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Šedo O, Roblíčková A, Ježek F, Gintar P, Kameník J, Zdráhal Z. Discriminatory power of MALDI-TOF MS protein profiling analysis of pork meat and meat products. Food Chem 2024; 449:139155. [PMID: 38608601 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Forty different sample preparation methods were tested to obtain the most informative MALDI-TOF MS protein profiles of pork meat. Extraction by 25% formic acid with the assistance of zirconia-silica beads followed by defatting by methanol:chloroform mixture (1:1, v/v) and deposition by using the layer-by-layer method was determined as the optimum sample preparation protocol. The discriminatory power of the method was then examined on samples of pork meat and meat products. The method was able to discriminate between selected salami based on the production method and brand and was able to monitor the ripening process in salami. However, it was not able to differentiate between different brands of pork ham or closely located parts of pork meat. In the latter case, a more comprehensive analysis using LC-MS/MS was used to assess the differences in protein abundance and their relation to the outputs of MALDI - TOF MS profiling.
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- Ondrej Šedo
- Masaryk University, Central European Institute of Technology, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Masaryk University, Central European Institute of Technology, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Palackého tř. 1946/1, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Masaryk University, Central European Institute of Technology, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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- University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Palackého tř. 1946/1, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Masaryk University, Central European Institute of Technology, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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Buszewski B, Błońska D, Kłodzińska E, Konop M, Kubesová A, Šalplachta J. Determination of Pathogens by Electrophoretic and Spectrometric Techniques. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2023:1-24. [PMID: 37326587 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2023.2219748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In modern medical diagnostics, where analytical chemistry plays a key role, fast and accurate identification of pathogens is becoming increasingly important. Infectious diseases pose a growing threat to public health due to population growth, international air travel, bacterial resistance to antibiotics, and other factors. For instance, the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in patient samples is a key tool to monitor the spread of the disease. While there are several techniques for identifying pathogens by their genetic code, most of these methods are too expensive or slow to effectively analyze clinical and environmental samples that may contain hundreds or even thousands of different microbes. Standard approaches (e.g., culture media and biochemical assays) are known to be very time- and labor-intensive. The purpose of this review paper is to highlight the problems associated with the analysis and identification of pathogens that cause many serious infections. Special attention was paid to the description of mechanisms and the explanation of the phenomena and processes occurring on the surface of pathogens as biocolloids (charge distribution). This review also highlights the importance of electromigration techniques and demonstrates their potential for pathogen pre-separation and fractionation and demonstrates the use of spectrometric methods, such as MALDI-TOF MS, for their detection and identification.
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- Bogusław Buszewski
- Prof. Jan Czochralski Kuyavian-Pomeranian Research & Development Centre, Torun, Poland
- Department of Environmental Chemistry and Bioanalytics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Torun, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry and Bioanalytics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Torun, Poland
- Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Torun, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Physiology and Pathophysiology, Laboratory of Centre for Preclinical Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Physiology and Pathophysiology, Laboratory of Centre for Preclinical Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the CAS, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the CAS, Brno, Czech Republic
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Unravel the Local Complexity of Biological Environments by MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222212393. [PMID: 34830273 PMCID: PMC8623934 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Classic metabolomic methods have proven to be very useful to study functional biology and variation in the chemical composition of different tissues. However, they do not provide any information in terms of spatial localization within fine structures. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI MSI) does and reaches at best a spatial resolution of 0.25 μm depending on the laser setup, making it a very powerful tool to analyze the local complexity of biological samples at the cellular level. Here, we intend to give an overview of the diversity of the molecules and localizations analyzed using this method as well as to update on the latest adaptations made to circumvent the complexity of samples. MALDI MSI has been widely used in medical sciences and is now developing in research areas as diverse as entomology, microbiology, plant biology, and plant–microbe interactions, the rhizobia symbiosis being the most exhaustively described so far. Those are the fields of interest on which we will focus to demonstrate MALDI MSI strengths in characterizing the spatial distributions of metabolites, lipids, and peptides in relation to biological questions.
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Moshkunov K, Tomasetti B, Daphnis T, Delmez V, Vanvarenberg K, Préat V, Lorenz M, Quanico J, Baggerman G, Lemiere F, Dupont C, Delcorte A. Improvement of biomolecular analysis in thin films using in situ matrix enhanced secondary ion mass spectrometry. Analyst 2021; 146:6506-6519. [PMID: 34570146 DOI: 10.1039/d1an00727k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sensitivity to molecular ions remains a limiting factor for high resolution imaging mass spectrometry of organic and biological materials. Here, we investigate a variant of matrix-enhanced secondary ion mass spectrometry in which the transfer of matrix molecules to the analyte sample is carried out in situ (in situ ME-SIMS). This approach is therefore compatible with both 2D and 3D imaging by SIMS. In this exploratory study, nanoscale matrix layers were sputter-transferred inside our time-of-flight (ToF)-SIMS to a series of thin films of biomolecules (proteins, sugars, lipids) adsorbed on silicon, and the resulting layers were analyzed and depth-profiled. For this purpose, matrix molecules were desorbed from a coated target (obtained by drop-casting or sublimation) using 10 keV Ar3000+ ion beam sputtering, followed by redeposition on a collector carrying the sample to be analyzed. After evaluating the quality of the transfer of six different matrices on bare Si collectors, α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) was selected for further experiments. The mass spectra and depth profiles obtained from the organic layer prior to and after the sputter-transfer of CHCA were compared, along with those obtained from regular ME-SIMS samples (dried droplets) and, finally, with MALDI data for the same matrix-analyte combinations. Signal amplification factors were calculated by dividing the integrated molecular intensities obtained with or without matrix transfer. While the amplification factors are between 0.5 and 2 for molecules already detected with high intensities in SIMS, such as cholesterol or human angiotensin, other compounds show very large integrated signal amplification, even above two orders of magnitude. This is the case for D-glucose and cardiolipin, for which the molecular ion intensity is low (or very low) under normal SIMS analysis conditions. For such low ionization probability compounds, the beneficial effect of the matrix is unquestionable. Test experiments on mouse brain tissue sections also indicate signal enhancement with the matrix, especially for high mass lipid ions.
