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Nytka M, Wan J, Tureček F, Lemr K. Cyclic Ion Mobility of Isomeric New Psychoactive Substances Employing Characteristic Arrival Time Distribution Profiles and Adduct Separation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2024; 35:1733-1742. [PMID: 38949154 PMCID: PMC11311522 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.4c00127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
Abstract
Analysis of new psychoactive substances (NPS), which is essential for toxicological and forensic reasons, can be made complicated by the presence of isomers. Ion mobility has been used as a standalone technique or coupled to mass spectrometry to detect and identify NPS. However, isomer separation has so far chiefly relied on chromatography. Here we report on the determination of isomeric ratios using cyclic ion mobility-mass spectrometry without any chromatographic separation. Isomers were distinguished by mobility separation of lithium adducts. Alternatively, we used arrival time distribution (ATD) profiles that were characteristic of individual isomers and were acquired for protonated molecules or fragment ions. Both approaches provided comparable results. Calculations were used to determine the structures and collision cross sections of both protonated and lithiated isomers that accurately characterized their ion mobility properties. The applicability of ATD profiles to isomer differentiation was demonstrated using direct infusion and flow injection analysis with electrospray of solutions, as well as desorption electrospray of solid samples. Data processing was performed by applying multiple linear regression to the ATD profiles. Using the proposed ATD profile-based approach, the relationships between the determined and given content of isomers showed good linearity with coefficients of determination typically greater than 0.99. Flow injection analysis using an autosampler allowed us to rapidly determine isomeric ratios in a sample containing two isomeric pairs with a minor isomer of 10% (determined 9.3% of 3-MMC and 11.0% of 3-FMC in a mixture with buphedrone and 4-FMC). The proposed approach is not only useful for NPS, but also may be applicable to small isomeric molecules analyzed by ion mobility when complete separation of isomers is not achieved.
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- Marianna Nytka
- Department
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, 17. Listopadu 12, 77146 Olomouc, Czech
Republic
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United
States
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- Department
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, 17. Listopadu 12, 77146 Olomouc, Czech
Republic
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Gass DT, Quintero AV, Hatvany JB, Gallagher ES. Metal adduction in mass spectrometric analyses of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2024; 43:615-659. [PMID: 36005212 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Glycans, carbohydrates, and glycoconjugates are involved in many crucial biological processes, such as disease development, immune responses, and cell-cell recognition. Glycans and carbohydrates are known for the large number of isomeric features associated with their structures, making analysis challenging compared with other biomolecules. Mass spectrometry has become the primary method of structural characterization for carbohydrates, glycans, and glycoconjugates. Metal adduction is especially important for the mass spectrometric analysis of carbohydrates and glycans. Metal-ion adduction to carbohydrates and glycoconjugates affects ion formation and the three-dimensional, gas-phase structures. Herein, we discuss how metal-ion adduction impacts ionization, ion mobility, ion activation and dissociation, and hydrogen/deuterium exchange for carbohydrates and glycoconjugates. We also compare the use of different metals for these various techniques and highlight the value in using metals as charge carriers for these analyses. Finally, we provide recommendations for selecting a metal for analysis of carbohydrate adducts and describe areas for continued research.
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- Darren T Gass
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA
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Liu W, Chen Y, Liu F, Yin X, Cai J, Xia Y, Yu J, Jing G, Li W, Liu W. Effect of resolution enhancement using metal ion assisted strategy based on electrospray ionization-ion mobility spectrometry: A case study of carbendazim and thiabendazole in fruits. Talanta 2024; 267:125151. [PMID: 37672988 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
Abstract
A method for the rapid and simultaneous determination of carbendazim and thiabendazole residues by electrospray ionization-ion mobility spectrometry (ESI-IMS) combined with a metal ion-assisted technique was developed and validated in different fruit matrices. The metal ion assisted strategy was performed instead of tedious pre-separation procedures to overcome the limitation of low resolution of IMS. Four transition metal cations, Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II), were screened and their interactions with carbendazim and thiabendazole were investigated. The injection flow rate and metal ion concentration were optimized. The Cu(II) assisted approach helped to achieve well-separated peaks with a peak-to-peak resolution of 3.61. This method was then applied to detect carbendazim and thiabendazole simultaneously in apples, pears, bananas, and mangoes. The limit of detection (LOD) were 0.03 mg kg-1 and 0.13 mg kg-1 for carbendazim and thiabendazole, respectively, while spiked recoveries were 61.5-122.0% and 83.5-119.8%, respectively, with RSDs less than 13.9%. These satisfactory evaluation parameters indicated that the approach was capable of performing quantitative analysis of multi-pesticide residues. In addition, the feasibility of using metal ion assisted-ESI-IMS for the simultaneous detection also was theoretically demonstrated through molecular electrostatic potential analysis and binding energy calculation based on density functional theory (DFT). Both experimental and theoretical results revealed the effectiveness of the metal ion assisted strategy in improving the resolution of ESI-IMS.
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- Wen Liu
- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- School of Packaging and Materials Engineering, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, 412007, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China.
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Baker ES, Hoang C, Uritboonthai W, Heyman HM, Pratt B, MacCoss M, MacLean B, Plumb R, Aisporna A, Siuzdak G. METLIN-CCS: an ion mobility spectrometry collision cross section database. Nat Methods 2023; 20:1836-1837. [PMID: 37932399 PMCID: PMC10843661 DOI: 10.1038/s41592-023-02078-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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- Erin S Baker
- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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- Scripps Center of Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Bruker Daltonics, Bruker Scientific LLC, Billerica, MA, USA
- Metabolon Inc., Morrisville, NC, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Waters Corporation, Scientific Operations, IMMERSE, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Scripps Center of Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Scripps Center of Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, Molecular and Computational Biology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Bonnet V, Clodic G, Sonnendecker C, Zimmermann W, Przybylski C. Ion mobility mass spectrometry enables the discrimination of positional isomers and the detection of conformers from cyclic oligosaccharides-metals supramolecular complexes. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 320:121205. [PMID: 37659808 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/04/2023]
Abstract
Cyclic oligosaccharides are well known to interact with various metals, able to form supramolecular complexes with distinct sizes and shapes. However, the presence of various isomers in a sample, including positional isomers and conformers, can significantly impact molecular recognition, encapsulation ability and chemical reactivity. Therefore, it is crucial to have tools for deep samples probing and correlation establishments. The emerging ion mobility mass spectrometry (IM-MS) has the advantages to be rapid and sensitive, but is still in its infancy for the investigation of supramolecular assemblies. In the herein study, it was demonstrated that IM-MS is suitable to discriminate several isomers of cyclodextrins (CD)-metals complexes, used as cyclic oligosaccharide models. In this sense, we investigated branched 6-O-α-glucosyl- or 6-O-α-maltosyl-β-cyclodextrins (G1-β-CD and G2-β-CD) and their purely cyclic isomers: CD8 (γ-CD) and CD9 (δ-CD). The corresponding collision cross section (CCS) values were deducted for the main positive singly and doubly charged species. Experimental CCS values were matched with models obtained from molecular modelling. The high mobility resolving power and resolution enabled discrimination of positional isomers, identification of various conformers and accurate relative content estimation. These results represent a milestone in the identification of carbohydrate conformers that cannot be easily reached by other approaches.
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- Véronique Bonnet
- Laboratoire de Glycochimie, des Antimicrobiens et des Agroressources, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 80039 Amiens, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Mass Spectrometry Sciences Sorbonne University, MS3U Platform, UFR 926, UFR 927, Paris, France
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, IPCM, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France; Université Paris-Saclay, Univ Evry, CNRS, LAMBE, Evry-Courcouronnes 91000, France.
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Kemperman RHJ, Chouinard CD, Yost RA. Characterization of Bile Acid Isomers and the Implementation of High-Resolution Demultiplexing with Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2023. [PMID: 37319333 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.3c00143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Bile acids (BAs) are a complex suite of clinically relevant metabolites that include many isomers. Liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (LC-MS) is an increasingly popular technique due to its high specificity and sensitivity; nonetheless, acquisition times are generally 10-20 min, and isomers are not always resolved. In this study, the application of ion mobility (IM) spectrometry coupled to MS was investigated to separate, characterize, and measure BAs. A subset of 16 BAs was studied, including three groups of isomers belonging to unconjugated, glycine-conjugated, and taurine-conjugated BA classes. A variety of strategies were explored to increase BA isomer separation such as changing the drift gas, measuring different ionic species (i.e., multimers and cationized species), and enhancing the instrumental resolving power. In general, Ar, N2, and CO2 provided the best peak shape, resolving power (Rp), and separation, especially CO2; He and SF6 were less preferable. Furthermore, measuring dimers versus monomers improved isomer separation due to enhanced gas-phase structural differences. A variety of cation adducts other than sodium were characterized. Mobility arrival times and isomer separation were affected by the choice of adduct, which was shown to be used to target certain BAs. Finally, a novel workflow that involves high-resolution demultiplexing in combination with dipivaloylmethane ion-neutral clusters was implemented to improve Rp dramatically. A maximum Rp increase was observed with lower IM field strengths to obtain longer drift times, increasing Rp from 52 to 187. A combination of these separation enhancement strategies demonstrates great potential for rapid BA analysis.
