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Absolute Quantitation of Inositol Pyrophosphates by Capillary Electrophoresis Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Published on: August 13, 2021
Absolute Configurations of Inositol Poly- and Pyrophosphates Assigned by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Kevin Ritter1, Henning J Jessen2
1Institute of Organic Chemistry, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. kevin.ritter@oc.uni-freiburg.de.
Abstract:
Inositol phosphates are signaling molecules crucial for cellular processes. To achieve specificity, their diverse phosphorylation patterns necessitate precise molecular identification. Phosphorylation of the myo-inositol scaffold can form enantiomeric pairs, but most analysis methods only resolve regioisomers. This chapter presents an approach for enantiomer assignment using 31P-NMR with L-arginine amide as a chiral solvating agent. Chemically synthesized standards enabled clear enantiomer differentiation. This method applies to both inositol phosphates as well as inositol pyrophosphates and their bisphosphonate analogs, aiding in the identification of biologically relevant isomers in natural samples.
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