Rapid Enantiomeric Ratio Determination of Multiple Amino Acids Using Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry
Résumé
Chiral analysis is becoming increasingly important across various scientific fields, including chemistry, pharmaceuticals, biosciences, and more recently, metabolomics. In this context, a high-resolution and high-throughput method was developed for the simultaneous determination of the enantiomeric ratio (er) of seven pairs of amino acid (AA) enantiomers (Arg, Gln, His, Met, Pro, Tyr, and Trp) using flow injection analysis coupled with ion mobility-mass spectrometry (FIA-IM-MS) technology. Specifically, the Single Ion Mobility Monitoring (SIM 2 ) mode on a TIMS-Tof TM instrument enabled the rapid relative quantification of chiral compound mixtures. A linear model accurately described the relationship between enantiomeric ratio and IM-MS response for Arg, Gln, and Pro enantiomers, as evidenced by high R 2 values and unbiased residuals. In contrast, non-linear trends were observed for His, Tyr, and Trp, where a quadratic model significantly improved the fit. However, the linear model was retained for Met, despite an R 2 of about 0.98, due to its comparable performance and simplicity. Measurement accuracy was confirmed with very good recovery rates for er values of 0.95 and 0.99 across all AAs. Finally, the potential of the FIA-SIM 2 -MS approach in chiral analysis was demonstrated, particularly its ability to provide a reliable and efficient high-throughput tool for accurate er determination.
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