Methanol,
acetonitrile, perchloric
acid (PCA), trichloroacetic
acid (TCA),
hydrochloric acid (HCl),
sodium hydroxide (NaOH), (2-bromoethyl)
trimethylammonium bromide, dimethylformamide (DMF), 3-(trimethylsilyl)propionic
acid-2,2,3,3-
d4 sodium salt (TSP) were
all obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO). 4-(4,6-Dimethoxy[1,3,5]triazin-2-yl)-4-methylmorpholinium
chloride (DMTMM) was obtained from Acros Organic (Pittsburgh, PA),
while
15N-phthalimide potassium and
deuterium oxide were
obtained from Cambridge Isotope Laboratories (Andover, MA). All chemicals
were used without further purification. Pooled human serum sample
was obtained from Innovative Research, Inc. (Novi, MI). Deionized
(DI) water was purified using an in-house Synergy Ultrapure Water
System from Millipore (Billerica, MA). Centrifugal filters (3-kDa
cutoff; Amicon Microcon, YM-3) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich.
Standard compounds used for spiking and confirming the peak assignments
were
1-methylhistidine, 2-hydroxybutyrate, 2-hydroxyisocaproate, 2-hydroxyisovalerate,
2-oxocaproate, 3-methylbutyrate, 3-methylhistidine, 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate,
arginine,
benzoate,
betaine,
carnitine,
citrulline,
dimethylglycine,
pyridoxine, pyroglutamate,
ornithine,
sarcosine,
serine and
succinate(all from Sigma-Aldrich).
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