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Tammekivi E, Ghiami-Shomami A, Tshepelevitsh S, Trummal A, Ilisson M, Selberg S, Vahur S, Teearu A, Lõkov M, Peets P, Pagano T, Leito I. Experimental and Computational Study of Aminoacridines as MALDI(-)-MS Matrix Materials for the Analysis of Complex Samples. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:1080-1095. [PMID: 33726494 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Monoaminoacridines (1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 9-aminoacridine) were studied for suitability as matrices in the negative ion mode matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI(-)-MS) analysis of various samples. This is the first study to examine 1-, 2-, and 4-aminoacridine as potential matrix material candidates for MALDI(-)-MS. In addition, spectral (UV-Vis absorption and fluorescence), proton transfer-related (basicity and autoprotolysis), and crystallization properties of these compounds were characterized experimentally and/or computationally. For testing the capabilities of these aminoacridines as matrix materials, four samples related to cultural heritage materials-stearic acid, colophony resin, dyer's madder dye, and a resinous case-study sample from a shipwreck-were analyzed with MALDI(-)-MS. A novel algorithm (implemented as an executable Python script) for MS data analysis was developed to compare the five matrix materials and to help mass spectrometrists rapidly identify peaks originating from the sample and matrix material. It was determined that all five of the studied aminoacridines can successfully be used as matrix materials in MALDI(-)-MS analysis. As an interesting finding, in several cases, the best mass spectra were obtained by using a relatively small amount of matrix material mixed with an excess amount of sample. 3- and 4-aminoacridine outperformed the other aminoacridines in the ease of obtaining acceptable spectra, average number of ions identified in the mass spectra, and low dependence of the sample-to-matrix mass ratio on experimental results.
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- Eliise Tammekivi
- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Akadeemia tee 23, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Science & Mathematics, Rochester Institute of Technology, 14623 Rochester, New York, United States
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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Bae YJ, Kim MS. A Thermal Mechanism of Ion Formation in MALDI. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2015; 8:41-60. [PMID: 26161971 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-081413-024102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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An important recent discovery concerning the fundamentals of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) is that the abundance of each ion appearing in a spectrum is fixed, regardless of the experimental condition, when an effective temperature associated with the spectrum is fixed. We describe this phenomenon and the thermal picture for the ion formation in MALDI derived from it. Accepting that matrix-to-analyte proton transfer is in quasi-equilibrium as supported by experimental data, the above thermal determination occurs because the primary (matrix) ion formation processes are thermally governed. We propose that the abundances of the primary ions are limited by the autoprotolysis-recombination process regardless of how they are initially produced. Finally, we note that primary ion formation, secondary (analyte) ion formation, and their dissociations occur sequentially while the effective temperature of the matrix plume falls steadily due to cooling associated with expansion.
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- Yong Jin Bae
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea;
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Küster SK, Pabst M, Jefimovs K, Zenobi R, Dittrich PS. High-resolution droplet-based fractionation of nano-LC separations onto microarrays for MALDI-MS analysis. Anal Chem 2014; 86:4848-55. [PMID: 24725135 DOI: 10.1021/ac4041982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We present a robust droplet-based device, which enables the fractionation of ultralow flow rate nanoflow liquid chromatography (nano-LC) eluate streams at high frequencies and high peak resolution. This is achieved by directly interfacing the separation column to a micro T-junction, where the eluate stream is compartmentalized into picoliter droplets. This immediate compartmentalization prevents peak dispersion during eluate transport and conserves the chromatographic performance. Subsequently, nanoliter eluate fractions are collected at a rate of one fraction per second on a high-density microarray to retain the separation with high temporal resolution. Chromatographic separations of up to 45 min runtime can thus be archived on a single microarray possessing 2700 sample spots. The performance of this device is demonstrated by fractionating the separation of a tryptic digest of a known protein mixture onto the microarray chip and subsequently analyzing the sample archive using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS). Resulting peak widths are found to be significantly reduced compared to standard continuous flow spotting technologies as well as in comparison to a conventional nano-LC-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry interface. Moreover, we demonstrate the advantage of our high-definition nanofractionation device by applying two different MALDI matrices to all collected fractions in an alternating fashion. Since the information that is obtained from a MALDI-MS measurement depends on the choice of MALDI matrix, we can extract complementary information from neighboring spots containing almost identical composition but different matrices.
