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The importance of mass accuracy in selected ion monitoring analysis of branched and isoprenoid tetraethers
Organic Geochemistry ( IF 2.6 ) Pub Date : 2018-04-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2018.01.007
Nina Davtian , Edouard Bard , Guillemette Ménot , Yoann Fagault

Abstract Among the new proxies based on the distribution of glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs), the BIT index (Branched and Isoprenoid Tetraether index) is one of the most difficult to determine accurately, as shown by two round-robin GDGT studies. Sensitivity to mass spectrometer settings and tuning, and a diversity of mass spectrometry techniques may explain the relatively large observed interlaboratory scatter. However, the mass defect difference between crenarchaeol and branched GDGTs (brGDGTs) has never been specifically scrutinized. In this study, we analyzed five sediment samples with contrasting BIT values using about 60 m/z values to assess the shape of GDGT peaks using selected ion monitoring. We then assessed the biases in relative GDGT signals and mass spectrometry-derived BIT values under two scenarios which ignore the systematic mass defect difference between crenarchaeol and brGDGTs. Our results show that approximate mass selection for GDGT analysis using selected ion monitoring generates losses of relative GDGT signals of up to 36%. The observed effects on BIT values are maximal for intermediate BIT values, with shifts of BIT values of ±0.1 unit. The shifts of BIT values due to approximate mass selection are thus not negligible compared to the interlaboratory scatter evidenced by the latest round-robin GDGT study.

中文翻译:

质量准确度在支链和类异戊二烯四醚的选择离子监测分析中的重要性

摘要 在基于甘油二烷基甘油四醚 (GDGT) 分布的新指标中,BIT 指数(支链和类异戊二烯四醚指数)是最难准确确定的指标之一,如两项循环 GDGT 研究所示。对质谱仪设置和调谐的敏感性以及质谱技术的多样性可以解释观察到的相对较大的实验室间散射。然而,crenarchaeol 和支链 GDGTs (brGDGTs) 之间的质量缺陷差异从未被专门审查过。在本研究中,我们使用约 60 m/z 值分析了具有对比 BIT 值的五个沉积物样品,以使用选择离子监测评估 GDGT 峰的形状。然后,我们在两种情况下评估了相对 GDGT 信号和质谱衍生的 BIT 值的偏差,这两种情况忽略了 crenarchaeol 和 brGDGT 之间的系统质量缺陷差异。我们的结果表明,使用选定离子监测进行 GDGT 分析的近似质量选择会产生高达 36% 的相对 GDGT 信号损失。对于中间 BIT 值,观察到的对 BIT 值的影响最大,BIT 值的偏移为 ±0.1 单位。因此,与最新的循环 GDGT 研究所证明的实验室间分散相比,由于近似质量选择而导致的 BIT 值的变化不可忽略。对于中间 BIT 值,观察到的对 BIT 值的影响最大,BIT 值的偏移为 ±0.1 单位。因此,与最新的循环 GDGT 研究所证明的实验室间分散相比,由于近似质量选择而导致的 BIT 值的变化不可忽略。对于中间 BIT 值,观察到的对 BIT 值的影响最大,BIT 值的偏移为 ±0.1 个单位。因此,与最新的循环 GDGT 研究所证明的实验室间分散相比,由于近似质量选择而导致的 BIT 值的变化不可忽略。
更新日期:2018-04-01
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