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García-Rojas NS, Sierra-Álvarez CD, Ramos-Aboites HE, Moreno-Pedraza A, Winkler R. Identification of Plant Compounds with Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MSI). Metabolites 2024; 14:419. [PMID: 39195515 DOI: 10.3390/metabo14080419] [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: 06/21/2024] [Revised: 07/17/2024] [Accepted: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024] Open
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The presence and localization of plant metabolites are indicative of physiological processes, e.g., under biotic and abiotic stress conditions. Further, the chemical composition of plant parts is related to their quality as food or for medicinal applications. Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) has become a popular analytical technique for exploring and visualizing the spatial distribution of plant molecules within a tissue. This review provides a summary of mass spectrometry methods used for mapping and identifying metabolites in plant tissues. We present the benefits and the disadvantages of both vacuum and ambient ionization methods, considering direct and indirect approaches. Finally, we discuss the current limitations in annotating and identifying molecules and perspectives for future investigations.
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- Nancy Shyrley García-Rojas
- Unidad de Genómica Avanzada, Cinvestav, Km. 9.6 Libramiento Norte Carr. Irapuato-León, Irapuato 36824, Mexico
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- Unidad de Genómica Avanzada, Cinvestav, Km. 9.6 Libramiento Norte Carr. Irapuato-León, Irapuato 36824, Mexico
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- Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) e.V., Theodor-Echtermeyer-Weg 1, 14979 Großbeeren, Germany
- Institute of Biodiversity, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Dornburger-Str. 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Unidad de Genómica Avanzada, Cinvestav, Km. 9.6 Libramiento Norte Carr. Irapuato-León, Irapuato 36824, Mexico
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Liu H, Pan Y, Xiong C, Han J, Wang X, Chen J, Nie Z. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI MSI) for in situ analysis of endogenous small molecules in biological samples. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Matveeva MD, Zimens ME, Topolyan AP, Zhilyaev DI, Voskressenskaya DL, Krivosheina MS, Borisov RS, Zaikin VG. 1-Pyrenylboronic Acid as a Reactive Matrix for the Analysis of Polyfunctional Compounds by MALDI Mass Spectrometry: New Possibilities. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061934822140040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Monopoli A, Ventura G, Aloia A, Ciriaco F, Nacci A, Cataldi TRI, Calvano CD. Synthesis and Investigation of Novel CHCA-Derived Matrices for Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Lipids. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27082565. [PMID: 35458772 PMCID: PMC9028824 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27082565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A significant area of study and upgrading for increasing sensitivity and general performances of matrix-assisted laser-desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS) is related to matrix design. Several efforts have been made to address the challenge of low-mass-region interference-free for metabolomics analysis and specifically for lipidomics. To this aim, rationally designed matrices as 4-chloro-α-cyanocinnamic acid (ClCCA) were introduced and reported to provide enhanced analytical performances. We have taken this rational design one step further by developing and optimizing new MALDI matrices with a range of modifications on the CHCA core, involving different functionalities and substituents. Of particular interest was the understanding of the electron-withdrawing (e.g., nitro-) or donating (e.g., methoxy-) effects along with the extent of conjugation on the ionization efficiency. In the present work, ten matrices were designed on a reasonable basis, synthesized, and characterized by NMR and UV spectroscopies and laser desorption ionization. With the assistance of these putative MALDI matrices, samples containing phospholipids (PL), and neutral di-/tri-acylglycerols (DAG, TAG) were investigated using milk, fish, blood, and human plasma extracts. In comparison with CHCA and ClCCA, four of them, viz. [(2E,4E)-2-cyano-5-(4-methoxyphenyl)penta-2,4-dienoic acid] (1), [(2E,4E)-2-cyano-5-(4-nitrophenyl)penta-2,4-dienoic acid] (2), [(E)-2-cyano-3-(6-methoxynaphthalen-2-yl)acrylic acid] (6) and [(E)-2-cyano-3-(naphthalen-2-yl)acrylic acid] (7) displayed good to even excellent performances as MALDI matrices in terms of ionization capability, interference-free spectra, S/N ratio, and reproducibility. Especially compound 7 (cyano naphthyl acrylic acid, CNAA) was the election matrix for PL analysis and matrix 2 (cyano nitrophenyl dienoic acid, CNDA) for neutral lipids such as DAG and TAG in positive ion mode.
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- Antonio Monopoli
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (G.V.); (A.A.); (F.C.); (A.N.); (T.R.I.C.)
- Correspondence: (A.M.); (C.D.C.); Tel.: +39-080-5443589 (A.M.); +39-080-5442018 (C.D.C.); Fax: +39-080-5442026 (A.M. & C.D.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (G.V.); (A.A.); (F.C.); (A.N.); (T.R.I.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (G.V.); (A.A.); (F.C.); (A.N.); (T.R.I.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (G.V.); (A.A.); (F.C.); (A.N.); (T.R.I.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (G.V.); (A.A.); (F.C.); (A.N.); (T.R.I.C.)
- CNR—Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (ICCOM), Bari Section, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (G.V.); (A.A.); (F.C.); (A.N.); (T.R.I.C.)
- Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca S.M.A.R.T., Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy; (G.V.); (A.A.); (F.C.); (A.N.); (T.R.I.C.)
- Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca S.M.A.R.T., Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
- Correspondence: (A.M.); (C.D.C.); Tel.: +39-080-5443589 (A.M.); +39-080-5442018 (C.D.C.); Fax: +39-080-5442026 (A.M. & C.D.C.)
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Borisov RS, Matveeva MD, Zaikin VG. Reactive Matrices for Analytical Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (MALDI) Mass Spectrometry. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2021; 53:1027-1043. [PMID: 34969337 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2021.2001309] [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] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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In recent years, a special focus is placed on the usage of reactive matrices for analytical matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS). Since 2003, when the term "reactive matrices" was suggested and the dignity of compounds, possessing dualistic properties as matrices and derivatization agents was demonstrated, corresponding approach has found application in various fields and, in particular, in bioanalysis (metabolomics, lipidomics, etc.). The main advantage of this methodology is that it reduces sample treatment time, simplifies the procedure of sample handling, improves the sensitivity of analysis, enhances the molecular identification and profiling. Within the framework of this review, the main attention is paid to "true" reactive matrices that interact with analyte molecules through an exchange or addition reactions. A special section discusses practical application of reactive matrices in the determination of the distribution of targeted and non-targeted organic substances on the surface of biological tissue sections by MALDI-MS imaging. In this critical review, a controversial proposal is made to consider protonating and deprotonating matrices as reactive, because they can undergo a chemical reaction such as proton transfer that occurs in both target solution and MALDI plume. In this respect, special attention is paid to "proton sponge" matrices that have found a wide application in the analysis of various acidic compounds by MALDI-MS in the negative mode. Historical data on the formation of ions and the fate of matrices in MALDI are considered at the beginning of this article.
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- Roman S Borisov
- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Fullerenol as a water-soluble MALDI-MS matrix for rapid analysis of small molecules and efficient quantification of saccharin sodium in foods. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2021; 1178:122819. [PMID: 34130205 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2021.122819] [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: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Due to the strong background interferences in the low-mass region and poor reproducibility of conventional organic matrices, it is of great importance to develop a novel matrix for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze small molecules. In this work, water-soluble fullerenol C60(OH)24-26 was selected as a MALDI matrix for the analysis of low-molecular-weight compounds in consideration of optical absorption property, water solubility and stability. Compared with the traditional matrices, fullerenol demonstrated lower background interference and stronger peak intensity. In addition, the hydrophilic fullerenol could avoid the heterogeneous crystallization in sample preparation, increase the reproducibility and sensitivity of MALDI-MS, and ameliorate quantitative analysis of small molecules. With saccharin as model analyte, quantitative analysis was carried out using fullerenol as matrix. The results demonstrated satisfying reproducibility and good tolerance to salt. The limit-of-detection of the quantitative analysis was as low as 4 pmol, and the linear range is 1-100 μg mL-1 with R2 greater than 0.99. The analytical results also showed excellent precision and accuracy, low matrix effect and good recovery rate. Fullerenol as a potential matrix was further validated in the quantification of saccharin sodium in different real food samples, such as nuts and drinks. This work not only confirms the potential of fullerenol for the quantitative analysis in food field, but also provides a new technique for rapid analysis of small molecules.