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- Konstantin Moshkunov
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanoscience, Université catholique de Louvain, 1 Place Louis Pasteur, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanoscience, Université catholique de Louvain, 1 Place Louis Pasteur, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanoscience, Université catholique de Louvain, 1 Place Louis Pasteur, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanoscience, Université catholique de Louvain, 1 Place Louis Pasteur, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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- Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Avenue Mounier 73, 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
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- Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Avenue Mounier 73, 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
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- National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road, Teddington TW11 0LW, UK.,Present address: PerkinElmer Inc., 6-501 Rowntree Dairy Rd, Woodbridge, ON L4L 8H1, Canada
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- Centre for Proteomics (CFP), University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Centre for Proteomics (CFP), University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B2020 Antwerp, Belgium.,Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, B-2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Centre for Proteomics (CFP), University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B2020 Antwerp, Belgium.,Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanoscience, Université catholique de Louvain, 1 Place Louis Pasteur, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanoscience, Université catholique de Louvain, 1 Place Louis Pasteur, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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Elliott LA, Kinsel ME, Kinsel GR. Investigations of the Equilibrium Conditions in Plumes of Laser Desorbed Sinapic Acid with Amino Acid Analytes: Influence of Sample Preparation and Matrix to Analyte Ratio. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2020; 31:2321-2327. [PMID: 33103892 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.0c00266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The equilibrium nature of a plume of laser desorbed material is examined through the application of a previously developed thermodynamic model to the ion signals observed in 337 nm MALDI mass spectra of mixtures of the matrix sinapic acid with the amino acids alanine, valine, isoleucine, and phenylalanine. Samples are prepared using both conventional dried-droplet and solvent-free methods for comparison. The relative yield of protonated amino acid is shown to increase as the amino acid gas-phase basicity increases for both sample preparation methods. Matrix gas phase basicity values extracted from the equilibrium plots are shown to be in good agreement ([M - H+]• 876 kJ/mol and [M] 879 kJ/mol) with published experimental values supporting a mechanism wherein the protonated sinapic acid and/or the matrix radical cation act as the proton donor species. These experiments further reveal that there is a large difference in the extracted plume effective temperatures with the solvent-free method yielding lower effective temperatures as compared to the dried-droplet sample preparation, e.g., 552 K versus 1296 K, respectively, at M/A 1:1 (mole/mole). In addition, these experiments suggest that plume effective temperatures decrease as the relative amount of matrix deposited with the analyte increases, regardless of the sample preparation method. Cumulatively, these observations suggest that the crystalline solid allows more efficient transfer of the photoexcitation energy during the sample desorption step, as compared to the solvent-free sample, and/or collisional cooling is more effective for the plume of material desorbed from the solvent-free sample as compared to the conventional dried-droplet sample.
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- Lee A Elliott
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, 1245 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, 1245 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, 1245 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, United States
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Hoteling AJ, Piotrowski ML, Owens KG. The cationization of synthetic polymers in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry: Investigations of the salt-to-analyte ratio. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2020; 34 Suppl 2:e8630. [PMID: 31677299 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) is a soft ionization technique that when used to analyze synthetic polymer analytes often requires the addition of a metal cationization agent (herein termed the "salt"). The choice of both the matrix and the cationization agent needs to be taken into account when considering the polymer under study; different polymers have shown different affinities toward different cationization agents, and their selectivity can change as the matrix changes. Salt-to-analyte ratio (S/A) plots are used in this work to investigate the effect of the quantity of cationization agent employed in the analysis of a poly (methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) analyte with different MALDI matrices. The point at which analyte signal stops increasing with the added cationization agent is termed the "cation saturation point," and it was found to occur around a S/A of 1. When the analyte signal after this point remains constant, it is termed an "ideal case." The "non-ideal case" occurs when the analyte signal decreases after the cation saturation point. The amount of matrix present (measured as the matrix-to-analyte molar ratio, M/A) and the use of different counterions for the salt are also found to affect the intensity of the analyte signal. In non-ideal cases, changes in the counterion or an increase in the M/A are found to increase the analyte signal, often converting an initially observed non-ideal case into an ideal case. Several experiments attempting to uncover the reason for observation of the non-ideal S/A behavior are also described.
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- Andrew J Hoteling
- Bausch and Lomb, Inc., Vision Care R&D, Rochester, NY, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Boskamp MS, Soltwisch J. Charge Distribution between Different Classes of Glycerophospolipids in MALDI-MS Imaging. Anal Chem 2020; 92:5222-5230. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Marcel S. Boskamp
- Institute of Hygiene, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Hygiene, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
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Li N, Wang P, Liu X, Han C, Ren W, Li T, Li X, Tao F, Zhao Z. Developing IR-780 as a Novel Matrix for Enhanced MALDI MS Imaging of Endogenous High-Molecular-Weight Lipids in Brain Tissues. Anal Chem 2019; 91:15873-15882. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Na Li
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Beijing Mass Spectrum Center, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Graduate School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Biochemistry Engineering, Beijing Union University, Beijing 100023, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Beijing Mass Spectrum Center, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Beijing Mass Spectrum Center, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Graduate School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Beijing Mass Spectrum Center, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Graduate School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Beijing Mass Spectrum Center, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Graduate School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Beijing Mass Spectrum Center, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Graduate School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Biochemistry Engineering, Beijing Union University, Beijing 100023, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Beijing Mass Spectrum Center, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Graduate School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Leopold J, Popkova Y, Engel KM, Schiller J. Visualizing phosphatidylcholine via mass spectrometry imaging: relevance to human health. Expert Rev Proteomics 2018; 15:791-800. [PMID: 30241449 DOI: 10.1080/14789450.2018.1526679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) techniques are nowadays widely used to obtain spatially resolved metabolite information from biological tissues. Since (phospho)lipids occur in all animal tissues and are very sensitively detectable, they are often in the focus of such studies. This particularly applies for phosphatidylcholines (PC) which are very sensitively detectable as positive ions due to the permanent positive charge of their choline headgroup. Areas covered: After a short introduction of lipid species occurring in biological systems and approaches normally used to obtain spatially resolved mass spectra (with the focus on matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization coupled to time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) MSI) a survey will be given which diseases have so far been characterized by changes of the PC composition. Expert commentary: Since PC species are very sensitively detectable by MS, sensitivity is not a major issue. However, spatial resolution is still limited and cellular dimensions can be hardly resolved by MALDI-TOF MSI, which is a critical point of the available approaches. Due to lacks of reproducibility and standardization further development is required.
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- Jenny Leopold
- a Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics , Leipzig University , Leipzig , Germany
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- a Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics , Leipzig University , Leipzig , Germany
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- a Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics , Leipzig University , Leipzig , Germany
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- a Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics , Leipzig University , Leipzig , Germany
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In-Depth Glyco-Peptidomics Approach Reveals Unexpected Diversity of Glycosylated Peptides and Atypical Post-Translational Modifications in Dendroaspis angusticeps Snake Venom. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18112453. [PMID: 29156586 PMCID: PMC5713420 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18112453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Revised: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Animal venoms represent a valuable source of bioactive peptides that can be derived into useful pharmacological tools, or even innovative drugs. In this way, the venom of Dendroaspis angusticeps (DA), the Eastern Green Mamba, has been intensively studied during recent years. It mainly contains hundreds of large toxins from 6 to 9 kDa, each displaying several disulfide bridges. These toxins are the main target of venom-based studies due to their valuable activities obtained by selectively targeting membrane receptors, such as ion channels or G-protein coupled receptors. This study aims to demonstrate that the knowledge of venom composition is still limited and that animal venoms contain unexpected diversity and surprises. A previous study has shown that Dendroaspis angusticeps venom contains not only a cocktail of classical toxins, but also small glycosylated peptides. Following this work, a deep exploration of DA glycopeptidome by a dual nano liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (nanoLC-ESI-MS) and Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) analyses was initiated. This study reveals unsuspected structural diversity of compounds such as 221 glycopeptides, displaying different glycan structures. Sequence alignments underline structural similarities with natriuretic peptides already characterized in Elapidae venoms. Finally, the presence of an S-cysteinylation and hydroxylation of proline on four glycopeptides, never described to date in snake venoms, is also revealed by proteomics and affined by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments.
