A novel LCMSMS method for quantitative measurement of short-chain fatty acids in human stool derivatized with 12C- and 13C-labelled aniline

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 138, Issue , 2017, Pages 43-53

  Chan, James Chun Yip ^a   Kioh, Dorinda Yan Qin ^a   Yap, Gaik Chin ^b   Lee, Bee Wah ^b   Chan, Eric Chun Yong ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

13C Aniline derivatization; Butyric acid; Human gut microbiome; Human gut microbiota; Human infant stool; Short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLBUTYRIC ACID; 2,2 DIMETHYLBUTYRIC ACID; ACETIC ACID; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBON 13; HEXANOIC ACID; ISOBUTYRIC ACID; ISOVALERIC ACID; PIVALIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; VALERIC ACID; ANILINE; CARBON; N-PENTANOIC ACID; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE FLORA; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; FECES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ACETIC ACID; ANILINE COMPOUNDS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FECES; HUMANS; PENTANOIC ACIDS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 85011582053     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: 1873264X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2017.01.044     Document Type: Article

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