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Mass-Resolved Electronic Circular Dichroism Ion Spectroscopy (2002.01299v1)

Published 4 Feb 2020 in q-bio.BM and physics.bio-ph

Abstract: DNA and proteins are chiral: their three-dimensional structure cannot be superimposed with its mirror image. Circular dichroism spectroscopy is widely used to characterize chiral compounds, but data interpretation is difficult in the case of mixtures. We recorded for the first time the electronic circular dichroism spectra of DNA helices separated in a mass spectrometer. We electrosprayed guanine-rich strands having various secondary structures as negative ions, irradiated them with a laser, and measured the difference in electron photodetachment efficiency between left and right circularly polarized light. The reconstructed circular dichroism ion spectra resemble the solution ones, thereby allowing us to assign the DNA helical topology. The ability to measure circular dichroism directly on biomolecular ions expands the capabilities of mass spectrometry for structural analysis.

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