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Bajo-Fernández M, Montero G, Alonso-Herranz V, Barbas C, Rey-Stolle F, García A. Structural elucidation of derivatives of polyfunctional metabolites after methyl chloroformate derivatization by high-resolution mass spectrometry gas chromatography. Application to microbiota metabolites. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1717:464656. [PMID: 38301332 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2024.464656] [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: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Metabolomics has become an essential discipline in the study of microbiome, emerging gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry as the most mature, robust, and reproducible analytical technique. Silylation is the most widely used chemical derivatization strategy, although it has some limitations. In this regard, alkylation by alkyl chloroformate offers some advantages, such as a rapid reaction, milder conditions, better reproducibility, and the generation of more stable derivatives. However, commercial spectral libraries do not include many of the alkyl derivatives, mainly for polyfunctional metabolites, which can form multiple derivatives. That introduces a huge bias in untargeted metabolomics leading to common errors such as duplicates, unknowns, misidentifications, wrong assignations, and incomplete results from which non-reliable findings and conclusions will be retrieved. For this reason, the purpose of this study is to overcome these shortcomings and to expand the knowledge of metabolites in general and especially those closely related to the gut microbiota through the thorough study of the reactivity of the different functional groups in real matrix derivatized by methyl chloroformate, a common representative alkylation reagent. To this end, a systematic workflow has been developed based on exhaustive structural elucidation, along with computational simulation, and taking advantage of the high sensitivity and high-resolution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Several empirical rules have been established according to chemically different entities (free fatty acids, amino acids, polyols, sugars, amines, and polyfunctional groups, etc.) to predict the number of derivatives formed from a single metabolite, as well as their elution order and structure. In this work, some methyl chloroformate derivatives not previously reported as well as the mechanisms to explain them are given. Extremely important is the interconversion of E- and Z- geometric isomers of unsaturated dicarboxylic acids (case of fumaric-maleic and case of citraconic-mesaconic acids), or the formation of cycled derivatives for amino acids, as well as common metabolites, as in the case of serine and cysteine, and many others.
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- M Bajo-Fernández
- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Spain
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- Centro de Metabolómica y Bioanálisis (CEMBIO), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Spain.
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Ramunaidu A, Pavankumar P, Ragi N, Ramesh R, Jagannatham MV, Sripadi P. Characterization of isomeric acetyl amino acids and di-acetyl amino acids by LC/MS/MS. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2023; 58:e4982. [PMID: 38031236 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Acetylation of amino acids is important in the molecular biology and biochemistry because they are part of several metabolic pathways. N-acetyl amino acids can form through degradation of N-acetyl proteins or direct acetylation of amino acids by specific enzymes. Acetylation of α-amino acids can be either on the alpha -NH2 or on the side-chain functional group, where both the acetyl products are isomeric and can show different biological roles. Theoretically, all proteinogenic α-amino acids are expected to undergo acetylation and they can be a part of metabolome. Thus, it is essential to detect and identify all the possible acetylated products of α-amino acids for untargeted metabolomics studies. In this study, it is aimed to synthesize and characterize all acetylated products of natural α-amino acids. A total of 20 Nα -acetyl amino acids (1-20), six side-chain acetyl amino acids (21-26), and six diacetyl amino acids (27-32) were synthesized and characterized by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionizationtandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS). The [M + H]+ ions of all the acetyl amino acids were subjected to MS/MS experiments to obtain their structural information. Apart from the expected loss of (H2 O + CO) (immonium ions), most of the acetyl amino acids specifically showed loss of H2 O and loss of a ketene (C2 H2 O) from [M+H]+ ions. The side-chain acetyl amino acids showed a clear-cut structure specific fragment ions that enabled easy differentiation from their isomeric Nα -acetyl amino acids. The other isomeric/isobaric acetyl amino acids could also be easily distinguished by their MS/MS spectra. The MS/MS of immonium ions of the acetyl amino acids were also studied, and they included characteristic products reflecting the structures of parent Nα -acetyl and side-chain acetyl amino acids.
