辅助电极对纳升电喷雾影响的研究

电喷雾质谱作为一种有效的软电离技术易于和各种液相分离技术如高效液相色谱以及毛细管电泳等技术实现在线联用,已越来越广泛地用于生物大分子的分析鉴定,但常规电喷雾技术要求分析试剂流速一般为1～10μL／min,耗样量大．因而低样品消耗、高灵敏的纳升电喷雾技术的研究越来越受到重视。纳升电喷雾技术因其喷雾头口径较小,产生的泰勒锥体也相应减小,样品分子的去溶剂化和离子化效率大大提高,有文献报道,利用纳升电喷雾技术可检测到10^-18mol级蛋白样品。     

纳升电喷雾串联质谱鉴定重组人甲状旁腺素(1-34)

用先进的纳升电喷雾-四极杆-飞行时间串联质谱鉴定重组人PTH(1-34)。通过ESI-MS测定重组人PTH(1-34)分子量及MS/MS对其胰蛋白酶酶解后的肽段的序列和数据库查询进行结构鉴定。重组PTH(1-34)测定分子量为4115.21,与理论值相比测定相差0.06%。MS/MS测定出其中双电荷离子峰m/z728.4肽段序列为VSEIQLMHNLG,以及其他3个单电荷离子峰的序列。数据库检索后确定重组表达的PTH(1-34)一级结构完全正确,纳升电喷雾串联质谱以其灵敏、快速和准确为蛋白质鉴定提供了有效的手段。     

朝鲜淫羊藿的色谱指纹图谱及液相色谱/电喷雾串联质谱分析

建立了长白山区朝鲜淫羊藿药材的高效液相色谱指纹图谱的分析方法. 确定了18批朝鲜淫羊藿药材的13个共有峰, 该指纹图谱的精密度、稳定性和重现性的相对标准偏差均低于3.0%. 结合液相色谱/电喷雾串联质谱对特征峰进行了结构确认, 并根据电喷雾串联质谱数据推测了13个特征化合物的结构. 结果表明采用高效液相色谱与质谱联用技术对朝鲜淫羊藿色谱指纹图谱中的特征峰进行结构确认, 使其色谱指纹图谱的特征性更强, 更适合于药材质量的鉴别与评价.     

萃取纳升喷雾-离子迁移谱法现场快速筛查化妆品中8种禁用抗生素

采用萃取纳升喷雾结合离子迁移谱技术,建立了化妆品中8种禁用抗生素的现场快速筛查方法。对萃取纳升喷雾毛细管拉制条件、萃取纳升喷雾离子化条件、离子迁移谱检测条件等进行了详细考察和优化。在优化的实验条件下,8种禁用抗生素的方法检出限为20 mg/kg,离子迁移谱分析时间小于20 ms,单个样品全部检测时间不超过30 s。对于筛检出的疑似阳性样品,进一步采用超高效液相色谱-串联质谱进行确证。该方法流程简便、快捷高效,为化妆品中违禁组分的现场快速筛查提供了较为广阔的应用前景。     

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肽质量指纹图谱法（PMF）是获得蛋白质结构信息和鉴定蛋白质的常用方法。蛋白质的酶解是蛋白-质组学研究中蛋白质分析的关键步骤,将蛋白分解成肽段,然后用基质辅助激光解析电离飞行时间质谱（MALDI-TOF-Ms）或液相色谱电喷雾质谱（LC-ESI-MS）分析多肽混合物,获得肽质量指纹图谱。由于传统的溶液酶解方法耗时（12h以上）,建立高效快速的蛋白酶解新技术具有重要意义。     

复方丹参片的高效液相色谱/质谱特征图谱研究

研究了复方丹参片乙醇提取物电喷雾离子阱质谱(ESI-MS)和(HPLC-MS)特征图谱,并对特征图谱中各主要峰进行了初步定性分析,为复方丹参片的快速指纹鉴别提供了新方法。     

