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Sanders JD, Owen ON, Tran BH, Mosqueira JL, Marty MT. Coupling Online Size Exclusion Chromatography with Charge Detection-Mass Spectrometry Using Hadamard Transform Multiplexing. Anal Chem 2024. [PMID: 39393347 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c03248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2024]
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Charge detection mass spectrometry (CD-MS) is a powerful technique for the analysis of large, heterogeneous biomolecules. By directly measuring the charge states of individual ions, CD-MS can measure the masses from spectra where conventional deconvolution approaches fail due to the lack of isotopic resolution or distinguishable charge states. However, CD-MS is inherently slow because hundreds or thousands of spectra need to be collected to produce adequate ion statistics. The slower speed of CD-MS complicates efforts to couple it with online separation techniques, which limit the number of spectra that can be acquired during a chromatographic peak. Here, we present the application of Hadamard transform multiplexing to online size exclusion chromatography (SEC) coupled with Orbitrap CD-MS, with a goal of using SEC for separating complex mixtures prior to CD-MS analysis. We developed a microcontroller to deliver pulsed injections from a large sample loop onto a SEC for online CD-MS analysis. Data showed a series of peaks spaced according to the pseudorandom injection sequence, which were demultiplexed with a Hadamard transform algorithm. The demultiplexed data revealed improved CD-MS signals while preserving retention time information. This multiplexing approach provides a general solution to the inherent incompatibilities of online separations and CD-MS detection that will enable a range of applications.
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- James D Sanders
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Bio5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Bio5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Bio5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Bio5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Bio5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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Butalewicz JP, Sipe SN, Juetten KJ, James VK, Kim K, Zhang YJ, Meek TD, Brodbelt JS. Insights into the Main Protease of SARS-CoV-2: Thermodynamic Analysis, Structural Characterization, and the Impact of Inhibitors. Anal Chem 2024; 96:15898-15906. [PMID: 39319663 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c02311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2024]
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The main protease (Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 is an essential enzyme for coronaviral maturation and is the target of Paxlovid, which is currently the standard-of-care treatment for COVID-19. There remains a need to identify new inhibitors of Mpro as viral resistance to Paxlovid emerges. Here, we report the use of native mass spectrometry coupled with 193 nm ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) and integrated with other biophysical tools to structurally characterize Mpro and its interactions with potential covalent inhibitors. The overall energy landscape was obtained using variable temperature nanoelectrospray ionization (vT-nESI), thus providing quantitative evaluation of inhibitor binding on the stability of Mpro. Thermodynamic parameters extracted from van't Hoff plots revealed that the dimeric complexes containing each inhibitor showed enhanced stability through increased melting temperatures as well as overall lower average charge states, giving insight into the basis for inhibition mechanisms.
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- Jamie P Butalewicz
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Koomen D, May JC, Mansueto AJ, Graham TR, McLean JA. An Untargeted Lipidomics Workflow Incorporating High-Resolution Demultiplexing (HRdm) Drift Tube Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2024; 35:2448-2457. [PMID: 39276100 PMCID: PMC11450926 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.4c00251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2024] [Revised: 08/23/2024] [Accepted: 09/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/16/2024]
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Global discovery lipidomics can provide comprehensive chemical information toward understanding the intricacies of metabolic lipid disorders such as dyslipidemia; however, the isomeric complexity of lipid species remains an analytical challenge. Orthogonal separation strategies, such as ion mobility (IM), can be inserted into liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) untargeted lipidomic workflows for additional isomer separation and high-confidence annotation, and the emergence of high-resolution ion mobility (HRIM) strategies provides marked improvements to the resolving power (Rp > 200) that can differentiate small structural differences characteristic of isomers. One such HRIM strategy, high-resolution demultiplexing (HRdm), utilizes multiplexed drift tube ion mobility spectrometry (DTIMS) with post-acquisition algorithmic deconvolution to access high IM resolutions while retaining the measurement precision inherent to the drift tube technique; however, HRdm has yet to be utilized in untargeted studies. In this manuscript, a proof-of-concept study using ATP10D dysfunctional murine models was investigated to demonstrate the utility of HRdm-incorporated untargeted lipidomic analysis pipelines. Total lipid features were found to increase by 2.5-fold with HRdm compared to demultiplexed DTIMS as a consequence of more isomeric lipids being resolved. An example lipid, PC 36:5, was found to be significantly higher in dysfunctional ATP10D mice with two resolved peaks observed by HRdm that were absent in both the functional ATP10D mice and the standard demultiplexed DTIMS acquisition mode. The benefits of utilizing HRdm for discerning isomeric lipids in untargeted workflows have the potential to enhance our analytical understanding of lipids related to disease complexity and biologically relevant studies.
