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Palasser M, Heel SV, Delsuc MA, Breuker K, van Agthoven MA. Ultra-Accurate Correlation between Precursor and Fragment Ions in Two-Dimensional Mass Spectrometry: Acetylated vs Trimethylated Histone Peptides. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2023; 34:608-616. [PMID: 36930827 PMCID: PMC10080674 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.2c00319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Two-dimensional mass spectrometry (2D MS) is a method for tandem mass spectrometry in which precursor and fragment ions are correlated by manipulating ion radii rather than by ion isolation. A 2D mass spectrum contains the fragmentation patterns of all analytes in a sample, acquired in parallel. We report ultrahigh-resolution narrowband 2D mass spectra of a mixture of two histone peptides with the same sequence, one of which carries an acetylation and the other a trimethylation (m/z 0.006 difference). We reduced the distance between data points in the precursor ion dimension and compared the accuracy of the precursor-fragment correlation with the resolving power. We manage to perform label-free quantification on the histone peptide mixture and show that precursor and fragment ions can be accurately correlated even though the precursor ions are not resolved. Finally, we show that increasing the resolution of a 2D mass spectrum in the precursor ion dimension too far can lead to a decline in the signal-to-noise ratio.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michael Palasser
- Institute
for Organic Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, 80/82 Innrain, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute
for Organic Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, 80/82 Innrain, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institut
de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, INSERM U596, UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
- CASC4DE, Pôle API, 300 Bd. Sébastien
Grant, 67400 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- Institute
for Organic Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, 80/82 Innrain, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute
for Organic Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, 80/82 Innrain, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Zhang H, Jia H, Gao Z, Xiang Y, Jiang T, Xu W. Parallel Pseudo-MRM on the “brick” miniature mass spectrometer for high throughput multi-target screening. Talanta 2023; 252:123866. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Szalwinski LJ, Hu Y, Morato NM, Cooks RG, Salentijn GI. Novel Ion Trap Scan Modes to Develop Criteria for On-Site Detection of Sulfonamide Antibiotics. Anal Chem 2021; 93:13904-13911. [PMID: 34617742 PMCID: PMC8529578 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Advances in ambient
ionization techniques have facilitated the
direct analysis of complex mixtures without sample preparation. Significant
attention has been given to innovating ionization methods so that
multiple options are now available, allowing for ready selection of
the best methods for particular analyte classes. These ambient techniques
are commonly implemented on benchtop systems, but their potential
application with miniature mass spectrometers for in situ measurements is even more powerful. These applications require that
attention be paid to tailoring the mass spectrometric methodology
for the on-site operation. In this study, combinations of scan modes
are employed to efficiently determine what tandem mass spectrometry
(MS/MS) operations are most useful for detecting sulfonamides using
a miniature ion trap after ionization. First, mixtures of representative
sulfonamide antibiotics were interrogated using a 2D MS/MS scan on
a benchtop ion trap in order to determine which class-specific fragments
(ionic or neutral) are shared between the sulfonamides and thus have
diagnostic value. Then, three less-used combination scans were recorded:
(i) a simultaneous precursor ion scan was used to detect both analytes
and an internal standard in a single ion injection event to optimize
quantitative performance; (ii) a simultaneous precursor/neutral loss
scan was used to improve detection limits; and finally, (iii) the
simultaneous precursor/neutral loss scan was implemented in a miniature
mass spectrometer and representative sulfonamides were detected at
concentrations as low as 100 ng/mL by nano-electrospray and 0.5 ng
absolute by paper spray ionization, although improvements in the stability
of the home-built instrumentation are needed to further optimize performance.
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- Lucas J Szalwinski
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University, Wageningen 6708 WE, The Netherlands.,Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen 6700 AE, The Netherlands
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Phase Correction for Absorption Mode Two-Dimensional Mass Spectrometry. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26113388. [PMID: 34205070 PMCID: PMC8199897 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26113388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Two-dimensional mass spectrometry (2D MS) is a tandem mass spectrometry method that relies on manipulating ion motions to correlate precursor and fragment ion signals. 2D mass spectra are obtained by performing a Fourier transform in both the precursor ion mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) dimension and the fragment ion m/z dimension. The phase of the ion signals evolves linearly in the precursor m/z dimension and quadratically in the fragment m/z dimension. This study demonstrates that phase-corrected absorption mode 2D mass spectrometry improves signal-to-noise ratios by a factor of 2 and resolving power by a factor of 2 in each dimension compared to magnitude mode. Furthermore, phase correction leads to an easier differentiation between ion signals and artefacts, and therefore easier data interpretation.
