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Devakumar A, O'Dell DK, Walker JM, Reilly JP. Structural analysis of leukotriene C4 isomers using collisional activation and 157 nm photodissociation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2008; 19:14-26. [PMID: 18024058 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2007.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2007] [Revised: 10/01/2007] [Accepted: 10/02/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The fragmentation of 5-hydroxy-6-glutathionyl-7,9,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid [leukotriene C4 or LTC4 (5, 6)] and its isomeric counterpart LTC4 (14, 15) were studied by low and high-energy collisional induced dissociation (CID) and 157 nm photofragmentation. For singly charged protonated LTC4 precursors, photodissociation significantly enhances the signal intensities of informative fragment ions that are very important to distinguish the two LTC4 isomers and generates a few additional fragment ions that are not usually observed in CID experiments. The ion trap enables MSn experiments on the fragment ions generated by photodissociation. Photofragmentation is found to be suitable for the structural identification and isomeric differentiation of cysteinyl leukotrienes and is more informative than low or high-energy CID. We describe for the first time the structural characterization of the LTC4 (14, 15) isomer by mass spectrometry using CID and 157 nm light activation methods.
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- Arugadoss Devakumar
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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Murphy RC, Barkley RM, Zemski Berry K, Hankin J, Harrison K, Johnson C, Krank J, McAnoy A, Uhlson C, Zarini S. Electrospray ionization and tandem mass spectrometry of eicosanoids. Anal Biochem 2005; 346:1-42. [PMID: 15961057 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2005.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2005] [Revised: 04/11/2005] [Accepted: 04/27/2005] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Robert C Murphy
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Mail Stop 8303, P.O. Box 6511, Aurora, CO 80045-0511, USA.
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Mayatepek E, Okun JG, Meissner T, Assmann B, Hammond J, Zschocke J, Lehmann WD. Synthesis and metabolism of leukotrienes in γ-glutamyl transpeptidase deficiency. J Lipid Res 2004; 45:900-4. [PMID: 14754911 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m300462-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Leukotrienes (LTs) are active lipid mediators derived in the 5-lipoxygenase pathway. LTC(4), the primary cysteinyl LT, is cleaved by gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), resulting in LTD(4). We studied the synthesis and metabolism of LTs in three patients with GGT deficiency. LTs were analyzed in urine, plasma, and monocytes after HPLC separation by enzyme immunoassays, radioactivity detection, and electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. Analysis of LTs in urine revealed increased concentrations of LTC(4) (12.8-17.9 nmol/mol creatinine; controls, <0.005 nmol/mol creatinine), whereas LTE(4) was below the detection limit (<0.005 nmol/mol creatinine; controls, 32.2 +/- 8.6 nmol/mol creatinine). In plasma of one patient, LTC(4) was found to be increased (17.3 ng/ml; controls, 9.6 +/- 0.4 ng/ml), whereas LTD(4) and LTE(4) were below the detection limit (<0.005 ng/ml). LTB(4) was found within normal ranges. In contrast to controls, the synthesis of LTD(4) and LTE(4) in stimulated monocytes was below the detection limit (<0.1 ng/10(6) cells; controls, 37.1 +/- 4.8 cells and 39.4 +/- 5.6 ng/10(6) cells, respectively). The formation of [(3)H]LTD(4) from [(3)H]LTC(4) in monocytes was completely deficient (<0.1%; controls, 85 +/- 7%). Our data demonstrate a complete deficiency of LTD(4) biosynthesis in patients with a genetic deficiency of GGT. GGT deficiency represents a new inborn error of cysteinyl LT synthesis and provides a unique model in which to study the pathobiological coherence of LT and glutathione metabolism.
