Position-specific carbon isotope analysis of serine by gas chromatography/Orbitrap mass spectrometry, and an application to plant metabolism

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作者
Wilkes, Elise B. [1 ]
Sessions, Alex L. [1 ]
Zeichner, Sarah S. [1 ]
Dallas, Brooke [1 ]
Schubert, Brian [2 ]
Jahren, A. Hope [3 ]
Eiler, John M. [1 ]
机构
[1] CALTECH, Div Geol & Planetary Sci, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[2] Univ Louisiana Lafayette, Sch Geosci, Lafayette, LA 70504 USA
[3] Univ Oslo, Ctr Earth Evolut & Dynam, Oslo, Norway
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
AMINO-ACIDS; HIGH-PRECISION; DELTA-C-13; VALUES; FRACTIONATION; PHOTORESPIRATION; ORBITRAP; DERIVATIZATION; BIOSYNTHESIS;
D O I
10.1002/rcm.9347
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Rationale Position-specific C-13/C-12 ratios within amino acids remain largely unexplored in environmental samples due to methodological limitations. We hypothesized that natural-abundance isotope patterns in serine may serve as a proxy for plant metabolic fluxes including photorespiration. Here we describe an Orbitrap method optimized for the position-specific carbon isotope analysis of serine to test our hypothesis and discuss the generalizability of this method to other amino acids. Methods Position-specific carbon isotope ratios of serine were measured using a Thermo Scientific (TM) Q Exactive (TM) GC Orbitrap (TM). Amino acids were hydrolyzed from Arabidopsis biomass, purified from potential matrix interferences, and derivatized alongside standards. Derivatized serine (N,O-bis(trifluoroacetyl)methyl ester) was isolated using gas chromatography, trapped in a reservoir, and purged into the electron ionization source over tens of minutes, producing fragment ions containing different combinations of atoms from the serine-derivative molecule. The C-13/C-12 ratios of fragments with monoisotopic masses of 110.0217, 138.0166, and 165.0037 Da were monitored in the mass analyzer and used to calculate position-specific delta C-13 values relative to a working standard. Results This methodology constrains position-specific delta C-13 values for nanomole amounts of serine isolated from chemically complex mixtures. The delta C-13 values of fragment ions of serine were characterized with <= 1 parts per thousand precisions, leading to propagated standard errors of 0.7-5 parts per thousand for each carbon position. Position-specific delta C-13 values differed by up to ca 28 +/- 5 parts per thousand between serine molecules hydrolyzed from plants grown under contrasting pCO(2), selected to promote different fluxes through photosynthesis and photorespiration. The method was validated using pure serine standards characterized offline. Conclusions This study presents the first Orbitrap-based measurements of natural-abundance, position-specific carbon isotope variation in an amino acid isolated from a biological matrix. We present a method for the precise characterization of isotope ratios in serine and propose applications probing metabolism in plants. We discuss the potential for extending these approaches to other amino acids, paving the way for novel applications.
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