Quantitative analysis of methionine enkephalin and beta-endorphin in the pituitary by liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry and tandem mass spectrometry

Title

Quantitative analysis of methionine enkephalin and beta-endorphin in the pituitary by liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry and tandem mass spectrometry

Creator

Desiderio DM; Zhu X

Publisher

Journal Of Chromatography.A

Date

1998

Subject

Humans; Animals; Biomarkers of Pain; beta-Endorphin/analysis; Enkephalin; Methionine/analysis; Chromatography; High Pressure Liquid; Mass Spectrometry; Pituitary Gland/chemistry

Description

This manuscript reviews the use of an off-line combination of liquid chromatography (LC) and mass spectrometry (MS) to quantify endogenous neuropeptides in biological tissues and fluids, and tandem MS (MS/MS) to optimize the molecular specificity of the quantification of native peptides. Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) was used to purify selected endogenous neuropeptides from biological tissues and fluids. Liquid secondary ion MS (LSI-MS), also known as fast atom bombardment (FAB), is used to desorb and to ionize the peptide. The corresponding stable isotope-incorporated synthetic peptide of each peptide is used as the internal standard (I.S.) for quantification. The measurement of methionine enkephalin (ME) and of beta-endorphin1-31 (BE) in the human pituitary is described. This analytical method offers the highest molecular specificity for the measurement of a fully post-translationally modified peptide.
1998

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Type

Journal Article

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Citation

Desiderio DM; Zhu X, “Quantitative analysis of methionine enkephalin and beta-endorphin in the pituitary by liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry and tandem mass spectrometry,” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed March 29, 2024, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/12265.