title: Analysis of phenolic acids in fruits by HPLC with monolithic columns.
abstract: Reversed-phase HPLC was optimised for simultaneous determination of several derivatives of benzoic and hydroxycinnamic acids (so-called phenolic acids) in plums using a commercially available monolithic column. Mobile phase pH and concentration of organic modifier (methanol and acetonitrile) were tested in order to obtain the best resolution. Satisfactory separation was achieved in gradient mode with a mobile phase consisting of 50 mM phosphate buffer at pH 2.2 (solvent A) and acetonitrile (solvent B). The limits of detection for a UV detector ranged between 0.098 and 2.04 microg/mL for vanillic acid and p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, respectively. The developed method was used for monitoring the content of polyphenolic acids in plums during their ripening process. The presence of these constituents was confirmed by checking their MS spectra.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland. mbiesaga@chem.uw.edu.pl
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biesaga
authors.forename: Urszula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ochnik
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pyrzynska
mesh_terms: D001565:Benzoates / Q000032:analysis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D003373:Coumaric Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D015394:Molecular Structure; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D003373:Coumaric Acids