蛋白质非共价化合物的电喷雾质谱研究

介绍了近几年来利用电喷雾离子化质谱技术研究蛋白质的基本构象及蛋白质非共价化合物的基本化学信息的进展。许多研究表明,电喷雾质谱在研究蛋白质的复杂结构和功能方面有十分广阔的前景。文中列举了若干实例说明了电喷雾离子化质谱技术在分析蛋白质非共价化合物的应用和一般方法。     

电喷雾质谱在非共价蛋白复合物研究中的应用

综述了近些年来电喷雾质谱在研究蛋白质高级结构中的应用及发展,尤其是电喷雾质谱测定非共价键结构的进展。     

无机磷试剂辅助均环肽库的建立及其电喷雾质谱研究

在无机磷试剂辅助下建立了氨基酸自组装成均环肽的方法, 得到了相应的均环肽库. 均环肽库的建立增加了肽库的多样性, 为药物筛选提供了新的选择性. 采用电喷雾多级质谱技术, 对系列均环多肽 [M＋H]＋离子和[M＋Na]＋离子的质谱裂解规律进行了系统研究, 两种系列的离子具有不同的质谱裂解特征, 分别提出了其可能的质谱裂解机制. 该研究丰富了环多肽化合物的电喷雾多级质谱研究, 结果表明环肽化合物的加钠离子较加氢离子的质谱图可以更容易地用于环多肽的序列测定. 本研究为其它类似环肽化合物结构的分析鉴定及利用电喷雾质谱推测环肽序列提供了有效的质谱方法.     

缩酚酸醚类化合物的电喷雾多级串联质谱研究

采用电喷雾多级质谱方法, 研究了三个从地衣中提取到的缩酚酸醚类化合物在电喷雾电离质谱中的裂解行为, 结果表明它们在电喷雾多级质谱中能得到较多碎片离子, 其裂解途径能体现它们的基本结构特征.     

芦丁的电喷雾离子阱质谱分析

研究了芦丁在电喷雾离子阱质谱(ESI-MS)下的主要特征碎片离子及其裂解规律。应用电喷雾离子阱质谱技术研究芦丁的结构和正、负离子扫描条件下芦丁的主要特征碎片离子及其裂解规律。芦丁在正、负离子模式下均可得到较好的质谱信息,在正离子模式下,容易与Na+形成[M+Na]+的准分子离子,并裂解形成碎片m/z 605,487,331,325,313,185等,在负离子模式下,形成[M-H]-的准分子离子,并进一步碎裂形成碎片m/z 301,283,257,255,229,227,211等。分别阐明了芦丁在正、负离子模式下的电喷雾质谱碎裂规律,并对主要特征碎片离子进行归属,为进一步芦丁的结构优化和修饰提供了有价值的依据。     

用生物质谱方法研究抗肿瘤双β-咔啉与DNA及核苷酸的非共价结合

利用电喷雾傅里叶变换离子回旋共振质谱研究一系列双β-咔啉化合物与DNA的非共价结合. 发现化合物1—5与5种不同序列的12-mer双链DNA均有明显的非共价结合, 并且有两个β-咔啉环之间连接碳链的长度对此类化合物与双链DNA的非共价结合活性有明显影响. 同时对此类化合物对于DNA非共价结合的序列选择性进行了讨论. 另外还利用电喷雾离子阱质谱研究了双β-咔啉化合物2和4与4种单核苷酸的非共价结合.     

