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 studies of 2-aryl-5-acetylthiazole derivatives

Electron ionisation mass spectrometry was usefully used to characterize structurally 2-aryl-5-acetylthiazole derivatives in the gas phase. The compounds show characteristic fragmentation pathways depending on the chemical nature of the substituent at position 2, consisting mainly in the cleavage of both the 1,2- and 3,4-bonds of the thiazole ring. Liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry was applied to study the effects of protonation on the gas-phase unimolecular reactions of this class of compound. Tandem mass spectrometric experiments, carried out on molecular and protonated molecular ions, and also on fragment ions produced in the source, allowed the elucidation of gas-phase decompositions of low-internal energy ions.     

Plasma Desorption Ionization Mass Spectra of Unconjugated Human Steroids

Abstract

Steroids, including cortisone, Cortisol, aldosterone, cortol, preg-nanediol, androsterone and 4-androsten-3, 17-dione can be ionized directly, without derivative formation, by plasma desorption ionization to give characteristic mass spectra. The ion products, with isobutane as the reagent gas, indicate the nature of the functional groups and the molecular formula; the spectra are similar to those obtained by chemical ionization methods.     

激光解吸电离质谱法分析富勒烯

论述了用激光解吸电离谱法分析富勒烯。因在电离过程中富勒分子不发生裂解，因此这种方法可直接用于富勒烯混合物的分析而勿需任何预分离。还给出了用本法分析较大、较稳定富勒烯分子的质谱图。     

基体辅助激光解吸/电离质谱测定小相对分子质量物质的方法进展

MALD I-MS分析具有高灵敏度、高分辨率、高质量准确度、制样快速、操作简单及高通量等优点,具有使各种不同类型物质离子化的能力。目前已广泛应用于化学、化工、材料、环境、地质、能源、刑侦、药物、生命科学等领域中。MALD I-MS最早主要用于分析各种生物大分子及聚合物。近年     

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。     

基体辅助激光解吸—电离飞行时间质谱法分析衍生化的寡链糖

以２，５－二羟基苯甲酸（ＤＨＢ）＋间硝基苄醇（ＮＢＡ）混合基体辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱法（ＭＡＬＤＩ）分析甲壳素降解并衍生化的寡链糖，获得了满意的结果。对比其它基体，如：芥子酸（ＳＡ）、α－氰基－４－羟基肉桂酸等（α＿ＣＨＣＡ），２，５＿ＤＨＢ＋ＮＢＡ混合基体解吸电离效果最好：信号强、信噪比高。甲壳素降解产物的质谱分析至今未见报道。     

Toward Depth-Resolved Analysis of Plant Metabolites by Nanospray Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Nanospray desorption electrospray ionization (nano-DESI) is one of the ambient desorption ionization methods for mass spectrometry (MS), and it utilizes a steady-state liquid junction formed between two microcapillaries to directly extract analytes from sample surfaces with minimal sample damage. In this study, we employed nano-DESI MS to perform a metabolite fingerprinting analysis directly from a Hypericum leaf surface. Moreover, we investigated whether changes in metabolite fingerprints with time can be related to metabolite distribution according to depth. From a raw Hypericum leaf, the mass spectral fingerprints of key metabolites, including flavonoids and prenylated phloroglucinols, were successfully obtained using ethanol as a nano-DESI solvent, and the changes in their intensities were observed with time via full mass scan experiments. In addition, the differential extraction patterns of the obtained mass spectral fingerprints were clearly visualized over time through selected ion monitoring and pseudo-selected reaction monitoring experiments. To examine the correlation between the time-dependent changes in the metabolite fingerprints and depth-wise metabolite distribution, we performed a nano-DESI MS analysis against leaves whose surface layers were removed multiple times by forming polymeric gum Arabic films on their surfaces, followed by detaching. The preliminary results showed that the changes in the metabolite fingerprints according to the number of peelings showed a similar pattern with those obtained from the raw leaves over time.     

Laser Desorption Ionization Versus Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry: Applications in the Analysis of Cluster Anions

Mass spectra of transition metal carbonyl cluster anions were recorded using laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (LDI-TOF) and electrospray ionization (ESI) techniques. The LDI spectra generally contain peaks corresponding the intact cluster together with extensive CO loss fragments ions whereas the ESI spectra exhibit peaks corresponding the intact cluster together with few (if any) CO loss fragment ions. The parameters of both techniques can be modified to vary the extent of fragmentation. In all cases no fragmentation of the metal core is observed. Overall, ESI is a more informative method for the analysis of these types of cluster anions.     

Solid-state glycation of beta-lactoglobulin by lactose and galactose: localization of the modified amino acids using mass spectrometric techniques

The Maillard reaction is commonly encountered during food processing or storage, and also in human nutrition, hence there is a need for analytical methodologies to identify and characterize the modified proteins. This paper reports specific methods using mass spectrometric techniques to localize protein modifications induced by lactose and galactose on beta-lactoglobulin (beta-Lg) under solid-state glycation conditions. The extent of glycation was first determined by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS). The specific identification of lactose-modified amino acid residues was realized using both NanoESI-MS, NanoESI-MS/MS (neutral loss scanning modes) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS) (with and without guanidination of lysine residues) on unfractionated digests. The results indicated that, after 8.25 h of incubation, the lysine residues were the main targets of lactose-induced modification. In addition to the 15 lysine residues, Leu1 (NH2 terminal) and the Arg124 were also found to be modified, thus leading to a total of 17 different modified amino acid residues (versus 15 found by LC/ESI-MS measurement). In a second set of experiments, different strategies consisting of constant neutral loss and precursor ion scanning were compared to characterize galactose-induced modifications. Owing to the high level of beta-Lg glycation, the combined use of these different strategies appeared to be necessary for determining the galactose-modified sites after 8.25 h of incubation. Thus, among the 22 galactose adducts deduced from the LC/ESI-MS measurement, apart from the N-terminal and classical lysine residues, we also observed a few arginine residues (Arg40, Arg124 and Arg148) that were modified, and also dialkylations on specific lysine residues (Lys47, Lys75).     

