Molecular identification in metabolomics using infrared ion spectroscopy

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Authors
  • J. Martens
  • G. Berden
  • R.E. van Outersterp
  • L.A.J. Kluijtmans
  • U.F. Engelke
  • C.D.M. van Karnebeek
  • R.A. Wevers
  • J. Oomens
Publication date 13-06-2017
Journal Scientific Reports
Article number 3363
Volume | Issue number 7
Number of pages 5
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)
Abstract Small molecule identification is a continually expanding field of research and represents the core challenge in various areas of (bio) analytical science, including metabolomics. Here, we unequivocally differentiate enantiomeric N-acetylhexosamines in body fluids using infrared ion spectroscopy, providing orthogonal identification of molecular structure unavailable by standard liquid chromatography/high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry. These results illustrate the potential of infrared ion spectroscopy for the identification of small molecules from complex mixtures.
Document type Article
Note With supplementary file
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03387-4
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