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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-1-3
pubmed:abstractText
To investigate analyte consumption during the laser desorption process, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI MS) is combined with radionuclide detection. Radionuclide detection provides highly sensitive and quantitative information on the amount of radiolabeled analytes in a MALDI MS sample spot. 14C-Labeled cytochrome c is deposited with 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid in 10-nL volume spots. By comparing radioactivity levels of the labeled cytochrome c both before and after spectral acquisition, the reduction in labeled analyte molecules on the target allows monitoring of the moles of desorbed sample. Through a depletion study on this sample, the amount of analyte consumed for MALDI time-of-flight spectral acquisition and the average number of molecules desorbed per laser ablation are determined. When [14C]-cytochrome c is no longer detected by MALDI MS, approximately 70% of the original analyte remains in the sample spots. Redissolving the spots produced further desorption, indicating that the analyte before dissolution was in a physical environment that did not facilitate the desorption process. As a technique with a response that does not depend on the environment of the analyte, radionuclide detection allows characterization of mass-limited sampling methods to better understand the MALDI process.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0003-2700
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
74
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6200-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Sample depletion of the matrix-assisted laser desorption process monitored using radionuclide detection.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry and the Beckman Institute, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.