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Xie Z, Ferreira CR, Virequ AA, Cooks RG. Multiple reaction monitoring profiling (MRM profiling): Small molecule exploratory analysis guided by chemical functionality. Chem Phys Lipids 2021; 235:105048. [PMID: 33561466 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2021.105048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2020] [Revised: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Small molecules, including metabolites and lipids, provide information on metabolic pathways and active biological processes in living organisms. They are often diagnostic of disease. Current exploratory methods for metabolomics and lipidomics mostly rely on separation using liquid or gas chromatography (LC or GC) coupled with mass spectrometers capable of acquiring high resolution data to generate an enormous data, but at the cost of lengthy processing and data acquisition. Even though many molecules can be identified and quantified by these methods, the laborious protocols for purification, identification, and validation limit the accessible sample chemical information. To improve the speed and efficiency of exploratory metabolomics and lipidomics, multiple reaction monitoring profiling (MRM profiling) has been developed. This strategy involves a three-stage workflow which starts by considering the metabolome as a collection of functional groups. The Discovery Stage interrogates a representative sample mixture for functional groups using the functional group specific precursor ion (Prec) scans and neutral loss (NL) scans. This experiment usually uses a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer without chromatography, i.e. by direct sample infusion. In the second Screening Stage, the main features seen in the Prec and NL scans are organized into lists of precursor ion/product ion transitions (MRMs) which are then used for the fast, specific, and sensitive interrogation of each individual sample. Data analysis by univariate and multivariate statistical methods is used to identify the most informative MRMs and so classify the individual samples. The compounds (biomarkers) which are responsible for the most informative MRMs in particular sample classes can be investigated in an optional third Identification Stage i.e. in a structural identification study. MRM profiling benefits from the much smaller number of functional groups compared to the number of individual metabolites existing in biological samples (where most metabolites are still unknown), resulting in acquisition of a much smaller data set and a shorter analysis time. The application of MRM Profiling to several biological and clinical problems is used to illustrate its features.
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- Zhuoer Xie
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Invitra - Assisted Reproductive Technologies LTD, Supera Innovation and Technology Park, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14056-680, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Halper M, Delsuc MA, Breuker K, van Agthoven MA. Narrowband Modulation Two-Dimensional Mass Spectrometry and Label-Free Relative Quantification of Histone Peptides. Anal Chem 2020; 92:13945-13952. [PMID: 32960586 PMCID: PMC7581016 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c02843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Two-dimensional mass
spectrometry (2D MS) on a Fourier transform
ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass analyzer allows for tandem mass
spectrometry without requiring ion isolation. In the ICR cell, the
precursor ion radii are modulated before fragmentation, which results
in modulation of the abundance of their fragments. The resulting 2D
mass spectrum enables a correlation between the precursor and fragment
ions. In a standard broadband 2D MS, the range of precursor ion cyclotron
frequencies is determined by the lowest mass-to-charge (m/z) ratio to be fragmented in the 2D MS experiment,
which leads to precursor ion m/z ranges that are much wider than necessary, thereby limiting the
resolving power for precursor ions and the accuracy of the correlation
between the precursor and fragment ions. We present narrowband modulation
2D MS, which increases the precursor ion resolving power by reducing
the precursor ion m/z range, with
the aim of resolving the fragment ion patterns of overlapping isotopic
distributions. In this proof-of-concept study, we compare broadband
and narrowband modulation 2D mass spectra of an equimolar mixture
of histone peptide isoforms. In narrowband modulation 2D MS, we were
able to separate the fragment ion patterns of all 13C isotopes
of the different histone peptide forms. We further demonstrate the
potential of narrowband 2D MS for label-free quantification of peptides.
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Affiliation(s)
- Matthias Halper
- Institute for Organic Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, INSERM U596, UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France.,CASC4DE, Pôle API, 300 Bd. Sébastien Grant, 67400 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Fedick PW, Pu F, Morato NM, Cooks RG. Identification and Confirmation of Fentanyls on Paper using Portable Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Paper Spray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2020; 31:735-741. [PMID: 32126777 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.0c00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Fentanyl and its analogues play a major role in the current opioid epidemic. In particular, these highly potent opioids have become a health hazard due to their use as additives in street drugs. Consequently, rapid on-site procedures for the analysis of this class of seized drugs are needed, especially considering the reported backlog of drug samples, which must undergo identification and confirmation tests to validate the presence of an illicit substance. Paper based devices are cheap sampling and analysis vehicles that have been shown capable of allowing rapid identification and confirmation of drugs of abuse. Modifying paper substrates by imprinting nanoparticles enables surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) as well as a second analysis from the same substrate, namely paper spray ionization mass spectrometry. While such a procedure has been described for laboratory use, these illicit drug samples are typically collected in the field and this is where testing should be done. We combine paper SERS and paper spray MS on field-portable and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) devices for the rapid and low-cost identification and confirmation of fentanyl and its analogues, enabling in situ analysis at the point of seizure of suspect samples. The commercial nature of both instruments moves this technology from the academic realm to a setting where the criminal justice system can realistically utilize it. The capabilities of this single-substrate dual-analyzer technique are further examined by sampling a variety of surfaces of forensic interest.