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- Simon K Küster
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich , Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Chatani E, Imamura H, Yamamoto N, Kato M. Stepwise organization of the β-structure identifies key regions essential for the propagation and cytotoxicity of insulin amyloid fibrils. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:10399-10410. [PMID: 24569992 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.520874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Amyloid fibrils are supramolecular assemblies, the deposition of which is associated with many serious diseases including Alzheimer, prion, and Huntington diseases. Several smaller aggregates such as oligomers and protofibrils have been proposed to play a role in early stages of the fibrillation process; however, little is known about how these species contribute to the formation of mature amyloid fibrils with a rigid cross-β structure. Here, we identified a new pathway for the formation of insulin amyloid fibrils at a high concentration of salt in which mature fibrils were formed in a stepwise manner via a prefibrillar intermediate: minute prefibrillar species initially accumulated, followed by the subsequent formation of thicker amyloid fibrils. Fourier transform infrared spectra suggested the sequential formation of two types of β-sheets with different strength hydrogen bonds, one of which was developed concomitantly with the mutual assembly of the prefibrillar intermediate to form mature fibrils. Interestingly, fibril propagation and cellular toxicity appeared only after the later step of structural organization, and a comparison of β-sheet regions between the prefibrillar intermediate and mature fibrils using proteolysis led to the proposal of specific regions essential for manifestation of these properties.
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- Eri Chatani
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga 525-8577, Japan
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga 525-8577, Japan
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga 525-8577, Japan.
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Silva AMN, Vitorino R, Domingues MRM, Spickett CM, Domingues P. Post-translational modifications and mass spectrometry detection. Free Radic Biol Med 2013; 65:925-941. [PMID: 24002012 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.08.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2013] [Revised: 08/22/2013] [Accepted: 08/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In this review, we provide a comprehensive bibliographic overview of the role of mass spectrometry and the recent technical developments in the detection of post-translational modifications (PTMs). We briefly describe the principles of mass spectrometry for detecting PTMs and the protein and peptide enrichment strategies for PTM analysis, including phosphorylation, acetylation and oxidation. This review presents a bibliographic overview of the scientific achievements and the recent technical development in the detection of PTMs is provided. In order to ascertain the state of the art in mass spectrometry and proteomics methodologies for the study of PTMs, we analyzed all the PTM data introduced in the Universal Protein Resource (UniProt) and the literature published in the last three years. The evolution of curated data in UniProt for proteins annotated as being post-translationally modified is also analyzed. Additionally, we have undertaken a careful analysis of the research articles published in the years 2010 to 2012 reporting the detection of PTMs in biological samples by mass spectrometry.