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- Robin H J Kemperman
- University of Florida, Department of Chemistry, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- University of Florida, Department of Chemistry, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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Li Y, Wang H, Xu F, Ling L, Ding CF. Linkage-specific identification and quantification of sialylated glycans by TIMS-TOF MS through conjugation with metal complexes. Talanta 2023; 253:123995. [PMID: 36228553 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Mass spectrometry is an indispensable technology for the characterization of glycans. However, specific identification of isomeric glycans especially sialylated glycan isomers using mass spectrometry alone is challenging, which is why orthogonal techniques are needed. Aiming to achieve simple, rapid, and specific identification of sialyl-linkage isomers, we reported herein a trapped ion mobility spectrometry time of flight mass spectrometry (TIMS-TOF MS) method for linkage-specific identification of sialylated glycans through conjugation with metal complexes. Two pairs of sialyl-linkage isomers including 3'/6'-sialyllactose (3'/6'-SL) and 3'/6'-sialyl-N-acetyllactosamine (3'/6'-SLN) conjugated with the diethylenetriamine (DETA) or 2,2'; 6',2″-terpyridine (Terpy) ligand and transition metal ion (Mn2+, Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, or Zn2+) were studied by TIMS-TOF MS. The two pairs of sialylated isomers were successfully separated with a metal-ligand system, and relative quantification of sialyl-linkage isomers was demonstrated. In addition, the linkage of the sialic acid moiety can also be distinguished with MS/MS in combination with the metal-ligand system.
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- Yang Li
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, 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 Province, 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 Province, 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 Province, 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 Province, Institute of Mass Spectrometry, School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, China.
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Lee J, Chai M, Bleiholder C. Differentiation of Isomeric, Nonseparable Carbohydrates Using Tandem-Trapped Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2023; 95:747-757. [PMID: 36547374 PMCID: PMC10126951 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Carbohydrates play important roles in biological processes, but their identification remains a significant analytical problem. While mass spectrometry has increasingly enabled the elucidation of carbohydrates, current approaches are limited in their abilities to differentiate isomeric carbohydrates when these are not separated prior to tandem-mass spectrometry analysis. This analytical challenge takes on increased relevance because of the pervasive presence of isomeric carbohydrates in biological systems. Here, we demonstrate that TIMS2-MS2 workflows enabled by tandem-trapped ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry (tTIMS/MS) provide a general approach to differentiate isomeric, nonseparated carbohydrates. Our analysis shows that (1) cross sections measured by TIMS are sufficiently precise and robust for ion identification; (2) fragment ion cross sections from TIMS2 analysis can be analytically exploited to identify carbohydrate precursors even if the precursor ions are not separated by TIMS; (3) low-abundant fragment ions can be exploited to identify carbohydrate precursors even if the precursor ions are not separated by IMS. (4) MS2 analysis of fragment ions produced by TIMS2 can be used to validate and/or further characterize carbohydrate structures. Taken together, our analysis underlines the opportunities that tandem-ion mobility spectrometry/MS methods offer for the characterization of mixtures of isomeric carbohydrates.
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- Jusung Lee
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390, USA
- Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390, USA
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High-end ion mobility mass spectrometry: A current review of analytical capacity in omics applications and structural investigations. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Chang D, Zaia J. Methods to improve quantitative glycoprotein coverage from bottom-up LC-MS data. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2022; 41:922-937. [PMID: 33764573 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
Abstract
Advances in mass spectrometry instrumentation, methods development, and bioinformatics have greatly improved the ease and accuracy of site-specific, quantitative glycoproteomics analysis. Data-dependent acquisition is the most popular method for identification and quantification of glycopeptides; however, complete coverage of glycosylation site glycoforms remains elusive with this method. Targeted acquisition methods improve the precision and accuracy of quantification, but at the cost of throughput and discoverability. Data-independent acquisition (DIA) holds great promise for more complete and highly quantitative site-specific glycoproteomics analysis, while maintaining the ability to discover novel glycopeptides without prior knowledge. We review additional features that can be used to increase selectivity and coverage to the DIA workflow: retention time modeling, which would simplify the interpretation of complex tandem mass spectra, and ion mobility separation, which would maximize the sampling of all precursors at a giving chromatographic retention time. The instrumentation and bioinformatics to incorporate these features into glycoproteomics analysis exist. These improvements in quantitative, site-specific analysis will enable researchers to assess glycosylation similarity in related biological systems, answering new questions about the interplay between glycosylation state and biological function.
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- Deborah Chang
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Zappe A, Miller RL, Struwe WB, Pagel K. State-of-the-art glycosaminoglycan characterization. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2022; 41:1040-1071. [PMID: 34608657 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are heterogeneous acidic polysaccharides involved in a range of biological functions. They have a significant influence on the regulation of cellular processes and the development of various diseases and infections. To fully understand the functional roles that GAGs play in mammalian systems, including disease processes, it is essential to understand their structural features. Despite having a linear structure and a repetitive disaccharide backbone, their structural analysis is challenging and requires elaborate preparative and analytical techniques. In particular, the extent to which GAGs are sulfated, as well as variation in sulfate position across the entire oligosaccharide or on individual monosaccharides, represents a major obstacle. Here, we summarize the current state-of-the-art methodologies used for GAG sample preparation and analysis, discussing in detail liquid chromatograpy and mass spectrometry-based approaches, including advanced ion activation methods, ion mobility separations and infrared action spectroscopy of mass-selected species.
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- Andreas Zappe
- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Copenhagen Centre for Glycomics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Butler KE, Baker ES. A High-Throughput Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry Screening Method for Opioid Profiling. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2022; 33:1904-1913. [PMID: 36136315 PMCID: PMC9616473 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.2c00186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
In 2017, the United States Department of Health and Human Services declared the widespread misuse and abuse of prescription and illicit opioids an epidemic. However, this epidemic dates back to the 1990s when opioids were extensively prescribed for pain management. Currently, opioids are still recommended for pain management, and given their abuse potential, rapid screening is imperative for patient treatment. Of particular importance is assessing pain management patient compliance, where evaluating drug use is crucial for preventing opioid abuse and potential overdoses. In this work, we utilized drift tube ion mobility spectrometry coupled with mass spectrometry (DTIMS-MS) to develop a rapid screening method for 33 target opioids and opioid urinary metabolites. Collision cross section values were determined for all target molecules using a flow-injection DTIMS-MS method, and clear differentiation of 27 out of the 33 opioids without prior chromatographic separation was observed when utilizing a high resolution demultiplexing screening approach. An automated solid phase extraction (SPE) platform was then coupled to DTIMS-MS for 10 s sample-to-sample analyses. This SPE-IMS-MS approach enabled the rapid screening of urine samples for opioids and presents a major improvement in sample throughput compared to traditional chromatographic analyses coupled with MS, which routinely take several minutes per sample. Overall, this vast reduction in analysis time facilitates a faster turn-around for patient samples, providing great benefits to clinical applications.
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- Karen E Butler
- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
- Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
- Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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Ma X. Recent Advances in Mass Spectrometry-Based Structural Elucidation Techniques. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27196466. [PMID: 36235003 PMCID: PMC9572214 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Mass spectrometry (MS) has become the central technique that is extensively used for the analysis of molecular structures of unknown compounds in the gas phase. It manipulates the molecules by converting them into ions using various ionization sources. With high-resolution MS, accurate molecular weights (MW) of the intact molecular ions can be measured so that they can be assigned a molecular formula with high confidence. Furthermore, the application of tandem MS has enabled detailed structural characterization by breaking the intact molecular ions and protonated or deprotonated molecules into key fragment ions. This approach is not only used for the structural elucidation of small molecules (MW < 2000 Da), but also crucial biopolymers such as proteins and polypeptides; therefore, MS has been extensively used in multiomics studies for revealing the structures and functions of important biomolecules and their interactions with each other. The high sensitivity of MS has enabled the analysis of low-level analytes in complex matrices. It is also a versatile technique that can be coupled with separation techniques, including chromatography and ion mobility, and many other analytical instruments such as NMR. In this review, we aim to focus on the technical advances of MS-based structural elucidation methods over the past five years, and provide an overview of their applications in complex mixture analysis. We hope this review can be of interest for a wide range of audiences who may not have extensive experience in MS-based techniques.
