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. 2019 Mar 14;8(3):99. doi: 10.3390/foods8030099

Table 3.

Identification of MEL (melatonin), TEE (tryptophan ethyl ester), and MISs (MEL isomers) by HUPLC/ESI-QTRAP.

Compound Exact Mass MS/MS Fragmentation
[M + H]+ MS/MS Fragments Collision Energy (µV)
MEL 233.1 188.1 30
216.1 30
174.1 30
TEE 233.1 174.1 20
159.0 36
130.1 55
178.1 29
MIS 1 233.1 141.0 20
216.0 20
174.1 20
MIS 2 233.1 141.1 20
196.0 20
MIS 3 233.1 130.0 50
MIS 4 233.1 141.0 20
216.0 20
174.1 20
MIS 5 233.1 141.0 35
159.0 35