176 results on '"ISOTOPES"'
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2. Determination of the Isotopic Composition of Ytterbium by MC-ICP-MS Using an Optimized Regression Model
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Ran Lin, Jie Lin, Keqing Zong, Ao Yang, Kang Chen, Yongsheng Liu, and Zhaochu Hu
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Isotopes ,Spectrum Analysis ,Ytterbium ,Mass Spectrometry ,Analytical Chemistry - Abstract
In this study, we measure the absolute isotope ratios of ytterbium (Yb) by multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) using an optimized regression model for mass bias correction. A rhenium (Re) reference material (NIST SRM 3143), which has been characterized previously, is selected as a primary calibrator to calibrate the absolute Yb isotope ratios for three Yb materials (GSB, Alfa Yb, and GBW). The three-isotope plot for all collected data indicates that the results of Yb isotope ratios obtained are not affected by any polyatomic interferences and the mass-independent isotopic fractionation. Furthermore, the recalibrated Hf historical isotope ratios by using the absolute Yb isotopic composition obtained in this study for the isobaric interference correction on Hf isotopes are in agreement with the original historical values. This work has further demonstrated the applicability of the regression model for the calibrated measurements of absolute isotope ratios using MC-ICP-MS. The three mono-elemental Yb standard solutions are thus proposed as the reference materials for Yb isotope ratio measurements in environmental and geoscience applications.
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- 2022
3. Selective Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films (DGT) for the Simultaneous Assessment of Labile Sr and Pb Concentrations and Isotope Ratios in Soils
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Stefan Wagner, Jakob Santner, Johanna Irrgeher, Markus Puschenreiter, Steffen Happel, and Thomas Prohaska
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Soil ,Isotopes ,Lead ,Strontium ,Soil Pollutants ,Environmental Monitoring ,Analytical Chemistry - Abstract
A method using diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) for the accurate quantification of trace-level (μg L
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- 2022
4. Ultrasensitive Determination of Sugar Phosphates in Trace Samples by Stable Isotope Chemical Labeling Combined with RPLC–MS
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Sha Li, Fei-Long Liu, Zheng Zhang, Xiao-Ming Yin, Tian-Tian Ye, Bi-Feng Yuan, and Yu-Qi Feng
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Glucose ,Isotopes ,Isotope Labeling ,Sugar Phosphates ,Chromatography, Liquid ,Phosphates ,Analytical Chemistry - Abstract
Sugar phosphates are important metabolic intermediates in organisms and play a vital role in energy and central carbon metabolism. Profiling of sugar phosphates is of great significance but full of challenges due to their high structural similarity and low sensitivities in liquid chromatography (LC)-mass spectrometry (MS). In this study, we developed a novel stable isotope chemical labeling combined with the reversed-phase (RP)LC-MS method for ultrasensitive determination of sugar phosphates at the single-cell level. By chemical derivatization with 2-(diazo-methyl)
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- 2022
5. CPExtract, a Software Tool for the Automated Tracer-Based Pathway Specific Screening of Secondary Metabolites in LC-HRMS Data
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Bernhard Seidl, Rainer Schuhmacher, and Christoph Bueschl
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Isotopes ,Metabolomics ,Mass Spectrometry ,Software ,Chromatography, Liquid ,Analytical Chemistry - Abstract
The use of stable isotopically labeled tracers is a long-proven way of specifically detecting and tracking derived metabolites through a metabolic network of interest. While the recently developed stable isotope-assisted methods and associated, supporting data analysis tools have greatly improved untargeted metabolomics approaches, no software tool is currently available that allows us to automatically and flexibly search liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) chromatograms for user-definable isotopolog patterns expected for the metabolism of labeled tracer substances. Here, we present Custom Pattern Extract (CPExtract), a versatile software tool that allows for the first time the high-throughput search for user-defined isotopolog patterns in LC-HRMS data. The patterns can be specified via a set of rules including the presence or absence of certain isotopologs, their relative intensity ratios as well as chromatographic coelution. Each isotopolog pattern satisfying the respective rules is verified on an MS scan level and also in the chromatographic domain. The CPExtract algorithm allows the use of both labeled tracer compounds in nonlabeled biological samples as well as a reversed tracer approach, employing nonlabeled tracer compounds along with globally labeled biological samples. In a proof-of-concept study, we searched for metabolites specifically arising from the malonate pathway of the filamentous fungi
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- 2022
6. Coprecipitation of Mercury from Natural Iodine-Containing Seawater for Accurate Isotope Measurement
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Yuansheng Li, Jiubin Chen, Yanbin Li, Pengxue Gai, Yulong Liu, Wei Yuan, Hongming Cai, Wang Zheng, Dan Li, David Au Yang, and Jianfeng Liu
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Isotope ,Coprecipitation ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Mercury ,Fractionation ,Iodides ,Iodine ,Analytical Chemistry ,Mercury (element) ,Isotope fractionation ,Isotopes ,chemistry ,Reagent ,Environmental chemistry ,Seawater ,Water Pollutants, Chemical ,Environmental Monitoring - Abstract
Oceans play a key role in the global mercury (Hg) cycle, but studies on Hg isotopes in seawater are rare due to the extremely low Hg concentration and the lack of a good preconcentration method. Here, we introduce a new coprecipitation method for separating and preconcentrating Hg from seawater for accurate isotope measurement. The coprecipitation was achieved by sequential addition of 0.5 mL of 0.5 M CuSO4, 1 mL of 0.5 M Na2S, and 1 mL of 0.5 M CuSO4 reagents, which allowed for quantitatively precipitating Hg from up to 10 L of seawater. The protocol was validated by testing synthetic solutions with varying Hg and iodide (I-) concentrations and by comparing the reaction times of various reagents added. The method resulted in a quantitative recovery of 98 ± 12% (n = 32, two standard deviations, 2 SD) and a relatively low procedure blank (103 pg of Hg, n = 8). The precipitates were filtrated and analyzed for Hg isotopes. Repeated measurements of synthetic seawaters spiked with certificated standard materials (NIST 3133 and 3177) using the entire method gave identical Hg isotope ratios with near-quantitative Hg recovery, indicating no isotope fractionation during preconcentration. A total of six nearshore seawater samples from the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea (China) were analyzed using the coprecipitation method. The data showed a large fractionation of Hg isotopes and revealed the possible impact of both atmospheric and anthropogenic inputs to the coastal seawater Hg budget, implying the potential application of this method in studying marine Hg systematics and global Hg cycling.
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- 2021
7. Quantification of Epigenetic DNA Modifications in the Subchromatin Structure Matrix Attachment Regions by Stable Isotope Dilution UHPLC-MS/MS Analysis
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Hailin Wang, Rui Zhang, and Weiyi Lai
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DNA ,Matrix Attachment Regions ,Nuclear matrix ,Epigenesis, Genetic ,Analytical Chemistry ,Chromatin ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,genomic DNA ,DNA demethylation ,Isotopes ,Biochemistry ,chemistry ,Tandem Mass Spectrometry ,A-DNA ,Epigenetics ,Scaffold/matrix attachment region ,Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid - Abstract
To date, subchromatin structure-based quantification of epigenetic DNA modifications is limited. Matrix attachment regions (MARs), an important subchromatin structure, contain DNA elements that specifically bind chromatin to the nuclear matrix in eukaryotes and are involved in a number of diseases. Here, we exploited a high-salt extraction-based subchromatin fractionation approach for the isolation of MAR DNA and other fractions and further developed heavy stable isotope-diluted ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) for the specific quantification of epigenetic DNA modifications in the subchromatin structures. By this approach, we showed for the first time that the content of a DNA demethylation intermediate, 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmdC), in MARs decreased significantly in four tested cell lines compared to the contents in genomic DNA. In particular, the content of DNA 5hmdC in the MARs of 293T cell lines decreased the most at approximately 41.09%. Together, our findings implicate that MAR DNA is less sensitive than genomic DNA to DNA demethylation.
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- 2021
8. High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry and Nontraditional Mass Defect Analysis of Brominated Historical Pigments
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Koen Janssens, G. Asher Newsome, and Alba Alvarez-Martin
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Electrospray ionization ,Context (language use) ,Mass spectrometry ,Orbitrap ,01 natural sciences ,Mass Spectrometry ,Analytical Chemistry ,law.invention ,Isotopes ,law ,Paint ,Coloring Agents ,Process engineering ,Complex data type ,Kendrick mass ,010405 organic chemistry ,Chemistry ,business.industry ,010401 analytical chemistry ,0104 chemical sciences ,Visualization ,Oil paint ,visual_art ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Paintings ,business - Abstract
The implementation of high-resolution mass spectrometry systems offers new possibilities for the analysis of complex art samples such as historical oil paintings. However, these multicomponent systems generate large and complex data sets that require advanced visualization tools to aid interpretation, especially when no chromatographic separation is performed. In the context of this research, it was crucial to propose a data analysis tool to identify the products generated during the synthesis, drying, and aging of historical pigments. This study reports for the first time a nontraditional mass defect analysis of oil paint samples containing a fugitive brominated-organic pigment, eosin or geranium lake, by using direct infusion electrospray ionization in combination with a high-resolution Orbitrap mass spectrometer. The use of nontraditional Kendrick mass defect plots is presented in this study as a processing and visualization tool to recognize brominated species based on their specific mass defect and isotope pattern. The results demonstrate that this approach could provide valuable molecular compositional information on the degradation pathways of this pigment. We anticipate that mass defect analysis will become highly relevant in future degradation studies of many more historical organic pigments.
