School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia.
Anal Chem. 2010 May 15;82(10):4201-8. doi: 10.1021/ac100455x.
There is considerable interest in the highly parallelized mass spectrometry analysis of complex sample mixtures without any time-consuming prepurification. Porous silicon-based laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (pSi LDI-MS) is enabling technology for such analysis. Previous studies have focused on pSi surface functionalization to enhance sensitivity of detection and engineer surfaces for sample capture and enrichment in LDI-MS analysis. In this report, we build on this work by showing that surface functionalization of thin pSi films can be extended to the covalent immobilization of antibodies, producing a porous immunoaffinity surface. We demonstrate highly selective mass spectrometric detection of illicit drugs (benzodiazepines) on pSi films displaying antibenzodiazepine antibodies covalently immobilized via isocyanate chemistry. The effects of antibody immobilization conditions, antibody concentration, and surface blocking on LDI-MS performance and selectivity were studied. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was instrumental in characterizing surface chemistry and optimizing LDI-MS performance. Overall, our approach is suitable for rapid and sensitive confirmatory analysis in forensic toxicology requiring only minimal sample volume and may be applied to other areas requiring small molecular analysis such as metabolomics and pharmacology.
人们对无需耗时预纯化即可实现复杂样品混合物的高度并行化质谱分析非常感兴趣。基于多孔硅的激光解吸/电离质谱(pSi LDI-MS)是实现这种分析的一项关键技术。先前的研究主要集中在多孔硅表面的功能化上,以提高检测灵敏度,并对表面进行工程设计,以实现 LDI-MS 分析中的样品捕获和富集。在本报告中,我们通过展示薄的 pSi 薄膜的表面功能化可以扩展到抗体的共价固定化,从而产生多孔免疫亲和表面,进一步推进了这项工作。我们证明了在显示通过异氰酸酯化学共价固定的抗苯并二氮䓬抗体的 pSi 薄膜上,可以进行高度选择性的质谱检测非法药物(苯并二氮䓬类药物)。我们研究了抗体固定化条件、抗体浓度和表面封闭对 LDI-MS 性能和选择性的影响。X 射线光电子能谱(XPS)在表面化学的表征和优化 LDI-MS 性能方面发挥了重要作用。总的来说,我们的方法适用于仅需要最小样品量的法医毒理学中的快速和敏感确证分析,并且可以应用于需要小分子分析的其他领域,如代谢组学和药理学。
Methods Mol Biol. 2011
Chem Commun (Camb). 2004-9-21