Dear Comrades,
We are evaluating a MALDI spectra of a plant extract making us go hmm.. We were expecting condensed tannins or oxidized tannins but found peaks and mass differences that were strange. What is interesting that there is a periodic mass difference of 226 Da and a periodic differences of 30 Da. It was recorded in positive mode, possibly also K adducts are present, DHB was the matrix. Can the presence of some contamination (plastics eg. acrylates, polyamide, etc. from labware) be exluded? Is there any hint from these data on the structure of the compounds? I include the mass spectra for discussion. Any help is appreciated!
Best regards,
Tamás Hofmann