Title: HPLC Data Explanation Investigator: Max Klotzsche Date: 07.01.2025 Location: Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany Experiment: Xylem Sap Collection Methods: HPLC Instrument: Agilent 1200, Nucleogel ION 300 OA, 5 mM H2SO4 @ 0.4 mL/min Files: Calibration (20 µL injection volume each) 8465 Oxalic acid 10 mM 8466 Oxalic acid 1 mM 8467 Oxalic acid 0.1 mM 8468 Citric acid 10 mM 8469 Citric acid 1 mM 8470 Citric acid 0.1 mM 8471 Malic acid 10 mM 8472 Malic acid 1 mM 8473 Malic acid 0.1 mM 8474 Fumaric acid 1 mM 8475 Fumaric acid 0.1 mM 8476 Fumaric acid 0.01 mM Xylem Sap 8477 200 µM approach - A1 (90 min) 8478 200 µM approach - A2 (180 min) 8479 200 µM approach - A3 (225 min) 8480 200 µM approach - A4 (270 min) 8481 200 µM approach - A5 (315 min) 8482 200 µM approach - A6 (360 min) 8503 0 µM Control Xylem Sap (90 min) Description: Calibration was carried out with three concentrations per organic acid Peak areas were used to create a linear regression in order to calculate the organic acid concentrations in xylem sap samples