Electron-Transfer Secondary Reaction Matrices for MALDI MS Analysis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bacteriochlorophyll a</Emphasis> in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Rhodobacter sphaeroides</Emphasis> and Its Zinc and Copper Analogue Pigments |
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Authors: | Cosima Damiana Calvano Giovanni Ventura Massimo Trotta Giuliana Bianco Tommaso R I Cataldi Francesco Palmisano |
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Institution: | 1.Dipartimento di Chimica,Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro,Bari,Italy;2.Centro di Ricerca Interdipartimentale SMART,Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro,Bari,Italy;3.Istituto Processi Chimico Fisici CNR,Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro,Bari,Italy;4.Dipartimento di Scienze,Università degli Studi della Basilicata,Potenza,Italy |
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Abstract: | Bacteriochlorophyll a (BChl a), a photosynthetic pigment performing the same functions of chlorophylls in plants, features a bacteriochlorin macrocycle ring (18 π electrons) with two reduced pyrrole rings along with a hydrophobic terpenoid side chain (i.e., the phytol residue). Chlorophylls analysis by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI MS) is not so straightforward since pheophytinization (i.e., release of the central metal ion) and cleavage of the phytol–ester linkage are invariably observed by employing protonating matrices such as 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, sinapinic acid, and α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid. Using BChl a from Rhodobacter sphaeroides R26 strain as a model system, different electron-transfer (ET) secondary reaction matrices, leading to the formation of almost stable radical ions in both positive (M]+?) and negative (M]??) ionization modes at m/z 910.55, were evaluated. Compared with ET matrices such as trans-2-3-(4-t-butyl-phenyl)-2-methyl-2-propenylidene]malononitrile (DCTB), 2,2':5',2''-terthiophene (TER), anthracene (ANT), and 9,10-diphenylanthracene (DP-ANT), 1,5-diaminonaphthalene (DAN) was found to provide the highest ionization yield with a negligible fragmentation. DAN also displayed excellent ionization properties for two metal ion-substituted bacteriochlorophylls, (i.e., Zn- and Cu-BChl a at m/z 950.49 and 949.49), respectively. MALDI MS/MS of both radical charged molecular species provide complementary information, thus making analyte identification more straightforward. |
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