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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2026
Quest Diagnostics Investments Llc, Secaucus, NJ (US);
Sum Chan, San Clemente, CA (US);
Qibo Jiang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Quest Diagnostics Investments LLC, Secaucus, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for determining a combined amount of β-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol in a sample by tandem mass spectrometry includes subjecting the sample to ionization under conditions suitable to produce one or more ions from the β-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol detectable by mass spectrometry; and determining the amount of one or more of the ions by tandem mass spectrometry. Tandem mass spectrometry methods of this disclosure involve fragmenting β-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol ions having a mass to charge ratio of about 416.35±0.80 into one or more fragment ions including a fragment ion having a mass to charge ratio of about 151.00±0.80, wherein the amount of the one or more ions determined is related to the combined amount of β-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol in the sample.