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- Ertan Mayatepek
- Department of General Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Griffiths WJ. Tandem mass spectrometry in the study of fatty acids, bile acids, and steroids. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2003; 22:81-152. [PMID: 12820273 DOI: 10.1002/mas.10046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Over the last 50 years, the mass spectrometry of lipids has evolved to become one of the most mature techniques in biomolecule analysis. Many volatile and non-polar lipids are directly amenable to analysis by gas-chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), a technique that combines the unsurpassed separation properties of gas-chromatography with the sensitivity and selectivity of electron ionization mass spectrometry. Less volatile and/or thermally labile lipids can be analyzed by GC-MS, following appropriate sample derivatization. However, many complex lipids are not readily analyzed by GC-MS, and it is these molecules that are the subject of the current review. Since the early 1970s, there have been three outstanding developments in mass spectrometry that are particularly appropriate in lipid analysis; i.e., the introduction of (i) fast atom bombardment (FAB); (ii) electrospray (ES); and (iii) tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). The FAB and ES ionization techniques will be discussed in relation to MS/MS, and examples of their application in biochemical studies will be presented. The review will concentrate on the analysis of fatty acids, bile acids, steroid conjugates, and neutral steroids.
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- William J Griffiths
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry, The School of Pharmacy, University of London, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX, United Kingdom.
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Hevko JM, Murphy RC. Electrospray ionization and tandem mass spectrometry of cysteinyl eicosanoids: leukotriene C4 and FOG7. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2001; 12:763-771. [PMID: 11444597 DOI: 10.1016/s1044-0305(01)00256-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The cysteinyl leukotrienes, LTC4, LTD4 and LTE4, and the recently described cysteinyl eicosanoid, 5-oxo-7-glutathionyl-8,11,14-eicosatrienoic acid (FOG7) have been analyzed by tandem mass spectrometry. Both [M-H]- and [M+H]+ ions were produced by electrospray ionization and collision-induced dissociation of these molecular ion species were studied using both an ion trap and a triple quadrupole instrument. Product ion spectra obtained were characteristic of the structure of the cysteinyl leukotrienes and mechanisms of ion formation were investigated by using deuterium-labeled analogs. The product ion spectrum obtained following collision-induced dissociation of the [M-H]- anion from FOG7 was devoid of significant structural information and further studies of collision activation of the [M+H]+ spectrum were therefore examined. Positive ion MS3 spectra obtained in the ion trap from the gamma-glutamate cleavage products of FOG7 and its derivative (d7-FOG7) afforded an abundant ion not observed in spectra generated from the cysteinyl leukotrienes. Formation of this fragment ion likely occurred via a McLafferty-type rearrangement to afford cleavage of the C6-C7 bond adjacent to the sulfur atom and was valuable for the identification of the structure of FOG7 and defining the biosynthetic pathway as a 1,4-Michael addition of glutathione to 5-oxo-eicosatetraenoic acid (5-oxo-ETE).
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- J M Hevko
- Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- R C Murphy
- Division of Cell Biology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA.
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Bowers RC, Hevko J, Henson PM, Murphy RC. A novel glutathione containing eicosanoid (FOG7) chemotactic for human granulocytes. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:29931-4. [PMID: 10924496 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c000502200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A biologically active glutathione adduct of the eicosanoid 5-oxo-eicosatetraenoic acid has been observed as a product formed within the murine peritoneal macrophage. This five-oxo glutathione adduct (FOG(7)) was structurally characterized using electrospray tandem mass spectrometry as a 1,4 Michael addition product 5-oxo-7-glutathionyl-8,11,14-eicosatrienoic acid. FOG(7) was found to be highly potent in stimulating eosinophil as well as neutrophil chemotaxis, also capable of initiating actin polymerization, without elevating intracellular free calcium ion concentration within either the eosinophil or polymorphonuclear leukocyte. These biological responses suggest that either FOG(7) activates a subset of receptors mediating the broader biological activity of the parent eicosanoid 5-oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (5-oxo-ETE) or that a receptor not activated by 5-oxo-ETE participates in the chemotactic activity of FOG(7). The only other known biologically active glutathione adduct has been leukotriene C(4) (LTC(4)), another eicosanoid that exerts potent effects through the Cys-LT receptor. The biochemical parallel between the formation of LTC(4) and FOG(7) suggests an interesting mechanism by which biologically active eicosanoids derived from electrophilic intermediates may have unique distribution and prolonged efficacy in vivo.
