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Zhang Y, Chen J, He J, Li S, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Shi Q. Compositional Characterization of Syngas-Based Glycolide Using Gas Chromatogram-Mass Spectrometry and Electrospray Ionization High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry. Molecules 2024; 29:3759. [PMID: 39202840 PMCID: PMC11356849 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29163759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2024] [Revised: 08/06/2024] [Accepted: 08/07/2024] [Indexed: 09/03/2024] Open
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Polyglycolic acid (PGA) is a biologically friendly material with a wide range of applications. The production of dimethyl oxalate using coal-based syngas and the hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate can produce the polymerization raw material of PGA, glycolide, which requires a methyl glycolate polymerization and depolymerization process. The intermediate products of the production process were analyzed using gas chromatogram-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and Orbitrap mass spectrometry (Orbitrap MS), which revealed the presence of cyclic and linear PGAs with different capped ends. The impurities present in the oligomer were mostly methyl-capped PGA and were retained in the subsequent depolymerization process to glycolide, solvent washing can be used to remove this part of the impurity and ultimately obtain a refined glycolide product. Furthermore, it is proposed that the use of the specialized Kendrick Mass Defect (KMD) to plot and analyze PGA compounds obtained using mass spectrometry can enable the direct classification of PGAs without the need for exact molecular formula assignment.
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- Yachun Zhang
- CHN Energy Yulin Chemical Co., Ltd., Yulin 719000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
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- CHN Energy Yulin Chemical Co., Ltd., Yulin 719000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
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Muyizere T, Mukiza J. Progress on the development of a metal salt-assisted ionization source for the mass spectrometric analysis of polymers. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2022; 14:2803-2819. [PMID: 35848110 DOI: 10.1039/d2ay00724j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The mass spectrometric analysis of polymers has been addressed as a challenging research topic due to poor ionization and complicated analysis using conventional mass spectrometry. The ionization source has demonstrated a promising future in rapid mass spectrometric analysis. Soft ionization techniques, such as electrospray ionization (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) are the most ionization sources appeared to be a powerful tools for polymer characterization when combined with MS. However, they always need metal salts to be introduced during the ionization protocol for polymers due to the crucial role played by their ions (cations and anions). The current review focuses on the progress in the development of metal ion-assisted-ionization sources for the mass spectrometric analysis of polymers. Different ionization systems are comprehensively reviewed. The application of metal ion-assisted ESI, nanoESI, PSI, and MALDI-MS for polymer sample analyses is systematically discussed. The future research trends and challenges in this cutting-edge research field are summarized. It also aims to provide the current state-of-the-art of metal salts as a platform for ionization systems for the mass spectrometric characterization of polymers and offers the current challenges and perspectives on the promising future to improve analytical performance in this field. Finally, this mini-review provides a comprehensive handbook to researchers from different research backgrounds wishing to work in this area.
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- Theoneste Muyizere
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, No. 11 Beiyitiao, Zhongguancun, 100190 Beijing, China.
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- Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority, Kigali 1948, Rwanda.
- School of Education, College of Education, University of Rwanda, P. O. BOX 55, Rwamagana, Rwanda
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Aloui I, Legros V, Giuliani A, Buchmann W. Synchrotron UV photoactivation of trapped sodiated ions produced from poly(ethylene glycol) by electrospray ionization. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2020; 34 Suppl 2:e8773. [PMID: 32115839 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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RATIONALE By taking advantage of the gas-phase decompositions of polymer ions, tandem mass spectrometry of polymers allows us to obtain more accurate structural information than from a simple mass measurement. Applied to a model polymer, the goal of this work was to evaluate the performances of an activation technique based on ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, as an alternative to conventional collisional activation. METHODS Sodiated poly(ethylene glycol) produced by electrospray ionization was isolated in a linear ion trap, then submitted to synchrotron UV irradiation over a range of wavelengths (52 to 248 nm). Fragmentation pathways resulting from UV photoactivation were investigated. The proposed mechanisms take into account: (i) the comparison with collision-induced dissociation (CID) product ions, (ii) the effect of wavelength-tunable UV activation, and (iii) deuterium-labeling and various other complementary experiments. For the highest molecular weight compounds, ion mobility spectrometry was used before UV photoactivation. RESULTS Synchrotron UV irradiation can induce dissociation of poly(ethylene glycol) sodiated ions without the requirement of the presence of a specific chromophore, if the photon energy is above 10 eV. UV photoactivation of poly(ethylene glycol) ions can yield fragmentations that differ from those in classical low-energy CID, especially from higher masses (>4000 g mol-1 ). A successful coupling of UV photoactivation with ion mobility pre-filtering was presented. CONCLUSIONS UV activation combined or not with pre-filtering ion mobility is a promising alternative approach for the structural characterization of polymers. UV synchrotron radiation with a tunable wavelength was a great opportunity to study the effect of the photon energy, and to probe the mechanisms of ion decomposition from poly(ethylene glycol).
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- Inès Aloui
- Université Paris-Saclay, Univ Evry, CNRS, CEA, LAMBE, 91025, Evry, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Univ Evry, CNRS, CEA, LAMBE, 91025, Evry, France
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- Disco Beamline, Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, 91192, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- UAR1008, CEPIA, INRA, Rue de la Géraudière, F-44316, Nantes, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Univ Evry, CNRS, CEA, LAMBE, 91025, Evry, France
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Hou Z, Xiong X, Fang X, Huang G. Enhanced Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry via Synchronizing Ion Generation and Ion Injection. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2019; 30:368-375. [PMID: 30402785 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-018-2082-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 09/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A modified version of desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry was developed for (i) better utilization of analyte ions and (ii) larger sampling area via synchronization the pulsed nebulizer gas with ion injection. To synchronize the sheath gas, gas flow was paused for 50 ms within each cycle, leading to solvent accumulation at the end of emitter tip. That solvent accumulation enlarged the desorption areas. As a result, the amount of analytes increased. Thus, the improved signal intensity (~ 2-5-folds for various substrates) was benefit from both better analyte ion utilization and larger desorption areas. Finally, the enhanced signal intensity was confirmed with both garlic homogenate and brain homogenate. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Zhuanghao Hou
- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, Anhui, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- National Institute of Metrology, Beijing, 100013, People's Republic of China
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- National Institute of Metrology, Beijing, 100013, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, Anhui, 230026, People's Republic of China.
