title: CE-MS fingerprinting of Laurencia complex algae (Rhodophyta).
abstract: The use of CE-ESI-MS has been considered as a new chemical strategy for the possible discernment of genera and species of the Laurencia complex. After the selection of the CE-MS and the extraction conditions, a total of 28 specimens of the complex, including different species of four genera (Laurencia, Laurenciella, Palisada, and Osmundea) collected from five intertidal locations on the Island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) were analyzed. CE-MS fingerprints revealed that CE-MS can be used as a useful tool for these studies in order to assess similarities and differences between them and that it constitutes an important starting point for further studies in the field.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez, La Laguna (Tenerife), España.
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Machín-Sánchez
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asensio-Ramos
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hernández-Borges
authors.forename: María Candelaria
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gil-Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D054378:Acetogenins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary; D000461:Rhodophyta / Q000737:chemistry*; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D054378:Acetogenins; D013729:Terpenes
keywords: Algae; CE; Laurencia complex; MS; Rhodophyta