RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Multiple reaction monitoring for identification and quantification of oligosaccharides in legumes using a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer A1 Prieto Santiago, Virginia A1 Cavia Camarero, María del Mar A1 Barba, Francisco J. A1 Alonso de la Torre, Sara A1 Carrillo Pérez, Celia K1 Triple quadrupole K1 Multiple reaction monitoring K1 Oligosaccharides K1 Legumes K1 Biología molecular K1 Molecular biology K1 Alimentos K1 Food AB Raffinose family oligosaccharides are non-digestible compounds considered as dietary prebiotics with health-related properties. Hence, it is important to develop highly specific methods for their determination. An analytical method is developed in this study for oligosaccharide identification and quantification using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry equipped with a triple quadrupole analyser operating in Multiple Reaction Monitoring mode. Raffinose, stachyose and verbascose are separated in a 10-minute run and the method is validated over a broad concentration range, showing good linearity, accuracy, precision and high sensitivity. A low-cost, short eco-friendly procedure for oligosaccharide extraction from legumes, with a high recovery rate extraction, good repeatability and reproducibility is also proposed. No plant-matrix effects were demonstrated. The method applied to the screening of 28 different legumes revealed species-related traits for oligosaccharide distribution, highlighting Pisum sativum (9.22 g/100 g) as the richest source of these prebiotics and its suitability as a functional food ingredient. PB Elsevier SN 0308-8146 YR 2022 FD 2022-01 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6196 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6196 LA eng NO Prieto-Santiago is a research assistant funded by Junta de Castilla y León (Spain) (Grant No. UBU-10-B). DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 23-nov-2024