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Weisbrod CR, McKenna AM, Hendrickson CL. Selective Gas-Phase Depletion of Chemical Contaminants in Dissolved Organic Matter Increases Compositional Coverage by FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2024; 35:2465-2471. [PMID: 39292195 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.4c00261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/19/2024]
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Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry of dissolved organic matter (DOM) extracted from environmental samples provides molecular speciation that enables visualization of compositional trends in the fate and cycling of biogenic and anthropogenic organics. Often, chemical contamination is introduced during field sampling (i.e., remote locations, cannot use glass). Further, preconcentration of DOM by solid-phase extraction often results in chemical contamination. When chemical noise is a dominant fraction of the ion signal, mass spectral performance is degraded by reduction of the ion trap analyte accumulation capacity and enhanced ion cloud dephasing during ICR detection. We have developed gas-phase ion depletion of unwanted chemical contaminants during ion injection into the linear RF ion trap of the hybrid linear ion trap 21 T FT-ICR mass spectrometer that improves detection of analytes by removing unwanted chemical noise. We demonstrate improvements in signal-to-noise ratio, dynamic range, and the number of observed analytes in dissolved organic matter samples that results in a 40-100% increase in the number of identified analytes. In many cases, the number of peaks observed per nominal mass more than doubles over select m/z regions. This gas-phase "clean-up" can salvage precious samples challenged by sampling location, sample volume, or collection protocols that cannot be avoided and maximizes the compositional information obtained. Further, this approach is generalizable and extendable to any hybrid linear ion trap instrument platform (e.g., LTQ-Orbitrap or linear ion trap-TOF). We highlight the power of gas-phase depletion with electrospray ionization, but this method is also applicable to other ionization modes.
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- Chad R Weisbrod
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University,1800 East Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32310-4005, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University,1800 East Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32310-4005, United States
- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University,1800 East Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32310-4005, United States
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Liang Z, Guo Y, Ellin N, King TI, Berthold EC, Mukhopadhyay S, Sharma A, McCurdy CR, Prentice BM. Formation of multiple ion types during MALDI imaging mass spectrometry analysis of Mitragyna speciosa alkaloids in dosed rat brain tissue. Talanta 2024; 274:125923. [PMID: 38569366 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.125923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Mitragyna speciosa, more commonly known as kratom, has emerged as an alternative to treat chronic pain and addiction. However, the alkaloid components of kratom, which are the major contributors to kratom's pharmaceutical properties, have not yet been fully investigated. In this study, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) imaging mass spectrometry was used to map the biodistribution of three alkaloids (corynantheidine, mitragynine, and speciogynine) in rat brain tissues. The alkaloids produced three main ion types during MALDI analysis: [M + H]+, [M - H]+, and [M - 3H]+. Contrary to previous reports suggesting that the [M - H]+ and [M - 3H]+ ion types form during laser ablation, these ion types can also be produced during the MALDI matrix application process. Several strategies are proposed to accurately map the biodistribution of the alkaloids. Due to differences in the relative abundances of the ions in different biological regions of the tissue, differences in ionization efficiencies of the ions, and potential overlap of the [M - H]+ and [M - 3H]+ ion types with endogenous metabolites of the same empirical formula, a matrix that mainly produces the [M + H]+ ion type is optimal for accurate mapping of the alkaloids. Alternatively, the most abundant ion type can be mapped or the intensities of all ion types can be summed together to generate a composite image. The accuracy of each of these approaches is explored and validated.
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- Zhongling Liang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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Scoggins TR, Specker JT, Prentice BM. Multiple ion isolation and accumulation events for selective chemical noise reduction and dynamic range enhancement in MALDI imaging mass spectrometry. Analyst 2024; 149:2459-2468. [PMID: 38525787 PMCID: PMC11149414 DOI: 10.1039/d4an00160e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Abundant chemical noise in MALDI imaging mass spectrometry experiments can impede the detection of less abundant compounds of interest. This chemical noise commonly originates from the MALDI matrix as well as other endogenous compounds present in high concentrations and/or with high ionization efficiencies. MALDI imaging mass spectrometry of biological tissues measures numerous biomolecular compounds that exist in a wide range of concentrations in vivo. When ion trapping instruments are used, highly abundant ions can dominate the charge capacity and lead to space charge effects that hinder the dynamic range and detection of lowly abundant compounds of interest. Gas-phase fractionation has been previously utilized in mass spectrometry to isolate and enrich target analytes. Herein, we have characterized the use of multiple continuous accumulations of selected ions (Multi CASI) to reduce the abundance of chemical noise and diminish the effects of space charge in MALDI imaging mass spectrometry experiments. Multi CASI utilizes the mass-resolving capability of a quadrupole mass filter to perform multiple sequential ion isolation events prior to a single mass analysis of the combined ion population. Multi CASI was used to improve metabolite and lipid detection in the MALDI imaging mass spectrometry analysis of rat brain tissue.
