A new sample preparation method for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) analysis of native rough-type lipopolysaccharides (R-type LPSs) is presented. In our MALDI mass spectra, besides the [M-H]- ions, abundant ions originating from the cleavage between the 3- deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid (Kdo) unit and the lipid A moiety are always present, giving important pieces of information about the structure of the molecules analyzed. Remarkably, in most cases, the comparison of the MALDI mass spectra of the intact R-type LPS with the Odeacylated one allowed us to obtain the structure of the lipid A moiety.
New conditions for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry of native bacterial R-type lipopolysaccharides
2005
Abstract
A new sample preparation method for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) analysis of native rough-type lipopolysaccharides (R-type LPSs) is presented. In our MALDI mass spectra, besides the [M-H]- ions, abundant ions originating from the cleavage between the 3- deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid (Kdo) unit and the lipid A moiety are always present, giving important pieces of information about the structure of the molecules analyzed. Remarkably, in most cases, the comparison of the MALDI mass spectra of the intact R-type LPS with the Odeacylated one allowed us to obtain the structure of the lipid A moiety.File in questo prodotto:
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