title: Analysis of nucleosides and monophosphate nucleotides from mushrooms with reversed-phase HPLC.
abstract: The retention characteristics of five stationary phases were tested by using a selection of 5'-mononucleotides and nucleosides with the aim to develop a simple, rapid and sensitive reversed-phase liquid chromatography method without ion-pair reagent usage. The method was optimized by changes in temperature, pH and ionic strength on a column showing a superior performance. The mobile phase consisted of a mixture of 0.05 M phosphate buffer and methanol, delivered at a flow rate of 0.4 mL/min and based on a gradient program. UV detection was used at a 254 nm wavelength. The method was validated for a quantitative analysis of 5'-mononucleotides and nucleosides in wild edible mushrooms. For all nucleosides and nucleotides, the LOD and LOQ were less than 0.02 and 0.07 microg/mL, respectively. Validation parameters yielded recovery rates between 68.6 and 98.2%, with a precision expressed as a relative standard deviation of 7.6-15.3%. The content of 5'-mononucleotides and nucleosides was determined for 10 samples of wild edible mushrooms found in Croatia and, accordingly, the equivalent umami concentrations were calculated.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Liquid Chromatography, Institute of Public Health Dr. Andrija Stampar, Zagreb, Croatia. ana.ranogajec@stampar.hr
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ranogajec
authors.forename: Suncica
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beluhan
authors.forename: Zdenko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Smit
mesh_terms: D000363:Agaricales / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D009705:Nucleosides / Q000032:analysis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D009705:Nucleosides