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- 2021
9. New Analysis Protocol for Stable Isotopes by a Standard Doping Method─An Example of Antimony
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Yang Fang, Kaiyun Chen, Zhian Bao, Chunlei Zong, Honglin Yuan, and Nan Lv
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Antimony ,Isotopes ,Reproducibility of Results ,Mass Spectrometry ,Analytical Chemistry - Abstract
The current analytical methods of stable antimony isotopes are cumbersome and not suitable for rock samples with low antimony content (1 μg/g). In this study, we propose a new protocol for antimony isotopic analysis with a single column of AG50W-X8 resin and antimony standard doping. This method separates antimony effectively from matrices and then mixes it with the Sb standard. As Te does not affect the accuracy of antimony measurement when the Te/Sb ratio is low, we can obtain an accurate Sb isotope composition of the mixture. Then, we can calculate the antimony isotope composition of natural samples. The error propagation of the mixing and calculation processes was evaluated by the Monte Carlo method, and no significant error was found. The antimony isotope compositions were measured using a Thermo Fisher Scientific Neptune Plus multicollector-inductively coupled-mass spectrometry instrument. The instrumental mass bias of Sb isotopes was corrected with a standard-sample bracketing combined with a Sn internal normalization technique. Using the standard doping method, the measured δ
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- 2022
10. Combined Metabolic and Chemical (CoMetChem) Labeling Using Stable Isotopes—a Strategy to Reveal Site-Specific Histone Acetylation and Deacetylation Rates by LC–MS
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Madlen Hotze, Kathrin Thedieck, Tim Lijster, Alienke van Pijkeren, Anna Sophia Egger, Peter Horvatovich, Andrei Barcaru, Jörn Dietze, Rainer Bischoff, Ines Heiland, Barbro N. Melgert, Alejandro Sánchez Brotons, Frank J. Dekker, Mathias Ziegler, Philipp Kobler, Marcel Kwiatkowski, Analytical Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry and Bioanalysis (MCB), Biopharmaceuticals, Discovery, Design and Delivery (BDDD), Molecular Pharmacology, Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), and Nanomedicine & Drug Targeting
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Histone acetylation and deacetylation ,Lysine ,Tandem mass spectrometry ,01 natural sciences ,Article ,Epigenesis, Genetic ,Analytical Chemistry ,Histones ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Isotopes ,Tandem Mass Spectrometry ,Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry ,Epigenetics ,030304 developmental biology ,0303 health sciences ,biology ,Chemistry ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Acetylation ,0104 chemical sciences ,Acetic anhydride ,Histone ,Biochemistry ,biology.protein ,Protein Processing, Post-Translational ,Chromatography, Liquid - Abstract
Histone acetylation is an important, reversible post-translational protein modification and a hallmark of epigenetic regulation. However, little is known about the dynamics of this process, due to the lack of analytical methods that can capture site-specific acetylation and deacetylation reactions. We present a new approach that combines metabolic and chemical labeling (CoMetChem) using uniformly 13C-labeled glucose and stable isotope-labeled acetic anhydride. Thereby, chemically equivalent, fully acetylated histone species are generated, enabling accurate relative quantification of site-specific lysine acetylation dynamics in tryptic peptides using high-resolution mass spectrometry. We show that CoMetChem enables site-specific quantification of the incorporation or loss of lysine acetylation over time, allowing the determination of reaction rates for acetylation and deacetylation. Thus, the CoMetChem methodology provides a comprehensive description of site-specific acetylation dynamics.
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- 2021
11. Discontinuity in the Realization of the Vienna Peedee Belemnite Carbon Isotope Ratio Scale
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Zoltán Mester, Agnieszka Adamowicz-Walczak, Jean-François Hélie, Michelle M.G. Chartrand, Juris Meija, and Paul Middlestead
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Ratio Scale ,Isotope ,Chemistry ,carbon ,Analytical chemistry ,Reference Standards ,Mass spectrometry ,Mass Spectrometry ,Calcium Carbonate ,materials ,Analytical Chemistry ,Discontinuity (geotechnical engineering) ,carbon isotopes ,Isotopes of carbon ,inorganic carbon compounds ,Realization (systems) ,isotopes - Abstract
By convention, carbon isotope ratios are expressed relative to VPDB defined by the calcite standard NBS19 in the 1980s. [See T. Coplen, Pure Appl. Chem. 1994, 66, 273–276.] To improve the realization of the VPDB scale, a second fixed point (lithium carbonate, LSVEC) was introduced in 2006 [T. Coplen et al. Anal. Chem. 2006, 78, 2439–2441], which is now known to be isotopically unstable. [Assonov, S. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 2018, 32, 827–830.] With the high-quality reference materials made available in 2020, it is now possible to realize the VPDB scale with high confidence. [Assonov, S. et al. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 2020, 34, e8867; Assonov, S. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 2021, 35, e9014; Qi, H. et al. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrosc. 2021, 35, e9006.] Here, we report the analysis of 25 reference materials using isotope ratio combustion mass spectrometry, show the discontinuity between the values measured against the new IAEA reference materials and the values currently assigned to these reference materials on the VPDB2006, and provide a link bringing these materials onto the new VPDB2020.
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- 2021
12. Targeted Quantitative Profiling of Epitranscriptomic Reader, Writer, and Eraser Proteins Using Stable Isotope-Labeled Peptides
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Tianyu F. Qi, Xiaochuan Liu, Feng Tang, Jiekai Yin, Kailin Yu, and Yinsheng Wang
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Adenosine ,HEK293 Cells ,Isotopes ,Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO ,Humans ,Proteins ,RNA ,Methyltransferases ,RNA, Messenger ,Peptides ,Pseudouridine ,Analytical Chemistry - Published
- 2022
13. Characterization of Compound-Specific Chlorine Isotopologue Distributions of Polychlorinated Organic Compounds by GC-HRMS for Source Identification
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Caixing Tang, Caiming Tang, Jianhua Tan, Peilin Zhang, Deyun Liu, and Xianzhi Peng
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Isotope ,Trichloroethylene ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Analytical chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_element ,010402 general chemistry ,Mass spectrometry ,Polychlorinated Biphenyls ,01 natural sciences ,Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry ,0104 chemical sciences ,Analytical Chemistry ,Characterization (materials science) ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Isotopes ,chemistry ,Chlorine ,Isotopologue ,Gas chromatography ,Organic Chemicals ,Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry - Abstract
Distributions of chlorine isotopologues are potentially a fingerprint feature of organochlorines. However, the exact distributions remain little known. This study measured compound-specific chlorine isotopologue distributions of six polychlorinated organic compounds (POCs) for source identification. Complete chlorine isotopologues of POCs were detected by gas chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry. The measured relative abundances (Ameas), theoretical relative abundances (Atheo), and relative variations between Ameas and Atheo (ΔA) of chlorine isotopologues were determined. These ΔA values were applied to characterize differences in isotopologue distribution patterns, and the ΔA patterns directly illustrated the distribution characteristics. Perchloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE) from two manufacturers were chosen as model analytes to develop and validate the analytical method, including precision, concentration dependency, and temporal drift. The ΔA values of isotopologues of the PCE and TCE chemicals were from -82.5 to 19.9‰ with standard deviations (SDs) of 0.3-16.9‰. In addition, the ΔA values of the first three isotopologues (with 0-2 37Cl atoms) were from -15.5 to 19.9‰ with SDs of 0.3-1.6‰, showing sufficient precisions. No concentration dependency and temporal drift of ΔA were observed. The method has been successfully applied to source identification for PCE and TCE in commercial chemicals and plastic materials, and four polychlorinated biphenyls in chemicals and sediments, demonstrating that the ΔA values and ΔA patterns were discernable for POCs from different sources. This study demonstrates that compound-specific chlorine isotopologue distributions of POCs are differentiable and measurable, proposing a novel approach to perform fingerprinting analysis for the distributions, which is anticipated to facilitate source identification for organochlorine pollutants.
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- 2021
14. Development of an Automatic Column Chromatography Separation Device for Metal Isotope Analysis Based on Droplet Counting
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Jun-Hang Dong, Dong He, Hongtao Zheng, Zhuo Cheng, Xin Miao, Zhenli Zhu, Chun Yang, Xing Liu, and Fei-Yang Zhou
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Chromatography ,Isotope ,Elution ,Chemistry ,Reproducibility of Results ,Analytical Chemistry ,Metal ,Matrix (chemical analysis) ,Column chromatography ,Isotopes ,Metals ,Reference values ,visual_art ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Isotope analysis - Abstract
A novel, simple, cost-effective, reliable, and practical automatic column chromatography separation device capable of simultaneously purifying samples for radiogenic and non-traditional stable isotope analysis has been developed. The device avoids the use of any pump and features eluent driving by the siphon effect (gravity) and quantitative control by infrared droplet counting. Several factors affecting the control of droplets were investigated, including types and concentrations of eluents and the height of the liquid level. Results showed that accurate dripping of the eluent could be readily achieved by controlling the number of droplets under selected conditions. The separation performance of the device was first demonstrated by the elution of Sr and Cd in synthetic matrix solutions. The recoveries of Sr and Cd samples were better than 87.6 and 95.0%, respectively, and the whole procedure blank was about 0.3 ng for Sr and 0.1 ng for Cd. Finally, the reliability of the device was further validated by the purification of Sr and Cd from different geological reference materials (NIST 2711a, Nod-A-1, BCR-2, and BHVO-2). The determined Cd and Sr isotope values agree well with their reference values within the uncertainty range. All these results clearly demonstrate the reliability and practicability of the proposed device, which provides a promising method for the automated purification of isotope samples.
