title: Quantification of abscisic acid in grapevine leaf (Vitis vinifera) by isotope-dilution liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
abstract: A specific, sensitive, precise, and accurate method for the determination of abscisic acid (ABA) in grapevine leaf tissues is described. The method employs high-performance liquid chromatography and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS) in selected ion monitoring mode (SIM) to analyze ABA using a stable isotope-labeled ABA as an internal standard. Absolute recoveries ranged from 72% to 79% using methanol/water pH 5.5 (50:50 v/v) as an extraction solvent. The best efficiency was obtained when the chromatographic separation was carried out by using a porous graphitic carbon (PGC) column. The statistical evaluation of the method was satisfactory in the work range. A relative standard deviation (RDS) of < 5.5% and < 6.0% was obtained for intra-batch and inter-batch comparisons, respectively. As for accuracy, the relative error (%Er) was between -2.7 and 4.3%, and the relative recovery ranged from 95% to 107%.
authors.affiliation: Centre UdL-IRTA, Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain.
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vilaró
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Canela-Xandri
authors.forename: Ramon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Canela
mesh_terms: D000040:Abscisic Acid / Q000032:analysis*; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007201:Indicator Dilution Techniques; D007554:Isotopes / Q000737:chemistry*; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000379:methods*; D027843:Vitis / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D007554:Isotopes; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water; D000040:Abscisic Acid; D000432:Methanol