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- Xin Ma
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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Yesiltepe Y, Govind N, Metz TO, Renslow RS. An initial investigation of accuracy required for the identification of small molecules in complex samples using quantum chemical calculated NMR chemical shifts. J Cheminform 2022; 14:64. [PMID: 36138446 PMCID: PMC9499888 DOI: 10.1186/s13321-022-00587-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The majority of primary and secondary metabolites in nature have yet to be identified, representing a major challenge for metabolomics studies that currently require reference libraries from analyses of authentic compounds. Using currently available analytical methods, complete chemical characterization of metabolomes is infeasible for both technical and economic reasons. For example, unambiguous identification of metabolites is limited by the availability of authentic chemical standards, which, for the majority of molecules, do not exist. Computationally predicted or calculated data are a viable solution to expand the currently limited metabolite reference libraries, if such methods are shown to be sufficiently accurate. For example, determining nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy spectra in silico has shown promise in the identification and delineation of metabolite structures. Many researchers have been taking advantage of density functional theory (DFT), a computationally inexpensive yet reputable method for the prediction of carbon and proton NMR spectra of metabolites. However, such methods are expected to have some error in predicted 13C and 1H NMR spectra with respect to experimentally measured values. This leads us to the question–what accuracy is required in predicted 13C and 1H NMR chemical shifts for confident metabolite identification? Using the set of 11,716 small molecules found in the Human Metabolome Database (HMDB), we simulated both experimental and theoretical NMR chemical shift databases. We investigated the level of accuracy required for identification of metabolites in simulated pure and impure samples by matching predicted chemical shifts to experimental data. We found 90% or more of molecules in simulated pure samples can be successfully identified when errors of 1H and 13C chemical shifts in water are below 0.6 and 7.1 ppm, respectively, and below 0.5 and 4.6 ppm in chloroform solvation, respectively. In simulated complex mixtures, as the complexity of the mixture increased, greater accuracy of the calculated chemical shifts was required, as expected. However, if the number of molecules in the mixture is known, e.g., when NMR is combined with MS and sample complexity is low, the likelihood of confident molecular identification increased by 90%.
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- Yasemin Yesiltepe
- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.,Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA. .,Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.
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Delvaux A, Rathahao-Paris E, Alves S. Different ion mobility-mass spectrometry coupling techniques to promote metabolomics. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2022; 41:695-721. [PMID: 33492707 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Metabolomics has become increasingly popular in recent years for many applications ranging from clinical diagnosis, human health to biotechnological questioning. Despite technological advances, metabolomic studies are still currently limited by the difficulty of identifying all metabolites, a class of compounds with great chemical diversity. Although lengthy chromatographic analyses are often used to obtain comprehensive data, many isobar and isomer metabolites still remain unresolved, which is a critical point for the compound identification. Currently, ion mobility spectrometry is being explored in metabolomics as a way to improve metabolome coverage, analysis throughput and isomer separation. In this review, all the steps of a typical workflow for untargeted metabolomics are discussed considering the use of an ion mobility instrument. An overview of metabolomics is first presented followed by a brief description of ion mobility instrumentation. The ion mobility potential for complex mixture analysis is discussed regarding its coupling with a mass spectrometer alone, providing gas-phase separation before mass analysis as well as its combination with different separation platforms (conventional hyphenation but also multidimensional ion mobility couplings), offering multidimensional separation. Various instrumental and analytical conditions for improving the ion mobility separation are also described. Finally, data mining, including software packages and visualization approaches, as well as the construction of ion mobility databases for the metabolite identification are examined.
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- Aurélie Delvaux
- Faculté des Sciences et de l'Ingénierie, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM), Sorbonne Université, Paris, 75005, France
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- Faculté des Sciences et de l'Ingénierie, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM), Sorbonne Université, Paris, 75005, France
- Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), SPI, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Gif-sur-Yvette, 91191, France
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- Faculté des Sciences et de l'Ingénierie, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM), Sorbonne Université, Paris, 75005, France
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Structural characterization of mushroom polysaccharides by cyclic ion mobility-mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1680:463445. [PMID: 36041250 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.463445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Polysaccharides are biopolymers known to possess various bioactivities. Because of their molecular complexity, the structural characterization of polysaccharides remains challenging, and difficult to be completed with a single analytical method. In this study, a novel approach for the characterization of linkages and anomeric configuration of polysaccharides was proposed. Based on ion mobility-mass spectrometry (IM-MS), a database containing 5 glucotriose standards was set up. Information about the arrival time distribution and fragmentation patterns of these standards were included. The method was validated by three commercially available purified polysaccharides, namely laminarin, dextrin, and dextran, each having distinct connectivity and configuration of the glycosidic bonds. Lastly, the method was successfully applied to analyze polysaccharides prepared from three medicinal mushrooms, namely Xylaria nigripes, Grifola frondosa, and Laetiporus sulphureus. The results showed that water-soluble non-digestible polysaccharides of X. nigripes and G. frondosa were mainly composed of (1→3)-β-glucan, while that of L. sulphureus was composed of (1→3)-ɑ-glucan. The present method has the advantages of being simple in sample preparation and short analysis time.
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Du M, Zhang K, Jiao L, Xu Y, Kong X. Differentiation of disaccharide isomers via a combination of IR and UV photodissociation mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2022; 36:e9218. [PMID: 34740281 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.9218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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RATIONALE The challenge of glycan identification due to their structural complexity and diversity has profited enormously from recent developments in mass spectrometry (MS)-related methods. For photodissociation MS, infrared (IR) and ultraviolet (UV) lasers can generate complementary fragment ions, so an effective combination of the two methods may provide rich and valuable fragmentation patterns for glycan analysis. METHODS A 7.0 T Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR) mass spectrometer equipped with a double-beam laser system was applied for the experiments. 3,5-Diiodo-L-tyrosine was selected as the assistant molecule to form complex ions with ten isomeric disaccharides through electrospray ionization. The complex ions were further isolated and irradiated by IR and UV lasers separately or continuously in the FTICR cell. RESULTS By combining the two complementary fragment spectra generated from the IR and UV lasers, a clear identification of all the ten isomers was achieved using their binary codes based on their fragmentation patterns. The double-beam method simplifies the experiment by introducing the two lasers sequentially in one experiment, providing richer fragmentation patterns and making the full discrimination easier. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates the capabilities of the combination of IR and UV photodissociation MS in the identification of diverse glycan isomers. The double-beam photodissociation method described here distinguished compositional, configurational and connectivity disaccharide isomers successfully. Compared with the data accumulation method based on separate IR and UV experiments, this method is simpler, faster, more flexible and also characterized by richer fragmentation patterns.
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- Mengying Du
- 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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- 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
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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Grabarics M, Lettow M, Kirschbaum C, Greis K, Manz C, Pagel K. Mass Spectrometry-Based Techniques to Elucidate the Sugar Code. Chem Rev 2022; 122:7840-7908. [PMID: 34491038 PMCID: PMC9052437 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Cells encode information in the sequence of biopolymers, such as nucleic acids, proteins, and glycans. Although glycans are essential to all living organisms, surprisingly little is known about the "sugar code" and the biological roles of these molecules. The reason glycobiology lags behind its counterparts dealing with nucleic acids and proteins lies in the complexity of carbohydrate structures, which renders their analysis extremely challenging. Building blocks that may differ only in the configuration of a single stereocenter, combined with the vast possibilities to connect monosaccharide units, lead to an immense variety of isomers, which poses a formidable challenge to conventional mass spectrometry. In recent years, however, a combination of innovative ion activation methods, commercialization of ion mobility-mass spectrometry, progress in gas-phase ion spectroscopy, and advances in computational chemistry have led to a revolution in mass spectrometry-based glycan analysis. The present review focuses on the above techniques that expanded the traditional glycomics toolkit and provided spectacular insight into the structure of these fascinating biomolecules. To emphasize the specific challenges associated with them, major classes of mammalian glycans are discussed in separate sections. By doing so, we aim to put the spotlight on the most important element of glycobiology: the glycans themselves.