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Kancharla V, Bashir S, Liu JL, Ramirez OM, Derrick PJ, Beran KA. Effect of metal surfaces on matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization analyte peak intensities. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2017; 23:287-299. [PMID: 29028384 DOI: 10.1177/1469066717712694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Different metal surfaces in the form of transmission electron microscope grids were examined as support surfaces in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry with a view towards enhancement of peptide signal intensity. The observed enhancement between 5-fold and 20-fold relative to the normal stainless steel slide was investigated by applying the thermal desorption model for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization. A simple model evaluates the impact that the thermal properties of the metals have on the ion yield of the analyte. It was observed that there was not a direct, or strong, correlation between the thermal properties of the metals and the corresponding ion yield of the peptides. The effects of both fixed and variable laser irradiances versus ion yield were also examined for the respective metals studied. In all cases the use of transmission electron microscope grids required much lower laser irradiances in order to generate similar peak intensities as those observed with a stainless steel surface.
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- 1 Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, USA
- 2 Institute of Mass Spectrometry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- 2 Institute of Mass Spectrometry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- 5 Department of Physical Sciences, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX, USA
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- 1 Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, USA
- 3 Department of Physics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- 4 Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- 5 Department of Physical Sciences, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX, USA
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Lai YH, Wang YS. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry: Mechanistic Studies and Methods for Improving the Structural Identification of Carbohydrates. Mass Spectrom (Tokyo) 2017; 6:S0072. [PMID: 28959517 PMCID: PMC5610957 DOI: 10.5702/massspectrometry.s0072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Although matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry is one of the most widely used soft ionization methods for biomolecules, the lack of detailed understanding of ionization mechanisms restricts its application in the analysis of carbohydrates. Structural identification of carbohydrates achieved by MALDI mass spectrometry helps us to gain insights into biological functions and pathogenesis of disease. In this review, we highlight mechanistic details of MALDI, including both ionization and desorption. Strategies to improve the ion yield of carbohydrates are also reviewed. Furthermore, commonly used fragmentation methods to identify the structure are discussed.
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Study of the possibility of quantitative analysis of N,N,N′,N′-tetra-n-octyldiglycolamide by MALDI mass spectrometry. Russ Chem Bull 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11172-017-1845-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Bashir S, Liu JL, Derrick PJ. Effect of Structured Surfaces on MALDI Analyte Peak Intensities. Aust J Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1071/ch17456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A surface modification method is presented: a sodium chloride crystal, a transparent wide bandgap insulator, was deposited onto a stainless steel surface. The surface was subjected to various stimuli to induce surface defects either on the steel surface or salt crystal and the ion yield of substance P, a model peptide, was investigated as a function of stimuli. The interaction of the laser at potential defect sites resulted in an increase in the ion yield of substance P (3–17 fold increase relative to no stimuli).
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Lou X, van Dongen JLJ, Milroy LG, Meijer EW. Generation of gas-phase ions from charged clusters: an important ionization step causing suppression of matrix and analyte ions in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2016; 30:2628-2634. [PMID: 27643391 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2016] [Revised: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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RATIONALE Ionization in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) is a very complicated process. It has been reported that quaternary ammonium salts show extremely strong matrix and analyte suppression effects which cannot satisfactorily be explained by charge transfer reactions. Further investigation of the reasons causing these effects can be useful to improve our understanding of the MALDI process. METHODS The dried-droplet and modified thin-layer methods were used as sample preparation methods. In the dried-droplet method, analytes were co-crystallized with matrix, whereas in the modified thin-layer method analytes were deposited on the surface of matrix crystals. Model compounds, tetrabutylammonium iodide ([N(Bu)4 ]I), cesium iodide (CsI), trihexylamine (THA) and polyethylene glycol 600 (PEG 600), were selected as the test analytes given their ability to generate exclusively pre-formed ions, protonated ions and metal ion adducts respectively in MALDI. RESULTS The strong matrix suppression effect (MSE) observed using the dried-droplet method might disappear using the modified thin-layer method, which suggests that the incorporation of analytes in matrix crystals contributes to the MSE. By depositing analytes on the matrix surface instead of incorporating in the matrix crystals, the competition for evaporation/ionization from charged matrix/analyte clusters could be weakened resulting in reduced MSE. Further supporting evidence for this inference was found by studying the analyte suppression effect using the same two sample deposition methods. CONCLUSIONS By comparing differences between the mass spectra obtained via the two sample preparation methods, we present evidence suggesting that the generation of gas-phase ions from charged matrix/analyte clusters may induce significant suppression of matrix and analyte ions. The results suggest that the generation of gas-phase ions from charged matrix/analyte clusters is an important ionization step in MALDI-MS. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Xianwen Lou
- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600, MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600, MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600, MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Institute of Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600, MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600, MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Institute of Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600, MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Wang CC, Lai YH, Ou YM, Chang HT, Wang YS. Critical factors determining the quantification capability of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization- time-of-flight mass spectrometry. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2016; 374:rsta.2015.0371. [PMID: 27644968 PMCID: PMC5031637 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2015.0371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Quantitative analysis with mass spectrometry (MS) is important but challenging. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) coupled with time-of-flight (TOF) MS offers superior sensitivity, resolution and speed, but such techniques have numerous disadvantages that hinder quantitative analyses. This review summarizes essential obstacles to analyte quantification with MALDI-TOF MS, including the complex ionization mechanism of MALDI, sensitive characteristics of the applied electric fields and the mass-dependent detection efficiency of ion detectors. General quantitative ionization and desorption interpretations of ion production are described. Important instrument parameters and available methods of MALDI-TOF MS used for quantitative analysis are also reviewed.This article is part of the themed issue 'Quantitative mass spectrometry'.
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- Chia-Chen Wang
- Department of Biochemistry, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Section 2, Linong Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan, Republic of China Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Taipei 115, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Taipei 115, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Taipei 115, Taiwan, Republic of China Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Biochemistry, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Section 2, Linong Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan, Republic of China Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Taipei 115, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Knochenmuss R. The Coupled Chemical and Physical Dynamics Model of MALDI. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2016; 9:365-385. [PMID: 27070182 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-071015-041750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The coupled physical and chemical dynamics model of ultraviolet matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) has reproduced and explained a wide variety of MALDI phenomena. The rationale behind and elements of the model are reviewed, including the photophysics, kinetics, and thermodynamics of primary and secondary reaction steps. Experimental results are compared with model predictions to illustrate the foundations of the model, coupling of ablation and ionization, differences between and commonalities of matrices, secondary charge transfer reactions, ionization in both polarities, fluence and concentration dependencies, and suppression and enhancement effects.
