葡聚糖的基体辅助激光解吸/电离飞行时间质谱测定

采用自行设计合成的新基体α-腈基阿魏酸（α-cyano-ferulic acid,简称CFA）并应用激光飞行时间质谱仪的离子偏转功能,对葡聚糖的分子量进行了测定研究。结果表明：与测定糖类物质的常用基体2,5-二羟基苯甲酸（DHB）相比,CFA测定葡聚糖,具有更佳的解吸电离效果,样品易出峰、重现性好、信噪比高;使用仪器的离子偏转器,阻止葡聚糖样品中聚合度较小的离子进入检测器,能显著提高仪器对聚合度较大离子的检测能力,得到质荷比（m/z)更高的质谱峰。     

香豆素类新基质在基质辅助激光解吸／电离飞行时间质谱测定多糖和糖蛋白中的应用

将几种香豆素类新基质(香豆素、3-羟基香豆素(3-HC)、3-氨基香豆素(3-AC)、3-羧基香豆素(3-CC)和4-甲基-7-羟基香豆素(4-M-7-HC))分别应用于基质辅助激光解吸/电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI TOF-MS)测定葡聚糖和3种糖蛋白的研究.香豆素和3-羟基香豆素分别与2,5-二羟基苯甲酸(DHB)混合组成2种二元基质,极大地改善了基质和葡聚糖样品的共结晶状况,样品分布更加均匀.葡聚糖样品更易解吸/电离,每个激光点照射样品均能产生较强的质谱信号,且谱图重现性更好,得到了理想的MALDI TOF-MS谱图.当香豆素类基质用于分析糖蛋白时:3-HC和4-M-7-HC是测定糖蛋白A的优异基质,能检测到m/z 为66 672 Da 的离子信号.而3-AC测定糖蛋白B的基质效果比糖类分析常用基质2,5-二羟基苯甲酸更好.因此,这些香豆素类化合物将为MALDI TOF-MS分析多糖和糖蛋白提供更多新基质选择.     

α-腈基阿魏酸基体在MALDI-TOFMS测定中的应用研究

在基体辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱（MALDI－TOFMS）测定中基体的作用举足轻重。有效或特效基体的发现和应用不仅可提高测试灵敏度和分辨率,加大分子量测定范围,还能扩增测试样品的种类,推动MALDI－TOFMS应用的发展。目前MALDI－TOFMS分析的常用基体^[1,2]测定多肽、蛋白质的α-腈基－4－羟基肉桂酸（4HCCA）和介子酸（SA）效果比较理想;而测定糖类物质的2,5－二羟基苯甲酸（DHB）则不能完全适用于在组成、结构、序列以及连接方式上存在多样性的碳水化合物的分子;测定DNA的3－羟基吡啶甲酸（3－HPA）使用时必须对样品、溶剂甚至基体本身进行严格纯化,较为烦琐,测定含百个碱基以上大分子量DNA的灵敏度和分辨率还不理想。本文考察研究α-腈基阿魏酸（CFA）旨在寻找MALDI－TOFMS测定的有效新基体,为MALDI－TOFMS测定提供更多的基体选择。     

2-氨基-5-硝基吡啶在基体辅助激光解吸/电离质谱法测定核酸分子中的应用

报道以2-氨基-5-硝基吡啶为基体用基体辅助激光解吸/电离质谱法(MALDI-MS)对DNA样品进行测定并研究它们的激光质谱特征,结果表明,2-氨基-5-硝基吡啶是DNA的一高效基体.用柠檬酸铵和NH_4~+阳离子交换树脂除去试剂和样品中的碱金属离子,能显著地提高解吸/电离DNA分子的效率.     

基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱表征双二氮杂萘酮化合物

采用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MAIDI-TOF MS)，以2，5-二羟基苯甲酸(DHB)为基体对10种合成的新型双二氮杂萘酮化合物进行了质谱分析，得到了较强的样品准分子离子信号；对校正标样进行了筛选并讨论了标样对测定准确度的影响；研究了样品与金属离子形成加成物的性质。     

以2, 4, 6-三羟基苯乙酮为基体使用基体辅助激光解吸/电离质 谱法测定核酸分 子的研究

报道以2,4,6-三羟基苯乙酮(2,4,6-THAP)为基体用基体辅助激光解吸/电离飞行时间质谱法(MALDI-TOF-MS)测定核酸分子的研究。2,4,6-THAP解吸和电离DNA分子的效率很高,测定DNA分子d(T)~1~0的[M-H]^-分辨率可达1130.0,信噪比为366.0,检出限达5×10^-^1^4mol,可以测定相对分子质量高达14800以上混合碱基组成的DNA分子。为提高基体对样品解吸/电离效率,对纯化DNA样品的方法进行了讨论。     

