Traveling
wave ion mobility
mass spectrometry (TWIMS-MS) experiments were performed with a Synapt
G2 HDMS quadrupole/time-of-flight mass spectrometer (Waters, Manchester,
UK) equipped with an ESI source operated in negative mode for the
present experiments. Samples were introduced at a 10 μL/min
flow rate (capillary voltage: 2.27 kV, sampling cone voltage: 50 V)
under a curtain gas (N
2) flow of 100 L/h at 35 ° C.
Accurate mass experiments were performed using reference ions from
the CH
3COONa external standard
via a LockSpray
interface. All ESI-MS/MS spectra were recorded in the 50–1500
m/
z range, with a trap bias DC voltage
of 45 V, a helium cell gas flow of 180 mL/min, and a trap collision
energy of 30 eV. For ESI-IM-MS/MS spectra, a transfer collision energy
of 30 eV was used. All data analyses were carried out using the
MassLynx4.1and
DriftScope 2.1 programs provided by Waters. Drift times were correlated
to the CCSs using polyalanine oligomers to calibrate the mobility
data.
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