Twelve million resolving power on 4.7 T Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance instrument with dynamically harmonized cell--observation of fine structure in peptide mass spectra

J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2014 May;25(5):790-9. doi: 10.1007/s13361-014-0846-7. Epub 2014 Mar 7.

Abstract

Resolving power of about 12,000 000 at m/z 675 has been achieved on low field homogeneity 4.7 T magnet using a dynamically harmonized Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT ICR) cell. Mass spectra of the fine structure of the isotopic distribution of a peptide were obtained and strong discrimination of small intensity peaks was observed in case of resonance excitation of the ions of the whole isotopic cluster to the same cyclotron radius. The absence of some peaks from the mass spectra of the fine structure was explained basing on results of computer simulations showing strong ion cloud interactions, which cause the coalescence of peaks with m/z close to that of the highest magnitude peak. The way to prevent peak discrimination is to excite ion clouds of different m/z to different cyclotron radii, which was demonstrated and investigated both experimentally and by computer simulations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Angiotensin I / chemistry
  • Cyclotrons / instrumentation
  • Electrochemical Techniques / instrumentation
  • Fourier Analysis
  • Models, Molecular*
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry*
  • Peptide Fragments / chemistry
  • Protein Conformation
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / instrumentation
  • Substance P / chemistry

Substances

  • Oligopeptides
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Substance P
  • Angiotensin I