Structural Characterization of Unusual Fatty Acid Methyl Esters with Double and Triple Bonds Using HPLC/APCI-MS<sup>2</sup> with Acetonitrile In-Source Derivatization
Double and triple bonds have significant effects on the biological activities of lipids. Determining multiple bond positions in their molecules by mass spectrometry usually requires chemical derivatization. This work presents an HPLC/MS method for pinpointing the double and triple bonds in fatty aci...
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MDPI AG
2021
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| Sumario: | Double and triple bonds have significant effects on the biological activities of lipids. Determining multiple bond positions in their molecules by mass spectrometry usually requires chemical derivatization. This work presents an HPLC/MS method for pinpointing the double and triple bonds in fatty acids. Fatty acid methyl esters were separated by reversed-phase HPLC with an acetonitrile mobile phase. In the APCI source, acetonitrile formed reactive species, which added to double and triple bonds to form [M + C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>5</sub>N]<sup>+•</sup> ions. Their collisional activation in an ion trap provided fragments helpful in localizing the multiple bond positions. This approach was applied to fatty acids with isolated, cumulated, and conjugated double bonds and triple bonds. The fatty acids were isolated from the fat body of early-nesting bumblebee <i>Bombus pratorum</i> and seeds or seed oils of <i>Punicum granatum</i>, <i>Marrubium vulgare</i>, and <i>Santalum album</i>. Using the method, the presence of the known fatty acids was confirmed, and new ones were discovered. |
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