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- André M N Silva
- Mass Spectrometry Centre, QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Mass Spectrometry Centre, QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Mass Spectrometry Centre, QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7 ET, United Kingdom
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- Mass Spectrometry Centre, QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Bae YJ, Choe JC, Moon JH, Kim MS. Why do the abundances of ions generated by MALDI look thermally determined? JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2013; 24:1807-1815. [PMID: 23990058 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-013-0717-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Revised: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In a previous study (J. Mass Spectrom. 48, 299-305, 2013), we observed that the abundance of each ion in a matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) spectrum looked thermally determined. To find out the explanation for the phenomenon, we estimated the ionization efficiency and the reaction quotient (QA) for the autoprotolysis of matrix, M + M → [M + H](+) + [M - H](-), from the temperature-controlled laser desorption ionization spectra of α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) and 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB). We also evaluated the equilibrium constants (KA) for the autoprotolysis at various temperatures by quantum chemical calculation. Primary ion formation via various thermal models followed by autoprotolysis-recombination was compatible with the observations. The upper limit of the effective temperature of the plume where autoprotolysis-recombination occurs was estimated by equating QA with the calculated equilibrium constant. Figure ᅟ
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- Yong Jin Bae
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-747, Korea
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Abaye DA, Pullen FS, Nielsen BV. Peptide polarity and the position of arginine as sources of selectivity during positive electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2011; 25:3597-3608. [PMID: 22095509 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.5270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Electrospray ionisation (ESI) is a selective process and, for similar sized analytes, the intrinsic properties of the molecules affect the ionisation process and their response. This research sets out to determine the effect of some of these properties in peptides: peptide polarity and the presence of arginine at positions 1 and 4 in the amino acid sequence on the ESI response. Six peptides; molecular mass ranges 1.3-1.6 kDa; substance P (SP) and glutamate fibrinopeptide (GFP) and 3.2-3.7 kDa; calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1) and defensin human neutropeptide 2 (DHNP2), were investigated. We have demonstrated that in positive ESI, for similar sized peptides and the same charge state, the responsiveness is in the order: Peptides with N or C terminal arginine > most non-polar peptides > least non-polar peptides. Therefore, arginine at the terminal position is a source of selectivity. Data from matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation (MALDI) analysis supports that of the ESI experiments: Peptides with a terminal arginine residue generated higher signal intensities. Our observations extend our understanding of the ESI process and provide a rational approach to optimising sensitivity of electrospray conditions where a narrow mass range of peptides are poorly chromatographically resolved. This information will provide for a more effective method development process, especially during label-free quantitative determination of peptides extracted in solution.
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- Daniel A Abaye
- School of Science, University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK
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Kim HH, Han SP, Kim JK, Kim YJ. Detection of Long Alkyl Esters of Succinic and Maleic Acid Using TLC-MALDI-MS. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2011. [DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2011.32.3.915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Hsu NY, Tseng SY, Wu CY, Ren CT, Lee YC, Wong CH, Chen CH. Desorption ionization of biomolecules on metals. Anal Chem 2008; 80:5203-10. [PMID: 18489127 DOI: 10.1021/ac800435r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Direct desorption ionization of various types of biomolecules on metal substrates without the need of matrices was observed by a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. It provides a new convenient method for detection of small biomolecules without the confusion of ion peaks from matrix compounds. Simple commercial Al foil can be used as the substrate to obtain mass spectra of biomolecules without the need of an etching process to produce a porous surface such as with direct ionization on silicon (DIOS). The desorption and ionization mechanism is also discussed.
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- Nien-Yeen Hsu
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Luo G, Marginean I, Ye L, Vertes A. Competing Ion Decomposition Channels in Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:6952-6. [DOI: 10.1021/jp710726c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Guanghong Luo
- Department of Chemistry, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052
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- Department of Chemistry, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052
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- Department of Chemistry, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052
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- Department of Chemistry, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052
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Leung SM, Pitts RL. A novel approach using MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometry and prestructured sample supports (AnchorChip Technology) for proteomic profiling and protein identification. Methods Mol Biol 2008; 441:57-70. [PMID: 18370311 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-047-2_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomic profiling and protein identification has become a powerful tool for the discovery of new disease biomarkers. Among the MS platforms, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight/time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF/TOF) MS offers high sample throughput and the flexibility to couple with different off-line sample fractionation techniques. Here, we present a strategy using MALDI-TOF/TOF MS to analyze fractionated human serum samples for proteomic profiling and then identify serum peptides from these proteomic profiles. We achieve the profiling analyses by using different functionalized magnetic beads to enrich specific subsets of serum proteins/peptides based on their absorption to these beads. This step is followed by elution, transfer onto prestructured sample supports (AnchorChip targets), and analysis in a MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometer. Selected serum peptides are then analyzed in the tandem MS (TOF/TOF) mode to generate fragment ions for determination of their amino acid sequences. We have demonstrated that using this approach, proteomic profiling and protein identification can be done in a single MS instrument.