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- R C Bowers
- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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Jakobsson PJ, Scoggan KA, Yergey J, Mancini JA, Ford-Hutchinson AW. Characterization of microsomal GST-II by western blot and identification of a novel LTC4 isomer. JOURNAL OF LIPID MEDIATORS AND CELL SIGNALLING 1997; 17:15-9. [PMID: 9302651 DOI: 10.1016/s0929-7855(97)00013-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Protein expression of microsomal GST-II and LTC4 synthase was analyzed by Western blot. Correlation between a 17 kDa band and LTC4 formation was observed for both enzymes. The expression of microsomal GST-II was several fold more efficient than the expression of LTC4 synthase. In addition to catalyzing the biosynthesis of LTC4, microsomal GST-II also produces another product, which has been subjected to mass spectrometric analysis. This analysis demonstrates that the novel product is an isomer of LTC4.
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- P J Jakobsson
- Merck Frosst Centre For Therapeutic Research, Kirkland, Quebec, Canada.
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Carter BZ, Wiseman AL, Orkiszewski R, Ballard KD, Ou CN, Lieberman MW. Metabolism of leukotriene C4 in gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase-deficient mice. J Biol Chem 1997; 272:12305-10. [PMID: 9139674 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.19.12305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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We have investigated the metabolism of leukotriene C4 (LTC4) in gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT)-deficient mice (Lieberman, M. W., Wiseman, A. L., Shi, Z-Z., Carter, B. Z., Barrios, R., Ou, C-N., Chevez-Barrios, P., Wang, Y., Habib, G. M., Goodman, J. C., Huang, S. L., Lebovitz, R. M., and Matzuk, M. M. (1996) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 93, 7923-7926) and have found substantial conversion of LTC4 to leukotriene D4 by high performance liquid chromatography and continuous flow fast atom bombardment-tandem mass spectrometric analyses. LTC4-converting activity has a tissue distribution different from GGT with highest activity in spleen followed by small intestine, kidney, and pancreas and lower activity in liver and lung. The activity is membrane-bound and is inhibited by acivicin, a known inhibitor of GGT. The enzyme was partially purified from the small intestine of GGT-deficient mice by papain treatment and gel filtration chromatography. The partially purified fragment released by papain has an apparent molecular mass of 65-70 kDa and the same substrate specificity as the tissue homogenate. In addition to LTC4, S-decyl-GSH is also cleaved. GSH itself, oxidized GSH, and the synthetic substrates used to analyze GGT activity (gamma-glutamyl-p-nitroanilide and gamma-glutamyl-4-methoxy-2-naphthylamide) are not substrates for this newly discovered enzyme. These data demonstrate that in addition to GGT at least one other enzyme cleaves LTC4 in mice. To reflect this enzyme's preferred substrate, we suggest that it be named gamma-glutamyl leukotrienase.
