Mass spectrometric characterization of substituted 2-thiazolin-4-one derivatives

Electron ionization mass spectrometry was used for the structural characterization of substituted 2-thiazolin-4-one derivatives in the gas phase. The compounds follow common fragmentation pathways, producing ions whose abundances are dependent on the chemical nature of the substituent at position 2. Collision-induced dissociation tandem mass spectrometric experiments, carried out on both molecular ions and fragment ions produced in the source, allowed the elucidation of gas-phase decompositions. The presence of tautomeric forms is suggested for some ionic species. Rapid identification of a primary or secondary amine moiety at position 2 of the thiazoline ring can be achieved by the detection of characteristic fragmentations occurring both in the ion source and under the collision-induced dissociation regime.     

Mass spectrometric study of organocyclosiloxanes

Organocyclosiloxanes of various chemical structures were studied by mass spectrometry using different ionization methods. The electron ionization mass spectra contain no peaks of molecular ions, and the main fragment ions are formed due to complicated rearrangements in a molecular ion, which provides no comprehensive view about the molecular structure. The desorption spectra exhibit peaks of quasimolecular and fragment ions, which characterize both molecular weights and chemical structures of the compounds under study. Dedicated to Academician G. A. Abakumov on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1746–1749, September, 2007.     

Ion trap tandem mass spectrometric determination of F2-isoprostanes

A new tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) method based on the use of an ion trap mass spectrometer for the identification and quantitation of F(2)-isoprostanes has been developed. It consists of two solid-phase extractions and two derivation steps followed by gas chromatography/negative ion chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry (GC/NICI-MS/MS) analysis. This method is highly selective and sensitive and it has been successfully applied to biological samples.     

Mass spectral study of Boc-carbo-beta3-peptides: differentiation of two pairs of positional and diastereomeric isomers

A mass spectral study of a series of new Boc-C-linked carbo-beta(3)-peptides prepared from C-linked carbo-beta(3)-amino acids (Caa) was carried out using liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry (LSIMS), electrospray ionization (ESI) and tandem mass spectrometry. Using the nomenclature of Roepstorff and Fohlman, the positive ion high- and low energy collision-induced dissociation (CID) of [M + H - Boc + H](+) ions of the peptides produce both N- and C-terminus ions, y(n) (+) and b(n) (+) ions, with high abundance and other ions of low abundance. Further, characteristic fragment ions of carbohydrate moiety are observed. In contrast to the CID of protonated peptide acids, the CID of [M - H](-) ions of the beta(3)-peptide acids do not give b(n)(-) ions and show abundant z(n)(-) and c(n) (-) ions which are insignificant in the former. Two pairs of positionally isomeric Boc-carbo-beta(3)-dipeptides were differentiated by the CID of [M + H](+) ions in LSIMS and ESIMS. The fragment ion [M + H - C(CH(3))(3) + H](+) formed from [M + H](+) by the loss of 2-methylprop-2-ene is relatively more abundant in the dipeptide Boc-NH-beta-hGly-Caa(S)-OCH(3) (14) containing the sugar moiety at the C-terminus whereas it is insignificant in Boc-NH-Caa(S)-beta-hGly-OCH(3) (13), which has the sugar moiety at the N-terminus. Similarly, two pairs of diastereomeric dipeptides were distinguished by the high- and low-energy CID of [M + H](+) ions. The loss of 2-methylprop-2-ene is more pronounced for Boc-NH-Caa(R)-beta-hGly-OCH(3) (17) and Boc-NH-Caa(R)-Caa(S)-OCH(3) (18) isomers whereas it is insignificant for Boc-NH-Caa(S)-beta-hGly-OCH(3) (13) and Boc-NH-Caa(S)-Caa(S)-OCH(3) (2) isomers. This was attributed to a favorable configuration of the carbohydrate moiety favoring the 'H' migration involved in the loss of 2-methylprop-2-ene from the [M + H](+) ions of isomers 17 and 18 compared with the unfavorable configuration of the carbohydrate moiety in isomers 13 and 2.     

