High information throughput analysis of nucleotides and their isotopically enriched isotopologues by direct-infusion FTICR-MS

P Lorkiewicz, RM Higashi, AN Lane, TWM Fan - Metabolomics, 2012 - Springer
P Lorkiewicz, RM Higashi, AN Lane, TWM Fan
Metabolomics, 2012Springer
Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance-mass spectrometry (FTICR-MS) is capable of
acquiring unmatched quality of isotopologue data for stable isotope resolved metabolomics
(SIRM). This capability drives the need for a continuous ion introduction for obtaining optimal
isotope ratios. Here we report the simultaneous analysis of mono and dinucleotides from
crude polar extracts by FTICR-MS by adapting an ion-pairing sample preparation method for
LC–MS analysis. This involves a rapid cleanup of extracted nucleotides on pipet tips …
Abstract
Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance-mass spectrometry (FTICR-MS) is capable of acquiring unmatched quality of isotopologue data for stable isotope resolved metabolomics (SIRM). This capability drives the need for a continuous ion introduction for obtaining optimal isotope ratios. Here we report the simultaneous analysis of mono and dinucleotides from crude polar extracts by FTICR-MS by adapting an ion-pairing sample preparation method for LC–MS analysis. This involves a rapid cleanup of extracted nucleotides on pipet tips containing a C18 stationary phase, which enabled global analysis of nucleotides and their 13C isotopologues at nanomolar concentrations by direct infusion nanoelectrospray FTICR-MS with 5 min of data acquisition. The resolution and mass accuracy enabled computer-assisted unambiguous assignment of most nucleotide species, including all phosphorylated forms of the adenine, guanine, uracil and cytosine nucleotides, NAD+, NADH, NADP+, NADPH, cyclic nucleotides, several UDP-hexoses, and all their 13C isotopologues. The method was applied to a SIRM study on human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells grown in [U-13C] glucose with or without the anti-cancer agent methylseleninic acid. At m/z resolving power of 400,000, 13C-isotopologues of nucleotides were fully resolved from all other elemental isotopologues, thus allowing their 13C fractional enrichment to be accurately determined. The method achieves both high sample and high information throughput analysis of nucleotides for metabolic pathway reconstruction in SIRM investigations.
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