糖的基质辅助激光解吸/电离质谱(MALDI-MS)研究

通过糖类化合物3种常用基质MALDI-MS分析效果的比较以及寡糖和多糖正、负离子MALDI-MS谱的对比,找到了适合糖分析的基质2,5-DHB,探讨了糖类化合物激光解吸/电离条件下形成离子的过程,指出了Na⁺、K⁺离子在寡糖分子量测定中的重要作用,借助柱层析分离手段,成功地测出了分子量大于10000的葡聚糖的分子量。     

基质辅助激光解析质谱成像可视化分析三七皂苷空间分布

根据2,5-二羟基苯甲酸(DHB)、α-氰基-4-羟基肉桂酸(CHCA)、石墨烯(GR)、氧化石墨烯(GO)和碳纳米管(CNT)5种基质混合人参皂苷Rg₁、人参皂苷Rb₁以及三七皂苷R1 3种标准品得到的质谱信号,选取DHB为基质。将20μm厚度的三七根茎冷冻切片真空干燥40 min后,在循环60次、喷雾强度30%、喷雾时间1 s、孵育时间40 s、干燥时间60 s的条件下,将DHB均匀覆盖于切面。质谱数据采集质量范围为m/z 0～1500 Da,使用PEG-600进行质荷比校准,以1000 Hz频率的正离子反射模式进行基质辅助激光解吸质谱成像(MALDI-MSI),观察到10种皂苷在三七根茎木栓层、韧皮部、木质部以及髓部的3种空间分布情况,同时对质谱数据进行t-分布领域嵌入算法分析(t-SNE),实现了2年生和3年生三七根茎的区分。本研究为三七根茎组织中代谢物的表征提供了原位、可视化的方法,也为三七根茎的特异性提取提供了有价值的信息。     

基质辅助激光解吸电离质谱分析糖类物质

基质辅助激光解吸电离质谱（MALDI-MS）是一种样品无需衍生、图谱解析简单、灵敏度高、快速便捷的分析生物样品结构的方法,已被广泛用于糖类物质的结构分析。此技术与HPLC、糖苷酶外切技术以及各种串联质谱等技术结合使用,可给出糖类物质详细的结构信息。本文介绍了基质辅助激光解吸（MALDI）离子化技术的原理、特点、与飞行时间质量分析器（TOF）联用时的相关技术和裂解方式,以及MALDI-MS在分析糖类物质时选用的基质、样品的制备、糖链碎片分析的方法和在不同糖型分析中的应用,展示了它的发展前景。随着MALDI对糖类物质分析时基质的改进、质谱分辨率的提高、质量检测范围的扩大,MALDI-MS技术必将成为糖类物质分析中强有力的工具。     

基体辅助激光解吸/电离质谱法对核酸分子的分析测定

基体辅助激光解吸／电离质谱（ＭＡＬＤＩＭＳ）法自８０年代末由Ｋａｒａｓ,Ｈｉｌｅｎｋａｍｐ报道以来,已获得极大的发展．近几年来,其应用范围迅速扩大,各种生物大分子如蛋白质,核酸（ＤＮＡ）,多糖等都已能用ＭＡＬＤＩＭＳ法进行分子量测定．１９９３年,...     

一系列阳离子性卟啉化合物的基质辅助激光解吸质谱行为

应用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF-MS)研究了一系列阳离子性卟啉化合物的质谱行为.结果表明,阳离子性卟啉与非离子性卟啉化合物的激光解吸电离方式有明显不同.对于四-氮R基(R=甲基,乙基,丙基,苄基)吡啶基卟啉,吡啶基氮上的侧链基团(R)可明显影响该类化合物在MALDI-TOF-MS测试过程中离子形成方式;R基团的增大以及平衡阴离子半径的增大可增加平衡阴离子与卟啉环阳离子之间相互作用力的共价成分,因此在MALDI-TOF-MS测定过程中能够得到卟啉环阳离子与多个平衡阴离子结合在一起的较高质量数的离子峰.另外,还初步探讨了阳离子性卟啉化合物的激光解吸电离机理.     