质谱分子成像技术与应用进展

该文总结了二次离子质谱、基质辅助激光解吸电离质谱和常压敞开式离子化质谱三大类型质谱分子成像（MSI）技术的概况、技术与方法及其应用新进展。MSI技术作为免标记、高覆盖、高灵敏、检测范围广的可视化分析手段,不局限于生物组织或细胞中某种特定分子的检测,可对已知和未知多种分子进行同时成像分析,获得不同分子的空间分布、相对含量及结构信息,实现其分子的定性、定量与定位分析;还可提供不同生理及病理过程中功能分子的动态时空变化信息等。因此,MSI技术成为质谱领域以及分析化学等领域的研究前沿与热点方向之一,并在化学、医学、生命科学、药学和环境科学等领域显示出重大应用前景。此外,MSI技术是单细胞可视化分析和空间分辨代谢组学的强有力分析手段,可从动物或器官组织的整体、微区、单细胞等不同空间尺度,获取具有空间分布特征、时空动态变化的功能分子全景轮廓信息等而备受关注。     

富勒烯及其衍生物的质谱研究

本文制备了一系列富勒烯及其衍生物，并利用多种质谱技术进行了鉴定、表征、揭示了它们在离子源条件下的稳定性及解规律。这些富勒烯及其省生物在ＦＤＭＳ、ＩＳＭＳ中均得到了较强的准分子离子峰且碎片峰很少。结果表昨ＦＤＭＳ，ＬＳＩＭＳ技术均适于富勒烯及其衍生物的定性分析，是目前富勒烯分析鉴定中较好的方法。     

Mass spectrometry in the structural analysis of flavonoids

Flavonoids are very common and widespread secondary plant metabolites. They have a wide range of biological and physiological activities and serve as chemotaxonomic marker compounds. Therefore, they have been extensively investigated both in the past and during recent years. The interest in them is still increasing. In the search for new compounds, and also in quality control, there is a need to have reliable methodology for the analysis of flavonoids. Mass spectrometry can make an invaluable contribution because of its high sensitivity, possibilities of coupling with liquid chromatography and the availability of powerful tandem mass spectrometric techniques. A review of currently available mass spectrometric methodology used in the structure elucidation of flavonoids is presented. Sample preparation, liquid chromatographic/mass spectrometric analysis and tandem mass spectrometric procedures for the characterization of flavonoid aglycones, O-glycosides, C-glycosides and acylated glycosides are considered.     

Mass spectrometric methods for the analysis of chlorinated and nitrated isoflavonoids: a novel class of biological metabolites

Electrospray ionization combined with tandem mass spectrometry was applied to a study of some representative chlorinated and nitrated isoflavones-potential metabolites of isoflavones in inflammatory cells. Upon collision-induced dissociation of deprotonated [M - H](-) ions of these compounds, a number of structurally characteristic product ions were produced. The product ion analysis of 3'- and 8-chlorodaidzein in the tandom mass spectra led to ready differentiation of these isomers. 3-Nitro derivatives of both genistein and daidzein have product ions due to the losses of HNO(2) and two OH groups. Chlorinated derivatives of isoflavones were detected in cell-based experiments and their structures were proposed by comparing the tandem mass spectra of their product ions with those of standards. This work provides a suitable analytical basis to aid the characterization of chlorinated and nitrated metabolites in studies in vivo and in vitro.     

离子色谱-质谱联用技术测定污泥样品中的痕量高氯酸盐

建立了离子色谱-质谱联用技术测定活性污泥样品中高氯酸盐的分析方法。以高容量、强亲水性的IonPacAS20(2mm)阴离子交换柱为分析柱,EGC在线产生等浓度KOH为淋洗液,淋洗液经抑制成水后将样品带入质谱检测。ESI-MS-MS以多元反应监测模式监控100.8/84.9、98.8/66.9、100.8/68.9和98.8/82.9离子对,以98.8/82.9离子对的峰面积进行定量。该方法对高氯酸盐的检出限(S/N=3)为0.01μg/L,高氯酸盐在0.05~100μg/L浓度范围内具有良好的线性,线性相关系数r=0.9988。0.2μg/L的标准溶液重复进样9次,高氯酸盐峰面积的相对标准偏差(RSD)为2.3%。运用该方法测定采自不同地区的活性污泥样品中的高氯酸盐,并对样品加标回收,得回收率在88.5%~102.2%之间。     

Mass spectrometry in the study of anthocyanins and their derivatives: differentiation of Vitis vinifera and hybrid grapes by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and tandem mass spectrometry

