Investigation of 5-(3-Trifluoromethylbenzylidene)thiazolidine-2,4-dione as a Matrix for Analyses of Biogenic Monoamine Transmitters Using MALDI-MS

Autor: Unno Yumi, Yuzo Yamazaki, Masayoshi Tsubuki, Tomomi Sugita, Hiroki Nakajima, Hiroko F. Kasai, Mayu Matsuoka, Hideshi Fujiwake, Masamichi Nakakoshi
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Analytical sciences : the international journal of the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry. 32(8)
ISSN: 1348-2246
Popis: In order to discover new matrices suitable for the analyses of low molecular-weight compounds using positive-ion mode matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MS), 5-(3-trifluoromethylbenzylidene)thiazolidine-2,4-dione (3-CF3-BTD) was synthesized, and its effectiveness was compared with that when commercially available α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid was used. 3-CF3-BTD was sufficiently sensitive to analyze neurotransmitters, i.e., dopamine, serotonin, histamine, and epinephrine, in amounts of several picomoles. Similar to vacuum MALDI experiments, atmospheric-pressure MALDI-MS measurements using 3-CF3-BTD as a matrix also detected dopamine.
Databáze: OpenAIRE