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- 2021
15. Determination of Picogram-per-Gram Concentrations of
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Jianfan, Zheng, Tianyu, Chen, Hong Chin, Ng, Laura F, Robinson, Xin-Yuan, Zheng, Xuefa, Shi, and Mu, Huang
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Isotopes ,Thorium ,Laser Therapy ,Protactinium ,Mass Spectrometry - Abstract
Uranium, thorium, and protactinium radionuclides in marine sediments are important proxies for understanding the earth's environmental evolution. Conventional solution-based methods, which typically involve isotope spike preparation, concentrated acid sample digestion, column chemistry, and mass spectrometry, allow precise but time-consuming and costly measurements of these nuclide concentrations (i.e.
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- 2022
16. Global Tracking of Transformation Products of Environmental Contaminants by
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Ke, Chen, Yuhui, Xiang, Xiaoyu, Yan, Zhenghui, Li, Rui, Qin, and Jie, Sun
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Pyrenes ,Isotopes ,Metabolomics ,Mass Spectrometry - Abstract
Stable isotope-assisted metabolomics (SIAM) enables global tracking of isotopic labels in nontargeted metabolomics in living organisms. However, its application in tracking transformation products (TPs, as metabolites of contaminants) of environmental contaminants is still a challenge due to limits in methodology, unmatured algorithms, and the high cost of
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- 2022
17. Novel Approach for the Accurate Determination of Se Isotope Ratio by Multicollector ICP-MS
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Jakub Karasiński, Lu Yang, Andriy Tupys, Ludwik Halicz, Ewa Bulska, and Zoltán Mester
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organic polymers ,Reproducibility ,Isotope ,Chemistry ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Analytical chemistry ,Fractionation ,010402 general chemistry ,Residual ,01 natural sciences ,Article ,0104 chemical sciences ,Analytical Chemistry ,power ,NIST ,Bias correction ,fractionation ,Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry ,thiols ,isotopes ,Isotope analysis - Abstract
In this work, a method for the accurate and precise determination of ⁸²Se/⁷⁸Se isotope ratio in natural samples of environmental and biological origin, using multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in a wet plasma mode without using neither hydride generation nor separation of Se, was developed. It was based on the optimized regression model with standard–sample bracketing (ORM–SSB) to efficiently correct instrumental isotopic fractionation/mass bias and matrix effects. In addition, three mass bias correction models of SSB alone, SSB combined with internal standard (IS–SSB), and ORM–SSB were compared for the Se isotope ratio measurements. NIST SRM 987 Sr was used as an internal standard, and the reproducibility of the results obtained with the proposed method was verified by measuring NIST SRM 3149 standard over different days (nine independent measurement sessions). Delta values of the ⁸²Se/⁷⁸Se isotope ratio were measured in selenium-enriched yeast-certified reference material SELM-1, natural selenomethionine samples, and model solutions of artificial seawater. Solutions obtained after thiol resin treatment were measured to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed method in eliminating matrix effects due to residual of thiol resin in the sample solutions. Among three mass bias correction models, ORM–SSB correction model proved to be the best to eliminate the matrix effects and instrumental drift. IS–SSB model offered also a good precision but was slightly less accurate. Both models showed good robustness against effects of different sample matrices. Finally, the SSB alone could not be recommended for Se isotope analysis as it produces inaccurate and imprecise results.
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- 2020
18. Nuclear Sample Provenance and Age Determination Using Ruthenium Isotopes
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Susan K. Hanson, Matthew E. Sanborn, Holly R. Trellue, and William S. Kinman
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Isotopes ,Uranium ,Reference Standards ,Ruthenium ,Analytical Chemistry - Abstract
Measurements of the ruthenium isotopic composition of nuclear samples could provide information about the method of sample production, sample irradiation history, and age. To investigate the feasibility and applicability of this idea, this study focuses on measurements of the ruthenium isotope composition of a nominally single-isotope
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- 2022
19. DNA-Protein Cross-Links Formed by Reacting Lysine with Apurinic/Apyrimidinic Sites in DNA and Human Cells: Quantitative Analysis by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Coupled with Stable Isotope Dilution
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Wan Chan and Long Jin
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Isotopes ,Tandem Mass Spectrometry ,Lysine ,Humans ,DNA ,Analytical Chemistry ,Chromatography, Liquid ,Nucleosomes - Abstract
Accumulating evidence suggests that DNA lesion-induced DNA-protein cross-links (DPCs) interrupt normal DNA metabolic processes, such as transcription, replication, and repair, resulting in profound biological consequences, including the development of many human diseases, such as cancers. Although apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) sites are among the most predominant DNA lesions and are in close proximity to the histone proteins that they wrap around in the nucleosome, knowledge of the chemical structure or biological consequences of their associated DPCs is limited in part due to a lack of sensitive and selective analytical methods. We developed liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry coupled with a stable isotope dilution method for rigorous quantitation of DPCs formed by reacting a DNA AP site with a lysine residue. In combination with chemical derivatization with fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl chloride to form a hydrophobic conjugate, the developed LC-MS/MS method allows sensitive detection of AP site-Lys cross-links down to sub-1 adduct per 10
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- 2022
20. Single-Cell Isotope Dilution Analysis with LA–ICP–MS: A New Approach for Quantification of Nanoparticles in Single Cells
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Hanqing Chen, Liu-Xing Feng, Lingna Zheng, Haifang Wang, Bing Wang, Junwen Shi, Weiyue Feng, and Meng Wang
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Detection limit ,education.field_of_study ,Silver ,Chromatography ,Isotope ,Chemistry ,Macrophages ,Cell ,Population ,Microfluidics ,Metal Nanoparticles ,Nanoparticle ,Biological Transport ,Isotope dilution ,Mass spectrometry ,Mass Spectrometry ,Analytical Chemistry ,Mice ,RAW 264.7 Cells ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Isotopes ,medicine ,Animals ,Single-Cell Analysis ,education - Abstract
Laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) is an emerging method for the analysis of metal nanoparticles (NPs) in single cells. However, two main obstacles, low analytical throughput and lack of commercial reference materials, need to be overcome. In this work, we demonstrated the principles of a new approach termed "single-cell isotope dilution analysis" (SCIDA) to remove the two obstacles. For a proof of concept, macrophage cells were chosen as a model to study the uptake of silver NPs (AgNPs) at a single-cell level. Single cells exposed to AgNPs were placed in an array by a microfluidic technique; each cell in the array was precisely dispensed with a known picoliter droplet of an enriched isotope solution with a commercial inkjet printer; accurate quantification of AgNPs in single cells was done by using isotope dilution LA-ICP-MS. The average Ag mass of 1100 single cells, 396 ± 219 fg Ag per cell, was in good accord with the average of the population of cells determined by solution ICP-MS analysis. The detection limit was 0.2 fg Ag per cell. The SCIDA approach is expected to be widely applied for the study of cell-NP interactions and biological effects of NPs at the single-cell level.
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- 2020
21. Multiplexed Analysis of Endogenous Guanidino Compounds
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Li, Liu, Yan-Zhen, Chen, Shu-Sheng, Zhang, Xiu-Ping, Chen, Guo-Qiang, Lin, Hang, Yin, Chen-Guo, Feng, and Fang, Zhang
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Lung Neoplasms ,Isotopes ,Humans ,Reproducibility of Results ,Lung - Abstract
Endogenous guanidino compounds (GCs), nitrogen-containing metabolites, have very important physiological activities and participate in biochemical processes. Therefore, accurately characterizing the distribution of endogenous GCs and monitoring their concentration variations are of great significance. In this work, a new derivatization reagent, 4,4'-bis[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]benzyl (BDMAPB), with isotope-coded reagents was designed and synthesized for doubly charged labeling of GCs. BDMAPB-derivatized GCs not only promote the MS signal but also form multicharged quasimolecular ions and abundant fragment ions. With this reagent, an isotope-coded doubly charged labeling (ICDCL) strategy was developed for endogenous GCs with high-resolution liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-QTOF MS). The core of this methodology is a 4-fold multiplexed set of [
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- 2021
22. Novel Stable Isotope-Resolved Metabolomics Method for a Small Number of Cells Using Chip-Based Nanoelectrospray Mass Spectrometry
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Fujian Zheng, Lichao Wang, Guowang Xu, Xiaohui Lin, Xin Lu, Chao Li, Di Yu, and Lina Zhou
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Ions ,Chromatography ,Stable isotope ratio ,Chemistry ,viruses ,Glutamine ,Substrate (chemistry) ,Mass spectrometry ,Chip ,Mass Spectrometry ,Analytical Chemistry ,Ion ,Metabolomics ,Isotopes ,Ionization ,Isotopologue - Abstract
Stable isotope-resolved metabolomics (SIRM) can provide metabolic conversion information of specific targets; it is a powerful tool for cell metabolism studies. The common analytical platform for SIRM is chromatography-mass spectrometry, which requires a large number of cells and is not suitable for precious rare cell analysis. To study a small number of cells, we established a novel SIRM method using chip-based nanoelectrospray mass spectrometry (MS). 13C-glutamine was taken as an example; the unlabeled and 13C-labeled cells were cultured and extracted in a 96-well plate and then directly injected into MS and analyzed in full scan mode and parallel reaction monitoring (PRM) mode targeting 44 glutamine-derived metabolites and their isotopologues. To define focused metabolite-related MS2 fragments produced in the PRM, a new strategy was proposed including MS2 exact m/z matching, MS2 false positive filtering, and MS2 fragment grouping to remove the interfering MS2 ions. In total, 292 and 349 pairs of paired MS2 ions were obtained in positive and negative ionization modes, respectively. By searching spectra databases, 31 targeted metabolites with their isotopologues were identified and their characteristic product ions were confirmed for MS2 quantification. The relative quantification was achieved by MS2 quantification, which showed better sensitivity and accuracy than common MS1-based quantification. Finally, this method was applied to isocitrate dehydrogenase I-mutated glioma cells for revealing the effects of triptolide on glioma cell metabolism using U-13C-glutamine as a labeling substrate.
