Hydrophilic interaction ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple-quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry (HILIC-UPLC–TQ-MS/MS) in multiple-reaction monitoring (MRM) for the determination of nucleobases and nucleosides in ginkgo seeds.

Highlights: [•] This was the first analysis of nucleosides and nucleobases in ginkgo plant. [•] HILIC-UPLC–MS/MS was the first applied to the analysis of these compounds. [•] A rapid, simple, sensitive method for determination of nucleosides and nucleobases. [•] The developed method was successfully applied to ginkgo seed samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]