Abstract:
Electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS
n) and high resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS) were utilized to analyze the total alkaloids from the roots of
Aconitum flavum Hand.Mazz. Based on the information of pseudo molecular ions, molecular formulas and fragment ions which were obtained from ESI-MS, HR-ESI-MS and tandem mass spectrometry, five main alkaloids were suggested as 12
epi napelline, 3-deoxyaconitine, aconitine, 3-deoxyaconitine-8-linoleate and aconitine-8-linoleate, respectively.