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- 2021
23. A Novel Approach for the Determination of the Ge Isotope Ratio Using Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Hydride Generation by Multicollector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
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Ludwik Halicz, Ewa Bulska, Andrii Tupys, and Jakub Karasiński
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Isotope ,Chemistry ,Hydride ,Spectrum Analysis ,Extraction (chemistry) ,Liquid-Liquid Extraction ,Analytical chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Germanium ,Mass Spectrometry ,Article ,Analytical Chemistry ,Isotopic ratio ,Isotopes ,Liquid–liquid extraction ,Sensitivity (control systems) ,Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry - Abstract
In this work, a method for the accurate and precise determination of the Ge isotope ratio in synthetic water and natural samples of geological origin using multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICPMS) with hydride generation was developed. The method was based on the liquid-liquid extraction of Ge to eliminate all elements affecting the generation of germanium hydrides. The standard-sample bracketing method was used to correct instrumental bias. Registration of analytical signal in time-resolved mode gave way to choose signals with best parameters and improved the precision of the results. Controlling the pH by using acetic buffer boosted the sensitivity by nearly five times in comparison to hydride generation methods suggested by other authors. The newly developed method is much simpler and quicker, does not need laborious Ge separation with ion-exchange resins, and thanks to its superior sensitivity, allows measurements of the Ge isotopic ratio in materials with relatively low Ge content. Delta values of the 74Ge/70Ge isotope ratio were measured in standard reference materials for which reference values were available in the GeoREM database. We demonstrated that the accuracy and precession of this method are equally good or better than methods proposed by other authors.
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- 2021
24. Characterization and Determination of
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Yuanyuan, Zheng, Hongzhi, Zhao, Man, Tong, Lin, Zhu, Stephanie, Ma, and Zongwei, Cai
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Isotopes ,Tandem Mass Spectrometry ,Glutamine ,Amino Acids ,Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid - Abstract
Isotopic tracer, a powerful technique for metabolic pathway analysis, is currently widely applied in metabolic flux analysis. However, the qualitative and quantitative analyses of
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- 2021
25. Determination of Picomolar Titanium in Seawater by Isotope Dilution Multicollector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry after Mg(OH)
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Sichao, Feng, Jingfeng, Wu, and Gedun, Chen
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Titanium ,Isotopes ,Seawater ,Mass Spectrometry - Abstract
A new isotope dilution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS) method is developed to determine picomolar concentrations of titanium (Ti) in seawater. The method applies Mg(OH)
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- 2021
26. Isotopic Distribution Calibration for Mass Spectrometry
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Todd J. Hoffmann, Jennifer V. Kemp, Stefan K.G. Grebe, Anthony D. Maus, and Steven L. Ramsay
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Normalization (statistics) ,Analyte ,Calibration curve ,Chemistry ,High resolution ,Reference Standards ,Mass spectrometry ,Analytical Chemistry ,Isotopes ,Tandem Mass Spectrometry ,Calibration ,Range (statistics) ,Multiplex ,Biological system - Abstract
Mass spectrometry (MS) is widely used in science and industry. It allows accurate, specific, sensitive, and reproducible detection and quantification of a huge range of analytes. Across MS applications, quantification by MS has grown most dramatically, with >50 million experiments/year in the USA alone. However, quantification performance varies between instruments, compounds, different samples, and within- and across runs, necessitating normalization with analyte-similar internal standards (IS) and use of IS-corrected multipoint external calibration curves for each analyte, a complicated and resource-intensive approach, which is particularly ill-suited for multi-analyte measurements. We have developed an internal calibration method that utilizes the natural isotope distribution of an IS for a given analyte to provide internal multipoint calibration. Multiple isotope distribution calibrators for different targets in the same sample facilitate multiplex quantification, while the emerging random-access automated MS platforms should also greatly benefit from this approach. Finally, isotope distribution calibration allows mathematical correction for suboptimal experimental conditions. This might also enable quantification of hitherto difficult, or impossible to quantify, targets, if the distribution is adjusted in silico to mimic the analyte. The approach works well for high resolution, accurate mass MS for analytes with at least a modest-sized isotopic envelope. As shown herein, the approach can also be applied to lower molecular weight analytes, but the reduction in calibration points does reduce quantification performance.
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- 2021
27. Single-Stage Extraction Technique for Ce Stable Isotopes and Measurement by MC-ICP-MS
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Fang Liu, Yufei Liu, Chunhui Li, Xin Li, Yajun An, Zhian Bao, Zhao-Feng Zhang, and Kaiyun Chen
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Quartz latite ,Isotope ,Stable isotope ratio ,Chemistry ,Spectrum Analysis ,Extraction (chemistry) ,Analytical chemistry ,Reproducibility of Results ,Fractionation ,Chemical Fractionation ,Mass spectrometry ,Mass Spectrometry ,Analytical Chemistry ,Isotopes ,Isotope geochemistry ,Carbonatite - Abstract
The separation of Ce from other rare earth elements has not been well established because of their similar geochemical properties. In this study, we report a single-stage extraction technique to purify Ce from natural samples with Eichrom DGA resin. This method separates Ce effectively from matrices and interfering elements, such as Ba, La, and Nd. The Ce elution curve would not drift with different Ce loading masses and rock types. The Ce isotope compositions were measured using a Thermo Scientific Neptune Plus multicollector (MC)-inductively coupled plasma (ICP)-mass spectrometry (MS) instrument. The instrumental mass bias of Ce isotopes was corrected with a sample-standard bracketing combined with a Sm-doping method. The δ142Ce values of standard solutions (CDUT-Ce and JMC304) relative to National Institute of Standards and Technology SRM 3110 measured were +0.128 ± 0.028‰ (2SD, N = 30) and 0.005 ± 0.038‰ (2SD, N = 30), respectively. The reproducibility for δ142Ce was better than 0.040‰. The Ce isotopic compositions of nine United States Geological Survey standard rocks, including carbonatite, basalt, andesite, quartz latite, dolerite, rhyolite, and granodiorite, were measured in this study. Our result showed that δ142Ce values of these rocks varied slightly, indicating that insignificant fractionation occurred during igneous processes. The technique proposed in this study is simple and time-efficient, which is beneficial for further studies on Ce isotope geochemistry.
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- 2021
28. Resolving Severe Elemental Isobaric Interferences with a Combined Atomic and Molecular Ionization Source-Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry Approach: The
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Edward D, Hoegg, Simon, Godin, Joanna, Szpunar, Ryszard, Lobinski, David W, Koppenaal, and R Kenneth, Marcus
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Isotopes ,Spectrum Analysis ,Mass Spectrometry - Abstract
Many fields of basic and applied sciences, including geochronology, astronomy, metabolism, etc., rely on the ability of mass spectrometry to obtain isotope ratio measurements having a high degree of certainty. The inability to resolve difficult isobaric interferences plagues certain measurements. A combined atomic and molecular (CAM) ionization source has been interfaced to a high-field Orbitrap mass spectrometer to alleviate severe atomic, isobaric interferences. This work examines the geochronologically significant
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- 2021
29. Direct Uranium Isotopic Analysis of Swipe Surfaces by Microextraction-ICP-MS
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Brian W. Ticknor, Cole R. Hexel, N. Alex Zirakparvar, Kayron T. Rogers, Debra A. Bostick, Shalina C. Metzger, Benjamin D. Roach, and Benjamin T. Manard
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Detection limit ,Isotopes of uranium ,Isotope ,Spectrometer ,Analytical chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Uranium ,Mass Spectrometry ,Analytical Chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Isotopes ,Nitric acid ,Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry ,Isotope analysis - Abstract
The ability to directly measure uranium isotope ratios on environmental swipes has been achieved through a solution-based microextraction process and represents a significant advancement toward the development of a rapid method to analyze international nuclear safeguard samples. Here, a microextraction probe is lowered and sealed onto the swipe surface, and analytes within the sampling site (∼8 mm2) are dissolved and extracted into a flowing solvent of 2% nitric acid (HNO3). The mobilized species are subsequently directed into an inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) for accurate and precise isotope ratio determination. This work highlights the novelty of the sampling mechanism, particularly with the direct coupling of the microextraction probe to the ICP-MS and measurement of uranium isotope ratios. The preliminary method detection limit for the microextraction-ICP-MS method, utilizing a quadrupole-based MS, was determined to be ∼50 pg of 238U. Additionally, precise and accurate isotope ratio measurements were achieved on uranium reference materials for both the major (235U/238U) and minor (234U/238U and 236U/238U) ratios. While the present work is focused on directly measuring uranium isotopic systems on swipe surfaces for nuclear safeguards and verification applications, the benefits would extend across many applications in which direct solid sampling is sought for elemental and isotopic analysis.
