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.     

MALDI－TOF－MS法分析人血清白蛋白

用基质辅助激光解吸附飞行时间质谱（ＭＡＬＤＩ－ＴＯＦ－ＭＳ）法分析测定了人血清白蛋白。结果表明，全军血液制品研究中心应用Ｒｉｖａｎｏｌ和Ｃｏｈｎ＇ｓ两种方法分离提取的人血清白蛋白，其分子量与理论计算值相吻合，其纯度与市售标准人血清白蛋白相一致，用ＭＡＬＤＩ－ＴＯＦ－ＭＳ法分析鉴定人血清白蛋白，准确、简便和灵敏（仅需ＰＭ浓度样品），且重复性好，日内和日间差的变异系数均小于０．０３％，是ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ电泳法所无法比拟的。     

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。     

Interrogation of Microporous Silica by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Microporous sol-gels prepared from a tetramethyl orthosilicate precursor with 5-hydroxytryptophan, 5-HTPP, as a dopant were investigated by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI). Spectra of 5-HTPP and its oxidation products were obtained when (a) the matrix, -hydroxycinnamic acid, was included in the sol, (b) thin wafers of silica were used, and (c) the surface of the gel was abraded after mounting the sol-gel on the MALDI sample puck so that laser reflection was minimized. The methodology permitted elucidation of the 5-HTPP oxidation pathway. In microporous silica a low molecular product, the dione, was obtained whereas in a mesoporous matrix, dimeric products were formed.     

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。     

Online Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry with In situ Mixing

Online matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is reported with in situ matrix/analyte aerosol mixing. The analyte and matrix were dissolved in separate solvents and pneumatically atomized into particles. Continuous flows of analyte particles and matrix droplets in nitrogen were mixed in a tee. The resulting particles were sampled using a nozzle, focused into a beam with an aerodynamic lens system, and vertically deposited continuously on a movable target. The matrix/analyte mixture was desorbed/ionized using a 266 nanometers pulsed laser at an incident angle of 45°. The nascent ions were analyzed using reflectron TOF MS. The performance of online MALDI-TOF MS was evaluated by the analysis of palmityl palmitate with the lithium salt of 2, 4-dihydroxybenzoic acid as the matrix. Strong and stable MALDI signals of palmityl palmitate were obtained. The matrix solvent mixture and the analyte concentration were optimized and the results demonstrate the development of an alternative for online MALDI analysis.     

应用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱法测定牛甲状腺球蛋白的分子量

应用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱法测定了牛甲状腺球蛋白的纯度与相对分子量.选择芥子酸为适宜的基质,并对所得的结果进行了讨论.实验结果表明分析方法具有灵敏度高、重现性好、信息直观等特点,明显优于其他传统测定蛋白质的方法.     

爆炸条件下溶菌酶反应产物的基质辅助激光解吸-飞行时间质谱分析

以爆炸条件下溶菌酶的反应产物为研究对象,运用基质辅助激光解吸-飞行时间质谱的方法研究其反应产物与不同炸药的反应特征性.结果显示,雷管的使用不会对溶菌酶有影响,而在有爆炸物爆炸的条件下,除了正常溶菌酶酶解多肽信号外,一些[MH+17]+,[MH+18]+,[MH+28]+,[MH+32]+和[MH+44]+的加合峰信号也能被检测到.这可能是在炸药爆炸过程中产生的一些活性小分子(如NH3,H2O,CO/N2,O2,CO2)与溶菌酶发生反应得到的反应产物.不同炸药生成的活性小分子能够分别与溶菌酶的某些反应位点反应生成特征性的反应产物,有利于这些炸药的分析与检测.     

Analysis of Hanford-Related Organics Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI/TOF-MS) was used for the analysis of low-molecular phosphate compounds found in Hanford tank wastes. The mass spectra of these compounds indicate protonated peaks as well as sodium adducts. Analytical methods presently utilized for the analysis of the phosphate-related organics are both time consuming and labor intensive. A promising alternative is MALDI/TOFMS. The MALDI process produces both positive and negative ions directly and very little sample is required. In addition, there is limited sample preparation and minimal hazardous waste production.     

表面活性剂的基体辅助激光解吸电离/质谱分析表征

利用基体辅助激光解吸电离／质谱（MALDI－MS）技术对表面活性剂的分析表征进行了详细研究。以2，5－二羟基苯甲酸作为基体，考察MALDI样品制备方法如液滴干燥法、快速干燥法及三明治法对测定结果的影响，发现三明治方法更适合表面活性剂的分析。MALDI可以准确测定离子型表面活性剂的分子量，同时对于非离子型表面活性剂，还可以测定其平均聚合度和分子量的分布。     

基质辅助激光解析/电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF MS)在微生物鉴定中的应用*

基质辅助激光解析/电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF MS)是一种新型软电离生物质谱,具有检测速度快、操作简便、结果准确等优点,目前已成为可靠的微生物快速鉴定技术。就工作流程而言,与常规生化方法相比,MALDI-TOF MS可以将微生物鉴定的时间缩短为一天甚至更短。对于具有抗生素耐药性的微生物,使用MALDI-TOF MS鉴定也有很好的准确性。在病毒鉴定中,MALDI-TOF MS也可以发挥作用,已有报道将MALDI-TOF MS和机器学习(ML)分析方法结合来检测鼻拭子中SARS-CoV-2。此外,MALDI-TOF MS还可用于细菌的无光谱库鉴定。目前,MALDI-TOF MS正通过与其他技术(例如傅里叶红外光谱FTIR)相结合进一步扩大微生物鉴定范围。     

