通过电子捕获-解离质谱学对特定的共聚物寡合物的测序
Blas A Cerda1, David M Horn, Kathrin Breuker
1Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-1301, USA.
电子捕获解离 (ECD) 精确地测序复杂的聚乙烯/甘醇 (PEG/PPG) 共聚合物. 这种先进的质谱技术揭示了主要的二块结构,挑战了常见的三块表面活性剂名称.
科学领域:
- 聚合物化学 聚合物化学
- 分析化学 分析化学
- 质谱测量质量谱测量
背景情况:
- 聚乙烯/乙醇 (PEG/PPG) 共聚合物是复杂的混合物,具有众多的寡合物配方.
- 传统的净化方法不足以分析这些复杂的混合物.
- 了解PEG/PPG共聚物的精确结构对于表面活性剂的应用至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种方法来准确阐明复杂的PEG/PPG共聚合物混合物的结构.
- 通过使用不同的解离技术,研究PEG/PPG寡合物的碎片化机制.
- 为了确定商业PEG/PPG表面活性剂中占主导地位的结构异构体和块排列.
主要方法:
- 利用里叶变换质谱法 (FTMS) 进行低丰度寡合体离子的高分辨率分离.
- 采用电子捕获解离 (ECD) 进行非ergodic碎片化,尽量减少重新排列.
- 将ECD与传统的碰撞激活解离 (CAD) 进行比较,以评估碎片化的准确性.
主要成果:
- ECD成功地从PEG/PPG寡合体中生成了特定序列的碎片离子.
- 与CAD不同的是,ECD显示了微不足道的重组,而CAD显示了显著的结构变化.
- 分析显示,大约80%的异构体具有双块PEG/PPG结构,其中PEG单元主要位于一个端.
结论:
- 与CAD相比,ECD是精确测序复杂PEG/PPG共聚物的优越方法.
- 商业PEG/PPG表面活性剂,通常标记为triblock,主要由双块结构组成.
- 已识别的双块结构解释了水性在末端的显著差异,与表面活性剂的行为一致.
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