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- 2021
30. Screening and Identification of Epoxy/Dihydroxy-Oxylipins by Chemical Labeling-Assisted Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled with High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry
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Cai-Feng Xiong, Yu-Qi Feng, Yao-Yu Chen, Quan-Fei Zhu, and Dong-Xiao He
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,Chromatography ,Linoleic acid ,Biological activity ,Epoxy ,Mass spectrometry ,Dissociation (chemistry) ,Mass Spectrometry ,Analytical Chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Mice ,Enzyme ,chemistry ,Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System ,Isotopes ,visual_art ,Reagent ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Animals ,Humans ,Oxylipins ,Selectivity ,Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ,Chromatography, Liquid - Abstract
Epoxy/dihydroxy-oxylipins are important biologically active compounds that are mainly formed from polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the reactions catalyzed by the cytochrome P450 (CYP 450) enzyme. The analysis of epoxy/dihydroxy-oxylipins would be helpful to gain insights into their landscape in living organisms and provide a reference for the biological studies of these compounds. In this work, we employed chemical labeling-assisted liquid chromatography (LC) coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry (CL-LC-HRMS) to establish a highly sensitive and specific method for screening and annotating epoxy/dihydroxy-oxylipins in biological samples. The isotope reagents 2-dimethylaminoethylamine (DMED) and DMED-d4 were employed to label epoxy/dihydroxy-oxylipins containing carboxyl groups so as to improve the analysis selectivity and MS detection sensitivity of epoxy/dihydroxy-oxylipins. Based on a pair of diagnostic ions with a mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) difference of 15.995 originating from the fragmentation of derivatives via high-energy collision dissociation (HCD), the potential epoxy/dihydroxy-oxylipins were rapidly screened from the complex matrix. Furthermore, the epoxy/dihydroxy groups could be readily localized by the diagnostic ion pairs, which enabled us to accurately annotate the epoxy/dihydroxy-oxylipins detected in biological samples. The applicability of our method was demonstrated by profiling epoxy/dihydroxy-oxylipins in human serum and heart samples from mice with high-fat diet (HFD). By the proposed method, a total of 32 and 62 potential epoxy/dihydroxy-oxylipins including 42 unreported ones were detected from human serum and the mice heart sample, respectively. Moreover, the relative quantitative results showed that most of the potential epoxy/dihydroxy-oxylipins, especially the oxidation products of linoleic acid (LA) or α-linolenic acid (ALA), were significantly decreased in the heart of mice with HFD. Our developed method is of high specificity and sensitivity and thus is a promising tool for the identification of novel epoxy/dihydroxy-oxylipins in biological samples.
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- 2021
31. Factors Affecting the Robustness of Data Inversion for Stable Isotope Measurement Using the Double Spike Method: Insights from Chromium Isotope Analysis
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Thomas M. Johnson and Xiangli Wang
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Chromium ,Isotope ,Chemistry ,Stable isotope ratio ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Mineralogy ,Reproducibility of Results ,Chemical Fractionation ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Synthetic data ,0104 chemical sciences ,Analytical Chemistry ,Isotope fractionation ,Isotopes ,Robustness (computer science) ,Yield (chemistry) ,Chromium Isotopes ,Spike (software development) ,Sample preparation - Abstract
Stable isotope ratios are widely used to solve environmental, geological, medical, and forensic problems. The double spike technique is considered to be one of the most robust and efficient methods to correct for instrumental mass bias and isotopic fractionation that may occur during sample preparation. However, various hidden errors can arise from data processing and have been largely overlooked in previous studies. Several of these hidden errors were investigated in this work using measurement and synthetic data. Double spike inversion of chromium isotope raw data from 1116 natural samples demonstrated that averaging raw isotope ratios before double spike inversion can add significant errors to inverted isotope values, and such errors can be 1.5 times larger than the true analytical precision. Synthetic data were used to investigate the errors on inverted Cr isotope data caused by spike:analyte ratio and Fe-Ti-V interferences, and the following threshold values are recommended to minimize such errors: 54Crspike/52Crsample ratio greater than 0.5, 56Fe/52Cr less than 0.2, 49Ti/52Cr less than 0.04, and 51V/52Cr less than 1. Sample preparation can potentially lead to large errors in inverted Cr isotope data if preparation-induced isotope fractionation deviates from the exponential law used in the double spike inversion, but such errors can be minimized by achieving >70% Cr yield. Our findings provide important insights for the double spike inversion procedure and assessing the reliability of inverted isotope data for not only the chromium isotope system but also other elements commonly analyzed using the double spike technique.
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- 2021
32. Streamlined Subclass-Specific Absolute Quantification of Serum IgG Glycopeptides Using Synthetic Isotope-Labeled Standards
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Jingyao Qu, Peng Wang, Congcong Chen, Harmon Greenway, He Zhu, Christopher Gibbons, Ding Liu, Shuaishuai Wang, Lei Li, Roni J. Bollag, and Kebin Liu
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Chromatography ,Mass increment ,Glycosylation ,biology ,Isotope ,Chemistry ,Absolute quantification ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Glycopeptides ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Immunoglobulin G ,Glycopeptide ,Subclass ,Article ,0104 chemical sciences ,Analytical Chemistry ,Glycoproteomics ,Isotopes ,biology.protein ,Humans ,Biomarker discovery - Abstract
Absolute glycoproteomics quantification has drawn tremendous attention owing to its prospects in biomarker discovery and clinical implementation but is impeded by a general lack of suitable heavy isotope-labeled glycopeptide standards. In this study, we devised a facile chemoenzymatic strategy to synthesize a total of 36 human IgG glycopeptides attached with well-defined glycoforms, including 15 isotope-labeled ones with a mass increment of 6 Da to their native counterparts. Spiking of these standards into human sera enabled simplified, robust, and precise absolute quantification of IgG glycopeptides in a subclass-specific fashion. Additionally, the implementation of the absolute quantification approach revealed subclass-dependent alteration of serum IgG galactosylation and sialylation in colon cancer samples.
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- 2021
33. Boron Isotope Tag-Assisted Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled with High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry for Discovery and Annotation of
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Cai-Feng, Xiong, Jun, Ding, Quan-Fei, Zhu, Ya-Li, Bai, Xiao-Ming, Yin, Tian-Tian, Ye, Qiong-Wei, Yu, and Yu-Qi, Feng
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Isotopes ,Tandem Mass Spectrometry ,Alcohols ,Isotope Labeling ,Boron ,Chromatography, Liquid - Published
- 2021
34. Evaluation of Optimized Procedures for High-Precision Lead Isotope Analyses of Seawater by Multiple Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
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Hollie Packman, Barry J. Coles, Susan H. Little, Katharina Kreissig, Alex M. Griffiths, Yee-Lap Leung, Mark Rehkämper, and Tina van de Flierdt
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Normalization (statistics) ,Magnesium Hydroxide ,Isotope ,Chemistry ,Coprecipitation ,Extraction (chemistry) ,Solid Phase Extraction ,Analytical chemistry ,Thermal ionization mass spectrometry ,Mass Spectrometry ,Analytical Chemistry ,Double spike ,Isotopes ,Lead ,Seawater ,Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry - Abstract
The application of Pb isotopes to marine geochemistry is currently hindered by challenges associated with the analysis of Pb isotopes in seawater. The current study evaluates the performance of multiple collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) measurements of seawater Pb isotope compositions following Pb separation by either solid-phase extraction with Nobias Chelate PA-1 resin or coprecipitation with Mg(OH)2 and using either a Pb double spike or external normalization to Tl for mass bias correction. The four analytical combinations achieve results of similar quality when measuring 1-7 ng of seawater Pb, with reproducibilities (two standard deviations, 2SD) of 100-1200 ppm for 206Pb/207Pb and 208Pb/207Pb and 300-1700 ppm for ratios involving the minor 204Pb isotope. All four procedures enable significantly improved sample throughput compared to an established thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) double-spike method and produce unbiased seawater Pb isotope compositions with similar or improved precision. Nobias extraction is preferable to coprecipitation due to its greater analytical throughput and suitability for analyses of large seawater samples with high Si(OH)4 contents. The most accurate Pb isotope data are produced following Nobias extraction and double-spike correction as such analyses are least susceptible to matrix effects. However, Nobias extraction with Tl normalization constitutes an attractive alternative as, unlike the double-spike procedure, only a single mass spectrometric measurement is required, which improves analytical throughput and optimizes Pb consumption for analysis. Despite the advantages of solid-phase extraction, coprecipitation represents a useful Pb separation technique for samples with low to moderate Si contents as it is inexpensive, simple to implement, and the data are only marginally less accurate, especially when combined with a Pb double spike for mass bias correction.
