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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 75, Issue 14, Pages 3429-3434Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ac0207675
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A new method for identification and localization of organic molecules in biological samples is described. The method involves making an imprint of a biological sample on a silver (Ag) surface and subsequent analysis of the imprint by imaging time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS). Using this method, detection of unfragmented, Ag cationized molecules at a spatial resolution of <0.5 mum is possible. We have used the method to study the spatial distribution of phosphatidy1choline and cholesterol in blood cells adhering to a glass surface. The TOF-SIMS images show that cholesterol is preferentially located in the plasma membrane, whereas the phosphocholine shows highest concentration in the nuclear membrane. Scanning electron microscopy and fluorescence microscopy images show that the amount of transferred material during the imprinting process can be controlled by varying the imprinting pressure and pretreatment of the cell substrate prior to imprinting.
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