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Atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation mass spectrometry for the routine analysis of low molecular weight analytes
The routine analysis of low molecular weight analytes by mass spectrometry is often complicated by the lability of the analyte’s functional groups and/or the lack of moieties that can be easily charged. If a molecule is too labile this precludes analysis by techniques such as electron ionisation or...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8054169/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33820464 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14690667211005055 |
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description | The routine analysis of low molecular weight analytes by mass spectrometry is often complicated by the lability of the analyte’s functional groups and/or the lack of moieties that can be easily charged. If a molecule is too labile this precludes analysis by techniques such as electron ionisation or chemical ionisation as the analyte will undergo thermal decomposition prior to ionisation as well as spontaneous fragmentation during the ionisation process. If the analyte has a low propensity to form ions in electrospray ionisation (i.e., lacks acidic or basic sites) then often no analyte related ions are observed. In this paper, the robustness and versatility of the established method of atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation is demonstrated for the analysis of low molecular weight analytes. The utility of the technique is demonstrated through the analysis of 30 reference standards of varying functionality, and further by the analysis of 75 synthetic samples which were problematic when analysed by electron or electrospray ionisation. The resulting spectra are dominated by intact molecular species ([M+H](+) and M(+) in positive ion mode and [M − H](−) and [M + Cl](−) in negative ion mode) along with logical neutral losses reminiscent of what you might expect from the analyte’s structure (losses of H(2)O from alcohols or CO from aldehydes etc). This paper presents atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation as an essential tool for broadening the chemical space of successful analyses for any routine mass spectrometry service laboratory of facility. |
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spelling | pubmed-80541692021-05-04 Atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation mass spectrometry for the routine analysis of low molecular weight analytes Gates, Paul J Eur J Mass Spectrom (Chichester) Original Research Papers The routine analysis of low molecular weight analytes by mass spectrometry is often complicated by the lability of the analyte’s functional groups and/or the lack of moieties that can be easily charged. If a molecule is too labile this precludes analysis by techniques such as electron ionisation or chemical ionisation as the analyte will undergo thermal decomposition prior to ionisation as well as spontaneous fragmentation during the ionisation process. If the analyte has a low propensity to form ions in electrospray ionisation (i.e., lacks acidic or basic sites) then often no analyte related ions are observed. In this paper, the robustness and versatility of the established method of atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation is demonstrated for the analysis of low molecular weight analytes. The utility of the technique is demonstrated through the analysis of 30 reference standards of varying functionality, and further by the analysis of 75 synthetic samples which were problematic when analysed by electron or electrospray ionisation. The resulting spectra are dominated by intact molecular species ([M+H](+) and M(+) in positive ion mode and [M − H](−) and [M + Cl](−) in negative ion mode) along with logical neutral losses reminiscent of what you might expect from the analyte’s structure (losses of H(2)O from alcohols or CO from aldehydes etc). This paper presents atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation as an essential tool for broadening the chemical space of successful analyses for any routine mass spectrometry service laboratory of facility. SAGE Publications 2021-04-05 2021-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8054169/ /pubmed/33820464 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14690667211005055 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Papers Gates, Paul J Atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation mass spectrometry for the routine analysis of low molecular weight analytes |
title | Atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation mass spectrometry for the
routine analysis of low molecular weight analytes |
title_full | Atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation mass spectrometry for the
routine analysis of low molecular weight analytes |
title_fullStr | Atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation mass spectrometry for the
routine analysis of low molecular weight analytes |
title_full_unstemmed | Atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation mass spectrometry for the
routine analysis of low molecular weight analytes |
title_short | Atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation mass spectrometry for the
routine analysis of low molecular weight analytes |
title_sort | atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation mass spectrometry for the
routine analysis of low molecular weight analytes |
topic | Original Research Papers |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8054169/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33820464 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14690667211005055 |
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