Basic Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Hepatol. Apr 8, 2016; 8(10): 499-508
Published online Apr 8, 2016. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v8.i10.499
Table 1 Characteristic precursor-product transitions
NamePrecursorProduct
AnalytesTrimethylamine N-oxide7658
Choline10460
Betaine11859
Valine11872
Leucine8643
Isoleucine8656
Ornithine13370
Crotonobetaine14459
Butyrobetaine14660
Lysine14784
Methyl-lysine16184
Carnitine16260
Phenylalanine166120
Arginine17570
Citrulline17670
Tyrosine182136
Methyl-arginine18970
Symmetric dimethyl-arginine20370
Asymmetric dimethylarginine20370
Acetyl-carnitine20485
Propionyl-carnitine21885
Butyryl-carnitine23285
Pentanoyl-carntine24685
Hexanoyl-carnitine26085
Octenoyl-carnitine28685
Internal standardTrimethylamine N-oxide-d98566
Choline-trimethyl-d911369
Betaine-trimethyl-d912768
Valine-13C5, 15N112477
Leucine-13C6, 15N113992
Ornithine 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5-d613976
Crotonobetaine-trimethyl-d915368
Butyrobetaine-trimethyl-d915569
Lysine-u-13C6, 15N215590
Phenylalanine-13C6172126
Citrulline 2, 3, 4, 5-d418074
Arginine-13C618174
Tyrosine-u-13C9, 15N1192145
Asymmetric dimethylarginine 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5-d721077
Acetyl-carnitine-d320785
Propionyl-carnitine-d322185
butyryll-carnitine-d323585
Pentanoyl-carnitine-d924685
Hexanoyl-carnitine-d326385