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, Anhui, 230026, People's Republic of China.
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Gaiffe G, Cole RB, Lacpatia S, Bridoux MC. Characterization of Fluorinated Polymers by Atmospheric-Solid-Analysis-Probe High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (ASAP/HRMS) Combined with Kendrick-Mass-Defect Analysis. Anal Chem 2018; 90:6035-6042. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b05116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Gabriel Gaiffe
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM), 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
- DAM, DIF, CEA, 91297 Arpajon, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM), 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire Central de la Préfecture de Police, 39 bis rue de Dantzig, 75015 Paris, France
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Yarger TJ, Yuill EM, Baker LA. Probe-Substrate Distance Control in Desorption Electrospray Ionization. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2018; 29:558-565. [PMID: 29181813 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-017-1844-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Revised: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We introduce probe-substrate distance (Dps)-control to desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) and report a systematic investigation of key experimental parameters. Examination of voltage, flow rate, and nebulizing gas pressure suggests as Dps decreases, the distance-dependent spray current increases, until a critical point. At the critical point the relationship inverts, and the spray current decreases as the probe moves closer to the surface due to constriction of solution flow by the nebulizing gas. Dps control was used to explore the use of spray current as a signal for feedback positioning, while mass spectrometry imaging was performed simultaneously. Further development of this technique is expected to find application in study of structure-function relationships for clinical diagnostics, biological investigation, and materials characterization. Graphical abstract ᅟ.
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- Tyler J Yarger
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA.
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van Geenen FAMG, Franssen MCR, Schotman AHM, Zuilhof H, Nielen MWF. Ambient Characterization of Synthetic Fibers by Laser Ablation Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2017; 89:4031-4037. [PMID: 28252942 PMCID: PMC5388367 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b04641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Direct analysis of synthetic fibers under ambient conditions is highly desired to identify the polymer, the finishes applied and irregularities that may compromise its performance and value. In this paper, laser ablation electrospray ionization ion mobility time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LAESI-IMS-TOF-MS) was used for the analysis of synthetic polymers and fibers. The key to this analysis was the absorption of laser light by aliphatic and aromatic nitrogen functionalities in the polymers. Analysis of polyamide (PA) 6, 46, 66, and 12 pellets and PA 6, 66, polyaramid and M5 fibers yielded characteristic fragment ions without any sample pretreatment, enabling their unambiguous identification. Synthetic fibers are, in addition, commonly covered with a surface layer for improved adhesion and processing. The same setup, but operated in a transient infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization (IR-MALDESI) mode, allowed the detailed characterization of the fiber finish layer and the underlying polymer. Differences in finish layer distribution may cause variations in local properties of synthetic fibers. Here we also show the feasibility of mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) of the distribution of a finish layer on the synthetic fiber and the successful detection of local surface defects.
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- Fred A M G van Geenen
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University , Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands.,TI-COAST , Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University , Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University , Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University , Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands.,RIKILT, Wageningen University & Research , P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Mirabelli MF, Ifa DR, Sindona G, Tagarelli A. Analysis of sexual assault evidence: statistical classification of condoms by ambient mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2015; 50:749-755. [PMID: 26259658 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Revised: 02/15/2015] [Accepted: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) and easy ambient sonic-spray ionization mass spectrometry (EASI-MS) are employed here in the forensic analysis of chemical compounds found in condoms and relative traces, and their analytical performances are compared. Statistical analysis of data obtained from mass spectra only was applied in order to obtain classification rules for distinguishing ten types of condoms. In particular, two supervised chemometric techniques [linear discriminant analysis (LDA) and soft independent modeling of class analogy (SIMCA)] were carried out on absolute and relative intensity values to test the performances of statistical models in terms of predictive capacity. The achieved classification of samples was excellent because of the high prediction percentages of the method used both for DESI and EASI mass spectrometry analyses, confirming these two as potential ambient ionization techniques for forensic analyses in case of sexual assault crimes. EASI-MS showed 99% prediction ability for LDA using relative data and 100% prediction ability for SIMCA using both absolute and relative ones, while DESI showed 94% prediction ability for both LDA and SIMCA. The absence of any sample preparation technique gives advantages in terms of sample preservation and reduced contamination, allowing successive analyses to be performed on the same sample by other techniques.
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- Mario F Mirabelli
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, Cubo 12/C, I-87036, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, Cubo 12/C, I-87036, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, Cubo 12/C, I-87036, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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Jjunju FPM, Maher S, Li A, Badu-Tawiah AK, Taylor S, Cooks RG. Analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using desorption atmospheric pressure chemical ionization coupled to a portable mass spectrometer. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2015; 26:271-280. [PMID: 25503470 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-014-1029-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2014] [Revised: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/11/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Desorption atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (DAPCI) is implemented on a portable mass spectrometer and applied to the direct detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and alkyl substituted benzenes. The presence of these compounds in the environment poses a significant threat to the health of both humans and wildlife because of their carcinogenic, toxic, and mutagenic properties. As such, instant detection outside of the laboratory is of particular importance to allow in-situ measurement at the source. Using a rapid, high throughput, miniature, handheld mass spectrometer, several alkyl substituted benzenes and PAHs (i.e., 1,2,3,5-tetramethylbenzene, pentamethylbenzene, hexamethylbenzene, fluoranthene, anthracene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, dibenz[a,h]anthracene, acenaphthene, indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene, 9-ethylfluorene, and 1-benzyl-3-methyl-naphthalene) were identified and characterized using tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) from ambient surfaces, in the open air. This method can provide almost instantaneous information while minimizing sample preparation, which is advantageous in terms of both cost and simplicity of analysis. This MS-based technique is applicable to a wide range of environmental organic molecules.