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Hu W, Han Y, Sheng Y, Wang Y, Pan Q, Nie H. Mass spectrometry imaging for direct visualization of components in plants tissues. J Sep Sci 2021; 44:3462-3476. [PMID: 34245221 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202100138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mass spectrometry is considered the most informative technique for components identification and has been widely adopted in plant sciences. However, the spatial distribution of compounds in the plant, which is vital for the exploration of plant physiological mechanisms, is missed in MS analysis. In recent years, mass spectrometry imaging has brought a great breakthrough in plant analysis because it can determine both the molecular compositions and spatial distributions, which is conducive to understand functions and regulation pathways of specific components in plants. Mass spectrometry imaging analysis of plant tissue is toward high sensitivity, high spatial resolution, and even single-cell analysis. Despite many challenges and technical barriers, such as difficulties of sample pretreatment caused by morphological diversity of plant tissues, obstacles for high spatial resolution imaging, and so on, lots of researches have contributed to remarkable progress, including improvement in tissue preparation, matrix innovation, and ionization mode development. This review focuses on the advances of mass spectrometry imaging analysis of plants in the last 5 years, including commonly used ionization techniques, technical advances, and recent applications of mass spectrometry imaging in plants.
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- Wenya Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China
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Core-shell MOF@COFs used as an adsorbent and matrix for the detection of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs by MALDI-TOF MS. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 188:179. [PMID: 33914148 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-04832-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A core-shell material (UiO@TapbTp) has been developed as an adsorbent and matrix to detect nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) by matrix laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) in complex samples. The hybrid material is prepared by growing covalent organic framework (COF, TapbTp) layers in situ on an amino-modified metal-organic framework (MOF, UiO-66-NH2). The combination of the MOF and COF overcomes their individual shortcomings and integrates both of their advantages. Compared with the bare COF and MOF, the core-shell composite exhibits improved enrichment ability and matrix performance. With the help of pre-enrichment under optimized conditions, the limits of detection (LODs) for ketoprofen, naproxen, and aspirin are reduced by nearly 1000 times, with values of 0.001 mg L-1, 0.010 mg L-1, and 0.001 mg L-1, respectively, and the relative standard deviations (RSDs) are all below 12.35%. The good recoveries (84.8-118%) in (spiked) saliva and environmental water sample further verify the applicability of the method in complex samples.
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Qiao Z, Lissel F. MALDI Matrices for the Analysis of Low Molecular Weight Compounds: Rational Design, Challenges and Perspectives. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:868-878. [PMID: 33657276 PMCID: PMC8251880 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202100044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The analysis of low molecular weight (LMW) compounds is of great interest to detect small pharmaceutical drugs rapidly and sensitively, or to trace and understand metabolic pathways. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI MS) plays a central role in the analysis of high molecular weight (bio)molecules. However, its application for LMW compounds is restricted by spectral interferences in the low m/z region, which are produced by conventional organic matrices. Several strategies regarding sample preparation have been investigated to overcome this problem. A different rationale is centred on developing new matrices which not only meet the fundamental requirements of good absorption and high ionization efficiency, but are also vacuum stable and "MALDI silent", i. e., do not give matrix-related signals in the LMW area. This review gives an overview on the rational design strategies used to develop matrix systems for the analysis of LMW compounds, focusing on (i) the modification of well-known matrices, (ii) the search for high molecular weight matrices, (iii) the development of binary, hybrid and nanomaterial-based matrices, (iv) the advance of reactive matrices and (v) the progress made regarding matrices for negative or dual polarity mode.
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- Zhi Qiao
- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden (Germany) Faculty of Chemistry and Food ChemistryDresden University of Technology, Mommsenstr. 401062DresdenGermany
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research Dresden, Hohe Str. 6, 01069 Dresden (Germany) Faculty of Chemistry and Food ChemistryDresden University of Technology, Mommsenstr. 401062DresdenGermany
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstr. 1007743JenaGermany
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Tammekivi E, Ghiami-Shomami A, Tshepelevitsh S, Trummal A, Ilisson M, Selberg S, Vahur S, Teearu A, Lõkov M, Peets P, Pagano T, Leito I. Experimental and Computational Study of Aminoacridines as MALDI(-)-MS Matrix Materials for the Analysis of Complex Samples. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:1080-1095. [PMID: 33726494 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Monoaminoacridines (1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 9-aminoacridine) were studied for suitability as matrices in the negative ion mode matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI(-)-MS) analysis of various samples. This is the first study to examine 1-, 2-, and 4-aminoacridine as potential matrix material candidates for MALDI(-)-MS. In addition, spectral (UV-Vis absorption and fluorescence), proton transfer-related (basicity and autoprotolysis), and crystallization properties of these compounds were characterized experimentally and/or computationally. For testing the capabilities of these aminoacridines as matrix materials, four samples related to cultural heritage materials-stearic acid, colophony resin, dyer's madder dye, and a resinous case-study sample from a shipwreck-were analyzed with MALDI(-)-MS. A novel algorithm (implemented as an executable Python script) for MS data analysis was developed to compare the five matrix materials and to help mass spectrometrists rapidly identify peaks originating from the sample and matrix material. It was determined that all five of the studied aminoacridines can successfully be used as matrix materials in MALDI(-)-MS analysis. As an interesting finding, in several cases, the best mass spectra were obtained by using a relatively small amount of matrix material mixed with an excess amount of sample. 3- and 4-aminoacridine outperformed the other aminoacridines in the ease of obtaining acceptable spectra, average number of ions identified in the mass spectra, and low dependence of the sample-to-matrix mass ratio on experimental results.
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- Eliise Tammekivi
- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Akadeemia tee 23, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Science & Mathematics, Rochester Institute of Technology, 14623 Rochester, New York, United States
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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Krivosheina MS, Borisov RS, Zhilyaev DI, Matveeva MD, Zaikin VG. New suitable deprotonating matrices for the analysis of carboxylic acids and some acidic compounds by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry in negative ion mode. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2021; 35:e8954. [PMID: 32979299 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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RATIONALE Direct non-derivatization analysis of organic acids and acidic compounds by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS) in positive ion mode is not always possible due to the low ionization efficiency of analytes. Some new efficient deprotonating matrices were suggested that allowed the production of negative ions from acidic compounds during MALDI-MS experiments. METHODS Various tested carboxyl-containing compounds as well as compounds with acidic properties were mixed with the suggested deprotonating matrices [4-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (DMABA), N,N-dimethylamino-p-phenylenediamine or 3-aminoquinoline] and applied on a standard MALDI target followed by recording MALDI mass spectra in negative ion mode. RESULTS All the tested acidic compounds mixed with the suggested deprotonating matrices produced abundant [M - H]- ions under MALDI conditions. DMABA produced the strongest signals reflecting greater sensitivity of analysis. CONCLUSIONS The suggested deprotonating matrices are commercially available compounds and are good alternatives to well-known matrices of this kind and, in particular, the often used 9-aminoacridine. DMABA is the best of the tested potential matrices and is suitable for the detection of low molecular weight carboxyl-containing compounds, substituted phenols, and mixtures of naphthenic acids by (-)MALDI-MS.