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- Richard Knochenmuss
- Departement für Chemie und Biochemie, Universität Bern, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland;
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Fernandes C, Oliveira Moreira R, Lube LM, Horn A, Szpoganicz B, Sherrod S, Russell DH. Investigation of the interaction of iron(III) complexes with dAMP by ESI-MS, MALDI-MS and potentiometric titration: insights into synthetic nuclease behavior. Dalton Trans 2015; 39:5094-100. [PMID: 20411207 DOI: 10.1039/c000256a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report herein the characterization by electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry (MS), matrix assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI-MS) and potentiometric titration of three iron(III) compounds: [Fe(III)(HPClNOL)Cl2]·NO3 (1), [Cl(HPClNOL)Fe(III)-(μ-O)-Fe(III)(HPClNOL)Cl]·Cl2·H2O (2) and [(SO4)(HPClNOL)Fe(III)-(μ-O)-Fe(III)(HPClNOL)(SO4)]·6H2O (3), where HPClNOL= 1-(bis-pyridin-2-ylmethyl-amino)-3-chloropropan-2-ol). Despite the fact that the compounds have distinct structures in solid state and non-buffered solution, all compounds present similar ESI and MALDI mass spectra in a buffered medium (pH 7.0). At this pH, the species [(PClNOL)Fe(III)-(μ-O)-Fe(III)(PClNOL)](2+) (m/z 354) was observed for all the compounds under investigation. Potentiometric titration confirms a similar behavior for all compounds, indicating that the dihydroxo form [(OH)(HPClNOL)Fe(III)-(μ-O)-Fe(III)(HPClNOL)(OH)](2+) is the major species at pH 7.0, for all the compounds. The products of the interaction between compounds (1), (2) and (3) and dAMP (2'-deoxyadenosine-5'-monophosphate) in a buffered medium (pH 7.0) were identified by MALDI-MS/MS. The fragmentation data obtained by MS/MS allow one to identify the nature of the interaction between the iron(III) compounds and dAMP, revealing the direct interaction between the iron center and phosphate groups.
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- Christiane Fernandes
- Laboratorio de Ciências Químicas, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes, 28013-602, RJ, Brazil.
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Lou X, de Waal BFM, Milroy LG, van Dongen JLJ. A sample preparation method for recovering suppressed analyte ions in MALDI TOF MS. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2015; 50:766-770. [PMID: 26259660 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Revised: 02/23/2015] [Accepted: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI TOF MS), analyte signals can be substantially suppressed by other compounds in the sample. In this technical note, we describe a modified thin-layer sample preparation method that significantly reduces the analyte suppression effect (ASE). In our method, analytes are deposited on top of the surface of matrix preloaded on the MALDI plate. To prevent embedding of analyte into the matrix crystals, the sample solution were prepared without matrix and efforts were taken not to re-dissolve the preloaded matrix. The results with model mixtures of peptides, synthetic polymers and lipids show that detection of analyte ions, which were completely suppressed using the conventional dried-droplet method, could be effectively recovered by using our method. Our findings suggest that the incorporation of analytes in the matrix crystals has an important contributory effect on ASE. By reducing ASE, our method should be useful for the direct MALDI MS analysis of multicomponent mixtures.
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- Xianwen Lou
- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Institute of Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Moon JH, Yoon S, Bae YJ, Kim MS. Formation of gas-phase peptide ions and their dissociation in MALDI: insights from kinetic and ion yield studies. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2015; 34:94-115. [PMID: 24863621 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2013] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Insights on mechanisms for the generation of gas-phase peptide ions and their dissociation in matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) gained from the kinetic and ion yield studies are presented. Even though the time-resolved photodissociation technique was initially used to determine the dissociation kinetics of peptide ions and their effective temperature, it was replaced by a simpler method utilizing dissociation yields from in-source decay (ISD) and post-source decay (PSD). The ion yields for a matrix and a peptide were measured by repeatedly irradiating a region on a sample and collecting ion signals until the sample in the region was completely depleted. Matrix- and peptide-derived gas-phase cations were found to be generated by pre-formed ion emission or by ion-pair emission followed by anion loss, but not by laser-induced ionization. The total number of ions, that is, matrix plus peptide, was found to be equal to the number of ions emitted from a pure matrix. A matrix plume was found to cool as it expanded, from around 800-1,000 K to 400-500 K. Dissociation of peptide ions along b/y channels was found to occur statistically, that is, following RRKM behavior. Small critical energy (E0 = 0.6-0.7 eV) and highly negative critical entropy (ΔS(‡) = -30 to -25 eu) suggested that the transition structure was stabilized by multiple intramolecular interactions.
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- Jeong Hee Moon
- Medical Proteomics Research Center, KRIBB, Daejeon, 305-806, Korea
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Knochenmuss R. MALDI ionization mechanisms: the coupled photophysical and chemical dynamics model correctly predicts 'temperature'-selected spectra. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2013; 48:998-1004. [PMID: 24078239 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2013] [Revised: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A number of possible ultraviolet MALDI ionization mechanisms based on different fundamental phenomena have been proposed. Recently, it has been argued, based on 'temperature'-selected spectra, that photoionization models should be rejected in favor of thermal ones. Here, one non-thermal photoionization model, the coupled photophysical and chemical dynamics model, is shown to be fully consistent with the data.
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- Richard Knochenmuss
- Research and Development, Tofwerk AG, Uttigenstrasse 22, 3600 Thun, Switzerland
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Cozzolino AF, Dimopoulos-Italiano G, Lee LM, Vargas-Baca I. Chalcogen-Nitrogen Secondary Bonding Interactions in the Gas Phase - Spectrometric Detection of Ionized Benzo-2,1,3-telluradiazole Dimers. Eur J Inorg Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201201439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Radisavljević M, Kamceva T, Vukićević I, Nisavić M, Milovanović M, Petković M. Sensitivity and accuracy of organic matrix-assisted laser desorption and ionisation mass spectrometry of FeCl3 is higher than in in matrix-free approach. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2013; 19:77-89. [PMID: 24261080 DOI: 10.1255/ejms.1217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We compare the quality and reliability of laser desorption and ionisation mass spectra of FeCl3 acquired without the assistance of the matrix with the spectra acquired with different organic matrix molecules. Generally, inorganic salts tend to form clusters upon laser irradiation, the signals of which can be easily distinguished from ions arising from the matrix. In the presence of a matrix, cluster ions are, however, mostly suppressed. We have compared the number of analyte signals, accuracy of determination of isotope composition of the analyte and the sensitivity of FeCl3 detection between different approaches. The results obtained imply that the sensitivity of mass spectrometric analysis of FeCl3 is somewhat higher when matrices are applied than in the matrix-free approach. Among all matrices tested in this work, F20TPP seems to be the most promising for further applications as a matrix for mass spectrometry of inorganic salts.