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- Troy R Scoggins
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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Liang Z, Guo Y, Sharma A, McCurdy CR, Prentice BM. A multi-modal image fusion workflow incorporating MALDI imaging mass spectrometry and microscopy for the study of small pharmaceutical compounds. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.03.12.584673. [PMID: 38559145 PMCID: PMC10980041 DOI: 10.1101/2024.03.12.584673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Multi-modal imaging analyses of dosed tissue samples can provide more comprehensive insight into the effects of a therapeutically active compound on a target tissue compared to single-modal imaging. For example, simultaneous spatial mapping of pharmaceutical compounds and endogenous macromolecule receptors is difficult to achieve in a single imaging experiment. Herein, we present a multi-modal workflow combining imaging mass spectrometry with immunohistochemistry (IHC) fluorescence imaging and brightfield microscopy imaging. Imaging mass spectrometry enables direct mapping of pharmaceutical compounds and metabolites, IHC fluorescence imaging can visualize large proteins, and brightfield microscopy imaging provides tissue morphology information. Single-cell resolution images are generally difficult to acquire using imaging mass spectrometry, but are readily acquired with IHC fluorescence and brightfield microscopy imaging. Spatial sharpening of mass spectrometry images would thus allow for higher fidelity co-registration with higher resolution microscopy images. Imaging mass spectrometry spatial resolution can be predicted to a finer value via a computational image fusion workflow, which models the relationship between the intensity values in the mass spectrometry image and the features of a high spatial resolution microscopy image. As a proof of concept, our multi-modal workflow was applied to brain tissue extracted from a Sprague Dawley rat dosed with a kratom alkaloid, corynantheidine. Four candidate mathematical models including linear regression, partial least squares regression (PLS), random forest regression, and two-dimensional convolutional neural network (2-D CNN), were tested. The random forest and 2-D CNN models most accurately predicted the intensity values at each pixel as well as the overall patterns of the mass spectrometry images, while also providing the best spatial resolution enhancements. Herein, image fusion enabled predicted mass spectrometry images of corynantheidine, GABA, and glutamine to approximately 2.5 μm spatial resolutions, a significant improvement compared to the original images acquired at 25 μm spatial resolution. The predicted mass spectrometry images were then co-registered with an H&E image and IHC fluorescence image of the μ-opioid receptor to assess co-localization of corynantheidine with brain cells. Our study also provides insight into the different evaluation parameters to consider when utilizing image fusion for biological applications.
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- Zhongling Liang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
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Dunham SD, Brodbelt JS. Enhancing Top-Down Analysis of Proteins by Combining Ultraviolet Photodissociation (UVPD), Proton-Transfer Charge Reduction (PTCR), and Gas-Phase Fractionation to Alleviate the Impact of Nondissociated Precursor Ions. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2024; 35:255-265. [PMID: 38150423 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.3c00351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Recent advances in top-down mass spectrometry strategies continue to improve the analysis of intact proteins. 193 nm ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) is one method well-suited for top-down analysis. UVPD is often performed using relatively low photon flux in order to limit multiple-generation dissociation of fragment ions and maximize sequence coverage. Consequently, a large portion of the precursor ion survives the UVPD process, dominates the spectrum, and may impede identification of fragment ions. Here, we explore the isolation of subpopulations of fragment ions lower and higher than the precursor ion after UVPD as a means to eliminate the impact of the surviving precursor ion on the detection of low abundance fragment ions. This gas-phase fractionation method improved sequence coverage harvested from fragment ions found in the m/z regions lower and higher than the precursor by an average factor of 1.3 and 2.3, respectively. Combining this gas-phase fractionation method with proton transfer charge reduction (PTCR) further increased the sequence coverage obtained from these m/z regions by another factor of 1.3 and 1.4, respectively. Implementing a post-UVPD fractionation + PTCR strategy with six fractionation events resulted in a sequence coverage of 75% for enolase, the highest reported for 193 nm UVPD.
