Simultaneous quantification of tetrahydrobiopterin, dihydrobiopterin, and biopterin by liquid chromatography coupled electrospray tandem mass spectrometry

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 430, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-170

  Fismen, Lise ^a,b   Eide, Torunn ^b   Djurhuus, Rune ^a   Svardal, Asbjorn M ^b  

^a Norwegian Underwater Intervention (NUI)   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biopterin; Dihydrobiopterin; HUVECs; Tandem mass spectrometry; Tetrahydrobiopterin

Indexed keywords

COENZYMES; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POSITIVE IONS; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID;

BIOPTERIN; DIHYDROBIOPTERIN; HUVECS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOPTERIN; DIHYDROBIOPTERIN; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL LYSATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELL;

EID: 84866699290     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2012.08.019     Document Type: Article

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