苦参生物碱电喷雾质谱分析

用电喷雾离子阱质谱(ESI-ITMS)研究了苦参碱和氧化苦参碱一级质谱电离规律和二级质谱裂解规律。实验结果显示,苦参碱和氧化苦参碱电喷雾一级质谱中均易产生聚合及加合离子,二级质谱中易产生环逐步裂解碎片离子,即结构相似的苦参碱和氧化苦参碱具有相似的电喷雾质谱行为。苦参碱的特征碎片为m/z148和150,氧化苦参碱的特征碎片为m/z248([M H-17] )、m/z247([M H-18] )以及m/z148、m/z150。对苦参对照药材的甲醇提取物进行了电喷雾质谱分析,由一级质谱的准分子离子及其二级质谱碎裂信息对各已知组分进行了结构认证。     

电喷雾质谱的非共价键蛋白质复合物研究

电喷雾质谱(ESI-MS)已经成为检测和研究生物分子弱相互作用,即非共价键作用的一个重要分析手段.ESI-MS除了具有快速、灵敏、专属的特点以外,还有能够直接得出复合物的分子量和化学计量比的优点.本文通过蛋白质与蛋白质、配体、金属离子的非共价复合物的例子阐述了ESI-MS技术的主要特性,综述了ESI-MS在非共价键蛋白质复合物方面的早期和近期应用研究成果.引用文献34篇.     

电喷雾电离-傅里叶变换多级质谱法研究C端修饰的内吗啡肽-2类似物序列和修饰基团

采用电喷雾电离-傅里叶变换多级质谱法研究了一系列C端修饰的内吗啡肽-2类似物.在碰撞诱导解离二级质谱中,观测到了b、y"、a离子以及部分内部离子,质量观测值与理论值相差极小.当C端修饰基团为叔丁基时,在二级质谱试验中可通过麦氏重排丢失丁烯中性碎片.电喷雾电离-傅里叶变换质谱法在多肽类似物结构鉴定方面具有突出的作用.     

有机盐类化合物醋酸钠的电喷雾质谱研究

利用电喷雾质谱技术研究了有机盐类化合物醋酸钠(NaAc)的特征质谱行为,实验结果表明,在全扫描电喷雾正负离子谱中都出现了质量数相差82的质谱峰簇．这与醋酸钠的相对分子质量相一致,正负质谱峰簇分别对应于簇合物离子Na^ (NaAc)n和Ac^-(NaAc)m:簇合物离子的多级串联质谱进一步证明了簇合物离子的存在。该结果为类似结构的盐类化合物的表征提供了一种新的质谱证据。     

Analytical performance characteristics of nanoelectrospray emitters as a function of conductive coating

As miniaturization of electrospray continues to become more prevalent in the mass spectrometry arsenal, numerous types of conductive coatings have been developed with miniaturized electrospray emitters. Different conductive coatings have different properties that may lead to differences in analytical performance. This paper investigates and compares the analytical properties of a series of applied conductive coatings for low-flow electrospray ionization developed in this laboratory vs. commercially-available types. Evaporated graphite is thoroughly compared with commercially available polyaniline (PANI) coated emitters and metal coated emitters. Each set of emitters was investigated to determine various performance characteristics, including susceptibility to electrical discharge in both positive and negative ionization modes, as well as emitter reproducibility and generation of a standard curve to determine each emitter coating's limit of detection and limit of quantitation. Furthermore, evaporated graphite and polyaniline coated fused silica capillaries were investigated to determine which coating is more stable over long-term analyses and during electrical discharge.     

Microfabricated PDMS multichannel emitter for electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

A novel microfabricated multichannel emitter for electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) was implemented with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) using a soft lithography technique. The emitters are formed as electrospray tips along a thin membrane on the edge of the device with channels of 100 microm x 30 microm dimensions. The electrospray performance of the PDMS emitters for a single channel device and a four channel device interfaced with a time-of-flight mass spectrometer was evaluated for detecting the molecular weight of reference peptides (angiotensin I and bradykinin). The emitters were durable at the flow rate of 1-20 microL min(-1) for more than 30 h of continuous electrospray with limit of detection of 1 microM (S/N 18). This microfabrication method for a PDMS multichannel emitter as an integral part of a microfluidic device will facilitate development of more complex microfluidic analysis systems using ESI-MS.     

