Table 6 Putatively identified compounds from Lactuca sativa leaf extract by UHPLC-ESI-Orbitrap-MS/MS analysis, including polyphenol content in lettuce leaves and the impact of biostimulant treatments.

From: Protein hydrolysates derived from residual after polysaccharide extraction of Chlorella vulgaris biomass improves yield and quality of baby leaf lettuce

Peak

Name

Rt (min)

m/z

MS2

Error

(ppm)

Molecular

Formula

MSI level *

Class

TREATMENTS #

T1

T2

T4

T6

1

Caffeic acid

4.74

179.0350

135.0454

1.24

C9H8O4

2

Phenolic acids

66.74 ± 9.19 b

39.93 ± 0.46 c

101.33 ± 0.16 a

46.29 ± 2.74 b, c

2

Chlorogenic acid

4.76

353.0878

191.0562

179.0350

3.43

C16H18O9

1

Phenolic acids

626.38 ± 59.59 b

205.33 ± 33.64 d

909.79 ± 12.22 a

354.78 ± 13.46 c

3

Coumaroylquinic acid

5.24

337.0929

191.0564

173.0457

93.0349

0.91

C16H18O8

2

Phenolic acids

69.24 ± 6.28 a, b

45.14 ± 5.36 c

80.22 ± 1.23 a

56.83 ± 3.46 b, c

4

Feruloylquinic acid

5.45

367.1035

191.0549

134.0352

0.75

C17H20O9

2

Phenolic acids

12.53 ± 0.16 a

12.18 ± 0.08 a

12.51 ± 0.35 a

12.19 ± 0.16 a

5

Quercetin hexoside

5.89

463.0882

300.0283

301.0362

1.26

C21H20O12

2

Flavonoids

4.55 ± 0.61 a

2.15 ± 0.09 b

3.55 ± 0.37 a, b

3.02 ± 0.36 a, b

6

Luteolin 7-O-glucoside

5.90

447.0933

285.0412

151.0408

255.8948

175.0402

0.78

C21H20O11

1

Flavonoids

1.33 ± 0.12 a

1.01 ± 0.09 b

1.15 ± 0.01 a, b

1.08 ± 0.03 a, b

7

Quercetin glucuronide

6.01

477.0675

301.0359

151.0037

273.0433

1.28

C21H18O13

2

Flavonoids

11.30 ± 1.84a

4.42 ± 0.01 b

5.41 ± 0.24 b

5.43 ± 0.54 b

8

Luteolin glucoronide

6.04

461.0725

285.0410

270.7348

85.0294

0.22

C21H18O12

2

Flavonoids

10.76 ± 1.68 a

6.94 ± 0.33 b

7.49 ± 0.42 a, b

7.49 ± 0.43 a, b

9

Quercetin O-malonylglucoside

6.13

549.0886

300.0278

301.0361

200.8802

2.03

C24H22O15

2

Flavonoids

22.71 ± 3.43 a

9.31 ± 0.43 b

21.99 ± 1.32 a

12.02 ± 1.54 b

10

Dicaffeoylquinic acid (DCQA)

6.15

515.1195

353.0885

191.0565

179.0353

135.0456

1.82

C25H24O12

2

Phenolic acids

40.39 ± 4.52 a, b

18.72 ± 1.63 c

53.57 ± 4.83 a

26.57 ± 0.22 b, c

11

Dicaffeoyltartaric acid (DCTA)

6.31

473.0725

311.0421 293.0303

179.0350

149.0092

2.11

C22H18O12

2

Phenolic acids

714.36 ± 68.7 b

243.78 ± 26.02 c

921.68 ± 12.84 a

575.64 ± 18.99 b

12

Luteolin O-malonylglucoside

6.47

533.0937

285.0411

284.0335

489.1056

1.35

C24H22O14

2

Flavonoids

1.05 ± 0.06 a

0.84 ± 0.01 a

1.00 ± 0.09 a

0.92 ± 0.13 a

IS

QUE-d3 (IS)

7.00

304.0542

151.0041

178.9989

0.51

C15H7D3O7

      
  1. T1: control; T2: commercial biostimulant; T4: TPH-1000; T6: PPH-1000.
  2. * according to metabolomics standard initiative (MSI).
  3. # Data expressed as mean (mg CGA g − 1 dried weight) for Phenolic acids and (mg LUT-G g − 1 dried weight) for Flavonoids ± standard deviation (n = 3).
  4. ## Means followed by different letters within each row are significantly different according to Tukey’s honestly significant difference (HSD). Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different.