title: Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry of phosphorylated compounds using a novel phosphate capture molecule.
abstract: This paper introduces a simple, rapid, and sensitive procedure for the analysis of phosphorylated compounds (ROPO(3) (2-)) by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS). The method is based on a characteristic mass shift and a total-charge change (from -2 to +1) of the phosphate residue due to complexation of ROPO(3) (2-) with a dinuclear zinc(II) complex (1,3-bis[bis(2-pyridinylmethyl)amino]-2-propanolato dizinc(II) complex, Zn(2)L(3+)) in aqueous solution at physiological pH. Furthermore, the use of single zinc-isotope derivatives ((64)Zn(2)L(3+) and (68)Zn(2)L(3+)) enables improvement of the sensitivity and accuracy of the analysis.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan.
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koike
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D000838:Anions / Q000032:analysis; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010710:Phosphates / Q000032:analysis*; D010748:Phosphopeptides / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D010766:Phosphorylation; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D000838:Anions; D010710:Phosphates; D010748:Phosphopeptides