Abstract
[2H4]Folic acid was synthesized by deuterating p-aminobenzoic acid, which was then coupled to glutamic acid and 6-formylpterin, Using [2H4]folic acid as starting component enabled the preparation of labeled vitamers tetrahydrofolate, 5-formyltetrahydrofolate, 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, and 10-formylfolate which were characterized by electrospray mass spectrometry and collision-induced dissociation. The mass spectrometric studies confirmed that the compounds could be used as internal standards in stable isotope dilution assays.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4760-4768 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 17 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 14 Aug 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Electrospray mass spectrometry
- Folates
- Labeled folic acid
- Stable isotope dilution assay