单分散聚苯胺齐聚物的激光解吸电离质谱

采用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱（ＭＡＬＤＩ－ＴＯＦ－ＭＳ）技术分别对８个单分散的聚苯胺齐聚物进行了分析研究。实验结果表明,ＭＡＬＤＩ－ＴＯＦ－ＭＳ不但可以作为分析单分散聚苯胺齐聚物的直观、准确、快速的分析工具,而且可以为合成路线的确定提供有利的证据。     

基质辅助激光解吸离子化质谱及其在生物大分子分析中的应用

近年来质谱离子化技术方面有两项重要成果：基质辅助激光解吸离子化(matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization，MALDI)和电喷雾离子化(electrospray ionization，ESI)。MALDI和ESI的应用使质谱在生物大分子研究方面取得重大突破。本文仅就MALDI的原理、特点、样品准备方法、基质的选择、仪器条件及其在生物大分子应用方面的最新进展进行简要的综述。     

壳聚糖的基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱分析

利用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF-MS)分析甲壳素脱乙酰化降解产物——壳聚糖,对基质、制样方法等影响MALDI-TOF-MS测定结果的因素进行了研究。实验发现,以2,5-二羟基苯甲酸(DHB)为基质,二次结晶法制样分析壳聚糖,既获得了壳聚糖的分子量信息,又可以推断壳聚糖的脱乙酰度,对壳聚糖的制备及其质量与性能控制有着十分重要的指导意义。     

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry for identification of shrimp

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) time of flight mass spectrometry was used to identify shrimp at the species level using commercial mass spectral fingerprint matching software (Bruker Biotyper). In the first step, a mass spectrum reference database was constructed from the analysis of six commercially important shrimp species: Litopenaeus setiferus, Farfantepenaeus aztecus, Sicyonia brevirostris, Pleoticus robustus, Pandalopsis dispar and Pandalus platyceros. This step required a desalting procedure for optimum performance. In the second step, the reference database was tested using 74 unknown shrimp samples from these six species. Correct identification was achieved for 72 of 74 samples (97%): 72 samples were identified at the species level and 2 samples were identified at the genus level using the manufacturer's log score specifications. The MALDI fingerprinting method for the identification of shrimp species was found to be reproducible and accurate with rapid analysis.     

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry analysis of glycans with co-derivatization of asparaginyl-oligosaccharides

As one of the most prevalent and complex post-translational modifications in biological systems, proteins glycosylation has drawn considerable attention in recent decades. Dissociation of the carbohydrates from glycoproteins may be the prerequisite step of glycomics experiments, which commonly performed by specific proteolysis. In this study, an alternative strategy was reported with nonspecific proteolysis in coupling with co-derivatization of TMPP-Ac and methylamidation for glycan moieties analysis by MALDI-MS. With the co-derivatization, a permanent positive charge was introduced to the Asn-glycans and the carboxylic groups were neutralized by methylamidation simultaneously. As a result, approximately 20 and 50-fold enhancement in the detection sensitivity was achieved for asialo-Asn and disialo-Asn respectively in comparison to their native counterparts. Ultimately, this developed strategy was successfully validated using three model glycoproteins, including ribonuclease B, ovalbumin and transferrin.     

Aggregation-induced emission compounds as new assisted matrices for laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

Here, N,N′-bis(4-hydroxylsalicylidene)-p-phenylenediamine (BSPD-OH), N,N′-bis(4-methoxylsalicylidene)-p-phenylenediamine (BSPD-OMe) and N,N′-bis(salicylidene)-p-phenylenediamine (BSPD), which belong to the same category of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) compounds based on Schiff base reactions, were synthesized and applied as new matrices in the analysis of small molecules by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). This type of AIE compounds can be good MALDI matrices. Conventional organic matrices often produce large amounts of matrix ions, hindering the analysis of low molecular weight (LMW) compounds. However, these AIE compounds generate few matrix ions and less background interference because their presence as aggregates decreases the generation of matrix interference. The sensitivity of the AIE matrix is high because the aggregates can improve the absorption of the applied laser emissions. We can regulate the ionization efficiency of the AIE matrix by changing its aggregation state. During this study, BSPD-OH exhibited better ionization efficiency than the other two AIE matrices because it has more phenolic hydroxyl groups. BSPD-OH was successfully applied to the analysis of various LMW compounds including amino acids, organic amine compounds, isoquinoline compounds and fluoroquinolones compounds. This material also can be employed during the qualitative and quantitative analysis of LMW metabolites in human urine without requiring complicated separation processes.     

