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  • Title: Enhanced ionization of phosphorylated peptides during MALDI TOF mass spectrometry.
    Author: Yang X, Wu H, Kobayashi T, Solaro RJ, van Breemen RB.
    Journal: Anal Chem; 2004 Mar 01; 76(5):1532-6. PubMed ID: 14987115.
    Abstract:
    Although alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid functions as an excellent matrix for the analysis of most peptides using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI TOF) mass spectrometry, the ionization of phosphorylated peptides is usually suppressed by nonphosphorylated peptides. As an alternative matrix, 2',4',6'-trihydroxyacetophenone (THAP) with diammonium citrate was found to overcome this problem for the MALDI TOF mass spectrometric analysis of proteolytic digests of phosphorylated proteins. Specifically, the abundances of phosphorylated peptides in tryptic digests of bovine beta-casein and protein kinase C (PKC)-treated mouse cardiac troponin I were enhanced more than 10-fold using THAP during positive ion MALDI TOF mass spectrometry. The protonated molecules of phosphorylated peptides were sufficiently abundant that postsource decay TOF mass spectrometry was used to confirm the number of phosphate groups in each peptide. Finally, tryptic digestion followed by analysis using MALDI TOF mass spectrometry with THAP as the matrix facilitated the identification of a unique phosphorylation site in PKC-treated troponin I.
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