Uncovering the Stoichiometry of Pyrococcus furiosus RNase P,a Multi‐Subunit Catalytic Ribonucleoprotein Complex,by Surface‐Induced Dissociation and Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry

We demonstrate that surface‐induced dissociation (SID) coupled with ion mobility mass spectrometry (IM‐MS) is a powerful tool for determining the stoichiometry of a multi‐subunit ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex assembled in a solution containing Mg²⁺. We investigated Pyrococcus furiosus (Pfu) RNase P, an archaeal RNP that catalyzes tRNA 5′ maturation. Previous step‐wise, Mg²⁺‐dependent reconstitutions of Pfu RNase P with its catalytic RNA subunit and two interacting protein cofactor pairs (RPP21?RPP29 and POP5?RPP30) revealed functional RNP intermediates en route to the RNase P enzyme, but provided no information on subunit stoichiometry. Our native MS studies with the proteins showed RPP21?RPP29 and (POP5?RPP30)₂ complexes, but indicated a 1:1 composition for all subunits when either one or both protein complexes bind the cognate RNA. These results highlight the utility of SID and IM‐MS in resolving conformational heterogeneity and yielding insights on RNP assembly.     

气相色谱-负离子化学电离质谱法测定水产品中残留的硫丹及其代谢物

建立了水产品中α-硫丹、β-硫丹及硫丹硫酸酯残留量的分析方法。样品经丙酮-正己烷混合溶剂提取、转溶至乙腈中、冷冻去除油脂、活性炭和中性氧化铝固相萃取小柱(SPE)串联净化处理后,以选择离子方式进行气相色谱-负离子化学电离质谱分析,采用外标法定量。硫丹和硫丹硫酸酯的选择离子分别为m/z 406,408,404,372和m/z 386,388,384,422。每种化合物的最低定量检测限为0.5 μg/kg,回收率为83%～105%,相对标准偏差低于13%。该方法简单、快速、准确,能满足水产品中硫丹残留的检测需要。     

气相色谱/负离子化学电离质谱法测定土壤中硫丹及其代谢物

采用气相色谱/负离子化学电离质谱法测定土壤中的硫丹及其代谢物。外标法定量,α-硫丹、β-硫丹及硫丹硫酸酯在0.20～10.0 μg/L范围内线性良好,方法检出限分别为0.02、0.02、0.03 μg/Kg,空白加标平行测定的RSD为3.6%～4.3%,土壤样品加标回收率为83.6%～86.4%。本方法定性定量准确,适用于土壤中硫丹的测定。     

傅立叶变换离子回旋共振质谱法对赤灵芝的化学成分鉴定和指纹图谱研究

建立了基于傅立叶变换离子回旋共振超高分辨质谱(FTICR-MS)的赤灵芝化学成分鉴定和指纹图谱分析方法,并应用于不同产地赤灵芝样品的来源区分。样品采用50%甲醇进行回流提取后,以流动注射的进样方式进行直接质谱分析。以ESI离子源在负离子模式下进行检测,质荷比扫描范围为100～1 000 Da。采用精确分子量测定和碰撞诱导解离实验进行化学成分鉴定,通过与文献进行比对,共鉴定出63种化学成分(1种萜烯醛、3种糖、4种三萜醇、6种有机酸和49种三萜酸类成分)。采用聚类分析和主成分分析(PCA)对所获得的质谱指纹图谱进行统计学分析,在95%的置信区间下,多个批次不同产地的赤灵芝样品得到了较好的来源区分。研究结果表明该方法可实现赤灵芝的直接、快速、高效分析和指纹图谱研究,在中药分析领域有着广阔的应用前景。