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- Maja Radisavljević
- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Vinća, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
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Lin Y, Yin Z, Wang X, Li W, Hang W. Role of three-body recombination for charge reduction in MALDI process. Analyst 2013; 138:2964-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c3an36749e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Park KM, Bae YJ, Ahn SH, Kim MS. A Simple Method for Quantification of Peptides and Proteins by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2012; 84:10332-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ac302807u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Kyung Man Park
- Department
of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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Bae YJ, Shin YS, Moon JH, Kim MS. Degree of ionization in MALDI of peptides: thermal explanation for the gas-phase ion formation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2012; 23:1326-35. [PMID: 22653466 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-012-0406-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Revised: 04/24/2012] [Accepted: 04/27/2012] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Degree of ionization (DI) in matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) was measured for five peptides using α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnanmic acid (CHCA) as the matrix. DIs were low 10(-4) for peptides and 10(-7) for CHCA. Total number of ions (i.e., peptide plus matrix) was the same regardless of peptides and their concentration, setting the number of gas-phase ions generated from a pure matrix as the upper limit to that of peptide ions. Positively charged cluster ions were too weak to support the ion formation via such ions. The total number of gas-phase ions generated by MALDI, and that from pure CHCA, was unaffected by the laser pulse energy, invalidating laser-induced ionization of matrix molecules as the mechanism for the primary ion formation. Instead, the excitation of matrix by laser is simply a way of supplying thermal energy to the sample. Accepting strong Coulomb attraction felt by cations in a solid sample, we propose three hypotheses for gas-phase peptide ion formation. In Hypothesis 1, they originate from the dielectrically screened peptide ions in the sample. In Hypothesis 2, the preformed peptide ions are released as part of neutral ion pairs, which generate gas-phase peptide ions via reaction with matrix-derived cations. In Hypothesis 3, neutral peptides released by ablation get protonated via reaction with matrix-derived cations.
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- Yong Jin Bae
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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Mädler S, Barylyuk K, Boeri Erba E, Nieckarz RJ, Zenobi R. Compelling advantages of negative ion mode detection in high-mass MALDI-MS for homomeric protein complexes. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2012; 23:213-224. [PMID: 22131225 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-011-0274-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2011] [Revised: 10/04/2011] [Accepted: 10/08/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Chemical cross-linking in combination with high-mass MALDI mass spectrometry allows for the rapid identification of interactions and determination of the complex stoichiometry of noncovalent protein-protein interactions. As the molecular weight of these complexes increases, the fraction of multiply charged species typically increases. In the case of homomeric complexes, signals from multiply charged multimers overlap with singly charged subunits. Remarkably, spectra recorded in negative ion mode show lower abundances of multiply charged species, lower background, higher reproducibility, and, thus, overall cleaner spectra compared with positive ion mode spectra. In this work, a dedicated high-mass detector was applied for measuring high-mass proteins (up to 200 kDa) by negative ion mode MALDI-MS. The influences of sample preparation and instrumental parameters were carefully investigated. Relative signal integrals of multiply charged anions were relatively independent of any of the examined parameters and could thus be approximated easily for the spectra of cross-linked complexes. For example, the fraction of doubly charged anions signals overlapping with the signals of singly charged subunits could be more precisely estimated than in positive ion mode. Sinapinic acid was found to be an excellent matrix for the analysis of proteins and cross-linked protein complexes in both ion modes. Our results suggest that negative ion mode data of chemically cross-linked protein complexes are complementary to positive ion mode data and can in some cases represent the solution phase situation better than positive ion mode.
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- Stefanie Mädler
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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He W, Lieberman M. The synthesis and characterization of a side-by-side iron phthalocyanine dimer. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2012. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424611003264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The QCA paradigm is one of the approaches to decrease the size scale of computing devices. When molecules are used as QCA cells, they may be able to perform computing at room temperature. This paper describes a novel molecular QCA cell candidate which is a side-by-side iron phthalocyanine dimer, and an investigation of its optical and redox properties. The new dodeca(pentyloxy) substituted side-by-side iron phthalocyanine dimer, along with the octa(pentyloxy) iron phthalocyanine monomer, are soluble in non-polar organic solvents. These compounds were isolated by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to final purities of 98% and 99%, respectively. The NMR spectra of both compounds in CDCl3 are broad due to aggregation, but become well resolved after the addition of the coordinating solvent pyridine-d5. Addition of pyridine also gives changes in the UV-vis spectra and electrochemical peaks of both monomer and dimer in dichloromethane indicative of axial iron coordination. The electrochemical data indicates the loss of pyridine ligands from the oxidized products of both monomer and dimer. The comproportionation constant of side-by-side phthalocyanine dimer shows that its oxidized and reduced mixed-valence complexes are fairly stable. The dimer is thus a candidate for molecular QCA systems.
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- Wei He
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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Moon JH, Shin YS, Bae YJ, Kim MS. Ion yields for some salts in MALDI: mechanism for the gas-phase ion formation from preformed ions. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2012; 23:162-170. [PMID: 22048904 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-011-0278-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2011] [Revised: 10/11/2011] [Accepted: 10/12/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Preformed ion emission is the main assumption in one of the prevailing theories for peptide and protein ion formation in matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI). Since salts are in preformed ion forms in the matrix-analyte mixture, they are ideal systems to study the characteristics of preformed ion emission. In this work, a reliable method to measure the ion yield (IY) in MALDI was developed and used for a solid salt benzyltriphenylphosphonium chloride and two room-temperature ionic liquids 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate and trihexyltetradecylphosphonium bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphinate. IY for the matrix (α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid, CHCA) was also measured. Taking 1 pmol salts in 25 nmol CHCA as examples, IYs for three salts were similar, (4-8) × 10(-4), and those for CHCA were (0.8-1.2) × 10(-7). Even though IYs for the salts and CHCA remained virtually constant at low analyte concentration, they decreased as the salt concentrations increased. Two models, Model 1 and Model 2, were proposed to explain low IYs for the salts and the concentration dependences. Both models are based on the fact that the ion-pair formation equilibrium is highly shifted toward the neutral ion pair. In Model 1, the gas-phase analyte cations were proposed to originate from the same cations in the solid that were dielectrically screened from counter anions by matrix neutrals. In Model 2, preformed ions were assumed to be released from the solid sample in the form of neutral ion pairs and the anions in the ion pairs were assumed to be eliminated via reactions with matrix-derived cations.