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- Sau-Mei Leung
- Clinical Proteomics, Bruker Daltonics, Inc., Billerica, MA, USA
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- Anna E Speers
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, P.O. Box 6511, MS 8303, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
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Lubec G, Afjehi-Sadat L. Limitations and pitfalls in protein identification by mass spectrometry. Chem Rev 2007; 107:3568-84. [PMID: 17645314 DOI: 10.1021/cr068213f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Gert Lubec
- Medical University of Vienna, Department of Pediatrics, Waehringer Guertel 18, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Langley GJ, Herniman JM, Townell MS. 2B or not 2B, that is the question: further investigations into the use of pencil as a matrix for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2007; 21:180-90. [PMID: 17171774 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The effective use of pencil as a matrix for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI) for the study of actinides has previously been demonstrated (Black et al., Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 2006; 20: 1053). Here, the scope of the types of molecules amenable to analysis by this method has been extended, establishing that approximately 90% of a library containing 50 diverse small molecules can be successfully analysed by this technique. Further, the role played by the bulk materials present in the different pencil leads has been investigated and a simple one-step deposition of matrix and calibration materials has been achieved through the fabrication of different calibration pencils (Cali-Pens).
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- G John Langley
- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
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Vaidyanathan S, Gaskell S, Goodacre R. Matrix-suppressed laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry and its suitability for metabolome analyses. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2006; 20:1192-8. [PMID: 16541414 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI) mass spectrometry was investigated for the simultaneous detection of several metabolites, as applicable to global metabolite analysis (metabolomics). The commonly employed organic matrices alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid and 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, in both the crystalline and ionic liquid forms, were investigated. The employment of a low matrix-to-analyte molar ratio suppressed matrix peaks and was effective in detecting all the metabolites with a unique mass in a 30-metabolite synthetic cocktail, albeit to varying degrees. These matrix-suppressed laser desorption/ionisation (MSLDI) analyses were performed in the positive ion mode, and metabolites were detected as the protonated [M+H]+, sodiated [M+Na]+ or potassiated [M+K]+ species. The spectral signals were dominated by basic metabolites. It was possible to detect components of a synthetic cocktail when it was spiked quantitatively into a microbial extract, demonstrating the feasibility of using the technique for detecting metabolite signals in a complex biological matrix. However, analyte suppression effects were noted when the relative proportion of one analyte was allowed to increasingly dominate the others in a mixture. The implications of the findings with respect to applications in metabolomic investigations are discussed.
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- Seetharaman Vaidyanathan
- School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, P.O. Box 88, Sackville Street, Manchester M60 1QD, UK.
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Cockrill SL, Foster KL, Wildsmith J, Goodrich AR, Dapron JG, Hassell TC, Kappel WK, Scott GBI. Efficient micro-recovery and guanidination of peptides directly from MALDI target spots. Biotechniques 2005; 38:301-4. [PMID: 15727137 DOI: 10.2144/05382pt02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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A method is presented for the recovery and subsequent guanidination of tryptic peptides from samples previously spotted on a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) target. The procedure is shown to have applicability to both in-solution and in-gel digests, yielding improved confidence in protein identification and sequence coverage in all instances. Recovery from the plate is essentially quantitative, with no residual analyte observed on the target spot. The technique is rapid, simple, and has extended applicability to other processing steps, including (but not limited to) derivatization for specific peptide studies or enzymatic treatment for subsequent profiling of posttranslational modifications. This method circumvents the failure of an initial analysis to generate suitable information and is particularly relevant for the analysis of precious samples.
