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    Dehydrodimerization of pterostilbene during electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

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    Authors
    Raji, Misjudeen
    Amad, Maan H.
    Emwas, Abdul-Hamid M.
    KAUST Department
    Advanced Nanofabrication, Imaging and Characterization Core Lab
    Analytical Chemistry Core Lab
    Analytical Core Lab
    Core Labs
    Imaging and Characterization Core Lab
    Date
    2013-04-30
    Online Publication Date
    2013-04-30
    Print Publication Date
    2013-06-15
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10754/562732
    
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    RATIONALE Pterostilbene is a member of the hydroxystilbene family of compounds commonly found in plants such as blueberry and grapes. During the analysis of this compound by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), an ion was observed that corresponds to the dehydrodimer of pterostilbene in mass-to-charge ratio. Since such unexpected dimerization may lead to decreased monomer signal during quantitative analysis, it was of interest to identify the origin and structure of the observed pterostilbene dimer and examine the experimental conditions that influence its formation. METHODS Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), and High-Field Asymmetric Waveform Ion Mobility Spectrometry (FAIMS) were used to examine the origin of the dimerization products. The structure of the formed pterostilbene dimer was examined by performing MSn analysis on the dimer ion. Effects of solvent composition, analyte concentration, radical scavenger, and other experimental conditions on the dimerization were also studied. RESULTS LC/MS and NMR analyses clearly showed that the starting solution did not contain the pterostilbene dimer. Solvent type and radical scavenger concentration were found to have pronounced effects on the dimer formation. Particularly, presence of acetonitrile or ammonium acetate had favorable effects on the extent of dimerization during ESI-MS analysis whereas hydroquinone and butylated hydroquinone had negative effects. Dimer formation decreased at high flow rates and when fused-silica capillary was used as the spray needle. CONCLUSIONS The data indicate that this dimerization occurs as a result of solution-phase electrochemical reactions taking place during the electrospray process. A possible structure for this dimer was proposed based on the MSn analysis and was similar to that of the enzymatically derived pterostilbene dehydrodimer already reported in the literature. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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    The authors gratefully acknowledge research support from the Analytical Core Lab and the NMR Core Lab at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia. The authors also thank Mr. Salim Sioud, Dr. Zeyad Al-Talla, and Dr. Alain Lesimple for assistance and helpful discussions during the experiments.
    Publisher
    Wiley
    Journal
    Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
    DOI
    10.1002/rcm.6571
    PubMed ID
    23650039
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1002/rcm.6571
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    Articles; Analytical Chemistry Core Lab; Imaging and Characterization Core Lab

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