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- Márkó Grabarics
- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Butler KE, Dodds JN, Flick T, Campuzano IDG, Baker ES. High-Resolution Demultiplexing (HRdm) Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry for Aspartic and Isoaspartic Acid Determination and Screening. Anal Chem 2022; 94:6191-6199. [PMID: 35421308 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c05533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Isomeric peptide analyses are an analytical challenge of great importance to therapeutic monoclonal antibody and other biotherapeutic product development workflows. Aspartic acid (Asp, D) to isoaspartic acid (isoAsp, isoD) isomerization is a critical quality attribute (CQA) that requires careful control, monitoring, and quantitation during the drug discovery and production processes. While the formation of isoAsp has been implicated in a variety of disease states such as autoimmune diseases and several types of cancer, it is also understood that the formation of isoAsp results in a structural change impacting efficacy, potency, and immunogenic properties, all of which are undesirable. Currently, lengthy ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) separations are coupled with MS for CQA analyses; however, these measurements often take over an hour and drastically limit analysis throughput. In this manuscript, drift tube ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry (DTIMS-MS) and both a standard and high-resolution demultiplexing approach were utilized to study eight isomeric Asp and isoAsp peptide pairs. While the limited resolving power associated with the standard DTIMS analysis only separated three of the eight pairs, the application of HRdm distinguished seven of the eight and was only unable to separate DL and isoDL. The rapid high-throughput HRdm DTIMS-MS method was also interfaced with both flow injection and an automated solid phase extraction system to present the first application of HRdm for isoAsp and Asp assessment and demonstrate screening capabilities for isomeric peptides in complex samples, resulting in a workflow highly suitable for biopharmaceutical research needs.
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- Karen E Butler
- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- Pivotal Attribute Sciences, Amgen Process Development, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Discovery Attribute Sciences, Amgen Research, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States.,Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States.,Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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Gao R, Li J, Gao W, Li L, Wang X, Wu B, Wu Y, Yu J. An overlapping peaks separation algorithm for ion mobility spectrometry based on second-order differentiation and dynamic inertia weight particle swarm optimization algorithm. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2022; 36:e9220. [PMID: 34741365 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.9220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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RATIONALE Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) is a powerful analytical tool extensively applied in numerous domains. However, there still exists the phenomenon of peaks overlapping in the analysis of isomers with similar structures due to the limited resolution of IMS. In this paper, a dynamic inertia weight particle swarm optimization (DIWPSO) algorithm combined with second-order differentiation is proposed to separate the IMS overlapping peaks efficiently and precisely. METHODS It can identify the component number of overlapping peaks and limit those parameters (ion mobility, intensity, and full-width at half maximum of each single peak) of the peak model in a small range using second-order differentiation. Based on this, DIWPSO that has been set the best operating parameters is capable of accurately separating IMS overlapping peaks to identify the compound within a short time. RESULTS A comparison between the performance of DIWPSO and the improved particle swarm optimization (IPSO) found that DIWPSO with separation errors less than 2.34% overall outperforms IPSO whose maximum error is up to 5.58%. Moreover, the running time of DIWPSO is 30-80 times less than that of IPSO, and DIWPSO exhibits stronger robustness. CONCLUSIONS This method can automatically identify the component number of IMS overlapping peaks and resolve them with muticomponents and different overlapped degrees rapidly and accurately, which further improves the structural resolution of IMS.
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- Ren Gao
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
- School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
- School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
- School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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Butler KE, Kalmar JG, Muddiman DC, Baker ES. Utilizing liquid chromatography, ion mobility spectrometry, and mass spectrometry to assess INLIGHT™ derivatized N-linked glycans in biological samples. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:623-637. [PMID: 34347113 PMCID: PMC8336533 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03570-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Glycosylation is a ubiquitous co- and post-translational modification involved in the sorting, folding, and trafficking of proteins in biological systems; in humans, >50% of gene products are glycosylated with the cellular machinery of glycosylation compromising ~2% of the genome. Perturbations in glycosylation have been implicated in a variety of diseases including neurodegenerative diseases and certain types of cancer. However, understanding the relationship between a glycan and its biological role is often difficult due to the numerous glycan isomers that exist. To address this challenge, nanoflow liquid chromatography, ion mobility spectrometry, and mass spectrometry (nLC-IMS-MS) were combined with the Individuality Normalization when Labeling with the Isotopic Glycan Hydrazide Tags (INLIGHT™) strategy to study a series of glycan standards and those enzymatically released from the glycoproteins horseradish peroxidase, fetuin, and pooled human plasma. The combination of IMS and the natural (NAT) and stable-isotope label (SIL) in the INLIGHT™ strategy provided additional confidence for each glycan identification due to the mobility aligned NAT- and SIL-labeled glycans and further capabilities for isomer examinations. Additionally, molecular trend lines based on the IMS and MS dimensions were investigated for the INLIGHT™ derivatized glycans, facilitating rapid identification of putative glycans in complex biological samples.
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- Karen E Butler
- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
- Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
- Molecular Education, Technology, and Research Innovation Center (METRIC), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
- Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
- Comparative Medicine Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
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Williamson DL, Bergman AE, Nagy G. Investigating the Structure of α/β Carbohydrate Linkage Isomers as a Function of Group I Metal Adduction and Degree of Polymerization as Revealed by Cyclic Ion Mobility Separations. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:2573-2582. [PMID: 34464117 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In high-resolution ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry (IMS-MS)-based separations individual, pure, oligosaccharide species often produce multiple IMS peaks presumably from their α/β anomers, cation attachment site conformations, and/or other energetically favorable structures. Herein, the use of high-resolution traveling wave-based cyclic IMS-MS to systematically investigate the origin of these multiple peaks by analyzing α1,4- and β1,4-linked d-glucose homopolymers as a function of their group I metal adducts is presented. Across varying degrees of polymerization, and for certain metal adducts, at least two major IMS peaks with relative areas that matched the ∼40:60 ratio for the α/β anomers of a reducing-end d-glucose as previously calculated by NMR were observed. To further validate that these were indeed the α/β anomers, rather than other substructures, the reduced versions of several maltooligosaccharides were analyzed and all produced a single IMS peak. This result enabled the discovery of a mobility fingerprint trend: the β anomer was always higher mobility than the α anomer for the cellooligosaccharides, while the α anomer was always higher mobility than the β anomer for the maltooligosaccharides. For maltohexaose, a spurious, high mobility, fourth peak was present. This was hypothesized to potentially be from a highly compacted conformation. To investigate this, α-cyclodextrin, a cyclic oligosaccharide, produced similar arrival times as the high mobility maltohexaose peak. It is anticipated that these findings will aid in the data deconvolution of IMS-MS-based glycomics workflows and enable the improved characterization of biologically relevant carbohydrates.
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- David L Williamson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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Trapped ion mobility spectrometry time-of-flight mass spectrometry for high throughput and high resolution characterization of human milk oligosaccharide isomers. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1180:338878. [PMID: 34538323 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The microbiome and immune system of infants are shaped by various bioactive components of human breastmilk, notably human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). HMOs represent the third component of breastmilk and exhibit extremely high structural diversity with many isomers. Here, we propose a high throughput and high resolution approach to characterize main oligosaccharides present in breastmilk with high identification level thanks to ion mobility spectrometry. Four pairs of standard HMO isomers, that are (LNT/LNnT), (LNFP I/LNFP V), (3'-SL/6'-SL) and (2'-FL/3-FL), were first investigated under both positive and negative ionization mode using direct introduction-trapped ion mobility spectrometry-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TIMS-TOF). By examining all the ionic species formed (i.e. protonated and deprotonated ions as well as adduct species), every isomer pair could be distinguished through the separation of at least one species, even with a small difference in collision cross section values (as small as 1.5%) thanks to the flexible resolution capacity of the TIMS instrument. Although multiple mobility peaks resulting from different glycan anomeric conformers, open-ring and/or different ionic isomer structures (i.e. various charge site locations), could be observed for some HMO species. The reduction at the reducing-end of HMOs did not significantly facilitate the isomer distinction. Finally, the unambiguous identification of the studied HMOs in a breastmilk sample showed the potential of the approach combining ion mobility separation and MS/MS experiments for high throughput distinction of HMO isomers in complex breastmilk samples without laborious sample preparation.