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- Fred P M Jjunju
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GJ, UK
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Direct analysis of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) on concrete by reactive-desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Talanta 2015; 132:877-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2014.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Revised: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Wei J, Bristow A, McBride E, Kilgour D, O’Connor PB. d-α-tocopheryl Polyethylene Glycol 1000 Succinate: A View from FTICR MS and Tandem MS. Anal Chem 2014; 86:1567-74. [DOI: 10.1021/ac403195f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Juan Wei
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Ambient ionisation mass spectrometry for the characterisation of polymers and polymer additives: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2014; 808:70-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2013] [Revised: 09/28/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Crecelius AC, Vitz J, Schubert US. Mass spectrometric imaging of synthetic polymers. Anal Chim Acta 2014; 808:10-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2013] [Revised: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Synthetic oligomer analysis using atmospheric pressure photoionization mass spectrometry at different photon energies. Anal Chim Acta 2014; 808:220-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.11.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2013] [Revised: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 11/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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“Polymeromics”: Mass spectrometry based strategies in polymer science toward complete sequencing approaches: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2014; 808:56-69. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2013] [Revised: 10/07/2013] [Accepted: 10/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mirabelli MF, Chramow A, Cabral EC, Ifa DR. Analysis of sexual assault evidence by desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2013; 48:774-778. [PMID: 23832933 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Revised: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 03/14/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) is employed in the forensic analysis of chemical components present in condoms and imaging of latent fingerprints as circumstantial evidence of sexual assault. Polymers such as nonoxynol-9, polyethylene glycol, and polydimethylsiloxane, as well as small molecules additives such as N-methylmorpholine, N-octylamine, N,N-dibutyl formamide, and isonox 132, commonly used in lubricated condom formulations, were successfully characterized by DESI. The results suggest that DESI-MS is useful for identification of this type of evidence, and it has advantages over conventional extractive techniques, in terms of speed of analysis and ease of use.
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- Mario F Mirabelli
- Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, ON, M3J1P3, Canada
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Smith MJP, Cameron NR, Mosely JA. Evaluating Atmospheric pressure Solids Analysis Probe (ASAP) mass spectrometry for the analysis of low molecular weight synthetic polymers. Analyst 2013; 137:4524-30. [PMID: 22890238 DOI: 10.1039/c2an35556f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Atmospheric pressure Solids Analysis Probe (ASAP) mass spectrometry has facilitated the ionisation of oligomers from low molecular weight synthetic polymers, poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG: M(n) = 1430) and poly(styrene) (PS: M(n) = 1770), directly from solids, providing a fast and efficient method of identification. Ion source conditions were evaluated and it was found that the key instrument parameter was the ion source desolvation temperature which, when set to 600 °C was sufficient to vapourise the heavier oligomers for ionisation. PS, a non-polar polymer that is very challenging to analyse by MALDI or ESI without the aid of metal salts to promote cationisation, was ionised promptly by ASAP resulting in the production of radical cations. A small degree of in-source dissociation could be eliminated by control of the instrument ion source voltages. The fragmentation observed through in-source dissociation could be duplicated in a controlled manner through Collision-Induced Dissociation (CID) of the radical cations. PEG, which preferentially ionises through adduction with alkali metal cations in MALDI and ESI, was observed as a protonated molecular ion by ASAP. In-source dissociation could not be eliminated entirely and the fragmentation observed resulted from cleavage of the C-C and C-O backbone bonds, as opposed to only C-O bond cleavage observed from tandem mass spectrometry.
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- Michael J P Smith
- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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Jjunju FPM, Li A, Badu-Tawiah A, Wei P, Li L, Ouyang Z, Roqan IS, Cooks RG. In situ analysis of corrosion inhibitors using a portable mass spectrometer with paper spray ionization. Analyst 2013; 138:3740-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c3an00249g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Fouyer K, Lavastre O, Rondeau D. Direct Monitoring of the Role Played by a Stabilizer in a Solid Sample of Polymer Using Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry: The Case of Irgafos 168 in Polyethylene. Anal Chem 2012; 84:8642-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ac301759q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Kevin Fouyer
- Institut d’Electronique
et de Télécommunication de Rennes (IETR UMR CNRS 6164), Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu,
263 Avenue du General Leclerc, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
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- Institut d’Electronique
et de Télécommunication de Rennes (IETR UMR CNRS 6164), Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu,
263 Avenue du General Leclerc, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
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- Institut d’Electronique
et de Télécommunication de Rennes (IETR UMR CNRS 6164), Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu,
263 Avenue du General Leclerc, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
- Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Département de Chimie,
6 Avenue le Gorgeu, 29238 Brest Cedex 03, France
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Friia M, Legros V, Tortajada J, Buchmann W. Desorption electrospray ionization - orbitrap mass spectrometry of synthetic polymers and copolymers. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2012; 47:1023-33. [PMID: 22899511 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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- Manel Friia
- Université d'Evry val d'Essonne; Laboratoire Analyse et Modélisation pour la Biologie et l'Environnement, (CNRS UMR 8587/CEA); Bâtiment Maupertuis, Bd. François Mitterrand; 91025; Evry; France
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- Université d'Evry val d'Essonne; Laboratoire Analyse et Modélisation pour la Biologie et l'Environnement, (CNRS UMR 8587/CEA); Bâtiment Maupertuis, Bd. François Mitterrand; 91025; Evry; France
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- Université d'Evry val d'Essonne; Laboratoire Analyse et Modélisation pour la Biologie et l'Environnement, (CNRS UMR 8587/CEA); Bâtiment Maupertuis, Bd. François Mitterrand; 91025; Evry; France
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- Université d'Evry val d'Essonne; Laboratoire Analyse et Modélisation pour la Biologie et l'Environnement, (CNRS UMR 8587/CEA); Bâtiment Maupertuis, Bd. François Mitterrand; 91025; Evry; France
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Terrier P, Desmazières B, Tortajada J, Buchmann W. APCI/APPI for synthetic polymer analysis. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2011; 30:854-874. [PMID: 21246594 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2009] [Revised: 02/10/2010] [Accepted: 02/10/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Modern mass spectrometry of synthetic polymers involves soft ionization techniques. Whereas matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) and electrospray (ESI) are employed routinely, atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) and more recently atmospheric pressure photoionization (APPI) are used to a lesser extent. However, these latter ionization methods coupled to liquid-phase separation techniques create new opportunities for the characterization of polymers, especially for low molecular weight compounds or for the polymers that are poorly ionizable by the usual methods. After a part devoted to the description of classical MS methods employed for polymer analysis (MALDI, ESI, and their use with chromatography), APCI and APPI techniques will be described, discussed, and selected examples will present the interest of these ionization sources (or interfaces for LC/MS) in the field of polymer analysis.
