Matrix-implanted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry

Anal Chem. 2004 Dec 15;76(24):7288-93. doi: 10.1021/ac049123i.

Abstract

The implantation of low-velocity massive gold clusters is shown to be a method of choice for homogeneous incorporation of a metallic matrix into the near-surface region of a solid biopolymer for subsequent laser desorption/ionization (LDI) MS analysis. Matrix implanted (MI)LDI spectra from cluster-implanted pure test peptide or tissue exhibit molecular ion peaks similar to those observed by matrix-assisted LDI. Moreover, the ion emission is very reproducible from any spot on the surface of these test samples. MILDI promises to be a powerful technique for mass spectrometric analysis of native biological samples as demonstrated by the first results on rat brain tissues.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Calibration
  • Gold / chemistry
  • Insulin / analysis
  • Insulin / chemistry
  • Phospholipids / analysis
  • Rats
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / instrumentation
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / methods*

Substances

  • Insulin
  • Phospholipids
  • Gold