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Shi Y, Zhou M, Kou M, Zhang K, Zhang X, Kong X. Simultaneous quantitative chiral analysis of four isomers by ultraviolet photodissociation mass spectrometry and artificial neural network. Front Chem 2023; 11:1129671. [PMID: 36970407 PMCID: PMC10034024 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1129671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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Although mass spectrometry (MS) has its unique advantages in speed, specificity and sensitivity, its application in quantitative chiral analysis aimed to determine the proportions of multiple chiral isomers is still a challenge. Herein, we present an artificial neural network (ANN) based approach for quantitatively analyzing multiple chiral isomers from their ultraviolet photodissociation mass spectra. Tripeptide of GYG and iodo-L-tyrosine have been applied as chiral references to fulfill the relative quantitative analysis of four chiral isomers of two dipeptides of L/DHisL/DAla and L/DAspL/DPhe, respectively. The results show that the network can be well-trained with limited sets, and have a good performance in testing sets. This study shows the potential of the new method in rapid quantitative chiral analysis aimed at practical applications, with much room for improvement in the near future, including selecting better chiral references and improving machine learning methods.
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- Yingying Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- School of Physics and Electronic Information, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Life and Health Intelligent Research Institute, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Information, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- *Correspondence: Xianglei Kong,
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Liu Y, Wu F, Wang J, Pu L, Ding CF. Simultaneous chirality separation of amino acids and their derivative by natamycin based on mobility measurements. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1227:340298. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.340298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Zhang K, Shi Y, Du M, Xu Y, Wang Y, Kong X. Versatile Double-Beam Confocal Laser System Combined with a Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometer for Photodissociation Mass Spectrometry and Spectroscopy. Anal Chem 2021; 93:9056-9063. [PMID: 34165954 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Both infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) and ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) play important roles in tandem mass spectrometry and the action spectroscopy of organic and biological molecules. A flexible combination of the two methods may provide researchers with more versatile and powerful ion activation/dissociation choices for structural characterization and spectroscopic studies. Here, we report the integration of two tunable lasers with a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer in a confocal mode, which offers multiple capabilities for photon activation/dissociation experiments. The two overlapped beams can be introduced into the cell individually, sequentially, or simultaneously, providing highly flexible and diverse activation schemes. The setup can also measure the UVPD or IRMPD action spectra of fragment ions generated by previous photon dissociation processes. In addition, the multistage tandem-in-time mass spectrometry performance up to MS4, including three different activation methods in a single cell, has also been demonstrated.
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- Kailin Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Collage of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.,School of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Collage of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Collage of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Collage of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- School of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Collage of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Gu L, Yang S, Wu F, Xu F, Yu S, Zhou M, Chu Y, Ding CF. Enantio-separation of pregabalin by ternary complexation using trapped ion mobility spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2021; 35:e9052. [PMID: 33470461 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.9052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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UNLABELLED Rationale The rapid identification of small-molecule chiral drugs is challenging due to subtle structural differences. Different enantiomers of chiral drugs may produce inverse biological effects through their different pharmacokinetics. Therefore, it is highly desirable to distinguish the chirality of drug molecules. METHODS The chirality of pregabalin was distinguished by studying the ion mobility spectra of the ternary non-covalent complexes formed with cyclodextrins (CDs), pregabalin, and alkali-earth cations using trapped ion mobility spectrometry (TIMS). The ternary non-covalent complex ions were determined by electrospray ionization of mixed solutions. The analyzed sample was simply mixed, without derivatization or sample pretreatment. The relative contents of pregabalin enantiomers were derived using a calibration curve method. RESULTS The ion mobility spectra of several ternary non-covalent complexes formed with α-, β-, and γ-CD, pregabalin, and alkali-earth cations were obtained. We compared their ability to distinguish the chirality of pregabalin. The best peak-to-peak resolution (Rp-p ) was estimated to be 2.20 for [2β-CD + pregabalin + Sr]2+ , which can be ascribed as baseline separation. The derived relative contents for S-pregabalin were in agreement with the actual contents. CONCLUSIONS A novel and convenient method for discriminating the chirality of the pregabalin molecule by TIMS was developed and optimized. The chirality of pregabalin was recognized by studying the ion mobility spectra of the ternary non-covalent complexes, such as [2β-CD + pregabalin + Sr]2+ . This TIMS method could also be used to quantify the relative contents of pregabalin enantiomers.