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- Jeong Hee Moon
- Medical Proteomics Research Center, KRIBB, Daejeon, 305-806, Korea
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Barylyuk K, Fritsche L, Balabin RM, Nieckarz R, Zenobi R. Gas-phase basicity of several common MALDI matrices measured by a simple experimental approach. RSC Adv 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c1ra01117k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Liang CW, Lee CH, Lee YT, Ni CK. Plume Expansion Dynamics of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization. Chem Asian J 2011; 6:2986-91. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201100445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Jaskolla TW, Karas M. Compelling evidence for Lucky Survivor and gas phase protonation: the unified MALDI analyte protonation mechanism. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2011; 22:976-88. [PMID: 21953039 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-011-0093-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2010] [Revised: 01/03/2011] [Accepted: 01/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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This work experimentally verifies and proves the two long since postulated matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) analyte protonation pathways known as the Lucky Survivor and the gas phase protonation model. Experimental differentiation between the predicted mechanisms becomes possible by the use of deuterated matrix esters as MALDI matrices, which are stable under typical sample preparation conditions and generate deuteronated reagent ions, including the deuterated and deuteronated free matrix acid, only upon laser irradiation in the MALDI process. While the generation of deuteronated analyte ions proves the gas phase protonation model, the detection of protonated analytes by application of deuterated matrix compounds without acidic hydrogens proves the survival of analytes precharged from solution in accordance with the predictions from the Lucky Survivor model. The observed ratio of the two analyte ionization processes depends on the applied experimental parameters as well as the nature of analyte and matrix. Increasing laser fluences and lower matrix proton affinities favor gas phase protonation, whereas more quantitative analyte protonation in solution and intramolecular ion stabilization leads to more Lucky Survivors. The presented results allow for a deeper understanding of the fundamental processes causing analyte ionization in MALDI and may alleviate future efforts for increasing the analyte ion yield.
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- Thorsten W Jaskolla
- Cluster of Excellence Macromolecular Complexes, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Leib RD, Williams ER. Simultaneous quantitation of amino acid mixtures using clustering agents. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2011; 22:624-632. [PMID: 21472601 PMCID: PMC3062766 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-011-0081-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2010] [Revised: 01/04/2011] [Accepted: 01/05/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A method that uses the abundances of large clusters formed in electrospray ionization to determine the solution-phase molar fractions of amino acids in multi-component mixtures is demonstrated. For solutions containing either four or 10 amino acids, the relative abundances of protonated molecules differed from their solution-phase molar fractions by up to 30-fold and 100-fold, respectively. For the four-component mixtures, the molar fractions determined from the abundances of larger clusters consisting of 19 or more molecules were within 25% of the solution-phase molar fractions, indicating that the abundances and compositions of these clusters reflect the relative concentrations of these amino acids in solution, and that ionization and detection biases are significantly reduced. Lower accuracy was obtained for the 10-component mixtures where values determined from the cluster abundances were typically within a factor of three of their solution molar fractions. The lower accuracy of this method with the more complex mixtures may be due to specific clustering effects owing to the heterogeneity as a result of significantly different physical properties of the components, or it may be the result of lower S/N for the more heterogeneous clusters and not including the low-abundance more highly heterogeneous clusters in this analysis. Although not as accurate as using traditional standards, this clustering method may find applications when suitable standards are not readily available.
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- Ryan D. Leib
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1460 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1460 USA
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Lourantos E, Ramirez OM, Giannakopulos AE, Beran KA, Derrick PJ, Bashir S. The use of a silica-based heat sink to “uncouple” the matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mechanism. CAN J CHEM 2011. [DOI: 10.1139/v10-154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The relationships between ion yield(s) as a function of desorption alone and (or) ionization was investigated using two model systems. In the first model system, a carbohydrate (2,3,6-tri-O-methyl-β-cyclodextrin, TMBCD), which could be directly laser desorbed, was analyzed with and without a silicon-based heat sink compound (HSC). The HSC allowed heat to pass through but obstructed the flow of charge. In the second model system, a peptide (substance P), which ccould not be laser desorbed, was analyzed under similar conditions. The ion yield of TMBCD under either system of heat conductivity was similar, whereas the ion yield of the peptide with the heat sink was negligible. Compounds that are predominately cationized either in the gas phase or preformed in solution give an ion yield that is not dependent upon the surface conditions, whereas compounds that are not ordinarily cationized are affected by the emission of electrons from the metal surface.
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- E. Lourantos
- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Department of Physical Sciences, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, 4901 E. University Blvd., Odessa, TX 79762, USA
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Department of Physical Sciences, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, 4901 E. University Blvd., Odessa, TX 79762, USA
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Department of Physical Sciences, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, 4901 E. University Blvd., Odessa, TX 79762, USA
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Department of Physical Sciences, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, 4901 E. University Blvd., Odessa, TX 79762, USA
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Department of Physical Sciences, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, 4901 E. University Blvd., Odessa, TX 79762, USA
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
- Department of Physical Sciences, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, 4901 E. University Blvd., Odessa, TX 79762, USA
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van Kampen JJA, Burgers PC, de Groot R, Gruters RA, Luider TM. Biomedical application of MALDI mass spectrometry for small-molecule analysis. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2011; 30:101-120. [PMID: 20169623 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS) is an emerging analytical tool for the analysis of molecules with molar masses below 1,000 Da; that is, small molecules. This technique offers rapid analysis, high sensitivity, low sample consumption, a relative high tolerance towards salts and buffers, and the possibility to store sample on the target plate. The successful application of the technique is, however, hampered by low molecular weight (LMW) matrix-derived interference signals and by poor reproducibility of signal intensities during quantitative analyses. In this review, we focus on the biomedical application of MALDI-MS for the analysis of small molecules and discuss its favorable properties and its challenges as well as strategies to improve the performance of the technique. Furthermore, practical aspects and applications are presented.
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- Jeroen J A van Kampen
- Laboratories of Neuro-Oncology/Clinical and Cancer Proteomics, Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Im SH, Choi SS. Role of the UV absorber as a matrix in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometric analysis of a mixture of a UV absorber and a stabilizer. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2010; 24:2753-2758. [PMID: 20814982 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A mixture of a UV absorber (Tinuvin 234 or Tinuvin 329) and a UV stabilizer (Tinuvin 770) was analyzed using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) without any matrix. Fragmentation patterns of the UV absorbers and stabilizer were also investigated. The mass spectra showed the [M+H](+) ions and some fragment ions. Tinuvin 234, Tinuvin 329, and Tinuvin 770 generated three (m/z 119, 370, 432), one (m/z 252), and two (m/z 124 and 140) fragment ions, respectively. These fragment ions can be used to identify the chemical structures of the UV absorbers and stabilizer. Since the UV absorber performed a role as the matrix, the ion abundance of the UV stabilizer was enhanced by mixing with the UV absorber. When organic materials extracted from polypropylene (PP) containing the UV absorber and stabilizer were directly analyzed using MALDI-MS without any matrix, the protonated molecule of the UV stabilizer was detected in abundance but the product ions of the UV absorber were not observed. When 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid was used as a matrix, the protonated molecule of the UV absorber was observed.
