Table 2. High-Resolution Mass Spectrometric Data Obtained by IT-TOF Analysis for Melocactin 1, Mammillarinin 3, and Their Fragmentation Ions as well as for Hydrophobic Acylated Betacyanins 8–12 Extracted from Fruits of Melocactus Species.
| no. | fragmentation ionsa | molecular formula | [M + H]+ obsd | [M + H]+ predicted | error [mDa] | error [ppm] | MS2 ions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [M + H]+ | C30H37N2O18 | 713.2055 | 713.2036 | 1.9 | 2.66 | 551; 389 |
| nl: – Glc-Glc | C18H17N2O8 | 389.0993 | 389.0979 | 1.4 | 3.60 | 345; 343; 299; 297; 255; 253 | |
| 3 | [M + H]+ | C33H39N2O21 | 799.2061 | 799.2040 | 2.1 | 2.63 | 713; 593; 551; 389 |
| nl: – Glc-Mal-Glc | C18H17N2O8 | 389.0996 | 389.0979 | 1.7 | 4.37 | 343; 299; 297; 255; 253 | |
| 4 | [M + H]+ | C33H39N2O21 | 799.2074 | 799.2040 | 3.4 | 4.25 | 713; 593; 551; 389 |
| 8 | [M + H]+ | C40H45N2O21 | 889.2489 | 889.2509 | –2.0 | –2.25 | 727; 713; 551; 389 |
| 9 | [M + H]+ | C41H47N2O22 | 919.2642 | 919.2615 | 2.7 | 2.94 | 757; 713; 551; 389 |
| 10 | [M + H]+ | C40H45N2O21 | 889.2531 | 889.2509 | 2.2 | 2.47 | 683; 551; 389 |
| 11 | [M + H]+ | C40H45N2O21 | 889.2478 | 889.2509 | –3.1 | –3.49 | 727; 713; 551; 389 |
| 12 | [M + H]+ | C41H47N2O22 | 919.2587 | 919.2615 | –2.8 | –3.05 | 757; 713; 551; 389 |
nl: neutral losses from the protonated molecular ions.