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- Liancheng Gu
- Department of Chemistry, Laser Chemistry Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laser Chemistry Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Provincial, Institute of Mass Spectrometry, School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Provincial, Institute of Mass Spectrometry, School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Provincial, Institute of Mass Spectrometry, School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laser Chemistry Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Laser Chemistry Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Provincial, Institute of Mass Spectrometry, School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, China
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Huang L, Gao Z, Yin X, He Q, Pan Y. Exploration of disaccharide as reference towards chiral recognition by the kinetic method. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2020; 34:e8764. [PMID: 32079037 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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RATIONALE A potential use of disaccharides was found as reference compounds in the kinetic method for chiral recognition and enantiomeric quantification. METHODS The experimental procedure consists of three steps: (1) mixing a metal salt, an analyte and a disaccharide at a molar ratio of 1:2:2 with an analyte concentration of 20 μM; (2) introducing the mixture into an electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry source; (3) isolating the ion [MII (ref*)2 (A) - H]+ and subjecting it to dissociation. Then through the relative ratio of two product ions combined with the kinetic method, chiral recognition and enantiomeric quantification can be achieved. RESULTS The method was verified with good chiral recognition for ten chiral amino acids and three chiral drugs. Among the ten amino acids, Tyr was observed to show best chiral selectivity (Rchiral = 1.62) and good linearity with the correlation coefficient R2 = 0.9991 for the quantitation of the enantiomeric excess (ee) of D-Tyr. Among the tested chiral drugs, naproxen showed best chiral selectivity with Rchiral = 1.56 and good linearity with the correlation coefficient R2 = 0.9997 for the quantitation of the ee of R-naproxen. CONCLUSIONS This established approach proves that a disaccharide can serve as a reference compound for chiral recognition using the kinetic method.
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- Lili Huang
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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Wang L, Wang Y, Yu L, Sun C, Kang Y, Zeng S. Direct differentiation of stereoisomers of ezetimibe/ambrisentan/atorvastatin and their mechanism study by electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2018; 53:1238-1246. [PMID: 30276925 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 09/01/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A mass spectrometric method is introduced for rapid and accurate chiral quantification by examining a trimeric metal complex into which a chiral reference is incorporated with the analyte. Several metal ions (CuII , NiII , MgII , MnII , CoII , and ZnII ) were selected as the central metal ion, and chiral drugs ezetimibe (EZM) and ambrisentan (AMB) were used as the reference to each other for isomeric differentiation by using electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Doubly charged trimeric cluster ions instead of the singly charged clusters were applied in this study. Kinetic method (KM) and chiral recognition (CR) method were used for construction of a calibration curve for chiral quantitation. The results from the two methods were found to be complementary to each other, which improved quantitative analysis of stereoisomers for EZM. Furthermore, we have successfully used S-AMB as reference for the chiral differentiation of enantiomeric atorvastatin (ATO), which is frequently combined with EZM as a codrug. Experimental results showed that the binary mixture of EZM and ATO enantiomers can be determined simultaneously without prior separation steps. The direct measurement of chiral purity within 5% was demonstrated. This mass spectrometric method represents an effective alternative to commonly used chromatographic techniques as means of chiral purity determination and is of potential use in rapid screening experiments.
