Abstract
Plasma desorption was used for the first successful analysis by mass spectrometry of the underivatized mono- and diglucuronides of bilirubin. The method was also extended to characterize three novel metabolites formed by Gunn rats from the dimethyl diester of bilirubin. Based on mass spectrometry, chromatography and chemical degradation, these structures are proposed to be isomeric glutathione conjugates of dimethyl diesters of epoxybilirubins. Five measurements of mass of the M + H+ ions of one of the glutathione conjugates made over 17 months had an average value of 936.8 u and a standard deviation of ±0.5 u.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 289-295 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes |
Volume | 92 |
Issue number | C |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Sep 1989 |
Externally published | Yes |