Development of an ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous determination of salicylic acid, jasmonic acid, and abscisic acid in rose leaves

J Agric Food Chem. 2014 Jul 9;62(27):6278-84. doi: 10.1021/jf5023884. Epub 2014 Jun 26.

Abstract

This paper describes a method to detect and quantitate the endogenous plant hormones (±)-2-cis-4-trans-abscisic acid, (-)-jasmonic acid, and salicylic acid by means of ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) in hybrid rose leaf matrices. Deuterium-labeled [(2)H6] (+)-2-cis-4-trans-abscisic acid, [(2)H6] (±)-jasmonic acid, and [(2)H4]-salicylic acid were used as internal standards. Rose samples (10 mg) were extracted with methanol/water/acetic acid (10:89:1) and subsequently purified on an Oasis MCX 1 cm(3) Vac SPE cartridge. Performance characteristics were validated according to Commission Decision 2002/657/EC. Recovery, repeatability, and within-laboratory reproducibility were acceptable for all phytohormones tested at three different concentrations. The decision limit and detection capability for (±)-2-cis-4-trans-abscisic acid, (-)-jasmonic acid, and salicylic acid were 0.0075 and 0.015 μg/g, 0.00015 and 0.00030 μg/g, and 0.0089 and 0.018 μg/g, respectively. Matrix effects (signal suppression or enhancement) appeared to be high for all substances considered, implying the need for quantitation based on matrix-matched calibration curves.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Abscisic Acid / analysis*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods*
  • Cyclopentanes / analysis*
  • Oxylipins / analysis*
  • Plant Extracts / analysis*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Rosa / chemistry*
  • Salicylic Acid / analysis*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods*

Substances

  • Cyclopentanes
  • Oxylipins
  • Plant Extracts
  • jasmonic acid
  • Abscisic Acid
  • Salicylic Acid