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Letter: Liquid chromatography ion trap/time-of-flight mass spectrometric study on
the fragmentation of an acetildenafil analogue Peng Zou,a,b Sharon Sze-Yin Oh,b Kin-Har Kiang,b Min-Yong
Lowb and Hwee-Ling Kohc,* aDivision of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Ohio State University, 357 Parks Hall, 500W 12th
Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA bCentre for Analytical Science, Health Sciences Authority, 11 Outram Road, Singapore 169078 cDepartment
of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, 18 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543. E-mail: phakohhl@nus.edu.sg
ABSTRACT:
Liquid chromatography ion-trap time-of-flight mass
spectrometry was employed to elucidate the fragmentation pathways of an analogue of acetildenafil. Based on the accurate masses of the parent ion, product ions and neutral
losses of acetildenafil analogue, its fragmentation pathways were proposed. The information is useful for the on-line structural identification of unknown analogues of acetildenafil
found as adulterants in herbal products.
Keywords:
acetildenafil analogue, fragmentation pathway, LC/IT/ToF-MS, herbal product
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