期刊
ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
卷 739, 期 -, 页码 67-76出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.06.021
关键词
Metabolomics; GC-MS; Computational mass spectrometry; Molecular formula identification; Fragmentation trees
资金
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [DFG PO628/5-1]
- VolkswagenFoundation
- International Max Planck Research School Jena
The automated fragmentation analysis of high resolution El mass spectra based on a fragmentation tree algorithm is introduced. Fragmentation trees are constructed from El spectra by automated signal extraction and evaluation. These trees explain relevant fragmentation reactions and assign molecular formulas to fragments. The method enables the identification of the molecular ion and the molecular formula of a metabolite if the molecular ion is present in the spectrum. These identifications are independent of existing library knowledge and, thus, support assignment and structural elucidation of unknown compounds. The method works even if the molecular ion is of very low abundance or hidden under contaminants with higher masses. We apply the algorithm to a selection of 50 derivatized and underivatized metabolites and demonstrate that in 78% of cases the molecular ion can be correctly assigned. The automatically constructed fragmentation trees correspond very well to published mechanisms and allow the assignment of specific relevant fragments and fragmentation pathways even in the most complex El-spectra in our dataset. This method will be very helpful in the automated analysis of metabolites that are not included in common libraries and it thus has the potential to support the explorative character of metabolomics studies. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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