Field Desorption Mass Spectrometry

Field desorption (FD) enables mass-spectrometric investigation of large organic molecules without their vaporization. The present state of our theoretical understanding of the ionization of these molecules in the adsorbed state on organic emitters is described. The special problems of the technique and prospective developments in the apparatus for future analytical problems are outlined. The present progress report concentrates on analytical studies of biochemical model compounds and degradation products from environmental chemicals and drugs. The method is particularly suitable for the detection and identification of submicrogram quantities of underivatized polar substances present in complex mixtures or pre-purified extracts from biological materials.     

聚芳醚酮环状低聚物的基质辅助激光解吸电离质谱表征

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2种合成的聚芳醚酮环状低聚物进行了分析研究 ,并讨论了低聚物中不同聚合度离子组分的分布规律。实验结果表明MALDI-TOF-MS是分析环状低聚物直观、准确、快速的分析工具。     

聚芳醚砜环状低聚物的基质辅助激光解吸电离质谱分析

采用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱技术分别对两种合成的聚芳醚砜环状低聚物进行了分析研究，并讨论了低聚物中不同聚合度离子组份的分布规律。     

MALDI质谱检测蛋白质与富勒醇的非共价复合物

基质辅助激光解吸电离(MALDI)质谱由于受到酸性基质、样品制备、激光诱导聚合和基质加合物的形成等条件的限制而难以用于非共价复合物的检测.本文以芥子酸为基质,观察到蛋白质与富勒醇的特殊相互作用,一些质谱特征,如质量数迁移、宽的加合峰和定量结合比表明,在蛋白质和富勒醇之间形成了特殊的非共价复合物.其中,血红蛋白与富勒醇的结合比是1:4,而肌红蛋白与富勒醇的结合比是1:1.实验结果表明:富勒醇可用来保护血红蛋白,有在酸性介质中防止其分解的作用.因此,通过在基质组份中添加特性有机化合物保护被测样品,有可能实现用MALDI质谱测定四级结构蛋白质的分子量.     

Aerosol Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry

A new method of liquid sample introduction for a time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF-MS) has been developed by applying the method of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization to aerosols. Analyte biomolecules are dissolved in a methanol solvent along with a UVabsorbing matrix and formed into an aerosol with a pneumatic nebulizer. The aerosol particles are dried in a heated skimmer tube before ionization by pulsed 355-nm UV laser radiation. Mass analysis is achieved in a linear TOF-MS. Results for the ionization of bovine insulin (5733.5 Mw) are reported.     

气相条件下金属离子/肽复合物电喷雾串联质谱研究

研究蛋白质与金属离子之间的相互作用的本质一直是生物学家感兴趣的课题。但蛋白结构的复杂性使得二者之间相互作用的研究难度很大,常选用氨基酸或小肽作为模型化合物进行研究^[1-4]。目前该方法的研究甩缺乏系统性。     

Characterization of Cyclic Oligomers in Polyaryletherketone by Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry

There is increasing interest in the use of matrix-assisted laser desorption (MALDI) as an alternative to gel permeation chromatography (GPC),which is combined with FABMAS for synthetic polymer analysis.     

激光解吸电离质谱新型液相基质研究

选用包括纳米粒子在内的多种基质化合物,构成了多种不同组成的液相基质.以多肽、蛋白、大环寡糖和有机小分子等数种类型化合物为样品,系统地考察了不同液相基质在基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF)分析中的应用情况,探讨了与固体制样方法的异同点.实验结果表明,有些液相基质对多类化合物具有较好的通用性,而有些液相基质对某些特定类型化合物的分析特别有效.     

多孔硅表面的激光解吸离子化质谱

多孔硅表面的解吸离子化质谱是一种新的生物质谱分析方法。克服了MALDI-TOF-MS中的基体干扰,适合进行了小分子分析。提出了新的样品制备方法,可以扩大测定范围,消除吸附杂质的干扰。发现该方法与多孔硅的光致光特性及表面疏水性无关。具有纳米结构的多孔硅作为该方法中能量的接收器。利用DIOS方法分析了氨基酸、肽、蛋白、糖等样品。此方法用于环糊精合成产物的分析,也得到了较好的结果。     

基质辅助激光解析电离质谱和电喷雾质谱共同快速确证达托霉素结构

运用基质辅助激光解析电离-飞行时间串联质谱(MALDI-TOF/TOF MS)和电喷雾-四级杆-飞行时间质谱(ESI-Q-TOF MS)快速确证环脂肽达托霉素的结构。首先,ESI检测达托霉素相对分子量为1619.7107,与理论值偏差0.0007。选择其双电荷峰m/z 809.848作为母离子进行ESI串联质谱(MS/MS)测定,成功匹配了达托霉素环外氨基酸序列C9H19CO-Trp-Asn-Asp。其次,优化Li OH裂解达托霉素的实验条件,以MALDITOF/TOF MS监测开环效果,获得95%以上的开环样本后,分别运用MALDI和ESI进行MS/MS测定,达托霉素开环产物的b+和y+全部被匹配,达托霉素全部氨基酸序列得到确证。最后,对开环产物的ESI-MS/MS条件进一步优化,获得了丰富的低端碎片离子,解析了脂肪酸链结构,并绘制了脂肪酸链的裂解图。本方法快速、简便、准确,是确证环脂肽类化合物结构的可靠方法。     

A Liquid Injection Field Desorption/Ionization-Electrospray Ionization Combination Source for a Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometer

A new type of combination ion source has been devised. It unites two complementary ionization methods, i.e., liquid injection field desorption/ionization (LIFDI) and electrospray ionization (ESI). This LIFDI-ESI combination ion source has been constructed for a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometer. The LIFDI-ESI combination ion source can be switched between the LIFDI and ESI modes of operation within 15 min without breaking the vacuum. The source design and its operation are described. LIFDI-FT-ICR spectra of the ionic liquid trihexyl(tetradecyl)-phosphonium tris(pentafluoroethyl)-trifluorophosphate, polyethylene glycol 600, 2,3,4-tridodecyloxy-benzaldehyde, and [60]fullerene are described.     