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- 2020
35. Myco-DES: Enabling Remote Extraction of Mycotoxins for Robust and Reliable Quantification by Stable Isotope Dilution LC-MS/MS
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Paul W. Elsinghorst and Katharina Maria Schlegel
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Ochratoxin A ,Aflatoxin ,Chromatography ,Chemistry ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Extraction (chemistry) ,Analytic Sample Preparation Methods ,Reproducibility of Results ,Food Contamination ,Contamination ,Mycotoxins ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Stable isotope dilution ,0104 chemical sciences ,Analytical Chemistry ,Dried blood spot ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Isotopes ,Tandem Mass Spectrometry ,Mycotoxin ,Edible Grain ,Food Analysis ,Chromatography, Liquid - Abstract
Mycotoxins remain a global threat to human and animal health, especially in countries lacking effective measures to detect and control contaminated commodities. As the quantification of mycotoxins usually relies on complex and expensive techniques, the availability of suitable instrumentation is often a bottleneck in reliable mycotoxin detection. As part of our research toward strategies offering widespread access to mycotoxin analysis while cutting down on costs, we present a new extraction and quantification protocol combining materials originally designed for dried blood spot analysis with stable isotope dilution analysis. Its key benefits are that extraction of mycotoxins can be carried out at remote sites and by minimally trained personnel, while quantification will take place in specialized central laboratories simply connected by regular, paper-based mail. As a proof of concept, aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, and deoxynivalenol were extracted from cereal-based foodstuffs, fixed on paper cards for transport, and successfully quantified after re-extraction by stable isotope dilution LC-MS/MS analysis. Several materials (cellulose/polyethylene terephthalate/glass fiber, nontreated/chemically treated) as well as possible transport and storage conditions (temperature, humidity) were evaluated. The final myco-DES (dried extract spots) protocol allows quantification of mycotoxin levels currently recognized as safe (aflatoxin B1: 2 μg/kg, ochratoxin A: 3 μg/kg, deoxynivalenol: 500 μg/kg) after a storage of up to 4 weeks under tropical climate conditions (40 °C, 75% relative humidity).
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- 2020
36. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis of Polar Organic Micropollutants in Aquatic Environments
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Börje Sellergren, Thomas B. Hofstetter, Rani Bakkour, and Jakov Bolotin
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,Chromatography ,Polymers ,Chemistry ,Solid Phase Extraction ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Molecularly imprinted polymer ,Wastewater ,010402 general chemistry ,Mass spectrometry ,01 natural sciences ,Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry ,0104 chemical sciences ,Analytical Chemistry ,Molecular Imprinting ,Isotope fractionation ,Isotopes ,Rivers ,Dissolved organic carbon ,Organic matter ,Solid phase extraction ,Gas chromatography ,Organic Chemicals ,Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry ,Water Pollutants, Chemical - Abstract
Compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA) of polar organic micropollutants in environmental waters requires a processing of large sample volumes to obtain the required analyte masses for analysis by gas chromatography/isotope-ratio mass spectrometry (GC/IRMS). However, the accumulation of organic matter of unknown isotopic composition in standard enrichment procedures currently compromises the accurate determination of isotope ratios. We explored the use of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for selective analyte enrichment for 13C/12C and 15N/14N ratio measurements by GC/IRMS using 1 H-benzotriazole, a typical corrosion inhibitor in dishwashing detergents, as example of a widely detected polar organic micropollutant. We developed procedures for the treatment of >10 L of water samples, in which custom-made MIPs enabled the selective cleanup of enriched analytes in organic solvents obtained through conventional solid-phase extractions. Hydrogen bonding interactions between the triazole moiety of 1 H-benzotriazole, and the MIP were responsible for selective interactions through an assessment of interaction enthalpies and 15N isotope effects. The procedure was applied successfully without causing isotope fractionation to river water samples, as well as in- and effluents of wastewater treatment plants containing μg/L concentrations of 1 H-benzotriazole and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) loads of up to 28 mg C/L. MIP-based treatments offer new perspectives for CSIA of organic micropollutants through the reduction of the DOC-to-micropollutant ratios.
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- 2018
37. Label-Free DNA Assay by Metal Stable Isotope Detection
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Yuming Xu, Jianyu Hu, Chaoqun Wang, Dongyan Deng, Yi Lv, and Rui Liu
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Surface Properties ,Analytical chemistry ,Metal Nanoparticles ,Nanoparticle ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Biosensing Techniques ,010402 general chemistry ,Electrochemistry ,Mass spectrometry ,Lanthanoid Series Elements ,01 natural sciences ,Mass Spectrometry ,Analytical Chemistry ,Isotopes ,Molecule ,Particle Size ,Detection limit ,Stable isotope ratio ,010401 analytical chemistry ,DNA ,Electrochemical Techniques ,Copper ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry ,Gold ,Biosensor - Abstract
The interest in label-free bioassays is increasing rapidly because of their simple procedure and direct information on the interaction between the target molecule and the sensing unit. One of the major obstacles in the application of label-free biosensors is the difficulty to produce stable and reproducible optical, electric, electrochemical, or magnetic properties for the sensitive detection of the target molecules. In this work, we demonstrated a label-free DNA assay, by directly measuring the intrinsic 63Cu and 65Cu stable isotopes inside the double-strand DNA-templated Cu nanoparticles. The experimental conditions, including detection of copper by elemental mass spectrometry, the copper nanoparticles formation parameters, the hybrid chain reaction parameters, and analytical performance, were investigated in detail. The 63Cu signal intensity possesses a linear relation with the concentration of target DNA over the range of 20-1000 pM with a detection limit of 4 pM (3σ). The detection limit of this method is among the most sensitive label-free techniques and also comparable to the lanthanides and Au nanoparticles labeled assays by elemental mass spectrometric detection. The proposed label-free bioassay is simple and sensitive and eliminated the need for optical, electric, electrochemical, or magnetic properties of the sensing unit. To our best knowledge, this is the first report of the label-free bioassay by metal stable isotope detection.
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- 2017
38. Sources of Uncertainty in Biotransformation Mechanistic Interpretations and Remediation Studies using CSIA
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Elizabeth J. Phillips, Ann Sullivan Ojeda, Silvia A. Mancini, and Barbara Sherwood Lollar
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010402 general chemistry ,computer.software_genre ,01 natural sciences ,Plot (graphics) ,Analytical Chemistry ,Set (abstract data type) ,Isotopes ,Linear regression ,Representation (mathematics) ,Biotransformation ,Environmental Restoration and Remediation ,Statistical hypothesis testing ,Carbon Isotopes ,Chemistry ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Uncertainty ,Regression analysis ,Benzene ,Deuterium ,Regression ,0104 chemical sciences ,Transformation (function) ,Regression Analysis ,Data mining ,Chlorine ,computer ,Environmental Monitoring - Abstract
Compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA) is a powerful tool to understand the fate of organic contaminants. Using CSIA, the isotope ratios of multiple elements (δ13C, δ2H, δ37Cl, δ15N) can be measured for a compound. A dual-isotope plot of the changes in isotope ratios between two elements produces a slope, lambda (Λ), which can be instrumental for practitioners to identify transformation mechanisms. However, practices to calculate and report Λ and related uncertainty are not universal, leading to the potential for misinterpretations. Here, the most common methods are re-evaluated to provide the basis for a more accurate best-practice representation of Λ and its uncertainty. The popular regression technique, ordinary linear regression, can introduce mathematical bias. The York method, which incorporates error in both variables, better adapts to the wide set of data conditions observed for dual-isotope data. Importantly, the existing technique of distinguishing between Λs using the 95% confidence interval alone produces inconsistent results, whereas statistical hypothesis testing provides a more robust method to differentiate Λs. The propensity for Λ to overlap for a variety of conditions and mechanisms highlights the requirement for statistical justification when comparing data sets. Findings from this study emphasize the importance of this evaluation of best practice and provide recommendations for standardizing, calculating, and interpreting dual-isotope data.
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- 2019
39. Improved Sensitivity for Protein Turnover Quantification by Monitoring Immonium Ion Isotopologue Abundance
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Christopher A. Evans, Matthew Szapacs, Thomas E. Angel, Bradley C. Naylor, and John C. Price
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,Proteomics ,Chromatography ,Stable isotope ratio ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Protein turnover ,Proteins ,Peptide ,010402 general chemistry ,Tandem mass spectrometry ,Mass spectrometry ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Analytical Chemistry ,Mice ,chemistry ,Deuterium ,Isotopes ,Tandem Mass Spectrometry ,TRACER ,Animals ,Humans ,Isotopologue ,Amino Acid Sequence - Abstract
We describe an analytical strategy allowing for the direct quantification of stable isotope label incorporation in newly synthesized proteins following administration of the stable isotope tracer deuterium oxide. We present a demonstration of coupling high-resolution mass spectrometry, metabolic stable isotope labeling, and MS/MS-based isotopologue quantification for the measurement of protein turnover. Stable isotope labeling with deuterium oxide, followed by immonium ion isotopologue quantification, is a more sensitive strategy for determining protein fractional synthesis rates compared to peptide centric mass isotopomer distribution analysis approaches when labeling time and/or stable isotope tracer exposure is limited and, as such, offers a great advantage for human studies.