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- Mariya S Krivosheina
- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 29, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
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- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 29, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
- People's Friendship University of Russia, ul. Miklukho-Maklay 6, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
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- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 29, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
- People's Friendship University of Russia, ul. Miklukho-Maklay 6, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
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- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 29, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
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- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky pr. 29, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
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Qi Y, Hu X, Yang X, Jia S, Zhong H. Competing Deprotonation and Electron Capture Dissociation in MALDI Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:322-329. [PMID: 33200938 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.0c00344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A protonation/deprotonation mechanism has been established for the interpretation of ions in MALDI. We show herein that negative ions can be generated in different ways. Molecules with different electron affinities have been spotted on surfaces of TiO2, ZnO, and a stainless steel plate for the investigation of electron capture dissociation in comparison with photo- or thermal-induced deprotonation upon irradiation of the third harmonic of Nd3+:YAG (355 nm) laser pulses. Detection of C60•- and Fe (II) (porph•-) radical anions unambiguously demonstrates the electron-transfer process and the exothermic capture of electrons. Radical anions of fatty acids were difficult to observe because of electron-directed ultrafast homolytic cleavage of O-H bonds unless there is a conjugated system as that in C60 and porphyrin for the delocalization and stabilization of acquired changes. The surface basicity of substrate materials was found to determine the competition of the electron-capture dissociation with deprotonation processes. Multiple electron transfers to pyrrole, -COOH, and Fe2+ of the heme were observed on TiO2 and the stainless steel plate but not on ZnO. When the heme was deprotonated by proton sponge 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene, the occurrence of electron transfer on TiO2 was also not observed. It is proposed that negative charges of deprotonated ions prevent electron transfer due to the repulsive force. When both deprotonation and electron transfer are inhibited, adsorbed fatty acids on TiO2 undergo dehydration reactions to form titanium esters. In contrast, ZnO generates gaseous micelles composed of positive metal ions and negative fatty acid ions through either deprotonation or electron-capture dissociation.
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- Yinghua Qi
- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Pesticides and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, P.R. China
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Monopoli A, Nacci A, Cataldi TRI, Calvano CD. Synthesis and Matrix Properties of α-Cyano-5-phenyl-2,4-pentadienic Acid (CPPA) for Intact Proteins Analysis by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25246054. [PMID: 33371472 PMCID: PMC7767571 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25246054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The effectiveness of a synthesized matrix, α-cyano-5-phenyl-2,4-pentadienic acid (CPPA), for protein analysis by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) in complex samples such as foodstuff and bacterial extracts, is demonstrated. Ultraviolet (UV) absorption along with laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (LDI-MS) experiments were systematically conducted in positive ion mode under standard Nd:YLF laser excitation with the aim of characterizing the matrix in terms of wavelength absorption and proton affinity. Besides, the results for standard proteins revealed that CPPA significantly enhanced the protein signals, reduced the spot-to-spot variability and increased the spot homogeneity. The CPPA matrix was successful employed to investigate intact microorganisms, milk and seed extracts for protein profiling. Compared to conventional matrices such as sinapinic acid (SA), α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) and 4-chloro-α-cyanocinnamic acid (CClCA), CPPA exhibited better signal-to-noise (S/N) ratios and a uniform response for most examined proteins occurring in milk, hazelnut and in intact bacterial cells of E. coli. These findings not only provide a reactive proton transfer MALDI matrix with excellent reproducibility and sensitivity, but also contribute to extending the battery of useful matrices for intact protein analysis.
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- Antonio Monopoli
- Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli, Ufficio delle Dogane di Bari, Corso De Tullio, 70122 Bari, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona, 70126 Bari, Italy; (A.N.); (T.R.I.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona, 70126 Bari, Italy; (A.N.); (T.R.I.C.)
- Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca S.M.A.R.T., 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca S.M.A.R.T., 70126 Bari, Italy
- Dipartimento di Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona, 70126 Bari, Italy
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Handler AM, Fallah M, Just Pedersen A, Pommergaard Pedersen G, Troensegaard Nielsen K, Janfelt C. MALDI mass spectrometry imaging as a complementary analytical method for improved skin distribution analysis of drug molecule and excipients. Int J Pharm 2020; 590:119949. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Schäfermann J, Kliewer G, Lösch J, Bednarz H, Giampà M, Niehaus K. Immersion by rotation-based application of the matrix for fast and reproducible sample preparations and robust results in mass spectrometry imaging. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2020; 55:e4488. [PMID: 31826308 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Automated matrix deposition for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is crucial for producing reproducible analyte ion signals. Here we report an innovative method employing an automated immersion apparatus, which enables a robust matrix deposition within 5 minutes and with scalable throughput by using MAPS matrix and non-polar solvents. MSI results received from mouse heart and rat brain tissues were qualitatively similar to those from nozzle sprayed samples with respect to peak number and quality of the ion images. Overall, the immersion-method enables a fast and careful matrix deposition and has the future potential for implementation in clinical tissue diagnostics.
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- Johanna Schäfermann
- MSI Diagnostics GmbH, Bielefeld, Germany
- Proteome and Metabolome Research, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- MSI Diagnostics GmbH, Bielefeld, Germany
- Proteome and Metabolome Research, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
- Proteome and Metabolome Research, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
- Proteome and Metabolome Research, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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Zhu Z, Shen J, Xu Y, Guo H, Kang D, Yu T, Wang H, Xu W, Wang G, Liang Y. The improved performance of MALDI-TOF MS on the analysis of herbal saponins by using DHB-GO composite matrix. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2019; 54:684-692. [PMID: 31271243 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is an excellent analytical technique for rapid analysis of a variety of molecules with straightforward sample pretreatment. The performance of MALDI-TOF MS is largely dependent on matrix type, and the development of novel MALDI matrices has aroused wide interest. Herein, we devoted to seek more robust MALDI matrix for herbal saponins than previous reported, and ginsenoside Rb1, Re, and notoginsenoside R1 were used as model saponins. At the beginning of the present study, 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB) was found to provide the highest intensity for saponins in four conventional MALDI matrices, yet the heterogeneous cocrystallization of DHB with analytes made signal acquisition somewhat "hit and miss." Then, graphene oxide (GO) was proposed as an auxiliary matrix to improve the uniformity of DHB crystallization due to its monolayer structure and good dispersion, which could result in much better shot-to-shot and spot-to-spot reproducibility of saponin analysis. The satisfactory precision further demonstrated that minute quantities of GO (0.1 μg/spot) could greatly reduce the risk of instrument contamination caused by GO detachment from the MALDI target plate under vacuum. More importantly, the sensitivity and linearity of the standard curve for saponins were improved markedly by DHB-GO composite matrix. Finally, the application of detecting the Rb1 in complex biological sample was exploited in rat plasma and proved it applicable for pharmacokinetic study quickly. This work not only opens a new field for applications of DHB-GO in herbal saponin analysis but also offers new ideas for the development of composite matrices to improve MALDI MS performance.
