Analysis of saponin ions by ion mobility mass spectrometry (CAT#: STEM-ST-0169-LJX)

Introduction

Saponins are natural compounds presenting a high structural diversity whose structural characterization remains extremely challenging. Ideally, saponin structures are best established using nuclear magnetic resonance experiments conducted on isolated molecules. However, saponins are also increasingly characterized using tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) coupled with liquid chromatography, even if collision-induced dissociation (CID) experiments are often quite limited in accurately determining the saponin structure. We consider here ion mobility mass spectrometry (IMMS) as an orthogonal tool for the structural characterization of saponin isomers by comparing the experimental collisional cross sections (CCSs) of saponin ions with theoretical CCSs for candidate ion structures.

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Principle

Ion mobility spectrometry–mass spectrometry (IMS-MS) is an analytical chemistry method that separates gas phase ions based on their interaction with a collision gas and their masses. In the first step, the ions are separated according to their mobility through a buffer gas on a millisecond timescale using an ion mobility spectrometer. The separated ions are then introduced into a mass analyzer in a second step where their mass-to-charge ratios can be determined on a microsecond timescale.

Applications

For studying the gas phase ion structure
For detecting the chemical warfare agents and explosives
For the analysis of proteins, peptides, drug-like molecules and nano particles
For monitoring isomeric reaction intermediates and probe their kinetics
For proteomics and pharmaceutical analysis

Procedure

1. Add sample
2. The ions in the sample are separated in the ion mobility spectrometer
3. The separated ions are introduced into the mass analyzer for detection
4. Store the detection results

Materials

• Sample Type:
Saponin ions

Notes

1. Ion mobility spectrometry is also a very fast technique, making it suitable for high-throughput applications. The entire analysis can be completed in just a few minutes.
2. The method is extremely sensitive and able to detect trace amounts of contaminants that other spectrometry methods would miss.
3. The effective separation of analytes achieved with this method makes it widely applicable in the analysis of complex samples such as in proteomics and metabolomics.

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