TABLE 1

Electrospray tandem mass spectra with CID of flavanones and selected metabolites


Substrate/Metabolite

Precursor Ion, m/z

Major Fragment Ions (Relative Abundance)

Identification
Flavanone See Fig. 1
   M2 [M + H]+ 241.0885 241.09 (11); 226.06 (12); 223.07 (9); 147.04 (42) (1,4B+); 121.03 (100) (1,3A+) 2′-Hydroxyflavanone
   M3 [M + H]+ 241.080 137.01(100) (1,3A+) A-Ring hydroxylation
   M4 [M + H]+ 241.084 241.09 (15); 226.06 (14); 147.04 (22) (1,4B+); 121.03 (100) 4′-Hydroxyflavanone
   M5 [M + H]+ 241.083 241.08 (3); 195.08 (20); 167.09 (100);121.03 (52) (1,3A+) 3-Hydroxyflavanone
   M7 [MH - H2O]+ 209.0979 209.09 (42); 194.07 (32); 181.10 (25); 166 0.07(30); 131.05 (83); 115.05 (100); 91.06 (35) Flavan-4-ol
   M8 [MH - H2O]+ 209.0980 209.09 (42); 194.07 (24); 181.10 (25); 166 0.07 (30); 165.07 (11) 131.05 (86); 115.05 (100); 91.06 (36) Flavan-4-ol
4′-OH Flavanone [M - H]- 239.0712 119.05 (100) (1,3B-)
   M9 [M - H]- 255.0645 135.04 (100) (1,3B-) 3′,4′-Dihydroxyflavanone
   M10 [M - H]- 255.065 119.06 (100) (1,3B-);107 (20) A-Ring hydroxylation
   M11 [M - H]- 237.0565 237.05 (8); 117.03(100) (1,3B-) 4′-Hydroxyflavone
3′-OH Flavanone [M - H]- 239.0715 221.06 (100); 193.06 (50); 165.07 (20); 119.05 (100) (1,3B-)
   M9 see above
   M12 [M - H]- 255.0659 135.04 (100) (1,3B-); 134.03 (10); 133.02 (8); 109.06 (8) 93.02 (8) B-Ring dihydroxylation
   M13 [M - H]- 241.0856 119.05 (100) (1,3B); 93.03 (30) 3′-Hydroxyflavan-4-ol
   M14 [M - H]- 241.0855 119.05 (100)(1,3B); 93.03 (30) 3′-Hydroxyflavan-4-ol
Pinocembrin [M - H]- 255.0650 255.06 (100); 213.09 (20); 211.10 (10); 151.01 (20) (1,3A-); 107.02 (10)
   M16 see Naringenin Naringenin
   M19 [M - H]- 289.0722 289.07 (90); 271.06 (10); 151.00 (70) (1,3A-); 135.03 (10) (1,3B-); 125.02 (70) (1,4A-); 119.05 (22) 3,4,5,7,4′-Pentahydroxyflavan
Naringenin [M - H]- 271.0616 271.06 (20); 151.01 (100) (1,3A-); 119.05 (40) (1,3B-); 107.01 (10); 93.03 (8)
   M20 [M - H]- 287.0560 151.00 (35) (1,3A-); 119.05 (100) (1,3B-) Eriodictyol
   M22 [M - H]- 287.055 125.01 (100) Aromadendrin
   M24 [M - H]- 177.0176 135.02 (35); 133.01 (25); 109.02 (25); 107.02 (40); 91.01 (100); 89.02 (30); 77.05 (30) 5,7-Dihydroxychromone
Liquiritigenin (7,4′-Dihydroxyflavanone) [M - H]- 255.0648 135.02 (30) (1,3A-); 119.05 (100) (1,3B-); 91.03 (20)
   M25 [M - H]- 271.061 135.04 (100) (1,3B-); 135.00 (1,3A-) (30) 7,3′,4′-Trihydroxyflavanone
   M26 [M - H]- 271.062 161.02 (20); 135.01 (45); 109.05 (100); 108.02 (5) Hydroxy quinone metabolite
   M27 [M - H]- 271.065 151.01 (20); 119.06 (100) (1,3A-); 107.06 (15) A-Ring dihydroxy metabolite
   M28 [M - H]- 271.067 151.01 (25) (1,3A-); 119.06 (100) (1,3B-) A-Ring dihydroxy metabolite
   M29 [M - H]- 253.054 135.02 (40); 133.04 (30); 117.03 (100) (1,3B-) 7,4′-Dihydroxyflavone
   M30
[M - H]- 161.028
161.03 (100); 133.03 (95); 117.06 (40); 91.05 (40); 77.07 (70)
7-hydroxychromone