以2-氨基-5-硝基噻唑为基质辅助激光解吸/电离飞行时间质谱的有效基质分析DNA及蛋白质样品

采用碱性新基质2-氨基-5-硝基噻唑对DNA和蛋白质样品进行了基质辅助激光解吸/电离飞行时间质谱分析.结果表明,2-氨基-5-硝基噻唑能有效地解吸电离DNA和蛋白质样品.采用正离子检测模式,分析分子量小于5000的pd(T)₁₀,pd(C)₁₀,pd(A)₈,pd(G)₁₀和pd(5′ATCGATCGAT3′)DNA样品时,分辨率均可达到1万以上;与分析DNA样品的常用基质相比,2-氨基-5-硝基噻唑解吸/电离样品分子所需要的激光强度小,易于获得信噪比和分辨率高及重复性好的谱图;分析蛋白质胰岛素、细胞色素C及牛血清白蛋白样品能达到与α-氰基-4-羟基肉桂酸(HCCA)和3,5-二甲氧基-4-羟基肉桂酸(SA)相同的效果.采用负离子检测模式则能以较高的信噪比获得分子量达到7000的DNA的分子离子峰信号.此外,以2-氨基-5-硝基噻唑为基质的基质辅助激光解吸/电离(MALDI)测定还表现出一定的耐盐能力.     

香豆素类新基质用于基质辅助激光解吸／电离飞行时间质谱对聚乙二醇的测定

首次以6种香豆素衍生物--3-氨基香豆素(3-AC)、3-羟基香豆素(3-HC)、3-羧基香豆素(3-CC)、4-甲基-7-羟基香豆素(4-M-7-HC)、3-乙酰氨基香豆素(3-AcAC)和3-苯基-7-乙酰氨基香豆素(3-ph-7-AcAC)为基质对聚乙二醇样品进行基质辅助激光解吸/电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI TOF-MS)分析.结果表明:3-AC、3-HC和3-CC均能有效解吸电离聚乙二醇样品,产生分辨率高、离子信号强、信噪比高的质谱图,不仅测定了聚乙二醇样品的数均相对分子质量、重均相对分子质量和聚合度分布,还能够准确地推测出样品的端基结构和重复单元,将为改善高分子合成反应条件和机理推导提供确凿依据.3-AC、3-HC和3-CC香豆素衍生物将为MALDI TOF-MS分析高分子聚合物提供新的基质选择.     

基体溶液pH值对基体辅助激光解吸电离质谱法测量结果的影响

研究了基体溶液的ｐＨ值对基体辅助激光解吸电离（ＭＡＬＤＩ）的影响，分别测定了从强酸至强碱不同ｐＨ值的α－氰基，４－羟基肉桂酸水溶液的紫外吸收谱，并分别用作基体测定细胞色素Ｃ的相对分子质量。结果显示除按常规配制的基体溶液（ｐＨ＝２５）在激光波长３５５ｎｍ处有强紫外吸收外，其他ｐＨ＝１０、ｐＨ＝８０、ｐＨ＝１００的溶液皆没有吸收，而相对分子质量测定结果是ｐＨ＝１０和ｐＨ＝２５两种溶液可得到质量良好的谱图。而ｐＨ＝８０和１００的两种溶液则得不到谱图，作者还以溶液化学规律，及基体辅助激光解吸电离的机理，对结果进行了讨论。     

3-羟基-4-甲氧基肉桂酸--基体辅助激光解吸电离质谱法测定DNA的有效基体

报道用基体辅助激光解吸电离质谱法（ ＭＡＬＤＩ－ ＭＳ） 测定ＤＮＡ 分子的一种有效基体３－ 羟基－ ４ － 甲氧基肉桂酸。 实验发现该基体对ＤＮＡ 分子解吸和电离效率高, 对ＤＮＡｄ（ Ｔ） １０ 分子离子峰的分辨率为５ ５５１ ．４ , 信噪比为１１ ．８ 。３ － 羟基－ ４ － 甲氧基肉桂酸是ＭＡＬＤＩ－ ＭＳ 法测定ＤＮＡ 分子的一个可供选择使用有效基体。     

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。     

A binary matrix for improved detection of phosphopeptides in matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