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- Addipilli Ramunaidu
- Centre for Mass Spectrometry, Department of Analytical and Structural Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Centre for Mass Spectrometry, Department of Analytical and Structural Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Centre for Mass Spectrometry, Department of Analytical and Structural Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
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- Centre for Mass Spectrometry, Department of Analytical and Structural Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Centre for Mass Spectrometry, Department of Analytical and Structural Chemistry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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Wei Y, Yan Z, Liu M, Chen D, Chen X, Li X. Metabolic characteristics of intracellular trehalose enrichment in salt-tolerant Zygosaccharomyces rouxii. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:935756. [PMID: 35983337 PMCID: PMC9378813 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.935756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The salt-tolerant flavor yeast Zygosaccharomyces rouxii is an important food flavor microorganism, but its intracellular stress-resistant trehalose synthesis efficiency has been shown to be low, resulting in its weak high-temperature resistance. The intracellular and extracellular levels of carbohydrates, organic acids, and amino acids of Z. rouxii in a 20-L mechanically stirred ventilated fermenter were analyzed using metabolomics research methods. Our results showed that glucose supplementation could promote the growth of yeast cells, but high temperatures (> 35°C) significantly prevented cell growth. Under three different growth strategies, extracellular glucose was continuously utilized and intracellular glucose was continuously metabolized, but glucose overflow metabolism was inhibited by high temperature, which showed that the level of intracellular/extracellular ethanol was stable. High temperature stimulated significant intracellular trehalose accumulation (c20.5h = 80.78 mg/g Dry Cell Weight (DCW)) but not efflux, as well as xylitol accumulation (c20.5h = 185.97 mg/g DCW) but with efflux (c20.5h = 29.78 g/L). Moreover, heat resistance evaluation showed that xylitol and trehalose had heat-protective effects on Z. rouxii. In addition, a large amount of propionic acid and butyric acid accumulated inside and outside these cells, showing that the conversion of glucose to acid in yeast cells becomes the main pathway of glucose overflow metabolism in high temperatures. In addition, the increased demand of yeast cells for phenylalanine, threonine, and glycine at high temperatures suggested that these metabolites participated in the temperature adaptation of Z. rouxii in different ways. Valine and leucine/isoleucine [branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs)] were mainly affected by the addition of glucose, while glucose, sucrose, aspartic acid/asparagine, and glutamate/glutamine were not affected by this temperature regulation as a whole. This study could help deepen our understanding of the high-temperature adaptation mechanism of salt-tolerant Z. rouxii, and has theoretical significance for the application of highly tolerant yeast to food brewing.
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Różańska A, Fabjanowicz M, Kalinowska K, Polkowska Ż, Płotka-Wasylka J. Green, simple analytical method for biogenic amines determination in fruit juice samples using salting-out assisted liquid-liquid microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Food Chem 2022; 384:132557. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Simultaneous Determination of Twenty Amino Acids in In Vitro Fertilization Medium by the HPLC–MS/MS Method. Chromatographia 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-022-04169-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A combined targeted/untargeted screening based on GC/MS to detect low-molecular-weight compounds in different milk samples of different species and as affected by processing. Int Dairy J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2021.105045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Wang YP, Liang F, Liu S. Molecular dynamics simulations of amino acid adsorption and transport at the acetonitrile–water–silica interface: the role of side chains. RSC Adv 2021; 11:21666-21677. [PMID: 35478806 PMCID: PMC9034086 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra03982b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The solvation and transport of amino acid residues at liquid–solid interfaces have great importance for understanding the mechanism of separation of biomolecules in liquid chromatography. This study uses umbrella sampling molecular dynamics simulations to study the adsorption and transport of three amino acid molecules with different side chains (phenylalanine (Phe), leucine (Leu) and glutamine (Gln)) at the silica–water–acetonitrile interface in liquid chromatography. Free energy analysis shows that the Gln molecule has stronger binding affinity than the other two molecules, indicating the side chain polarity may play a primary role in adsorption at the liquid–solid interface. The Phe molecule with a phenyl side chain exhibits stronger adsorption free energy than Leu with a non-polar side chain, which can be ascribed to the better solvated configuration of Phe. Further analysis of molecular orientations found that the amino acid molecules with apolar side chains (Phe and Leu) have ‘standing up’ configurations at their stable adsorption state, where the polar functional groups are close to the interface and the side chain is far from the interface, whereas the amino acid molecule with a polar side chain (Gln) chooses the ‘lying’ configuration, and undergoes a sharp orientation transition when the molecule moves away from the silica surface. Extending our simulation studies to systems with different solute concentrations reveals that there is a decrease in the adsorption free energy as well as surface diffusion as the solute concentration increases, which is related to the crowding in the interfacial layers. This simulation study gives a detailed microscopic description of amino acid molecule solvation and transport at the acetonitrile–water–silica interface in liquid chromatography and will be helpful for understanding the retention mechanism for amino acid separation. The solvation and transport of amino acid residues at liquid–solid interfaces have great importance for understanding the mechanism of separation of biomolecules in liquid chromatography.![]()