Short-capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection using porous etched joint for fast analysis of lidocaine and ofloxacin

This paper describes the properties of a recently developed electrospray emitter coated with a fluorinated polymer of low surface energy. The emitters can produce stable electrospray from solvents of various surface tensions including distilled water with a high surface tension at a flow rate range of micro- to nanoliters without the aid of any nebulizing gas. The electrically non-conductive nature of the tips virtually eliminates electrical discharge and allows stable electrospray in the negative ion mode. The emitters are suitable for hyphenating HPLC to mass spectrometry in both positive and negative ion modes at low flow rates.     

Atmospheric molded poly(methylmethacrylate) microchip emitters for sheathless electrospray

Disposable poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) sheathless electrospray microchip emitters were prepared for the first time using the atmospheric molding fabrication protocol. A sheathless electrospray from uncoated channel outlets, machined to cone-shaped three-dimensional tips, is demonstrated utilizing a simple cross design with an on-chip liquid junction to obviate the need for external unions to voltage electrodes, thus reducing the dead volume effects as well as the complexity of fabrication. The fast replication of microchip emitters was performed by molding prepolymeric methylmethacrylate solutions into silicon-master/aluminum-spacer/glass-plate molds followed by UV-initiated free radical polymerization. The performance of the new microchip emitters was demonstrated for mass spectral measurements of methionine enkephalin, adrenocorticotropic hormone and insulin peptide/protein mixtures. The samples were infused through capillary connections using hydrodynamic pumping. The polymeric emitters prepared by this flexible fabrication route offer an easy way of operation and high stability, without a need for attachment of external voltage unions or metallizing the emitter tips. The new approach should provide a useful low-cost tool for widespread coupling of mass spectrometry to chip systems.     

Insights into analyte electrolysis in an electrospray emitter from chronopotentiometry experiments and mass transport calculations

Insights into the electrolysis of analytes at the electrode surface of an electrospray (ES) emitter capillary are realized through an examination of the results from off-line chronopotentiometry experiments and from mass transport calculations for flow through tubular electrodes. The expected magnitudes and trends in the interfacial potential in an ES emitter under different solution conditions and current densities, using different metal electrodes, are revealed by the chronopotentiometry data. The mass transport calculations reveal the electrode area required for complete analyte electrolysis at a given volumetric flow rate. On the basis of these two pieces of information, the design of ES emitters that may maximize and those that may minimize analyte electrolysis during ES mass spectrometry are discussed.     

Preparation of Durable Emitter of Electrospray Mass Spectrometry by Covalently Coating the Fused‐Silica Capillary Tip with Carbon‐Nanotube Sol‐Gel Composite Material

A simple approach for the preparation of emitter of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry by covalently coating the fused‐silica capillary tip with the conductive carbon‐nanotube sol‐gel composite material (CNTSCM) is described. The CNTSCM was prepared by dispersing single‐walled carbon nanotubes in the sol composed of a mixture of 3‐glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane and 3‐aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, and ethanol. The long‐term stability of the prepared ESI emitters was demonstrated by at least 180 h of continuous use. Signal intensity obtained by the prepared emitter was mass‐flux sensitive when the flow rate was lower than 500 nL/min, while the signal intensity performed a concentration dependence when the flow rate was in the range of 500–800 nL/min. The usefulness of such a prepared emitter was demonstrated by the analysis of various types of samples such as organic small molecular drugs, oligosaccharide, peptide, and protein.     

Native Mass Spectrometry from Common Buffers with Salts That Mimic the Extracellular Environment

Nonvolatile salts are essential for the structures and functions of many proteins and protein complexes but can severely degrade performance of native mass spectrometry by adducting to protein and protein complex ions, thereby reducing sensitivity and mass measuring accuracy. Small nanoelectrospray emitters are used to form protein and protein complex ions directly from high‐ionic‐strength (>150 mm ) nonvolatile buffers with salts that mimic the extracellular environment. Charge‐state distributions are not obtained for proteins and protein complexes from six commonly used nonvolatile buffers and ≥150 mm Na⁺ with conventionally sized nanoelectrospray emitter tips but are resolved with 0.5 μm tips. This method enables mass measurements of proteins and protein complexes directly from a variety of commonly used buffers with high concentrations of nonvolatile salts and eliminates the need to buffer exchange into volatile ammonium buffers traditionally used in native mass spectrometry.     