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- Sean D Dunham
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 787812, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 787812, United States
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Lv Y, Zhao Z, Long Z, Yu C, Lu H, Wu Q. Lewis Acidic Metal-Organic Framework Assisted Ambient Liquid Extraction Mass Spectrometry Imaging for Enhancing the Coverage of Poorly Ionizable Lipids in Brain Tissue. Anal Chem 2024; 96:1073-1083. [PMID: 38206976 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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The spatial distribution of lipidomes in tissues is of great importance in studies of living processes, diseases, and therapies. Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) has become a critical technique for spatial lipidomics. However, MSI of low-abundance or poorly ionizable lipids is still challenging because of the ion suppression from high-abundance lipids. Here, a metal-organic framework (MOF) Zr6O4(OH)4(1,3,5-Tris(4-carboxyphenyl) benzene)2(triflate)6(Zr6OTf-BTB) was prepared and used for selective on-tissue adsorption of phospholipids to reduce ion suppression from them to poorly ionizable lipids. The results show that Zr6OTf-BTB with strong Lewis acidic sites and a large specific surface area (647.9 m2·g-1) could selectively adsorb phospholipids under 1% FA-MeOH. Adsorption efficiencies of phospholipids are 88.4-144.9 times higher than those of other neutral lipids. Moreover, the adsorption capacity and the adsorption kinetic rate constant of the new material to phospholipids are higher than those of Zr6-BTB (242.72 vs 73.96 mg·g-1, 0.0442 vs 0.0220 g·mg-1·min-1). A Zr6OTf-BTB sheet was prepared by a lamination technique for on-tissue phospholipid adsorption from brain tissue. Then, the tissue section on the Zr6OTf-BTB sheet was directly imaged via ambient liquid extraction-MSI with 1% FA-MeOH as the sampling solvent. The results showed that phospholipids could be 100% removed directly on tissue, and the detection coverage of the Zr6OTf-BTB-enhanced MSI method to ceramides (Cers) and hexosylceramides (HexCers) was increased by 5-26 times compared with direct tissue MSI (26 vs 1 and 17 vs 3). The new method provides an efficient and convenient way to eliminate the ion suppression from phospholipids in MSI, largely improving the detection coverage of low-abundance and poorly ionizable lipids.
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- Yuanxia Lv
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, P. R. China
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Levasseur M, Nicol E, Elie N, Houël E, Eparvier V, Touboul D. Spatialized Metabolomic Annotation Combining MALDI Imaging and Molecular Networks. Anal Chem 2024; 96:18-22. [PMID: 38134413 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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MALDI mass spectrometry imaging has gained major interest in the field of chemical imaging. This technique makes it possible to locate tens to hundreds of ionic signals on the sample surface without any a priori. One of the current challenges is still the limited ability to annotate signals in order to convert m/z values into probable chemical structures. At the same time, data obtained by LC-MS/MS have benefited from the development of numerous chemoinformatics tools, in particular molecular networks, for their efficient annotation. For the first time, we present here the combination of MALDI-FT-ICR imaging with molecular networks from MALDI-MS/MS data directly acquired on plant tissue sections. Annotation improvements are demonstrated, paving the way for new annotation pipelines for MALDI imaging.
