MALDI-HRMS imaging and HPLC-HRESI-MSn characterisation of kaurane diterpenes in the fruits of Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich (Annonaceae).
James Oppong KyekyekuSamuel Asare-NkansahSamuel Oppong BekoeSelahaddin SezginReimmel Kwame AdosrakuMichael SpitellerPublished in: Phytochemical analysis : PCA (2019)
The study revealed the spatial variability, differential behaviours and specificity of the selected kaurane diterpenes in the fruit, seed and pericarp. The compounds under study were predominantly restricted to the pericarp of the fruit with trace amounts in the seed.