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- Zhangpei Zhu
- Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Tong Jia Xiang 24, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Tong Jia Xiang 24, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Tong Jia Xiang 24, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Tong Jia Xiang 24, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Tong Jia Xiang 24, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Tong Jia Xiang 24, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Tong Jia Xiang 24, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Tong Jia Xiang 24, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Tong Jia Xiang 24, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Tong Jia Xiang 24, Nanjing, 210009, China
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He H, Qin L, Zhang Y, Han M, Li J, Liu Y, Qiu K, Dai X, Li Y, Zeng M, Guo H, Zhou Y, Wang X. 3,4-Dimethoxycinnamic Acid as a Novel Matrix for Enhanced In Situ Detection and Imaging of Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds in Biological Tissues by MALDI-MSI. Anal Chem 2019; 91:2634-2643. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b03522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Huixin He
- Centre for Imaging & Systems Biology, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
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- Centre for Imaging & Systems Biology, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
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- Centre for Imaging & Systems Biology, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
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- Centre for Imaging & Systems Biology, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
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- Centre for Imaging & Systems Biology, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
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- Centre for Imaging & Systems Biology, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
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- Centre for Imaging & Systems Biology, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
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- Centre for Imaging & Systems Biology, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
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- The Hospital of Minzu University of China, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
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- Centre for Imaging & Systems Biology, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
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Corinti D, Crestoni ME, Fornarini S, Pieper M, Niehaus K, Giampà M. An integrated approach to study novel properties of a MALDI matrix (4-maleicanhydridoproton sponge) for MS imaging analyses. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 411:953-964. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1531-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Glycosylamines-based reactive matrix designed for imaging acidity in Ponkan fruit using matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging. Anal Chim Acta 2018; 1041:78-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2018.09.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Nanoparticle microarray for high-throughput microbiome metabolomics using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 411:147-156. [PMID: 30377739 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1436-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Revised: 10/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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A high-throughput matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI)-MS-based metabolomics platform was developed using a pre-fabricated microarray of nanoparticles and organic matrices. Selected organic matrices, inorganic nanoparticle (NP) suspensions, and sputter coated metal NPs, as well as various additives, were tested for metabolomics analysis of the turkey gut microbiome. Four NPs and one organic matrix were selected as the optimal matrix set: α-cyano-4-hydroycinnamic acid, Fe3O4 and Au NPs in positive ion mode with 10 mM sodium acetate, and Cu and Ag NPs in negative ion mode with no additive. Using this set of five matrices, over two thousand unique metabolite features were reproducibly detected across intestinal samples from turkeys fed a diet amended with therapeutic or sub-therapeutic antibiotics (200 g/ton or 50 g/ton bacitracin methylene disalicylate (BMD), respectively), or non-amended feed. Among the thousands of unique features, 56 of them were chemically identified using MALDI-MS/MS, with the help of in-parallel liquid chromatography (LC)-MS/MS analysis. Lastly, as a proof of concept application, this protocol was applied to 52 turkey cecal samples at three different time points from the antibiotic feed trial. Statistical analysis indicated variations in the metabolome of turkeys with different ages or treatments. Graphical abstract ᅟ.
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Calvano CD, Monopoli A, Cataldi TRI, Palmisano F. MALDI matrices for low molecular weight compounds: an endless story? Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:4015-4038. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1014-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Ling L, Li Y, Wang S, Guo L, Xiao C, Chen X, Guo X. DBDA as a Novel Matrix for the Analyses of Small Molecules and Quantification of Fatty Acids by Negative Ion MALDI-TOF MS. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2018; 29:704-710. [PMID: 29349714 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-017-1881-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Matrix interference ions in low mass range has always been a concern when using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) to analyze small molecules (<500 Da). In this work, a novel matrix, N1,N4-dibenzylidenebenzene-1,4-diamine (DBDA) was synthesized for the analyses of small molecules by negative ion MALDI-TOF MS. Notably, only neat ions ([M-H]-) of fatty acids without matrix interference appeared in the mass spectra and the limit of detection (LOD) reached 0.3 fmol. DBDA also has great performance towards other small molecules such as amino acids, peptides, and nucleotide. Furthermore, with this novel matrix, the free fatty acids in serum were quantitatively analyzed based on the correlation curves with correlation coefficient of 0.99. In addition, UV-Vis experiments and molecular orbital calculations were performed to explore mechanism about DBDA used as matrix in the negative ion mode. The present work shows that the DBDA matrix is a highly sensitive matrix with few interference ions for analysis of small molecules. Meanwhile, DBDA is able to precisely quantify the fatty acids in real biological samples. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Ling Ling
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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Ibrahim H, Jurcic K, Wang JSH, Whitehead SN, Yeung KKC. 1,6-Diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) as a Novel Matrix for MALDI MS Imaging of Fatty Acids, Phospholipids, and Sulfatides in Brain Tissues. Anal Chem 2017; 89:12828-12836. [PMID: 29095596 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b03284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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1,6-Diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) is a commonly used fluorescence probe for studying cell membrane-lipids due to its affinity toward the acyl chains in the phospholipid bilayers. In this work, we investigated its use in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) as a new matrix for mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) of mouse and rat brain tissue. DPH exhibits very minimal matrix-induced background signals for the analysis of small molecules (below m/z of 1000). In the negative ion mode, DPH permits the highly sensitive detection of small fatty acids (m/z 200-350) as well as a variety of large lipids up to m/z of 1000, including lyso-phospholipid, phosphatidic acid (PA), phosphoethanolamine (PE), phosphatidylserine (PS), phosphatidylglycerol (PG), phosphatidylinositol (PI), and sulfatides (ST). The analytes were mostly detected as the deprotonated ion [M - H]-. Our results also demonstrate that sublimated DPH is stable for at least 24 h under the vacuum of our MALDI mass spectrometer. The ability to apply DPH via sublimation coupled with its low volatility allows us to perform tissue imaging of the above analytes at high spatial resolution. The degree of lipid fragmentation was determined experimentally at varying laser intensities. The results illustrated that the use of relatively low laser energy is important to minimize the artificially generated fatty acid signals. On the other hand, the lipid fragmentation obtained at higher laser energies provided tandem MS information useful for lipid structure elucidation.
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- Hanadi Ibrahim
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biochemistry, and §Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Western Ontario , London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biochemistry, and §Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Western Ontario , London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biochemistry, and §Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Western Ontario , London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biochemistry, and §Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Western Ontario , London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biochemistry, and §Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Western Ontario , London, Ontario, Canada
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Hansen RL, Lee YJ. High-Spatial Resolution Mass Spectrometry Imaging: Toward Single Cell Metabolomics in Plant Tissues. CHEM REC 2017; 18:65-77. [PMID: 28685965 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201700027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a powerful tool that has advanced our understanding of complex biological processes by enabling unprecedented details of metabolic biology to be uncovered. Through the use of high-spatial resolution MSI, metabolite localizations can be obtained with high precision. Here we describe our recent progress to enhance the spatial resolution of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) MSI from ∼50 μm with the commercial configuration to ∼5 μm. Additionally, we describe our efforts to develop a 'multiplex MSI' data acquisition method to allow more chemical information to be obtained on a single tissue in a single instrument run, and the development of new matrices to improve the ionization efficiency for a variety of small molecule metabolites. In combination, these contributions, along with the efforts of others, will bring MSI experiments closer to achieving metabolomic scale.
