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Gas-phase separations of electrosprayed peptide libraries.

C A Srebalus1, J Li, W S Marshall

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington 47405, USA.

Analytical Chemistry
|September 29, 1999
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High-resolution ion mobility spectrometry coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry effectively analyzes complex peptide libraries. This advanced technique resolves isomers and identifies a significant portion of expected peptides, revealing concentration or ionization differences.

Area of Science:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Spectrometry

Background:

  • Combinatorial peptide libraries are crucial for drug discovery and biological research.
  • Distinguishing between similar peptide structures, such as isomers, presents a significant analytical challenge.
  • Traditional mass spectrometry alone often lacks the resolution to separate these complex mixtures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a high-resolution analytical method for characterizing complex peptide libraries.
  • To assess the capability of ion mobility spectrometry coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (IMS-TOF MS) in resolving peptide isomers.
  • To determine the efficiency and limitations of this combined technique for analyzing a large, diverse peptide library.

Main Methods:

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  • Utilized high-resolution ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) integrated with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF MS).
  • Employed electrospray ionization (ESI) for peptide component ionization.
  • Applied a nested drift/flight time technique for recording ion mobility/TOF distributions.
  • Validated the improved resolving power using a mixture of tryptic digest peptides.

    • Main Results:

    • Achieved significant improvement in resolving power (t/Δt = 100–150 for singly charged ions).
    • Successfully resolved structural, sequence, and stereo isomers within the peptide library, which are indistinguishable by MS alone.
    • Identified direct evidence for 60–70% of the expected peptides, with minimal impurities (<10%).
    • Observed variations in ion abundance, suggesting differences in solution concentrations or ionization efficiencies.

    Conclusions:

    • The combination of IMS-TOF MS provides enhanced resolution for analyzing complex peptide mixtures.
    • This technique is capable of distinguishing between various peptide isomers, overcoming limitations of MS alone.
    • The method offers valuable insights into the composition and relative abundance of components within combinatorial peptide libraries.