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Peterson TL, Nagy G. Toward Sequencing the Human Milk Glycome: High-Resolution Cyclic Ion Mobility Separations of Core Human Milk Oligosaccharide Building Blocks. Anal Chem 2021; 93:9397-9407. [PMID: 34185494 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are an unconjugated class of glycans that have been implicated for their role in promoting the healthy development of the brain-gut axes of infants. Production of HMOs is ever-changing and specifically tailored for each infant in response to various biological factors (e.g., cognitive development, diseases, or allergies). While every HMO consists of up to only five monosaccharides, their structures can be composed of many possible glycosidic linkage positions and corresponding α/β anomericities, linear or branched chains, and potential fucosylation/sialylation modifications, thus leading to a tremendous degree of isomeric heterogeneity. With limited availability of authentic standards for every putative HMO structure (estimated to be >200 total), new analytical methods are needed for their accurate characterization. Complete sequencing of the human milk glycome would enable a better understanding of their infant-specific biological roles and potentially lead to their widespread incorporation into infant formula. Herein, we explore the use of our high-resolution cyclic ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry (cIMS-MS)-based platform for the separation of core disaccharide and trisaccharide isomer building blocks as a first step toward the sequencing of larger HMOs. By utilizing the flexible capabilities of the cIMS array, separation pathlengths were extended up to 40 m, thus enabling the resolution of all seven sets of sialylated, fucosylated galactosyllactose and lactosamine HMO building block isomers. Additionally, we assessed the utility of pre-/post-cIMS tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) and tandem cIMS (cIMS/cIMS) for the characterization of HMOs based on their diagnostic fragmentation patterns and mobility fingerprints. We anticipate that our presented cIMS-MS-based methodology will enable the better characterization of larger, unknown HMOs when incorporated into an overall workflow that also includes online liquid chromatography and enzymatic hydrolyses.
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- Tyler L Peterson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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Xie C, Li L, Wu Q, Guan P, Wang C, Yu J, Tang K. Effective separation of carbohydrate isomers using metal cation and halogen anion complexes in trapped ion mobility spectrometry. Talanta 2021; 225:121903. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zhang S, Li J, Xie C, Wu Q, Yu J, Tang K. Resolution enhancement of overlapping peaks of ion mobility spectrometry based on improved particle swarm optimization algorithm. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2021; 35:e8935. [PMID: 32929827 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
RATIONALE Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) is a powerful analytical tool that has been widely applied in many fields. However, the limited structural resolution of IMS results in peak overlapping in the analysis of samples with similar structures. We propose a novel method, improved particle swarm optimization (IPSO), for the separation of IMS overlapping peaks. METHODS This method, which prevents local optimization, is used to identify the peak model coefficients of IMS. Moreover, we use the half-peak width characteristics of IMS to determine the particle position range, which eliminates impossible combinations of single peaks and reduces the difficulty of identification of coefficients. RESULTS During a comparison in performance between IPSO and the genetic algorithm (GA), the results show that the maximum separation error of IPSO is only 1.45%, while the error of the GA is up to 17.43%. Moreover, the time consumed by IPSO is 95% less than that of the GA, and IPSO has a greater robustness under the same separation error conditions. CONCLUSIONS The method proposed provides accurate analytical results in separating overlapping IMS peaks even in cases of severe overlaps, which greatly enhances the structural resolution of IMS.
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- Shulei Zhang
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
- School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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Discrimination of isomeric trisaccharides and their relative quantification in honeys using trapped ion mobility spectrometry. Food Chem 2020; 341:128182. [PMID: 33032254 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Carbohydrates play a myriad of critical roles as key intermediaries for energy storage, cell wall constituents, or also fuel for organisms. The deciphering of multiple structural isomers based on the monosaccharides composition (stereoisomers), the type of glycosidic linkages (connectivity) and the anomeric configuration (α and β), remains a major analytical challenging task. The possibility to discriminate 13 underivatized isomeric trisaccharides were reported using electrospray ionization coupled to trapped ion mobility spectrometry (ESI-TIMS). After optimization of scan ratio enhancing both the mobility resolving power (R) and resolution (r), fingerprints from 5 different honeys were obtained. Seven trisaccharides with relative content varying from 1.5 to 58.3%, were identified. It was demonstrated that their relative content and/or their ratio could be used to ascertain origin of the honeys. Moreover, such direct approach constitutes an alternative tool to current longer chromatographic runs, paving the way to a transfer as suitable routine analysis.
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Wei J, Tang Y, Ridgeway ME, Park MA, Costello CE, Lin C. Accurate Identification of Isomeric Glycans by Trapped Ion Mobility Spectrometry-Electronic Excitation Dissociation Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2020; 92:13211-13220. [PMID: 32865981 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c02374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Ion mobility-mass spectrometry (IM-MS) has become a powerful tool for glycan structural characterization due to its ability to separate isomers and provide collision cross section (CCS) values that facilitate structural assignment. However, IM-based isomer analysis may be complicated by the presence of multiple gas-phase conformations of a single structure that not only increases difficulty in isomer separation but can also introduce the possibility for misinterpretation of conformers as isomers. Here, the ion mobility behavior of several sets of isomeric glycans, analyzed as their permethylated derivatives, in both nonreduced and reduced forms, was investigated by gated-trapped ion mobility spectrometry (G-TIMS). Notably, reducing-end reduction, commonly performed to remove anomerism-induced chromatographic peak splitting, did not eliminate the conformational heterogeneity of permethylated glycans in the gas phase. At a mobility resolving power of ∼100, 14 out of 22 structures showed more than one conformation. These results highlight the need to use IMS devices with high mobility resolving power for better separation of isomers and to acquire additional structural information that can differentiate isomers from conformers. Online electronic excitation dissociation (EED) MS/MS analysis of isomeric glycan mixtures following G-TIMS separation showed that EED can generate isomer-specific fragments while producing nearly identical tandem mass spectra for conformers, thus allowing confident identification of isomers with minimal evidence of any ambiguity resulting from the presence of conformers. G-TIMS EED MS/MS analysis of N-linked glycans released from ovalbumin revealed that several mobility features previously thought to arise from isomeric structures were conformers of a single structure. Finally, analysis of ovalbumin N-glycans from different sources showed that the G-TIMS EED MS/MS approach can accurately determine the batch-to-batch variations in glycosylation profiles at the isomer level, with confident assignment of each isomeric structure.
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- Juan Wei
- Center for Biomedical Mass Spectrometry, Boston University School of Medicine, 670 Albany Street, Room 508, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
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- Center for Biomedical Mass Spectrometry, Boston University School of Medicine, 670 Albany Street, Room 508, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Bruker Daltonics, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, United States
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- Bruker Daltonics, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, United States
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- Center for Biomedical Mass Spectrometry, Boston University School of Medicine, 670 Albany Street, Room 508, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Center for Biomedical Mass Spectrometry, Boston University School of Medicine, 670 Albany Street, Room 508, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
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May JC, Knochenmuss R, Fjeldsted JC, McLean JA. Resolution of Isomeric Mixtures in Ion Mobility Using a Combined Demultiplexing and Peak Deconvolution Technique. Anal Chem 2020; 92:9482-9492. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Jody C. May
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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Graton J, Hernández-Mesa M, Normand S, Dervilly G, Le Questel JY, Le Bizec B. Characterization of Steroids through Collision Cross Sections: Contribution of Quantum Chemistry Calculations. Anal Chem 2020; 92:6034-6042. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Jérôme Graton
- CNRS, CEISAM, UMR 6230, Université de Nantes, Nantes F-44000, France
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- Laboratoire d’Etude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments (LABERCA), INRAE, Oniris, Nantes F-44307, France
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- CNRS, CEISAM, UMR 6230, Université de Nantes, Nantes F-44000, France
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- Laboratoire d’Etude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments (LABERCA), INRAE, Oniris, Nantes F-44307, France
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- Laboratoire d’Etude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments (LABERCA), INRAE, Oniris, Nantes F-44307, France
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Gelb AS, Lai R, Li H, Dodds ED. Composition and charge state influence on the ion-neutral collision cross sections of protonated N-linked glycopeptides: an experimental and theoretical deconstruction of coulombic repulsion vs. charge solvation effects. Analyst 2020; 144:5738-5747. [PMID: 31453603 DOI: 10.1039/c9an00875f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) is of significant interest as a platform for glycoanalysis. While much attention has been focused on the resolution of isomeric carbohydrates and glycoconjugates, another appealing aspect of IMS is the ability to sort different classes of biomolecules into distinct regions of mass vs. mobility space. This capability has potential to greatly simplify glycoproteomic analyses, as glycosylated and non-glycosylated peptides can be rapidly partitioned in the gas phase. Nevertheless, the physical and chemical characteristics of glycopeptides that dictate their mass vs. mobility loci have yet to be systematically investigated. This report presents an IMS study of model protonated glycopeptide ions with systematically varied oligosaccharide topologies, polypeptide sequences, and charge states. In all, over 110 ion-neutral collision cross sections (CCSs) were measured and analyzed in the context of the physicochemical characteristics of the analytes. Glycan size and composition emerged as a decisive factor in dictating the CCS space occupied by the glycopeptides and exerted this influence in a charge state dependent fashion. Furthermore, elongation of the glycan group was found to either increase or decrease glycopeptide CCSs depending on the ion charge state and the size of the glycan. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of the gas phase structures and CCSs of selected glycopeptides revealed that the experimental observations were consistent with a glycan size and charge state dependent interplay between destabilizing coulombic repulsion effects (tending to result in more extended structures) and stabilizing charge solvation effects in which the glycan plays a major role (tending to result in more compact structures). Taken together, these IMS and MD findings suggest the possibility of predicting and delineating glycopeptide-enriched regions of mass vs. mobility space for applications in glycoproteomics.