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- Rebecca L Hansen
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 35 A Roy J Carver Co-Lab, 1111 WOI Road Ames, IA 50011, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 35 A Roy J Carver Co-Lab, 1111 WOI Road Ames, IA 50011, United States of America
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Crecelius AC, Hölscher D, Hoffmann T, Schneider B, Fischer TC, Hanke MV, Flachowsky H, Schwab W, Schubert US. Spatial and Temporal Localization of Flavonoid Metabolites in Strawberry Fruit (Fragaria × ananassa). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2017; 65:3559-3568. [PMID: 28409937 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b00584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Flavonoids are important metabolites in strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa) because they accomplish an extensive collection of physiological functions and are valuable for human health. However, their localization within the fruit tissue has not been extensively explored. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometric imaging (MALDI-MSI) was employed to shed light on the spatial distribution of flavonoids during fruit development. One wild-type (WT) and two transgenic lines were compared, wherein the transgenic enzymes anthocyanidin reductase (ANRi) and flavonol synthase (FLSi), respectively, were down-regulated using an RNAi-based silencing approach. In most cases, fruit development led to a reduction of the investigated flavonoids in the fruit tissue; as a consequence, they were exclusively present in the skin of mature red fruits. In the case of (epi)catechin dimer, both the ANRi and the WT phenotypes revealed low levels in mature red fruits, whereas the ANRi line bore the lowest relative concentration, as analyzed by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization multiple-step mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MSn).
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- Anna C Crecelius
- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena , Humboldtstrasse 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena , Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Research Group Biosynthesis/NMR, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology , Hans-Knöll-Strasse 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
- Organic Plant Production and Agroecosystems Research in the Tropics and Subtropics (OPATS), University of Kassel , Steinstrasse 19, 37213 Witzenhausen, Germany
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- Biotechnology of Natural Products, Technical University Munich , Liesel-Beckmann-Strasse 1, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Research Group Biosynthesis/NMR, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology , Hans-Knöll-Strasse 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Biotechnology of Natural Products, Technical University Munich , Liesel-Beckmann-Strasse 1, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institute - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants Institute for Breeding Research on Fruit Crops, Pillnitzer Platz 3a, 01326 Pillnitz, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institute - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants Institute for Breeding Research on Fruit Crops, Pillnitzer Platz 3a, 01326 Pillnitz, Germany
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- Biotechnology of Natural Products, Technical University Munich , Liesel-Beckmann-Strasse 1, 85354 Freising, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena , Humboldtstrasse 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena , Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Krisher RL, Heuberger AL, Paczkowski M, Stevens J, Pospisil C, Prather RS, Sturmey RG, Herrick JR, Schoolcraft WB. Applying metabolomic analyses to the practice of embryology: physiology, development and assisted reproductive technology. Reprod Fertil Dev 2017; 27:602-20. [PMID: 25763765 DOI: 10.1071/rd14359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 01/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The advent of metabolomics technology and its application to small samples has allowed us to non-invasively monitor the metabolic activity of embryos in a complex culture environment. The aim of this study was to apply metabolomics technology to the analysis of individual embryos from several species during in vitro development to gain an insight into the metabolomics pathways used by embryos and their relationship with embryo quality. Alanine is produced by both in vivo- and in vitro-derived human, murine, bovine and porcine embryos. Glutamine is also produced by the embryos of these four species, but only those produced in vitro. Across species, blastocysts significantly consumed amino acids from the culture medium, whereas glucose was not significantly taken up. There are significant differences in the metabolic profile of in vivo- compared with in vitro-produced embryos at the blastocyst stage. For example, in vitro-produced murine embryos consume arginine, asparagine, glutamate and proline, whereas in vivo-produced embryos do not. Human embryos produce more alanine, glutamate and glutamine, and consume less pyruvate, at the blastocyst compared with cleavage stages. Glucose was consumed by human blastocysts, but not at a high enough level to reach significance. Consumption of tyrosine by cleavage stage human embryos is indicative of blastocyst development, although tyrosine consumption is not predictive of blastocyst quality. Similarly, although in vivo-produced murine blastocysts consumed less aspartate, lactate, taurine and tyrosine than those produced in vitro, consumption of these four amino acids by in vitro-derived embryos with high octamer-binding transcription factor 4 (Oct4) expression, indicative of high quality, did not differ from those with low Oct4 expression. Further application of metabolomic technologies to studies of the consumption and/or production of metabolites from individual embryos in a complete culture medium could transform our understanding of embryo physiology and improve our ability to produce developmentally competent embryos in vitro.
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- Rebecca L Krisher
- National Foundation for Fertility Research, 10290 RidgeGate Circle, Lone Tree, CO 80124, USA
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- Proteomics and Metabolomics Facility, Colorado State University, 2021 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- National Foundation for Fertility Research, 10290 RidgeGate Circle, Lone Tree, CO 80124, USA
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- Fertility Laboratories of Colorado, 10290 RidgeGate Circle, Lone Tree, CO 80124, USA
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- Fertility Laboratories of Colorado, 10290 RidgeGate Circle, Lone Tree, CO 80124, USA
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- Division of Animal Science, University of Missouri, 920 East Campus Drive, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, The Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Kingston Upon Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
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- National Foundation for Fertility Research, 10290 RidgeGate Circle, Lone Tree, CO 80124, USA
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- Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine, 10290 RidgeGate Circle, Lone Tree, CO 80124, USA
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Zhou D, Guo S, Zhang M, Liu Y, Chen T, Li Z. Mass spectrometry imaging of small molecules in biological tissues using graphene oxide as a matrix. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 962:52-59. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Revised: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Wirth MA, Rüger CP, Sklorz M, Zimmermann R. Using aromatic polyamines with high proton affinity as "proton sponge" dopants for electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2017; 23:49-54. [PMID: 28657414 DOI: 10.1177/1469066717697985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Proton sponges are polyamines with high proton affinity that enable gentle deprotonation of even mildly acidic compounds. In this study, the concept of proton sponges as signal enhancing dopants for electrospray ionisation is presented for the first time. 1,8-Bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene (DMAN) and 1,8-bis(tetramethylguanidino)naphthalene (TMGN) were chosen as dopants, using methanol and acetonitrile/methanol as solvents. Individual standard compounds, compound mixtures and a diesel fuel as a complex sample matrix were investigated. Both proton sponges enhanced signal intensities in electrospray ionisation negative mode, but TMGN decomposed rapidly in methanolic solution. Significantly higher signals were only achieved using the acetonitrile/methanol mixture. On average a more than 10-fold higher signal intensity was measured with 10-3 mol l-1 DMAN concentration. A stronger signal increase of alcohol functionalities was observed compared to acid functionalities. All compound classes which were detected in the diesel fuel (CH- and CHOx-class) received roughly 100-fold higher signal intensities when using DMAN as a dopant. Furthermore, the number of detected compounds as well as the double bond equivalent of the detected compounds increased. The compound class distribution shifted when adding DMAN and the formerly dominant CHO2-, CHO3-, and CHO4- classes received similar relative intensities as formerly less accessible classes. The findings depict DMAN as a promising additive for electrospray ionisation negative analysis of at least mildly acidic compounds, even within complex sample material.