Direct desorption/ionization of analytes by microwave plasma torch for ambient mass spectrometric analysis

Ambient ionization is the new revolution in mass spectrometry (MS). A microwave plasma produced by a microwave plasma torch (MPT) at atmospheric pressure was directly used for ambient mass spectrometric analysis. H₃O⁺ and NH₄⁺ and their water clusters from the background are formed and create protonated molecules and ammoniated molecules of the analytes. In the full‐scan mass spectra, both the quasi‐molecular ions of the analytes and their characteristic ionic fragments are obtained and provide evidence of the analyte. The successful detection of active compounds in both medicine and garlic proves that MPT has the efficient desorption/ionization capability to analyze solid samples. The obtained decay curve of nicotine in exhaled breath indicates that MPT‐MS is a useful tool for monitoring gas samples in real time. These results showed that the MPT, with the advantages of stable plasma, minimal optimization, easy, solvent‐free operation, and no pretreatment, is another potential technique for ambient MS. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

有机硅混合环硅氧烷色谱－质谱联用定性分析

通过色谱－质谱联用定性地分析了二甲基硅氧烷和甲基乙烯基硅氧烷混合环体的色谱、质谱特征。讨论了甲基乙烯基环四硅氧烷质谱的离子分裂方式,测定了各种有机环硅氧烷的色谱保留时间（ｔＲ）,建立了有机硅混合环体色谱－质谱的定性分析方法。     

基体辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱用于寡糖的分析

将基体辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱这种新兴的质谱方法用于植物中寡糖的分析。比较了不同的样品制备方法和检测方法对分析结果的影响,给出各寡糖样品的分子量分布,单体和端基基团的分子量。     

用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱法测定钙调蛋白的纯度与分子量

采用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱法测定了钙调蛋白的纯度与分子量,并对所得的结果进行了讨论,实验结果表明本方法具有灵敏度高,分析速度快,重复性好,信息直观等特点,是其他传统测定蛋白质分子量的方法无法比拟的。     

Mass spectrometric characterization of 3'-imino[60]fulleryl-3'-deoxythymidine by collision-induced dissociation

The primary structure of 3'-imino[60]fulleryl-3'-deoxythymidine ions is studied using mass spectrometry both in the positive and negative modes. Interaction between the subunits is discussed using collision-induced dissociation (CID) spectra. Collisional activation with argon of the sodiated cations leads to the cleavage of the glycosidic bond and the transfer of a radical hydrogen from the deoxyribose to the thymine. The sodiated thymine is the only fragment observed for low collision energies in the positive mode. In the negative mode, two different ionization mechanisms take place, reduction and deprotonation in the presence of triethylamine. The 2.7 eV electron affinity of C60 and its huge cross section compared to the small cross section and predicted 0.44 eV electron affinity of the thymidine subunit most likely localize the radical electron on the fullerene. On the other hand, deprotonation of the 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) is known to occur in N-3, the most acidic site of the nucleobase. Consequently, deprotonation causes the negative charge to be initially localized on the thymine. Both types of parent anions give the radical anion C60*- as fragment. The other fragments detected are the dehydrogenated 3'-imino[60]fulleryl-3'-deoxyribose anion, C60NH2-, C60N- and C60H-. Since in negative ion mass spectrometry all fragments include the [60]fullerene unit, this suggests that the fragmentation is driven by the electron affinity of the [60]fullerene, likely responsible for a charge transfer between the deprotonated thymine and the C60.     

几种常用激光解吸电离/质谱基质的基质簇峰行为研究

以常用于DNA分析的基质3-羟基吡啶甲酸(3-HPA),以及常用于高分子聚合物分析的基质2-(4-羟基苯基偶氮)苯甲酸(HABA)、反式-3-吲哚基丙烯酸(IAA)和1,8,9-三羟基蒽(Dithranol)为研究对象,考察了基质溶剂、浓度及激光强度对基质本身在激光解吸电离/质谱(LDI/MS)过程中产生基质簇峰的影响,对基质簇峰可能形成的过程进行了推测,并对各基质簇峰进行了归属,提出了基质簇离子峰m/z值遵循的计算公式。     

Characterisation of archaeological waterlogged wood by pyrolytic and mass spectrometric techniques

Two techniques based on analytical pyrolysis and mass spectrometry, direct exposure-MS (DE-MS) and pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS), were used to characterise waterlogged archaeological wood and to study degradation patterns of wood in aqueous environments. The two techniques were applied to samples from the excavation of the Site of the Ancient Ships of Pisa San Rossore in Pisa (Italy), and data were compared to those relative to native sound wood of the same species (pine, elm, beech). Both the methods result valuable in the analysis of ancient wood artefacts, avoiding the long wet-chemical procedures that are commonly used in wood analysis, and allowing us to use a minimal sample size. DE-MS achieves a global mass spectral fingerprint of lignin and polysaccharides pyrolysis compounds in few minutes, and the results have been interpreted with the support of principal component analysis (PCA) of mass spectra. Py-GC/MS permits detailed molecular analysis of pyrolysis compounds and highlights some chemical modifications of lignin in archaeological samples, as demethylation of both guaiacyl and syringyl lignin units. Both the techniques demonstrate consistent loss of polysaccharides in archaeological wood.     

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。     

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。