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- David
C. Koomen
- Center
for Innovative Technology, Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Center
for Innovative Technology, Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Center
for Innovative Technology, Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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Sanders JD, Owen ON, Tran BH, Juetten KJ, Marty MT. UniChromCD for Demultiplexing Time-Resolved Charge Detection-Mass Spectrometry Data. Anal Chem 2024; 96:15014-15022. [PMID: 39225436 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c03250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Charge detection mass spectrometry (CD-MS) enables characterization of large, heterogeneous analytes through the analysis of individual ion signals. Because hundreds to thousands of scans must be acquired to produce adequate ion statistics, CD-MS generally requires long analysis times. The slow acquisition speed of CD-MS complicates efforts to couple it with time-dispersive techniques, such as chromatography and ion mobility, because it is not always possible to acquire enough scans from a single sample injection to generate sufficient ion statistics. Multiplexing methods based on Hadamard and Fourier transforms offer an attractive solution to this problem by improving the duty cycle of the separation while preserving retention/drift time information. However, integrating multiplexing with CD-MS data processing is complex. Here, we present UniChromCD, a new module in the open-source UniDec package that incorporates CD-MS time-domain data processing with demultiplexing tools. Following a detailed description of the algorithm, we demonstrate its capabilities using two multiplexed CD-MS workflows: Hadamard-transform size-exclusion chromatography and Fourier-transform ion mobility. Overall, UniChromCD provides a user-friendly interface for analysis and visualization of time-resolved CD-MS data.
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- James D Sanders
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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Tuo S, Liu C, Wang C, Kong B, Lu H, Zhong K, Li Y, Liu W, Yu J. Evaluation of Fourier deconvolution ion mobility spectrometer as high-performance gas chromatography detector for the analysis of plant extract flavors. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1714:464560. [PMID: 38070304 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464560] [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: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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The Fourier deconvolution ion mobility spectrometer (FDIMS) offers multiplexing and improves the resolving power and signal-to-noise ratio. To evaluate the FDIMS as a detector for gas chromatography for the analysis of complex samples, we connected a drift tube ion mobility spectrometer to a commercial gas chromatograph and compared the performance including resolving power, sensitivity, and linear range using 2,6-di‑tert-butylpyridine. Mixed standards were also injected into the tandem system to evaluate the performance under optimized conditions. A complex plant extract sample used as natural flavoring was investigated using the resulting system. The results show that the instrument implemented with the Fourier deconvolution multiplexing method demonstrated higher performance over the traditional signal averaging method including higher resolving power, better limit of detection, and wider linear range for a variety of compounds and natural plant extract flavorings.
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- Suxing Tuo
- Center of Technology, China Tobacco Hunan Industrial Co. Ltd., Changsha, 410007, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- Center of Technology, China Tobacco Hunan Industrial Co. Ltd., Changsha, 410007, China
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- Center of Technology, China Tobacco Hunan Industrial Co. Ltd., Changsha, 410007, China
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- Center of Technology, China Tobacco Hunan Industrial Co. Ltd., Changsha, 410007, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China.
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Zercher BP, Feng Y, Bush MF. Towards IM n with Electrostatic Drift Fields: Resetting the Potential of Trapped Ions Between Dimensions of Ion Mobility. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2024; 495:117163. [PMID: 37928050 PMCID: PMC10621600 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2023.117163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Increasing the dimensionality of ion mobility (IM) presents an enticing opportunity to increase the information content and selectivity of many analyses. However, for implementations of IM that use constant electrostatic gradients to separate ions in a buffer gas, technical challenges have limited the adoption of the technique and number of dimensions within individual experiments. Here, we introduce a strategy to "reset" the potentials of ions between IM dimensions. To achieve this, mobility-selected ions are trapped between dimensions of IM, using a combination of RF and electrostatic fields, while the subsequent dimension of IM is devoid of any drift field. By applying an incremental voltage ramp, the potential of the trapping region is elevated, simultaneously establishing the drift field in the subsequent dimension of IM. The trapped ions are then released and separated. We measured similar arrival-time distributions of protein ions using this strategy and a method without potential resetting, suggesting that potential resetting can be performed without additional losses or activation of ions. The findings of those experiments were corroborated by ion trajectory simulations, which exhibited a very small changes in ion position and no significant changes in effective temperatures during potential resetting. Finally, we demonstrate that IM information can be preserved during potential resetting by selecting subpopulations of 9+ cytochrome c ions, resetting their potential, subjecting them to a second-dimension IM separation, and observing the retention of conformers within each subpopulation. We anticipate that this strategy will be useful for advancing flexible, multidimensional experiments on electrostatic IM instruments.
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- Benjamin P. Zercher
- University of Washington Department of Chemistry, Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195-1700
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- University of Washington Department of Chemistry, Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195-1700
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- University of Washington Department of Chemistry, Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195-1700
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Moses T, Burgess K. Right in two: capabilities of ion mobility spectrometry for untargeted metabolomics. Front Mol Biosci 2023; 10:1230282. [PMID: 37602325 PMCID: PMC10436490 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1230282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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This mini review focuses on the opportunities provided by current and emerging separation techniques for mass spectrometry metabolomics. The purpose of separation technologies in metabolomics is primarily to reduce complexity of the heterogeneous systems studied, and to provide concentration enrichment by increasing sensitivity towards the quantification of low abundance metabolites. For this reason, a wide variety of separation systems, from column chemistries to solvent compositions and multidimensional separations, have been applied in the field. Multidimensional separations are a common method in both proteomics applications and gas chromatography mass spectrometry, allowing orthogonal separations to further reduce analytical complexity and expand peak capacity. These applications contribute to exponential increases in run times concomitant with first dimension fractionation followed by second dimension separations. Multidimensional liquid chromatography to increase peak capacity in metabolomics, when compared to the potential of running additional samples or replicates and increasing statistical confidence, mean that uptake of these methods has been minimal. In contrast, in the last 15 years there have been significant advances in the resolution and sensitivity of ion mobility spectrometry, to the point where high-resolution separation of analytes based on their collision cross section approaches chromatographic separation, with minimal loss in sensitivity. Additionally, ion mobility separations can be performed on a chromatographic timescale with little reduction in instrument duty cycle. In this review, we compare ion mobility separation to liquid chromatographic separation, highlight the history of the use of ion mobility separations in metabolomics, outline the current state-of-the-art in the field, and discuss the future outlook of the technology. "Where there is one, you're bound to divide it. Right in two", James Maynard Keenan.
