Journal
CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH
Volume 344, Issue 2, Pages 204-209Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2008.10.013
Keywords
Rhamnolipids; Biosurfactants; Mass spectrometry; MALDI-TOFMS; Deuterium-exchange
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MALDI-TOFMS approaches have been developed for high-throughput screening of naturally occurring mixtures of rhamnolipids from Pseudomonas spp. Monorhamnolipids and dirhamnolipids are readily distinguished by characteristic molecular adduct ions, [M+Na](+) and [M-H+Na-2](+), with variously acylated rhamnolipids differing by 28 mu. Following proton-deuterium exchange, deuterated [M+Na-4(1)H+4(2)H](+) and [M+Na-6(1)H+6(2)H](+) ions are observed for the monorhamnolipids and dirhamnolipids, respectively, which allows rapid identification of these molecules. The described approach has been validated by compositional analysis using GC/MS, fractionation by RPHPLC, and analysis by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy. MALDI-TOFMS analysis allows the rapid screening of variously acylated rhamnolipids, and has potential for selective identification of new surfactants from microbial strains. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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