title: Mass spectra of tert-butyldimethylsilyl ether derivatives of the major metabolite of prostaglandin F.
abstract: The EI mass spectra of four tert-butyldimethylsilyl ether derivatives of the major metabolite of prostaglandins F1 alpha and F2 alpha (PGF-M) are presented and discussed. Proposed ion assignments and fragmentation pathways are based on substituent shifts, on data from a deuterium-labeled methoxime analog, and on the analysis of collision-induced dissociation spectra of selected ions. Fragment ions suitable for identification and quantification work are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Nutrient Requirements and Functions Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, USDA, MD 20705-2350, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferretti
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Flanagan
mesh_terms: D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011460:Prostaglandins F / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011461:Prostaglandins F, Synthetic / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D017646:Organosilicon Compounds; D011460:Prostaglandins F; D011461:Prostaglandins F, Synthetic; C009660:t-butyldimethylsilyl compounds; C100006:prostaglandin F1