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- B Z Carter
- Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Garcia M, Durand T, Rossi JC, Zarini S, Bolla M, Folco G, Wheelan P, Sala A. Synthesis and biological evaluation of 14,15-dehydro-LTA4 analog. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(96)00598-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wheelan P, Zirrolli JA, Murphy RC. Negative ion electrospray tandem mass spectrometric structural characterization of leukotriene B4 (LTB 4) and LTB 4-derived metabolites. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 1996; 7:129-139. [PMID: 24203233 DOI: 10.1016/1044-0305(95)00629-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/1995] [Revised: 09/08/1995] [Accepted: 09/08/1995] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The low energy collision induced dissociation (CID) of the carboxylate anions generated by electrospray ionization of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) and 16 of its metabolites was studied in a tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer. LTB4 is a biologically active lipid mediator whose activity is terminated by metabolism into a wide variety of structural variants. The collision-induced dissociation spectra of the carboxylate anions revealed structurally informative ions whose formation was determined by the position of hydroxyl substituents and double bonds present in the LTB4 metabolite. Major ions resulted from charge remote α-hydroxy fragmentation or charge directed α-hydroxy fragmentation. The conjugated triene moiety present in some metabolites was proposed to undergo cyclization to a 1,3-cyclohexadiene structure prior to charge remote or charge driven a-hydroxy fragmentation. The mechanisms responsible for all major ions observed in the CID spectra were studied using stable isotope labeled analogs of the LTB4 metabolites. In general, the collision-induced decomposition of carboxylate anions produced unique spectra for all LTB4 derived metabolites. The observed decomposition product ions from the carboxylate anion could be useful in developing assays for these molecules in biological fluids.
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- P Wheelan
- National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA
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Kuksis A, Myher JJ. Application of tandem mass spectrometry for the analysis of long-chain carboxylic acids. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. B, BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS 1995; 671:35-70. [PMID: 8520701 DOI: 10.1016/0378-4347(95)00212-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The application of MS-MS for the analysis of long-chain carboxylic acids and their esters has proved enormously successful but expensive. It is discussed mainly on basis of results obtained with different instruments with lesser attention to principles of the method, which have been adequately reviewed elsewhere. The use of electrospray ionization (ESI) has greatly increased the sensitivity of the method and has permitted assay of total lipid extracts. The combination of HPLC with electrospray and single quadrupole mass spectrometry, LC-ESI-CID-MS, rivals the triple quadrupole MS-MS application in many instances at considerably lower cost. However, LC-ESI-MS-MS remains the most desirable system at the present time for lipid ester analyses.
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- A Kuksis
- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Canada
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Mamer OA, Just G, Li CS, Préville P, Watson S, Young R, Yergey JA. Enhancement of mass spectrometric detection of LTC4, LTD 4, and LTE 4 by derivatization. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 1994; 5:292-298. [PMID: 24222566 DOI: 10.1016/1044-0305(94)85019-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/1993] [Revised: 10/29/1993] [Accepted: 11/01/1993] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Several acylating reagents are synthesized and used to introduce quatemary phosphonium or ammonium or ternary sulfonium functions into a simple model of a peptido leukotriene (PLT). One of these reagents was selected for further study with LTE4, LTD4, and LTC4. We demonstrate that acylation of the free amine function of PLTs to produce the 5-triphenylphosphoniumvaleryl-amide (TPPV) derivatives enhances chemical stabilities and significantly increases responses in fast-atom bombardment and continuous-flow liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry (CF-LSIMS) relative to the native PLTs. With high-performance liquid chromatography inlet to CF-LSIMS, we demonstrate the facile detection in selected ion monitoring of the TPPV derivative of 3 pg of LTD4.
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- O A Mamer
- McGill University Mass Spectrometry Unit, 1130 Pine Avenue West, H3A 1A3, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Wheelan P, Zirrolli JA, Morelli JG, Murphy RC. Metabolism of leukotriene B4 by cultured human keratinocytes. Formation of glutathione conjugates and dihydro metabolites. J Biol Chem 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)74411-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Wheelan P, Zirrolli JA, Murphy RC. Low-energy fast atom bombardment tandem mass spectrometry of monohydroxy substituted unsaturated fatty acids. BIOLOGICAL MASS SPECTROMETRY 1993; 22:465-73. [PMID: 8357860 DOI: 10.1002/bms.1200220808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The low-energy collision-induced dissociation (CID) of the carboxylate anions generated by fast atom bombardment ionization of monohydroxy unsaturated fatty acids derived from oleic, linoleic, linolenic and arachidonic acids were studied in a tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer. The collisional activation spectra revealed structurally informative ions as to the position of the hydroxyl substituent in relationship to the sites of unsaturation. Five mechanisms are proposed for the fragmentation of hydroxyl substituted unsaturated fatty acids and are dependent upon the presence of alpha- or beta-unsaturation sites. These mechanisms include charge-remote allylic fragmentation, charge-remote vinylic fragmentation, charge-driven allylic fragmentation, charge-driven vinylic fragmentation, and homolytic fragmentation by an oxy-Cope rearrangement process. The assignment of specific fragmentation pathways was supported in many instances with deuterium-labeled analogs. Although no single fragmentation mechanism appears to predominate, a rational approach to the interpretation of these CID spectra is proposed. The CID spectra of unknown compounds could be used to establish the hydroxyl substituent position in relationship to certain sites of unsaturation but would not be indicative of all double bond locations. The oxy-Cope rearrangement is specific for a structural unit, namely the 3-hydroxy-1,5-diene moiety.