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- Marceau Levasseur
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, UPR 2301, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire (LCM), CNRS, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, UPR 2301, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Biotechnologies Microbiennes, LBBM, Observatoire Océanologique, 66 650 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, UPR 2301, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, UPR 2301, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire (LCM), CNRS, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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Yan T, Liang Z, Prentice BM. Imaging and Structural Characterization of Phosphatidylcholine Isomers from Rat Brain Tissue Using Sequential Collision-Induced Dissociation/Electron-Induced Dissociation. Anal Chem 2023; 95:15707-15715. [PMID: 37818979 PMCID: PMC10639000 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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The chemical complexity of biological tissues creates challenges in the analysis of lipids via imaging mass spectrometry. The presence of isobaric and isomeric compounds introduces chemical noise that makes it difficult to unambiguously identify and accurately map the spatial distributions of these compounds. Electron-induced dissociation (EID) has previously been shown to profile phosphatidylcholine (PCs) sn-isomers directly from rat brain tissue in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) imaging mass spectrometry. However, the acquisition of true pixel-by-pixel images, as opposed to regional profiling measurements, using EID is difficult due to low fragmentation efficiency and precursor ion signal dilution into multiple fragment ion channels, resulting in low sensitivity. In this work, we have developed a sequential collision-induced dissociation (CID)/EID method to visualize the distribution of sn-isomers in MALDI imaging mass spectrometry experiments. Briefly, CID is performed on sodium-adducted PCs, which results in facile loss of the phosphocholine headgroup. This ion is then subjected to an EID analysis. Since the lipid headgroup is removed prior to EID, a major fragmentation pathway common to EID ion activation is eliminated, resulting in a more sensitive analysis. This sequential CID/EID workflow generates sn-specific fragment ions allowing for the assignment of the sn-positions. Carbon-carbon double-bond (C═C) positions are also localized along the fatty acyl tails by the presence of a 2 Da shift pattern in the fragment ions arising from carbon-carbon bond cleavages. Moreover, the integration of the CID/EID method into MALDI imaging mass spectrometry enables the mapping of the absolute and relative distribution of sn-isomers at every pixel. The localized relative abundances of sn-isomers vary throughout brain substructures and likely reflect different biological functions and metabolism.
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- Tingting Yan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
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Liang Z, Prentice BM. Quantification of pharmaceutical compounds in tissue and plasma samples using selective ion accumulation with multiple mass isolation windows. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2023; 58:e4958. [PMID: 37431164 PMCID: PMC11193884 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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Quantification of pharmaceutical compounds using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS) is an alternative to traditional liquid chromatography (LC)-MS techniques. Benefits of MALDI-based approaches include rapid analysis times for liquid samples and imaging mass spectrometry capabilities for tissue samples. As in most quantification experiments, the use of internal standards can compensate for spot-to-spot and shot-to-shot variability associated with MALDI sampling. However, the lack of chromatographic separation in traditional MALDI analyses results in diminished peak capacity due to the chemical noise background, which can be detrimental to the dynamic range and limit of detection of these approaches. These issues can be mitigated by using a hybrid mass spectrometer equipped with a quadrupole mass filter (QMF) that can be used to fractionate ions based on their mass-to-charge ratios. When the masses of the analytes and internal standards are sufficiently disparate in mass, it can be beneficial to effect multiple narrow mass isolation windows using the QMF, as opposed to a single wide mass isolation window, to minimize chemical noise while allowing for internal standard normalization. Herein, we demonstrate a MALDI MS quantification workflow incorporating multiple sequential mass isolation windows enabled on a QMF, which divides the total number of MALDI laser shots into multiple segments (i.e., one segment for each mass isolation window). This approach is illustrated through the quantitative analysis of the pharmaceutical compound enalapril in human plasma samples as well as the simultaneous quantification of three pharmaceutical compounds (enalapril, ramipril, and verapamil). Results show a decrease in the limit of detection, relative standard deviations below 10%, and accuracy above 85% for drug quantification using multiple mass isolation windows. This approach has also been applied to the quantification of enalapril in brain tissue from a rat dosed in vitro. The average concentration of enalapril determined by imaging mass spectrometry is in agreement with the concentration determined by LC-MS, giving an accuracy of 104%.
