Applications of Direct Analysis in Real Time−Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) in Allium Chemistry. (Z)-Butanethial S-Oxide and 1-Butenyl Thiosulfinates and Their S-(E)-1-Butenylcysteine S-Oxide Precursor from Allium siculum
2010
Kubec, Roman | Cody, Robert B. | Dane, A John | Musah, Rabi A. | Schraml, Jan | Vattekkatte, Abith | Block, Eric
Lachrymatory (Z)-butanethial S-oxide along with several 1-butenyl thiosulfinates was detected by DART mass spectrometry upon cutting Allium siculum, a popular ornamental Allium species used in some cultures as a spice. (Z)-Butanethial S-oxide isolated from the plant was shown to be identical to a synthetic sample. Its likely precursor, (RS,RC,E)-S-(1-butenyl)cysteine S-oxide (homoisoalliin), was isolated from homogenates of A. siculum, and a closely related species Allium tripedale, and fully characterized. Through use of LC-MS, a series of related γ-glutamyl derivatives were tentatively identified in A. siculum and A. tripedale homogenates, including γ-glutamyl-(E)-S-(1-butenyl)cysteine and its S-oxide, γ-glutamyl-S-butylcysteine and its S-oxide, and γ-glutamyl-S-methylcysteine and its S-oxide. Because compounds containing the 1-butenyl group have not been previously identified in genus Allium species, this work extends the range of known Allium sulfur compounds. The general applicability of DART mass spectrometry in identifying naturally occurring, thermally fragile thial S-oxides and thiosulfinates is illustrated with onion, Allium cepa, as well as a plant from a different genus, Petiveria alliacea.
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