Novel pentacyclic triterpene diesters isolated from Calendula officinalis flowers.
Instability of triterpene mono- and diesters in ion-source makes their MS detection challenging.
Problem solved by use of APCI and QTOF with specific instrumental settings.
MS/MS scan with multi-channel averaging for pseudo-molecular ion detection of diesters.
Non-aqueous C30 RP-HPLC for improved separation of diesters.