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- Tessa Moses
- EdinOmics, RRID:SCR_021838, University of Edinburgh, Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Hollerbach AL, Ibrahim YM, Meras V, Norheim RV, Huntley AP, Anderson GA, Metz TO, Ewing RG, Smith RD. A Dual-Gated Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulations-Ion Mobility Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry Platform for Combined Ultra-High-Resolution Molecular Analysis. Anal Chem 2023. [PMID: 37307303 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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High-resolution ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry (HR-IMS-MS) instruments have enormously advanced the ability to characterize complex biological mixtures. Unfortunately, HR-IMS and HR-MS measurements are typically performed independently due to mismatches in analysis time scales. Here, we overcome this limitation by using a dual-gated ion injection approach to couple an 11 m path length structures for lossless ion manipulations (SLIM) module to a Q-Exactive Plus Orbitrap MS platform. The dual-gate setup was implemented by placing one ion gate before the SLIM module and a second ion gate after the module. The dual-gated ion injection approach allowed the new SLIM-Orbitrap platform to simultaneously perform an 11 m SLIM separation, Orbitrap mass analysis using the highest selectable mass resolution setting (up to 140 k), and high-energy collision-induced dissociation (HCD) in ∼25 min over an m/z range of ∼1500 amu. The SLIM-Orbitrap platform was initially characterized using a mixture of standard phosphazene cations and demonstrated an average SLIM CCS resolving power (RpCCS) of ∼218 and an SLIM peak capacity of ∼156, while simultaneously obtaining high mass resolutions. SLIM-Orbitrap analysis with fragmentation was then performed on mixtures of standard peptides and two reverse peptides (SDGRG1+, GRGDS1+, and RpCCS = 305) to demonstrate the utility of combined HR-IMS-MS/MS measurements for peptide identification. Our new HR-IMS-MS/MS capability was further demonstrated by analyzing a complex lipid mixture and showcasing SLIM separations on isobaric lipids. This new SLIM-Orbitrap platform demonstrates a critical new capability for proteomics and lipidomics applications, and the high-resolution multimodal data obtained using this system establish the foundation for reference-free identification of unknown ion structures.
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- Adam L Hollerbach
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- GAA Custom Engineering, LLC, Benton City, Washington 99320, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Nuclear, Chemistry & Biology Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Naylor CN, Clowers BH, Schlottmann F, Solle N, Zimmermann S. Implementation of an Open-Source Multiplexing Ion Gate Control for High Kinetic Energy Ion Mobility Spectrometry (HiKE-IMS). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2023. [PMID: 37276587 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.3c00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
With ion mobility spectrometry increasingly used in mass spectrometry to enhance separation by increasing orthogonality, low ion throughput is a challenge for the drift-tube ion mobility experiment. The High Kinetic Energy Ion Mobility Spectrometer (HiKE-IMS) is no exception and routinely uses duty cycles of less than 0.1%. Multiplexing techniques such as Fourier transform and Hadamard transform represent two of the most common approaches used in the literature to improve ion throughput for the IMS experiment; these techniques promise increased duty cycles of up to 50% and an increased signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). With no instrument modifications required, we present the implementation of Hadamard Transform on the HiKE-IMS using a low cost, high-speed (600 MHz), open source microcontroller, a Teensy 4.1. Compared to signal average mode, 7- to 10-bit pseudorandom binary sequences resulted in increased analyte signal by over a factor of 3. However, the maximum SNR gain of 10 did not approach the theoretical 2n-1 gain largely due to capacitive coupling of the ion gate modulation with the Faraday plate used as a detector. Even when utilizing an inverse Hadamard technique, capacitive coupling was not completely eliminated. Regardless, the benefits of multiplexing IMS coupled to mass spectrometers are well documented throughout literature, and this first effort serves as a proof of concept for multiplexing HiKE-IMS. Finally, the highly flexible Teensy used in this effort can be used to multiplex other devices or can be used for Fourier transform instead of Hadamard transform.
