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Excursions in biomedical mass spectrometry

G W Taylor1, L E Donnelly, S Murray

  • 1Department of Clinical Pharmacology. Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, UK.

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
|July 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Mass spectrometry (MS) is crucial for clinical pharmacology, enabling trace analysis of compounds and structural studies. Applications include identifying bacterial antibiotics and analyzing proteins using techniques like gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).

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Area of Science:

  • Clinical Pharmacology
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Mass spectrometry (MS) has been integral to clinical pharmacology research for over 25 years.
  • MS facilitates trace analysis of endogenous compounds and xenobiotics in biological samples (plasma, urine).
  • The technique is also widely applied to diverse structural elucidation studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the extensive applications of mass spectrometry in clinical pharmacology research.
  • To showcase current research examples utilizing various MS techniques.
  • To demonstrate the utility of MS in identifying novel compounds and characterizing biomolecules.

Main Methods:

  • Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) for mevalonic acid assays.

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  • High-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC)-electrospray MS for steroid sulfates and toxin analysis.
  • Electrospray MS for molecular weight determination of proteins.

    • Main Results:

    • Identification of a novel antibiotic from Pseudomonas aeruginosa active against Helicobacter pylori.
    • Analysis of aspergillus ciliotoxin, gliotoxin, and ADP ribosyltransferase activity in human polymorphonuclear neutrophil leucocytes (PMNs).
    • Successful molecular weight determination of human serum amyloid component P using electrospray MS.

    Conclusions:

    • Mass spectrometry is an indispensable tool in clinical pharmacology, supporting a broad spectrum of analytical and structural investigations.
    • The reported applications demonstrate the power of MS in identifying bioactive compounds and characterizing complex biological molecules.
    • Advanced MS techniques, such as electrospray ionization, are vital for protein analysis and molecular weight determination.