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JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY AND ADVANCES IN THE CLINICAL LAB
Volume 23, Issue -, Pages 14-25Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmsacl.2021.12.004
Keywords
Infrared multiple photon dissociation; spectroscopy; Vibrational spectroscopy; Mass spectrometry; Metabolites; Post-translational modifications; Pharmaceuticals
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- Partnership for Clean Competition
- ORAU Ralph Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
- Mississippi State University
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IRMPD spectroscopy is a powerful tool for analyzing the structure and vibrational modes of ions within a mass spectrometer. With advancements in technology, IRMPD is increasingly being applied in clinical analysis and other fields.
Infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectroscopy is a powerful tool used to probe the vibrational modes-and, by extension, the structure-of an ion within an ion trap mass spectrometer. Compared to traditional FTIR spectroscopy, IRMPD spectroscopy has advantages including its sensitivity and its relative ability to handle complex mixtures. While IRMPD has historically been a technique for fundamental analyses, it is increasingly being applied in a more analytical fashion. Notable recent demonstrations pertinent to the clinical laboratory and adjacent interests include analysis of modified amino acids/residues and carbohydrates, structural elucidation (including isomeric differentiation) of metabolites, identification of novel illicit drugs, and structural studies of various biomolecules and pharmaceuticals. Improvements in analysis time, coupling to commercial instruments, and integration with separations methods are all drivers toward the realization of these analytical applications. Additional improvements in these areas, along with advances in benchtop tunable IR sources and increased crossdiscipline collaboration, will continue to drive innovation and widespread adoption. The goal of this tutorial article is to briefly present the fundamentals and instrumentation of IRMPD spectroscopy, as an overview of the utility of this technique for helping to answer questions relevant to clinical analysis, and to highlight limitations to widespread adoption, as well as promising directions in which the field may be heading.
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