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- Lu Wang
- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou, PR China
- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou, PR China
- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou, PR China
- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou, PR China
- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou, PR China
- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China
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Dai T, Zhang C, Geng Y, Pan Y, He L. A rapid assay of identification for glimepiride and its cis-isomer by tandem mass spectrometry. Talanta 2018; 187:172-178. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.04.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2017] [Revised: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Yu X, Chau MC, Tang WK, Siu CK, Yao ZP. Self-Assembled Binuclear Cu(II)–Histidine Complex for Absolute Configuration and Enantiomeric Excess Determination of Naproxen by Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2018; 90:4089-4097. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b05407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Xiangying Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology (Incubation) and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Food Biological Safety Control, Shenzhen Research Institute of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shenzhen 518057, China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Energy Technology, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology (Incubation) and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Food Biological Safety Control, Shenzhen Research Institute of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shenzhen 518057, China
- State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences, Food Safety and Technology Research Centre and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Key Laboratory of Natural Resources of Changbai Mountain and Functional Molecules (Yanbian University), Ministry of Education, Yanji 133002, Jilin, China
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Chen X, Kang Y, Zeng S. Analysis of stereoisomers of chiral drug by mass spectrometry. Chirality 2018; 30:609-618. [DOI: 10.1002/chir.22833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Revised: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Xiaolei Chen
- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research; College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University; Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research; College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University; Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research; College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University; Hangzhou Zhejiang China
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Chiral differentiation of amino acids through binuclear copper bound tetramers by ion mobility mass spectrometry. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 981:62-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2017] [Revised: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Yu X, Yao ZP. Chiral recognition and determination of enantiomeric excess by mass spectrometry: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 968:1-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kong X, Huo Z, Zhai W. Chiral Differentiation of Amino Acids by In-Source Collision-Induced Dissociation Mass Spectrometry. Mass Spectrom (Tokyo) 2014; 3:S0031. [PMID: 26819903 DOI: 10.5702/massspectrometry.s0031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Chiral recognition of d- and l-amino acids is achieved by a method combining electrospray ionization (ESI) and in-source collision-induced dissociation (CID) mass spectrometry (MS). Trimeric cluster ions [Cu(II)(A)(ref)2-H](+) are formed by ESI of mixtures of d- or l-analyte amino acid (A), chiral reference (ref) and CuSO4. By increasing the applied voltage in the ESI source region, the trimeric ions become unstable and dissociate progressively. Thus chiral differentiation of the analyte can be achieved by comparing the dependence of their relative intensities to a reference ion on applied voltages. The method does not need MS/MS technique, thus can be readily performed on single-stage MS instruments by turning the voltage of sampling cone.
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- Xianglei Kong
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University
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Karthikraj R, Chitumalla RK, Bhanuprakash K, Prabhakar S, Vairamani M. Enantiomeric differentiation of β-amino alcohols under electrospray ionization mass spectrometric conditions. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2014; 49:108-116. [PMID: 24446270 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Revised: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The enantiomeric differentiation of a series of chiral β-amino alcohols (A) is attempted, for the first time, by applying the kinetic method using L-proline, L-tryptophan, 4-iodo-L-phenylalanine or 3, 5-diiodo-L-tyrosine as the chiral references (Ref) and Cu(2+) or Ni(2+) ion (M) as the central metal ion. The trimeric diastereomeric adduct ions, [M+(Ref)2+A-H](+), formed under electrospray ionization conditions, are subjected for collision-induced dissociation (CID) experiments. The products ions, formed by the loss of either a reference or an analyte, detected in the CID spectra are evaluated for the enantiomeric differentiation. All the references showed enantiomeric differentiation and the R(chiral) values are better for the aromatic alcohols than for aliphatic alcohols. Notably, the R(chiral) values of the aliphatic amino alcohols enhanced when Ni(2+) is used as the central metal ion. The experimental results are well supported by computational studies carried out on the diastereomeric dimeric complexes. The computational data of amino alcohols is correlated with that of amino acids to understand the structural interaction of amino alcohols with reference molecule and central metal ion and their role on the stabilization of the dimeric complexes. Application of flow injection MS/MS method is also demonstrated for the enantiomeric differentiation of the amino alcohols.
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- R Karthikraj
- National Centre for Mass Spectrometry, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, A.P., India
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