Comparison of CID, ETD and metastable atom-activated dissociation (MAD) of doubly and triply charged phosphorylated tau peptides

The fragmentation behavior of the 2+ and 3+ charge states of eleven different phosphorylated tau peptides was studied using collision-induced dissociation (CID), electron transfer dissociation (ETD) and metastable atom-activated dissociation (MAD). The synthetic peptides studied contain up to two known phosphorylation sites on serine or threonine residues, at least two basic residues, and between four and eight potential sites of phosphorylation. CID produced mainly b-/y-type ions with abundant neutral losses of the phosphorylation modification. ETD produced c-/z-type ions in highest abundance but also showed numerous y-type ions at a frequency about 50% that of the z-type ions. The major peaks observed in the ETD spectra correspond to the charge-reduced product ions and small neutral losses from the charge-reduced peaks. ETD of the 2+ charge state of each peptide generally produced fewer backbone cleavages than the 3+ charge state, consistent with previous reports. Regardless of charge state, MAD achieved more extensive backbone cleavage than CID or ETD, while retaining the modification(s) in most cases. In all but one case, unambiguous modification site determination was achieved with MAD. MAD produced 15-20% better sequence coverage than CID and ETD for both the 2+ and 3+ charge states and very different fragmentation products indicating that the mechanism of fragmentation in MAD is unique and complementary to CID and ETD.     

Fragmentation Study of Globularin Through Positive and Negative ESI/MS,CID/MS,and Tandem MS/MS

Abstract

The structure of globularin was studied by a mass spectrometric methodology based on the combined use of positive and negative electrospray ionization, collision‐induced dissociation (CID), and tandem mass spectrometry. The mass spectrometry investigation was achieved through in‐source fragmentation of the deprotonated [M?H]^?, protonated [M+H]⁺, lithiated [M+Li]⁺, sodiated [M+Na]⁺, and potassium‐cationized [M+K]⁺ ions. This allowed collision‐induced dissociation spectra of the ionized molecular ions to be obtained to give valuable structural information regarding the nature of both the glycoside and the aglycone moieties and the effect of metal cationization on the CID spectra. Glycosidic fission and ring cleavages of both aglycone and sugar moieties were the major fragmentation pathways observed during collision‐induced dissociation, where the losses of small molecules, the cinnamoyl and the cinnamate parts were also observed. Alkali metal cationization offers additional fragmentation pathways involving cross rings cleavage under CID conditions. Unlike the dissociation of protonated molecular ions, that of metal‐cationized molecules also provides sugar fragments where the C₀ ⁺ fragment corresponding with the glucose ion was obtained as a major daughter peak for all the studied compounds. Even with low abundance, fragment ions coordinated to K⁺ were also observed from [M+K]⁺.     

Covalent and non-covalent binding in the ion/ion charge inversion of peptide cations with benzene-disulfonic acid anions

Protonated angiotensin II and protonated leucine enkephalin-based peptides, which included YGGFL, YGGFLF, YGGFLH, YGGFLK and YGGFLR, were subjected to ion/ion reactions with the doubly deprotonated reagents 4-formyl-1,3-benzenedisulfonic acid (FBDSA) and 1,3-benzenedisulfonic acid (BDSA). The major product of the ion/ion reaction is a negatively charged complex of the peptide and reagent. Following dehydration of [M + FBDSA-H](-) via collisional-induced dissociation (CID), angiotensin II (DRVYIHPF) showed evidence for two product populations, one in which a covalent modification has taken place and one in which an electrostatic modification has occurred (i.e. no covalent bond formation). A series of studies with model systems confirmed that strong non-covalent binding of the FBDSA reagent can occur with subsequent ion trap CID resulting in dehydration unrelated to the adduct. Ion trap CID of the dehydration product can result in cleavage of amide bonds in competition with loss of the FBDSA adduct. This scenario is most likely for electrostatically bound complexes in which the peptide contains both an arginine residue and one or more carboxyl groups. Otherwise, loss of the reagent species from the complex, either as an anion or as a neutral species, is the dominant process for electrostatically bound complexes. The results reported here shed new light on the nature of non-covalent interactions in gas phase complexes of peptide ions that can be used in the rationale design of reagent ions for specific ion/ion reaction applications.     