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- P Terrier
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, V6T 1Z1 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Aminlashgari N, Hakkarainen M. Emerging Mass Spectrometric Tools for Analysis of Polymers and Polymer Additives. MASS SPECTROMETRY OF POLYMERS – NEW TECHNIQUES 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/12_2011_152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Özdemir A, Chen CH. Electrode-assisted desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2010; 45:1203-1211. [PMID: 20857387 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A new ion source has been developed for rapid, noncontact analysis of materials at ambient conditions. The method provides desorption of analytes under ambient conditions directly from different surfaces with little or no sample preparation. The new method, termed electrode-assisted desorption electrospray ionization (EADESI), is on the basis of the ionization of molecules on different surfaces by highly charged droplets produced on a sharp-edged high voltage tip, and ions produced are introduced into the mass spectrometer through a capillary. The EADESI technique can be applied to various samples including amino acids, peptides, proteins, drugs and human fluids such as urine and blood. EADESI is promising for routine analyses in different fields such as forensic, environmental and material sciences. EADESI interface can be fit to a conventional ion-trap mass spectrometer. It can be used for various types of samples with a broad mass range. EADESI can also provide real-time analysis which is very valuable for biomedical applications.
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- Abdil Özdemir
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Sakarya University, 54187 Esentepe, Sakarya, Turkey
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Giordanengo R, Viel S, Hidalgo M, Allard-Breton B, Thévand A, Charles L. Methylation of acidic moieties in poly(methyl methacrylate-co-methacrylic acid) copolymers for end-group characterization by tandem mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2010; 24:1941-1947. [PMID: 20552705 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The complete structural characterization of a copolymer composed of methacrylic acid (MAA) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) units was achieved using tandem mass spectrometry. In a first step, collision-induced dissociation (CID) of sodiated MAA-MMA co-oligomers allowed us to determine the co-monomeric composition, the random nature of the copolymer and the sum of the end-group masses. However, dissociation reactions of MAA-based molecules mainly involve the acidic pendant groups, precluding individual characterization of the end groups. Therefore, methylation of all the acrylic acid moieties was performed to transform the MAA-MMA copolymer into a PMMA homopolymer, for which CID mainly proceeds via backbone cleavages. Using trimethylsilyldiazomethane as a derivatization agent, this methylation reaction was shown to be complete without affecting the end groups. Using fragmentation rules established for PMMA polymers together with accurate mass measurements of the product ions and knowledge of reagents used for the studied copolymer synthesis, a structure could be proposed for both end groups and it was found to be consistent with signals obtained in nuclear magnetic resonance spectra.
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- Rémi Giordanengo
- Universités Aix-Marseille I, II et III-CNRS, UMR 6264: Laboratoire Chimie Provence, Spectrométries Appliquées à la Chimie Structurale, F-13397 Marseille, France
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Weston DJ. Ambient ionization mass spectrometry: current understanding of mechanistic theory; analytical performance and application areas. Analyst 2010; 135:661-8. [PMID: 20309440 DOI: 10.1039/b925579f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ambient ionization mass spectrometry allows the rapid analysis of samples or objects in their native state in the open environment with no prior preparation. Over the past six years, the ability of these techniques to provide selective analyte desorption and ionization, in combination with mass spectrometry (MS), has provided a growing number of powerful analytical alternatives across broad application areas, both quantitative and qualitative in nature, including pharmaceutical analysis, process chemistry, biological imaging, in vivo analysis, proteomics, metabolomics, forensics, and explosives detection. With the emergence of new ambient ionization methods, and the complementary nature of existing desorption and/or ionization techniques, additional hyphenated methods have been devised, which pushes the total number of documented methods to almost thirty. To cover all current ambient ionization techniques in detail would be too complex and detract from the main objective of this review. Rather, an overview of the field of ambient ionization MS will be given, followed by broad classification to allow detailed discussion of theory and common mechanistic factors underpinning a number of key techniques. Consideration will be given to experimental design, ease of implementation and analytical performance, detailing subsequent impact on a number of application areas, both established and emerging.
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- Daniel J Weston
- Clinical Pharmacology and DMPK, AstraZeneca R&D Charnwood, Bakewell Road, Loughborough, UK LE11 5RH.
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Dill AL, Ifa DR, Manicke NE, Ouyang Z, Cooks RG. Mass spectrometric imaging of lipids using desorption electrospray ionization. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2009; 877:2883-9. [PMID: 19150258 PMCID: PMC2921711 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2008.12.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2008] [Revised: 12/22/2008] [Accepted: 12/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Desorption electrospray ionization (DESI), a relatively new ambient ionization technique used in mass spectrometry (MS), allows for the direct analysis of samples such as thin tissue sections, to be conducted outside of vacuum in the ambient environment and often without sample preparation. DESI-MS has been used in order to systematically characterize phospholipids, which are abundant species in biological tissue samples. Lipids play important biological roles and differences in lipid compositions have been seen in diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Imaging of thin tissue sections exploits the ability of DESI-MS to study these lipids directly in the biological matrix. In imaging MS (IMS), a mass spectrum is recorded at each pixel while moving the surface containing the sample so that the entire sample area is covered. The information in these mass spectra can be combined to create a 2D chemical image of the sample, combining information on spatial distribution with information on chemical identity from the characteristic ions in the mass spectra. DESI-MS has been used to image a variety of tissue samples including human liver adenocarcinoma, rat brain, human breast tissue and canine abdominal tumor tissue. Comparisons between diseased and normal tissue are made in these studies.
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- Allison L. Dill
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Analytical Instrumentation Development, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Analytical Instrumentation Development, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Analytical Instrumentation Development, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Analytical Instrumentation Development, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Center for Analytical Instrumentation Development, Discovery Park, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Analytical Instrumentation Development, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Center for Analytical Instrumentation Development, Discovery Park, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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Crecelius AC, Baumgaertel A, Schubert US. Tandem mass spectrometry of synthetic polymers. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2009; 44:1277-1286. [PMID: 19676098 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The detailed characterization of macromolecules plays an important role for synthetic chemists to define and specify the structure and properties of the successfully synthesized polymers. The search for new characterization techniques for polymers is essential for the continuation of the development of improved synthesis methods. The application of tandem mass spectrometry for the detailed characterization of synthetic polymers using the soft ionization techniques matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), which became the basic tools in proteomics, has greatly been increased in recent years and is summarized in this perspective. Examples of a variety of homopolymers, such as poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(ethylene glycol), as well as copolymers, e.g. copolyesters, are given. The advanced mass spectrometric techniques described in this review will presumably become one of the basic tools in polymer chemistry in the near future.