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- 2019
40. Quantification of a Novel DNA-Protein Cross-Link Product Formed by Reacting Apurinic/Apyrimidinic Sites in DNA with Cysteine Residues in Protein by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Coupled with the Stable Isotope-Dilution Method
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Ho-Wai Chan, Pui-Yin Chung, Chi-Kong Chan, Yat-Hing Ham, Yee-Lam Wong, Wan Chan, and Long Jin
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Models, Molecular ,Protein Conformation ,Peptide ,010402 general chemistry ,Tandem mass spectrometry ,01 natural sciences ,Analytical Chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Protein structure ,Isotopes ,Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry ,Tandem Mass Spectrometry ,Humans ,AP site ,Amino Acid Sequence ,Cysteine ,Peptide sequence ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Chromatography ,010401 analytical chemistry ,DNA ,Methyl Methanesulfonate ,0104 chemical sciences ,Kinetics ,chemistry ,Nucleic Acid Conformation ,Chromatography, Liquid ,HeLa Cells ,Protein Binding - Abstract
Emerging evidence suggests that cross-links formed by reacting DNA lesions with proteins may play a significant role in the pathophysiology of human cancer and degenerative diseases. The goal of this study was to develop a method involving liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) coupled with the stable isotope-dilution method to quantify DNA-protein cross-link (DPC). A novel type of cross-link involving a S-glycosidic linkage formed by reacting an abasic site in DNA with the cysteine residues in protein was targeted in this study. The method entails hydrolysis of the cross-link to a 2'-deoxyribose-cysteine adduct, addition of isotopically labeled internal standard, and quantitation by LC-MS/MS analysis. The accuracy and precision of the method were evaluated with a synthetic peptide containing the cross-link. The validated method was then applied to quantitate the levels of the DNA-protein cross-link in vitro and in HeLa cells exposed to alkylating agent methylmethanesulfonate (MMS). The analysis detected dosage-dependent formation of the cross-link in both purified DNA (6.0 ± 0.6 DPC per 106 nt μM-1 MMS) and in human cells (7.8 ± 1.2 DPC per 106 nt mM-1 MMS). With the abasic site being one of the most common DNA lesions produced continuously by multiple pathways, the results provide significant new knowledge for better understanding the potential biological implications of its associated DNA-protein cross-link.
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- 2019
41. Protein-Metal-Ion Interactions Studied by Mass Spectrometry-Based Footprinting with Isotope-Encoded Benzhydrazide
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Michael L. Gross, Ming Cheng, and Chunyang Guo
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Models, Molecular ,Conformational change ,Calmodulin ,Stereochemistry ,Protein Conformation ,Carboxylic acid ,010402 general chemistry ,Mass spectrometry ,01 natural sciences ,Mass Spectrometry ,Article ,Analytical Chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Isotopes ,Side chain ,Magnesium ,Carbodiimide ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,biology ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Footprinting ,0104 chemical sciences ,Hydrazines ,chemistry ,biology.protein ,Protein folding ,Calcium ,Protein Binding - Abstract
Metal ions, usually bound by various amino-acid side chains in proteins, play multiple roles in protein folding, conformational change, cellular communication, and catalysis. Ca(II) and Mg(II), abundant among biologically relevant cations, execute their cellular functions associated with the conformational change of bound proteins. They bind with proteins where carboxylic acid residues are dominant ligands. To develop mass spectrometry for mapping protein-binding sites, we implemented a new carboxyl group footprinter, benzhydrazide, and refined it with isotope encoding. The method uses carbodiimide chemistry to footprint carboxylic residues, whereby 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide activates a carboxyl group followed by nucleophilic attack by benzhydrazide forming a stable labeled product. We tested the effectiveness of isotope-encoded benzhydrazide by studying Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) binding of calmodulin, an EF-hand protein. The footprinting results indicate that the four active sites for metal-ion binding (EF hands I, II, III, and IV) and the linker region (peptide 78–86) undergo conformational changes upon Ca(II) and Mg(II) binding, respectively. The outcome is consistent with previously reported results and 3-D structures, thereby validating a new reagent that is more reactive and discriminating for specific amino-acid protein footprinting. This reagent should be important for locating metal-binding sites of other metalloproteins.
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- 2018
42. Accurate Quantification of Selenoprotein P (SEPP1) in Plasma Using Isotopically Enriched Seleno-peptides and Species-Specific Isotope Dilution with HPLC Coupled to ICP-MS/MS
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Christian L. Deitrich, Paola Fisicaro, Susana Cuello-Nuñez, Frank Attila Torma, Diana Kmiotek, Heidi Goenaga-Infante, and Maria Estela Del Castillo Busto
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SEPP1 ,Indicator Dilution Techniques ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Peptide ,Isotope dilution ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,High-performance liquid chromatography ,Analytical Chemistry ,Matrix (chemical analysis) ,Selenium ,Isotopes ,Limit of Detection ,Tandem Mass Spectrometry ,Selenoprotein P ,Humans ,Amino Acid Sequence ,Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry ,Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Chromatography ,010401 analytical chemistry ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry ,Peptides - Abstract
A novel strategy for the absolute quantification of selenium (Se) included in selenoprotein P (SEPP1), an important biomarker for human nutrition and disease, including diabetes and cancer, is presented here for the first time. It is based on the use of species-specific double isotope dilution mass spectrometry (SSIDA) in combination with HPLC-ICP-MS/MS for the determination of protein bound Se down to the peptide level in a complex plasma matrix with a total content of Se of 105.5 μg kg(-1). The method enabled the selective Se speciation analysis of human plasma samples without the need of extensive cleanup or preconcentration steps as required for traditional protein mass spectrometric approaches. To assess the method accuracy, two plasma reference materials, namely, BCR-637 and SRM1950, for which literature data and a reference value for SEPP1 have been reported, were analyzed using complementary hyphenated methods and the species-specific approach developed in this work. The Se mass fractions obtained via the isotopic ratios (78)Se/(76)Se and (82)Se/(76)Se for each of the Se-peptides, namely, ENLPSLCSUQGLR (ENL) and AEENITESCQUR (AEE) (where U is SeCys), were found to agree within 2.4%. A relative expanded combined uncertainty (k = 2) of 5.4% was achieved for a Se (as SEPP1) mass fraction of approximately 60 μg kg(-1). This work represents a systematic approach to the accurate quantitation of plasma SEPP1 at clinical levels using SSIDA quantification. Such methodology will be invaluable for the certification of reference materials and the provision of reference values to clinical measurements and clinical trials.
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- 2016
43. Differences in the Elemental Isotope Definition May Lead to Errors in Modern Mass-Spectrometry-Based Proteomics
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Frederik Lermyte, Tomasz Burzykowski, Dirk Valkenborg, Jürgen Claesen, and Frank Sobott
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Proteomics ,Mass spectrometry based proteomics ,Isotope ,Myoglobin ,Chemistry ,Analytical chemistry ,Elements ,Mass spectrometry ,Mass Spectrometry ,Analytical Chemistry ,Molecular Weight ,Lead (geology) ,Isotopes ,Isotope Labeling ,Animals ,Horses ,Apoproteins ,Nuclear Experiment ,Isotope distribution - Abstract
The elemental isotope definition used to calculate the theoretical masses and isotope distribution of (bio)molecules is considered to be a fixed, universal standard in mass-spectrometry-based proteomics. However, this is an incorrect assumption. In view of the ongoing advances in mass spectrometry technology, and in particular the ever-increasing mass precision, the elemental isotope definition and its variations should be taken into account. We illustrate the effect of the elemental isotope uncertainty on the theoretical and experimental masses with theoretical calculations and examples.
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- 2015
44. Radioiodinated Pentixather for SPECT Imaging of Expression of the Chemokine Receptor CXCR4 in Rat Myocardial-Infarction-Reperfusion Models
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Xianzhong Zhang, Pu Zhang, Duo Xu, Changrong Shi, Deliang Zhang, Xiangyu Wang, Xinhui Su, Chenyu Peng, Jindian Li, Xingfang Hong, Zhide Guo, Rongqiang Zhuang, and Ting Liu
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Male ,Biodistribution ,Receptors, CXCR4 ,Myocardial Infarction ,Perfusion scanning ,Myocardial Reperfusion Injury ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,Analytical Chemistry ,Iodine Radioisotopes ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Isotopes ,In vivo ,Spect imaging ,medicine ,Animals ,Myocardial infarction ,Rats, Wistar ,Receptor ,Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon ,Chemistry ,business.industry ,Heart ,medicine.disease ,Rats ,Immunohistochemistry ,Nuclear medicine ,business ,Ex vivo - Abstract
The purpose of this study is to develop a specific CXCR4-targeting radioiodinated agent (125I- or 131I-pentixather) for single-photon-emission-computed-tomography (SPECT) imaging of CXCR4 expression in myocardial-infarction-reperfusion (MI/R) rat models. After SPECT-CT imaging with 125I-pentixather at 4, 12, and 36 h and 3 and 7 days after MI/R, the models were validated by ex vivo autoradiography, TTC staining, and immunohistochemistry and in vivo echocardiography and classical 99mTc-MIBI perfusion imaging. The SPECT-CT images showed that the infarcted myocardium (IM) could be visualized with high quality as early as 4 h and reached the maximum at 3 days after MI/R and that CXCR4 upregulation was still visible at 7 days after MI/R. In the biodistribution study, high uptakes in the IM (0.99 ± 0.13, 1.52 ± 0.29, 1.75 ± 0.22, 1.94 ± 0.27, and 0.61 ± 0.14% ID/g at 4, 12, and 36 h and 3 and 7 days after MI/R, respectively) were observed that were much higher than that of normal myocardium. The highest uptake was reached at 3 days after MI/R, which agreed well with the SPECT results. In addition, the radioactivity uptakes of the IM in both the biodistribution and SPECT imaging could be blocked effectively by excess amounts of AMD3465, indicating the high specificity of radioiodinated pentixather to CXCR4. On the basis of its promising properties, 125I-pentixather may serve as a powerful CXCR4-expression diagnostic probe for evaluating lesions and monitoring therapy responses in patients with cardiovascular diseases.
