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The use of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) as a new matrix for in-source decay (ISD) of peptides including mono- and di-phosphorylated peptides in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS) is described. The use of 5-ASA in MALDI-ISD has been evaluated from several standpoints: hydrogen-donating ability, the outstanding sharpness of molecular and fragment ion peaks, and the presence of interference peaks such as metastable peaks and multiply charged ions. The hydrogen-donating ability of several matrices such as α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA), 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2,5-DHB), 1,5-diaminonaphthalene (1,5-DAN), sinapinic acid (SA), and 5-ASA was evaluated by using the peak abundance of a reduction product [M + 2H + H]+ to that of non-reduced protonated molecule [M + H]+ of the cyclic peptide vasopressin which contains a disulfide bond (S-S). The order of hydrogendonating ability was 1,5-DAN > 5-ASA > 2,5-DHB > SA = CHCA. The chemicals 1,5-DAN and 5-ASA in particular can be classified as reductive matrices. 5-ASA gave peaks with higher sharpness for protonated molecules and fragment ions than other matrices and did not give any interference peaks such as multiply-protonated ions and metastable ions in the ISD mass spectra of the peptides used. Particularly, 1,5-DAN and 5-ASA gave very little metastable peaks. This indicates that 1,5-DAN and 5-ASA are more “cool” than other matrices. The 1,5-DAN and 5-ASA can therefore be termed “reductive cool” matrix. Further, it was confirmed that ISD phenomena such as N-Cα bond cleavage and reduction of S-S bond is a single event in the ion source. The characteristic fragmentations, which form a− and (a + 2)-series ions, [M + H − 15]+, [M + H − 28]+, and [M + H − 44]+ ions in the MALDI-ISD are described.
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Sakakura, M., Takayama, M. In-source decay and fragmentation characteristics of peptides using 5-aminosalicylic acid as a matrix in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 21, 979–988 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasms.2010.01.018
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