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- Patrick W Fedick
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
- Research Department, Chemistry Division, United States Navy-Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (NAWCWD), China Lake, California 93555, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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van Agthoven MA, Kilgour DPA, Lynch AM, Barrow MP, Morgan TE, Wootton CA, Chiron L, Delsuc MA, O'Connor PB. Phase relationships in two-dimensional mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2019; 30:2594-2607. [PMID: 31617086 PMCID: PMC6914722 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-019-02308-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
Abstract
Two-dimensional mass spectrometry (2D MS) is a data-independent tandem mass spectrometry technique in which precursor and fragment ion species can be correlated without the need for prior ion isolation. The behavior of phase in 2D Fourier transform mass spectrometry is investigated with respect to the calculation of phase-corrected absorption-mode 2D mass spectra. 2D MS datasets have a phase that is defined differently in each dimension. In both dimensions, the phase behavior of precursor and fragment ions is found to be different. The dependence of the phase for both precursor and fragment ion signals on various parameters (e.g., modulation frequency, shape of the fragmentation zone) is discussed. Experimental data confirms the theoretical calculations of the phase in each dimension. Understanding the phase relationships in a 2D mass spectrum is beneficial to the development of possible algorithms for phase correction, which may improve both the signal-to-noise ratio and the resolving power of peaks in 2D mass spectra.
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- Maria A van Agthoven
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
- School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
- Department of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SX, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- CASC4DE, Le Lodge 20 av. du Neuhof, 67100, Strasbourg, France
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- CASC4DE, Le Lodge 20 av. du Neuhof, 67100, Strasbourg, France
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, INSERM, U596, CNRS, UMR7104, Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
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Snyder DT, Szalwinski LJ, St John Z, Cooks RG. Two-Dimensional Tandem Mass Spectrometry in a Single Scan on a Linear Quadrupole Ion Trap. Anal Chem 2019; 91:13752-13762. [PMID: 31592640 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
A two-dimensional tandem mass spectrometry (2D MS/MS) scan has been developed for the linear quadrupole ion trap. Precursor ions are mass-selectively excited using a nonlinear ac frequency sweep at constant rf voltage, while simultaneously, all product ions of the excited precursor ions are ejected from the ion trap using a broad-band waveform. The fragmentation time of the precursor ions correlates with the precursor m/z value (the first mass dimension) and also with the ejection time of the product ions, allowing the correlation between precursor and product ions. Additionally, the second mass dimension (product ions' m/z values) is recovered through fast Fourier transform of each mass spectral peak, revealing either intentionally introduced "frequency tags" or the product ion micropacket frequencies, both of which can be converted to product ion m/z through the classical Mathieu parameters, thereby revealing a product ion mass spectrum for every precursor ion without prior isolation. We demonstrate the utility of this method for analyzing a broad range of structurally related precursor ions, including chemical warfare agent simulants, fentanyls and other opioids, amphetamines, cathinones, antihistamines, and tetracyclic antidepressants.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dalton T Snyder
- Department of Chemistry , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana 47907 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana 47907 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , The College of New Jersey , Ewing Township , New Jersey 08618 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana 47907 , United States
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van Agthoven MA, Lam YPY, O'Connor PB, Rolando C, Delsuc MA. Two-dimensional mass spectrometry: new perspectives for tandem mass spectrometry. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL : EBJ 2019; 48:213-229. [PMID: 30863873 PMCID: PMC6449292 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-019-01348-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass analysers (FT-ICR MS) can offer the highest resolutions and mass accuracies in mass spectrometry. Mass spectra acquired in an FT-ICR MS can yield accurate elemental compositions of all compounds in a complex sample. Fragmentation caused by ion-neutral, ion-electron, or ion-photon interactions leads to more detailed structural information on compounds. The most often used method to correlate compounds and their fragment ions is to isolate the precursor ions from the sample before fragmentation. Two-dimensional mass spectrometry (2D MS) offers a method to correlate precursor and fragment ions without requiring precursor isolation. 2D MS therefore enables easy access to the fragmentation patterns of all compounds from complex samples. In this article, the principles of FT-ICR MS are reviewed and the 2D MS experiment is explained. Data processing for 2D MS is detailed, and the interpretation of 2D mass spectra is described.
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- Maria A van Agthoven
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV47AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV47AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV47AL, UK
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- MSAP USR 3290, Université Lille, Sciences et Technologies, 59655, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Institut de Génétique, Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, INSERM, U596, CNRS, UMR7104, Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France.
- CASC4DE, 20 avenue du Neuhof, 67100, Strasbourg, France.
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