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- Cameron N Naylor
- Institute of Electrical Engineering and Measurement Technology, Department of Sensors and Measurement Technology, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hannover Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering and Measurement Technology, Department of Sensors and Measurement Technology, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hannover Germany
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering and Measurement Technology, Department of Sensors and Measurement Technology, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hannover Germany
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering and Measurement Technology, Department of Sensors and Measurement Technology, Leibniz University Hannover, 30167 Hannover Germany
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James VK, Sanders JD, Aizikov K, Fort KL, Grinfeld D, Makarov A, Brodbelt JS. Expanding Orbitrap Collision Cross-Section Measurements to Native Protein Applications Through Kinetic Energy and Signal Decay Analysis. Anal Chem 2023; 95:7656-7664. [PMID: 37133913 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
The measurement of collision cross sections (CCS, σ) offers supplemental information about sizes and conformations of ions beyond mass analysis alone. We have previously shown that CCSs can be determined directly from the time-domain transient decay of ions in an Orbitrap mass analyzer as ions oscillate around the central electrode and collide with neutral gas, thus removing them from the ion packet. Herein, we develop the modified hard collision model, thus deviating from the prior FT-MS hard sphere model, to determine CCSs as a function of center-of-mass collision energy in the Orbitrap analyzer. With this model, we aim to increase the upper mass limit of CCS measurement for native-like proteins, characterized by low charge states and presumed to be in more compact conformations. We also combine CCS measurements with collision induced unfolding and tandem mass spectrometry experiments to monitor protein unfolding and disassembly of protein complexes and measure CCSs of ejected monomers from protein complexes.
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- Virginia K James
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bremen 28199, Germany
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bremen 28199, Germany
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht, Utrecht 3584, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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West CP, Mesa Sanchez D, Morales AC, Hsu YJ, Ryan J, Darmody A, Slipchenko LV, Laskin J, Laskin A. Molecular and Structural Characterization of Isomeric Compounds in Atmospheric Organic Aerosol Using Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:1656-1674. [PMID: 36763810 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c06459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
Abstract
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formed through multiphase atmospheric chemistry makes up a large fraction of airborne particles. The chemical composition and molecular structures of SOA constituents vary between different emission sources and aging processes in the atmosphere, which complicates their identification. In this work, we employ drift tube ion mobility spectrometry with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (IM-MS) detection for rapid gas-phase separation and multidimensional characterization of isomers in two biogenic SOAs produced from ozonolysis of isomeric monoterpenes, d-limonene (LSOA) and α-pinene (PSOA). SOA samples were ionized using electrospray ionization (ESI) and characterized using IM-MS in both positive and negative ionization modes. The IM-derived collision cross sections in nitrogen gas (DTCCSN2 ) for individual SOA components were obtained using multifield and single-field measurements. A novel application of IM multiplexing/high-resolution demultiplexing methodology was employed to increase sensitivity, improve peak shapes, and augment mobility baseline resolution, which revealed several isomeric structures for the measured ions. For LSOA and PSOA samples, we report significant structural differences of the isomer structures. Molecular structural calculations using density functional theory combined with the theoretical modeling of CCS values provide insights into the structural differences between LSOA and PSOA constituents. The average DTCCSN2 values for monomeric SOA components observed as [M + Na]+ ions are 3-6% higher than those of their [M - H]- counterparts. Meanwhile, dimeric and trimeric isomer components in both samples showed an inverse trend with the relevant values of [M - H]- ions being 3-7% higher than their [M + Na]+ counterparts, respectively. The results indicate that the structures of Na+-coordinated oligomeric ions are more compact than those of the corresponding deprotonated species. The coordination with Na+ occurs on the oxygen atoms of the carbonyl groups leading to a compact configuration. Meanwhile, deprotonated molecules have higher DTCCSN2 values due to their elongated structures in the gas phase. Therefore, DTCCSN2 values of isomers in SOA mixtures depend strongly on the mode of ionization in ESI. Additionally, PSOA monomers and dimers exhibit larger DTCCSN2 values (1-4%) than their LSOA counterparts owing to more rigid structures. A cyclobutane ring is present with functional groups pointing in opposite directions in PSOA compounds, as compared to noncyclic flexible LSOA structures, forming more compact ions in the gas phase. Lastly, we investigated the effects of direct photolysis on the chemical transformations of selected individual PSOA components. We use IM-MS to reveal structural changes associated with aerosol aging by photolysis. This study illustrates the detailed molecular and structural descriptors for the detection and annotation of structural isomers in complex SOA mixtures.
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- Christopher P West
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States.,Department of Aeronautics and Aerospace Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States.,Department of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Butalewicz JP, Sanders JD, Clowers BH, Brodbelt JS. Improving Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry of Proteins through Tristate Gating and Optimization of Multiplexing Parameters. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2023; 34:101-108. [PMID: 36469482 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.2c00274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Coupling drift tube ion mobility (IM) to Fourier transform mass spectrometry (FT-MS) affords the opportunity for gas-phase separation of ions based on size and conformation with high-resolution mass analysis. However, combining IM and FT-MS is challenging because ions exit the drift tube on a much faster time scale than the rate of mass analysis. Fourier transform (FT) and Hadamard transform multiplexing methods have been implemented to overcome the duty-cycle mismatch, offering new avenues for obtaining high-resolution, high-mass-accuracy analysis of mobility-selected ions. The gating methods used to integrate the drift tube with the FT mass analyzer discriminate against the transmission of large, low-mobility ions owing to the well-known gate depletion effect. Tristate gating strategies have been shown to increase ion transmission for drift tube IM-FT-MS systems through implementation of dual ion gating, controlling the quantity and timing of ions through the drift tube to reduce losses of slow-moving ions. Here we present an optimized set of multiplexing parameters for tristate gating ion mobility of several proteins on an Orbitrap mass spectrometer and further report parameters for increased ion transmission and mobility resolution as well as decreased experimental times from 15 min down to 30 s. On average, peak intensities in the arrival time distributions (ATDs) for ubiquitin increased 2.1× on average, while those of myoglobin increased by 1.5× with a resolving power increase on average of 11%.
