title: The study of 2,3,4-trihydroxyacetophenone and 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone as matrices for DNA detection in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
abstract: The matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight mass spectrometric study of DNA detection using 2,3,4-trihydroxyacetophenone, 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone, and their combination has been carried out systematically. The results show that a mixture of 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone, 2,3,4-trihydroxyacetophenone and ammonium citrate with molar ratios of 2:1:1 serves as a good matrix for the detection of DNA, especially for samples containing a small quantity of DNA such as polymerase chain reaction product. The resolution and shot-to-shot reproducibility using this matrix are better than, and the MALDI sensitivity comparable to, that obtained when using 3-hydroxy picotinic acid (3-HPA), PA and ammonium citrate matrix (9:1:1). The mechanism of desorption/ionization using this matrix is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN 37831-6378, USA.
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Taranenko
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Allman
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Haff
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D017931:DNA Primers; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004247:DNA