Collision induced dissociation of doubly charged silver clusters Agn 2+, n=21,22,23

Doubly charged silver clusters Ag_n ²⁺, n=21, 22, 23, are produced by electron bombardment of an Ag_n ⁺ ensemble stored in a Penning trap. After mass selection the clusters are subjected to collision induced dissociation. The fragmentation channels are determined by time-of-flight mass spectrometry after ejection of the resulting ion ensemble from the trap. Monomer evaporation is the only decay path observed. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Tandem mass spectrometry of poly(ethylene imine)s by electrospray ionization (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI)

In this contribution, linear poly(ethylene imine) (PEI) polymers, which are of importance in gene delivery, are investigated in detail by using electrospray ionization-quadrupole-time of flight (ESI-Q-TOF) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS). The analyzed PEIs with different end groups were synthesized using the polymerization of substituted 2-oxazoline via a living cationic ring-opening polymerization (CROP) and a subsequent hydrolysis under acidic conditions. The main goal of this study was to identify linear PEI polymers in a detailed way to gain information about their fragmentation pathways. For this purpose, a detailed characterization of three different linear PEIs was performed by using ESI-Q-TOF and MALDI-TOF MS in combination with collision-induced dissociation (CID) experiments. In ESI-MS as well as MALDI-MS analysis, the obtained spectra of PEIs resulted in fitting mass distributions for the investigated PEIs. In the tandem MS analysis, a 1,2-hydride shift with a charge-remote rearrangement via a four-membered cyclic transition state, as well as charge-induced fragmentation reactions, was proposed as the main fragmentation mechanisms according to the obtained fragmentation products from the protonated parent peaks. In addition, heterolytic and homolytic cleavages were proposed as alternative fragmentation pathways. Moreover, a 1,4-hydrogen elimination was proposed to explain different fragmentation products obtained from the sodiated parent peaks.     

Substituent effects on the gas-phase fragmentation reactions of protonated peptides containing benzylamine-derivatized lysyl residues

Motivated by the need for chemical strategies designed to tune peptide fragmentation to selective cleavage reactions, benzyl ring substituent influence on the relative formation of carbocation elimination (CCE) products from peptides with benzylamine-derivatized lysyl residues has been examined using collision-induced dissociation (CID) tandem mass spectrometry. Unsubstituted benzylamine-derivatized peptides yield a mixture of products derived from amide backbone cleavage and CCE. The latter involves side-chain cleavage of the derivatized lysyl residue to form a benzylic carbocation [C(7)H(7)](+) and an intact peptide product ion [(MH(n))(n+) - (C(7)H(7))(+)]((n-1)+). The CCE pathway is contingent upon protonation of the secondary ε-amino group (N(ε)) of the derivatized lysyl residue. Using the Hammett methodology to evaluate the electronic contributions of benzyl ring substituents on chemical reactivity, a direct correlation was observed between changes in the CCE product ion intensity ratios (relative to backbone fragmentation) and the Hammett substituent constants, σ, of the corresponding substituents. There was no correlation between the substituent-influenced gas-phase proton affinity of N(ε) and the relative ratios of CCE product ions. However, a strong correlation was observed between the π orbital interaction energies (ΔE(int)) of the eliminated benzylic carbocation and the logarithm of the relative ratios, indicating the predominant factor in the CCE pathway is the substituent effect on the level of hyperconjugation and resonance stability of the eliminated benzylic carbocation. This work effectively demonstrates the applicability of σ (and ΔE(int)) as substituent selection parameters for the design of benzyl-based peptide-reactive reagents which tune CCE product formation as desired for specific applications.     

闭壳层金掺杂钛氧团簇阴离子解离氢分子研究

Dissociation of molecular hydrogen (H₂) is extensively studied to understand the mechanism of hydrogenation reactions. In this study, H₂ dissociation by Au₁-doped closed-shell titanium oxide cluster anions AuTi₃O₇^- and AuTi₃O₈^- has been identified by mass spectrometry and quantum chemistry calculations. The clusters were generated by laser ablation and massselected to react with H₂ in an ion trap reactor. In the reaction of AuTi₃O₈^- with H₂, the ion pair Au⁺-O₂^2- rather than Au⁺-O^2- is the active site to promote H₂ dissociation. This finding is in contrast with the previous result that the lattice oxygen is usually the reactive oxygen species in H₂ dissociation. The higher reactivity of the peroxide species is further supported by frontier molecular orbital analysis. This study provides new insights into gold catalysis involving H₂ activation and dissociation.     