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- Marisa A Wirth
- 1 Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre / Chair of Analytical Chemistry, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- 1 Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre / Chair of Analytical Chemistry, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- 1 Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre / Chair of Analytical Chemistry, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
- 2 Cooperation Group Comprehensive Molecular Analytics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- 1 Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre / Chair of Analytical Chemistry, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
- 2 Cooperation Group Comprehensive Molecular Analytics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- 3 HICE - Helmholtz Virtual Institute of Complex Molecular Systems in Environmental Health, Aerosols and Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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Chitanda JM, Zhang H, Pahl E, Purves RW, El-Aneed A. The Development of Novel Nanodiamond Based MALDI Matrices for the Analysis of Small Organic Pharmaceuticals. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2016; 27:1686-1693. [PMID: 27488316 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-016-1454-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The utility of novel functionalized nanodiamonds (NDs) as matrices for matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) is described herein. MALDI-MS analysis of small organic compounds (<1000 Da) is typically complex because of interferences from numerous cluster ions formed when using conventional matrices. To expand the use of MALDI for the analysis of small molecules, novel matrices were designed by covalently linking conventional matrices (or a lysine moiety) to detonated NDs. Four new functionalized NDs were evaluated for their ionization capabilities using five pharmaceuticals with varying molecular structures. Two ND matrices were able to ionize all tested pharmaceuticals in the negative ion mode, producing the deprotonated ions [M - H](-). Ion intensity for target analytes was generally strong with enhanced signal-to-noise ratios compared with conventional matrices. The negative ion mode is of great importance for biological samples as interference from endogenous compounds is inherently minimized in the negative ion mode. Since the molecular structures of the tested pharmaceuticals did not suggest that negative ion mode would be preferable, this result magnifies the importance of these findings. On the other hand, conventional matrices primarily facilitated the ionization as expected in the positive ion mode, producing either the protonated molecules [M + H](+) or cationic adducts (typically producing complex spectra with numerous adduct peaks). The data presented in this study suggests that these matrices may offer advantages for the analysis of low molecular weight pharmaceuticals/metabolites. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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Plant-omics is rapidly becoming an important field of study in the scientific community due to the urgent need to address many of the most important questions facing humanity today with regard to agriculture, medicine, biofuels, environmental decontamination, ecological sustainability, etc. High-performance mass spectrometry is a dominant tool for interrogating the metabolomes, peptidomes, and proteomes of a diversity of plant species under various conditions, revealing key insights into the functions and mechanisms of plant biochemistry.
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- Erin Gemperline
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States.,School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 777 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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Weißflog J, Svatoš A. 1,8-Di(piperidinyl)-naphthalene – rationally designed MAILD/MALDI matrix for metabolomics and imaging mass spectrometry. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra17237g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) of small molecules requires special matrices, which do not generate interfering signals below m/z 500.
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- Jerrit Weißflog
- Mass Spectrometry/Proteomics Research Group Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
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- Mass Spectrometry/Proteomics Research Group Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
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Liu HL, Chang YJ, Fan T, Gu ZY. Two-dimensional metal–organic framework nanosheets as a matrix for laser desorption/ionization of small molecules and monitoring enzymatic reactions at high salt concentrations. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:12984-12987. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc07371a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Stable 2-D metal–organic framework nanosheets as a MALDI matrix for small molecule analysis and monitoring enzymatic reactions at high salt concentrations.
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- Hai-Long Liu
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials
- College of Life Sciences
- Nanjing Normal University
- Nanjing
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials
- College of Life Sciences
- Nanjing Normal University
- Nanjing
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials
- College of Life Sciences
- Nanjing Normal University
- Nanjing
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials
- College of Life Sciences
- Nanjing Normal University
- Nanjing
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Giampà M, Lissel MB, Patschkowski T, Fuchser J, Hans VH, Gembruch O, Bednarz H, Niehaus K. Maleic anhydride proton sponge as a novel MALDI matrix for the visualization of small molecules (<250 m/z) in brain tumors by routine MALDI ToF imaging mass spectrometry. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:9801-4. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc02387h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A novel MALDI matrix MAPS, able to visualize deviating metabolism in glioma using a routine MALDI-ToF-MSI procedure, is presented.
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- M. Giampà
- Center for Biotechnology and Department for Proteome and Metabolome Research
- Faculty of Biology
- Bielefeld University
- 33615 Bielefeld
- Germany
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- Center for Biotechnology and Department for Proteome and Metabolome Research
- Faculty of Biology
- Bielefeld University
- 33615 Bielefeld
- Germany
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- Center for Biotechnology and Department for Proteome and Metabolome Research
- Faculty of Biology
- Bielefeld University
- 33615 Bielefeld
- Germany
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- Bruker Daltonics GmbH
- BU Pharma
- 28259 Bremen
- Germany
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- Institut für Pathologie Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- 44789 Bochum
- Germany
- Institut für Neuropathologie
- Universitätsklinikum Essen (AöR)
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- Klinik für Neurochirurgie
- Universitätsklinikum Essen (AöR)
- 45147 Essen
- Germany
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- Center for Biotechnology and Department for Proteome and Metabolome Research
- Faculty of Biology
- Bielefeld University
- 33615 Bielefeld
- Germany
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- Center for Biotechnology and Department for Proteome and Metabolome Research
- Faculty of Biology
- Bielefeld University
- 33615 Bielefeld
- Germany
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Balkowski G, Szemik-Hojniak A, Buma WJ, Zhang H, Deperasińska I, Poisson L, Mestdagh JM, Piani G, Oberda K. Ultrafast Excited-State Dynamics of a Cyano-Substituted “Proton Sponge”. J Phys Chem A 2015; 119:11233-40. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b06631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Grzegorz Balkowski
- Van’t
Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94157, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, 14 Joliot-Curie Str., 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Van’t
Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94157, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Van’t
Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94157, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute
of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, 14 Joliot-Curie Str., 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland
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Hou J, Chen S, Zhang N, Liu H, Wang J, He Q, Wang J, Xiong S, Nie Z. Organic salt NEDC (N-naphthylethylenediamine dihydrochloride) assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry for identification of metal ions in real samples. Analyst 2015; 139:3469-75. [PMID: 24842842 DOI: 10.1039/c4an00297k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The significance of metals in life and their epidemiological effects necessitate the development of a direct, efficient, and rapid method of analysis. The matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization technique is on the horns of a dilemma of metal analysis as the conventional matrixes have high background in the low mass range. An organic salt, NEDC (N-naphthylethylenediamine dihydrochloride), is applied as a matrix for identification of metal ions in the negative ion mode in the present work. Sixteen metal ions, Ba(2+), Ca(2+), Cd(2+), Ce(3+), Co(2+), Cu(2+), Fe(3+), Hg(2+), K(+), Mg(2+), Mn(2+), Na(+), Ni(2+), Pb(2+), Sn(2+) and Zn(2+), in the form of their chloride-adducted clusters were systematically tested. Mass spectra can provide unambiguous identification through accurate mass-to-charge ratios and characteristic isotope patterns. Compared to ruthenium ICP standard solution, tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)dichlororuthenium(ii) (C30H24N6Cl2Ru) can form organometallic chloride adducts to discriminate from the inorganic ruthenium by this method. After evaluating the sensitivity for Ca, Cu, Mg, Mn, Pb and Zn and plotting their quantitation curves of signal intensity versus concentration, we determined magnesium concentration in lake water quantitatively to be 5.42 mg L(-1) using the standard addition method. There is no significant difference from the result obtained with ICP-OES, 5.8 mg L(-1). Human urine and blood were also detected to ascertain the multi-metal analysis ability of this strategy in complex samples. At last, we explored its applicability to tissue slice and visualized sodium and potassium distribution by mass spectrometry imaging in the normal Kunming mouse brain.
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- Jian Hou
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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Guo S, Wang Y, Zhou D, Li Z. Electric Field-Assisted Matrix Coating Method Enhances the Detection of Small Molecule Metabolites for Mass Spectrometry Imaging. Anal Chem 2015; 87:5860-5. [DOI: 10.1021/ac504761t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Shuai Guo
- Department
of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 5 Dongdan
San Tiao, Beijing 100005, PR China
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- Department
of Clinical Laboratory, Heze Municipal Hospital, No. 2888, Caozhou Road, Shandong 274031, PR China
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- Department
of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 5 Dongdan
San Tiao, Beijing 100005, PR China
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- Department
of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 5 Dongdan
San Tiao, Beijing 100005, PR China
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Harvey DJ. Analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: an update for 2009-2010. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2015; 34:268-422. [PMID: 24863367 PMCID: PMC7168572 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2013] [Revised: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 07/16/2013] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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This review is the sixth update of the original article published in 1999 on the application of MALDI mass spectrometry to the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates and brings coverage of the literature to the end of 2010. General aspects such as theory of the MALDI process, matrices, derivatization, MALDI imaging, arrays and fragmentation are covered in the first part of the review and applications to various structural typed constitutes the remainder. The main groups of compound that are discussed in this section are oligo and polysaccharides, glycoproteins, glycolipids, glycosides and biopharmaceuticals. Many of these applications are presented in tabular form. Also discussed are medical and industrial applications of the technique, studies of enzyme reactions and applications to chemical synthesis.
