Formation and fragmentations of organometallic complexes involving aliphatic α‐amino acids and transition metal cations—a plasma desorption mass spectrometry study

Stéphane Bouchonnet, Yannik Hoppilliard, Gilles Ohanessian

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Abstract

Amino acid/transition metal chloride mixtures were studied by plasma desorption mass spectrometry. The six aliphatic α‐amino acids were considered: glycine (Gly), alanine (Ala), valine (Val), leucine (Leu), isoleucine (Ile) and proline (Pro), together with four transition metal chloride salts: CoCl2, NiCl2, CuCl2 and FeCl2. Mixtures spectra show that MCat+ complexes are formed where M = amino acid and Cat = Co, Ni, Cu or FeCl. Fragmentations of MCat+ ions lead to both organometallic and organic ions. Isotopic labelling has allowed to demonstrate some fragmentation mechanisms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)172-179
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Mass Spectrometry
Volume30
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1995
Externally publishedYes

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