title: Structures of a(n)* ions derived from protonated pentaglycine and pentaalanine: results from IRMPD spectroscopy and DFT calculations.
abstract: Infrared multiple-photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectroscopy and DFT calculations have been used to probe the most stable structures of a3(*) and a4(*) ions derived from both protonated pentaglycine (denoted G5) and pentaalanine (A5). The a3(*) and a4(*) ions derived from protonated A5 feature a CHR=N-CHR'- group at the N-terminus and an oxazolone ring at the C-terminus, as proposed previously [J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 19, 1788-1798 (2008)]. The isomeric a4(*) ion derived from A5 with a 3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one ring structure was calculated to have a slightly better energy than the oxazolone, but the barrier to its formation is higher and there was no evidence of this ion in the IRMPD spectrum. By contrast, the a4(*) and [a4 - H2O](+) (denoted a4(0)) ions from G5 gave strikingly similar IRMPD spectra and both have the 3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one ring structure similar to that recently reported for the [GGGG + H - H2O](+) ion [Int. J. Mass Spectrom. 316-318, 268-272 (2012)]. In the absence of a solvent molecule, the pathway to the oxazolone is calculated to be lower than those to thermodynamically more stable products, the a4(0) and the a4(*) with the 3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one ring structure. Incorporation of one water molecule is sufficient to reduce the barrier to formation of the a4(0) of G5 to below that for formation of the oxazolone. On the equivalent potential energy surface for protonated A5 the barrier to formation of the a4(0) ion is 12.3 kcal mol(-1) higher than that for oxazolone formation and the a4(0) ion is not observed experimentally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry, York University, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada.
authors.forename: Junfang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Justin Kai-Chi
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Josipa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grzetic
authors.forename: Udo H
authors.initials: UH
authors.lastname: Verkerk
authors.forename: Jos
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oomens
authors.forename: K W Michael
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Siu
authors.forename: Alan C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Hopkinson
mesh_terms: D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010081:Oxazolone / Q000737:chemistry; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011522:Protons; D011789:Quantum Theory; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; D007477:Ions; D010455:Peptides; D011522:Protons; D010081:Oxazolone; C019529:polyalanine; C011080:polyglycine; C029899:imidazole
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