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- Abby S Gelb
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0304, USA.
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Khanal DD, Thakur N, Wahab MF, Armstrong DW. Enhancing the selectivity of polar hydrophilic analytes with a low concentration of barium ions in the mobile phase using geopolymers and silica supports. Talanta 2020; 207:120339. [PMID: 31594594 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.120339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Charged analytes such as organic sulfonic acids, sulfates, carboxylates, and phosphates are often analyzed by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC). In many cases, these analytes do not show any selectivity and elute near the dead time using the conventional acetonitrile-ammonium acetate buffers. In this work, we introduce a powerful selectivity enhancing technique by using a trace amount of Ba2+ ion in the mobile phase as a general approach for HILIC with UV-Vis detection. Silica and a newly developed material called geopolymers are used as stationary phases. Geopolymers are X-ray amorphous aluminosilicate inorganic polymers with cation exchange properties. Barium exchanged geopolymers (Ba-NM-GP) are synthesized from metakaolin based geopolymer. Thorough characterization of Ba-NM-GP is reported using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area analyzer and laser diffraction particle size distribution analyzer for the determination of their shape, size, porosity, surface area and particle size distribution respectively. It is demonstrated that in the absence of Ba2+, baseline separations of sulfonates, carboxylates, and phosphates is not possible, whereas, in the presence of Ba2+ in the mobile phase, these analytes are easily separated. Barium perchlorate is suggested as an additive for it is UV transparent, and it has practically an unlimited solubility in acetonitrile.
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- Durga D Khanal
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, 76019, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, 76019, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, 76019, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, 76019, USA.
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Cao WQ, Liu MQ, Kong SY, Wu MX, Huang ZZ, Yang PY. Novel methods in glycomics: a 2019 update. Expert Rev Proteomics 2020; 17:11-25. [PMID: 31914820 DOI: 10.1080/14789450.2020.1708199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Introduction: Glycomics, which aims to define the glycome of a biological system to better assess the biological attributes of the glycans, has attracted increasing interest. However, the complexity and diversity of glycans present challenging barriers to glycome definition. Technological advances are major drivers in glycomics.Areas covered: This review summarizes the main methods and emphasizes the most recent advances in mass spectrometry-based methods regarding glycomics following the general workflow in glycomic analysis.Expert opinion: Recent mass spectrometry-based technological advances have significantly lowered the barriers in glycomics. The field of glycomics is moving toward both generic and precise analysis.
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- Wei-Qian Cao
- Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugates Research, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Glycoconjugates Research, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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McKenna KR, Li L, Krishnamurthy R, Liotta CL, Fernández FM. Organic acid shift reagents for the discrimination of carbohydrate isobars by ion mobility-mass spectrometry. Analyst 2020; 145:8008-8015. [DOI: 10.1039/d0an01546f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Traveling wave and drift tube ion mobility were utilized to separate isomeric disaccharides. Organic acid shift reagents were necessary to increase the resolution of these separations for mixture analysis.
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- Kristin R. McKenna
- NSF/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution
- USA
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
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- NSF/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution
- USA
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
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- NSF/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution
- USA
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
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- NSF/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution
- USA
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
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Calixte EI, Liyanage OT, Kim HJ, Ziperman ED, Pearson AJ, Gallagher ES. Release of Carbohydrate–Metal Adducts from Electrospray Droplets: Insight into Glycan Ionization by Electrospray. J Phys Chem B 2019; 124:479-486. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b10369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Emvia I. Calixte
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97348, Waco, Texas 76798-7348, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97348, Waco, Texas 76798-7348, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97348, Waco, Texas 76798-7348, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97348, Waco, Texas 76798-7348, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97348, Waco, Texas 76798-7348, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97348, Waco, Texas 76798-7348, United States
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Nuñez JR, Colby SM, Thomas DG, Tfaily MM, Tolic N, Ulrich EM, Sobus JR, Metz TO, Teeguarden JG, Renslow RS. Evaluation of In Silico Multifeature Libraries for Providing Evidence for the Presence of Small Molecules in Synthetic Blinded Samples. J Chem Inf Model 2019; 59:4052-4060. [PMID: 31430141 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.9b00444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The current gold standard for unambiguous molecular identification in metabolomics analysis is comparing two or more orthogonal properties from the analysis of authentic reference materials (standards) to experimental data acquired in the same laboratory with the same analytical methods. This represents a significant limitation for comprehensive chemical identification of small molecules in complex samples. The process is time consuming and costly, and the majority of molecules are not yet represented by standards. Thus, there is a need to assemble evidence for the presence of small molecules in complex samples through the use of libraries containing calculated chemical properties. To address this need, we developed a Multi-Attribute Matching Engine (MAME) and a library derived in part from our in silico chemical library engine (ISiCLE). Here, we describe an initial evaluation of these methods in a blinded analysis of synthetic chemical mixtures as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Non-Targeted Analysis Collaborative Trial (ENTACT, Phase 1). For molecules in all mixtures, the initial blinded false negative rate (FNR), false discovery rate (FDR), and accuracy were 57%, 77%, and 91%, respectively. For high evidence scores, the FDR was 35%. After unblinding of the sample compositions, we optimized the scoring parameters to better exploit the available evidence and increased the accuracy for molecules suspected as present. The final FNR, FDR, and accuracy were 67%, 53%, and 96%, respectively. For high evidence scores, the FDR was 10%. This study demonstrates that multiattribute matching methods in conjunction with in silico libraries may one day enable reduced reliance on experimentally derived libraries for building evidence for the presence of molecules in complex samples.
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- Jamie R Nuñez
- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States.,Department of Environmental Science , University of Arizona , Tucson 85712 , United States
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development , National Exposure Research Laboratory , Research Triangle Park , North Carolina 27711 , United States
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development , National Exposure Research Laboratory , Research Triangle Park , North Carolina 27711 , United States
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States.,Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology , Oregon State University , Corvallis , Oregon 97331 , United States
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
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Lane CS, McManus K, Widdowson P, Flowers SA, Powell G, Anderson I, Campbell JL. Separation of Sialylated Glycan Isomers by Differential Mobility Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2019; 91:9916-9924. [PMID: 31283185 PMCID: PMC6686149 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Mass spectrometry has proven itself to be an important technology for characterizing intact glycoproteins, glycopeptides, and released glycans. However, these molecules often present significant challenges during analysis. For example, glycans of identical molecular weights can be present in many isomeric forms, with one form having dramatically more biological activity than the others. Discriminating among these isomeric forms using mass spectrometry alone can be daunting, which is why orthogonal techniques, such as ion mobility spectrometry, have been explored. Here, we demonstrate the use of differential mobility spectrometry (DMS) to separate isomeric glycans differing only in the linkages of sialic acid groups (e.g., α 2,3 versus α 2,6). This ability extends from a small trisaccharide species to larger biantennary systems and is driven, in part, by the role of intramolecular solvation of the charge site(s) on these ions within the DMS environment.
