Mass Spectrometric Detection of Nanoparticle Host–Guest Interactions in Cells
Author(s) -
Bo Yan,
Gülen Yesilbag Tonga,
Singyuk Hou,
Patrick W. Fedick,
YiCheun Yeh,
Felix S. Alfonso,
Tsukasa Mizuhara,
Richard W. Vachet,
Vincent M. Rotello
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
analytical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.117
H-Index - 332
eISSN - 1520-6882
pISSN - 0003-2700
DOI - 10.1021/ac501682y
Subject(s) - chemistry , mass spectrometry , nanoparticle , dissociation (chemistry) , ionization , nanotechnology , host (biology) , characterization (materials science) , matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization , desorption , chromatography , ion , organic chemistry , adsorption , ecology , materials science , biology
Synthetic host-guest chemistry is a versatile tool for biomedical applications. Characterization and detection of host-guest complexes in biological systems, however, is challenging due to the complexity of the biological milieu. Here, we describe and apply a mass spectrometric method to monitor the association and dissociation of nanoparticle (NP)-based host-guest interactions that integrates NP-assisted laser desorption/ionization (LDI) and matrix assisted laser desoption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry. This LDI/MALDI approach reveals how NP surface functionality affects host-guest interactions in cells, information difficult to achieve using other techniques.
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