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- Jamie P Butalewicz
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Reinecke T, Kenyon S, Gendreau K, Clowers BH. Characterization of a Modulated X-ray Source for Ion Mobility Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2022; 94:12008-12015. [PMID: 36001409 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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As a highly deployed field instrument for the detection of narcotics, explosives, and chemical warfare agents, drift tube ion mobility spectrometry relies heavily upon the performance of the ionization source and mechanism of ion beam modulation. For this instrumental platform, ion chemistry plays a critical role in the performance of the instrument from a sensitivity and selectivity perspective; however, a range of instrumental components also occupy pivotal roles. Most notably, the mechanism of ion modulation or ion gating is a primary contributor to peak width in a drift tube ion mobility experiment. Unfortunately, physical ion gates rarely perform perfectly, and in addition to serving as physical impediments to ion transmission, their modulation also has undesirable field effects. Using a recently developed modulated, non-radioactive X-ray source, we detail the performance of an ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) system that is free of a gating structure and utilizes the pulsed nature of the modulated X-ray source (MXS) for both ion generation and initiation of the IMS experiment. After investigating the influence of pulse duration and spatial X-ray beam width on the analytical performance of the instrument, the possibility of using multiplexing with a shutterless system is explored. By increasing ion throughput, the observed multiplexing gain compared to a signal-averaged spectrum approaches the theoretical maximum and illustrates the capability of the MXS-IMS system to realize significant signal to noise improvements.
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- Tobias Reinecke
- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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Moran-Garrido M, Camunas-Alberca SM, Gil-de-la Fuente A, Mariscal A, Gradillas A, Barbas C, Sáiz J. Recent developments in data acquisition, treatment and analysis with ion mobility-mass spectrometry for lipidomics. Proteomics 2022; 22:e2100328. [PMID: 35653360 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.202100328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Lipids are involved in many biological processes and their study is constantly increasing. To identify a lipid among thousand requires of reliable methods and techniques. Ion Mobility (IM) can be coupled with Mass Spectrometry (MS) to increase analytical selectivity in lipid analysis of lipids. IM-MS has experienced an enormous development in several aspects, including instrumentation, sensitivity, amount of information collected and lipid identification capabilities. This review summarizes the latest developments in IM-MS analyses for lipidomics and focusses on the current acquisition modes in IM-MS, the approaches for the pre-treatment of the acquired data and the subsequent data analysis. Methods and tools for the calculation of Collision Cross Section (CCS) values of analytes are also reviewed. CCS values are commonly studied to support the identification of lipids, providing a quasi-orthogonal property that increases the confidence level in the annotation of compounds and can be matched in CCS databases. The information contained in this review might be of help to new users of IM-MS to decide the adequate instrumentation and software to perform IM-MS experiments for lipid analyses, but also for other experienced researchers that can reconsider their routines and protocols. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- María Moran-Garrido
- Centre for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain.,Departamento de Tecnologías de la Información, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain.,Departamento de Tecnologías de la Información, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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te Brinke E, Arrizabalaga-Larrañaga A, Blokland MH. Insights of ion mobility spectrometry and its application on food safety and authenticity: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1222:340039. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.340039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Enhanced ion mobility resolution of Abeta isomers from human brain using high-resolution demultiplexing software. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:5683-5693. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04055-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Cabrera ER, Clowers BH. Synchronized Stepped Frequency Modulation for Multiplexed Ion Mobility Measurements. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2022; 33:557-564. [PMID: 35108007 PMCID: PMC9264663 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Implementation of frequency-encoded multiplexing for ion mobility spectrometry (e.g., Fourier transform ion mobility spectrometry (FT-IMS)) has facilitated the direct coupling of drift tube ion mobility instrumentation with ion-trap mass analyzers despite their duty cycle mismatch. Traditionally, FT-IMS experiments have been carried out to utilize continuous linear frequency sweeps that are independent of the scan rate of the ion-trap mass analyzer, thus creating a situation where multiple frequencies are swept over two sequential mass scans. This in turn creates a degree of ambiguity in which the ion current derived from a single modulation frequency cannot be assigned to a single data point in the frequency-modulated signal. In an effort to eliminate this ambiguity, this work describes a discrete stepwise function to modulate the ion gates of the IMS while synchronization between the generated frequencies and the scan rate of the linear ion trap is achieved. While the number of individual frequencies used in the stepped frequency sweeps is less than in continuous linear modulation experiments, there is no loss in performance and high levels of precision are maintained across differing combinations of terminal frequencies and scan lengths. Furthermore, the frequency-scan synchronization enables further data-processing techniques such as linear averaging of the frequency modulated signal to drastically improve signal-to-noise ratio for both high and low intensity analytes.
