10.1021/acs.jafc.7b05535.s002 Carlos A. Ledesma-Escobar Carlos A. Ledesma-Escobar Feliciano Priego-Capote Feliciano Priego-Capote Víctor J. Robles Olvera Víctor J. Robles Olvera María D. Luque de Castro María D. Luque de Castro Targeted Analysis of the Concentration Changes of Phenolic Compounds in Persian Lime (<i>Citrus latifolia</i>) during Fruit Growth American Chemical Society 2018 coumaric acid derivatives concentration 4 phenolic acids maturation LC biosynthetic precursors phenylalanine fruit growth MS tandem mass spectrometry Fruit Growth Citrus fruits 2018-02-05 00:00:00 Journal contribution https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Targeted_Analysis_of_the_Concentration_Changes_of_Phenolic_Compounds_in_Persian_Lime_i_Citrus_latifolia_i_during_Fruit_Growth/5895739 Citrus fruits possess a high content of phenolic compounds; however, few studies have focused on the changes occurring during fruit growth. In this study, the changes in the concentration of 20 flavonoids, 4 phenolic acids, and their biosynthetic precursors phenylalanine and tyrosine have been evaluated during fruit maturation (14 weeks). Extracts from all samples, obtained by ultrasound assistance, were analyzed by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry with a triple quad system (LC–QqQ MS/MS). In general, the concentration of flavanones, which represented over 70% of the studied phenols, and flavones increased during fruit growth, reaching their maximum concentration around week 12. In general, flavanols and phenolic acids exhibited their maximum concentration at week 5 and then decreasing significantly during the rest of maturation. Phenylalanine and tyrosine showed a sinuous behavior during fruit growth. Partial least-squares showed a clear differentiation among fruits belonging to different maturation stages, coumaric acid derivatives being the most influential variables on the projection.