v-innovate Technologies provides one-stop large molecule mass spectrometry (MS) services covering a wide variety of plant targeted metabolomics service. Our saponins analysis services use HPLC-MS and HPLC-ESI-MS/MS technologies to deliver high resolution and reliable identification and quantification of saponins.
Saponins are plant glycosides that can form aqueous or colloidal solutions and soap-like foam. Saponins consist of saponin, sugar and uronic acid or other organic acid. According to the known molecular structure of saponin, saponins can be divided into two categories, one is steroid saponins, and the other is triterpenoid saponins. Saponins are mostly white or milky amorphous powder, a few are crystal, and have irritation to mucosa. Saponins are generally soluble in water, methanol and dilute ethanol, very soluble in hot water, hot methanol and hot ethanol, insoluble in ether, chloroform and benzene. Ginsenoside is the most effective medicinal ingredient of ginseng. There are nearly 30 kinds of ginsenoside, and each kind of ginsenoside has its specific pharmacological function. Soyasaponins have many beneficial physiological functions on human body. In addition to being used as medicine, soyasaponins can also be used in chemical industry as advanced cosmetics, food additives and surfactants. Mass spectrometry is a sensitive analytical technique that enables detection, identification and quantification of a variety of saponins by measuring their mass and characterizing their chemical structure, even at low abundance. MS instruments combine with either high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) or electrospray ionization (ESI) to effectively separate organic molecules from complex samples.
Since different tissues have different matrix properties, v-innovate Technologies has developed multiple novel sample preparation techniques. Our services allow the profiling of various types of saponins, including ginsenoside, soyasaponins, etc.
Mode: MRM
Precision: pmol
Linear: R2 > 0.99
Ginsenoside | Ginsenoside Rb1, Ginsenoside Rb2, Ginsenoside Rc, Ginsenoside Rc, Ginsenoside Rg2, Ginsenoside Rk1, Ginsenoside Rd, Ginsenoside Rg1, Ginsenoside Rh1, Ginsenoside Rs4 | Soyasaponins | Soyosaponin Ac, Soyosaponin Ab, Soyasaponin Aa, Soyasaponin Ae, Soyasaponin Af, Soyasaponin IV, Soyasaponin Ba, Soyasaponin Bd |
1. Fresh ginseng tissues: >1 g. If possible, samples should be frozen in liquid nitrogen right after collection, and then transferred to -80°C for storage.
2. Product samples.
At least 3 biological replicates.
Mass spectrometry-based profiling of saponins enables quantitative analyses of saponins in a faster, convenient, and sensitive manner. With decades of experience in mass spectrometry services, v-innovate Technologies has a proven track record supporting diverse saponins detection and quantification. We can meet your specific project requirements, from sampling to bioinformatics.