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Griesser HJHJ, Kingshott P, McArthur SLSL, McLean KMKM, Kinsel GRGR, Timmons RBRB. Surface-MALDI mass spectrometry in biomaterials research. Biomaterials 2004; 25:4861-75. [PMID: 15109847 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.01.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2004] [Accepted: 01/20/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) has been used for over a decade for the determination of purity and accurate molecular masses of macromolecular analytes, such as proteins, in solution. In the last few years the technique has been adapted to become a new surface analysis method with unique capabilities that complement established biomaterial surface analysis methods such as XPS and ToF-SSIMS. These new MALDI variant methods, which we shall collectively summarize as Surface-MALDI-MS, are capable of desorbing adsorbed macromolecules from biomaterial surfaces and detecting their molecular ions with high mass resolution and at levels much below monolayer coverage. Thus, Surface-MALDI-MS offers unique means of addressing biomaterial surface analysis needs, such as identification of the proteins and lipids that adsorb from multicomponent biological solutions in vitro and in vivo, the study of interactions between biomaterial surfaces and biomolecules, and identification of surface-enriched additives and contaminants. Surface-MALDI-MS is rapid, experimentally convenient, overcomes limitations in mass resolution and sensitivity of established biochemical techniques such as SDS-PAGE, and can in some circumstances be used for the quantitative analysis of adsorbed protein amounts. At this early stage of development, however, limitations exist: in some cases proteins are not detectable, which appears to be related to tight surface binding. This review summarizes ways in which Surface-MALDI-MS methods have been applied to the study of a range of issues in biomaterials surfaces research.
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- H J Hans J Griesser
- Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia.
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Gonnet F, Lemaître G, Waksman G, Tortajada J. MALDI/MS peptide mass fingerprinting for proteome analysis: identification of hydrophobic proteins attached to eucaryote keratinocyte cytoplasmic membrane using different matrices in concert. Proteome Sci 2003; 1:2. [PMID: 12769822 PMCID: PMC156602 DOI: 10.1186/1477-5956-1-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2003] [Accepted: 05/06/2003] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: MALDI-TOF-MS has become an important analytical tool in the identification of proteins and evaluation of their role in biological processes. A typical protocol consists of sample purification, separation of proteins by 2D-PAGE, enzymatic digestion and identification of proteins by peptide mass fingerprint. Unfortunately, this approach is not appropriate for the identification of membrane or low or high pI proteins. An alternative technique uses 1D-PAGE, which results in a mixture of proteins in each gel band. The direct analysis of the proteolytic digestion of this mixture is often problematic because of poor peptide detection and consequent poor sequence coverage in databases. Sequence coverage can be improved through the combination of several matrices. RESULTS: The aim of this study was to trust the MALDI analysis of complex biological samples, in order to identify proteins that interact with the membrane network of keratinocytes. Peptides obtained from protein trypsin digestions may have either hydrophobic or hydrophilic sections, in which case, the direct analysis of such a mixture by MALDI does not allow desorbing of all peptides. In this work, MALDI/MS experiments were thus performed using four different matrices in concert. The data were analysed with three algorithms in order to test each of them. We observed that the use of at least two matrices in concert leads to a twofold increase of the coverage of each protein. Considering data obtained in this study, we recommend the use of HCCA in concert with the SA matrix in order to obtain a good coverage of hydrophilic proteins, and DHB in concert with the SA matrix to obtain a good coverage of hydrophobic proteins. CONCLUSION: In this work, experiments were performed directly on complex biological samples, in order to see systematic comparison between different matrices for real-life samples and to show a correlation that will be applicable to similar studies. When 1D gel is needed, each band may contain a great number of proteins, each present in small amounts. To improve the proteins coverage, we have performed experiments with some matrices in concert. These experiments enabled reliable identification of proteins, without the use of Nanospray MS/MS experiments.