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- Anna C Crecelius
- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Humboldtstrasse 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Giordanengo R, Viel S, Hidalgo M, Allard-Breton B, Thévand A, Charles L. Structural characterization of a poly(methacrylic acid)-poly(methyl methacrylate) copolymer by nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry. Anal Chim Acta 2009; 654:49-58. [PMID: 19850168 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2009.06.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2009] [Revised: 06/16/2009] [Accepted: 06/18/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) have been combined to achieve the complete microstructural characterization of a poly(methacrylic acid)-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMAA-PMMA) copolymer synthesized by nitroxide-mediated polymerization. Various PMAA-PMMA species could be identified which mainly differ in terms of terminaisons. 1H and 13C NMR experiments revealed the structure of the end-groups as well as the proportion of each co-monomer in the copolymers. These end-group masses were further confirmed from m/z values of doubly charged copolymer anions detected in the single stage mass spectrum. In contrast, copolymer composition derived from MS data was not consistent with NMR results, obviously due to strong mass bias well known to occur during electrospray ionization of these polymeric species. Tandem mass spectrometry could reveal the random nature of the copolymer based on typical dissociation reactions, i.e., water elimination occurred from any two contiguous MAA units while MAA-MMA pairs gave rise to the loss of a methanol molecule. Polymer backbone cleavages were also observed to occur and gave low abundance fragment ions which allowed the structure of the initiating end-group to be confirmed.
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- Rémi Giordanengo
- Universités Aix-Marseille I, II et III-CNRS, UMR 6264: Laboratoire Chimie Provence, Spectrométries Appliquées à la Chimie Structurale, F-13397 Marseille, France
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Nyadong L, Hohenstein EG, Galhena A, Lane AL, Kubanek J, Sherrill CD, Fernández FM. Reactive desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) of natural products of a marine alga. Anal Bioanal Chem 2009; 394:245-54. [PMID: 19277616 PMCID: PMC3375022 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-2674-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2008] [Revised: 01/28/2009] [Accepted: 02/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Presented here is the optimization and development of a desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) method for detecting natural products on tissue surfaces. Bromophycolides are algal diterpene-benzoate macrolide natural products that have been shown to inhibit growth of the marine fungal pathogen Lindra thalassiae. As such, they have been implicated in antimicrobial chemical defense. However, the defense mechanisms are not yet completely understood. Precise detection of these compounds on algal tissue surfaces under ambient conditions without any disruptive sample processing could shed more light onto the processes involved in chemical defense of marine organisms. Conventional DESI-MS directly on algal tissue showed relatively low sensitivity for bromophycolide detection. Sensitivity was greatly improved by the addition of various anions including Cl(-), Br(-), and CF(3)COO(-) into the DESI spray solvent. Chloride adduction gave the highest sensitivity for all assayed anions. Density functional optimization of the bromophycolide anionic complexes produced during DESI supported this observation by showing that the chloride complex has the most favorable binding energy. Optimized DESI protocols allowed the direct and unambiguous detection of bromophycolides, including A, B, and E, from the surface of untreated algal tissue.
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- Leonard Nyadong
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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Qiu B, Luo H. Desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry of DNA nucleobases: implications for a liquid film model. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2009; 44:772-779. [PMID: 19160433 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) mass spectrometry has been implemented on a commercial ion-trap mass spectrometer and used to optimize mass spectrometric conditions for DNA nucleobases: adenine, cytosine, thymine, and guanine. Experimental parameters including spray voltage, distance between mass spectrometer inlet and the sampled spot, and nebulizing gas inlet pressure were optimized. Cluster ions including some magic number clusters of nucleobases were observed for the first time using DESI mass spectrometry. The formation of the cluster species was found to vary with the nucleobases, acidification of the spray solvent, and the deposited sample amount. All the experimental results can be explained well using a liquid film model based on the two-step droplet pick-up mechanism. It is further suggested that solubility of the analytes in the spray solvent is an important factor to consider for their studies by using DESI.
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- Bo Qiu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Chipuk JE, Brodbelt JS. The influence of material and mesh characteristics on transmission mode desorption electrospray ionization. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2009; 20:584-592. [PMID: 19112027 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2008.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2008] [Revised: 11/19/2008] [Accepted: 11/21/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Adaptation of desorption electrospray ionization to a transmission mode (TM-DESI) entails passing an electrospray plume through a sample that has been deposited onto a mesh substrate. A combination of mass spectrometry and fluorescence microscopy studies is used to illustrate the critical role material composition, mesh open space, and mesh fiber diameter play on the transmission, desorption, and ionization process. Substrates with open spaces less than 150 microm and accompanying minimal strand diameters produce less scattering of the plume and therefore favor transmission. Larger strand diameters typically encompass larger open spaces, but the increase in the surface area of the strand increases plume scattering as well as solvent and analyte spreading on the mesh. Polypropylene (PP), ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), and polyetheretherketone (PEEK) materials afford much better desorption than similarly sized polyethylene terephthalate (PETE) or nylon-6,6 (PA66) substrates. Ultimately, the manner in which the electrospray plume interacts with the mesh as it is transmitted through the substrate is shown to be critical to performing and optimizing TM-DESI analyses. In addition, evidence is presented for analyte dependent variations in the desorption mechanisms of dry and solvated samples.
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- Joseph E Chipuk
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Alhazmi AM, Mayer PM. Protonating polymer oligomers in the gas phase to change fragmentation pathways. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2009; 20:60-66. [PMID: 18845449 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2008.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2008] [Revised: 09/11/2008] [Accepted: 09/11/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Ionization of polymers in mass spectrometry is usually achieved by forming metal ion adducts. The metal ion has been shown by Wesdemiotis to often play a spectator role in the collision-induced dissociation (CID) chemistry of these species, wherein they fragment according to a free-radical mechanism similar to that found in their pyrolysis. The result is a predominance of low-mass ions in the CID mass spectrum. We have changed this behavior by generating protonated oligomers in the gas phase by first forming proton-bound complexes of the oligomers with amino acids or peptides by electrospray ionization. These complexes dissociate first by loss of the amino acid/peptide to form protonated oligomers, which then undergo a unique fragmentation chemistry. In this article we discuss the results for poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and poly(butyl acrylate) (PBA). Initially, protonated PMMA and PBA lose methanol and butanol, respectively, from the side chains of the respective monomers. The resulting PMMA-derived ion then undergoes a series of neutral losses corresponding to 32 and 28 Da, methanol and carbon monoxide. This continues as collision energy increases until a final, carbon-rich backbone ion is formed, which then undergoes a classic hydrocarbon fragmentation pattern. The PBA-derived ions are proposed to fragment by the loss of butylether molecules to form anhydride rings along the oligomer chain. The number of ether molecules lost corresponded to half the number of available side chains in the oligomer. The resulting poly-anhydride ion dissociates by small molecule loss. Mechanisms have been suggested for the fragmentation chemistry of these two classes of oligomers.
