用MALDI-TOF-MS法快速测定天花粉蛋白分子量

采用MALDI TOF MS法快速测定了天花粉蛋白的分子量，并讨论和对比了三种不同基质对其影响，认为用基质芥子酸是最佳适宜条件。实验结果表明本方法优于其它传统的测定生物大分子分子量方法

MALDI-TOF-MS法用于谷脱甘肽S-转移酶分子量的测定

利用MALDI-TOF-MS法测定了谷胱甘肽S-转移酶的分子量,并讨论和对比了三种不同基质对其影响,认为用α-氰基-4-羟基肉桂酸(α-CHC)作基质是最佳适宜条件。实验结果表明本方法优于其它传统的测定生物大分子分子量方法。

MALDI-TOF质谱表征聚芳醚酮环状低聚物及其组分分布

应用介质辅助激光解吸离子化飞行时间质谱（ＭＡＬＤＩ－ＴＯＦＭＳ），以二羟基苯甲酸为介质、Ｎ２（３３７ｎｍ）为激光源，对两种聚芳醚酮环状低聚物的结构进行了确认，研究了环状低聚物不同聚合度组分的分布规律，并且与ＧＰＣ质量分析法作了比较，实验结果表明，ＭＡＬＤＩ－ＴＯＦ质谱是分析环状低聚物的准确、快速的工具之一．

酚醛环氧树脂的基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF-MS)表征

用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱（MALDI－TOF－MS）技术研究了F－46和JF－43型酚醛环氧树脂。获得了该类树脂的聚合度及其不同聚合度组分的分子结构；发现该类树脂中含有环氧氯丙烷的聚合物，给出了可能的分子结构。

5种E型环氧树脂的基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF-MS)表征

应用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱（ＭＡＬＤＩ－ＴＯＦ－ＭＳ）技术，研究了Ｅ－１２、Ｅ－３１、Ｅ－４２、Ｅ－４４和Ｅ－５１五种牌号环氧树脂。获得了该类树脂的聚合度及其不同聚合度所对应的分子结构；发现了该类树脂中有一定量的环氧氯丙烷的聚合物，并给出了可能的分子结构。

Using oxidized carbon nanotubes as matrix for analysis of small molecules by MALDI-TOF MS

Oxidized carbon nanotubes are tested as a matrix for analysis of small molecules by matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). Compared with nonoxidized carbon nanotubes, oxidized carbon nanotubes facilitate sample preparation because of their higher solubility in water. The matrix layer of oxidized carbon nanotubes is much more homogeneous and compact than that of nonoxidized carbon nanotubes. The efficiency of desorption/ionization for analytes and the reproducibility of peak intensities within and between sample spots are greatly enhanced on the surface of oxidized carbon nanotubes. The advantage of the oxidized carbon nanotubes in comparison with alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CCA) and carbon nanotubes is demonstrated by MALDI-TOF-MS analysis of an amino acid mixture. The matrix is successfully used for analysis of synthetic hydroxypropyl P-cyclodextrin, suggesting a great potential for monitoring reactions and for product quality control. Reliable quantitative analysis of jatrorrhizine and palmatine with a wide linear range (1-100 ng/mL) and good reproducibility of relative peak areas (RSD less than 10 %) is achieved using this matrix. Concentrations of jatrorrhizine (8.65 mg/mL) and palmatine (10.4 mg/mL) in an extract of Coptis chinensis Franch are determined simultaneously using the matrix and a standard addition method. (c) 2005 American Society for Mass Spectrometry.

A simple, robust and rapid approach to detect carbapenemases in Gram-negative isolates by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry: validation with triple quadripole tandem mass spectrometry, microarray and PCR.

Carbapenemases should be accurately and rapidly detected, given their possible epidemiological spread and their impact on treatment options. Here, we developed a simple, easy and rapid matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF)-based assay to detect carbapenemases and compared this innovative test with four other diagnostic approaches on 47 clinical isolates. Tandem mass spectrometry (MS-MS) was also used to determine accurately the amount of antibiotic present in the supernatant after 1 h of incubation and both MALDI-TOF and MS-MS approaches exhibited a 100% sensitivity and a 100% specificity. By comparison, molecular genetic techniques (Check-MDR Carba PCR and Check-MDR CT103 microarray) showed a 90.5% sensitivity and a 100% specificity, as two strains of Aeromonas were not detected because their chromosomal carbapenemase is not targeted by probes used in both kits. Altogether, this innovative MALDI-TOF-based approach that uses a stable 10-μg disk of ertapenem was highly efficient in detecting carbapenemase, with a sensitivity higher than that of PCR and microarray.

Deciphering the complexity of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) proanthocyanidins by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry with a judicious choice of isotope patterns and matrixes

Use of superdihydroxybenzoic acid as the matrix enabled the analysis of highly complex mixtures of proanthocyanidins from sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Proanthocyanidins contained predominantly B-type homopolymers and heteropolymers up to 12- mers (3400 Da). Use of another matrix, 2,6-dihydroxyacetophenone, revealed the presence of A-type glycosylated dimers. In addition, we report here how a comparison of the isotopic adduct patterns, which resulted from Li and Na salts as MALDI matrix additives, could be used to confirm the presence of A-type linkages in complex proanthocyanidin mixtures. Preliminary evidence suggested the presence of A-type dimers in glycosylated prodelphinidins and in tetrameric procyanidins and prodelphinidins.

Biomarker discovery and redundancy reduction towards classification using a multi-factorial MALDI-TOF MS T2DM mouse model dataset

Diabetes like many diseases and biological processes is not mono-causal. On the one hand multifactorial studies with complex experimental design are required for its comprehensive analysis. On the other hand, the data from these studies often include a substantial amount of redundancy such as proteins that are typically represented by a multitude of peptides. Coping simultaneously with both complexities (experimental and technological) makes data analysis a challenge for Bioinformatics.

Amazonian Vegetable Oils and Fats: Fast Typification and Quality Control via Triacylglycerol (TAG) Profiles from Dry Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry Fingerprinting

Amazonian oils and fats display unique triacylglycerol (TAG) profiles and, because of their economic importance as renewable raw materials and use by the cosmetic and food industries, are often subject to adulteration and forgery. Representative samples of these oils (andiroba, Brazil nut, buriti, and passion fruit) and fats (cupuacu, murumuru, and ucuba) were characterized without pre-separation or derivatization via dry (solvent-free) matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Characteristic profiles of TAG were obtained for each oil and tat. Dry MALDI-TOF MS provides typification and direct and detailed information, via TAG profiles, of their variable combinations of fatty acids. A database from spectra could be developed and may be used for their fast and reliable typification, application screening, and quality control.