Approximately 100 mg of frozen muscle biopsy samples from exercised horses was sent on dry ice to Metabolon®, Inc. for ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectroscopy (UPLC-MS/MS) analysis using their DiscoveryHD4 comprehensive global metabolomics platform. Samples were prepared and analyzed as per the company’s protocol (Gall et al., 2010 (link)). For metabolite identification, retention time/index (RI), mass-to-charge ratio (m/z), and MS/MS spectra were compared against authenticated standards as part of a library that is curated and maintained by Metabolon®, Inc. (Gall et al., 2010 (link)).
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