title: On-target fraction collection for the off-line coupling of capillary isoelectric focusing with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry.
abstract: In the present work, we describe a collection system for the off-line coupling of capillary isoelectric focusing (CIEF) with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. In this system, the capillary effluent is directly deposited in fractions onto the MALDI target via the use of a sheath liquid. The collected fractions are subsequently supplemented with matrix and further analysed by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for mass assignment. The experimental set-up includes a fiber optic based UV detector operating at 280 nm, which allows the study of the influence of the sheath liquid composition on the CIEF separation. The influence of the carrier ampholyte concentration on the protein MALDI spectra was also evaluated and the feasibility of the collection method was finally demonstrated with a mixture of four standard proteins.
authors.affiliation: Division of Analytical Chemistry, Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chartogne
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaspari
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jespersen
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Buscher
authors.forename: Elwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Verheij
authors.forename: Robert van der
authors.initials: Rv
authors.lastname: Heijden Rv
authors.forename: Ubbo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tjaden
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van der Greef
mesh_terms: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing / Q000379:methods*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / Q000379:methods*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D011506:Proteins