Measurement of S-methylcysteine and S-methyl-mercapturic acid in human urine by alkyl-chloroformate extractive derivatization and isotope-dilution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Biomedical Chromatography

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 330-343

  Rubino, Federico M ^a   Pitton, Marco ^a   Di Fabio, Daniela ^a   Meroni, Giuseppe ^a   Santaniello, Enzo ^a   Caneva, Enrico ^a   Pappini, Marco ^a   Colombi, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Husek derivatization; Isotope dilution; S methyl cysteine; S methyl mercapturic acid; Urine

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; AMINO ACIDS; BODY FLUIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; METHYLATION;

ALKYL CHLOROFORMATES; DERIVATIZATIONS; HUMAN URINE; HUSEK DERIVATIZATION; ISOTOPE DILUTIONS; MEASUREMENTS OF; MERCAPTURIC ACIDS; S-METHYL-CYSTEINE; S-METHYL-MERCAPTURIC ACID; URINE;

BIOMARKERS;

BUTANOL; BUTYLCHLOROFORMATE; HALOACID; PYRIDINE; S METHYLCYSTEINE; S METHYLMERCAPTURIC ACID; SULFUR AMINO ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DERIVATIZATION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 79951524110     PISSN: 02693879     EISSN: 10990801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmc.1451     Document Type: Article

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