Two-laser infrared and ultraviolet matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) was performed using two pulsed lasers with wavelengths in the IR and UV regions. A 10.6 micro m pulsed CO(2) laser was used to irradiate a MALDI target, followed after an adjustable delay by a 337 nm pulsed nitrogen laser. The sample consisted of a 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid matrix and bovine insulin guest molecule. The pulse energy for both of the lasers was adjusted so that the ion of interest, either the matrix or guest ion, was not produced by either of the lasers alone. The delay time for maximum ion yield occurs at 1 micro s for matrix and guest ions and the signal decayed to zero in approximately 400 micro s. A mechanism is presented for enhanced UV MALDI ion yield following the IR laser pulse based on transient heating.     

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mechanism revisited

Although matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) was developed more than a decade ago and broad applications have been successfully demonstrated, detailed mechanism of MALDI is still not well understood. Two major models; namely photochemical ionization (PI) and cluster ionization (CI) mechanisms have been proposed to explain many of experimental results. With the photochemical ionization model, analyte ions are considered to be produced from a protonation or deprotonation process involving an analyte molecule colliding with a matrix ion in the gas phase. With the cluster ionization model, charged particles are desorbed with a strong photoabsorption by matrix molecules. Analyte ions are subsequently produced by desolvation of matrix from cluster ions. Nevertheless, many observations still cannot be explained by these two models. In this work, we consider a pseudo proton transfer process during crystallization as a primary mechanism for producing analyte ions in MALDI. We propose an energy transfer induced disproportionation (ETID) model to explain the observation of an equal amount of positive and negative ions produced in MALDI for large biomolecules. Some experimental results are used for comparisons of various models.     

Study of synthetic aliphatic copolyamides by time-of-flight matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

Synthetic copolyamides based on aliphatic diamines (1,3-propanediamine and 1,4-butanediamine) and dichlorides of aliphatic carboxylic acids (adipic and sebacic acid dichlorides) were investigated using time-of-flight matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. Their mass spectra showed peaks for cationized (Na⁺ and K⁺) and protonated (less intense peaks) oligomers with NH₂-NH₂, NH₂-COOH, or COOH-COOH end groups. No cyclic oligomers were detected in the samples. The compositions of oligomers were determined, and the relative reactivities of homologous comonomers in polycondensation were estimated. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1320–1324, July, 2007.     

Coffee-ring effects in laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

This report focuses on the heterogeneous distribution of small molecules (e.g. metabolites) within dry deposits of suspensions and solutions of inorganic and organic compounds with implications for chemical analysis of small molecules by laser desorption/ionization (LDI) mass spectrometry (MS). Taking advantage of the imaging capabilities of a modern mass spectrometer, we have investigated the occurrence of “coffee rings” in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) and surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization (SALDI) sample spots. It is seen that the “coffee-ring effect” in MALDI/SALDI samples can be both beneficial and disadvantageous. For example, formation of the coffee rings gives rise to heterogeneous distribution of analytes and matrices, thus compromising analytical performance and reproducibility of the mass spectrometric analysis. On the other hand, the coffee-ring effect can also be advantageous because it enables partial separation of analytes from some of the interfering molecules present in the sample. We report a “hidden coffee-ring effect” where under certain conditions the sample/matrix deposit appears relatively homogeneous when inspected by optical microscopy. Even in such cases, hidden coffee rings can still be found by implementing the MALDI-MS imaging technique. We have also found that to some extent, the coffee-ring effect can be suppressed during SALDI sample preparation.     