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Giordanengo R, Viel S, Allard-Breton B, Thévand A, Charles L. Tandem mass spectrometry of poly(methacrylic Acid) oligomers produced by negative mode electrospray ionization. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2009; 20:25-33. [PMID: 18926720 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2008.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2008] [Revised: 09/08/2008] [Accepted: 09/17/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Dissociation of small poly(methyl acrylic acid) (PMAA) anions produced by electrospray was characterized by tandem mass spectrometry. Upon collisional activation, singly, and doubly deprotonated PMAA oligomers were shown to fragment via two major reactions, dehydration and decarboxylation. The elimination of a water molecule would occur between two consecutive acid groups in a charged-remote mechanism, giving rise to cyclic anhydrides, and was shown to proceed as many times as pairs of neutral pendant groups were available. As a result, the number of dehydration steps, together with the abundance of the fragment ions produced after the release of all water molecules, revealed the polymerization degree of the molecule in the particular case of doubly charged oligomers. For singly deprotonated molecules, the exact number of MAA units could be reached from the number of carbon dioxide molecules successively eliminated from the fully dehydrated precursor ions. In contrast to dehydration, decarboxylation reactions would proceed via a charge-induced mechanism. The proposed dissociation mechanisms are consistent with results commonly reported in thermal degradation studies of poly(acrylic acid) resins and were supported by accurate mass measurements. These fragmentation rules were successfully applied to characterize a polymeric impurity detected in the tested PMAA sample.
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- Rémi Giordanengo
- Universités Aix-Marseille I, II & III-CNRS, UMR 6264: Laboratoire Chimie Provence, Spectrométries Appliquées à la Chimie Structurale, Marseille, France
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Petucci C, Diffendal J. Atmospheric solids analysis probe: a rapid ionization technique for small molecule drugs. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2008; 43:1565-1568. [PMID: 18470958 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Chipuk JE, Brodbelt JS. Transmission mode desorption electrospray ionization. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2008; 19:1612-1620. [PMID: 18684639 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2008.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2008] [Revised: 07/01/2008] [Accepted: 07/01/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A new mode of operation for desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) analysis of liquids or solid residues from evaporated solvents is presented. Unlike traditional DESI, the electrospray is not deflected off of a surface but instead is transmitted through a sampling mesh at a 0 degrees angle between the electrospray tip, sample mesh, and capillary inlet of a mass spectrometer. In this configuration, deposited samples can be analyzed rapidly without rigorous optimization of spray distances or angles and without the preparation time associated with solvent evaporation. The new transmission mode desorption electrospray ionization (TM-DESI) technique is not applicable to bulk materials, but instead is a method designed to simplify the sample preparation process for liquid samples and sample extracts. The technique can reduce analysis time to seconds while consuming only microliters of sample. The results presented summarize the optimization of the technique, highlight key figures of merit for several model compounds, and illustrate potential applications to high throughput screening of liquid mixtures in both extraction solvents and biological matrices.
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- Joseph E Chipuk
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Zhou J, Yao S, Qian R, Xu Z, Wei Y, Guo Y. Observation of allicin-cysteine complex by reactive desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry for garlic. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2008; 22:3334-3337. [PMID: 18816490 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.3730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Simonsick WJ, Petkovska VI. Detailed structural elucidation of polyesters and acrylates using Fourier transform mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2008; 392:575-83. [PMID: 18719895 PMCID: PMC2556801 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-2322-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2008] [Revised: 07/25/2008] [Accepted: 07/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The detailed structural characterization of complex polymer architectures, like copolymers and polymer mixtures, by mass spectrometry presents a challenge. Even though soft ionization analyses revolutionized the characterization of large molecules and provided a means for determining the polymer's molecular weight distribution, polydispersity, and end groups, full microstructure elucidation and monomer sequencing by soft ionization alone is not possible. The combination of high-resolution Fourier transform mass spectrometry (FTMS) and tandem mass spectrometry (MS(n)) provides a powerful analytical tool for addressing these challenges. This tool was used in our work to separate and identify the products of polymerization between 12-hydroxystearic acid (HSA) and stearic acid (SA), to provide precise information about the exact location of caprolactones on the Tris(2-hydroxyethyl)isocyanurate (THEIC) molecule, and to sequence a glycidyl methacrylate/methyl methacrylate (GMA/MMA) copolymer. The results highlight the value of ultrahigh resolution and tandem mass spectrometry for fine structural characterization and sequencing of polymers.
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Simulated splashes: Elucidating the mechanism of desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Chem Phys Lett 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2008.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Girod M, Phan TNT, Charles L. Microstructural study of a nitroxide-mediated poly(ethylene oxide)/polystyrene block copolymer (PEO-b-PS) by electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2008; 19:1163-1175. [PMID: 18524621 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2008.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2008] [Revised: 04/08/2008] [Accepted: 04/12/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry has been used to characterize the microstructure of a nitroxide-mediated poly(ethylene oxide)/polystyrene block copolymer, called SG1-capped PEO-b-PS. The main dissociation route of co-oligomers adducted with lithium or silver cation was observed to proceed via the homolytic cleavage of a C-ON bond, aimed at undergoing reversible homolysis during nitroxide mediated polymerization. This cleavage results in the elimination of the terminal SG1 end-group as a radical, inducing a complete depolymerization process of the PS block from the so-formed radical cation. These successive eliminations of styrene molecules allowed a straightforward determination of the PS block size. An alternative fragmentation pathway of the radical cation was shown to provide structural information on the junction group between the two blocks. Proposed dissociation mechanisms were supported by accurate mass measurements. Structural information on the SG1 end-group could be reached from weak abundance fragment ions detected in the low m/z range of the MS/MS spectrum. Amongst fragments typically expected from PS dissociation, only beta ions were produced. Moreover, specific dissociation of the PEO block was not observed to occur in MS/MS, suggesting that these rearrangement reactions do not compete effectively with dissociations of the odd-electron fragment ions. Information about the PEO block length and the initiated end-group were obtained in MS(3) experiments.
