AEROSOL MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER-DESORPTION IONIZATION - EFFECTS OF ANALYTE CONCENTRATION AND MATRIX-TO-ANALYTE RATIO

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作者
BEESON, MD [1 ]
MURRAY, KK [1 ]
RUSSELL, DH [1 ]
机构
[1] TEXAS A&M UNIV,DEPT CHEM,COLLEGE STN,TX 77843
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10.1021/ac00109a012
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O65 [分析化学];
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070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have recently developed an aerosol-liquid introduction interface for matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry. In this study, we examine the effect of matrix-to-analyte ratio and analyte concentration on analyte ion yield. These studies were performed using bradykinin, gramicidin S, bovine insulin, and myoglobin as analytes and alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid and 4-nitroaniline as matrices. The optimum matrix-to-analyte molar ratio for aerosol MALDI was determined to be 10-100:1, which is lower than that typically used for conventional surface MALDI (100-10 000:1). The ion yield was found to be a nonlinear function of analyte concentration. Possible explanations for these observations are discussed.
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页码:1981 / 1986
页数:6
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