Abstract
Phytosiderophores of the mugineic acid family are separated by anion-exchange HPLC using NaOH gradient elution. Separation of mugineic acid (MA), 2′-deoxymugineic acid (DMA), 3-hydroxymugineic acid (HMA) and 3-epi-hydroxymugineic acid (epi-HMA) is obtained within 15 min. Detection of the underivatised phytosiderophores is performed using pulsed amperometric detection (PAD) at pH 13. The sensitivity of the detection increases in the order DMA<MA<HMA<epi-HMA and respective detection limits of 5 μ M (DMA), 1 μ M (MA) and <0.5 μ M (HMA, epi-HMA) are achieved. PAD is discussed in comparison with the well-established fluorimetric detection method after post-column derivatisation with ortho-phthaldialdehyde. The main advantage of PAD is the simplicity of the method (no derivatisation) and the high sensitivity for hydroxylated mugineic acids. The method is used for the determination of phytosiderophores in root washings of iron-deficient and non-deficient wheat and barley plants.
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