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Yatsyna V, Abikhodr AH, Ben Faleh A, Warnke S, Rizzo TR. High-Throughput Multiplexed Infrared Spectroscopy of Ion Mobility-Separated Species Using Hadamard Transform. Anal Chem 2022; 94:2912-2917. [PMID: 35113536 PMCID: PMC8851427 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Coupling vibrational ion spectroscopy with high-resolution ion mobility separation offers a promising approach for detailed analysis of biomolecules in the gas phase. Improvements in the ion mobility technology have made it possible to separate isomers with minor structural differences, and their interrogation with a tunable infrared laser provides vibrational fingerprints for unambiguous database-enabled identification. Nevertheless, wide analytical application of this technique requires high-throughput approaches for acquisition of vibrational spectra of all species present in complex mixtures. In this work, we present a novel multiplexed approach and demonstrate its utility for cryogenic ion spectroscopy of peptides and glycans in mixtures. Since the method is based on Hadamard transform multiplexing, it yields infrared spectra with an increased signal-to-noise ratio compared to a conventional signal averaging approach.
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- Vasyl Yatsyna
- Laboratoire
de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, École
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCPM, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department
of Physics, University of Gothenburg, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Laboratoire
de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, École
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCPM, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire
de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, École
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCPM, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire
de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, École
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCPM, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire
de Chimie Physique Moléculaire, École
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL SB ISIC LCPM, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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da Silva KM, Iturrospe E, Heyrman J, Koelmel JP, Cuykx M, Vanhaecke T, Covaci A, van Nuijs ALN. Optimization of a liquid chromatography-ion mobility-high resolution mass spectrometry platform for untargeted lipidomics and application to HepaRG cell extracts. Talanta 2021; 235:122808. [PMID: 34517665 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Analytical methods to evaluate the lipidome of biological samples need to provide high data quality to ensure comprehensive profiling and reliable structural elucidation. In this perspective, liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) is the state-of-the-art technique for lipidomic analysis of biological samples. There are thousands of lipids in most biological samples, and therefore separation methods before introduction to the mass spectrometer is key for relative quantitation and identification. Chromatographic methods differ across laboratories, without any consensus on the best methodologies. Therefore, we designed an experiment to determine the optimal LC methodology, and assessed the value of ion mobility for an additional dimension of separation. To apply an untargeted method for hypothesis generation focused on lipidomics, LC-HRMS parameters were optimized based on the measurement of 50 panel lipids covering key human metabolic pathways. Reversed-phase liquid chromatography columns were compared based on a quality scoring system considering the signal-to-noise ratio, peak shape, and retention factor. Furthermore, drift tube ion mobility spectrometry (DTIMS) was implemented to increase peak capacity and confidence during annotation by providing collision cross section (CCS) values for the analytes under investigation. However, hyphenating DTIMS to LC-HRMS may result in a reduced sensitivity due to impaired duty cycles. To increase the signal intensity, a Box-Behnken design (BBD) was used to optimize four key factors, i.e. drift entrance voltage, drift exit voltage, rear funnel entrance, and rear funnel exit voltages. Application of a maximized desirability function provided voltages for the above-mentioned parameters resulting in higher signal intensity compared to each combination of parameters used during the BBD. In addition, the influence of single pulse and Hadamard 4-bit multiplexed modes on signal intensity was explored and different trap filling and release times of ions were evaluated. The optimized LC-DTIM-HRMS platform was applied to extracts from HepaRG cells and resulted in 3912 high-quality features (<30% median relative standard deviation; n = 6, t = 24 h). From these features, 436 lipid species could be annotated (i.e., matching based on accurate mass <5 ppm, isotopic pattern, in-silico MS/MS fragmentation, and in-silico CCS database matching <3%). The application of LC-DTIM-HRMS for untargeted analysis workflows is growing and the platform optimization, as described here, can be used to guide the method development and CCS database comparison for high confidence lipid annotation.
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- University of Antwerp, Toxicological Centre, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium; Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of In Vitro Toxicology and Dermato-cosmetology, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090, Jette, Belgium
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- University of Antwerp, Toxicological Centre, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Yale University, School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, 06520, United States
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- Antwerp University Hospital, Laboratory of Clinical Medicine, Drie Eikenstraat 655, 2650, Edegem, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of In Vitro Toxicology and Dermato-cosmetology, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090, Jette, Belgium
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- University of Antwerp, Toxicological Centre, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium
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McCabe JW, Jones BJ, Walker TE, Schrader RL, Huntley AP, Lyu J, Hoffman NM, Anderson GA, Reilly PTA, Laganowsky A, Wysocki VH, Russell DH. Implementing Digital-Waveform Technology for Extended m/ z Range Operation on a Native Dual-Quadrupole FT-IM-Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:2812-2820. [PMID: 34797072 PMCID: PMC9026758 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Here, we describe a digital-waveform dual-quadrupole mass spectrometer that enhances the performance of our drift tube FT-IMS high-resolution Orbitrap mass spectrometer (MS). The dual-quadrupole analyzer enhances the instrument capabilities for studies of large protein and protein complexes. The first quadrupole (q) provides a means for performing low-energy collisional activation of ions to reduce or eliminate noncovalent adducts, viz., salts, buffers, detergents, and/or endogenous ligands. The second quadrupole (Q) is used to mass-select ions of interest for further interrogation by ion mobility spectrometry and/or collision-induced dissociation (CID). Q is operated using digital-waveform technology (DWT) to improve the mass selection compared to that achieved using traditional sinusoidal waveforms at floated DC potentials (>500 V DC). DWT allows for increased precision of the waveform for a fraction of the cost of conventional RF drivers and with readily programmable operation and precision (Hoffman, N. M. . A comparison-based digital-waveform generator for high-resolution duty cycle. Review of Scientific Instruments 2018, 89, 084101).
