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Targeted analysis of seven selected tryptophan-melatonin metabolites: Simultaneous quantification of plasma analytes using fast and sensitive UHPLC-MS/MS
Palacky Univ, Fac Sci, Lab Growth Regulators, Slechtitelu 27, Olomouc 78371, Czech Republic.;Czech Acad Sci, Inst Expt Bot, Slechtitelu 27, Olomouc 78371, Czech Republic.;Palacky Univ, Fac Med & Dent, Dept Neurol, Olomouc 77900, Czech Republic..
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Chemistry, Department of Chemistry - BMC, Analytical Chemistry.
Palacky Univ, Fac Sci, Lab Growth Regulators, Slechtitelu 27, Olomouc 78371, Czech Republic.;Czech Acad Sci, Inst Expt Bot, Slechtitelu 27, Olomouc 78371, Czech Republic..
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Chemistry, Department of Chemistry - BMC, Analytical Chemistry.
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2025 (English)In: Journal of chromatography. B, ISSN 1570-0232, E-ISSN 1873-376X, Vol. 1256, article id 124520Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Tryptophan-derived metabolites, a group of neurotransmitters essential for various brain functions, play key roles in regulating mood, movement, sleep, and cognition. However, the comprehensive characterisation of tryptophan-melatonin pathway metabolites is challenging due to factors such as their structural diversity, chemical complexity, low concentrations, and instability of these metabolites. In this study, we developed and validated an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) methodology with electrospray ionisation for the simultaneous separation and quantification of tryptophan metabolites in human plasma. The analytical calibration ranges in plasma were 0.50-200 ng/mL for serotonin, 0.01-5 ng/mL for N-acetylserotonin, 0.01-20 ng/mL for tryptamine, 0.01-20 ng/mL for 6-sulfatoxymelatonin, 0.01-20 ng/mL for 6-hydroxymelatonin, 0.01-100 ng/mL for melatonin, and 0.10-20 ng/mL for N-acetyltryptamine, with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.954 for N-acetyltryptamine to 0.997 for tryptamine. The intraday and interday precision remained consistently below 15 % for all analytes. Most analytes met the accuracy criteria, except for N-acetyltryptamine at the lowest quality control level (0.2 ng/mL), where the intraday and interday accuracy were 22.4 % and 17.4 %, respectively. In conclusion, this novel method allows for rapid identification of tryptophan-melatonin pathway intermediates in less than ten minutes, including seven distinct melatonin-related analytes. This suggests that it may find use in everyday clinical and scientific endeavours.

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Elsevier, 2025. Vol. 1256, article id 124520
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Mass spectrometry, Melatonin, Liquid chromatography, Plasma, Tryptophan metabolites
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-554674DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124520ISI: 001456208500001PubMedID: 40132486Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105000569674OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-554674DiVA, id: diva2:1952418
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