Measurement of the electric quadrupole moment of the 4d2D5/2 level in 88Sr+

The quadrupole moment of the 4d (2)D(5/2) level in 88Sr+ has been measured to be 2.6(3)ea(2)(0), where a(0) is the Bohr radius and e the elementary charge. A single laser-cooled strontium ion was confined in an end cap trap with a variable dc quadrupole potential, and measurements were made on the 5s (2)S(1/2)-4d (2)D(5/2) transition at 674 nm using a femtosecond optical frequency comb. This work shows that measurements of the unperturbed 88Sr+ transition frequency with sub-Hz uncertainty are possible and is important in understanding the reproducibility of ion trap optical frequency standards.     

Mass spectral study of substituted allyl aryl and allyl alkyl selenides and some analogous sulfides

The electron impact (EI) mass spectra of allyl aryl selenides showed abundant molecular ions and many fragment ions containing the selenium atom. alpha-Cleavage is the dominant process in the fragmentation of selenides, and cleavage product ions are characteristic of the substituents. In the case of 3-methyl allyl and related aryl selenides, characteristic delta-hydrogen migration to the selenium atom is observed. A McLafferty-type rearrangement is found in benzyl allyl selenides and substituted alkyl allyl selenides. The charge on the rearrangement products preferably remains on the fragments containing the phenyl group. The [M - SeH](+), [M - CH(3)](+) and [M - C(2)H(4)](+) ions are found only in the EI mass spectrum of allyl phenyl selenide, and are attributed to a Claisen rearrangement in the source of the mass spectrometer. All structurally informative fragmentation processes are supported by collision induced dissociation spectra of molecular ions. The fragmentation patterns found in methane chemical ionization (CI) spectra of the selenides were significantly different from those observed in EI. The EI and CI mass spectra of analogous sulfides showed similar behaviour to that observed in the corresponding selenides. Copyright 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Low energy electron-driven damage in biomolecules

The damage induced by the impact of low energy electrons (LEE) on biomolecules is reviewed from a radiobiological perspective with emphasis on transient anion formation. The major type of experiments, which measure the yields of fragments produced as a function of incident electron energy (0.1-30 eV), are briefly described. Theoretical advances are also summarized. Several examples are presented from the results of recent experiments performed in the gas-phase and on biomolecular films bombarded with LEE under ultra-high vacuum conditions. These include the results obtained from DNA films and those obtained from the fragmentation of elementary components of the DNA molecule (i.e., the bases, sugar and phosphate group analogs and oligonucleotides) and of proteins (e.g. amino acids). By comparing the results from different experiments and theory, it is possible to determine fundamental mechanisms that are involved in the dissociation of the biomolecules and the production of single- and double-strand breaks in DNA. Below 15 eV, electron resonances (i.e., the formation of transient anions) play a dominant role in the fragmentation of all biomolecules investigated. These transient anions fragment molecules by decaying into dissociative electronically excited states or by dissociating into a stable anion and a neutral radical. These fragments can initiate further reactions within large biomolecules or with nearby molecules and thus cause more complex chemical damage. Dissociation of a transient anion within DNA may occur by direct electron attachment at the location of dissociation or by electron transfer from another subunit. Damage to DNA is dependent on the molecular environment, topology, type of counter ion, sequence context and chemical modifications.     

Effect of nitro groups and alkyl chain length on the negative ion tandem mass spectra of alkyl 3-hydroxy-5-(4'-nitrophenoxy) and alkyl 3-hydroxy-5-(2', 4'-dinitrophenoxy) benzoates