纳升电喷雾萃取电离质谱快速测定人参皂苷

以自行研制的纳升电喷雾萃取电离源（NanoEESI）为基础,建立了在无需色谱分离条件下快速测定人参皂苷的质谱分析方法,用NanoEESI串联质谱分析鉴定了人参中的多种人参皂苷,并将该方法用于人参、桔梗和商陆的快速鉴定。实验表明,人参中的皂苷易于在电离过程中结合钠离子,并形成[M+Na]+正离子从而被检测分析,而桔梗和商陆等样品中不含人参皂苷成份,在串联质谱中也没有相应的特征碎片离子,从而达到鉴别中药材真伪的目的。本方法简便、快速、灵敏、特征性强、重现性好,对道地中药材快速鉴定提供了思路,具有很好的实用价值。     

复方板蓝根颗粒抗病毒成分HPLC-UV指纹图谱及LC-ESI-MSn研究

建立了复方板蓝根颗粒提取物高效液相色谱(HPLC-UV)指纹图谱分析方法. 确定了10批不同来源复方板蓝根颗粒提取物的19个共有峰. 各提取物的HPLC-UV指纹图谱与对照指纹图谱比较, 相似度均在93%以上. 利用液相色谱与质谱联用(LC-ESI-MSⁿ)技术对主要共有峰的结构进行了鉴定. 药效学研究表明, 复方板蓝根颗粒提取物有抗病毒活性. 该指纹图谱精密度、稳定性和重现性良好, 可作为复方板蓝根颗粒的质量评价方法.     

HPLC/ESI-Q-TOF MS鉴定淋巴癌患者尿液中的修饰核苷

尿液修饰核苷反映了机体RNA的代谢速率及细胞增殖状况, 可以作为非常有发展潜力的肿瘤标志物进行研究. 尿液中的修饰核苷采用Oasis®HLB固相萃取柱进行纯化, 利用高效液相色谱与电喷雾质谱联用(HPLC-ESI-MS)、高分辨质谱(HRMS)及串联质谱(MS/MS)技术进行分离鉴定. 对淋巴癌患者尿中修饰核苷研究发现, 9种尿液核苷与标样的信息完全一致, 17种无标样的尿液修饰核苷也被鉴定, 其中包括3-甲基腺苷、7-甲基腺嘌呤、5′-脱氢-2′-脱氧次黄苷、3-甲基鸟嘌呤、O6-甲基鸟苷和7-甲基-1-乙基鸟苷6种未见报道的新尿液修饰核苷. 此方法能在无对照品的情况下快速、准确地提纯、分离和鉴定复杂的生物样品.     

银杏叶提取物的多维指纹图谱研究

利用高效液相色谱/二极管阵列检测/质谱/质谱法,建立了银杏叶提取物的多维指纹图谱,同时建立了总离子流指纹图谱,使同时检测银杏叶中两类有效成分黄酮和内酯类化合物成为可能。采用Zorbax SB-C18色谱柱(250 mm×4.6 mm i.d., 5 μm),流动相为水(含0.5 %甲酸)和乙腈,二元梯度洗脱,流速为1.0 mL/min,350 nm下检测。采用电喷雾离子源,负离子检测模式下采集质谱数据。利用指纹图谱相似度计算软件,以芦丁为内参比峰,考察了不同厂家银杏叶提取物与标准银杏叶提取物EGb 761     

Reshaping Lipid Biochemistry by Pushing Barriers in Structural Lipidomics

Lipidomics is a rapidly growing field with numerous examples showing the importance of lipid molecules throughout biology. It has also shed light onto the vast and complex functions performed by many lipids that possess an immense diversity in molecular structures. Mass spectrometry (MS) is the tool of choice for analyzing lipids and has been the key catalyst driving the field forward. However, MS does not yet permit true molecular lipidomics wherein the identification and quantification of lipids having defined molecular structures can be routinely achieved. Here we describe recent advances in MS‐based lipidomics that allow access to higher levels of molecular information in lipidomics experiments. These advances will form a key piece of the puzzle as the field moves towards systems characterization of lipids at the molecular level.     