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- David J. Harvey
- Department of BiochemistryOxford Glycobiology InstituteUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX1 3QUUK
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Ishiwata A, Taguchi Y, Lee YJ, Watanabe T, Kohda D, Ito Y. N-Glycosylation with synthetic undecaprenyl pyrophosphate-linked oligosaccharide to oligopeptides by PglB oligosaccharyltransferase from Campylobacter jejuni. Chembiochem 2015; 16:731-7. [PMID: 25688550 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201402658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The oligosaccharyltransferase PglB from Campylobacter jejuni catalyses the N-glycosylation reaction with undecaprenyl-pyrophosphate-linked Glc1 GalNAc5 Bac1 (Und-PP-Glc1 GalNAc5 Bac1 ). Experiments using chemically synthesized donors coupled to fluorescently tagged peptides confirmed that biosynthetic intermediate Und-PP-Bac1 and Und-PP-GalNAc2 Bac1 are transferred efficiently to the Asn residue in the consensus sequence (D/E-X'-N-X-T/S, X',X≠P). The products were analyzed in detail by tandem MS to confirm their chemical structures.
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Wolfender JL, Marti G, Thomas A, Bertrand S. Current approaches and challenges for the metabolite profiling of complex natural extracts. J Chromatogr A 2015; 1382:136-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.10.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 352] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Revised: 10/23/2014] [Accepted: 10/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Aggregation-induced emission compounds as new assisted matrices for laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Anal Chim Acta 2015; 853:375-383. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2014.09.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Revised: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Challenges and recent advances in mass spectrometric imaging of neurotransmitters. Bioanalysis 2014; 6:525-40. [PMID: 24568355 DOI: 10.4155/bio.13.341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mass spectrometric imaging (MSI) is a powerful tool that grants the ability to investigate a broad mass range of molecules, from small molecules to large proteins, by creating detailed distribution maps of selected compounds. To date, MSI has demonstrated its versatility in the study of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides of different classes toward investigation of neurobiological functions and diseases. These studies have provided significant insight in neurobiology over the years and current technical advances are facilitating further improvements in this field. Herein, we briefly review new MSI studies of neurotransmitters, focusing specifically on the challenges and recent advances of MSI of neurotransmitters.
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Liu H, Chen R, Wang J, Chen S, Xiong C, Wang J, Hou J, He Q, Zhang N, Nie Z, Mao L. 1,5-Diaminonaphthalene hydrochloride assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging of small molecules in tissues following focal cerebral ischemia. Anal Chem 2014; 86:10114-21. [PMID: 25247713 DOI: 10.1021/ac5034566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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A sensitive analytical technique for visualizing small endogenous molecules simultaneously is of great significance for clearly elucidating metabolic mechanisms during pathological progression. In the present study, 1,5-naphthalenediamine (1,5-DAN) hydrochloride was prepared for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) of small molecules in liver, brain, and kidneys from mice. Furthermore, 1,5-DAN hydrochloride assisted LDI MSI of small molecules in brain tissue of rats subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was carried out to investigate the altered metabolic pathways and mechanisms underlying the development of ischemic brain damage. Our results suggested that the newly prepared matrix possessed brilliant features including low cost, strong ultraviolet absorption, high salt tolerance capacity, and fewer background signals especially in the low mass range (typically m/z < 500), which permitted us to visualize the spatial distribution of a broad range of small molecule metabolites including metal ions, amino acids, carboxylic acids, nucleotide derivatives, peptide, and lipids simultaneously. Nineteen endogenous metabolites involved in metabolic networks such as ATP metabolism, tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, glutamate-glutamine cycle, and malate-aspartate shuttle, together with metal ions and phospholipids as well as antioxidants underwent relatively obvious changes after 24 h of MCAO. The results were highly consistent with the data obtained by MRM MS analysis. These findings highlighted the promising potential of the organic salt matrix for application in the field of biomedical research.
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- Huihui Liu
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, China
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Marsching C, Jennemann R, Heilig R, Gröne HJ, Hopf C, Sandhoff R. Quantitative imaging mass spectrometry of renal sulfatides: validation by classical mass spectrometric methods. J Lipid Res 2014; 55:2343-53. [PMID: 25274613 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m051821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Owing to its capability of discriminating subtle mass-altering structural differences such as double bonds or elongated acyl chains, MALDI-based imaging MS (IMS) has emerged as a powerful technique for analysis of lipid distribution in tissue at moderate spatial resolution of about 50 μm. However, it is still unknown if MS(1)-signals and ion intensity images correlate with the corresponding apparent lipid concentrations. Analyzing renal sulfated glycosphingolipids, sulfatides, we validate for the first time IMS-signal identities using corresponding sulfatide-deficient kidneys. To evaluate the extent of signal quenching effects interfering with lipid quantification, we surgically dissected the three major renal regions (papillae, medulla, and cortex) and systematically compared MALDI IMS of renal sulfatides with quantitative analyses of corresponding lipid extracts by on-target MALDI TOF-MS and by ultra-performance LC-ESI-(triple-quadrupole)tandem MS. Our results demonstrate a generally strong correlation (R(2) > 0.9) between the local relative sulfatide signal intensity in MALDI IMS and absolute sulfatide quantities determined by the other two methods. However, high concentrations of sulfatides in the papillae and medulla result in an up to 4-fold signal suppression. In conclusion, our study suggests that MALDI IMS is useful for semi-quantitative dissection of relative local changes of sulfatides and possibly other lipids in tissue.
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- Christian Marsching
- Center for Applied Research "Applied Biomedical Mass Spectrometry" (ABIMAS), Mannheim, Germany Lipid Pathobiochemistry Group within German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany Institute of Medical Technology, University of Heidelberg and Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Lipid Pathobiochemistry Group within German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany Instrumental Analytics and Bioanalytics, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
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- Center for Applied Research "Applied Biomedical Mass Spectrometry" (ABIMAS), Mannheim, Germany Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Applied Research "Applied Biomedical Mass Spectrometry" (ABIMAS), Mannheim, Germany Institute of Medical Technology, University of Heidelberg and Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim, Germany Instrumental Analytics and Bioanalytics, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
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- Center for Applied Research "Applied Biomedical Mass Spectrometry" (ABIMAS), Mannheim, Germany Lipid Pathobiochemistry Group within German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany Instrumental Analytics and Bioanalytics, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
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Yang M, Fujino T. Quantitative Analysis of Free Fatty Acids in Human Serum Using Biexciton Auger Recombination in Cadmium Telluride Nanoparticles Loaded on Zeolite. Anal Chem 2014; 86:9563-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ac5018869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Mengrui Yang
- Department
of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry,
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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Guo S, Wang Y, Zhou D, Li Z. Significantly increased monounsaturated lipids relative to polyunsaturated lipids in six types of cancer microenvironment are observed by mass spectrometry imaging. Sci Rep 2014; 4:5959. [PMID: 25091112 PMCID: PMC4121604 DOI: 10.1038/srep05959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Six different types of cancer (i.e., breast, lung, colorectal, esophageal, gastric, and thyroid cancer) have high rates of incidence or mortality worldwide. It has been shown that activation of de novo lipogenesis is an early and common event in the cancer microenvironment. In this study, we performed lipid imaging and profiling for 134 tissue samples from six different types of cancer using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry, with 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid and 1,8-bis(dimethyl-amino)naphthalene as matrices in the positive and negative ion modes, respectively. Multivariate statistical analysis coupled with lipid distribution images revealed that significantly increased levels of monounsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated phosphatidylcholines relative to polyunsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated phosphatidylcholines were observed in the cancer microenvironment compared with the adjacent normal tissue. The immunohistochemical assay indicated that fatty acid synthase, stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1, and choline kinase α were up-regulated in the cancer microenvironment compared with the adjacent normal tissue. Our findings suggest that de novo lipogenesis was activated in six types of cancer to promote a biosynthesis of lipids with monounsaturated acyl chains and to suppress a biosynthesis of polyunsaturated lipids in the cancer microenvironment.
