“…However, the absence of the UV characteristic band of an apigenin glucoside at 328 nm and the more lipophilic attitude of the compound indicated direct esterification on the apigenin aglycon. The hypsochromic shift of band I of the UV spectrum due to direct esterification on the flavonoid has been mentioned before (Azhar-ul-Haq, Malik, Khan, Shah, & Muhammad, 2004;Gabrieli & Kokkalou, 1990). The MS spectrum displayed a small molecular ion at 563 amu, the fragment of apigenin at m/z 271 and an intense fragment at m/z 147, characteristic of the p-coumaroyl moiety.…”