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. 2023 Feb 4;12(2):326. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12020326

Table 4.

List of analytes and mass spectrometry parameters for detection of antibacterial compounds.

Class Analyte Precursor (m/z) Products 1/2 (m/z) DP (V) CE 1/2 (V)
β-lactams Amoxycillin * 366 349/208 45 14/18
Ampicillin * 350 106/160 58 27/19
Penicillin G * 335 160/176 60 17/19
Penicillin V 351 160/114 54 17/48
Oxacillin * 402 160/243 50 18/18
Cloxacillin 436 160/277 50 20/20
Nafcillin * 415 199/171 50 20/50
Dicloxacillin * 470 160/311 50 20/20
Cephapirin * 424 154/124 50 35/70
Cefoperazone * 646 530/143 60 17/50
Cephalexin * 348 158/106 50 10/23
Cefquinome * 529 134/125 50 25/75
Cefazolin * 455 323/156 50 15/23
Cefalonium * 459 337/152 46 16/28
Ceftiofur * 524 241/125 50 25/70
Sulphonamides Sulfaguanidine 215 156/108 20 20/30
Sulfadiazine 251 156/108 53 22/30
Sulfathiazole * 256 156/108 53 20/34
Sulfamerazine * 265 156/108 45 25/37
Sulfamethazine * 279 156/108 50 25/36
Sulfamethoxazole * 254 156/108 50 23/35
Sulfamethoxypyridazine 281 156/108 60 25/35
Sulfamonomethoxine * 281 156/108 50 23/37
Sulfadoxine 311 156/108 60 25/40
Sulfadimethoxine * 311 156/108 50 23/37
Sulfaquinoxaline 301 156/108 50 23/40
Diaminopyrimidines Trimethoprim * 292 231/262 52 33/36
Macrolides Tylosin * 916 174/772 110 52/42
Erythromycin * 734 158/576 75 42/27
Spiramycin * 843 174/540 120 52/44
Tilmicosin * 869 174/696 135 61/56
Josamycin * 828 174/229 80 46/44
Tulathromycin 806 577/158 95 37/59
(Fluoro)quinolones Danofloxacin * 358 340/255 60 33/50
Difloxacin * 400 382/356 50 30/28
Enrofloxacin * 360 342/286 72 30/50
Ciprofloxacin * 332 314/231 61 30/47
Flumequine * 262 244/202 44 25/45
Sarafloxacin * 386 368/348 50 31/46
Marbofloxacin * 363 345/320 70 30/22
Norfloxacin * 320 302/231 60 33/50
Oxolinic acid * 262 244/216 53 25/40
Nalidixic acid * 233 215/187 42 30/35
Pleuromutilines Tiamulin * 494 192/118 128 30/56
Valnemulin 565 263/164 45 20/40
Tetracyclines Chlortetracycline * 479 444/462 56 31/25
Tetracycline * 445 410/427 36 27/19
Doxycycline * 445 428/154 55 25/42
Oxytetracycline * 461 426/443 41 27/19
Aminoglycosides Streptomycin * 582 263/246 166 45/52
Dihydrostreptomycin * 584 263/246 150 42/53
Gentamycin 478 322/157 44 22/31
Paromomycin 616 163/293 112 49/33
Spectinomycin * 351 333/207 67 27/32
Kanamycin 485 163/205 70 35/36
Neomycin * 615 161/163 109 46/33
Lincosamides Lincomycin * 407 126/359 74 36/28

* analytes tested in water.