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  • Title: Desorption/ionization on porous silicon mass spectrometry studies on pentose-borate complexes.
    Author: Li Q, Ricardo A, Benner SA, Winefordner JD, Powell DH.
    Journal: Anal Chem; 2005 Jul 15; 77(14):4503-8. PubMed ID: 16013866.
    Abstract:
    Desorption/ionization on porous silicon mass spectrometry (DIOS-MS) was used to investigate the binding affinities between aldopentose isomers and boron. Boron has been recognized for its importance in pentose synthesis and stabilization in prebiotic conditions. Boron may also account for the fact that ribose, among other aldopentoses, is the favored building block in RNA synthesis. This research started with the detection of aldopentoses in the positive mode through cationization and the aldopentose-borate complexes in the negative mode. Then two competition schemes, one using a pentose structure analogue and the other using 13C-labeled ribose, were designed to compare the relative binding affinities of four aldopentoses (xylose, lyxose, arabinose, and ribose) to boron. Both approaches determined the binding preference to be ribose > lyxose > arabinose > xylose. This work illustrates the potential of DIOS-MS in the analyses of nonvolatile, small molecules in delicate chemical equilibria. Without externally introduced matrices, background signals are not a limiting factor. Furthermore, the possible dramatic change of pH associated with the matrix introduction, which may disturb the equilibria of interest, is avoided.
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