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- Jacob W McCabe
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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Hollerbach AL, Giberson CM, Lee JY, Huntley AP, Smith RD, Ibrahim YM. Improving Signal to Noise Ratios in Ion Mobility Spectrometry and Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulations (SLIM) using a High Dynamic Range Analog-to-Digital Converter. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:2698-2706. [PMID: 34590845 PMCID: PMC8742676 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Signal digitization is a commonly overlooked part of ion mobility-mass spectrometry (IMS-MS) workflows, yet it greatly affects signal-to-noise ratio and MS resolution measurements. Here, we report on the integration of a 2 GS/s, 14-bit ADC with structures for lossless ion manipulations (SLIM-IMS-MS) and compare the performance to a commonly used 8-bit ADC. The 14-bit ADC provided a reduction in the digitized noise by a factor of ∼6, owing largely to the use of smaller bit sizes. The low baseline allowed threshold voltage levels to be set very close to the MCP baseline voltage, allowing for as much signal to be acquired as possible without overloading or excessive digitization of MCP baseline noise. Analyses of Agilent tuning mixture ions and a mixture of heavy labeled phosphopeptides showed that the 14-bit ADC provided a ∼1.5-2× signal-to-noise (S/N) increase for high intensity ions, such as the Agilent tuning mixture ions and the 2+ and 3+ charge states of many phosphopeptide constituents. However, signal enhancements were as much as 10-fold for low intensity ions, and the 14-bit ADC enabled discernible signal intensities otherwise lost using an 8-bit digitizer. Additionally, the 14-bit ADC required ∼14-fold fewer mass spectra to be averaged to produce a mass spectrum with a similar S/N as the 8-bit ADC, demonstrating ∼10× higher measurement throughput. The high resolution, low baseline, and fast speed of the new 14-bit ADC enables high performance digitization of MS, IMS-MS, and SLIM-IMS-MS spectra and provides a much better picture of analyte profiles in complex mixtures.
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- Adam L Hollerbach
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Hartner NT, Wink K, Raddatz CR, Thoben C, Schirmer M, Zimmermann S, Belder D. Coupling Droplet Microfluidics with Ion Mobility Spectrometry for Monitoring Chemical Conversions at Nanoliter Scale. Anal Chem 2021; 93:13615-13623. [PMID: 34592821 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We introduce the coupling of droplet microfluidics and ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) to address the challenges of label-free and chemical-specific detection of compounds in individual droplets. In analogy to the established use of mass spectrometry, droplet-IMS coupling can be also achieved via electrospray ionization but with significantly less instrumental effort. Because IMS instruments do not require high-vacuum systems, they are very compact, cost-effective, and robust, making them an ideal candidate as a chemical-specific end-of-line detector for segmented flow experiments. Herein, we demonstrate the successful coupling of droplet microfluidics with a custom-built high-resolution drift tube IMS system for monitoring chemical reactions in nL-sized droplets in an oil phase. The analytes contained in each droplet were assigned according to their characteristic ion mobility with limit of detections down to 200 nM to 1 μM and droplet frequencies ranging from 0.1 to 0.5 Hz. Using a custom sheath flow electrospray interface, we have further achieved the chemical-specific monitoring of a biochemical transformation catalyzed by a few hundred yeast cells, at single droplet level.
