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Complete structural characterization of ceramides as [M−H]− ions by multiple-stage linear ion trap mass spectrometry

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Hsu, Fong-Fu·2016·Biochimie

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Ceramide is a huge lipid family consisting of diversified structures including various modifications in the fatty acyl chain and the long chain base (LCB). In this contribution, negative-ion ESI linear ion-trap multiple-stage mass spectrometric method (LIT MS n) towards complete structural determination of ceramides in ten major families characterized as the [M-H]- ions is described. Multiple sets of fragment ions reflecting the fatty acyl chain and LCB were observed in the CID MS 2 spectrum, while the sequential MS 3 and MS 4 spectra contain structural information for locating the double bond and the functional groups, permitting realization of the fragmentation processes. Thereby, differentiation of ceramide molecules varied by chain length, the LCB (sphingosine, phytosphigosine, 6-hydroxy-sphingosine), and by the modification (α-hydroxy-, β-hydroxy-, ω-hydroxy-FA) can be achieved; and many isomeric structures in the biological specimen can be revealed in detail.

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Authors
Hsu, F.-F.
Affiliations
Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Corresponding author
Hsu, Fong-Fu
Venue
Biochimie
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-11
Volume
130
Pages
63-75
ISSN
  • 0037-9042 (ISSN-L)
  • 0300-9084
OpenAlex
W2510701441
Cited by
48
References
33
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1
FWCI
2.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Biochimie (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
US Public Health Service (P41-GM103422, P60-DK-20579, P30-DK56341, 4R33HL120760-03)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Spectroscopy › Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
Keywords
ceramide, linear ion trap mass spectrometry, structural characterization, fatty acyl chains, long-chain bases, sphingosine, phytosphingosine, hydroxy fatty acids
MeSH terms
Ceramides, Fatty Acids, Ions, Isomerism, Models, Chemical, Sphingosine, Molecular Structure, Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

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