array detector and an Agilent ultrahigh definition 6545 Q-TOF mass spectrometer.
Separation was carried out on an ACQUITY UPLC OST C 18 Column (2.1×100 mm, 1.7 μm i.d., Waters, U.S.A.) at 60°C. tRNAs were separated by eluding the column at a flow rate of 0.2 mL/min with a mobile phase of 100 mM HFIP+15 mM TEAA containing MeOH of the following concentration: 1% (v:v) for 1.5 min, then 1-14% over 1.5-8.3 min, and finally 14-17 % over 8.3-16.5 min. ESI conditions were as follows: gas temperature 320°C, spray voltage 3.5 kV, sheath gas flow and temperature were set as 12 L/min and 350°C, respectively. Fractions corresponding to each chromatographic peak were collected and freeze-dried. For MS experiment, samples were analyzed in negative mode over an m/z range of 500 to 3200.