ISSN:
0951-4198
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Negative-ion continuous-flow fast-atom bombardment mass spectroemtry was evaluated asa means for the quantitative analysis of N-acetylneuraminyl-galactosyl-glucosyl ceramide (NeuAc-GM3) and N-acetylgalactosaminyl-(N-acetylneuraminyl)galactosyl-glucosyl-ceramide (NeuAc-GM3). This study was carried out on a 7070-EQ mass spectrometer (VG Analytical, Manchester, UK) using a home-made continuous-flow fast-atom bombardment probe with a mixture of methanol +water+triethanolamine (70:27:3, v/v/v)as the mobile phase. Utilizing 100 ng of acetyl-lysogalactosyl-N-acetylgalactosaminyl-(N-acetylneuraminyl)galactosyl-glucosylceramide (acetyl-lysoGM1) as an internal standard curves for NeuAc-GM3 d18:1-16 0, NeuAc-GM3 d18:1-18:0 and Neuac-GM3 d18:1-18:0 were found to be linear over the range 5-250ng, with associated correlation coefficients of 0.990-0.997. The lower limit of detection was found to be 2.5ng. Satisfactory results could also de obtained when the calibration curves were derived from the deprotonated molecular ions of a mixture of the NeuAc-M2 and NeuAc-GM3 classes. Using this approach, quantitative determination of NeuAc-GM3 d18:1-16:0 from rat adrenal gland was performed sing N-acetylneuraminic acid assay as a test control. We found 278±36 ng of this species in 1 mg of tissue (three replicate experiments). The procedure represents a senstive method for the quantitation of mionosialogangliosides and its capability to give molecular species information.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcm.1290051210
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