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- Song-Hee Im
- Department of Chemistry, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 143-747, Korea
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Cologna SM, Russell WK, Lim PJ, Vigh G, Russell DH. Combining isoelectric point-based fractionation, liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry to improve peptide detection and protein identification. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2010; 21:1612-1619. [PMID: 20537905 PMCID: PMC2927729 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2010.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2010] [Revised: 03/17/2010] [Accepted: 04/14/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The off-line coupling of an isoelectric trapping device termed membrane separated wells for isoelectric focusing and trapping (MSWIFT) to mass spectrometry-based proteomic studies is described. The MSWIFT is a high capacity, high-throughput, mass spectrometry-compatible isoelectric trapping device that provides isoelectric point (pI)-based separations of complex mixtures of peptides. In MSWIFT, separation and analyte trapping are achieved by migrating the peptide ions through membranes having fixed pH values until the peptide pI is bracketed by the pH values of adjacent membranes. The pH values of the membranes can be tuned, thus affording a high degree of experimental flexibility. Specific advantages of using MSWIFT for sample prefractionation include: (1) small sample volumes (approximately 200 microL), (2) customized membranes over a large pH range, (3) flexibility in the number of desired fractions, (4) membrane compatibility with a variety of solvents systems, and (5) resulting fractions do not require sample cleanup before MS analysis. Here, we demonstrate the utility of MSWIFT for mass spectrometry-based detection of peptides in improving dynamic range and the reduction of ion suppression effects for high-throughput separations of tryptic peptides.
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- Address reprint requests to: Professor David H. Russell, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, PO BOX 30012, College Station, TX 77842, Fax: (979) 845-9485, Phone: (979) 845-3345,
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Liu BH, Charkin OP, Klemenko N, Chen CW, Wang YS. Initial Ionization Reaction in Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization. J Phys Chem B 2010; 114:10853-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jp104178m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Bo-Hong Liu
- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang District, Taipei 115, Taiwan, R. O. C., Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Institutskii pr. 18, Chernogolovka, Moscow oblast, 142432, Russia, and Lomonosov State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology, pr. Vernadskogo 86, Moscow, 117571, Russia
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang District, Taipei 115, Taiwan, R. O. C., Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Institutskii pr. 18, Chernogolovka, Moscow oblast, 142432, Russia, and Lomonosov State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology, pr. Vernadskogo 86, Moscow, 117571, Russia
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang District, Taipei 115, Taiwan, R. O. C., Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Institutskii pr. 18, Chernogolovka, Moscow oblast, 142432, Russia, and Lomonosov State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology, pr. Vernadskogo 86, Moscow, 117571, Russia
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang District, Taipei 115, Taiwan, R. O. C., Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Institutskii pr. 18, Chernogolovka, Moscow oblast, 142432, Russia, and Lomonosov State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology, pr. Vernadskogo 86, Moscow, 117571, Russia
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang District, Taipei 115, Taiwan, R. O. C., Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Institutskii pr. 18, Chernogolovka, Moscow oblast, 142432, Russia, and Lomonosov State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology, pr. Vernadskogo 86, Moscow, 117571, Russia
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Kulyk K, Ishchenko V, Palyanytsya B, Khylya V, Borysenko M, Kulyk T. A TPD-MS study of the interaction of coumarins and their heterocyclic derivatives with a surface of fumed silica and nanosized oxides CeO2/SiO2, TiO2/SiO2, Al2O3/SiO2. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2010; 45:750-761. [PMID: 20533505 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The interactions between coumarins and the surface of fumed SiO(2), CeO(2)/SiO(2), TiO(2)/SiO(2) and Al(2)O(3)/SiO(2) were assessed by means of temperature-programmed desorption mass spectrometry. The different stages of the thermolysis of coumarin were identified and an analysis of the underlying reactions was performed. The kinetic parameters of the involved reactions were thus obtained. The decomposition of thiazolyl-substituted coumarins was found to proceed through a 'thiazole-thiazine' ring expansion in the adsorbed state. A linear correlation between the sigma constants (Sigma sigma) of the coumarin substituents and the activation energy of CO(2) formation was obtained.
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- Kostiantyn Kulyk
- Department of Oxide Nanocomposites, Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 17 Generala Naumova Street, Kyiv 03164, Ukraine
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Lou X, van Dongen JLJ, Meijer EW. Generation of CsI cluster ions for mass calibration in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2010; 21:1223-1226. [PMID: 20435487 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2010.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2009] [Revised: 01/23/2010] [Accepted: 02/20/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A simple method was developed for the generation of cesium iodide (CsI) cluster ions up to m/z over 20,000 in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI MS). Calibration ions in both positive and negative ion modes can readily be generated from a single MALDI spot of CsI(3) with 2-[(2E)-3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-2-methylprop-2-enylidene] malononitrile (DCTB) matrix. The major cluster ion series observed in the positive ion mode is [(CsI)(n)Cs](+), and in the negative ion mode is [(CsI)(n)I](-). In both cluster series, ions spread evenly every 259.81 units. The easy method described here for the production of CsI cluster ions should be useful for MALDI MS calibrations.
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- Xianwen Lou
- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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Girault H, Liu B, Qiao L, Bi H, Prudent M, Lion N, Abonnenc M. Electrochemical reactions and ionization processes. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2010; 16:341-349. [PMID: 20530840 DOI: 10.1255/ejms.1081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Electrochemical or photo-electrochemical reactions in both electrospray ionization and laser desorption ionization are discussed stressing the role of the electrode reaction in influencing the ionization process. In particular, upon application of a high voltage during electrospray ionization, the emitter includes a working electrode, where redox reactions are observed, such as electro-generation of benzoquinone and metal ions. In contrast, the target plate in laser-induced desorption ionization also acts as a photo-electrode, especially when modified with a mesoporous semiconductor. We illustrate here how these electrochemical reactions can be used for tagging purposes, and for oxidative or reductive dissociation reactions.
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- Hubert Girault
- Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Physique et Analytique, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 6, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Lou X, van Dongen JLJ, Vekemans JAJM, Meijer EW. Matrix suppression and analyte suppression effects of quaternary ammonium salts in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry: an investigation of suppression mechanism. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2009; 23:3077-3082. [PMID: 19705379 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In the matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI TOF MS) analysis of some quaternary ammonium salts (QASs), very clean spectra of the quaternary ammonium ions were recorded with a strong matrix suppression effect (MSE). The QASs also showed a considerable analyte suppression effect (ASE). It was demonstrated that the MSE and ASE of the QASs can be explained well by the cluster ionization model. According to this model, MALDI ions are formed from charged matrix/analyte clusters. Various analyte ions and matrix ions might coexist in the cluster, and they will compete for the limited number of net charges available. If enough quaternary ammonium ions are present in the cluster, they will take away the net charges, thus resulting in the MSE and ASE. Our results also suggest that 'the cluster ionization model' is not in conflict with 'the theory of ionization via secondary gas-phase reactions'. The initial MALDI ions produced from charged matrix/analyte clusters will collide with other molecules or ions in the MALDI plume. Depending on the properties of the initial ions and the composition of the MALDI plume, secondary gas-phase reactions might result from these collisions. The final ions observed are the combined results of 'cluster ionization' and 'ionization via secondary gas-phase reactions'.
