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  • Title: Mass spectrometry analysis of terpene lactones in Ginkgo biloba.
    Author: Ding S, Dudley E, Song Q, Plummer S, Tang J, Newton RP, Brenton AG.
    Journal: Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom; 2008; 22(6):766-72. PubMed ID: 18275095.
    Abstract:
    Terpene lactones are a family of compounds with unique chemical structures, first recognised in an extract of Ginkgo biloba. The discovery of terpene lactone derivatives has recently been reported in more and more plant extracts and even food products. In this study, mass spectrometric characteristics of the standard terpene lactones in Ginkgo biloba were comprehensively studied using both an ion trap and a quadrupole time-of-flight (QTOF) mass spectrometer. The mass spectral fragmentation data from both techniques was compared to obtain the mass spectrometric fragmentation pathways of the terpene lactones with high confidence. The data obtained will facilitate the analysis and identification of terpene lactones in future plant research via the fragmentation knowledge reported here.
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