A mass spectrometric-based procedure for anthocyanin profiling was set up to distinguish authentic Vitis vinifera from hybrid red grapevine cultivars. 3-O-Monoglucoside and the related acetyl-, p-coumaryl- and caffeoyl-monoglucoside anthocyanins occurred only in Vitis vinifera, whereas 3,5-O-diglucoside and the substituted acetyl-, p-coumaryl-, feruloyl- and caffeoyl-diglucoside anthocyanins were the additional pigments in hybrid grapevines. The procedure was applied expressly to identify red grape cultivars based on the anthocyanin chemo-type determination. In particular, a red grape cultivar, having 3,5-O-diglucoside anthocyanins and a novel class of anthocyanin monoglucosides, such as cyanidin-3-O-, cyanidin-3-O-(6-O-acetyl)- and cyanidin-3-O-(6-O-p-coumaryl)pentoside, was classified as hybrid. A second vine cultivar, characterized exclusively by 3-O-monoglucoside anthocyanins, was included among the Vitis vinifera species. Anthocyanin profiling by mass spectrometry could represent the core of a chemotaxonomic procedure for distinguishing American and European grapevines based on the identification of post-synthetic anthocyanidin modification.     

Characterizing the electrospray ionization mass spectral fragmentation pattern of indole derivatives synthesized from 2-keto glycosides

Four indole derivatives synthesized from 2-keto glycosides were analyzed by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MSn) with low-energy collision-induced dissociation to establish a general structural elucidation of indole derivatives. Their fragmentation pathways are proposed on the basis of the MSn studies and deuterium-labeled experiments. Indole derivatives undergo complicated gas-phase rearrangements in addition to simple bond cleavages. A rearrangement, which involves a contraction of the six-membered ring, was observed and a mechanism was proposed. The observations may have some potential applications in the interpretation of the mass spectra of indole derivatives.     

磷脂液相二次离子质谱分析中的分子离子簇

对3种极性头不同的磷脂DMPG、DMPC、DMPE的液相二次离子质谱分析中出现 的分子离子簇现象进行了系统的研究。结果表明，虽然分子离子簇的形成与许多因素有关， 如PH值、离子强度等，但起决定作用的是样品在底物中的浓度，浓度增大有利于分子离子簇 的形成。研究还发现，由不同种类磷脂分子形成的分子离子簇峰明显高于由同种磷脂分子所 形成的分子离子簇峰，指出异种磷脂分子间的簇离子形成能力高于同种磷脂分子。此外还讨 论了磷脂分子在离子源条件下的稳定性、裂解规律及相互作用等。结果表明，本实验所选用 的磷脂分子在LSIMS条件下是稳定的，均能得到较强的分子离子峰，其主要碎片峰是磷酰键断裂而产生的碎片离子峰。     

液相色谱-串联质谱法同时测定血浆中白藜芦醇苷及其代谢产物

建立同时测定大鼠血浆中白藜芦醇苷及其代谢产物白藜芦醇的液相色谱-串联质谱方法。以Lichro-spher C18色谱柱为分析柱,乙腈-水为流动相,采用电喷雾离子源(ESI),以多反应监测(MRM)模式检测,内标法定量,用于定量分析的离子反应分别为m/z389/227(白藜芦醇苷)和m/z227/143(白藜芦醇)。血浆中的白藜芦醇苷及白藜芦醇用乙酸乙酯提取,N2吹干乙酸乙酯,残留物用甲醇溶解,注入LC/MS/MS系统进行检测。在选定的样品预处理、色谱及质谱条件下,白藜芦醇苷、白藜芦醇及内标物能够达到基线分离而且离子化效果好。用LC/MS/MS法检测大鼠血浆中的白藜芦醇苷及其代谢产物白藜芦醇,线性范围0.4~200μg/L,日内、日间精密度(RSD)均小于15%;检测血浆低、中、高3个浓度(1、20、100μg/L)白藜芦醇苷的回收率分别为106.2%、97.8%和91.6%;检测血浆低、中、高3个浓度(1、20、100μg/L)白藜芦醇的回收率分别为113.2%、103.6%和93.4%。本方法具有灵敏、准确、快速的特点,可用于白藜芦醇苷的药代动力学研究。     

2,5—双（4—羟基苯亚甲基）环戊酮中双电荷离子存在的串联质谱证据

应用串联质谱的碰撞诱导解离和联动扫描技术，研究了２，５－双（４－羟基苯亚甲基）环戊酮的质谱解离特征，提供了双电荷离子存在的实验证据。进一步对双电荷离子（ｍ／ｚ１４６）的碰撞诱导解离碎裂进行了讨论。     

