title: Capillary array electrophoresis-MALDI mass spectrometry using a vacuum deposition interface.
abstract: We previously introduced a vacuum deposition interface for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI/TOF MS) on a moving surface (e.g., quartz wheel, Mylar tape, metal target). In our present work, the approach has been extended to demonstrate parallel analysis for multiple on-line infusion MALDI MS and capillary array electrophoresis (CAE)-MALDI MS. In the infusion mode, individual peptide samples were simultaneously deposited on a Mylar tape cartridge using an array of eight capillaries, yielding eight parallel traces. For CAE-MALDI/TOF MS, the same number of separation capillaries were coupled with an array of eight infusion capillaries using a common liquid junction, containing matrix solution. A fast-scanning mirror was employed to traverse the beam of the desorption laser across the Mylar tape to probe one trace at a time. The positions of the eight sample traces formed on the tape were automatically determined, and all samples were analyzed in rapid sequence using a kilohertz repetition rate laser and a high-throughput data acquisition system. The instrumentation was operated with CAE MS for high-throughput analysis without compromising data quality. The principles of parallel separation-vacuum deposition should be generally applicable to MALDI/TOF MS analysis for proteomics and other areas where separation and high throughput are required.
authors.affiliation: Barnett Institute and Department of Chemistry, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Preisler
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rejtar
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moskovets
authors.forename: Barry L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Karger
mesh_terms: D000809:Angiotensins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011506:Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013048:Specimen Handling; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014618:Vacuum
chemical_list: D000809:Angiotensins; D011506:Proteins