Table 2 Metabolites putatively identified in extracts of S. repens berries by MALDI-TOF/TOF analysis in negative mode.

From: A substitute variety for agronomically and medicinally important Serenoa repens (saw palmetto)

Constituents

Measured [M-H]−

Theoretical [M-H]−

Mass measurement accuracy (Δ ppm)

SP Relative Intensities

SL Relative Intensities

METLIN ID

Fatty acids

Isomyristicin

191.080

191.071

47.10

—

1.932

90582

Hexadecanoic acid (palmitic acid)

255.227

255.233

−23.51

1.69

0.86

187

Heptadecanoic acid (margaric acid)

269.257

269.248

33.43

2.06

0.42

4206

2,3-Dihydroxypropyl dodecanoate (1-Monolaurin)

273.187

273.207

−73.20

4.89

8.06

344007

9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (linoleic acid)

279.245

279.233

42.97

1.20

0.70

191

11-Octadecenoic acid (vaccenic acid)

281.210

281.248

−135.11

1.29

1.90

3552

9-Octadecenoic acid (oleic acid)

281.244

281.248

−14.22

6.64

5.35

190

n-Octadecanoic acid (stearic acid)

283.256

283.264

−28.24

2.58

0.45

189

11-Eicosenoic acid (gondoic acid)

309.298

309.279

61.43

5.01

0.83

3554

Eicosanoic acid (arachidic acid)

311.287

311.295

−25.70

9.45

41.27

401

Docosanoic acid (behenic acid)

339.327

339.326

2.95

2.56

10.18

344007

Fatty alcohols

1,20-Eicosanediol

313.322

313.311

35.11

2.86

2.84

95423

1-Docosanol (behenyl alcohol)

325.328

325.347

−58.40

9.86

37.74

4298

1-Tetracosanol (lignoceryl alcohol)

353.370

353.378

−22.64

0.8

1.31

46173

Phytosterols

Campest-5-en-3beta-ol (campesterol)

399.386

399.363

57.59

0.98

0.71

167

Stigmasta-5,22-dien-3beta-ol (stigmasterol)

411.326

411.363

−89.94

—

0.33

168

Cycloarterenol (cycloartenol)

425.345

425.378

−77.58

—

0.41

34476

beta-sitosteryl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (daucosterol)

575.481

575.431

86.89

0.45

0.34

89636

Other lipids

Dodecanoic acid (lauric acid)

199.174

199.170

20.08

3.74

3.06

357

5-Pentadecylresorcinol (resorcinol)

319.277

319.264

40.72

1.56

2

68597

Propyl 9-octadecenoate (propyl oleate)

323.287

323.295

−24.75

1.65

2.01

97358

23-methyl-tetracosanoic acid

377.338

377.342

−10.60

2.9

2.47

73679

Polyprenoids

3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadec-2-en-1-ol (phytol)

295.318

295.300

60.95

1.37

0.45

391

Kaempferol 3-glucoside-7-xyloside

579.169

579.135

58.71

—

0.42

50152

Flavonoids

2-Hydroxyxanthone

211.042

211.04

9.48

—

0.44

44452

2-Methoxyxanthone

225.057

225.055

8.89

—

1.4

43829

3,4′,5,7-Tetrahydroxyflavone (kaempferol)

285.037

285.040

−10.52

1.82

0.36

3410

Apigenin-7-O-rhamnoglucoside (rhoifolin)

577.152

577.156

−6.93

0.67

0.79

44401

Saccharides

6-Deoxy-L-Galactose (fucose)

163.053

163.061

−49.06

2.98

—

63169

(3S,4R,5R)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one (D-Fructose)

179.056

179.056

0

2.88

0.53

68675

(2R, 3R, 4R, 5R)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol (D-Mannitol)

181.073

181.071

11.05

5.19

0.69

142

  1. Metabolites were putatively identified based on mass accuracy and comparison to chemical databases. SL and SP denote the silver and wild green varieties of S. repens, respectively. The relative intensities of samples were calculated with n = 5. (—) indicates absence of the constituent in the listed sample group.