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- Marion Girod
- Laboratoire Chimie Provence, Spectrométries Appliquées à la Chimie Structurale, Universités Aix-Marseille I, II and III-CNRS, UMR 6264, Marseille, France
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- Steffen M. Weidner
- Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), D-12489 Berlin, Richard-Willstaetter-Strasse 11, Germany, and Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, 33 Chemistry, Detroit, Michigan 48202
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- Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), D-12489 Berlin, Richard-Willstaetter-Strasse 11, Germany, and Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, 33 Chemistry, Detroit, Michigan 48202
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Jackson AU, Werner SR, Talaty N, Song Y, Campbell K, Cooks RG, Morgan JA. Targeted metabolomic analysis of Escherichia coli by desorption electrospray ionization and extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Anal Biochem 2008; 375:272-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2008.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2007] [Revised: 01/06/2008] [Accepted: 01/06/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Characterization of linear and branched polyacrylates by tandem mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2008; 392:595-607. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-1969-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2008] [Revised: 02/07/2008] [Accepted: 02/09/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Nefliu M, Smith JN, Venter A, Cooks RG. Internal energy distributions in desorption electrospray ionization (DESI). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2008; 19:420-7. [PMID: 18187338 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2007.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2007] [Revised: 11/27/2007] [Accepted: 11/27/2007] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The internal energy distributions of typical ions generated by desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) were measured using the "survival yield" method, and compared with corresponding data for electrospray ionization (ESI) and electrosonic spray ionization (ESSI). The results show that the three ionization methods produce populations of ions having internal energy distributions of similar shapes and mean values (1.7-1.9 eV) suggesting similar phenomena, at least in the later stages of the process leading from solvated droplets to gas-phase ions. These data on energetics are consistent with the view that DESI involves "droplet pick-up" (liquid-liquid extraction) followed by ESI-like desolvation and gas-phase ion formation. The effects of various experimental parameters on the degree of fragmentation of p-methoxy-benzylpyridinium ions were compared between DESI and ESSI. The results show similar trends in the survival yields as a function of the nebulizing gas pressure, solvent flow rate, and distance from the sprayer tip to the MS inlet. These observations are consistent with the mechanism noted above and they also enable the user to exercise control over the energetics of the DESI ionization process, through manipulation of external and internal ion source parameters.
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- Marcela Nefliu
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Takats Z, Kobliha V, Sevcik K, Novak P, Kruppa G, Lemr K, Havlicek V. Characterization of DESI-FTICR mass spectrometry - from ECD to accurate mass tissue analysis. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2008; 43:196-203. [PMID: 17918779 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Implementation of desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) technique on a 9.4 T Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR) mass spectrometer is described. Desorption electrospray technique is capable of the direct investigation of natural samples without any need for sample preparation or chromatographic separation. Since the DESI mass spectra of natural samples are very complex owing to the lack of preseparation or cleanup, the ideal mass spectrometric analyzer for these applications is a high-resolution instrument such as FTICR mass spectrometer. DESI was implemented by constructing an electronically controlled source framework comprising six linear moving stages and one rotating stage. A three-dimensional linear stage was used to accommodate samples, while another 3D linear stage equipped with rotating stage was used as a spray mount. A modified electrosonic sprayer was used as a primary electrospray device. DESI-FTICR setup was characterized with regard to geometrical, electrical and flow conditions using deposited peptide samples in range of 1-100 pmol gross deposited amount on glass and polymer surfaces. Optimized conditions enabled the routine acquisition of DESI-MS spectra on the instrument at 130 000 resolution in the broadband mode and with comparable sensitivity to data reported in the literature. Since the main significance of DESI-FTICR MS is the combination of intact tissue analysis, the capabilities of the technique were demonstrated by analyzing murine liver samples. Presence of lysophospholipids in the liver tissue was tentatively associated with the lipid metabolism taking place in liver. DESI-FTICR is also a promising technique in the field of peptide analysis due to capability of top-down sequencing using electron capture dissociation. As a proof-of-principle experiment, a small synthetic polypeptide containing 36 amino acids was ionized using DESI and was sequenced in the FTICR by means of ECD (electron capture dissociation) fragmentation. Spectra gave almost full sequence information in agreement with the known amino acid sequence of the species.
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- Zoltan Takats
- Semmelweis University, VIII. Ulloi ut 26, 1085 Budapest, Hungary
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Hamilton JF, Lewis AC, Carey TJ, Wenger JC. Characterization of polar compounds and oligomers in secondary organic aerosol using liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. Anal Chem 2007; 80:474-80. [PMID: 18081325 DOI: 10.1021/ac701852t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A generic method has been developed for the analysis of polar compounds and oligomers in secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formed during atmospheric simulation chamber experiments. The technique has been successfully applied to SOA formed in a variety of systems, ranging from ozonolysis of biogenic volatile organic compounds to aromatic photooxidation. An example application of the method is described for the SOA produced from the reaction of ozone with cis-3-hexenyl acetate, an important biogenic precursor. A range of solvents were tested as extraction media, and water was found to yield the highest recovery. Extracts were analyzed using reversed-phase liquid chromatography coupled to ion trap mass spectrometry. In order to determine correct molecular weight assignments and increase sensitivity for less polar species, a series of low-concentration mobile-phase additives were used (NaCl, LiBr, NH4OH). Lithium bromide produced better fragmentation patterns, with more structural information than in the other cases with no reduction in sensitivity. The main reaction products identified in the particle-phase were 3-acetoxypropanal, 3-acetoxypropanoic acid, and 3-acetoxypropane peroxoic acid and a series of dimers and trimers up to 500 Da. Structural identification of oligomers indicates the presence of linear polyesters possibly formed via esterfication reactions or decomposition of peroxyhemiacetals.