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- Yong-Peng Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- P. R. China
- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite & Functional Materials of Ministry of Education
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Zhang L, Li F, Hou C, Zhu S, Zhong L, Zhao J, Song C, Li W. Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel stachydrine derivatives as potent neuroprotective agents for cerebral ischemic stroke. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2020; 393:2529-2542. [PMID: 32372350 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-020-01868-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Stachydrine is a natural product with multiple protective biological activities, including those involved in preventing cancer, ischemia, and cardiovascular disease. However, its use has been limited by low bioavailability and unsatisfactory efficacy. To address this problem, a series of stachydrine derivatives (A1/A2/A3/A4/B1/B2/B3/B4) were designed and synthesized, and biological studies were carried out in vitro and in vivo. When compared with stachydrine, Compound B1 exhibited better neuroprotective effects in vitro, and significantly reduced infarction size in the model of the middle cerebral artery occlusion rat model. Therefore, Compound B1 was selected for further research on ischemic stroke. Graphical abstract.
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- Liang Zhang
- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Shandong Peninsula Engineering Research Center of Comprehensive Brine Utilization, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Weifang, 262700, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
- Department of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, 23 HongKong Road, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
- Marine Biomedical Research Institute of Qingdao, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Shenzhen Institute, Guangdong Ocean University, Shenzhen, 518116, China
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China.
- Marine Biomedical Research Institute of Qingdao, Qingdao, 266071, China.
- Innovation Center for Marine Drug Screening and Evaluation, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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Di Fabio E, Incocciati A, Palombarini F, Boffi A, Bonamore A, Macone A. Ethylchloroformate Derivatization for GC-MS Analysis of Resveratrol Isomers in Red Wine. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25204603. [PMID: 33050326 PMCID: PMC7587181 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25204603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Resveratrol (3,5,4′-trihydroxystilbene) is a natural compound that can be found in high concentrations in red wine and in many typical foods found in human diet. Over the past decades, resveratrol has been widely investigated for its potential beneficial effects on human health. At the same time, numerous analytical methods have been developed for the quantitative determination of resveratrol isomers in oenological and food matrices. In the present work, we developed a very fast and sensitive GC–MS method for the determination of resveratrol in red wine based on ethylchloroformate derivatization. Since this reaction occurs directly in the water phase during the extraction process itself, it has the advantage of significantly reducing the overall processing time for the sample. This method presents low limits of quantification (LOQ) (25 ng/mL and 50 ng/mL for cis- and trans-resveratrol, respectively) and excellent accuracy and precision. Ethylchloroformate derivatization was successfully applied to the analysis of resveratrol isomers in a selection of 15 commercial Italian red wines, providing concentration values comparable to those reported in other studies. As this method can be easily extended to other classes of molecules present in red wine, it allows further development of new GC–MS methods for the molecular profiling of oenological matrices.
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Xu W, Zhong C, Zou C, Wang B, Zhang N. Analytical methods for amino acid determination in organisms. Amino Acids 2020; 52:1071-1088. [PMID: 32857227 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-020-02884-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Amino acids are important metabolites for tissue metabolism, growth, maintenance, and repair, which are basic life necessities. Therefore, summarizing analytical methods for amino acid determination in organisms is important. In the past decades, analytical methods for amino acids have developed rapidly but have not been fully explored. Thus, this article provides reference to analytical methods for amino acids in organisms for food and human research. Present amino acid analysis methods include thin-layer chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, capillary electrophoresis, nuclear magnetic resonance, and amino acid analyzer analysis.
