Lipidomic mass spectrometry and its application in neuroscience

Figure 1 Electrospray ionization mass spectrometer of 1-tetradecanoyl-2-(11Z,14Z-octadecadienoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (m/z 729 for singly charged species). The scan was performed in the third quadrupole (Q3) of a Triple stage quadrupole Quantum Access Max instrument with collision energy of 35 V in Q2. The precursor (or parent) ion and daughter ion have been shown in the spectrum. The corresponding molecular structures of daughter ion (184.07) and precursor ion (729) have been shown above the spectrum and corresponding m/z in the spectrum has been identified by dashed arrows. The total ion intensity was 6.4E3 as indicated. The arrow head and thick dashed arrows in the precursor ion structure indicate the fragmentation point leading to the generation of the daughter ion.