Commonly occurring product ions for PA(16:0/18:4(6Z,9Z,12Z,15Z))) (View full structure)

m/zIon DescriptionStructure (click to enlarge)
667.4344Precursor ion [M-H]-
429.2048Loss of sn1 acyl chain as ketene (RCH=C=O) from [M-H]-
411.1942Neutral loss of sn1 RCOOH group from [M-H]-
409.2361Loss of sn2 acyl chain as ketene (RCH=C=O) from [M-H]-
391.2255Neutral loss of sn2 RCOOH group from [M-H]-
275.2017sn2 RCOO- ion
255.2330sn1 RCOO- ion
231.2118Loss of CO2 from sn2 RCOO- ion (PUFA)
171.0064Glycerol-3-phosphate ion
152.9958Glycerol-3-phosphate ion with loss of H2O
96.9696H2PO4- ion (from phosphate)
78.9591PO3- ion (from phosphate)
Note: Structures of product ions may represent one of a number of possible isobaric molecules in some cases