“…The structures of the four flavonols (quercetin, fisetin kaempferol, flavonol), three flavones (luteolin, apigenin, chrysin), two flavanones (eriodictyol, hesperetin), two flavanols [(+)-catechin, (-)-epicatechin], and the dihydroflavonol taxifolin that were used, are presented in Figure 2. (11) (-)-epicatechin (12) Each standard flavonoid was diluted either in acetonitrile-water (1:1) or in isopropanol at a concentration of 4·10 -5 M. The retention times in the HPLC-DAD analysis as well as the UV-Vis characteristics of the studied compounds are presented in Table 1. The MS/MS analysis in the present study revealed that each subgroup exhibits a characteristic fragmentation behavior, which includes, as far as the protonated molecule is concerned, dehydration, loss of CO and fission of the C-ring.…”