Selective LC-MS/MS method for the identification of BMAA from its isomers in biological samples

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 403, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1719-1730

  Jiang, Liying ^a   Aigret, Benoit ^b   De Borggraeve, Wim M ^b   Spacil, Zdenek ^c   Ilag, Leopold L ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

amino Nmethylalanine (BAMA); AEG; ALS; Cyanobacteria; DAB

Indexed keywords

AEG; ALGAL BLOOMS; ALS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; BLUE MUSSELS; CYANOBACTERIA; DAB; DATABASE SEARCHES; FRAGMENT IONS; INTERFERING COMPOUNDS; LC-MS/MS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; POTENTIAL INTERFERENCES; STRUCTURAL DOMAINS; STRUCTURAL ISOMERS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXIC AGENTS;

AMINO ACIDS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; SEARCH ENGINES; SHELLFISH;

ISOMERS;

ALPHA AMINO BETA METHYLAMINOPROPIONATE; ALPHA-AMINO-BETA-METHYLAMINOPROPIONATE; DIAMINO ACID;

ARTICLE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMERISM; METHODOLOGY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

AMINO ACIDS, DIAMINO; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ISOMERISM; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; MYTILUS EDULIS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 84861234271     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-5966-y     Document Type: Article

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