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- P Wheelan
- National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, Colorado 80206
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Tandem mass spectrometric identification of eicosanoids: Leukotrienes and hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992. [DOI: 10.1002/bms.1200211112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Raftery MJ, Justesen U, Jaeschke H, Gaskell SJ. Mass spectrometric quantification of cysteine-containing leukotrienes in rat bile using 13C-labeled internal standards. BIOLOGICAL MASS SPECTROMETRY 1992; 21:509-16. [PMID: 1420373 DOI: 10.1002/bms.1200211008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Leukotriene C4 and N-acetyl leukotriene E4 were determined in rat bile using a procedure based on high-performance liquid chromatographic fractionation, hydrogenation to 5-hydroxyeicosanoic acid, and gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric selected ion monitoring analysis of the pentafluorobenzyl ester, trimethylsilyl ether derivatives. 13C4-Labeled analogs of the leukotrienes were synthesized and used as internal standards. The concentrations of both leukotrienes in rat bile were markedly elevated after administration of endotoxin to anesthetized animals; N-acetyl leukotriene E4 was the more abundant product. The presence of leukotriene C4 in rat bile after endotoxin challenge was confirmed by fast atom bombardment/tandem mass spectrometry with precursor ion scanning. Quantitative determination of leukotriene C4 using the tandem mass spectrometric procedure was consistent with the gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric data but the latter procedure gave a substantially lower detection limit.
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- M J Raftery
- Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030
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Sala A, Kayganich K, Zirrolli JA, Murphy RC. Negative ion tandem mass spectrometry of leukotriene E4, and LTE 4, metabolites: Identification of LTE 4, in human urine. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 1991; 2:314-321. [PMID: 24242351 DOI: 10.1016/1044-0305(91)80023-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/1990] [Accepted: 01/16/1991] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The sulfidopeptide leukotrienes, leukotriene E4, (LTE4,) and its N-acetyl derivative and several ω- and β-oxidized metabolites of LTE4, have been analyzed by tandem mass spectrometry. [M-H](-) ions were produced by continuous flow fast atom bombardment, and collision-induced dissociation of these ions was studied by using a triple quadrupole instrument. The product ion spectra obtained were characteristic of the structure of LTE4, and mechanisms of ion formation were investigated by using deuterated compounds. β-Elimination of the peptide portion of LTE4, by loss of CO2, and ethylene amine leaves the C-l carboxyl group ionized in the most abundant fragment ion for LTE4, and all metabolites. Tandem mass spectrometry of fast atom bombardment-generated anions from ω- and β-oxidized metabolites of LTE4, produced similar ions with only a minor influence of the third carboxyl group at the omega terminus evident. Tandem mass spectrometry was used to identify unequivocally the presence of unmodified LTE4, in a high performance liquid chromatography-purified fraction of urine from a normal healthy volunteer after infusion with LTE4.
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- A Sala
- Goodman Building, Room K929, National Jewish Cater for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, 1400 Jackson Street, 80206, Denver, CO
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