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Table 1 Detection parameters. Amino acids listed with their corresponding mass after derivatization (m/z) and cone voltage

From: High-throughput analysis of amino acids in plant materials by single quadrupole mass spectrometry

Amino acid

Mass (m/z)

Cone voltage (V)

Lysinea

244.20

12

13C–15N–Lysinea

248.20

12

Glycine

245.90

15

13C–15N–Glycine

248.90

15

Alanine

260.10

16

13C–15N–Alanine

264.10

16

Serine

276.10

15

13C–15N–Serine

280.10

15

Proline

286.10

15

13C–15N–Proline

292.10

15

Valine

288.10

16

13C–15N–Valine

294.10

16

Threonine

290.10

12

13C–15N–Threonine

295.10

12

Isoleucine/Leucine/Hydroxyprolineb

302.10

17

13C–15N–Isoleucine/13C–15N–leucine

309.10

17

Aspartic acid

304.00

15

13C–15N–Aspartic acid

309.10

17

Glutamic acid

318.00

15

13C–15N–Glutamic acid

324.00

15

Histidine

326.10

12

13C–15N–Histidine

335.10

12

Phenylalanine

336.10

16

13C–15N–Phenylalanine

346.10

16

Arginine

345.10

15

13C–15N–Arginine

355.10

15

Tyrosine

352.10

15

13C–15N–Tyrosine

362.10

15

  1. aLysine is reacted with AQC reagent twice to give two ionizable groups
  2. bNo internal standard available for hydroxyproline