Formation of Curcumin Molecular Ion under Electrospray Ionisation Conditions in the Presence of Metal Cations

Autor: Rafał Frański, Wojciech Ostrowski, Anna Dzikowska
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: European Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 20:163-168
ISSN: 1751-6838
1469-0667
DOI: 10.1255/ejms.1251
Popis: Electrospray ionisation (ESI) mass spectra obtained for solutions containing curcumin, copper cation and other metal cations, namely Co2+, Ni2+, Mn2+ and Zn2+, have shown an abundant curcumin molecular ion at m/z 368. This ion was not formed for solutions containing curcumin and copper cations or for those containing curcumin and other metal cations. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first example of a system in which copper cations and other metal cations promote formation of organic radical cation under ESI conditions.
Databáze: OpenAIRE