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- Catherine S. Lane
- SCIEX, Phoenix House, Centre Park, Warrington WA1 1RX, United Kingdom
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- Allergan
Biologics Limited, 12 Estuary Banks, Speke, Liverpool L24 8RB, United Kingdom
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- Allergan
Biologics Limited, 12 Estuary Banks, Speke, Liverpool L24 8RB, United Kingdom
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- Allergan
Biologics Limited, 12 Estuary Banks, Speke, Liverpool L24 8RB, United Kingdom
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- Allergan
Biologics Limited, 12 Estuary Banks, Speke, Liverpool L24 8RB, United Kingdom
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Chiu CC, Huynh HT, Tsai ST, Lin HY, Hsu PJ, Phan HT, Karumanthra A, Thompson H, Lee YC, Kuo JL, Ni CK. Toward Closing the Gap between Hexoses and N-Acetlyhexosamines: Experimental and Computational Studies on the Collision-Induced Dissociation of Hexosamines. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:6683-6700. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b04143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Cheng-chau Chiu
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Molecular Science and Technology Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Molecular Science and Technology Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Undergraduate Programme, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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Hadavi D, de Lange E, Jordens J, Mengerink Y, Cuyckens F, Honing M. Adduct ion formation as a tool for the molecular structure assessment of ten isomers in traveling wave and trapped ion mobility spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2019; 33 Suppl 2:49-59. [PMID: 30811738 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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RATIONALE The separation of isomeric compounds with major differences in their physiochemical and pharmacokinetic properties is of particular importance in pharmaceutical R&D. However, the structural assessment and separation of these compounds with current analytical techniques and methods are still a challenge. In this study, we describe strategies to separate the various structural and stereo-isomers. METHODS The separation of ten structural and stereo-isomers was investigated using Trapped and Travelling Wave ion mobility spectrometry (TIMS and TWIMS). Different strategies including adduct ion formation with Na, Li, Ag and Cs as well as fragmentation before and after the ion mobility cell were applied to separate the isomeric compounds. RESULTS All the counter ions (in particular Na) strongly coordinated with the test analytes in all the IMS systems. The highest resolving power was achieved for the sodium and lithium adducts using TIMS-time-of-flight (TOF). However, some separation was attained on a Synapt HDMS system with its unique potential to monitor the ion mobility of the product ions. The elution order of the adduct ions was the same in all instruments, in which, unexpectedly, the para-substituted isomer of the [M + Na]+ species had the lowest collision cross section followed by the meta- and ortho-isomers. CONCLUSIONS The formation of adduct ions could facilitate the separation of structural and even stereo-isomers by generating different molecular conformations. In addition, fragmenting isomers before or after the ion mobility cell is a valuable strategy to separate and also to assess the structures of adducts and different conformers.
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- Darya Hadavi
- Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging (M4I) Institute, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229, ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging (M4I) Institute, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229, ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- DSM Materials Science Center, Urmonderbaan 22, 6167, MD, Geleen, The Netherlands
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- DSM Materials Science Center, Urmonderbaan 22, 6167, MD, Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Janssen Pharmaceutica, Janssen PR&D, Turnhoutseweg 30, 2340, Beerse, Belgium
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- Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging (M4I) Institute, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229, ER, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Wongtrakul-Kish K, Walsh I, Sim LC, Mak A, Liau B, Ding V, Hayati N, Wang H, Choo A, Rudd PM, Nguyen-Khuong T. Combining Glucose Units, m/z, and Collision Cross Section Values: Multiattribute Data for Increased Accuracy in Automated Glycosphingolipid Glycan Identifications and Its Application in Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Anal Chem 2019; 91:9078-9085. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Katherine Wongtrakul-Kish
- Analytics Group, Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138668
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- Analytics Group, Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138668
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- Analytics Group, Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138668
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- Analytics Group, Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138668
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- Analytics Group, Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138668
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- Antibody Discovery Group, Bioprocessing Technology Institute, A*STAR, Singapore 138668
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- Analytics Group, Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138668
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- Waters Asia Pacific Pte Ltd., 1 Science Park Rd, No. 02-01/06 The Capricorn, Singapore Science Park II, Singapore 117528
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- Antibody Discovery Group, Bioprocessing Technology Institute, A*STAR, Singapore 138668
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- Analytics Group, Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138668
- National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training, Conway Institute, Dublin, Ireland
- University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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- Analytics Group, Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138668
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Reinecke T, Davis AL, Clowers BH. Determination of Gas-Phase Ion Mobility Coefficients Using Voltage Sweep Multiplexing. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2019; 30:977-986. [PMID: 30989619 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-019-02182-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Revised: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In a standard single averaged, drift tube ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) experiment, typically less than 1% of the ions are utilized, with the rest of the ions neutralizing on a closed ion gate or ion optic element. Though some efforts at lower pressures (e.g., 4 Torr) have been made to address this issue by concentrating ions prior to release into a drift cell, the ion current reaching the detector during an IMS experiment is often diminished due to this lower duty cycle. Additionally, when considering the temporal nature of the drift tube IMS experiment and the trajectory of IMS towards higher resolution separations and lower duty cycles, increased detector sampling rates are another factor also which further necessitates new modes of conducting the IMS experiment. Placing this trend in context with ion mobility-mass spectrometry instruments (IM-MS), there are numerous types of mass spectrometers that are simply incompatible with the single averaged ion mobility spectrometry experiments due to timing incompatibilities (i.e., ion traps are an order of magnitude slower than the IMS experiment). However, by utilizing a dual gate ion mobility spectrometer for ion multiplexing, ion utilization efficiency can be significantly increased while creating a measurement signal that can be recorded at low sampling rates. In this work, we present the fundamental theory and first results from proof-of-concept measurements using a new type of ion multiplexing that relies on changing the electric field within the drift cell during the course of an experiment while simultaneously opening the ion gates at a constant frequency. For brevity, this mode is termed voltage sweep multiplexing (VSM). Key variables for this type of experiment are discussed and verified with measurements from traditional signal averaged experiments. Graphical Abstract .
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- Tobias Reinecke
- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.
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Evaluating the structural complexity of isomeric bile acids with ion mobility spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2019; 411:4673-4682. [PMID: 31098744 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-01869-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2019] [Revised: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Bile acids (BAs) play an integral role in digestion through the absorption of nutrients, emulsification of fats and fat-soluble vitamins, and maintenance of cholesterol levels. Metabolic disruption, diabetes, colorectal cancer, and numerous other diseases have been linked with BA disruption, making improved BA analyses essential. To date, most BA measurements are performed using liquid chromatography separations in conjunction with mass spectrometry measurements (LC-MS). However, 10-40 min LC gradients are often used for BA analyses and these may not even be sufficient for distinguishing all the important isomers present in the human body. Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) is a promising tool for BA evaluations due to its ability to quickly separate isomeric molecules with subtle structural differences. In this study, we utilized drift tube IMS (DTIMS) coupled with MS to characterize 56 different unlabeled BA standards and 16 deuterated versions. In the DTIMS-MS analyses of 12 isomer groups, BAs with smaller m/z values were easily separated in either their deprotonated or sodiated forms (or both). However, as the BAs grew in m/z value, they became more difficult to separate with two isomer groups being inseparable. Metal ions such as copper and zinc were then added to the overlapping BAs, and due to different binding sites, the resulting complexes were separable. Thus, the rapid structural measurements possible with DTIMS-MS show great potential for BAs measurements with and without prior LC separations.
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Burnum-Johnson KE, Zheng X, Dodds JN, Ash J, Fourches D, Nicora CD, Wendler JP, Metz TO, Waters KM, Jansson JK, Smith RD, Baker ES. Ion Mobility Spectrometry and the Omics: Distinguishing Isomers, Molecular Classes and Contaminant Ions in Complex Samples. Trends Analyt Chem 2019; 116:292-299. [PMID: 31798197 DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2019.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) is a widely used analytical technique providing rapid gas phase separations. IMS alone is useful, but its coupling with mass spectrometry (IMS-MS) and various front-end separation techniques has greatly increased the molecular information achievable from different omic analyses. IMS-MS analyses are specifically gaining attention for improving metabolomic, lipidomic, glycomic, proteomic and exposomic analyses by increasing measurement sensitivity (e.g. S/N ratio), reducing the detection limit, and amplifying peak capacity. Numerous studies including national security-related analyses, disease screenings and environmental evaluations are illustrating that IMS-MS is able to extract information not possible with MS alone. Furthermore, IMS-MS has shown great utility in salvaging molecular information for low abundance molecules of interest when high concentration contaminant ions are present in the sample by reducing detector suppression. This review highlights how IMS-MS is currently being used in omic analyses to distinguish structurally similar molecules, isomers, molecular classes and contaminant ions.