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- Zhongling Liang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
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Diao X, Ellin NR, Prentice BM. Selective Schiff base formation via gas-phase ion/ion reactions to enable differentiation of isobaric lipids in imaging mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023; 415:4319-4331. [PMID: 36629896 PMCID: PMC10329984 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04523-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The separation and identification of lipids in complex mixtures are critical to deciphering their cellular functions. Failure to resolve isobaric compounds (e.g., via high mass resolution or tandem mass spectrometry) can result in incorrect identifications in mass spectrometry experiments. In imaging mass spectrometry, unresolved peaks can also result in composite images of multiple compounds, giving inaccurate depictions of molecular distributions. Gas-phase ion/ion reactions can be used to selectively react with specific chemical functional groups on a target analyte, thereby extracting it from a complex mixture and shifting its m/z value to an unobstructed region of the mass range. Herein, we use selective Schiff base formation via a novel charge inversion ion/ion reaction to purify phosphatidylserines from other isobaric (i.e., same nominal mass) lipids and reveal their singular distributions in imaging mass spectrometry. The selective Schiff base formation between singly deprotonated phosphatidylserine (PS) lipid anions and doubly charged N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-N,N'-bis(6-oxohexyl)hexane-1,6-diaminium (TMODA) cations is performed using a modified commercial dual source hybrid Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FTICR) mass spectrometer. This process is demonstrated using the isobaric lipids [PS 40:6 - H]- (m/z 834.528) and [SHexCer d38:1 - H]- (m/z 834.576), which produces [PS 40:6 + TMODA - H - H2O]+ (m/z 1186.879), and [SHexCer d38:1 + TMODA - H]+ (m/z 1204.938) product ions following the gas-phase charge inversion reaction. These product ions differ by roughly 18 Da in mass and are easily separated by low mass resolution analysis, while the isobaric precursor ions require roughly 45,000 mass resolving power (full-width at half maximum) to separate. Imaging mass spectrometry using targeted gas-phase ion/ion reactions shows distinct spatial distributions for the separated lipid product ions relative to the composite images of the unseparated precursor ions.
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- Xizheng Diao
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, PO Box 117200, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, PO Box 117200, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, PO Box 117200, 214 Leigh Hall, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
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Harvey DJ. Analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: An update for 2019-2020. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2022:e21806. [PMID: 36468275 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This review is the tenth update of the original article published in 1999 on the application of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry to the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates and brings coverage of the literature to the end of 2020. Also included are papers that describe methods appropriate to analysis by MALDI, such as sample preparation techniques, even though the ionization method is not MALDI. The review is basically divided into three sections: (1) general aspects such as theory of the MALDI process, matrices, derivatization, MALDI imaging, fragmentation, quantification and the use of arrays. (2) Applications to various structural types such as oligo- and polysaccharides, glycoproteins, glycolipids, glycosides and biopharmaceuticals, and (3) other areas such as medicine, industrial processes and glycan synthesis where MALDI is extensively used. Much of the material relating to applications is presented in tabular form. The reported work shows increasing use of incorporation of new techniques such as ion mobility and the enormous impact that MALDI imaging is having. MALDI, although invented nearly 40 years ago is still an ideal technique for carbohydrate analysis and advancements in the technique and range of applications show little sign of diminishing.
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- David J Harvey
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Enterococci enhance Clostridioides difficile pathogenesis. Nature 2022; 611:780-786. [PMID: 36385534 PMCID: PMC9691601 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05438-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Enteric pathogens are exposed to a dynamic polymicrobial environment in the gastrointestinal tract1. This microbial community has been shown to be important during infection, but there are few examples illustrating how microbial interactions can influence the virulence of invading pathogens2. Here we show that expansion of a group of antibiotic-resistant, opportunistic pathogens in the gut-the enterococci-enhances the fitness and pathogenesis of Clostridioides difficile. Through a parallel process of nutrient restriction and cross-feeding, enterococci shape the metabolic environment in the gut and reprogramme C. difficile metabolism. Enterococci provide fermentable amino acids, including leucine and ornithine, which increase C. difficile fitness in the antibiotic-perturbed gut. Parallel depletion of arginine by enterococci through arginine catabolism provides a metabolic cue for C. difficile that facilitates increased virulence. We find evidence of microbial interaction between these two pathogenic organisms in multiple mouse models of infection and patients infected with C. difficile. These findings provide mechanistic insights into the role of pathogenic microbiota in the susceptibility to and the severity of C. difficile infection.
