Identification of intact long-chain p-hydroxycinnamate esters in leaf fibers of abaca (Musa textilis) using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
The study of acetone-extractable components from the leaf fibers of the non-wood plant abaca (Musa textilis) resulted in the isolation and identification of series of intact hydroxycinnamate esters consisting of ferulic and p-coumaric acids esterified to long-chain fatty alcohols (C20 to C28) and omega-hydroxyfatty acids (C22 to C28). These series of compounds were characterized by high-temperature gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) using capillary columns (12 m length) with thin films that allowed the analysis of intact (i.e., without prior saponification) hydroxycinnamate esters. Characterization of intact individual compounds was achieved based on the mass spectra obtained by GC/MS of the underivatized compounds and their methyl and/or trimethylsilyl ether derivatives.
del Río
José C
JC
Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla, CSIC, P.O. Box 1052, 41080 Seville, Spain. delrio@irnase.csic.es
Rodríguez
Isabel M
IM
Gutiérrez
Ana
A
D003373:Coumaric Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D004952:Esters; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000737:chemistry; D005233:Fatty Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D028521:Musa / Q000737:chemistry*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*
D003373:Coumaric Acids; D004952:Esters; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D005233:Fatty Alcohols; C004999:ferulic acid