5-乙酰(苯甲酰)基-4-芳基-3,4-二氢嘧啶-2(1H)-酮的质谱裂解规律

Using high resolution capabilities of a time-of-flight instrument and ion trap tandem technique, electron impact mass spectra of 5-acetyl (benzoyl)-4-aryl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2 (1H)-ones 1-5 were studied. The molecular ion (M) peaks for 1-3 can be found in the spectra with high abundances, but very weak for 4 and 5,in which strong electron-attracting substituents are attached to the benzene ring. The main fragmentation pathways for 1-5 include the cleavage of (M-Ar) + with high intensity, (M-RCO) + with moderate abundance, (M-H) +with high intensity for the compounds without strong electron-attracting substituent in the aromatic ring, and the pyrimidine ring cleavage (loss of neutral NH=C=X). In addition, a prominent cation (Ph + , m/z 77) can be found in the low mass region of the spectra for all the compounds, which give rise by different pathways between 1- 2 and 3-5. Several additional fragmentations for individual compounds are proposed.     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱联用测定人血液中的全氟化合物

采用HPLC-ESI-MS/MS联用技术,建立了分析血样中9种全氟化合物(PFCs)的方法.以13C4标记的PFOS (MPFOS)作为内标物.以C18反相柱为分析柱,甲醇、醋酸铵为梯度洗脱淋洗液,9种分析物包括全氟己烷磺酸(PFHxS)、全氟庚酸(PFHpA)、全氟辛酸 (PFOA)、全氟辛烷磺酸(PFOS)、全氟壬酸(PFNA)、全氟癸酸(PFDA)、全氟十一酸(PFUnDA)、全氟十二酸(PFDoDA)和全氟十四酸(PFTA),在15 min内即可达到良好的分离.在血样前处理中,采用MTBE液-液萃取和固相萃取相结合的方法,进一步净化样品以延长色谱柱寿命;比较了4种固相萃取小柱对全氟化合物的萃取性能,最终选定HLB柱(Waters).本研究还讨论了两种C18反相柱Acclaim 120(50 mm×4.6 mm, 3 μm)和Acclaim120 (250 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm)(Dionex) 对PFCs的分析性能,在本实验条件下,两种色谱柱具有相似的分离性能及检出限,线性范围在0.1～50 μg/L之间 (r≥0.9957);对于血液样品该方法的检出限在0.03～0.8 μg/L之间.本研究将该方法成功地应用于血样实际样品中全氟化合物的测定,加标回收除PFTA较低外,其它化合物均在74.2%～118.1%之间.     

黄芩苷与铝离子配合物的电喷雾质谱研究

利用电喷雾多级串联质谱(ESI-MS^n)研究了黄芩苷与铝离子在不同浓度配比时形成的络合物,并通过质谱碎裂规律对其结构进行了初步确认。研究结果表明,黄芩苷与铝离子主要形成比较稳定的1：1和1：2配合物,分别为[AIR^1R^2L]^ 和[AlL2]^ ,其中L=[M-H]^-,R^1=CH3OH,R^2=CH3O。     

超高效液相色谱串联质谱分析牛乳中24种磺胺类药物残留

建立同时测定牛乳中24种磺胺类药物多残留的超高效液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱 (UPLC-ESI-MS/MS)分析方法.样品经改良的QuEChERS技术提取和净化,采用ACQUITY UPLCTM BEH C18色谱柱(100 mm × 2.1 mm, 1.7 μm ),0.25%乙酸水溶液和乙腈作为流动相进行梯度洗脱,超高效液相色谱分离,电喷雾离子源电离,正离子多反应监测模式进行定性和定量分析.24种药物在5～100 μg/kg浓度范围内线性良好,相关系数r均大于0.99,以5,25和50 μg/kg 3个浓度水平进行添加回收率实验,样品的平均回收率在64.2%～110 9%之间,相对标准偏差为3.2%～13.1%,方法的检出限为0.21～1.62 μg/kg.方法重现性好、灵敏度高、分析时间短、确证能力强,适用于牛乳中磺胺类药物多残留的确证检测.     

Mass spectrometry studies of organolead compounds

The mass spectra of alkyl‐, aryl‐ and chlorinated ‐alkyl, aryl organolead compounds were investigated. Positive and negative ion mass spectra of these compounds were recorded using conventional electron impact conditions. In common with the analogous tetraalkyltin and tetraalkylgermanium compounds, tetrabutyllead produced no negative ion spectra under these conditions. The spectra were also examined by tandem mass spectrometry in order to establish reaction mechanisms for these compounds. Fragmentation patterns of seven organolead compounds, based on precursor–product ion relationships, are proposed. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.