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A &M University, College Station, TX
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- Department of Chemistry, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
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- Department of Chemistry, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
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- Department of Chemistry, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
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- Department of Chemistry, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
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Chiu CC, Tsai ST, Hsu PJ, Huynh HT, Chen JL, Phan HT, Huang SP, Lin HY, Kuo JL, Ni CK. Unexpected Dissociation Mechanism of Sodiated N-Acetylglucosamine and N-Acetylgalactosamine. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:3441-3453. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b00934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Cheng-chau Chiu
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 23-166, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 23-166, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 23-166, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 23-166, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Molecular Science and Technology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 23-166, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 23-166, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Molecular Science and Technology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 23-166, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 23-166, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 23-166, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 23-166, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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Colby SM, Thomas DG, Nuñez JR, Baxter DJ, Glaesemann KR, Brown JM, Pirrung MA, Govind N, Teeguarden JG, Metz TO, Renslow RS. ISiCLE: A Quantum Chemistry Pipeline for Establishing in Silico Collision Cross Section Libraries. Anal Chem 2019; 91:4346-4356. [PMID: 30741529 PMCID: PMC6526953 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b04567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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High-throughput, comprehensive, and confident identifications of metabolites and other chemicals in biological and environmental samples will revolutionize our understanding of the role these chemically diverse molecules play in biological systems. Despite recent technological advances, metabolomics studies still result in the detection of a disproportionate number of features that cannot be confidently assigned to a chemical structure. This inadequacy is driven by the single most significant limitation in metabolomics, the reliance on reference libraries constructed by analysis of authentic reference materials with limited commercial availability. To this end, we have developed the in silico chemical library engine (ISiCLE), a high-performance computing-friendly cheminformatics workflow for generating libraries of chemical properties. In the instantiation described here, we predict probable three-dimensional molecular conformers (i.e., conformational isomers) using chemical identifiers as input, from which collision cross sections (CCS) are derived. The approach employs first-principles simulation, distinguished by the use of molecular dynamics, quantum chemistry, and ion mobility calculations, to generate structures and chemical property libraries, all without training data. Importantly, optimization of ISiCLE included a refactoring of the popular MOBCAL code for trajectory-based mobility calculations, improving its computational efficiency by over 2 orders of magnitude. Calculated CCS values were validated against 1983 experimentally measured CCS values and compared to previously reported CCS calculation approaches. Average calculated CCS error for the validation set is 3.2% using standard parameters, outperforming other density functional theory (DFT)-based methods and machine learning methods (e.g., MetCCS). An online database is introduced for sharing both calculated and experimental CCS values ( metabolomics.pnnl.gov ), initially including a CCS library with over 1 million entries. Finally, three successful applications of molecule characterization using calculated CCS are described, including providing evidence for the presence of an environmental degradation product, the separation of molecular isomers, and an initial characterization of complex blinded mixtures of exposure chemicals. This work represents a method to address the limitations of small molecule identification and offers an alternative to generating chemical identification libraries experimentally by analyzing authentic reference materials. All code is available at github.com/pnnl .
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- Sean M. Colby
- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Communications and Information Technology Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- National Security Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
- Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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Nagy G, Veličković D, Chu RK, Carrell AA, Weston DJ, Ibrahim YM, Anderton CR, Smith RD. Towards resolving the spatial metabolome with unambiguous molecular annotations in complex biological systems by coupling mass spectrometry imaging with structures for lossless ion manipulations. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:306-309. [PMID: 30534702 PMCID: PMC6537888 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc07482h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We demonstrate the coupling of liquid extraction surface analysis (LESA) to structures for lossless ion manipulations in conjunction with serpentine ultralong path with extending routing (SLIM SUPER) ion mobility-mass spectrometry (IM-MS) for the unambiguous annotation of important isomeric glycoforms in carbon-fixing communities.
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- Gabe Nagy
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA.
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Chouinard CD, Nagy G, Smith RD, Baker ES. Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry in Metabolomic, Lipidomic, and Proteomic Analyses. ADVANCES IN ION MOBILITY-MASS SPECTROMETRY: FUNDAMENTALS, INSTRUMENTATION AND APPLICATIONS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.coac.2018.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Bythell BJ, Rabus JM, Wagoner AR, Abutokaikah MT, Maître P. Sequence Ion Structures and Dissociation Chemistry of Deprotonated Sucrose Anions. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2018; 29:2380-2393. [PMID: 30284205 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-018-2065-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We investigate the tandem mass spectrometry of regiospecifically labeled, deprotonated sucrose analytes. We utilize density functional theory calculations to model the pertinent gas-phase fragmentation chemistry of the prevalent glycosidic bond cleavages (B1-Y1 and C1-Z1 reactions) and compare these predictions to infrared spectroscopy experiments on the resulting B1 and C1 product anions. For the C1 anions, barriers to interconversion of the pyranose [α-glucose-H]-, C1 anions to entropically favorable ring-open aldehyde-terminated forms were modest (41 kJ mol-1) consistent with the observation of a band assigned to a carbonyl stretch at ~ 1680-1720 cm-1. For the B1 anions, our transition structure calculations predict the presence of both deprotonated 1,6-anhydroglucose and carbon 2-ketone ((4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)dihydro-2H-pyran-3(4H)-one) anion structures, with the latter predominating. This hypothesis is supported by our spectroscopic data which show diagnostic bands at 1600, 1674, and 1699 cm-1 (deprotonated carbon 2-ketone structures), and at ~ 1541 cm-1 (both types of structure) and RRKM rate calculations. The deprotonated carbon 2-ketone structures are also the lowest energy product B1 anions. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Benjamin J Bythell
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63121, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63121, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63121, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63121, USA
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique (UMR8000), CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405, Orsay, France
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Smith J, Mittermayr S, Váradi C, Bones J. Quantitative glycomics using liquid phase separations coupled to mass spectrometry. Analyst 2018; 142:700-720. [PMID: 28170017 DOI: 10.1039/c6an02715f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Post-translational modification of proteins by the attachment of glycans is governed by a variety of highly specific enzymes and is associated with fundamental impacts on the parent protein's physical, chemical and biological properties. The inherent connection between cellular physiology and specific glycosylation patterns has been shown to offer potential for diagnostic and prognostic monitoring of altered glycosylation in the disease state. Conversely, glycoprotein based biopharmaceuticals have emerged as dominant therapeutic strategies in the treatment of intricate diseases. Glycosylation present on these biopharmaceuticals represents a major critical quality attribute with impacts on both pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. The structural variety of glycans, based upon their non-template driven assembly, poses a significant analytical challenge for both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Labile monosaccharide constituents, isomeric species and often low sample availability from biological sources necessitates meticulous sample handling, ultra-high-resolution analytical separation and sensitive detection techniques, respectively. In this article a critical review of analytical quantitation approaches using liquid phase separations coupled to mass spectrometry for released glycans of biopharmaceutical and biomedical significance is presented. Considerations associated with sample derivatisation strategies, ionisation, relative quantitation through isotopic as well as isobaric labelling, metabolic/enzymatic incorporation and targeted analysis are all thoroughly discussed.
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- Josh Smith
- National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training, Fosters Avenue, Mount Merrion, Blackrock, Dublin, A94 X099, Ireland. and School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, D02 R590, Ireland
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- National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training, Fosters Avenue, Mount Merrion, Blackrock, Dublin, A94 X099, Ireland.
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- National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training, Fosters Avenue, Mount Merrion, Blackrock, Dublin, A94 X099, Ireland.
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- National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training, Fosters Avenue, Mount Merrion, Blackrock, Dublin, A94 X099, Ireland. and School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, D04 V1 W8, Ireland
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Nagy G, Attah IK, Garimella SVB, Tang K, Ibrahim YM, Baker ES, Smith RD. Unraveling the isomeric heterogeneity of glycans: ion mobility separations in structures for lossless ion manipulations. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:11701-11704. [PMID: 30264832 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc06966b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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To address the challenges associated with glycan analyses, we have implemented a structures for lossless ion manipulations (SLIM) serpentine ultra-long path with extended routing (SUPER) ion mobility-mass spectrometry (i.e. SLIM SUPER IM-MS) platform to achieve much higher resolution of isomeric glycoforms. We have demonstrated the potential of this platform as a future component of the glycomics toolbox.
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- Gabe Nagy
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA.
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