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- 2018
45. ChelomEx: Isotope-Assisted Discovery of Metal Chelates in Complex Media Using High-Resolution LC-MS
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François M. M. Morel, Oliver Baars, and David H. Perlman
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Chromatography ,Isotope ,Chemistry ,Mass spectrometry ,Mass Spectrometry ,Analytical Chemistry ,Adduct ,Metal ,Isotopes ,Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry ,visual_art ,Organometallic Compounds ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Reactivity (chemistry) ,Chelation ,Algorithms ,Software ,Chelating Agents ,Chromatography, Liquid ,Group 2 organometallic chemistry - Abstract
Chelating agents can control the speciation and reactivity of trace metals in biological, environmental, and laboratory-derived media. A large number of trace metals (including Fe, Cu, Zn, Hg, and others) show characteristic isotopic fingerprints that can be exploited for the discovery of known and unknown organic metal complexes and related chelating ligands in very complex sample matrices using high-resolution liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS). However, there is currently no free open-source software available for this purpose. We present a novel software tool, ChelomEx, which identifies isotope pattern-matched chromatographic features associated with metal complexes along with free ligands and other related adducts in high-resolution LC-MS data. High sensitivity and exclusion of false positives are achieved by evaluation of the chromatographic coherence of the isotope pattern within chromatographic features, which we demonstrate through the analysis of bacterial culture media. A built-in graphical user interface and compound library aid in identification and efficient evaluation of results. ChelomEx is implemented in MatLab. The source code, binaries for MS Windows and MAC OS X as well as test LC-MS data are available for download at SourceForge ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/chelomex ).
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- 2014
46. Development of Particle Induced Gamma-Ray Emission Methods for Nondestructive Determination of Isotopic Composition of Boron and Its Total Concentration in Natural and Enriched Samples
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S. Chhillar, Suparna Sodaye, P. K. Pujari, and Raghunath Acharya
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Proton ,Borosilicate glass ,Radiochemistry ,Gamma ray ,Analytical chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Boron carbide ,Analytical Chemistry ,Boric acid ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Isotopes ,chemistry ,Gamma Rays ,Carborane ,Boron ,Stoichiometry - Abstract
We report simple particle induced gamma-ray emission (PIGE) methods using a 4 MeV proton beam for simultaneous and nondestructive determination of the isotopic composition of boron ((10)B/(11)B atom ratio) and total boron concentrations in various solid samples with natural isotopic composition and enriched with (10)B. It involves measurement of prompt gamma-rays at 429, 718, and 2125 keV from (10)B(p,αγ)(7)Be, (10)B(p, p'γ)(10)B, and (11)B(p, p'γ)(11)B reactions, respectively. The isotopic composition of boron in natural and enriched samples was determined by comparing peak area ratios corresponding to (10)B and (11)B of samples to natural boric acid standard. An in situ current normalized PIGE method, using F or Al, was standardized for total B concentration determination. The methods were validated by analyzing stoichiometric boron compounds and applied to samples such as boron carbide, boric acid, carborane, and borosilicate glass. Isotopic compositions of boron in the range of 0.247-2.0 corresponding to (10)B in the range of 19.8-67.0 atom % and total B concentrations in the range of 5-78 wt % were determined. It has been demonstrated that PIGE offers a simple and alternate method for total boron as well as isotopic composition determination in boron based solid samples, including neutron absorbers that are important in nuclear technology.
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- 2014
47. Metabolite Spectral Accuracy on Orbitraps
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Joshua D. Rabinowitz, Xiaoyang Su, and Wenyun Lu
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0301 basic medicine ,Spectrum analyzer ,Metabolite ,Analytical chemistry ,Orbitrap ,Mass spectrometry ,01 natural sciences ,Spectral line ,Mass Spectrometry ,Article ,Analytical Chemistry ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Metabolomics ,Nuclear magnetic resonance ,Isotopes ,law ,Isotope ,Chemistry ,010401 analytical chemistry ,0104 chemical sciences ,Molecular Weight ,030104 developmental biology ,Isotope Labeling ,Spectral accuracy ,Algorithms - Abstract
Orbitraps are high-resolution ion-trap mass spectrometers that are widely used in metabolomics. While the mass accuracy and resolving power of orbitraps have been extensively documented, their spectral accuracy, i.e., accuracy in measuring the abundances of isotopic peaks, remains less studied. In analyzing spectra of unlabeled metabolites, we discovered a systematic under representation of heavier natural isotopic species, especially for high molecular weight metabolites (∼20% under-measurement of [M + 1]/[M + 0] ratio at m/z 600). We hypothesize that these discrepancies arise for metabolites far from the lower limit of the mass scan range, due to the weaker containment in the C-trap that results in suboptimal trajectories inside the Orbitrap analyzer. Consistent with this, spectral fidelity was restored by dividing the mass scan range (initially 75 m/z to 1000 m/z) into two scan events, one for lower molecular weight and the other for higher molecular weight metabolites. Having thus obtained accurate mass spectra at high resolution, we found that natural isotope correction for high-resolution labeling data requires more sophisticated algorithms than typically employed: the correction algorithm must take into account whether isotopologues with the same nominal mass are resolved. We present an algorithm and associated open-source code, named AccuCor, for this purpose. Together, these improvements in instrument parameters and natural isotope correction enable more accurate measurement of metabolite labeling and thus metabolic flux.
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- 2017
48. Cavity-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy in the Biosciences: In Situ, Multicomponent, and Isotope Selective Gas Measurements To Study Hydrogen Production and Consumption by Escherichia coli
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Thomas W, Smith and Michael, Hippler
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Glycerol ,Escherichia coli Proteins ,Spectrum Analysis, Raman ,Culture Media ,Kinetics ,Glucose ,Hydrogenase ,Isotopes ,Limit of Detection ,Fermentation ,Escherichia coli ,Anaerobiosis ,Lasers, Semiconductor ,Hydrogen - Abstract
Recently we introduced cavity-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (CERS) with optical feedback cw-diode lasers as a sensitive analytical tool. Here we report improvements made on the technique and its first application in the biosciences for in situ, multicomponent, and isotope selective gas measurements to study hydrogen production and consumption by Escherichia coli. Under anaerobic conditions, cultures grown on rich media supplemented with d-glucose or glycerol produce H
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- 2017
49. Performance of the Wet Oxidation Unit of the HPLC Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry System for Halogenated Compounds
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Matthias Gehre, Tetyana Gilevska, and Hans H. Richnow
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Chromatography ,Acetates ,Mass Spectrometry ,Analytical Chemistry ,Nitrobenzene ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Acetic acid ,Halogens ,Aniline ,Isotopes ,chemistry ,Chlorobenzene ,Trifluoroacetic acid ,Phenol ,Wet oxidation ,Benzene ,Oxidation-Reduction ,Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
The performance of liquid chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (LC-IRMS) for polar halogenated compounds was evaluated. Oxidation capacity of the system was tested with halogenated acetic acids and halogenated aromatic compounds. Acetic acid (AA) was selected as a reference compound for complete oxidation and compared on the molar basis to the oxidation of other analytes. The isotope values were proofed with calibrated δ(13)C values obtained with an elemental analyzer (EA). Correct isotope values were obtained for mono- and dichlorinated, fluorinated, and tribrominated acetic acids and also for aniline, phenol, benzene, bromobenzene, chlorobenzene, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, pentafluorophenol, and nitrobenzene. Incomplete oxidation of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) and trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) resulted in lower recovery compared to AA (37% and 24%, respectively) and in isotopic shift compared to values obtained with EA (TCA Δδ(13)C(EA/LC-IRMS) = 8.8‰, TFA Δδ(13)C(EA/LC-IRMS) = 6.0‰). Improvement of oxidation by longer reaction time in the reactor and increase in the concentration of sulfate radicals did not lead to complete combustion of TCA and TFA needed for δ(13)C analysis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time such highly chlorinated compounds were studied with the LC-IRMS system. This work provides information for method development of LC-IRMS methods for halogenated contaminants that are known as potential threats to public health and the environment.
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- 2014
50. Click Chemistry Mediated Eu-Tagging: Activity-Based Specific Quantification and Simultaneous Activity Evaluation of CYP3A4 Using 153Eu Species-Unspecific Isotope Dilution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
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Xiaowen Yan, Bo Zhang, Zhaoxin Li, Limin Yang, Yong Liang, and Qiuquan Wang
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Radioisotopes ,Radioisotope Dilution Technique ,Bioanalysis ,Chromatography ,Estradiol ,Isotope ,Chemistry ,Isotope dilution ,Analytical Chemistry ,Label-free quantification ,Europium ,Isotopes ,Steroid Hydroxylases ,Click chemistry ,Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A ,Humans ,Click Chemistry ,Multiplex ,Quantitative analysis (chemistry) ,Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry - Abstract
P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) is one of the most important isoforms in the human cytochrome P450 superfamily. It was used as an example in this proof-of-concept study in order to demonstrate an activity-based labeling and then click chemistry (CC) mediated element-tagging strategy for simultaneously specific quantification and activity measurement of an enzyme using species-unspecific isotope dilution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SUID ICPMS). A dual functional hexynylated 17α-ethynylestradiol activity-based probe was synthesized for specifically labeling CYP3A4 and then CC-mediated Eu-tagging with an azido-DOTA-Eu complex for CYP3A4 quantification and activity measurement in human liver microsome and serum samples using (153)Eu SUID ICPMS. The LOD (3σ) of CYP3A4 reached 20.3 fmol when monitoring (151/153)Eu ICPMS signals, in addition to the merits of specificity and simultaneous activity measurement achieved. We believe that this activity-based CC-mediated element-tagging strategy will liberate more potential advantages of ICPMS in bioanalysis.
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- 2014
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