Comparative Metabolite Profiling of Wild and Cultivated Licorice Based on Ultra-Fast Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Triple Quadrupole-Time of Flight Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Licorice is one of the ancient and most frequently applied herbs for its diverse phytochemicals. At present, wild resources of licorice have rapidly declined with increasing demand and the proportion of cultivated products in the market is quickly growing. However, the different level in chemical composition between the wild and cultivated licorice may result in the discrepancy in quality and pharmacological activity. Therefore, an ultra-fast...