“…HP and PA rapidly reacted with biologically and/or clinically important carboxylic acids, e.g., chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), glycochenodeoxycholic acid (GCDCA), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), 2-(β-carboxyethyl)-6-hydroxy-2,7,8-trimethylchroman (γ-CEHC), α-lipoic acid, homovanillic acid (HVA) and 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid (HIAA), in the presence of 2,2′-dipyridyl disulfide (DPDS) and triphenylphosphine (TPP). 55,56 The resulting HP-and PAderivatives were highly responsive to ESI-MS operating in the positive-ion mode, and gave characteristic product ions during MS/MS, which enabled sensitive detection using selected reaction monitoring (SRM). Among the two reagents, PA has been more suitable for practical use 55 because of the higher sensitivity.…”