For structure elucidation MALDI-analysis, samples were mixed 1∶2 with 1 µl of a 20 mM 4-chloro-α-cyanocinnamic acid (ClCCA) in 70% ACN with 0.1% trifluoracetic acid (TFA) or 9-aminoacridin in acetone, spotted onto a polished stainless steel target and air-dried. MALDI-MS analysis was performed with a MALDI LTQ Orbitrap XL (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Waltham, MA) equipped with a nitrogen laser at 337 nm as described previously [25] (link)–[26] (link). Qual Browser (version 2.0.7; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Waltham, MA) was used for spectra analysis and to calculate possible sum formulas.
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