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。     

Negative Ion In-Source Decay Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Sequencing Acidic Peptides

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) in-source decay was studied in the negative ion mode on deprotonated peptides to determine its usefulness for obtaining extensive sequence information for acidic peptides. Eight biological acidic peptides, ranging in size from 11 to 33 residues, were studied by negative ion mode ISD (nISD). The matrices 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2-aminobenzoic acid, 2-aminobenzamide, 1,5-diaminonaphthalene, 5-amino-1-naphthol, 3-aminoquinoline, and 9-aminoacridine were used with each peptide. Optimal fragmentation was produced with 1,5-diaminonphthalene (DAN), and extensive sequence informative fragmentation was observed for every peptide except hirudin(54–65). Cleavage at the N–Cα bond of the peptide backbone, producing c′ and z′ ions, was dominant for all peptides. Cleavage of the N–Cα bond N-terminal to proline residues was not observed. The formation of c and z ions is also found in electron transfer dissociation (ETD), electron capture dissociation (ECD), and positive ion mode ISD, which are considered to be radical-driven techniques. Oxidized insulin chain A, which has four highly acidic oxidized cysteine residues, had less extensive fragmentation. This peptide also exhibited the only charged localized fragmentation, with more pronounced product ion formation adjacent to the highly acidic residues. In addition, spectra were obtained by positive ion mode ISD for each protonated peptide; more sequence informative fragmentation was observed via nISD for all peptides. Three of the peptides studied had no product ion formation in ISD, but extensive sequence informative fragmentation was found in their nISD spectra. The results of this study indicate that nISD can be used to readily obtain sequence information for acidic peptides.

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平面双核酰亚胺酞菁铁的激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱分析

应用激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱法（LDI—TOF—MS）对平面双核酰亚胺酞菁铁相对分子量进行了测定．探讨了3种不同基质对其分析结果的影响,结果发现基质并不能完全解离样品,而不加任何基质的激光质谱得到了理想的结果．     

Commercial Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) Wafers as a Versatile Substrate for Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry

We report here that a commercial silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer offers an opportunity for laser desorption/ionization (LDI) of peptide molecules, which occurs directly from its flat surface without requiring special surface preparation. The LDI-on-SOI exhibits intact ionization of peptides with a good detection limit of lower than 20 fmol, of which the mass range is demonstrated up to insulin with citric acid additives. The LDI process most likely arises from laser-induced surface heating promoted by two-dimensional thermal confinement in the thin Si surface layer of the SOI wafer. As a consequence of the thermal process, the LDI-on-SOI method is also capable of creating post-source decay (PSD) of the resulting peptide LDI ions, which is suitable for peptide sequencing using conventional TOF/TOF mass spectrometry.      

基质辅助光解吸电离飞行时间质谱测定双二氮杂萘酮苯醚芳香聚合物

基质辅助光解吸电离飞行时间质谱测定双二氮杂萘酮苯醚芳香聚合物;MALDI-TOF MS     

Analysis and Quantitation of Glycated Hemoglobin by Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

Measurement of glycated hemoglobin is widely used for the diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes mellitus. Matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time of flight (TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) analysis of patient samples is used to demonstrate a method for quantitation of total glycation on the β-subunit of hemoglobin. The approach is accurate and calibrated with commercially available reference materials. Measurements were linear (R² > 0.99) across the clinically relevant range of 4% to 20% glycation with coefficients of variation of ≤ 2.5%. Additional and independent measurements of glycation of the α-subunit of hemoglobin are used to validate β-subunit glycation measurements and distinguish hemoglobin variants. Results obtained by MALDI-TOF MS were compared with those obtained in a clinical laboratory using validated HPLC methodology. MALDI-TOF MS sample preparation was minimal and analysis times were rapid making the method an attractive alternative to methodologies currently in practice.

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OmniSpect: An Open MATLAB-Based Tool for Visualization and Analysis of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization and Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Images

We present omniSpect, an open source web- and MATLAB-based software tool for both desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) that performs computationally intensive functions on a remote server. These functions include converting data from a variety of file formats into a common format easily manipulated in MATLAB, transforming time-series mass spectra into mass spectrometry images based on a probe spatial raster path, and multivariate analysis. OmniSpect provides an extensible suite of tools to meet the computational requirements needed for visualizing open and proprietary format MSI data.      

基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱法对中药材霉菌污染的快速鉴定

通过N-烷基吡啶同位素季铵化反应(NAPIQ)结合基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF MS)对中药材的霉变情况进行了快速鉴定。运用氯仿对中药材中的甾醇进行提取后,以吡啶、氘代吡啶以及三氟甲磺酸酐作为衍生化试剂对提取出的甾醇进行衍生化反应以提高其质谱响应,并利用MALDI-TOF MS进行检测。利用该方法在新鲜的药材中仅检测到谷甾醇、豆甾醇等植物甾醇,而在霉变的药材中,除了植物甾醇外,还检测到羊毛甾醇等动物甾醇以及麦角甾醇等菌类甾醇。将该方法与药典中的微生物计数法进行了对照,在只检测到植物甾醇的新鲜药材中未发现霉菌,而在产生了动物甾醇和菌类甾醇的霉变药材中检测到的微生物数均大于药典规定的10~2 cfu/g,证明了该方法符合药典标准,可以对中药材受霉菌污染的状况进行快速评价。