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- Nora T Hartner
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Leipzig University, Linnéstraße 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Leipzig University, Linnéstraße 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Sensors and Measurement Technology, Institute of Electrical Engineering and Measurement Technology, Leibniz University Hannover, Appelstraße 9A, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Sensors and Measurement Technology, Institute of Electrical Engineering and Measurement Technology, Leibniz University Hannover, Appelstraße 9A, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ Leipzig, Leipzig 04318, Germany
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- Department of Sensors and Measurement Technology, Institute of Electrical Engineering and Measurement Technology, Leibniz University Hannover, Appelstraße 9A, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Leipzig University, Linnéstraße 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Wahab MF, Gritti F, O'Haver TC. Discrete Fourier transform techniques for noise reduction and digital enhancement of analytical signals. Trends Analyt Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2021.116354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Sanders JD, Butalewicz JP, Clowers BH, Brodbelt JS. Absorption Mode Fourier Transform Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry Multiplexing Combined with Half-Window Apodization Windows Improves Resolution and Shortens Acquisition Times. Anal Chem 2021; 93:9513-9520. [PMID: 34185992 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c01427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fourier transform multiplexing enables the coupling of drift tube ion mobility to a wide array of mass spectrometers with improved ion utilization and duty cycles compared to dual-gate signal averaging methods. Traditionally, the data generated by this method is presented in the magnitude mode, but significant improvements in resolution and the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) are expected if the data can be phase corrected and presented in the absorption mode. A method to simply and reliably determine and correct phase shifts in Fourier transform ion mobility mass spectrometry data using information readily available to any user is presented and evaluated for both small molecule and intact protein analyses with no modification to instrument hardware or experimental procedures. Additionally, the effects of apodization and zero padding are evaluated for both processing methods, and a strategy to use these techniques to reduce acquisition times is presented and evaluated. Resolution is improved by an average factor of 1.6, the SNR is improved by an average factor of 1.2, and acquisition times are reduced by up to 80% through the application of absorption mode processing combined with apodization and zero padding.
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- James D Sanders
- The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99163, United States
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Clowers BH, Cabrera E, Anderson G, Deng L, Moser K, Van Aken G, DeBord JD. Masked Multiplexed Separations to Enhance Duty Cycle for Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulations. Anal Chem 2021; 93:5727-5734. [PMID: 33797223 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The experimental paradigm of one ion packet release per spectrum severely hinders throughput in broadband ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) systems (e.g., drift tube and traveling wave systems). Ion trapping marginally mitigates this problem, but the duty cycle deficit is amplified when moving to high resolution, long pathlength systems. As a consequence, new multiplexing strategies that maximize throughput while preserving peak fidelity are essential for high-resolution IMS separations [e.g., structures for lossless ion manipulations (SLIMs) and multi-pass technologies]. Currently, broadly applicable deconvolution strategies for Hadamard-based ion multiplexing are limited to a narrow range of modulation sequences and do not fully maximize the ion signal generated during separation across an extended path length. Compared to prior Hadamard deconvolution errors that rely upon peak picking or discrete error classification, the masked deconvolution matrix technique exploits the knowledge that Hadamard transform artifacts are reflected about the central, primary signal [i.e., the true arrival time distribution (ATD)]. By randomly inducing mathematical artifacts, it is possible to identify spectral artifacts simply by their high degree of variability relative to the core ATD. It is important to note that the deweighting approach using the masked deconvolution matrix does not make any assumptions about the underlying transform and is applicable to any multiplexing strategy employing binary sequences. In addition to demonstrating a 100-fold increase in the total number of ions detected, the effective deconvolution of data from 5, 6, 7, and 8-bit pseudo-random sequences expands the utility and efficiency of the SLIM platform.
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- Brian H Clowers
- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99163, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99163, United States
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- GAA Custom Engineering, Kennewick, Washington 99338, United States
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- MOBILion Systems Inc., Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 19317, United States
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- MOBILion Systems Inc., Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 19317, United States
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- MOBILion Systems Inc., Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 19317, United States
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Chen C, Tabrizchi M, Li H. Ion gating in ion mobility spectrometry: Principles and advances. Trends Analyt Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.116100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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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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Kwantwi-Barima P, Reinecke T, Clowers BH. Increased ion throughput using tristate ion-gate multiplexing. Analyst 2019; 144:6660-6670. [PMID: 31595887 DOI: 10.1039/c9an01585j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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For time dispersive ion mobility experiments detail control over the mechanism of ion beam modulation is necessary to establish optimum performance as this parameter greatly influences the temporal width of the ion beam arriving at the detector. When sampling continuous ion sources the temporal sampling or the incoming ion beam is often achieved by the electronic modulation of a grid or electric field. Not surprisingly, the rate at which a given ion population traverses this gating region is directly proportional to an ion's population and the applied electric field. This scenario establishes conditions where discrimination of the incoming ion beam may occur when the ion gate modulation rate is minimized. Recent developments in the mechanical construction of ion gates and their subsequent operation suggest that the mobility discrimination during ion gating may be minimized, however, it is remains unclear how this behavior will translate to ion beam multiplexing approaches. In this present work, we compare the performance levels of the tri-state ion shutter (3S-IS) to the two-state ion shutter (2S-IS) using a series of Fourier transform ion mobility mass spectrometry (FT-IMMS) experiments. The performance of the two different shutter operating principles were evaluated using ion multiplexing using tetraalkylammonium salts (TXA ions; T5-T8, T10, T12) bradykinin, and a set of reversed sequence isomeric pentapeptides using a variety of different ion gate frequency sweeps. Noticeable increases in ion throughput were observed for the 3S-IS with 95% and 45% increases in ion counts for the T5 and T12 ions respectively compared to the 2S-IS. Similarly, a 27% and 55% increase in ion counts was observed for the [M + 2H]2+ and [M + H]+ ions of bradykinin, respectively. In addition, a 10% increase in resolving power was also observed for the 3S-IS compared to the 2S-IS. Overall, utilization of the 3S-IS effectively minimizes both discrimination of slower ions and the impact of gate depletion effect common to traditional ion gating techniques.
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