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. 2008 Apr 14;54(5):949–962. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03434.x

Table 2.

Biologically relevant Δ[m/z ] spikes estimated by inspection of MS/MS spectra, putative structures and database hits

MS/MS inspection results Elemental composition differencec Putative chemical building blocks

Δ[m/z ] value Relevant (%) Not relevant (%) No MS/MS (%)  Description  Description
121.020 97.3 0.0 2.7 C3H7NO2S Addition of C3H7NO2S
456.149a 93.8 0.0 6.2 C17H28O14 NSd
162.032 63.9 0.0 36.1 C9H6O3 Addition of caffeic acid Hydroxylation and addition of coumaric acid
104.048 26.7 0.0 73.3 C4H8O3 NSd
143.277 76.5 2.9 20.6 Addition of C12H33N, and deletion of O3 NSd
162.053b 57.9 5.8 36.3 C6H10O5 Addition of hexose Hydroxylation and addition of deoxyhexose
86.001 67.9 10.3 21.8 C3H2O3 Addition of malonic acid
162.054b 60.0 9.1 30.9 C6H10O5 Addition of hexose Hydroxylation and addition of deoxyhexose
456.148a 50.0 9.1 40.9 C17H28O14 NSd
440.153 47.1 11.8 41.2 C17H28O13 NSd
17.027 45.2 14.3 40.5 H3N Addition of an amino group
42.011 33.3 14.8 51.9 C2H2O NSd
a

Assigned to the same elemental composition, respectively.

b

Assigned to the same elemental composition, respectively.

c

Elemental composition difference with the highest percentage in all molecular formula combinations.

d

Not suggested. Known chemical blocks were not suggested by putative structures or database hits.