文摘
A method has been developed for simultaneous identification of soyasaponins and soy isoflavonesin soy products, based on liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS). Soy-based nutraceutical products were analyzed by LC/ESI-MS with detection of protonatedand sodiated molecular ions, as well as characteristic fragment ions for these compounds. Soyisoflavones were characterized by a strong protonated molecular ion in addition to corresponding[aglycone + H]+ ions. Monitoring the soyasaponin-specific protonated aglycone and dehydratedaglycone ions throughout the chromatogram provided a unique fingerprint for soyasaponin contentin the samples. This mass spectrometric fingerprint also allowed immediate classification of thesoyasaponin analytes as group A or B soyasaponins, based on the unique masses of aglycone ionsobserved for each class. Quantification of soyasaponin Bb in soy-derived materials, based on theuse of a purified soyasaponin Bb standard and a glycyrrhizin internal standard, has been accomplished.Keywords: Bioactive; diet; Glycine max; isoflavones; natural product; nutrition; saponins