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- Florence Gonnet
- Laboratoire Analyse et Environnement, UMR CNRS 8587, Université d'Evry-Val-d'Essonne, Bd. F. Mitterrand, 91025 Evry Cedex, France
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- Université d'Evry-val d'Essonne, EA 2541, 2 rue Gaston Crémieux, 91057 Evry Cedex, France
- Service de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CEA, 2 rue Gaston Crémieux, 91057 Evry Cedex, France
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- Université d'Evry-val d'Essonne, EA 2541, 2 rue Gaston Crémieux, 91057 Evry Cedex, France
- Service de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CEA, 2 rue Gaston Crémieux, 91057 Evry Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Analyse et Environnement, UMR CNRS 8587, Université d'Evry-Val-d'Essonne, Bd. F. Mitterrand, 91025 Evry Cedex, France
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- R Knochenmuss
- Novartis Pharma AG, Postfach, 4002 Basel, Switzerland.
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Zou H, Zhang Q, Guo Z, Guo B, Zhang Q, Chen X. A Mass Spectrometry Based Direct-Binding Assay for Screening Binding Partners of Proteins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2002. [DOI: 10.1002/1521-3773(20020215)41:4<646::aid-anie646>3.0.co;2-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Zou H, Zhang Q, Guo Z, Guo B, Zhang Q, Chen X. A Mass Spectrometry Based Direct-Binding Assay for Screening Binding Partners of Proteins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2002. [DOI: 10.1002/1521-3757(20020215)114:4<668::aid-ange668>3.0.co;2-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Viladkar SM. Guanine rich oligonucleotide–amino acid/peptide conjugates: preparation and characterization. Tetrahedron 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4020(01)01158-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Krüger R, Pfenninger A, Fournier I, Gluckmann M, Karas M. Analyte incorporation and ionization in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization visualized by pH indicator molecular probes. Anal Chem 2001; 73:5812-21. [PMID: 11791549 DOI: 10.1021/ac010827r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Despite the spreading applications of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI), its fundamental understanding is still limited and under constant debate. This report focuses on the initial state of the analyte in the host matrix. pH indicator dyes serve as molecular probes since their color directly indicates their (de)protonation state. For a set of matrixes at their intrinsic pH, solution color was maintained, delivering clear proof for analyte incorporation in the solution charge state. Moreover, substantial solvent inclusion is determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy. MALDI mass spectra show a clear correlation to the dye charge state. However, the dominant solution species are not observed exclusively in the mass spectra, pointing to a proton transfer or proton neutralization activity of the matrix.
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- R Krüger
- Institute for Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Instrumental Analytical Chemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Biocenter, Germany
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Purcell AW, Gorman JJ. The use of post-source decay in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry to delineate T cell determinants. J Immunol Methods 2001; 249:17-31. [PMID: 11226460 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(00)00361-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The identification of naturally processed peptides presented by molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) has progressed significantly over the past decade. The elution of peptides from immunoaffinity purified complexes of MHC class I or class II molecules has provided highly specific biochemical information regarding the nature of endogenous peptides capable of binding to and being presented by particular MHC alleles. Whilst Edman chemistry is sufficient for the identification of abundant or homogeneous immunodominant peptides contained in samples of fractionated peptides, mass spectrometry has proved more powerful for sequencing less abundant species present in the typically heterogeneous fractions of eluted peptides. This review focuses on the characterisation of T cell determinants by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI)-time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry (MS). We demonstrate, with specific examples, the utility of post-source decay in MALDI-TOF MS for the characterisation of the amino acid sequences of both native and modified T cell determinants. The potential advantages and pitfalls of this technique relative to the more commonly used forms of tandem mass spectrometry in electrospray and ion spray modes of ionisation as well as hybrid quadrupole-quadrupole-TOF instruments are discussed. We highlight the complementarity between these techniques and discuss the advantages in the combined use of both MALDI- and electrospray-based instrumentation in epitope identification strategies.
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- A W Purcell
- The Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, 3052, Victoria, Parkville, Australia.
