Analysis of Fragmentation Pathways of Peptide Modified with Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Group as Ionization Enhancers

Peptide modification by a quaternary ammonium group containing a permanent positive charge is a promising method of increasing the ionization efficiency of the analyzed compounds, making ultra-sensitive detection even at the attomolar level possible. Charge-derivatized peptides may undergo both char...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fb09efd484c948ca890ac8e3f83dd2442021-11-25T18:28:45ZAnalysis of Fragmentation Pathways of Peptide Modified with Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Group as Ionization Enhancers10.3390/molecules262269641420-3049https://doaj.org/article/fb09efd484c948ca890ac8e3f83dd2442021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/22/6964https://doaj.org/toc/1420-3049Peptide modification by a quaternary ammonium group containing a permanent positive charge is a promising method of increasing the ionization efficiency of the analyzed compounds, making ultra-sensitive detection even at the attomolar level possible. Charge-derivatized peptides may undergo both charge remote (ChR) and charge-directed (ChD) fragmentation. A series of model peptide conjugates derivatized with <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-triethyloammonium (TEA), 1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (ABCO), 2,4,6-triphenylopyridinium (TPP) and tris(2,4,6-trimetoxyphenylo)phosphonium (TMPP) groups were analyzed by their fragmentation pathways both in collision-induced dissociation (CID) and electron-capture dissociation (ECD) mode. The effect of the fixed-charge tag type and peptide sequence on the fragmentation pathways was investigated. We found that the aspartic acid effect plays a crucial role in the CID fragmentation of TPP and TEA peptide conjugates whereas it was not resolved for the peptides derivatized with the phosphonium group. ECD spectra are mostly dominated by c<sub>n</sub> ions. ECD fragmentation of TMPP-modified peptides results in the formation of intense fragments derived from this fixed-charge tag, which may serve as reporter ion.Monika KijewskaDorota GąszczykRemigiusz BąchorPiotr StefanowiczZbigniew SzewczukMDPI AGarticlederivatizationfixed charge tagquaternary ammonium saltmass spectrometryelectron-capture dissociationcollision induced dissociationOrganic chemistryQD241-441ENMolecules, Vol 26, Iss 6964, p 6964 (2021)
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collection DOAJ
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topic derivatization
fixed charge tag
quaternary ammonium salt
mass spectrometry
electron-capture dissociation
collision induced dissociation
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
spellingShingle derivatization
fixed charge tag
quaternary ammonium salt
mass spectrometry
electron-capture dissociation
collision induced dissociation
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
Monika Kijewska
Dorota Gąszczyk
Remigiusz Bąchor
Piotr Stefanowicz
Zbigniew Szewczuk
Analysis of Fragmentation Pathways of Peptide Modified with Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Group as Ionization Enhancers
description Peptide modification by a quaternary ammonium group containing a permanent positive charge is a promising method of increasing the ionization efficiency of the analyzed compounds, making ultra-sensitive detection even at the attomolar level possible. Charge-derivatized peptides may undergo both charge remote (ChR) and charge-directed (ChD) fragmentation. A series of model peptide conjugates derivatized with <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-triethyloammonium (TEA), 1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (ABCO), 2,4,6-triphenylopyridinium (TPP) and tris(2,4,6-trimetoxyphenylo)phosphonium (TMPP) groups were analyzed by their fragmentation pathways both in collision-induced dissociation (CID) and electron-capture dissociation (ECD) mode. The effect of the fixed-charge tag type and peptide sequence on the fragmentation pathways was investigated. We found that the aspartic acid effect plays a crucial role in the CID fragmentation of TPP and TEA peptide conjugates whereas it was not resolved for the peptides derivatized with the phosphonium group. ECD spectra are mostly dominated by c<sub>n</sub> ions. ECD fragmentation of TMPP-modified peptides results in the formation of intense fragments derived from this fixed-charge tag, which may serve as reporter ion.
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author Monika Kijewska
Dorota Gąszczyk
Remigiusz Bąchor
Piotr Stefanowicz
Zbigniew Szewczuk
author_facet Monika Kijewska
Dorota Gąszczyk
Remigiusz Bąchor
Piotr Stefanowicz
Zbigniew Szewczuk
author_sort Monika Kijewska
title Analysis of Fragmentation Pathways of Peptide Modified with Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Group as Ionization Enhancers
title_short Analysis of Fragmentation Pathways of Peptide Modified with Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Group as Ionization Enhancers
title_full Analysis of Fragmentation Pathways of Peptide Modified with Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Group as Ionization Enhancers
title_fullStr Analysis of Fragmentation Pathways of Peptide Modified with Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Group as Ionization Enhancers
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of Fragmentation Pathways of Peptide Modified with Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Group as Ionization Enhancers
title_sort analysis of fragmentation pathways of peptide modified with quaternary ammonium and phosphonium group as ionization enhancers
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/fb09efd484c948ca890ac8e3f83dd244
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