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. 2018 Dec 27;24(1):86. doi: 10.3390/molecules24010086

Table 1.

Hydrophilic ingredients identified in toad skin and toad venom extracts by UHPLC-HR-MS/MS.

Peak TR (min) Selective Ion Full Scan MS (m/z) Mass Error (ppm) Formula MS/MS Data Identification Toad Skin Toad Venom
Measured Theory
1 0.97 [M + H]+ 118.0859 118.0862 −2.33 C5H11O2N 101.0593, 83.0486 * valine +++ +
2 1.00 [M + H]+ 132.10149 132.1019 −3.14 C6H13O2N 90.0545 leucine + +
3 1.30 [M + H]+ 136.0613 136.0617 −2.81 C5H5N5 119.0346, 94.0398 * adenine ++ +
4 1.34 [M + H]+ 123.0554 123.0552 0.9 C6H6ON2 105.0330, 82.0135 nicotinamide + -
5 1.35 [M + H]+ 178.0866 178.0862 1.99 C10H11O2N 160.0759, 132.0803 5-Hydroxy tryptophol - ++
6 1.38 [M + H]+ 254.0890 254.0897 2.64 C9H11O4N5 236.0784, 218.0677, 206.06770, 194.0676, eritadenine ++ -
7 1.38 [M + H]+ 124.0389 124.0393 −2.54 C6H5O2N 96.0437, 80.0487 * nicotinic acid ++ -
8 1.40 [M + H]+ 152.0570 152.0566 2.19 C5H5ON5 135.0302 guanine ++ -
9 1.46 [M + H]+ 275.1345 275.1350 −1.73 C10H18O5N4 240.0985, 215.1031, 175.1186 succinyl arginine + +++
10 1.47 [M + H]+ 155.0810 155.0815 −2.99 C7H10O2N2 127.0866, 113.96368 cyclo(pro-gly)dipeptide + -
11 1.49 [M + H]+ 113.0342 113.0345 −2.69 C4H4O2N2 - * uracil + -
12 1.57 [M + H]+ 137.0456 137.0457 −0.78 C5H4ON4 119.0158 * hypoxanthine +++ +
13 1.84 [M + H]+ 153.0410 153.0407 2.27 C5H4O2N4 136.0143, 115.5171, 110.0348 * xanthine ++ -
14 2.51 [M + H]+ 127.0504 127.0502 1.7 C5H6O2N2 109.0280 thymine + -
15 3.24 [M + H]+ 189.1015 189.1009 −3.44 C11H12ON2 172.0758, 160.07594, 146.0601, 132.0772 * 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6-hydroxy-β-carboline ++ -
16 3.51 [M + H]+ 177.1021 177.1022 −0.79 C10H12ON2 160.07541, 132.0799, 117.0569, 115.0534 * serotonin +++ +++
17 3.61 [M + H]+ 303.1667 303.1663 1.5 C12H22O5N4 285.1561, 268.1295, 250.1189, 225.1236, 175.1187 adipyl arginine ++ ++
18 3.77 [M + H]+ 221.0912 221.0920 −3.7 C11H12O3N2 −204.0648, 186.0542, 162.0544 5-hydroxy tryptophan - +
19 3.87 [M + H]+ 203.1171 203.1165 −3.89 C12H14ON2 174.0907, 160.0747 # 2-methyl-6-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline ++ -
20 4.32 [M + H]+ 219.1122 219.1128 −3.67 C12H14O2N2 191.1171, 160.0752, 148.0752, 132.0803 #N-(2-(5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)-N-methylformamide + -
21 4.34 [M + H]+ 205.0966 205.0971 −2.46 C11H12O2N2 176.0695, 160.0754 N′-formylserotonin + +
22 4.38 [M + H]+ 191.1181 191.1178 −0.52 C11H14ON2 160.0759, 148.0759, 134.0601 * N-methyl serotonin +++ +++
23 4.94 [M + H]+ 219.1490 219.1492 0.87 C13H18ON2 160.0756, 132.0765 * bufotenidine +++ +++
24 5.11 [M + H]+ 205.1337 205.1335 −0.78 C12H16ON2 160.0758, 134.0601 * bufotenine +++ ++
25 5.58 [M + H]+ 203.1176 203.1179 1.43 C12H14ON2 186.0911, 174.0911,160.0755, 148.0754 * shepherdine + -
26 8.56 [M + H]+ 191.1174 191.1178 −2.46 C11H14ON2 160.0754 O-methyl serotonin + -
27 8.82 [M + H]+ 203.1174 203.1178 −1.92 C12H14ON2 188.0940, 174.0908, 162.0909, 160.0761, * dehydrobufotenine +++ +
28 8.87 [M + H]+ 317.1830 317.1830 −0.86 C13H24O5N4 300.1562, 282.1456, 264.1348, 239.1395, 175.1186 pimeloyl arginin +++ ++
29 9.63 [M + H]+ 283.0741 283.0740 0.01 C12H14O4N2S 203.1186, 188.0949, 174.0909, 160.0762 * bufothionine +++ +
30 10.35 [M + H]+ 203.1167 203.1178 0.54 C12H14ON2 188.0888, 174.0914, 160.0759 cyclotufotenine + -
31 10.46 [M + H]+ 201.1023 201.1022 −0.30 C12H12ON2 186.0786, 160.0757 # 1-methyl-2,9-dihydro-1H-pyrido [3–b]indol-6-ol + +
32 10.57 [M + H]+ 331.1971 331.1976 −1.38 C14H26O5N4 278.1492, 250.1545, 175.1185 suberoyl arginine +++ +++
33 10.72 [M + H]+ 192.0650 192.0655 −2.55 C10H9O3N 160.0753, 113.9634 (5-Hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)acetic acid + +
34 10.77 [M + H]+ 345.2146 345.2154 0.12 C15H28O5N4 327.2040, 303.1924, 282.1821,267.1711, 228.1602, 189.1350,175.1186 azelayl arginine ++ ++
35 10.84 [M + H]+ 359.2277 359.2275 0.55 C16H31O5N4 341.2178, 328.1843, 289.1753, 271.1647, 253.1542.172.1076 sebacyl arginine ++ ++
36 11.15 [M + H]+ 195.0870 195.0876 −3.09 C8H11O2N4 138.0657, 110.0707 * caffeine + +
37 11.20 [M + H]+ 219.1122 219.1128 −2.48 C12H14O2N2 160.0754 * 5-methoxy bufotenine ++ -
38 12.43 [M + H]+ 433.2188 433.2193 −1.35 C20H29O5N6 160.0746 bufobutarginine + -

* Structures confirmed by comparison with reference standards. # First detected in toad skin or toad venom; +++, high content; ++, medium content; +, low content; -, not detected. Bold characters: the base peaks in MS/MS spectra.