The cyanogenic glucoside contents of roots and leaves of the wild W14 and cultivated KU50 was determined by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. Five plants were analysed separately for each of them. A leaf disc was sampled from the first unfolded leaf of each plant by snap-closing the 2-ml-Eppendorf lid tubes. The plant samples were immersed into 300 μl and 500 μl of pre-warmed 85% (v/v) methanol for leaf and tuber, respectively. After closing the tube and securing the lid with a cap lock, the samples were boiled in a water bath at 100 °C for 3 min (leaf) or 5 min (tuber). Then, the MeOH extract was transferred into a new tube, lyophilized to dryness, re-suspended in water in a total volume of 200 μl and filtered through a 0.45-μm filter. Analytical liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry was carried out using an
Agilent 1100 Series LC (Agilent Technologies).
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