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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
A method has been developed for the semiquantitative analysis of the catechol estrogens, 2- and 4-hydroxyestradiol, using tandem electrospray mass spectrometry in a quadrupole ion trap mass analyzer. The implication of catechol estrogens in the biogenesis of breast and prostate cancer makes these labile lipophilic compounds important analytical targets. Ferrocene boronic acid is reacted with 2- and 4-hydroxyestradiol to form their cyclic boronate esters. Sample ionization is accomplished during the electrospray process by a one-electron oxidation of the ferrocene functionality to form the radical cation. The analysis depends on a non-aqueous solvent system consisting of 90% acetonitrile and 10% dichloromethane with 100 microM lithium triflate as the supporting electrolyte. The sensitivity of the analysis is greatly increased by the use of a novel electrospray interface with a large surface area stainless steel electrode coupled to a pulled fused-silica needle. Collision-induced dissociation of the selected molecular ion within the ion trap produces fragment ion spectra that can be used to distinguish between the two isobaric isomers and ultimately determine the relative amounts in mixtures containing both components. The method is sensitive to analyte concentrations in the low nM range.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0951-4198
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
182-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Ratiometric analysis of the ferrocene boronate esters of 2- and 4-hydroxyestradiol by tandem electrospray mass spectrometry.
pubmed:affiliation
City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, Division of Immunology, 1450 E. Duarte Rd., Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.