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- Weihua Xu
- Experiment Center for Science and Technology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cai-lun Rd, Shanghai, 201203, China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research and Center for Pharmaceutics Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Hai-ke Rd, Shanghai, 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui, 230013, China
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- Experiment Center for Science and Technology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cai-lun Rd, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research and Center for Pharmaceutics Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Hai-ke Rd, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- Experiment Center for Science and Technology, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cai-lun Rd, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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Pallerla P, Bhumireddy SR, Lingampally SS, Ragi NC, Sripadi P. ESI-MS/MS analysis of protonated N-methyl amino acids and their immonium ions. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2019; 54:761-771. [PMID: 31412140 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2019] [Revised: 07/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Methylation is one of the important posttranslational modifications of biological systems. At the metabolite level, the methylation process is expected to convert bioactive compounds such as amino acids, fatty acids, lipids, sugars, and other organic acids into their methylated forms. A few of the methylated amino acids are identified and have been proved as potential biomarkers for several metabolic disorders by using mass spectrometry-based metabolomics workstation. As it is possible to encounter all the N-methyl forms of the proteinogenic amino acids in plant/biological systems, it is essential to have analytical data of all N-methyl amino acids for their detection and identification. In earlier studies, we have reported the ESI-MS/MS data of all methylated proteinogenic amino acids, except that of mono-N-methyl amino acids. In this study, the N-methyl amino acids of all the amino acids (1-21; including one isomeric pair) were synthesized and characterized by ESI-MS/MS, LC/MS/MS, and HRMS. These data could be useful for detection and identification of N-methyl amino acids in biological systems for future metabolomics studies. The MS/MS spectra of [M + H]+ ions of most N-methyl amino acids showed respective immonium ions by the loss of (H2 O, CO). The other most common product ions detected were [MH-(NH2 CH3 ]+ , [MH-(RH)]+ (where R = side chain group) ions, and the selective structure indicative product ions due to side chain and N-methyl group. The isomeric/isobaric N-methyl amino acids could easily be differentiated by their distinct MS/MS spectra. Further, the MS/MS of immonium ions inferred side chain structure and methyl group on α-nitrogen of the N-methyl amino acids.
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- Pavankumar Pallerla
- Centre for Mass Spectrometry, Analytical Department, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
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- Centre for Mass Spectrometry, Analytical Department, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
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- Centre for Mass Spectrometry, Analytical Department, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
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- Centre for Mass Spectrometry, Analytical Department, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
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- Centre for Mass Spectrometry, Analytical Department, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
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Engelen MPKJ, Ten Have GAM, Thaden JJ, Deutz NEP. New advances in stable tracer methods to assess whole-body protein and amino acid metabolism. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2019; 22:337-346. [PMID: 31192825 DOI: 10.1097/mco.0000000000000583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Stable isotope methods have been used for many years to assess whole-body protein and amino acid kinetics in healthy conditions and in response to aging, exercise and (clinically stable) disease states. RECENT FINDINGS In recent years, tracer research expanded to the anabolic response to feeding in critical illness and its use during acute metabolic stressors. Furthermore, new isotope approaches and tracer insights have been obtained. In the postabsorptive state, the novel tracer pulse approach has several advantages above the established continuous tracer approach because of the metabolic information that can be obtained, easy applicability, and low tracer costs. The use of bolus versus sip-feeding approaches to assess the anabolic response to a meal is dependent on the research question and its feasibility. Promising new tracer approaches have been developed to measure the anabolic capacity, and protein digestibility and absorption. Advances have been made in the field of mass spectrometry in low enrichment analysis. SUMMARY Novel tracer approaches are available that can more readily be used in critical illness and during acute metabolic stressors. Besides the use of tracer application in various clinical conditions, more research is needed on how to incorporate isotopes on an individual level.
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- Mariëlle P K J Engelen
- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Center for Translational Research in Aging & Longevity, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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