Methyl angolensate changes in Khaya ivorensis after fungal infection

HPLC-ESI-MS/MS using Selected Reaction Monitoring (SRM) mode was employed to develop a rapid, selective and sensitive method for detecting methyl angolensate (MA) in all aerial parts of Khaya ivorensis with and without symptoms of stem and branch cankers, caused by Botryosphaeria rhodina. Outcomes strongly suggested that MA plays a role in plant-pathogen interactions probably as a phytoanticipin.