Identification of the Main Intermediate Precursor of l-Ergothioneine Biosynthesis in Human Biological Specimens

A capillary electrophoresis coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (CE–MS/MS) has been used to make a qualitative determination of hercynine—the main precursor of l-ergothioneine biosynthesis—in some key human biological specimens, such as urine, whole blood, plasma, and saliva. From semiquantitative a...

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Main Authors: Salvatore Sotgia, Arduino A. Mangoni, Mauro Forteschi, Rhys B. Murphy, David Elliot, Elisabetta Sotgiu, Gianfranco Pintus, Ciriaco Carru, Angelo Zinellu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21/10/1298