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- Xianwen Lou
- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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Brancia FL, Stener M, Magistrato A. A density functional theory (DFT) study on gas-phase proton transfer reactions of derivatized and underivatized peptide ions generated by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2009; 20:1327-1333. [PMID: 19372050 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2009.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2008] [Revised: 03/06/2009] [Accepted: 03/07/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In this study, classic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations followed by density functional theory (DFT) calculations are employed to calculate the proton transfer reaction enthalpy shifts for native and derivatized peptide ions in the MALDI plume. First, absolute protonation and deprotonation enthalpies are calculated for native peptides (RPPGF and AFLDASR), the corresponding hexyl esters and three common matrices alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (4HCCA), 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB), and 6 aza-2-thiothymine (ATT). From the proton exchange reaction calculations, protonation and deprotonation of the neutral peptides are thermodynamically favorable in the gas phase as long as the corresponding protonated/deprotonated matrix ions are present in the plume. Moreover, the gain in proton affinity shown by the ester ions suggests that the increase in ion yield is likely to be related to an easier proton transfer from the matrix to the peptide.
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Liu BH, Lee YT, Wang YS. Incoherent production reactions of positive and negative ions in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2009; 20:1078-86. [PMID: 19299167 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2009.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2008] [Revised: 02/02/2009] [Accepted: 02/03/2009] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Utilizing synchronized dual-polarity matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry, we found good evidence of the incoherent production of positive and negative matrix ions. Using thin, homogeneous 2,5-dehydroxybenzoic acid (DHB) matrix films, positive and negative matrix ions were found to appear at different threshold laser fluences. The presence of molecular matrix ions of single charge polarity suggests that the existence of DHB ion-pairs may not be a prerequisite in MALDI. Photoelectrons induced by the laser excitation may assist the production of negative DHB ions, as shown in experiments conducted with stainless steel and glass substrates. At high laser fluences, the relative yield of positive and negative matrix ions remained constant when homogeneous matrix films were used, but it fluctuated significantly with inhomogeneous crystal morphology. This result is also inconsistent with the hypothesis that matrix ion-pairs are essential primary ions. Evidence from both low and high laser fluences suggests that the productions of positive and negative matrix ions in MALDI may occur via independent pathways.
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- Bo-Hong Liu
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan ROC
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Moon JH, Yoon SH, Kim MS. Temperature of Peptide Ions Generated by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization and Their Dissociation Kinetic Parameters. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:2071-6. [DOI: 10.1021/jp810077e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jeong Hee Moon
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea, and Systemic Proteomics Research Center, KRIBB, Daejeon 305-806, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea, and Systemic Proteomics Research Center, KRIBB, Daejeon 305-806, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea, and Systemic Proteomics Research Center, KRIBB, Daejeon 305-806, Korea
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Knochenmuss R. Laser desorption/ablation plumes from capillary-like restricted volumes. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2009; 15:189-198. [PMID: 19423904 DOI: 10.1255/ejms.960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Laser desorption/ionization from structured surfaces has been the object of recently renewed interest. Conditions in the plume of material ablated from such surfaces may differ from those of a sample which is ablated in bulk. Since recombination and secondary ion-molecule reactions in the plume play a major role in determining the types and quantities of ions observed at the detector, these differences are analytically relevant. Desorption/ionization substrates with channels of high aspect ratio are modeled as capillary nozzles, from which free jets are emitted. A previously developed matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization ablation/ionization model is adapted for these jets. More primary ions reach the detector when ablated from a capillary orifice, but fewer analye ions are created in secondary reactions. These differences in ion yield can persist for arrays of capillaries on the surface, depending on the ratio of their diameter to spacing.
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- Richard Knochenmuss
- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, WSJ 503.1104, 4052 Basel, Switzerland.
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Linscheid MW, Ahrends R, Pieper S, Kühn A. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomics. Methods Mol Biol 2009; 564:189-205. [PMID: 19544024 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-157-8_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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During the last decades, molecular sciences revolutionized biomedical research and gave rise to the biotechnology industry. During the next decades, the application of the quantitative sciences--informatics, physics, chemistry, and engineering--to biomedical research brings about the next revolution that will improve human healthcare and certainly create new technologies, since there is no doubt that small changes can have great effects. It is not a question of "yes" or "no," but of "how much," to make best use of the medical options we will have. In this context, the development of accurate analytical methods must be considered a cornerstone, since the understanding of biological processes will be impossible without information about the minute changes induced in cells by interactions of cell constituents with all sorts of endogenous and exogenous influences and disturbances. The first quantitative techniques, which were developed, allowed monitoring relative changes only, but they clearly showed the significance of the information obtained. The recent advent of techniques claiming to quantify proteins and peptides not only relative to each other, but also in an absolute fashion, promised another quantum leap, since knowing the absolute amount will allow comparing even unrelated species and the definition of parameters will permit to model biological systems much more accurate than before. To bring these promises to life, several approaches are under development at this point in time and this review is focused on those developments.
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- Michael W Linscheid
- Department of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor Str. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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Watanabe T, Kawasaki H, Kimoto T, Arakawa R. Halohydrination of epoxy resins using sodium halides as cationizing agents in MALDI-MS and DIOS-MS. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2008; 43:1664-1672. [PMID: 18563852 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Halohydrination of epoxy resins using sodium halides as cationizing agents in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) and desorption ionization on porous silicon mass spectrometry (DIOS-MS) were investigated. Different mass spectra were observed when NaClO(4) and NaI were used as the cationizing agents at the highest concentration of 10.0 mM, which is much higher than that normally used in MALDI-MS. MALDI mass spectra of epoxy resins using NaI revealed iodohydrination to occur as epoxy functions of the polymers. The halohydrination also occurred using NaBr, but not NaCl, due to the differences in their nucleophilicities. On the basis of the results of experiments using deuterated CD(3)OD as the solvent, the hydrogen atom source was probably ambient water or residual solvent, rather than being derived from matrices. Halohydrination also occurred with DIOS-MS in which no organic matrix was used; in addition, reduction of epoxy functions was observed with DIOS. NaI is a useful cationizing agent for changing the chemical form of epoxy resins due to iodohydrination and, thus, for identifying the presence of epoxy functions.
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- Takehiro Watanabe
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Kansai University, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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Szaéjli E, Feheér T, Medzihradszky KF. Investigating the Quantitative Nature of MALDI-TOF MS. Mol Cell Proteomics 2008; 7:2410-8. [DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m800108-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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