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Review
. 2021 Jan 12;93(1):519-545.
doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04698. Epub 2020 Nov 28.

Recurrent Topics in Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics and Lipidomics-Standardization, Coverage, and Throughput

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Recurrent Topics in Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics and Lipidomics-Standardization, Coverage, and Throughput

Evelyn Rampler et al. Anal Chem. .
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The authors declare no competing financial interest.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Accurate absolute quantification according to the U.S. FDA guideline. Four requirements need to be fulfilled for calibration: 1, matrix-matched; 2, multipoint; 3, external standardization; 4, internal standardization. Additionally, their control point, the challenge, and a practical solution for omics-experiments are given. *The ranking of ISTD follows the levels of quantification of the Lipidomics Standards Initiative (LSI).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Fit for purpose internal standard-based quantification strategies established in the field of metabolomics and lipidomics. Colors in the graphs symbolize values from the sample (purple), compound-specific standards (green), and surrogate standards (orange).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Difference between enrichment degree and the relative isotopic abundance of a fully labeled isotopologue. (A) Isoleucine with 6 carbon atoms is used as an example. (B) Calculation of abundances for carbon as di-isotopic element is based on the binominal formula. Other elements with more than one isotope (e.g. H, N) influence the final abundance according to their natural abundance also based on a binominal formula. Polyisotopic elements (O) are based on polynomial terms. Usually, the contribution of H, N, and O to the overall difference is minimal (here 1–2%) but other elements must be considered (e.g. Cl, Br, S). (C) Determination of coefficients of a binominal formula for each term according to the n + 1 line in Pasqual’s triangle (for n = 6:1, 6, 15, 20, 15, 6, 1). (D) Binominal formula for n = 6. Each term is the relative abundance of the corresponding isotopologue without the consideration of other elemental isotopes. The last term corresponds to the fully labeled isotopologue. The sum of all isotopologues is always 100%. (E) Exemplarily, the effect of 1% enrichment difference (99%-darker color and 98%-lighter color) on the abundance is shown for PC 34:2 (n = 42, blue) and isoleucine (n = 6, grey). The bar chart shows the distribution from the fully labeled isotopologue (M′) until M′ – 4 for both molecules. The difference for the fully labeled isotopologue to 100% is already 12% for the 98% labeled isoleucine and 58% for PC 34:2. But even for a better enrichment (99%) the error for PC 34:2 is still 36%, highlighting the importance to consider the relative abundance for quantification workflows.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Current in-house library of annotated metabolites and lipids found in Pichia pastoris (yeast). (A) Metabolite classes in ethanolic yeast extract classified using the ClassyFirer annotation system. (B) Lipid classes annotated in chloroformic yeast extract. GPL, glycerophospholipids; GL, glycerolipids; SL, sphingolipids; ST. sterols; PR, prenols; Hex1Cer, hexosyl ceramides; SPH, shingosine bases; SE, steryl esters; Co, coenzyme Q; PG, phosphatidylglycerols; PA, phosphatidic acids; CL, cardiolipins.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Metabolite (left) and lipid (right) identification according to the proposed guidelines of the metabolomics society (A–G) using the examples of leucine and a PC 18:0/16:2(7E,11Z)[R]. The lowest annotation level corresponds to known accurate mass information (G) followed by a known compound class (F), known compound sum formula (E), known functional moieties (D), known structure (isoleucine)/double bond position (PC 18:0/16:2(7,11) (C), known diastereomer (B), and the highest level to enantiomer-specific identification (A). *in lipidomics 3 intermediate steps are distinguished at level D: sum of carbon and double bond number for all fatty acyl chains (PC 34:2)/known distribution (PC 18:0_16:2) and known position of the fatty acyl chains (PC 18:0/16:2).
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Figure 6
General steps of nontargeted data preprocessing.
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Figure 7
Practical setup solutions for sequential and parallel LC. (A) In valve position A, the void volume of the first column is transferred to the second column. Afterward, the valve is switched in position B and the sample is analyzed on both columns parallel., (B) In valve position A, the first extract is injected on the first column and analyzed. Meanwhile, the second column is equilibrated and the mobile phase is flushed into waste. After separation on the first column, the valve is switched to position B and the second extract is injected on the second column and analyzed while the first column is equilibrated. (C) In valve position A, the sample is loaded and divided into two sample loops equally. In valve position B, both parts of the sample are injected onto two orthogonal columns and analyzed.

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