Table 4.
Masses and unit types of Ac-NE by MALDI TOF MS

Polymer M+Na+ (positivereflectron) Unit type
Cyanidin (n) Delphinidin (n')
Dimer 1021 2 0
1079 1 1
1037 0 0
Trimer 1519 3 0
1579 2 1
1637 1 2
Tetramer 2018 4 0
2076 3 1
2134 0 0
2192 0 0
Pentamer 2515 5 0
2574 4 1
2632 0 0
2690 0 0
Note: Calculated [M+Na]+ = M' + (n+n'-1)(M'-2H) + 58n' + 23, M': 500 Da, H: 1 Da, Na+ adduct: 23 Da, -OAc group: 58 Da