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Table 6 LC–MS identification of the main ions detected during oxidation of ferulic acid by PcLac1 and PcLac2

From: Discovery of two novel laccase-like multicopper oxidases from Pleurotus citrinopileatus and their application in phenolic oligomer synthesis

Compound

Rt (min)

m/z [M-H]−

MF

MS/MS

Identification

PcLac1 samples

PcLac2 samples

Dimers

1

7.07

297.111

C18H17O4

146 (C9H6O2) 109 (C6H5O2)

Double-decarboxylated diferulic acid

Minor

Major

2

7.07

341

C19H17O6

281 (C17H13O4), 267 (C16H11O4), 209 (C14H9O2), 159 (C10H7O2), 146 (C9H6O2)

Decarboxylated diferulic acid

Major

Major

3

7.28

385

C20H17O8

267 (C16H11O4), 239 (C15H11O3)

Diferulic acid

Major

Major

4

7.29

341

C19H17O6

281 (C17H13O4), 267 (C16H11O4), 209 (C14H9O2), 159 (C10H7O2), 146 (C9H6O2)

Decarboxylated diferulic acid

Major

Major

5

7.99

341

C19H17O6

281 (C17H13O4), 267 (C16H11O4), 209 (C14H9O2), 159 (C10H7O2), 146 (C9H6O2)

Decarboxylated diferulic acid

Major

Major

Trimers

6

7.40

577

C30H25O12

193

Triferulic acid

Not detected

Major

7

7.62

533

C29H26O10

193

Triferulic acid, decarboxylated

Not detected

Major

8

7.63

577

C30H25O12

193

Triferulic acid

Not detected

Major

9

7.65

533

C29H26O10

193 (C10H9O4),

Triferulic acid, decarboxylated

Minor

Major

10

7.67

533

C29H26O10

193

Triferulic acid, decarboxylated

Not detected

Major

11

8.02

533

C29H26O10

193

Triferulic acid, decarboxylated

Minor

Major

12

8.21

533

C29H26O10

193

Triferulic acid, decarboxylated

Minor

Major

13

8.35

533

C29H26O10

193

Triferulic acid, decarboxylated

Minor

Major

14

8.35

565

C30H29O11

193 (C10H9O4), 178 (C9H6O4), 149 (C9H9O2), 134 (C8H6O2)

Unknown triferulic acid

Major

Major

15

8.63

533

C29H26O10

193

Triferulic acid, decarboxylated

Not detected

Minor

Others

16

7.5

551

C29H28O11

193 (C10H9O4), 178 (C9H6O4), 149 (C9H9O2), 134 (C8H6O2)

Triferulic acid, decarboxylated-H2O*

Detected

Detected

  1. *The MS/MS shows that it is a triferulic acid derivative but it is not obvious how. A carboxyl group and a H2O molecule are missing