Abstract
Secondary metabolites include a very wide variety of compounds with different structures and chemical properties. In order to obtain an overview of the secondary metabolite content of a plant species such as Lotus japonicus, a profiling technique coupling sequential extraction with different chromatographic methods (GC-MS, HPLA-DAD/MS) was established. This method allows the qualitative analysis of ionic (charged) compounds such as alkaloids and non-ionic (neutral) compounds such as terpenoids and phenolic compounds. This technique can also be used for the isolation of new compounds
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Rispail, N., Nash, R., Webb, K.J. (2005). Secondary metabolite profiling. In: Márquez, A.J. (eds) Lotus japonicus Handbook. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3735-X_33
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