Infrared Multiphoton Dissociation and Electron-Induced Dissociation as Alternative MS/MS Strategies for Metabolite Identification

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Abstract

A major challenge encountered in mass spectrometric metabolite analysis is the identification and structural characterization of metabolites. Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry is a valuable technique for metabolite structural determination because it provides accurate masses and allows for multiple MS/MS fragmentation strategies, including infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) and electron-induced dissociation (EID). Collision activated dissociation (CAD) is currently the most commonly used MS/MS technique for metabolite structural characterization. In contrast, IRMPD and EID have had very limited, if any, application for metabolite characterization. Here, we explore IRMPD and EID of phosphate-containing metabolites and compare the resulting fragmentation patterns to those of CAD. Our results show that CAD, IRMPD, and EID provide complementary structural information for phosphate-containing metabolites. Overall, CAD provided the most extensive fragmentation for smaller (600 Da) phosphate-containing metabolites, particularly for species containing increased numbers of phosphate groups. EID generally provided complementary fragmentation to CAD and showed extensive fragmentation with relatively evenly abundant product ions, regardless of metabolite size. However, EID fragmentation efficiency is lower than those of CAD and IRMPD.

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