Paternò-Büchi(PB)反应与串联质谱结合实现不饱和脂质精确结构解析

脂质在一系列关键生命过程中发挥着重要作用。结构决定功能,因此脂质结构解析与功能研究一直受到研究者的关注。尽管质谱已成为脂质分析的最常用技术之一,但脂质的精细结构解析仍面临诸多挑战。为解决上述问题,将Paternò-Büchi(PB)光化学反应与串联质谱相结合,实现了不饱和脂质中碳碳双键■的定位以及不饱和脂质■位置异构体的定量分析。此外,该技术可与鸟枪法、液相色谱-质谱和质谱成像等技术联用,用于复杂生物样品中脂质的分析。     

Mobility-Modulated Sequential Dissociation Analysis Enables Structural Lipidomics in Mass Spectrometry Imaging

Spatial lipidomics based on mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a powerful tool for fundamental biology studies and biomarker discovery. But the structure-resolving capability of MSI is limited because of the lack of multiplexed tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) method, primarily due to the small sample amount available from each pixel and the poor ion usage in MS/MS analysis. Here, we report a mobility-modulated sequential dissociation (MMSD) strategy for multiplex MS/MS imaging of distinct lipids from biological tissues. With ion mobility-enabled data-independent acquisition and automated spectrum deconvolution, MS/MS spectra of a large number of lipid species from each tissue pixel are acquired, at no expense of imaging speed. MMSD imaging is highlighted by MS/MS imaging of 24 structurally distinct lipids in the mouse brain and the revealing of the correlation of a structurally distinct phosphatidylethanolamine isomer (PE 18 : 1_18 : 1) from a human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissue. Mapping of structurally distinct lipid isomers is now enabled and spatial lipidomics becomes feasible for MSI.     

Extension of least squares spectral resolution algorithm to high-resolution lipidomics data

Lipidomics, which focuses on the global study of molecular lipids in biological systems, has been driven tremendously by technical advances in mass spectrometry (MS) instrumentation, particularly high-resolution MS. This requires powerful computational tools that handle the high-throughput lipidomics data analysis. To address this issue, a novel computational tool has been developed for the analysis of high-resolution MS data, including the data pretreatment, visualization, automated identification, deconvolution and quantification of lipid species. The algorithm features the customized generation of a lipid compound library and mass spectral library, which covers the major lipid classes such as glycerolipids, glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids. Next, the algorithm performs least squares resolution of spectra and chromatograms based on the theoretical isotope distribution of molecular ions, which enables automated identification and quantification of molecular lipid species. Currently, this methodology supports analysis of both high and low resolution MS as well as liquid chromatography-MS (LC-MS) lipidomics data. The flexibility of the methodology allows it to be expanded to support more lipid classes and more data interpretation functions, making it a promising tool in lipidomic data analysis.     

Structural characterization of ether lipids from the archaeon Sulfolobus islandicus by high‐resolution shotgun lipidomics

The molecular structures, biosynthetic pathways and physiological functions of membrane lipids produced by organisms in the domain Archaea are poorly characterized as compared with that of counterparts in Bacteria and Eukaryota. Here we report on the use of high‐resolution shotgun lipidomics to characterize, for the first time, the lipid complement of the archaeon Sulfolobus islandicus. To support the identification of lipids in S. islandicus, we first compiled a database of ether lipid species previously ascribed to Archaea. Next, we analyzed the lipid complement of S. islandicus by high‐resolution Fourier transform mass spectrometry using an ion trap‐orbitrap mass spectrometer. This analysis identified five clusters of molecular ions that matched ether lipids in the database with sub‐ppm mass accuracy. To structurally characterize and validate the identities of the potential lipid species, we performed structural analysis using multistage activation on the ion trap‐orbitrap instrument as well as tandem mass analysis using a quadrupole time‐of‐flight machine. Our analysis identified four ether lipid species previously reported in Archaea, and one ether lipid species that had not been described before. This uncharacterized lipid species features two head group structures composed of a trisaccharide residue carrying an uncommon sulfono group (?SO₃) and an inositol phosphate group. Both head groups are linked to a glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether core structure having isoprenoid chains with a total of 80 carbon atoms and 4 cyclopentane moieties. The shotgun lipidomics approach deployed here defines a novel workflow for exploratory lipid profiling of Archaea. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Multicellular tumor spheroids bridge the gap between two-dimensional cancer cells and solid tumors: The role of lipid metabolism and distribution

Previous studies demonstrated that three-dimensional(3D) multicellular tumor spheroids(MCTS) could more closely mimic solid tumors than two-dimensional(2D) cancer cells in terms of the spatial structure, extracellular matrix-cell interaction, and gene expression pattern. However, no study has been reported on the differences in lipid metabolism and distribution among 2D cancer cells, MCTS, and solid tumors. Here, we used Hep G2 liver cancer cell lines to establish these three cancer models. The ...     