Application of matrix‐assisted laser‐desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI MS) to analysis and characterization of phosphopeptides in peptide mixtures may have a limitation, because of the lower ionizing efficiency of phosphopeptides than nonphosphorylated peptides in MALDI MS. In this work, a binary matrix that consists of two conventional matrices of 3‐hydroxypicolinic acid (3‐HPA) and α‐cyano‐4‐hydroxycinnamic acid (CCA) was tested for phosphopeptide analysis. 3‐HPA and CCA were found to be hot matrices, and 3‐HPA not as good as CCA and 2,5‐dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB) for peptide analysis. However, the presence of 3‐HPA in the CCA solution with a volume ratio of 1:1 could significantly enhance ion signals for phosphopeptides in both positive‐ion and negative‐ion detection modes compared with the use of pure CCA or DHB, the most common phosphopeptide matrices. Higher signal intensities of phosphopeptides could be obtained with lower laser power using the binary matrix. Neutral loss of the phosphate group (?80 Da) and phosphoric acid (?98 Da) from the phosphorylated‐residue‐containing peptide ions with the binary matrix was decreased compared with CCA alone. In addition, since the crystal shape prepared with the binary matrix was more homogeneous than that prepared with DHB, searching for ‘sweet’ spots can be avoided. The sensitivity to detect singly or doubly phosphorylated peptides in peptide mixtures was higher than that obtained with pure CCA and as good as that obtained using DHB. We also used the binary matrix to detect the in‐solution tryptic digest of the crude casein extracted from commercially available low fat milk sample, and found six phosphopeptides to match the digestion products of casein, based on mass‐to‐charge values and LIFT TOF‐TOF spectra. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

2,5‐Dihydroxybenzoic acid solution in MALDI‐MS: ageing and use for mass calibration

2,5‐Dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB) is one of the most widely used and studied matrix compounds in matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry. However, the influence of ageing of the DHB solution on the MALDI mass spectra has not been yet systematically studied. In this work, the possible changes occurring in the acidified acetonitrile/water solution of the MALDI matrix compound DHB during 1‐year usage period have been monitored with MALDI‐Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer (MALDI‐FT‐ICR‐MS) and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR‐FT‐IR) spectroscopy. No significant ageing products have been detected. The ability of the aged DHB solution to act as a MALDI matrix was tested with two materials widely used in art and conservation – bone glue (a proteinaceous material) and shellac resin (a resinous material) – and good results were obtained. A number of peaks in the mass spectra measured from the DHB solution were identified, which can be used for internal calibration of the mass axis. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Comparison of mass spectra of peptides in different matrices using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization and a multi-turn time-of-flight mass spectrometer, MULTUM-IMG.

The mass spectra of peptides obtained with different matrices were compared using a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) ion source and a multi-turn time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometer, MULTUM-IMG, which has been developed at Osaka University. Two types of solid matrices, alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) and 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB), and a liquid matrix made from a mixture of 3-aminoquinoline and CHCA were used. When measuring the peak signal intensity of human angiotensin II [M+H]+ from a fixed sample position, the liquid matrix produced a stable signal over 1000 laser shots, while the signal obtained with CHCA and DHB decayed after about 300 and 100 shots, respectively. Significant differences in the mass resolving power were not observed between the spectra obtained with the three matrices. Signal peak areas were measured as a function of the cycle number in a multi-turn ion trajectory, i.e., the total flight time over a millisecond time scale. For both [M+H]+ of human angiotensin II and bovine insulin, the decay of the signal peak area was the most significant with CHCA, while that measured with DHB was the smallest. The results of the mean initial ion velocity measurements suggested that the extent of metastable decomposition of the analyte ions increased in order of DHB, the liquid matrix, and CHCA, which is consistent with the difference in the decay of the signal peak area as the total flight time increased.     

Ion yields of thin MALDI samples: dependence on matrix and metal substrate and implications for models

Thin MALDI samples can perform differently than thicker samples, on metal substrates. Divergent results and models for the effect have been presented. Positive and negative yields are investigated here for three matrixes (2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB), sinapinic acid, and alpha-cyano 4-hydroxycinnamic acid) on stainless steel and gold substrates. Samples were electrosprayed for uniformity and thickness control and imaged across a metal-metal boundary. Thin sample enhancement is found in both polarities for all three matrixes on a steel substrate. On gold, only alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid shows enhancement. These and earlier data are used to evaluate two models. The first is based on one-photon photoelectron emission from the metal; the second one, on two-photon matrix ionization at the metal interface. The surface-enhanced matrix photoionization model best fits the evidence, including the fluence dependence of electron emission from DHB on steel.     

Application of pressure probe and UV-MALDI-TOF MS for direct analysis of plant underivatized carbohydrates in subpicoliter single-cell cytoplasm extract

Single-cell cytoplasm sap (1-10 pL) was extracted by using a pressure probe glass microcapillary tip from tulip leaf and bulb and analyzed by UV-MALDI-TOF MS for free underivatized carbohydrate content. Three matrices including 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB), 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone (THAP), and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in positive ion mode were selected for analysis because of acceptable carbohydrate-related signal reproducibility. Disaccharide and oligosaccharide (up to 15 Hex when THAP was used, 11 Hex with DHB, and 7 Hex with CNTs) were detected in tulip bulb cell cytoplasm sample. When DHB was used as matrix, neutral carbohydrates were more abundantly detected as sodiated cations; the sugar-related signals, however, appeared as dominant potassiated cations when THAP and CNTs were used. Small amount of monosaccharide was also detected in bulb cell cytoplasm with CNTs as matrix. UV-MALDI-TOF MS of leaf cell extract resulted in high-resolution detection of hexose and disaccharide with DHB, THAP, and CNTs.     

Flavonoid–matrix cluster ions in MALDI mass spectrometry

The behaviour of 2,5‐dihydroxybenzoic acid (2,5‐DHB) matrix under matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI) conditions was investigated, and the formation of 2,5‐DHB cluster ions, mainly dehydrated 2,5‐DHB ions, is reported. Interestingly, in the mass spectra of this compound, besides dimers and trimers, protonated tetramers, pentamers, hexamers and heptamers were also found with significant abundance. The MALDI behaviour of four flavonoids, quercetin, myricetin, luteolin and kaempferol, using 2,5‐DHB as matrix, was also investigated. The mass spectra of the flavonoids studied revealed a number of flavonoid–2,5‐DHB cluster ions (mainly with the dehydrated 2,5‐DHB). The number of clusters formed is dependent on the structure of the analyte. For luteolin and kaempferol, in particular, evidence was found for the formation of cluster ions involving retro Diels Alder fragments and intact flavonoids molecules, as well as the corresponding protonated retro Diels Alder fragments with dehydrated DHB molecules. All ion compositions were attributed taking into account high accuracy mass measurements and tandem mass spectrometry experiments. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Ionic liquid matrices with phosphoric acid as matrix additive for the facilitated analysis of phosphopeptides by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) is a powerful tool for the analysis and characterization of protein phosphorylation on the peptide level. In this study, the applicability of ionic liquid matrices (ILM) formed by combination of the crystalline MALDI matrix 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB) with pyridine or n-butylamine was tested for the analysis of phosphopeptides. Low ionization efficiency in both positive and negative ion mode was observed in acid-free sample preparations. Upon addition of 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), ion formation was increased, but analogously to the situation described earlier for pure DHB, best results were obtained upon use of 1% phosphoric acid as matrix additive. The samples prepared in this way were significantly more homogeneous than preparations with pure DHB, thus avoiding the need for time-consuming search for hot spots. Other characteristics like metastable fragmentation of phosphopeptides did not differ from that observed in classical preparations. The limits of detection for synthetic phosphopeptides and singly or multiply phosphorylated peptides from tryptic digests of alpha- and beta-casein were comparable with those obtained when using pure DHB; in some cases even higher signal intensities could be observed in the ILM. The use of ILM in combination with 1% phosphoric acid as matrix additive significantly facilitates analysis of phosphopeptides by MALDI-MS.     

Competing ion decomposition channels in matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization

We gauged the internal energy transfer for two dissociative ion decomposition channels in matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) using the benzyltriphenylphosphonium (BTP) thermometer ion [PhCH 2PPh 3] (+). Common MALDI matrixes [alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA), 3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (sinapinic acid, SA), and 2,5-dihydroxycinnamic acid (DHB)] were studied with nitrogen laser (4 ns pulse length) and mode-locked 3 x omega Nd:YAG laser (22 ps pulse length) excitation. Despite the higher fluence required to initiate fragmentation, BTP ions indicated lower internal energy transfer with the picosecond laser in all three matrixes. These differences can be rationalized in terms of phase explosion induced by the nanosecond laser vs a stress-confinement-driven desorption mechanism for the picosecond laser. For the two ion production channels of the BTP thermometer ion, breaking a single bond can result in the formation of benzyl/tropylium ions, F1, or triphenylphosphine ions, F2. In SA and DHB, as well as in CHCA at low fluence levels, the efficiency of these channels (expressed by the branching ratio I F1/ I F2) is moderately in favor of producing tropylium ions, 1 < I F1/ I F2 < 6. As the laser fluence is increased, for CHCA, there is a dramatic shift in favor of the tropylium ion production, with I F1/ I F2 approximately 30 for the nanosecond and the picosecond laser, respectively. This change is correlated with the sudden increase in the BTP internal energies in CHCA in the same laser fluence range. The large changes observed in internal energy deposition for CHCA with laser fluence can account for its ability to induce fragmentation in peptides more readily than SA and DHB.