Sulfoxide
The +15.995 Da methionine oxidation product. Elutes earlier than the parent on reverse phase. A handling finding, not a synthesis finding.
Related terms
- Oxidation
- Addition of oxygen. Methionine to sulfoxide (+15.995) then sulfone (+31.990); tryptophan to oxindole and beyond; cysteine to sulfonic acid.
see also Sulfoxide · Oxidation ladder
Where this term appears
The glossary exists to make record pages readable without a chemistry degree. Every technical term on a report resolves here.
- Assay report records — the term appears in result tables, peak tables and provenance blocks
- Method references — where the measurement behind the term is defined
- All 21 glossary terms beginning with S