Structural Analysis of Intracellular Lipid Radicals by LC/MS/MS Using a BODIPY-Based Profluorescent Nitroxide Probe

Anal Chem. 2023 Mar 14;95(10):4585-4591. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04950. Epub 2023 Feb 27.

Abstract

Free radical-mediated lipid peroxidation (LPO) induces the formation of numerous lipid radicals, which contribute to the development of several oxidative diseases. To understand the mechanism of LPO in biological systems and the significance of these radicals, identifying the structures of individual lipid radicals is imperative. In this study, we developed an analytical method based on liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) and a profluorescent nitroxide probe, N-(1-oxyl-2,2,6-trimethyl-6-pentylpiperidin-4-yl)-3-(5,5-difluoro-1,3-dimethyl-3H,5H-5l4-dipyrrolo[1,2-c:2',1'-f][1,3,2]diazaborinin-7-yl)propanamide (BDP-Pen), for the detailed structural analysis of lipid radicals. The MS/MS spectra of BDP-Pen-lipid radical adducts showed product ions and thus allow the prediction of the lipid radical structures and individual detection of isomeric adducts. Using the developed technology, we separately detected the isomers of arachidonic acid (AA)-derived radicals generated in AA-treated HT1080 cells. This analytical system is a powerful tool for elucidating the mechanism of LPO in biological systems.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arachidonic Acid
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Free Radicals / chemistry
  • Lipid Peroxidation
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry*

Substances

  • nitroxyl
  • 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene
  • Free Radicals
  • Arachidonic Acid