title: Fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry of estrogen glucuronides and sulfates.
abstract: Fast atom bombardment (FAB) mass spectra of 13 intact, underivatized glucuronides and/or sulfate salts are reported. Spectra are characterized by abundant ions formed by attachment of a proton, [M+H]+, or of an alkali ion, [M+alkali]+, to the glucuronide or sulfate salt. Fragment ions were of low intensity. FAB spectra can be used to obtain the molecular weight of a sample, to assess its purity and to identify the nature of the alkali of the glucuronide or sulfate salt.
mesh_terms: D004958:Estradiol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D004964:Estriol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D004966:Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) / Q000032:analysis*; D004970:Estrone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D005965:Glucuronates / Q000032:analysis*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D013431:Sulfates / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004966:Estrogens, Conjugated (USP); D005965:Glucuronates; D013431:Sulfates; D004970:Estrone; D004958:Estradiol; D004964:Estriol