Journal
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY
Volume 28, Issue 8, Pages 1666-1675Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s13361-017-1679-y
Keywords
Neutral saccharides; Cyclodextrins; Alditols; MALDI-mass spectrometry; Superbasic proton sponge; Tandem MS
Funding
- BIOSCIENZE & SALUTE (B&H) of Italian Ministero per l'Istruzione, l'Universita e la Ricerca (MIUR) [PONa3_00395/1]
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The superbasic proton sponge 1,8-bis(tripyrrolidinylphosphazenyl) naphthalene (TPPN) has been successfully employed for the structural characterization of neutral saccharides, cyclodextrins, and saccharide alditols by matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization tandem mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS/MS). Owing to its inherently high basicity, TPPN is capable of deprotonating neutral carbohydrates (M) providing an efficient and simple way to produce gas-phase [M - H](-) ions. Highly informative negative ions MS/MS spectra showing several diagnostic fragment ions were obtained, mainly A-type cross-ring and C-type glycosidic cleavages. Indeed, cross-ring cleavages of monosaccharides with formation of (0,2)A, (0,3)A, (2,4)A, (2,5)A, (3,5)A, and X-0,X-3 product ions dominate the MS/MS spectra. A significant difference between reducing (e.g., lactose, maltose) and non-reducing disaccharides (e.g., sucrose, trehalose) was observed. Though disaccharides with the anomeric positions blocked give rise to deprotonated molecules, [M - H](-), at m/z341.1, reducing ones exhibited a peak atm/z340.1, most likely as radical anion, [M-H-center dot-H](-center dot). The superiority of TPPN was clearly demonstrated by comparison with well recognized matrices, such as 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid and 2',4',6'-trihydroxyacetophenone (positive ion mode) and nor-harman (negative ion mode). MALDI MS/MS experiments on isotopically labeled sugars have greatly supported the interpretation of plausible fragmentation pathways.
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