Automated normal phase nano high performance liquid chromatography/matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry for analysis of neutral and acidic glycosphingolipids

The coupling of nano high-performance liquid chromatography (nanoHPLC) with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS) via an automatic spotting roboter was developed and adapted for the first time for the analysis of complex mixtures of glycosphingolipids (GSLs). The 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid and 6-azo-2-thiothymine matrix systems were adjusted to concurrently meet the requirements for reproducible and homogeneous crystal formation with the liquid chromatography (LC) eluent under the variable LC solvent composition over the course gradient and high ionization efficiency of the GSL species, without the need for recrystallization. Precise adjustment of the automatic spotting parameters in terms of matrix flow rate, on-tip collection time of the matrix/LC eluent solution and the matrix spotting mode, i.e., continuous and discontinuous, was accomplished to collect individually nanoHPLC-separated species within distinct spots and consequently recover by MALDI MS screening all major and minor GSL species in the mixtures. The nanoHPLC/MALDI MS coupling protocol was developed and applied to a mixture of neutral GSLs purified from human erythrocytes and a monosialoganglioside mixture expressed by the murine MDAY-D2 cell line. Additionally, on-line nanoHPLC/MALDI doping with lithium cations of individually separated neutral GSLs was introduced to enhance data interpretation of the GSL MS pattern, while preserving the same level of information and ultimately to enhance structural assignment of components of interest. The method is demonstrated to be highly sensitive, reaching the low femtomole level of detection of individual GSL species and is highlighted as a versatile analytical tool for glycolipidomic studies. Figure Automatic LC/MALDI MS profiling of glycosphingolipids Mostafa Zarei and Stephan Kirsch contributed equally to this work.     

Laser spray: electric field-assisted matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization

A new liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry interface, the laser spray, has been developed. Explosive vaporization and mist formation occur when an aqueous solution effusing out from the tip of the stainless-steel capillary is irradiated from the opposite side of the capillary by a 10.6 microm infrared laser. Weak ion signals could be detected when the plume was sampled through the ion sampling orifice. When a high voltage (3-4 kV) was applied to the stainless-steel capillary, strong ion signals appeared. The ion abundances were found to be orders of magnitude greater than those obtained by conventional electrospray ionization in the case of aqueous solutions. The present method is regarded as an electric-field assisted form of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization in which the liquid chromatographic solvent (water, etc.) acts as a liquid matrix. Laser spray ionization is expected to become a versatile method for biological mass spectrometry because this method is compatible with the natural solvent, water.     

Off-line hyphenation of boronate affinity monolith-based extraction with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry for efficient analysis of glycoproteins/glycopeptides

Boronate affinity materials have attracted increasing attentions as sample enrichment platforms for glycoproteomic analysis in recent years. However, most of the boronate affinity materials that have already employed for proteomic analysis are suffering from apparent disadvantages, such as alkaline pH for binding, weak affinity, and relatively poor selectivity. Benzoboroxoles are a unique class of boronic acids which have showed excellent binding properties for the recognition of cis-diol-containing compounds. Recently, a 3-carboxy-benzoboroxole-functionalized monolithic column had been reported and it had exhibited the best selectivity and affinity as well as the lowest binding pH among all reported boronate affinity monolithic columns. In this study, an off-line hyphenation of this boronate affinity monolithic column-based extraction with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) was developed and the powerfulness of this hyphenated approach in the analysis of glycoproteins and glycopeptides in complex samples was investigated. The approach was first applied to the analysis of glycopeptides in the tryptic digest of horseradish peroxidase (HRP). Totally 22 glycopeptides were identified. To the best of our knowledge, this is the best performance among all the boronic acid-functionalized materials. We further employed this approach to the analysis of intact proteins in human saliva. Totally 6 intact glycoproteins were successfully identified. As comparison, when the samples were analyzed without extraction, only a few glycopeptides were identified from the tryptic digest of HRP while no glycoproteins were found from the saliva samples.