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Imaging Mass Spectrometry Reveals Complex Lipid Distributions Across Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Layers. J Mass Spectrom Adv Clin Lab 2022; 26:36-46. [PMID: 36388058 PMCID: PMC9641601 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmsacl.2022.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Introduction Although Staphylococcus aureus is the leading cause of biofilm-related infections, the lipidomic distributions within these biofilms is poorly understood. Here, lipidomic mapping of S. aureus biofilm cross-sections was performed to investigate heterogeneity between horizontal biofilm layers. Methods S. aureus biofilms were grown statically, embedded in a mixture of carboxymethylcellulose/gelatin, and prepared for downstream matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI IMS). Trapped ion mobility spectrometry (TIMS) was also applied prior to mass analysis. Results Implementation of TIMS led to a ∼ threefold increase in the number of lipid species detected. Washing biofilm samples with ammonium formate (150 mM) increased signal intensity for some bacterial lipids by as much as tenfold, with minimal disruption of the biofilm structure. MALDI TIMS IMS revealed that most lipids localize primarily to a single biofilm layer, and species from the same lipid class such as cardiolipins CL(57:0) - CL(66:0) display starkly different localizations, exhibiting between 1.5 and 6.3-fold intensity differences between layers (n = 3, p < 0.03). No horizontal layers were observed within biofilms grown anaerobically, and lipids were distributed homogenously. Conclusions High spatial resolution analysis of S. aureus biofilm cross-sections by MALDI TIMS IMS revealed stark lipidomic heterogeneity between horizontal S. aureus biofilm layers demonstrating that each layer was molecularly distinct. Finally, this workflow uncovered an absence of layers in biofilms grown under anaerobic conditions, possibly indicating that oxygen contributes to the observed heterogeneity under aerobic conditions. Future applications of this workflow to study spatially localized molecular responses to antimicrobials could provide new therapeutic strategies.
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McMillen JC, Gutierrez DB, Judd AM, Spraggins JM, Caprioli RM. Enhancement of Tryptic Peptide Signals from Tissue Sections Using MALDI IMS Postionization (MALDI-2). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:2583-2591. [PMID: 34515472 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI IMS) allows for highly multiplexed, unlabeled mapping of analytes from tissue sections. However, further work is needed to improve the sensitivity and depth of coverage for protein and peptide IMS. We demonstrate signal enhancement of proteolytic peptides from thin tissue sections of human kidney by conventional MALDI (MALDI-1) augmented using a second ionizing laser (termed MALDI-2). Proteins were digested in situ using trypsin prior to IMS analysis. For tentative identification of peptides and proteins, a tissue homogenate from the same organ used for IMS was analyzed by LC-MS/MS, and data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD023877. These identified proteins were then digested in silico to generate a database of theoretical peptides to then match to MALDI IMS data sets. Peptides were tentatively identified by matching the MALDI peak list to the database peptide list based on mass accuracy (5 ppm mass error). This resulted in 1337 ± 96 (n = 3) peptides and 2076 ± 362 (n = 3) unique peptides matched to IMS peaks from MALDI-1 and MALDI-2, respectively. Protein identifications requiring two or more peptides per protein resulted in 276 ± 20 proteins with MALDI-1 and 401 ± 60 with MALDI-2. These results demonstrate that MALDI-2 provides enhanced sensitivity for the spatial mapping of tryptic peptides and significantly increases the number of proteins identified in IMS experiments.
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- Josiah C McMillen
- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Station B 351822, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue S #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue S #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, 607 Light Hall, Nashville, Tennessee 37205, United States
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue S #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Station B 351822, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue S #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, 607 Light Hall, Nashville, Tennessee 37205, United States
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 465 21st Avenue S #3218, Nashville, Tennessee 37205, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 7330 Stevenson Center, Station B 351822, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 465 21st Avenue S #9160, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, 607 Light Hall, Nashville, Tennessee 37205, United States
- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, 2220 Pierce Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 1161 21st Avenue S, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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Wexler AG, Guiberson ER, Beavers WN, Shupe JA, Washington MK, Lacy DB, Caprioli RM, Spraggins JM, Skaar EP. Clostridioides difficile infection induces a rapid influx of bile acids into the gut during colonization of the host. Cell Rep 2021; 36:109683. [PMID: 34496241 PMCID: PMC8445666 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of nosocomial intestinal infections in the United States. Ingested C. difficile spores encounter host bile acids and other cues that are necessary for germinating into toxin-producing vegetative cells. While gut microbiota disruption (often by antibiotics) is a prerequisite for C. difficile infection (CDI), the mechanisms C. difficile employs for colonization remain unclear. Here, we pioneered the application of imaging mass spectrometry to study how enteric infection changes gut metabolites. We find that CDI induces an influx of bile acids into the gut within 24 h of the host ingesting spores. In response, the host reduces bile acid biosynthesis gene expression. These bile acids drive C. difficile outgrowth, as mice receiving the bile acid sequestrant cholestyramine display delayed colonization and reduced germination. Our findings indicate that C. difficile may facilitate germination upon infection and suggest that altering flux through bile acid pathways can modulate C. difficile outgrowth in CDI-prone patients.
