Journal of Chromatography & Separation Techniques
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Unusual peptide fragment ions in low-energy CID process by charge-remote fragmentation pathways

4^th World Congress on MASS SPECTROMETRY

June 19-21, 2017 London, UK

Xinhua Guo

Jilin University, China

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Chromatogr Sep Tech

Abstract :

Several unusual peptide fragment ions including bn-44, cn and bn+H2O ions are initially observed in the MS/MS spectrum of a singly charged deuterohemine N-terminated peptide (DhHP-6, deuterohemine-�?²AHTVEK-NH2). A detailed investigation on formation pathways of these characteristic ions are performed by using high resolution mass determination, H/D exchange, isotope labeling and density functional theory (DFT). Results indicate that the production of these ions is related to the presence of threonine (Thr) residue in the peptide. Also the N-terminal fixed charge carried by deuterohemine group may play a critical role for the activation of the hydrogen connecting with carbon, and McLafferty-type rearrangement reactions are proposed as the potential mechanism for explaining the generation of the bn-CH3CHO and cn ions. In this study, we also propose a rearrangement fragmentation pathway for the production of bn+H2O ions from the Thr/Ser residue. In that case, the Nâ�?�?O acyl shift occurs to generate an ester intermediate which is the first and the most critical step, following that a further fragmentation of the ester isomer leads to the formation of bn+H2O ions. Detections of these diagnostic ions from the MS/MS spectra of sodiated Thr containing peptides further support the proposed charge-remote fragmentation pathways. Present work provides mechanism insights into the production of special ions, such as cn and bn+H2O ions, in the low energy collision-induced dissociation (CID) process.

Biography :

Xinhua Guo completed her PhD in 2004 at University of the Sciences, US. Currently, she is a Full Professor at College of Chemistry, Jilin University, China. Her research interests include “The development of various methods for structural studies and assemblies of DNA strands, new matrixes and materials for sensitive MALDI-MS analysis and studies of peptide fragmentation mechanism”. She has published more than 30 scientific articles. She was a member of council of Chinese Mass Spectrometry Society (CMSS) from 2008-2016.

Email: guoxh@jlu.edu.cn