Targeted absolute quantification of intact proteins by reversed phase liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, charge reduced electrospray, and condensation particle counting.

A novel approach involving the use of reversed phase liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (RPLC-MS), charge reduced electrospray (CRES), and condensation particle counting (CPC) for the absolute quantification of intact proteins in liquid solutions is introduced. Under analysis conditions optimized for the quantification of select proteins within their predetermined linear ranges, a set of at least five protein standards with molecular weights (MW) spanning the dynamic ranges of both a quadrupole time-of-flight (QTOF) MS and a suitably selected RPLC column is used to generate a calibration curve of CPC detection efficiency (DE) as a function of the square root of MW. Next, the sample of interest is analyzed, and from the MS-generated MW data, the DE of each target protein is determined from the calibration curve.

Cholesterol ozonolysis: kinetics, mechanism, and oligomer products.

Fine particles of cholesterol were reacted with ozone under pseudo-first-order conditions in an aerosol bag reactor. Gas-phase ozone was monitored using an ozone meter. Particle size distribution functions were determined using a scanning mobility particle sizer, which selected particle sizes for introduction into a photoionization aerosol mass spectrometer (PIAMS).