The characteristic fragmentation and rearrangement reaction of cationized glucopyranosyloxybenzyl tartrates by tandem mass spectrometry.
The characteristic fragmentation and rearrangement reaction of cationized glucopyranosyloxybenzyl tartrates by tandem mass spectrometry.
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10.1002/jms.1770
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2010-07
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Jian Liu;Ruiping Zhang;Jiuming He;Y. Liu;Jiangong Shi;Z. Abliz
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Jian Liu;Ruiping Zhang;Jiuming He;Y. Liu;Jiangong Shi;Z. Abliz
Glucopyranosyloxybenzyl tartrates, active components of the extract of Gymnadenia conopsea R. Br.(Orchidaceae),[1] are a series of derivatives of mono-and bis (4-β-D-glucopyranosyloxybenzyl)-2-isobutyltartrates. The dried tubers ofG. conopseahave been used as a traditional Chinese medicine with multiple pharmacological effects, including invigorating vital energy, promoting the production of body fluids, having a tranquilizing effect, and enhancing intelligence.[2, 3] Drug developments on active compounds and extracts from this herbal medicine are ongoing.[1, 4] The structuralspecific fragmentation behavior is critical to the identification of the new analogues and metabolites.[5–7] Therefore, we have studied the mass spectrometric behavior of glucopyranosyloxybenzyl tartrates. Comparative analysis of different types of alkali metal cations is a powerful strategy to enhance structural elucidation in mass spectrometry.[8–12]In the present study, the fragmentation reactions of the adduct ions of glucopyranosyloxybenzyl tartrates with Li+, Na+, K+ and NH4+ were investigated systematically by positive ion ESI-MS/MS. A characteristic ion generated by an unusual rearrangement reaction was observed in MS/MS spectra of [M+ W]+(W= Li, Na or K), and this reaction was explored through deuterium labeling and accurate mass measurements. In addition, The characteristics and differences of the fragmentation reactions that the [M+ W]+ and [M+ NH4]+ ions undergo were compared. Comparative analyses of different types of adduct ions offered valuable information for the gas-phase ion chemistry of these compounds and structural characterization and identification. Four glucopyranosyloxybenzyl tartrates (compounds 1–4, purity> 99%) were isolated fromG. conopseaR. Br.(Orchidaceae) and their structures were identified by spectroscopic methods.[1] The structures of these compounds are shown in Scheme 1. The samples were dissolved in the mobile phase (0.1%(v/v) HCOOH in 70%(v/v) acetonitrile in water) to a concentration of 10 pmol/µl and introduced into the mass spectrometer using a liquid chromatography system. The flow rate was 50 µl/min and injection volume was 2 µl. These compounds were each dissolved at a concentration of 10 pmol/µl in deuterated methanol (CD3OD) and kept at room temperature for 2 h to obtain the deuterated derivatives. Samples of the deuterated derivatives were injected into the ESI source via a syringe pump (direct infusion) at a flow rate of 10 µl/min. High resolution collision-induced dissociation (CID) spectra were obtained using a quadrupole orthogonal time-of-flight (QTOF) LC–MS/MS system (QSTAR Elite, Applied Biosystem/MDS Sciex) equipped with an ESI ion source. The source conditions were: spray voltage, 5.5 kV; temperature of ion source, 300◦ C; curtain gas, 25 (arbitrary units); collision gas, 5 (arbitrary units); nebulizer gas (GS1), 20 (arbitrary units); auxiliary gas (GS2), 40 (arbitrary units). Nitrogen gas was used in all cases. The focusing