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Jackson AU, Talaty N, Cooks RG, Van Berkel GJ. Salt tolerance of desorption electrospray ionization (DESI). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2007; 18:2218-2225. [PMID: 17977744 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2007.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2007] [Revised: 09/18/2007] [Accepted: 09/20/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The salt tolerance of desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) was systematically investigated by examining three different drug mixtures in the presence of 0, 0.2, 2, 5, 10, and 20% NaCl:KCl (1:1) from different surfaces. At physiological salt concentrations, the individual drugs in each mixture were observed in each experiment. Even at salt concentrations significantly above physiological levels, particular surfaces were effective in providing spectra that allowed the ready identification of the compounds of interest in low nanogram amounts. Salt adducts, which are observed even in the absence of added salt, could be eliminated by adding 0.1% 7 M ammonium acetate to the standard methanol:water (1:1) spray solvent. Comparison of the salt tolerance of DESI with that of electrospray ionization (ESI) demonstrated better signal/noise characteristics for DESI. The already high salt tolerance of DESI can be optimized further by appropriate choices of surface and spray solution.
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- Ayanna U Jackson
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University and Bindley Bioscience Center, Discovery Park at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Song Y, Cooks RG. Reactive desorption electrospray ionization for selective detection of the hydrolysis products of phosphonate esters. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2007; 42:1086-92. [PMID: 17607799 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Reactive desorption electrospray ionization (reactive DESI) is demonstrated to be a rapid and sensitive method for the direct detection of alkyl methylphosphonic acids, the hydrolysis products and metabolites of the chemical warfare (CW) agents VX (S-2-diisopropylaminoethyl-O-ethyl methylphosphonothiolate) and GB (sarin, isopropylmethyl phosphonofluoridate). Rapid and sensitive detection of these compounds is readily achieved by performing DESI from a solid surface; detection specificity is enhanced by implementation of a heterogeneous ion/molecule reaction using boric acid in the spray solvent. The reagent ion H(2)BO(3) (-) generated in the spray readily reacts with condensed-phase alkyl MPA to form anionic adducts. The specificity of this chemical reaction, together with the characteristic fragmentation patterns of the reaction products, supplies a highly discriminatory detection method for methylphosphonic acid (MPA), ethylphosphonic acid (EMPA) and isopropyl methylphosphonic acid (IMPA) in complex matrices.
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- Yishu Song
- Department of Chemistry, 560 Oval Drive, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Kauppila TJ, Talaty N, Kuuranne T, Kotiaho T, Kostiainen R, Cooks RG. Rapid analysis of metabolites and drugs of abuse from urine samples by desorption electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry. Analyst 2007; 132:868-75. [PMID: 17710261 DOI: 10.1039/b703524a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Urine samples obtained from drug abusers were screened for drugs of abuse and their metabolites using DESI-MS and the results obtained were compared to results obtained from GC-MS experiments. The detected analyte classes included amphetamines, opiates, cannabinoids and benzodiazepines. The compounds detected were codeine, morphine, oxymorphone, 11-nor-9-carboxy-Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol, Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol, alprazolam, temazepam, oxazepam, N-desmethyldiazepam (nordiazepam) and hydroxytemazepam. Identities of all the analytes were confirmed by tandem mass spectrometry, matching MS/MS spectra with authentic standard compounds. The concentrations of the analytes in the samples were obtained from semi-quantitative GC-MS studies and were in the range of 270-22,000 ng mL(-1). The analytes could be detected by DESI even after a hundred-fold dilution indicating that the sensitivity of DESI was more than adequate for this study. Selectivity in the DESI-MS measurements for different kinds of analytes could be increased further by optimizing the spray solvent composition: the use of an entirely aqueous solvent enhanced the signal of polar analytes, such as the benzodiazepines, whereas the use of a spray solvent with a high organic content increased the signal of less polar analytes, such as codeine and morphine.
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- Tiina J Kauppila
- Department of Chemistry, 560 Oval Drive, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2084, USA
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Thalassinos K, Jackson AT, Williams JP, Hilton GR, Slade SE, Scrivens JH. Novel software for the assignment of peaks from tandem mass spectrometry spectra of synthetic polymers. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2007; 18:1324-31. [PMID: 17532225 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2007.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2007] [Revised: 04/06/2007] [Accepted: 04/07/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Novel software has been developed to aid the interpretation of tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) data from synthetic polymers. The software is particularly focused toward aiding the end-group determination of these materials by significantly speeding up the interpretation process. This allows information on the initiator and/or chain transfer agents, used to generate the polymer, and the mechanism of termination to be inferred from the data much more rapidly. The software allows the validity of hypothesized structures to be rapidly tested by automatically annotating the data file using previously proposed fragmentation rules for synthetic polymers. Low-energy collision-induced dissociation (CID) data from methacrylate, styrene, and polyether oligomers are used as example data for the software. Exact-mass CID information was used to aid the understanding of the dissociation mechanism of the polymers. The software can use exact-mass data to provide more confidence in the results. The MS/MS results indicate that the fragmentation pathways are those previously proposed for these polymers.
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Shin YS, Drolet B, Mayer R, Dolence K, Basile F. Desorption electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry of proteins. Anal Chem 2007; 79:3514-8. [PMID: 17394289 PMCID: PMC3176668 DOI: 10.1021/ac062451t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Desorption electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) was evaluated for the detection of proteins ranging in molecular mass from 12 to 66 kDa. Proteins were uniformly deposited on a solid surface without pretreatment and analyzed with a DESI source coupled to a quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer. DESI-MS parameters optimized for protein detection included solvent flow rate, temperature of heated capillary tube, incident and reflection angle, sheath gas pressure, and ESI voltage. Detection limits were obtained for all protein standards, and they were found to decrease with decreasing protein molecular mass: for cytochrome c (12.3 kDa) and lysozyme (14.3 kDa) a detection limit of 4 ng/mm2 was obtained; for apomyoglobin (16.9 kDa) 20 ng/mm2; for beta-lactoglobulin B (18.2 kDa) 50 ng/mm2; and for chymotrypsinogen A (25.6 kDa) 100 ng/mm2. The DESI-MS analysis of higher molecular mass proteins such as ovalbumin (44.4 kDa) and bovine serum albumin (66.4 kDa) yielded mass spectra of low signal-to-noise ratio, making their detection and molecular weight determination difficult. In this study, DESI-MS proved to be a rapid and robust method for accurate MW determination for proteins up to 17 kDa under ambient conditions. Finally, we demonstrated the DESI-MS detection of the bacteriophage MS2 capsid protein from crude samples with minimal sample preparation.
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- Yong-Seung Shin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, Wyoming 82071
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- Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Laboratory, ARS, USDA, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, Wyoming 82071
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- Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Laboratory, ARS, USDA, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, Wyoming 82071
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, Wyoming 82071
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, Wyoming 82071
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