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Fig. 1. Biosynthetic Pathway and Chemical Structures of the eight Target Benzo[c]phenanthridine Alkaloids in California Poppy.
Notes: Solid arrow stands for a single-step enzyme reaction and dotted arrows represent a multiple-step one (adapted from Ref.Citation20).
![Fig. 1. Biosynthetic Pathway and Chemical Structures of the eight Target Benzo[c]phenanthridine Alkaloids in California Poppy.Notes: Solid arrow stands for a single-step enzyme reaction and dotted arrows represent a multiple-step one (adapted from Ref.Citation20).](/cms/asset/fa93f4bd-54c5-401c-be74-56e62363e4df/tbbb_a_917264_f0001_b.gif)
Fig. 2. HPLC-DAD Analysis Results of a Standard Sample (A) and a Real Sample Obtained from California Poppy Cell Culture (B).
Notes: 1 sanguinarine; 2 chelerythrine; 3 chelirubine; 4 macarpine; 5 dihydrochelerythrine; 6 dihydrochelirubine; 7 dihydrosanguinarine; 8 dihydromacarpine.
![Fig. 2. HPLC-DAD Analysis Results of a Standard Sample (A) and a Real Sample Obtained from California Poppy Cell Culture (B).Notes: 1 sanguinarine; 2 chelerythrine; 3 chelirubine; 4 macarpine; 5 dihydrochelerythrine; 6 dihydrochelirubine; 7 dihydrosanguinarine; 8 dihydromacarpine.](/cms/asset/544c4ccf-ddca-4fda-b5a9-55dc13445487/tbbb_a_917264_f0002_b.gif)
Table 1. Characteristics of the Alkaloids Determined by HPLC-DAD Analysis.
Table 2. Operating Conditions of ESI-MS/MS for the Detection of Eight Target Alkaloids.
Fig. 3. MS/MS Spectrum of Eight Target Benzo[c]phenanthridine Alkaloids Analyzed by ESI-MS/MS.
Notes: (A) sanguinarine; (B) dihydrosanguinarine; (C) chelerythrine; (D) dihydrochelerythrine; (E) chelirubine; (F) dihydrochelirubine; (G) macarpine; (H) dihydromacarpine.
![Fig. 3. MS/MS Spectrum of Eight Target Benzo[c]phenanthridine Alkaloids Analyzed by ESI-MS/MS.Notes: (A) sanguinarine; (B) dihydrosanguinarine; (C) chelerythrine; (D) dihydrochelerythrine; (E) chelirubine; (F) dihydrochelirubine; (G) macarpine; (H) dihydromacarpine.](/cms/asset/a828d02d-0282-4fa3-93ac-ae34b4088b34/tbbb_a_917264_f0003_oc.gif)
Fig. 4. MRM Chromatogram Analyzed by HPLC-ESI-MS/MS for a Real Sample Obtained from California Poppy Cell Culture.
Notes: 1 sanguinarine; 2 chelerythrine; 3 chelirubine; 4 macarpine; 5 dihydrochelerythrine; 6 dihydrochelirubine; 7 dihydrosanguinarine; 8 dihydromacarpine.
![Fig. 4. MRM Chromatogram Analyzed by HPLC-ESI-MS/MS for a Real Sample Obtained from California Poppy Cell Culture.Notes: 1 sanguinarine; 2 chelerythrine; 3 chelirubine; 4 macarpine; 5 dihydrochelerythrine; 6 dihydrochelirubine; 7 dihydrosanguinarine; 8 dihydromacarpine.](/cms/asset/c52a1c05-3bf6-4685-9c52-d5c025b9f9b2/tbbb_a_917264_f0004_oc.gif)
Fig. 5. Benzo[c]phenanthridine Alkaloid Profiles during the California Poppy Cell Culture.
Notes: (A) sanguinarine (●); chelerythrine (□); chelirubine (◆); macarpine (△), (B) dihydrosanguinarine (●); dihydrochelerythrine (□); dihydrochelirubine (◆); dihydromacarpine (△). Data represent the mean and standard deviation of duplicate samples, (C) cell growth profiles in gram dry cell weight (gDCW, ●) and in gram fresh cell weight (gFCW, ■).
![Fig. 5. Benzo[c]phenanthridine Alkaloid Profiles during the California Poppy Cell Culture.Notes: (A) sanguinarine (●); chelerythrine (□); chelirubine (◆); macarpine (△), (B) dihydrosanguinarine (●); dihydrochelerythrine (□); dihydrochelirubine (◆); dihydromacarpine (△). Data represent the mean and standard deviation of duplicate samples, (C) cell growth profiles in gram dry cell weight (gDCW, ●) and in gram fresh cell weight (gFCW, ■).](/cms/asset/7caf9f05-7cc7-49cb-8e5d-323887ea3e2a/tbbb_a_917264_f0005_b.gif)