Determination of l-tryptophan and L-kynurenine in human serum by using LC-MS after derivatization with (R)-DBD-PyNCS

International Journal of Tryptophan Research

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 9-14

  Ohashi, Hayato ^a   Iizuka, Hideaki ^a   Yoshihara, Shunsuke ^a   Otani, Hayato ^a   Kume, Misato ^a   Sadamoto, Kiyomi ^a   Ichiba, Hideaki ^a   Fukushima, Takeshi ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

(R) ( ) 4 (N, N dimethylaminosulfonyl) 7 (3 isothiocyanatopyrrolidin 1 yl) 2,1,3 benzoxadiazole (DBD PyNCS); High performance liquid chromatography; Human serum; L kynurenine; L tryptophan; Mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882724081     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/IJTR.S11459     Document Type: Article

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