Natural isotope correction of MS/MS measurements for metabolomics and (13)C fluxomics.

Fluxomics and metabolomics are crucial tools for metabolic engineering and biomedical analysis to determine the in vivo cellular state. Especially, the application of (13)C isotopes allows comprehensive insights into the functional operation of cellular metabolism. Compared to single MS, tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) provides more detailed and accurate measurements of the metabolite enrichment patterns (tandem mass isotopomers), increasing the accuracy of metabolite concentration measurements and metabolic flux estimation.

Fast "Feast/Famine" Cycles for Studying Microbial Physiology Under Dynamic Conditions: A Case Study with Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Microorganisms are constantly exposed to rapidly changing conditions, under natural as well as industrial production scale environments, especially due to large-scale substrate mixing limitations. In this work, we present an experimental approach based on a dynamic feast/famine regime (400 s) that leads to repetitive cycles with moderate changes in substrate availability in an aerobic glucose cultivation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. After a few cycles, the feast/famine produced a stable and repetitive pattern with a reproducible metabolic response in time, thus providing a robust platform for studying the microorganism's physiology under dynamic conditions.

Quantitative analysis of intracellular coenzymes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using ion pair reversed phase ultra high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.

A fast, sensitive and specific analytical method, based on ion pair reversed phase ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, IP-RP-UHPLC-MS/MS, was developed for quantitative determination of intracellular coenzyme A (CoA), acetyl CoA, succinyl CoA, phenylacetyl CoA, flavin mononucleotide, (FMN), flavin adenine dinucleotide, (FAD), NAD, NADH, NADP, NADPH. Dibutylammonium acetate (DBAA) was used as volatile ion pair reagent in the mobile phase. Addition of DBAA to the sample solutions resulted in an enhanced sensitivity for the phosphorylated coenzymes.