In this study a specific taste modulating flavor ingredient,
N-lactoylguanosine 5'-monophosphate (
N-lactoyl GMP), was determined in bonito (Japanese,
Katsuobushi, dried fermented s
kipjac
k) and inpowdered bonito using liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization (+) mass spectrometry-massspectrometry (LC-ESI(+)-MS/MS) with a methanol/ammonium acetate or formate gradient. Furthermore, the influence of ion suppression due to sample matrix effect was investigated and was foundto substantially influence the total MS response of
N-lactoyl GMP; by adjusting the LC conditions theresponse could be approximately 5-fold-enhanced. The
N-lactoyl GMP concentrations in differenttypes of bonito products were between 0.2 and 2.4
g/g.