Determining Collisional Cross Sections from Ion Decay with Individual Ion Mass Spectrometry

J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2023 Dec 6;34(12):2625-2629. doi: 10.1021/jasms.3c00340. Epub 2023 Nov 27.

Abstract

Collision cross section (CCS) measurements determined by ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) provide useful information about gas-phase protein structure that is complementary to mass analysis. Methods for determining CCS without a dedicated IMS system have been developed for Fourier transform mass spectrometry (FT-MS) platforms by measuring the signal decay during detection. Individual ion mass spectrometry (I2MS) provides charge detection and measures ion lifetimes across the length of an FT-MS detection event. By tracking lifetimes for entire ion populations, we demonstrate simultaneous determination of charge, mass, and CCS for proteins and complexes ranging from ∼8 to ∼232 kDa.

MeSH terms

  • Ion Mobility Spectrometry* / methods
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Proteins* / chemistry

Substances

  • Proteins