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Improved method to track chlorophyll degradation.

A Gauthier-Jaques·K Bortlik·J Hau·L B Fay
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An analytical method capable of identifying >30 chlorophyll-related compounds in plant extracts has been developed. The method employs liquid chromatography coupled to UV-vis, MS, and MS/MS detection. It can be applied without modification to analyze natural chlorophyll degradation products and other metalloporphyrines. It was successfully applied to identify chlorophyll derivatives found in rehydrated spinach powder and conventionally canned and Veri-Green-processed beans. In the Veri-Green-processed beans several degradation products were identified that are zinc-containing analogues to the chlorophyll derivatives found in vegetables after conventional canning. They have been characterized by liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry.

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A Gauthier-Jaques, K Bortlik, J Hau, L B Fay. 2001. Improved method to track chlorophyll degradation.. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf000384c

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