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Analysis of Complex Molecules and Their Reactions on Surfaces by Means of Cluster-Induced Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Published on: March 1, 2020
A dielectric barrier discharge ionization based interface for online coupling surface plasmon resonance with mass
Yiding Zhang1, Shuting Xu1, Luhong Wen2
1Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China. yu.bai@pku.edu.cn hwliu@pku.edu.cn.
Abstract:
The online combination of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) with mass spectrometry (MS) could be beneficial for accurately acquiring molecular interaction data simultaneously with their structural information at high throughputs. In this work, a novel SPR-MS interface was developed using a dielectric barrier discharge ionization (DBDI) source. The DBDI source was placed in front of the MS inlet, generating an ionization plasma jet. A spray tip was set between the DBDI source outlet and the MS inlet, nebulizing the SPR sample solution. Using this interface, samples could first be studied by SPR, then sprayed and ionized, finally analyzed by MS. By analyzing model samples containing small-molecule drugs dissolved in salt containing solutions, the practicability of this SPR-DBDI-MS interface was proved, observing the consistent change of SPR and MS signals. Compared with our previously developed direct analysis in real time (DART) based SPR-MS interface, this new interface exhibited a higher and better tolerance to non-volatile salts, and different ionization capabilities for various samples. These results indicated that the interface could find further utilization in SPR-MS studies especially when physiological conditions were needed.
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