A simple and universal method for the separation and identification of phospholipid molecular species

One of the major challenges in lipidomics is to obtain as much information about the lipidome as possible. Here, we present a simple yet universal high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) method to separate molecular species of all phospholipid classes in one single run. The method is sensitive, robust and allows lipid profiling using full scan mass spectrometry, as well as lipid class specific scanning in positive and negative ionisation mode. This allows high-throughput processing of samples for lipidomics, even if different types of MS analysis are required. Excellent separation of isobaric and even isomeric species is achieved, and original levels of lyso-lipids can be determined without interference from lyso-lipids formed from diacyl species by source fragmentation. As examples of application of this method, more than 400 phospholipid species were identified and quantified in crude phospholipid extracts from rat liver and the parasitic helminth Schistosoma mansoni.     

化学计量学方法在脂质组学数据解析中的应用

脂质组学是依赖于分析技术而发展的一门新兴学科,用于全面表征与基因调控、蛋白表达、脂质代谢密切相关的脂质分子,揭示脂质在各种生命活动中的作用机制和代谢途径网络。随着质谱及其联用技术进一步发展和完善,脂质组学逐渐向快速、自动化和高通量的方向发展,而大规模的脂质组数据分析已成为脂质组学研究领域的一大难点。化学计量学主要应用于脂质组学中的基线校正和背景扣除、信号峰识别、同位素分布解析、统计分析等过程,因此,基于化学计量学方法的脂质组学数据自动化解析策略成为研究者关心的热点。该文对近年来化学计量学在脂质组学数据解析中的应用进行了综述,并对基于化学计量学的脂质组学数据解析的未来发展进行了展望。     

Shotgun lipidomics on a LTQ Orbitrap mass spectrometer by successive switching between acquisition polarity modes

Top–down shotgun lipidomics relies on direct infusion of total lipid extracts into a high‐resolution tandem mass spectrometer and implies that individual lipids are recognized by their accurately determined m/z. Lipid ionization efficiency and detection specificity strongly depend on the acquisition polarity, and therefore it is beneficial to analyze lipid mixtures in both positive and negative modes. Hybrid LTQ Orbitrap mass spectrometers are widely applied in top–down lipidomics; however, rapid polarity switching was previously unfeasible because of the severe and immediate degradation of mass accuracy. Here, we report on a method to rapidly acquire high‐resolution spectra in both polarity modes with sub‐ppm mass accuracy and demonstrate that it not only simplifies and accelerates shotgun lipidomics analyses but also improves the lipidome coverage because more lipid classes and more individual species within each class are recognized. In this way, shotgun analysis of total lipid extracts of human blood plasma enabled to quantify 222 species from 15 major lipid classes within 7 min acquisition cycle. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A new lipidomics approach by thin-layer chromatography-blot-matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging mass spectrometry for analyzing detailed patterns of phospholipid molecular species

Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) is a highly established convenient technique for lipid separation and partial characterization of neutral and acidic glycosphingolipids (GSLs) and phospholipids, in mixtures. Meanwhile, imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) is a promising tool for lipidomics. However, some lipid classes are detected more sensitively than others, which can lead to suppression effects when complex mixtures are analyzed. Therefore to analyze complex lipid mixtures, a precise separation into the individual lipid classes is necessary. Here we present our highly sensitive and convenient analytical technology that combines TLC and IMS, namely the TLC-Blot–MALDI-IMS method, to visualize whole lipids and individual molecular species with high sensitivity compared with common staining methods. This method allows for easy visualization of all lipids with a linear range of approximately one order of magnitude and precision <16% RSD, making it useful for differential display analysis of lipids.