A flow injection electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometric method for the simultaneous measurement of trimethylamine and trimethylamine N-oxide in urine

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 495-499

  Johnson, David W ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Derivatization; Tandem mass spectrometry; Trimethylamine; Trimethylamine N oxide; Trimethylaminuria

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES;

DERIVATIZATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRIMETHYLAMINE; TRIMETHYLAMINURIA;

DIAGNOSIS;

CREATININE; TRIMETHYLAMINE; TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FEMALE; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINALYSIS;

HUMANS; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; METHYLAMINES; ODORS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

EID: 42049090570     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: 10969888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.1339     Document Type: Article

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