title: Analysis of sphingolipids in potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) and sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) by reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MS/MS).
abstract: Ceramides and glucocerebrosides of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) and sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) were analyzed using RP-HPLC-ESI-MS/MS. Ceramides and glucocerebrosides containing the three different long-chain bases 4,8-sphingadienine (d18:2(delta4,delta8)), 4-hydroxy-8-sphingenine (t18:1(delta8)), and 8-sphingenine (d18:1(delta8)) acylated to saturated and unsaturated hydroxy- and nonhydroxy fatty acids with 16-26 carbon atoms were detected. For ceramides and glucocerebrosides 4,8-sphingadienine (d18:2(delta4,delta8)) was found as the major long-chain base, with lesser amounts of 4-hydroxy-8-sphingenine (t18:1(delta8)) and 8-sphingenine (d18:1(delta8)). 2-(Alpha-)hydroxypalmitic acid (C16:0h) was the major fatty acid, which was found to be acylated to the long-chain bases. For quantification of these compounds, an RP-HPLC-ESI-MS/MS method with an "echo-peak"-technique simulating internal standard injection was developed. The analyzed samples of potatoes and sweet potatoes showed amounts of approximately 0.1-8 microg/kg single ceramides and amounts up to 500 microg/kg glucocerebrosides, with C16:0h-glucosyl-4,8-sphingadienine as the major component.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Lebensmittelchemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Nana
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bartke
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fischbeck
authors.forename: Hans-Ulrich
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Humpf
mesh_terms: D002518:Ceramides / Q000032:analysis; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005963:Glucosylceramides / Q000032:analysis; D027723:Ipomoea batatas / Q000737:chemistry*; D035281:Plant Tubers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011198:Solanum tuberosum / Q000737:chemistry*; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D013107:Sphingolipids / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002518:Ceramides; D005963:Glucosylceramides; D013107:Sphingolipids