Tandem mass spectrometric behaviour was studied for a small combinatorial library of alkyl 3-hydroxy-5-(4'-nitrophenoxy) benzoates (A1-A5) and alkyl 3-hydroxy-5-(2', 4'-dinitrophenoxy) benzoates (B1-B5). The spectra were recorded by negative ion electrospray low-energy collision induced dissociation (CID) tandem mass spectrometry. The product ion spectra of [M - H](-) of the benzoates A1-A5 are similar, as are those of benzoates B1-B5. However, the spectra of the B series compounds differ significantly from those of the A series owing to the second electron-withdrawing nitro substituent in the B compounds. In addition, the length of the alkyl chain has an effect on the fragmentation. However, both series of compounds exhibit an abundant nitrophenoxy ion formed by the loss of 3-hydroxybenzoate. This is at m/z 138 in A1-A5 and at m/z 183 in B1-B5. A precursor ion scan of the nitrophenoxy ion provides a rapid method to identify the synthesised compounds in this type of combinatorial mixture. Copyright 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

中能Ne~(4+)离子诱导的羰基硫分子三体碎裂动力学分析

利用反应显微成像谱仪开展了56 keV/u的Ne~(4+)离子与羰基硫(OCS)气体的交叉碰撞实验,研究了Ne~(4+)离子诱导的OCS~(3+)的碎裂动力学.通过符合探测三个末态离子,重构了OCS~(3+)离子三体碎裂对应的牛顿图和Dalitz图,并明确区分了直接解离和次序解离两种碎裂过程.重构了OCS~(3+)离子解离过程的动能释放(KER)分布,发现其峰值在25 eV处,同时在18 eV处有肩膀结构的存在,其中25 eV左右的峰来源于直接解离过程,18 eV处的肩膀结构来源于次序解离和非次序解离两种过程.通过分析不同能量和不同电荷态下重离子碰撞实验所得到的KER谱,发现微扰强度不是影响态布居的主要因素.OCS~(3+)次序解离中的第二步KER的峰值在6.2 eV处.结合以往的实验结果,我们得出结论:多电离态的分子发生次序碎裂的根源在于二价离子碎片存在亚稳态,而重构得到的第二步KER可以反映亚稳态离子的电子态信息.     

Mass spectrometric study of the decomposition pathways of canonical amino acids and α‐lactones in the gas phase

The dissociation pathways of a gas‐phase amino acid with a canonical (non‐zwitterionic) α‐amino acid moiety are studied by using mass spectrometry. Investigation of the canonical amino acid moiety is possible because the ionized amino acid, a sulfonated phenylalanine, has a charge center that is separated from the amino acid, and dissociation occurs by charge‐remote fragmentation. The amino acid is found to dissociate only by loss of NH₃ upon collision‐induced dissociation to form a substituted α‐lactone. The dissociation is consistent with what has been observed previously upon pyrolysis of other α‐substituted carboxylic acids. Decarboxylation, which has also been reported previously for amino acid pyrolysis, is not observed, likely because the product would be a high‐energy, ammonium ylide. The resulting α‐lactone is found to undergo dissociation by decarbonylation to give an aldehyde, and by loss of CO₂. Decarboxylation is calculated to occur through a transition state involving hydride shift coupled with lactone ring‐opening. The transition state is found to be stabilized by the negative charge, and therefore, decarboxylation is more favorable for anions. The results show that remote ionic groups can be used as mostly inert charge carriers to enable mass spectrometry to be used to investigate the gas‐phase physical and chemical properties of different types of functional groups, including amino acids. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

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

利用飞行时间质谱仪的高分辨本领和离子阱串联质谱技术研究了5乙酰(苯甲酰)基4芳基3,4二氢嘧啶2(1H)酮(1-5)的电子轰击质谱的裂解规律.将所有质谱离子的精确质量数据经OpenLynx软件导出其分子离子和碎片离子的元素组成.根据质谱裂解规律,主要质谱离子得到了归属,并经离子阱串联质谱技术加以证实.化合物1-3的质谱出现了丰度很强的分子离子峰,其中1和3的分子离子为基峰,证明此类化合物的结构相当稳定.但4和5的分子离子峰却很弱(相对丰度在4%以下),这是由于嘧啶环4位上的苯环分别含有强吸电子基团-NO2(在苯环的间位才有此效应)和-Cl(苯环的2和4位均含有氯)所致.化合物1-5的主要裂解包括:分子离子失去芳基形成丰度很高的阳离子(M-Ar)+;分子离子失去羰基形成中等强度的阳离子(M-RCO)+;分子离子失去氢原子所产生的(M-H)+峰,以及消除中性分子NH=C=X的嘧啶环破裂裂解.此外,所有化合物在低质量区都发现明显的苯基阳离子Ph+(m/z77).并且还提出个别化合物的几个额外裂解过程为:化合物4(分子中苯环的3位上含有硝基)出现的基峰(M-OH)+;化合物5(分子中苯环的2和4位上都含有氯原子)出现了的基峰(M-Cl)+;化合物3和5分别出现了m/z238(16%)和m/z241(29%)的特征离子峰,它们由相应的离子消除中性分子四员内酰胺生成查耳酮离子,该离子具有共轭大Π键而稳定存在.     