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- Shuai Guo
- Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Heze Municipal Hospital, Shandong 274031, P.R. China
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- Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, P.R. China
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- Department of Biophysics and Structural Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences &Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, P.R. China
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Korte AR, Lee YJ. MALDI-MS analysis and imaging of small molecule metabolites with 1,5-diaminonaphthalene (DAN). JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2014; 49:737-41. [PMID: 25044901 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2014] [Revised: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 05/20/2014] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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1,5-Diaminonaphthalene (DAN) has previously been reported as an effective matrix for matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-mass spectrometry of phospholipids. In the current work, we investigate the use of DAN as a matrix for small metabolite analysis in negative ion mode. DAN was found to provide superior ionization to the compared matrices for MW < ~400 Da; however, 9-aminoacridine (9-AA) was found to be superior for a uridine diphosphate standard (MW 566 Da). DAN was also found to provide a more representative profile of a natural phospholipid mixture than 9-AA. Finally, DAN and 9-AA were applied for imaging of metabolites directly from corn leaf sections. Published 2014. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.
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- Andrew R Korte
- Ames Laboratory-US DOE, Ames, IA, 50011, USA; Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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Kögel JF, Xie X, Baal E, Gesevičius D, Oelkers B, Kovačević B, Sundermeyer J. Superbasic Alkyl‐Substituted Bisphosphazene Proton Sponges: Synthesis, Structural Features, Thermodynamic and Kinetic Basicity, Nucleophilicity and Coordination Chemistry. Chemistry 2014; 20:7670-85. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201402226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Julius F. Kögel
- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps‐Universität Marburg, Hans‐Meerwein‐Straße, 35032 Marburg (Germany), Fax: (+49) 642128‐25711
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps‐Universität Marburg, Hans‐Meerwein‐Straße, 35032 Marburg (Germany), Fax: (+49) 642128‐25711
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps‐Universität Marburg, Hans‐Meerwein‐Straße, 35032 Marburg (Germany), Fax: (+49) 642128‐25711
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps‐Universität Marburg, Hans‐Meerwein‐Straße, 35032 Marburg (Germany), Fax: (+49) 642128‐25711
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps‐Universität Marburg, Hans‐Meerwein‐Straße, 35032 Marburg (Germany), Fax: (+49) 642128‐25711
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- Quantum Chemistry Group, Rudjer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb (Croatia)
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps‐Universität Marburg, Hans‐Meerwein‐Straße, 35032 Marburg (Germany), Fax: (+49) 642128‐25711
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Musharraf SG, Ali A, Choudhary MI, Atta-ur-Rahman. Probing of metabolites in finely powdered plant material by direct laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2014; 25:530-7. [PMID: 24496598 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-013-0812-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2013] [Revised: 12/05/2013] [Accepted: 12/06/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Natural products continue to serve as an important source of novel drugs since the beginning of human history. High-throughput techniques, such as MALDI-MS, can be techniques of choice for the rapid screening of natural products in plant materials. We present here a fast and reproducible matrix-free approach for the direct detection of UV active metabolites in plant materials without any prior sample preparation. The plant material is mechanically ground to a fine powder and then sieved through different mesh sizes. The collected plant material is dispersed using 1 μL solvent on a target plate is directly exposed to Nd:YAG 335 nm laser. The strategy was optimized for the analysis of plant metabolites after study of the different factors affecting the reproducibility and effectiveness of the analysis, including particle sizes effects, types of solvents used to disperse the sample, and the part of the plant analyzed. Moreover, several plant species, known for different classes of metabolites, were screened to establish the generality of the approach. The developed approach was validated by the characterization of withaferin A and nicotine in the leaves of Withania somnifera and Nicotiana tabacum, respectively, through comparison of its MS/MS data with the standard compound. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques were used for the tissue imaging purposes. This approach can be used to directly probe small molecules in plant materials as well as in herbal and pharmaceutical formulations for fingerprinting development.
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- Syed Ghulam Musharraf
- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan,
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Salwiński A, Da Silva D, Delépée R, Maunit B. Enzyme-coupled nanoparticles-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry for searching for low-mass inhibitors of enzymes in complex mixtures. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2014; 25:538-547. [PMID: 24549893 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-014-0826-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Revised: 01/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In this report, enzyme-coupled magnetic nanoparticles (EMPs) were shown to be an effective affinity-based tool for finding specific interactions between enzymatic targets and the low-mass molecules in complex mixtures using classic MALDI-TOF apparatus. EMPs used in this work act as nonorganic matrix enabling ionization of small molecules without any interference in the low-mass range (enzyme-coupled nanoparticles-assisted laser desorption ionization MS, ENALDI MS) and simultaneously carry the superficial specific binding sites to capture inhibitors present in a studied mixture. We evaluated ENALDI approach in two complementary variations: 'ion fading' (IF-ENALDI), based on superficial adsorption of inhibitors and 'ion hunting' (IH-ENALDI), based on selective pre-concentration of inhibitors. IF-ENALDI was applied for two sets of enzyme-inhibitor pairs: tyrosinase-glabridin and trypsin-leupeptin and for the real plant sample: Sparrmannia discolor leaf and stem methanol extract. The efficacy of IH-ENALDI was shown for the pair of trypsin-leupeptin. Both ENALDI approaches pose an alternative for bioassay-guided fractionation, the common method for finding inhibitors in the complex mixtures.
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Gemperline E, Li L. MALDI-mass spectrometric imaging for the investigation of metabolites in Medicago truncatula root nodules. J Vis Exp 2014. [PMID: 24637669 DOI: 10.3791/51434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Most techniques used to study small molecules, such as pharmaceutical drugs or endogenous metabolites, employ tissue extracts which require the homogenization of the tissue of interest that could potentially cause changes in the metabolic pathways being studied(1). Mass spectrometric imaging (MSI) is a powerful analytical tool that can provide spatial information of analytes within intact slices of biological tissue samples(1-5). This technique has been used extensively to study various types of compounds including proteins, peptides, lipids, and small molecules such as endogenous metabolites. With matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI)-MSI, spatial distributions of multiple metabolites can be simultaneously detected. Herein, a method developed specifically for conducting untargeted metabolomics MSI experiments on legume roots and root nodules is presented which could reveal insights into the biological processes taking place. The method presented here shows a typical MSI workflow, from sample preparation to image acquisition, and focuses on the matrix application step, demonstrating several matrix application techniques that are useful for detecting small molecules. Once the MS images are generated, the analysis and identification of metabolites of interest is discussed and demonstrated. The standard workflow presented here can be easily modified for different tissue types, molecular species, and instrumentation.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin- Madison; School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin- Madison;
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