Figure 1.
To produce stable isotope-labeled internal standards (SILIS), Escherichia coli (E. coli) or Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) were cultured in isotope labeled media using nutrients with the highest isotope-purity possible. The total RNA was isolated and then separated into transfer RNA (tRNA) or large/ribosomal RNA through size exclusion chromatography. (* indicates 5.8 and 5S rRNA and # phenol) The different RNAs were enzymatically digested into nucleosides and analyzed by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS).
