The derivatization of 44 amino acids and related amines were conducted on the iTRAQ
® Reagent Kit 200 Assay (P/N: A1116, AB Sciex, USA), including phosphoserine (PSer), phosphoethanolamine (PEtN), taurine (Tau), asparagine (Asn), serine (Ser), hydroxyproline (Hyp), glycine (Gly), glutamine (Gln), aspartate (Asp), ethanolamine (EtN), histidine (His), threonine (Thr), citrulline (Cit), sarcosine (Sar),
β-alanine (
β-Ala), alanine (Ala), glutamate (Glu), 1-methylhistidine, (1MHis), 3-methylhistidine (3MHis), argininosuccinic acid (Asa), carnosine (Car), homocitrulline (Hcit), arginine (Arg),
α-aminoadipic acid (Aad),
γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA),
β-aminoisobutyric acid (
β-Aib),
α-amino-N-butyric acid (
α-Abu), anserine (Ans),
δ-hydroxylysine (
δ-Hyl), proline (Pro), ornithine (Orn), cystathionine (Cth), cystine (Cys), lysine (Lys), methionine (Met), valine (Val), norvaline (Nva), tyrosine (Tyr), homocysteine (Hcy), isoleucine (Ile), leucine (Leu), norleucine (Nle), phenylalanine (Phe), and tryptophan (Trp).
Heptafluorobutyric acid (≥99.5%) was obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (Switzerland) for mobile phase preparation.
Acetonitrile and
formic acid were purchased from Merck (Darmstadt, Germany). All chemicals and reagents were of appropriate analytical grades.
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