Rapid identification of betacyanins from Amaranthus tricolor, Gomphrena globosa, and Hylocereus polyrhizus by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ ionization quadrupole ion trap time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-QIT-TOF MS)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 6520-6526

  Cai, Yi Zhong ^a   Xing, Jie ^b,c   Sun, Mei ^a   Corke, Harold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amaranth; Amaranthus tricolor, gomphrena globosa; Betacyanins; Betalains; Food colorants; HPLC; Hylocereus polyrhizus; Low molecular weight compounds; MALDI QIT TOF MS; Pitaya

Indexed keywords

BETACYANIN;

AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS; ARTICLE; CACTACEAE; CHEMISTRY; FLOWER; FRUIT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; SEEDLING;

AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS; BETACYANINS; CACTACEAE; FLOWERS; FRUIT; SEEDLING; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS TRICOLOR; GOMPHRENA GLOBOSA; HYLOCEREUS POLYRHIZUS; STENOCEREUS STELLATUS;

EID: 33748911624     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0609983     Document Type: Article

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