Table 2. Overview of m/z values for the analysis of amino acids, Nε-(carboxymethyl) lysine, metformin, and their internal standards.
| ID | Compounds | m/z | Internal standards | m/z |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alanine | 90 | Alanine-13C3 | 93 |
| 2 | Arginine | 175 | Lysine-13C6, 15N2 | 182 |
| 3 | Asparagine | 134 | Asparagine-13C4, 15N2 | 137 |
| 4 | Aspartic Acid | 134 | Aspartic acid-2, 3, 3-d3 | 137 |
| 5 | Cystine | 241 | Cystine-3, 3', 3'-d6 | 245 |
| 6 | Glutamic Acid | 148 | Glutamic acid-13C5, 15N | 154 |
| 7 | Glutamine | 147 | Glutamine-13C5, 15N2 | 154 |
| 8 | Glycine | 76 | Glycine-13C5, 15N | 79 |
| 9 | Histidine | 156 | Histidine-13C6, 15N3 | 165 |
| 10 | Isoleucine | 132 | Isoleucine-13C6, 15N | 139 |
| 11 | Leucine | 132 | Leucine-5, 5, 5-d3 | 135 |
| 12 | Lysine | 147 | Lysine-13C, 15N2 | 155 |
| 13 | Methionine | 150 | Mehionine-13C5, 15N | 156 |
| 14 | Phenylalanine | 166 | Phenylalanine-13C9, 15N | 176 |
| 15 | Proline | 116 | Proline-13C5, 15N | 122 |
| 16 | Serine | 106 | Serine-13C3, 15N | 110 |
| 17 | Threonine | 120 | Threonine-13C4 | 124 |
| 18 | Tryptophan | 205 | Tryptophan-13C11, 15N2 | 218 |
| 19 | Tyrosine | 182 | Tyrosine (Ring-13C6) | 188 |
| 20 | Valine | 118 | Valine-13C5, 15N2 | 124 |
| 21 | Anserine | 241 | Histidine-13C6, 15N3 | 165 |
| 22 | Carnosine | 227 | Histidine-13C6, 15N3 | 165 |
| 23 | Citrulline | 176 | Citrulline-4, 4, 5, 5-d4 | 180 |
| 24 | Cystathionine | 223 | Citrulline-4, 4, 5, 5-d4 | 180 |
| 25 | Hydroxylysine | 163 | Ornithine-13C5 | 138 |
| 26 | Hydroxyproline | 132 | Proline-13C5, 15N | 122 |
| 27 | Monoethanolamine | 62 | Monoethanolamine-1, 1, 2, 2-d4 | 66 |
| 28 | Nτ-Methylhistidine | 170 | Nτ-methyl-d3-histidine | 173 |
| 29 | Nπ-Methylhistidine | 170 | Nτ-methyl-d3-histidine | 173 |
| 30 | Ornithine | 133 | Ornitine-13C5 | 138 |
| 31 | Sarcosine | 90 | Alanine-13C3 | 93 |
| 32 | α-Amino butyric Acid | 104 | Glutamic acid-13C5, 15N | 154 |
| 33 | α-Aminoadipic Acid | 162 | Alanine-13C3 | 93 |
| 34 | β-Alanine | 90 | Alanine-13C3 | 93 |
| 35 | γ-Aminobutyric Acid | 104 | Alanine-13C3 | 93 |
| 36 | Nε-(Carboxymethyl)lysine | 205>84 | Lysine-13C, 15N2 | 155 |
| 37 | Metformin | 130>60 | Aminoguanidine | 75>45 |