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- Aaron G Wexler
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; The Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Kline JT, Mullen C, Durbin KR, Oates RN, Huguet R, Syka JEP, Fornelli L. Sequential Ion-Ion Reactions for Enhanced Gas-Phase Sequencing of Large Intact Proteins in a Tribrid Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:2334-2345. [PMID: 33900069 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Obtaining extensive sequencing of an intact protein is essential in order to simultaneously determine both the nature and exact localization of chemical and genetic modifications which distinguish different proteoforms arising from the same gene. To effectively achieve such characterization, it is necessary to take advantage of the analytical potential offered by the top-down mass spectrometry approach to protein sequence analysis. However, as a protein increases in size, its gas-phase dissociation produces overlapping, low signal-to-noise fragments. The application of advanced ion dissociation techniques such as electron transfer dissociation (ETD) and ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) can improve the sequencing results compared to slow-heating techniques such as collisional dissociation; nonetheless, even ETD- and UVPD-based approaches have thus far fallen short in their capacity to reliably enable extensive sequencing of proteoforms ≥30 kDa. To overcome this issue, we have applied proton transfer charge reduction (PTCR) to limit signal overlap in tandem mass spectra (MS2) produced by ETD (alone or with supplemental ion activation, EThcD). Compared to conventional MS2 experiments, following ETD/EThcD MS2 with PTCR MS3 prior to m/z analysis of deprotonated product ions in the Orbitrap mass analyzer proved beneficial for the identification of additional large protein fragments (≥10 kDa), thus improving the overall sequencing and in particular the coverage of the central portion of all four analyzed proteins spanning from 29 to 56 kDa. Specifically, PTCR-based data acquisition led to 39% sequence coverage for the 56 kDa glutamate dehydrogenase, which was further increased to 44% by combining fragments obtained via HCD followed by PTCR MS3.
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- Jake T Kline
- Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, 730 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, 355 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California 95134, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, 730 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, 355 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California 95134, United States
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, 355 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California 95134, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, 730 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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Tuck M, Blanc L, Touti R, Patterson NH, Van Nuffel S, Villette S, Taveau JC, Römpp A, Brunelle A, Lecomte S, Desbenoit N. Multimodal Imaging Based on Vibrational Spectroscopies and Mass Spectrometry Imaging Applied to Biological Tissue: A Multiscale and Multiomics Review. Anal Chem 2020; 93:445-477. [PMID: 33253546 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Michael Tuck
- Institut de Chimie & Biologie des Membranes & des Nano-objets, CBMN UMR 5248, CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 1 Allée Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Institut de Chimie & Biologie des Membranes & des Nano-objets, CBMN UMR 5248, CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 1 Allée Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Institut de Chimie & Biologie des Membranes & des Nano-objets, CBMN UMR 5248, CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 1 Allée Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8575, United States
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- Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Institut de Chimie & Biologie des Membranes & des Nano-objets, CBMN UMR 5248, CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 1 Allée Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Institut de Chimie & Biologie des Membranes & des Nano-objets, CBMN UMR 5248, CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 1 Allée Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Bioanalytical Sciences and Food Analysis, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Laboratoire d'Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale, LAMS UMR 8220, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut de Chimie & Biologie des Membranes & des Nano-objets, CBMN UMR 5248, CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 1 Allée Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 33600 Pessac, France
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- Institut de Chimie & Biologie des Membranes & des Nano-objets, CBMN UMR 5248, CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 1 Allée Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 33600 Pessac, France
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