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Knochenmuss R, Stortelder A, Breuker K, Zenobi R. Secondary ion-molecule reactions in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2000; 35:1237-1245. [PMID: 11114080 DOI: 10.1002/1096-9888(200011)35:11<1237::aid-jms74>3.0.co;2-o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Ion-molecule charge- and proton-transfer reactions in the desorption plume are considered for the case of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) with ultraviolet laser excitation, and it is proposed that they are major determinants of the observed mass spectrum. Specific MALDI phenomena which are discussed include the dominance of singly charged ions and analyte-matrix or analyte-analyte signal suppression. Should any be formed, highly charged products can be reduced by reaction with neutral matrix, yet singly charged ions cannot generally be neutralized in the same manner. Ion suppression effects can also be explained by similar reactions, which in some cases involve interconversion of dissimilar ion types. The plume is proposed often to be more under thermodynamic rather than kinetic control owing to these secondary reactions. UV/MALDI mass spectra should therefore be largely predictable, given sufficient thermodynamic information, and appropriate experimental conditions of sufficient analyte and plume density. Copyright 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- R Knochenmuss
- Laboratory for Organic Chemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Universitatsstrasse 16, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Knochenmuss R, Stortelder A, Breuker K, Zenobi R. Secondary ion-molecule reactions in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2000; 35:1237-1245. [PMID: 11114080 DOI: 10.1002/1096-9888(200011)35:11%3c1237::aid-jms74%3e3.0.co;2-o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Ion-molecule charge- and proton-transfer reactions in the desorption plume are considered for the case of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) with ultraviolet laser excitation, and it is proposed that they are major determinants of the observed mass spectrum. Specific MALDI phenomena which are discussed include the dominance of singly charged ions and analyte-matrix or analyte-analyte signal suppression. Should any be formed, highly charged products can be reduced by reaction with neutral matrix, yet singly charged ions cannot generally be neutralized in the same manner. Ion suppression effects can also be explained by similar reactions, which in some cases involve interconversion of dissimilar ion types. The plume is proposed often to be more under thermodynamic rather than kinetic control owing to these secondary reactions. UV/MALDI mass spectra should therefore be largely predictable, given sufficient thermodynamic information, and appropriate experimental conditions of sufficient analyte and plume density. Copyright 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- R Knochenmuss
- Laboratory for Organic Chemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Universitatsstrasse 16, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Kratzer R, Eckerskorn C, Karas M, Lottspeich F. Suppression effects in enzymatic peptide ladder sequencing using ultraviolet - matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization - mass spectormetry. Electrophoresis 1998; 19:1910-9. [PMID: 9740051 DOI: 10.1002/elps.1150191109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The techniques of enzymatic and chemical peptide ladder sequencing, coupled with ultraviolet - matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization - mass spectrometry (UV-MALDI-MS) have been improving continuously in the last five years and have now become important tools for primary structure identification. In this work, signal suppression effects, appearing in UV-MALDI-MS (excitation 337 nm) of ladder peptides, were investigated using the 17-amino acid peptide dynorphin A. We show, with examples of simple "two-peptide" systems and more complex "multi-peptide" systems, that suppression effects do in fact exist. The magnitude of the observed suppression is strongly dependent upon both the nature and the amount of the suppressing peptide. Suppression behavior of individual ladder peptides was investigated on equimolar mixtures of ten ladder peptides. Significant signal suppression was recorded for all ladder peptides, with some of them being approximately 170 times lower in signal intensity than the pure, i.e., unsuppressed peptide at the same concentration. For the investigated system--dynorphin A, 4-hydroxy-alpha-cyanocinnamic acid (4-HCCA) matrix, UV excitation--a correlation between the extent of suppression and an intractable combination of peptide hydrophobicity and the presence of several basic amino acids can be seen.
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- R Kratzer
- Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry, Analytical Protein Chemistry Group, Martinsried, Germany.
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Olumee Z, Vertes A. Protonation of Glyn Homologues in Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization. J Phys Chem B 1998. [DOI: 10.1021/jp981123x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Zohra Olumee
- Department of Chemistry, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052
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- Department of Chemistry, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052
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