. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 12.

Published in final edited form as: Anal Bioanal Chem. 2009 Jul 19;395(1):195–201. doi: 10.1007/s00216-009-2929-z

Table 2.

Solvents and MARS conditions tested together with Recovery of analytes.

MARS conditions	solvent	MPTP Recovery	MPP⁺ Recovery	PQ Recovery
20min@40% of 300W	Water	NR	NR	PQ-protein adduct
20min@40% of 300W	Methanol	NR	NR	PQ-protein adduct
20min@40% of 300W	30% H₃PO₄	NR^a	NR^a	NR^a
20min@40% of 300W	30% Acetic Acid	N/A	N/A	PQ-protein adduct
20min@40% of 300W	10% Acetic Acid	61.8%	78.8%	N/A
20min@50% of 300W	15%Acetic Acid	63.5%	133%	N/A
30min@50% of 300W	12.5% Acetic Acid	78%	97%	90%

Tissue dissolved; analytes decomposed

NR= no recovery