MALDI-TOFMS表征均聚芳香硫酚环状低聚物

采用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF MS)对4种合成的均聚芳香硫酚环状低聚物进行了质谱表征;并且对4种合成产物的组成、结构进行了分析及确认;得到了均聚芳香硫酚环状低聚物的相对分子质量及其分布信息;研究结果显示：MALDI-TOF MS是分析均聚芳香硫酚环状低聚物的有效工具。     

膦桥过渡金属杂双核络合物场解吸质谱研究

本文报道了采用场解吸电离质谱（ＦＤＭＳ）技术获得的膦桥过渡金属杂双核络合物系列化合物的质谱图，讨论了该系列络合物的裂解规律和离子源条件下的稳定性。结果表明，ＦＤＭＳ技术对研究膦桥过渡金属杂双核络合物是有效的方法。     

基质辅助激光解吸电离质谱表征新型环状聚芳酯预聚体

应用基质辅助激光解吸电离质谱技术对新型环状聚芳酯预聚体进行了表征，从而确定了该环素聚合物不同聚合度（ｎ＝１，２……８）的存在，获得了满意的结果。实验证明本方法是测定环状聚合物不同聚合度快速、有效、准确的方法。     

Desorption/Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry of Naturally Occurring Glycosides

Desorption/chemical ionization mass spectrometry (D/CI.-MS.) is a recently developed technique especially indicated for highly polar and non volatile compounds. Various naturally occurring glycosides such as saponins, iridoid and secoiridoid glycosides, cardenolides and flavone-O-glycosides have been investigated by this method. All the measurements were carried out on underivatized compounds. In addition to the structural informations generally furnished by field-desorption mass spectrometry (molecular ion and sugar sequence), the molecular ion and pertinent fragments of the aglycone could also be obtained.     

Multi-stage Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for the Study of Metal Ions Complexes in Solution

Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) has made possible many new and important advances in analytical chemistry by combining mass analysis with the ability to generate gas-phase ions from labile polar and ionic species in solution.     

高电压辅助激光解吸附离子化质谱中盐效应的研究

通过与电喷雾质谱( Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, ESI-MS)对比的方式,对高电压辅助激光解吸附离子化质谱( High-voltage-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry,HALDI-MS)中的盐效应进行了研究。在正、负离子模式下,分别以L-酪氨酸、β-环糊精、α-硫辛酸以及α-硫辛酸-β-环糊精复合体系为例,对比分析了加盐前后所得的ESI-MS和HALDI-MS谱图,发现HALDI-MS比ESI-MS具有更高的盐容忍度。本实验还发现在HALDI-MS中加入适量盐会引起α-硫辛酸与β-环糊精络合离子信号增强的特殊现象,并提出了产生这种信号增强作用的原因是溶液中盐类阳离子与α-硫辛酸-β-环糊精复合体系形成了三元复合物。     

Laser-Induced Acoustic Desorption/Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Laser-induced acoustic desorption (LIAD) was successfully coupled to a conventional atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) source in a commercial linear quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer (LQIT). Model compounds representing a wide variety of different types, including basic nitrogen and oxygen compounds, aromatic and aliphatic compounds, as well as unsaturated and saturated hydrocarbons, were tested separately and as a mixture. These model compounds were successfully evaporated into the gas phase by using LIAD and then ionized by using APCI with different reagents. From the four APCI reagent systems tested, neat carbon disulfide provided the best results. The mixture of methanol and water produced primarily protonated molecules, as expected. However, only the most basic compounds yielded ions under these conditions. In sharp contrast, using APCI with either neat benzene or neat carbon disulfide as the reagent resulted in the ionization of all the analytes studied to predominantly yield stable molecular ions. Benzene yielded a larger fraction of protonated molecules than carbon disulfide, which is a disadvantage. A similar but minor amount of fragmentation was observed for these two reagents. When the experiment was performed without a liquid reagent (nitrogen gas was the reagent), more fragmentation was observed. Analysis of a known mixture as well as a petroleum cut was also carried out. In summary, the new experiment presented here allows the evaporation of thermally labile compounds, both polar and nonpolar, without dissociation or aggregation, and their ionization to predominantly form stable molecular ions.     

High Throughput Screening of High-Affinity Ligands for Proteins with Anion-Binding Sites using Desorption Electrospray Ionization (DESI) Mass Spectrometry

A high throughput screening system involving a linear ion trap (LTQ) analyzer, a house-made platform and a desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) source was established to screen ligands with a high affinity for proteins with anion-binding sites. The complexes were analyzed after incubation, ultrafiltration, washing, and displacement. A new anionic region inhibited dissociation (ARID) mechanism that was suitable for a protein with anion-binding site was proposed. We utilized the differences in detectable dissociation of protein–ligand complexes, combined with displacement experiments, to distinguish free ligands displaced from anion-binding sites from liberated ligands dissociated from nonspecific interactions. The method was validated by α₁-acid glycoprotein (AGP) and (R), (S)-amlodipine. Site-specific enantioselectivity shown in our experiments was consistent with earlier studies. Obtaining all of the qualitative information of 15*3 samples in 2.3 min indicates that the analysis process is no longer the time-limiting step in the initial stage of drug discovery. Quantitative information verified that our method was at least a semiquantitative method.