Analytical standards of the compounds glyceryl monostearate, 1‐monopalmitin, hexaethylene glycol and 1,2‐benzisothiazol‐3(2H)‐one were purchased from Sigma‐Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA). Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) (≥99.7% of purity) and N,N‐dimethyldecanamide were acquired from Honeywell Riedel‐de‐Haёn (Seelze, Germany).
Methanol (99.9% purity) and water, both LC‐MS grade, were obtained from Honeywell Riedel‐de‐Haёn and from JT Baker (Deventer, Netherlands), respectively. Formic acid was purchased from Fisher Scientific (Erembodegem, Belgium).
A mixture of acetic acid, caffeine, Met‐Arg‐Phe‐Ala‐acetate salt and Ultramark 1621 (ProteoMass LTQ/FT‐hybrid ESI positive and negative) from Thermo‐Fisher (Waltham, MA, USA) were employed for the accurate mass calibration of the Q‐Orbitrap analyzer.