solvents used for extractions were
HPLC grade obtained from Rathburn (Mikrolab, Aarhus, Denmark), except
for ethanol (96%), which was obtained from Kemetyl AB (Haninge, Sweden).
Acetonitrile and methanol for LC–MS analysis was LC–MS
grade purchased from Fisher Scientific (Roskilde, Denmark). Analytical
grade formic acid and LC–MS grade ammonium formate were obtained
from Sigma-Aldrich (Copenhagen, Denmark), LC–MS grade acetic
acid was obtained from VWR (Søborg, Denmark), and analytical
grade ammonium hydroxide was obtained from Merck (Darmstadt, Germany).
All water used was Milli-Q water collected from a Dionex (Hvidovre,
Denmark) Milli-Q purifier. Gelsemine, senecionine, senkirkine, atropine,
aucubin, and amygdalin were obtained from Extrasynthese (Genay, France).
Triptolide was purchased from BioNordika (Herlev, Denmark), whereas
methyllycaconitine was supplied by Sigma-Aldrich. Sucrose (>99%)
for
the feeding solutions was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich.