Multivariate Analysis of Electron Detachment Dissociation and Infrared Multiphoton Dissociation Mass Spectra of Heparan Sulfate Tetrasaccharides Differing Only in Hexuronic acid Stereochemistry

The structural characterization of glycosaminoglycan (GAG) carbohydrates by mass spectrometry has been a long-standing analytical challenge due to the inherent heterogeneity of these biomolecules, specifically polydispersity, variability in sulfation, and hexuronic acid stereochemistry. Recent advances in tandem mass spectrometry methods employing threshold and electron-based ion activation have resulted in the ability to determine the location of the labile sulfate modification as well as assign the stereochemistry of hexuronic acid residues. To facilitate the analysis of complex electron detachment dissociation (EDD) spectra, principal component analysis (PCA) is employed to differentiate the hexuronic acid stereochemistry of four synthetic GAG epimers whose EDD spectra are nearly identical upon visual inspection. For comparison, PCA is also applied to infrared multiphoton dissociation spectra (IRMPD) of the examined epimers. To assess the applicability of multivariate methods in GAG mixture analysis, PCA is utilized to identify the relative content of two epimers in a binary mixture.     

Hexuronic Acid Stereochemistry Determination in Chondroitin Sulfate Glycosaminoglycan Oligosaccharides by Electron Detachment Dissociation

Electron detachment dissociation (EDD) has previously provided stereo-specific product ions that allow for the assignment of the acidic C-5stereochemistry in heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), but application of the same methodology to an epimer pair in the chondroitin sulfate glycoform class does not provide the same result. A series of experiments have been conducted in which glycosaminoglycan precursor ions are independently activated by electron detachment dissociation (EDD), electron induced dissociation (EID), and negative electron transfer dissociation (NETD) to assign the stereochemistry in chondroitin sulfate (CS) epimers and investigate the mechanisms for product ion formation during EDD in CS glycoforms. This approach allows for the assignment of electronic excitation products formed by EID and detachment products to radical pathways in NETD, both of which occur simultaneously during EDD. The uronic acid stereochemistry in electron detachment spectra produces intensity differences when assigned glycosidic and cross-ring cleavages are compared. The variations in the intensities of the doubly deprotonated (0,2)X(3) and Y(3) ions have been shown to be indicative of CS-A/DS composition during the CID of binary mixtures. These ions can provide insight into the uronic acid composition of binary mixtures in EDD, but the relative abundances, although reproducible, are low compared with those in a CID spectrum acquired on an ion trap. The application of principal component analysis (PCA) presents a multivariate approach to determining the uronic acid stereochemistry spectra of these GAGs by taking advantage of the reproducible peak distributions produced by electron detachment.     

Tandem Mass Spectrometry of Heparan Sulfate Negative Ions: Sulfate Loss Patterns and Chemical Modification Methods for Improvement of Product Ion Profiles

Heparan sulfate (HS) is a polysaccharide modified with sulfation, acetylation, and epimerization that enable its binding with protein ligands and regulation of important biological processes. Tandem mass spectrometry has been employed to sequence linear biomolecules e.g., proteins and peptides. However, its application in structural characterization of HS is limited due to the neutral loss of sulfate (SO(3)) during collisional induced dissociation (CID). In this report, we studied the dissociation patterns of HS disaccharides and demonstrate that the N-sulfate (N-S) bond is especially facile during CID. We identified factors that influence the propensities of such losses from precursor ions and proposed a Free Proton Index (FPI) to help select ions that are able to produce meaningful backbone dissociations. We then investigated the thermodynamics and kinetics of SO(3) loss from sulfates that are protonated, deprotonated, and metal-adducted using density functional theory computations. The calculations showed that sulfate loss from a protonated site was much more facile than that from a deprotonated or metal-adducted site. Further, the loss of SO(3) from N-sulfate was energetically favored by 3-8?kcal/mol in transition states relative to O-sulfates, making it more prone to this process by a substantial factor. In order to reduce the FPI, representing the number of labile sulfates in HS native chains and oligosaccharides, we developed a series of chemical modifications to selectively replace the N-sulfates of the glucosamine with deuterated acetyl group. These modifications effectively reduced the sulfate density on the HS oligosaccharides and generated considerably more backbone dissociation using on-line LC/tandem MS.     

安眠镇静药物的串联质谱分析方法

气相色谱以及气相色谱／质谱联用经常被用来分析生物体液样品中的药物。用这些方法分析时，需要在色谱分析前，进行长时间的样品制备和衍生化过程。本文描述了用地识别１６安眠镇静药物的ＥＩ／ＭＳ／ＭＳ过程，并且对两例服毒自杀者的尿样进行了检测。     

麻醉镇痛药物的电子轰击／串联质谱分析

建立了麻醉痛药物的电子轰击／串联质谱分析方法，得到了电子轰击／串联质谱（ＥＩ／ＭＳ／ＭＳ）条件下１６种麻醉镇痛药物标准品的碰撞诱导解离（ＣＩＤ０－子离子谱，适合于复杂基质中这类化合物的定性分析，并利用所建方法对一肌注度冷丁者的尿样进行了检测。     

Sequence pattern Correlation of Amino Acid in Collision—induced Dissociation Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry

A novel approach of seuqence pattern correlation has been applied to predict an expected amino acid sequence from CID ESI-MS spectra.The proposed approach deduces sequence patterns with no help form known protein database such that it is useful to identify an unknown petide or new protein.The algorithm applies a cross-correlation to match an experimental CID spectrum with predicted sequence pattern generated form fragmentation information.The fragmentation knowledge of both y-series and other non y-series are utilized to generate the predicted sequence patterns.In contrast to the normal de novo approach,the proposed approach is insensitive to mass tolerance and non-sussceptive to spectral integrality with no need for selection of a starting point.     

液相色谱-串联质谱法测定尿液中的泛酸

该文建立了检测尿液中泛酸含量的液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)方法,尿液经过离心、稀释后,采用ACPUITY UPLC SS T3(2.1 mm×100 mm,1.8μm)色谱柱进行分离,电喷雾正离子模式电离,多反应监测模式进行检测,方法的线性关系良好(r=0.999 3),方法检出限为0.46 ng/m L,回收率为87.9%~95.3%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为2.5%~13.0%。该方法具有灵敏度高、分析时间短等特点,可用于尿液中泛酸含量的分析。     

钠离子诱导的头孢菌素类抗生素质谱裂解机理的研究

采用电喷雾多级串联质谱技术,研究了头孢噻吩钠、头孢西丁钠、头孢他美酯、头孢克肟4种头孢菌素类抗生素在金属钠离子诱导下的裂解规律,并与质子诱导下的裂解规律进行比较。结果发现,头孢菌素类化合物在钠离子诱导方式下的多数质谱行为与质子诱导下的一致:多数质谱断裂发生在7-氨基头孢烷酸母核的侧链取代基R1、R2、R3上;C(3)位侧链上的C—X(X=O、N、S)键容易断裂;C(2)位羧基上的CO2和C(8)位的CO容易丢失。此外,还发现金属钠离子可比质子诱导更多更复杂的断裂反应。质子化离子的β-内酰胺环开环方式单一,为N(1)—C(8)和C(6)—C(7)键断裂;而金属钠离子能够诱导新的β-内酰胺环断裂,如C(7)—C(8)、N(1)—C(6)和C(4)—S(5)三键断裂和N(1)—C(8)、N(1)—C(6)和C(4)—C(5)三键断裂。另外,在碱金属钠离子诱导下,结构重排更为频繁。     

高效液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱法快速测定纺织品中苯氧羧酸类除草剂残留量

建立了纺织品中7种苯氧羧酸类除草剂的高效液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱(LC-ESI-MS/MS)快速检测方法.样品经甲酸酸化的丙酮溶液超声提取两次,无需其它净化过程.液相色谱使用C18反相色谱柱,流动相为醋酸铵水溶液和甲醇,在梯度条件下分析.在选择反应检测(SRM)负离子模式下进行质谱信号采集,采用两对同位素离子对进行定性和定量分析.选取3种有代表性的纺织品进行方法检出限(LOD)、定量限(LOQ)、线性、回收率和精密度的验证.方法的LOQ为 0.9～2.4 μg/kg; 回收率为85%～106%; 相对标准偏差为2%～11%.本方法简便、有效、可靠、灵敏,能够满足国际生态纺织品标准(Oeko-Tex Standard 100)的限量要求,适用于纺织品中苯氧羧酸类除草剂的日常检测及确证.     

液相色谱-串联质谱法测定水稻中生长素及其氨基酸结合物

建立了同时测定水稻中吲哚-3-丁酸(IBA)、吲哚-3-乙酸(IAA)及其7种氨基酸结合物的液相色谱-串联质谱( HPLC - MS/MS)检测方法.样品在4℃下于80％甲醇中浸提12 h后,经混合阴离子交换反相固相萃取(MAX)净化,以5 mmol/L的甲酸铵溶液和甲醇为流动相,在C18柱上进行液相色谱分离,电喷雾正...     

Simultaneous Determination of Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid in Dog Plasma by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry

A rapid, sensitive, and specific high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometric method was developed for the simultaneous determination and confirmation of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid in plasma. Plasma sample was subjected to a simple deproteinization with acetonitrile, and then the supernatant was directly diluted by water. Analysis was performed on a Phenomenex Luna C₈ reversed-phase column by detection with mass spectrometry in negative ions multiple reaction monitoring mode. A gradient elution program with 0.1% formic acid and acetonitrile was performed at a flow of 0.25 mL min^?1. There is good linearity in the range of 0.5–500 ng mL^?1 for both amoxicillin and clavulanic acid. The decision limits of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid were 0.06 ng mL^?1 and 0.08 ng mL^?1 in plasma, respectively, and the detection capabilities of two analytes were below 0.5 ng mL^?1. Acceptable precision and accuracy were obtained for concentrations over the standard curve range. The extraction recoveries of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid were between 102% and 115% in plasma at three spiked levels of 0.5, 50, and 500 ng mL^?1, with the relative standard deviations less than 15% for each analyte. The developed method was applied to pharmacokinetic studies of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid tablets in healthy beagles.     

微管纸喷雾质谱法快速筛查血液中5种强极性毒物

采用微管纸喷雾质谱法快速筛查了血液中的敌草快、百草枯、草甘膦、草铵膦和氯化琥珀胆碱5种强极性毒物。全血样品用9倍样品体积的甲醇提取,静置后取上清液直接上样,使用多反应监测扫描模式,每个化合物测定两个离子进行定性和定量分析。5种极性物质可在1 min内完成检测。该方法对5种极性毒物的检出限分别为敌草快0.05 mg/L,百草枯0.5 mg/L,草甘膦25 mg/L,草铵膦25 mg/L,氯化琥珀胆碱0.05 mg/L。敌草快和氯化琥珀胆碱的线性范围为0.005～0.5 mg/L,百草枯的线性范围为0.05～5 mg/L,草甘膦和草铵膦的线性范围为2.5～100 mg/L,可满足快速筛查检测的使用需求。样品在1倍、2倍和10倍检出限加标浓度下的回收率为62%～117%,相对标准偏差不大于40%。该方法操作简便、高效快速,适用于全血样品中上述5种极性毒物的快速筛查。     

气相色谱-离子阱二级质谱对照高分辨质谱对食品中二噁英类多氯联苯的测定

确定了气相色谱-离子阱二级质谱在分析食品中12种二噁英类多氯联苯残留的定性参数;优化了分析过程的质谱条件;研究了实际样品(河豚、鳗鱼、甜虾、鸡脂肪、奶粉、猪肠衣)离子阱串联质谱测定值与高分辨质谱值的准确度差异.样品采用加速溶剂萃取方法提取、流体控制系统净化及离子阱二级质谱和高分辨质谱测定.两种方法测定值之间的回归方程和相关系数分别为:4种非邻位取代二噁英类多氯联苯,y=0.781 5x,r=0.933 1;8种邻位取代二噁英类多氯联苯,y=0.807 3x,r=0.996;样品中12种多氯联苯总毒性当量(Total TEQ):y=0.518 1x 0.125 5,r=0.992.离子阱二级质谱和高分辨质谱的检出限分别为0.5ng/kg和0.1ng/kg,样品中同位素内标的回收率为41%～102%.     

液相色谱-电喷雾质谱联用测定细辛及养血清脑颗粒中马兜铃酸A

建立了反相液相色谱-电喷雾-三级四极杆质谱联用测定细辛及其制剂养血清脑颗粒中的马兜铃酸A含量的方法。本方法采用C18色谱柱,以甲醇和0.1%的甲酸水溶液(V/V)系统为流动相,选择性地测定m/z340.0>223.0的跃迁,在20~800μg/L范围内线性良好(r=0.9991);检出限为35 pg;精密度(RSD)为4.8%和回收率为98.1%,均较好,本方法准确、快速、简便,可用于马兜铃酸A的限量测定。     

Identification and Structural Characterization of Novel Chondroitin/Dermatan Sulfate Hexassacharide Domains in Human Decorin by Ion Mobility Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Chondroitin sulfate (CS) and dermatan sulfate (DS) are found in nature linked to proteoglycans, most often as hybrid CS/DS chains. In the extracellular matrix, where they are highly expressed, CS/DS are involved in fundamental processes and various pathologies. The structural diversity of CS/DS domains gave rise to efforts for the development of efficient analytical methods, among which is mass spectrometry (MS), one of the most resourceful techniques for the identification of novel species and their structure elucidation. In this context, we report here on the introduction of a fast, sensitive, and reliable approach based on ion mobility separation (IMS) MS and MS/MS by collision-induced dissociation (CID), for the profiling and structural analysis of CS/DS hexasaccharide domains in human embryonic kidney HEK293 cells decorin (DCN), obtained after CS/DS chain releasing by β-elimination, depolymerization using chondroitin AC I lyase, and fractionation by size-exclusion chromatography. By IMS MS, we were able to find novel CS/DS species, i.e., under- and oversulfated hexasaccharide domains in the released CS/DS chain. In the last stage of analysis, the optimized IMS CID MS/MS provided a series of diagnostic fragment ions crucial for the characterization of the misregulations, which occurred in the sulfation code of the trisulfated-4,5-Δ-GlcAGalNAc[IdoAGalNAc]₂ sequence, due to the unusual sulfation sites.     

Differentiation of Regioisomeric Aromatic Ketocarboxylic Acids by Positive Mode Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Collision-Activated Dissociation Tandem Mass Spectrometry in a Linear Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer

Positive-mode atmospheric pressure chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry (APCI-MS ⁿ ) was tested for the differentiation of regioisomeric aromatic ketocarboxylic acids. Each analyte forms exclusively an abundant protonated molecule upon ionization via positive-mode APCI in a commercial linear quadrupole ion trap (LQIT) mass spectrometer. Energy-resolved collision-activated dissociation (CAD) experiments carried out on the protonated analytes revealed fragmentation patterns that varied based on the location of the functional groups. Unambiguous differentiation between the regioisomers was achieved in each case by observing different fragmentation patterns, different relative abundances of ion-molecule reaction products, or different relative abundances of fragment ions formed at different collision energies. The mechanisms of some of the reactions were examined by H/D exchange reactions and molecular orbital calculations.     

高效液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱法测定蜂蜜中5种头孢菌素

建立了用高效液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱(LC-MS-MS)测定蜂蜜中5种头孢菌素残留量的方法.蜂蜜样品用磷酸盐缓冲溶液溶解,经Oasis HLB固相萃取柱净化.5种头孢菌素在C18柱上以乙腈-水为流动相梯度洗脱条件下完成分离,电喷雾电离串联质谱在正离子多反应监测模式下进行测定.添加浓度在2～100 μg/kg范围时,回收率为84.2%～103.6%; 相对标准偏差为3.89%～9.08%.本方法头孢唑啉的定量限为10 μg/kg, 头孢匹林、头孢氨苄、头孢洛宁、头孢喹肟的定量限为2.0 μg/kg.     

Separation and Quantification of Water-Soluble Cellular Metabolites in Clostridium thermocellum using Liquid Chromatography-Isotope Dilution Tandem Mass Spectrometry

A new protocol for metabolomic studies was developed by combining liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and isotope dilution mass spectrometry with universal ¹³C labeled internal standards from Escherichia Coli. The multiple reaction monitoring mode of mass spectrometry was used for quantification. Forty-five water-soluble intracellular metabolites, including 20 amino acids, 16 organic acids (primarily from the tricarboxylic acid cycle), and 9 cofactors, were measured and 34 of them were successfully quantified using the ¹³C-labeled internal standards. The limit of detection, limit of quantification, precision, and linearity of the methods were evaluated. The methods were applied to the quantitative analysis of intracellular metabolites extracted from wild-type and ethanol-adapted strains of Clostridium thermocellum cultivated with and without ethanol stress, and all 34 metabolites including all 9 cofactors were successfully quantified. Further multivariate data analyses of the metabolic differences between wild-type and ethanol-adapted strains were performed on the quantitative data, which can help elucidate the metabolic mechanism behind ethanol adaptation in C. thermocellum.

Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Analytical Letters to view the supplemental file.     

Improvement in the Mass Resolution of Single Particle Mass Spectrometry Using Delayed Ion Extraction

A specific delayed ion extraction (DIE) technique, which combines a standard rectangular extraction pulse with an exponential pulse, was introduced for a single particle mass spectrometry (SPMS) instrument, and it can focus ions in a wide mass range and results in a mass resolution improvement for the mass range of the studied ions. The experimental results indicate that the average mass resolution for positive ions is about 1000 when the mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) is greater than 70, and for negative ions, when the m/z is greater than 70, the average resolution can reach 2000. The highest mass resolutions achieved so far are 1260 for positive ions and 2400 for negative ions for SPMS, which are very beneficial for mass peak interpretation and chemical compound identification. The primary applications for atmospheric particle measurements show that the high mass resolution of SPMS with the DIE technique is very beneficial for the analysis of carbon and metallic element containing particles, and ³⁹K⁺ with C₃H₃⁺ and ⁴¹K⁺ and C₃H₅⁺ in organic particles were successfully differentiated using SPMS. The results indicate that SPMS with DIE technique can significantly ease mass peak interpretation and improve the mass assignment ability during analysis. Furthermore, existing SPMS instruments can be improved by a facile retrofitting process to implement the DIE technique.

Open image in new window

Graphical Abstract The delayed ion extraction method shows a great mass resolution improvement for single particle mass spectrometry.

     

Analysis of the Aconitine Alkaloids in Chuanwu by Electrospray Ionization ／ Tandem Mass Spectrometry

An electrospray ionization / tandem mass spectrometric (ESUMS/MS) method was developed for the simultaneous identification and analysis of three aconitine alkaloids [mesacontine (MA), hypaconitine (HA), and aconitine (A)] as intact molecules at low nanogram level in Chinese traditional medicine Chuanwu decoction as well as in human whole blood extract without chromatographic separation.