Commonly occurring product ions for PE(12:0/20:5(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z))) (View full structure)

m/zIon DescriptionStructure (click to enlarge)
680.4297Precursor ion [M-H]-
498.2626Loss of sn1 acyl chain as ketene (RCH=C=O) from [M-H]-
480.2521Neutral loss of sn1 RCOOH group from [M-H]-
396.2157Loss of sn2 acyl chain as ketene (RCH=C=O) from [M-H]-
378.2051Neutral loss of sn2 RCOOH group from [M-H]-
301.2173sn2 RCOO- ion
257.2275Loss of CO2 from sn2 RCOO- ion (PUFA)
199.1704sn1 RCOO- ion
152.9958Glycerol-3-phosphate ion with loss of H2O
140.0118Ethanolamine phosphate ion
122.0013Ethanolamine 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