Gold-coated fused-silica sheathless electrospray emitters based on vapor-deposited titanium adhesion layers

Gold-coated fused-silica electrospray (ES) emitters based on vapor-deposited adhesion layers of titanium have been manufactured to investigate the possibilities of producing durable ES emitters applicable in chip-based analytical devices. The stabilities of the emitters were studied by both electrospray and electrochemical experiments and a marked increase in the emitter lifetime, compared to that for Cr/Au coated emitters, was found for the Ti/Au emitters in the ES durability tests. This indicates that Ti (rather than Cr) adhesion layers should be used in association with large-scale fabrication of ES emitters by vapor-deposition techniques. The lifetime of about 500-700 hours also allowed the Ti/Au-coated emitter to be used as an integrated part of a capillary liquid chromatography column coupled to a mass spectrometer in a series of LC/MS experiments. The Ti/Au coating was further studied by electrochemical techniques and scanning electron microscopy in conjunction with X-ray spectroscopy. It is shown that the eventual failure of the Ti/Au emitters in ES experiments was due to an almost complete detachment of the gold layer. Experimental evidence suggests that the detachment of the gold coating was due to a reduced adhesion to the titanium layer during oxidation in positive electrospray. Most likely, this was caused by the formation of an oxide layer on the titanium film. It is thus shown that unlimited emitter stabilities are not automatically obtained even if the metallic adhesion layer is stabilized by an oxide formation under positive electrospray conditions.     

A decade of microfluidic analysis coupled with electrospray mass spectrometry: an overview

This review presents a thorough overview covering the period 1997-2006 of microfluidic chips coupled to mass spectrometry through an electrospray interface. The different types of fabrication processes and materials used to fabricate these chips throughout this period are discussed. Three 'eras' of interfaces are clearly distinguished. The earliest approach involves spraying from the edge of a chip, while later devices either incorporate a standard fused-silica emitter inserted into the device or fully integrated emitters formed during chip fabrication. A summary of microfluidic-electrospray devices for performing separations and sample pretreatment steps before sample introduction into the mass spectrometer is also presented.     

Analytical characterization of microfabricated SU-8 emitters for electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

We present a detailed optimization and characterization of the analytical performance of SU-8-based emitters for electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI/MS). The improved SU-8 fabrication process presented here enhances patterning accuracy and reduces the time and cost of fabrication. All emitters are freestanding and enable sample delivery by both pressure-driven and spontaneous flows. The optimized emitter design incorporates a sharp, double-cantilevered tip implemented to the outlet of an SU-8 microchannel and provides highly sensitive ESI/MS detection. Moreover, the optimized design allows the use of relatively large microchannel dimensions (up to 200 x 50 microm(2), w x h) without sacrificing the detection sensitivity. This is advantageous with a view of preventing emitter clogging and enabling reproducible analysis. The measured limits of detection for the optimized emitter design were 1 nM for verapamil and 4 nM for Glu-fibrinopeptide B with good quantitative linearities between 1 nM and 10 microM (R(2) = 0.9998) for verapamil and between 4 nM and 3 microM (R(2) = 0.9992) for Glu-fibrinopeptide B. The measured tip-to-tip repeatability for signal intensity was 14% relative standard deviation (RSD) (n = 3; 5 microM verapamil) and run-to-run repeatability 4-11% RSD (n = 4; 5 microM verapamil) for all individual emitters tested. In addition, long-term stability of < 2% RSD was maintained for timescales of 30 min even under free flow conditions. SU-8 polymer was also shown to be chemically stable against most of the tested electrospray solvents.