The Spatial Distribution of Alkaloids in Psychotria prunifolia (Kunth) Steyerm and Palicourea coriacea (Cham.) K. Schum Leaves Analysed by Desorption Electrospray Ionisation Mass Spectrometry Imaging

ConclusionDifferent distributions were found for three alkaloids in Psychotria prunifolia, and the distributions found by MSI were in complete accordance with HPLC–MS analysis and histochemical results. The DESI‐MSI technique was therefore demonstrated to provide reliable information about the spatial distribution of metabolites in plants. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Phytochemical Analysis - September 1, 2017 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Lucilia Kato, Aline Pereira Moraes, Cec ília Maria Alves Oliveira, Boniek Gontijo Vaz, Letícia Almeida Gonçalves, Elienai Cândida Silva, Christian Janfelt Tags: Research Article Source Type: research