Electron impact fragmentation patterns of 3,3-dimethyl-1, 2-norbornane derivatives

The electron impact mass spectra of several 3,3-dimethyl-1, 2-norbornanediols, diamines, amino alcohols and related derivatives have been studied and their fragmentation pathways discussed. Different fragmentation patterns were observed, depending not only on the nature of the substituents, but also on their relative positions on the norbornane framework. In general, the dominant peaks in the spectra of these compounds originate from initial C1-C2 bond cleavage (alpha-cleavage) with charge retention on the heteroatom (oxygen or nitrogen) attached at the bridgehead position, followed by hydride shift and loss of the C2-C3 fragment by homolytic cleavage of the C3-C4 bond. This fragmentation pathway leads to a highly stabilized cyclopentenylimmonium or cyclopentenyloxonium ion, which constitutes the base peak in the spectra in most of the studied compounds. Copyright 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Total Charge of Carbon and Nitrogen Atoms in the Amide Bonds Acts as a New Approach to Understand the Mobile Proton Model

The mobile proton model has been the main theory to describe peptide fragmentation in mass spectrometry (MS). In this study, Gly-Ala-Tyr (GAY) was used to research the mass spectrometry cleavage mechanism. The hydroxyl radical oxidation technique was applied to change the charge distribution of the peptide. We applied MS/MS technique to obtain the tandem mass spectrum of the peptide and then obtained fragmentation efficiency curves, which indicated that the cleavage of GAY became more and more difficult as more O atoms were added. The charge distribution was obtained from quantum chemical calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level using the Gaussian 03 W program. By analyzing the charge distribution around the amide bonds, we found that the total charge of C and N atoms (Q_C + Q_N) in the amide bonds provided a reasonable prediction of peptide fragmentation efficiency. A decrease of the Q_C + Q_N value in the amide bonds leads to a low fragmentation efficiency of GAY, and vice versa. Through comparing experimental data with calculation results to research the relationship between charge distribution and the mass spectrometry cleavage mechanism, this work provides a new way to understand the mobile proton model for peptide fragmentation.     

环丙烷衍生物在D2O离子体系中的H/D交换反应

在Ｄ２Ｏ化学反应气条件下环丙烷衍生物的Ｈ／Ｄ交换反应特性,发现了三种新的产物离子（Ｍ＋１）＾＋、（Ｍ＋２）＾＋和（Ｍ＋３）＾＋。应用碰撞诱导碎裂（ＣＩＤ）技术研究了这些离子的碎裂反应特性。实验结果表明三种新的产物离子是由反应物与试剂离子间发生Ｈ／Ｄ交换反应生成的。并获得了环丙烷衍生物结构中活泼氢位置及其数量的信息。     

Collective characteristics of hadron systems produced in beam fragmentation of π+ p collisions at 250 GeV/c

Collective characteristics are studied of hadrons produced in beam fragmentation of non-single-diffractive π⁺ p-interactions at 250 GeV/c. An attempt is made to obtain experimental information on the properties of leading cluster production and fragmentation. On average, the leading cluster carries 0.8±0.1 of the incident momentum, so that the mean value of the inelasticity coefficient of 〈k〉=0.2±0.1 is significantly smaller than that deduced from leading single hadron spectra. The momentum transfer distribution shows that nonsingle-diffractive processes are less peripheral than diffraction dissociation. The analysis of thrust and sphericity shows jet-like structure of pion fragmentation, that of the charge flow an average forward charge of 〈Q _f 〉=0.45±0.04, in agreement with the average charge of the beam valence quarks. Our data are compared to diffraction dissociation and to the Fritiof model.