O-primeveroside 17.9 563 130 269 (10), 251 (45) 246, 266, 342, 407
36 kermesic acid 7-C-glucofuranoside (dcVII) 18.4 491 170 447 (15), 357 (25), 327 (30), 299 (35) 277, 312, 492
38 ruberthyric acid 18.5 533 130 239 (18) 228, 258, 334, 416
39 laccaic acid B 19.2 495 90 451 (10), 407 (20), 389 (35) 230, 288, 492
40 xantholaccaic acid A 19.4 520 90 476 (10), 432 (25) 230, 288, 492
41 deoxyerythrolaccin O-hexoside (pp12) 21.5 431 170 268 (30)
42 anthraflavic acid * 21.6 239 130 211 (26), 210 (30), 195 (22), 182 (42) 240, 273, 299, 346
43 laccaic acid A 21.6 536 90 492 (10), 448 (18), 430 (30), 358 (45) 228, 288, 492
48 rubiadin O-primeveroside 22.6 547 130 253 (20)
50 anthragallol 23.6 255 130 227 (25), 153 (35), 125 (35)
51 flavokermesic acid 23.6 313 90 269 (10) 284, 342, 431
52 kermesic acid * 24.2 329 90 285 (10) 274, 308, 492
53 kermesic acid O-hexoside derivative (1) (pp14) 25.5 589 170 545 (20), 357 (25), 327 (25)
54 lucidin 25.7 299 130 251 (15), 223 (30), 195 (35)
55 alizarin * 26.4 239 170 211 (26), 210 (30) 248, 274, 324, 429
57 deoxyerythrolaccin 27.2 269 130 241 (25), 225 (25)
59 anthrarufin * 27.4 239 170 211 (26), 182 (45) 225, 252, 285, 417
60 kermesic acid O-hexoside derivative (2) (pp15) 27.4 617 170 545 (20), 357 (25), 327 (25)
61 xanthopurpurin 27.5 239 130 211 (25), 195 (25)
62 santalin A 27.6 581 130 566 (25), 551 (32), 523 (40)
63 erythrolaccin 27.9 285 130 257 (25), 241 (25)
64 purpurin * 28.3 255 130 227 (22), 171 (30), 129 (38), 101 (45) 255, 290, 482
66 rubiadin * 29.0 253 110 225 (25), 209 (22), 195 (55) 245, 278, 330, 411
68 santalin B 29.8 595 130 580 (25), 565 (35)
69 chrysazin * 29.8 239 170 211 (26) 223, 252, 283, 428
70 quinizarin * 30.1 239 210 211 (18) 224,248, 278, 324, 479
71 ps1(santalin-like) 30.2 503 130 488 (20), 473 (25), 445 (25)
72 nordamnacanthal 30.5 267 90 239 (14), 211 (25), 195 (34) 259, 294, 418
73 chrysophanol * 30.8 253 170 225 (26) 225, 256, 277, 287, 429
74 santarubin A 30.9 609 130 594 (25), 579 (25), 551 (40)
75 atranorin * 31.0 373 90 177 (10), 163 (14), 133 (22)
76 rt1 (alizarin-licidin O-dimer) 32.1 491 150 251 (25), 239 (35)
13 isatin * 8.8 148 90 130 (15), 102 (25), 92 (20), 77 (25), 65 (30) 296, 413
31 indigoid compound A 17.2 262 90 235 (30), 219 (30), 190 (40), 120 (30)
32 β/γ-aminoorcein 17.2 485 140 470 (45), 415 (40), 362 (42)
33 β/γ-aminoorceinimine 17.3 484 140 469 (50), 468 (42), 361 (50)
37 indigoid compound B 18.4 262 90 234 (20), 219 (20), 31 (30)
44 β/γ-hydroxyorcein 21.7 486 140 471 (45), 469 (40), 416 (40)
45 α-aminoorceinimine 21.9 362 140 347 (38), 331 (45), 278 (40)
46 β/γ-aminoorceinimine 22.0 484 140 469 (45), 424 (55), 362 (42)
47 β/γ-aminoorcein 22.3 485 140 470 (42), 415 (40), 362 (42)
49 α-aminoorcein 22.7 363 140 348 (28), 347 (32), 303 (40), 240 (36)
56 β/γ-hydroxyorcein 26.6 486 140 471 (45), 416 (42)
58 α-hydroxyorcein 27.3 364 140 349 (30), 344 (25), 294 (25), 279 (40)
65 indigotin * 28.7 263 90 235 (23), 219 (19), 206 (39), 132 (35), 77 (50) 291, 620 #
67 indirubin * 29.2 263 170 235 (19), 219 (23), 190 (43) 257, 550 #

* Data determined for standard solutions and presented in [37], # absorption maxima determined for DMSO solutions.