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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2020 Jul 29;1154:122288. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2020.122288

Table 1.

Targets of Quantification. EMs were derivatized with 1-methylimidazole-2-sulfonyl chloride (MIS) prior to analysis with UHPLC-HRMS. Three metabolites were derivatized on two separate functional groups, as noted below. N/A indicates standard not available.

Derivatized Estrogen Metabolite Abbreviation Metabolite [M+H]+ Isotope Label Standard [M+H]+
Estrone-MIS E1-MIS 415.1686 13C3 418.1787
17β-Estradiol-MIS E2-MIS 417.1843 13C6 423.2044
16α-Hydroxyestrone-MIS 16α-OHE1-MIS 431.1635 13C3 434.1736
16-Ketoestradiol-MIS 16-ketoE2-MIS 431.1635 D5 436.1949
Estriol-MIS E3-MIS 433.1792 13C3 436.1892
16-Epiestriol-MIS 16-epiE3-MIS 433.1792 D2 435.1917
17-Epiestriol-MIS 17-epiE3-MIS 433.1792 N/A N/A
2-Hydroxyestrone-MIS2 2-OHE1-MIS2 575.1629 13C6 581.1830
2-Hydroxyestradiol-MIS2 2-OHE2-MIS2 577.1785 13C6 583.1986
4-Hydroxyestrone-MIS2 4-OHE1-MIS2 575.1629 13C6 581.1830
2-Methoxyestrone-MIS 2-MeOE1-MIS 445.1792 13C6 451.1993
2-Methoxyestradiol-MIS 2-MeOE2-MIS 447.1948 13C6 453.2149
3-Methoxyestrone-MIS 3-MeOE1-MIS 445.1792 13C6 451.1993
4-Methoxyestrone-MIS 4-MeOE1-MIS 445.1792 13C6 451.1993
4-Methoxyestradiol-MIS 4-MeOE2-MIS 447.1948 13C6 453.2149