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MALDI-TOF MS                                                                                                                                                                                                         MALDI-TOF MS
                                          Direct Measurements of Microorganism-Derived Components
            Microorganism Solutions                                                                                                                                                                                              Microorganism Solutions




                      Data                                                                                                                Data


                        Measurements of Peptides                                                                                           Batch Measurement of Yeast Metabolite Components Using the MALDI-TOF MS AXIMA Series
                        Fig. 1 shows the MS spectrum of Katanosin B-producing bacteria. m/z 1277 is the protonated molecule of Katanosin                                                                                                               Microorganism Species  Observation of
                                                                                                                                           Test and research flow
                        B. Fig. 2 shows the MS/MS spectrum of Katanosin B.
                                                                                                                                           1. Pick up some of the sake yeast from a single colony cultivated on the plate.
            Observation of
                        By measuring directly from the bacteria, MALDI-TOF MS allows simple, high-throughput assays of Katanosin           2. Mix the yeast sample and matrix reagent on the AXIMA MALDI sample plate.
                        B-producing bacteria.                                                                                              3. Perform mass spectrometry using the MALDI-TOF MS AXIMA Series.
          Microorganism Species
                                                                                                                                                                                                   In the direct MS measurement of the yeast, many
                                                                                                                                                                                                   ions derived from biological components, believed
                                                                                                                                                                                                   to be metabolite components, were observed in
                                                                                                                                                                                                   the low-mass region (Fig. 1).
                                                                                                                                                                                            Lipid?                                                     Microorganism Species  Identification of



                                                                                                                                                                                          Lipid?
                                                     Structure of Katanosin B
            Identification of
          Microorganism Species
                                                                                                                                                                                              Lipid?


                              Fig. 1 MS Spectrum of Katanosin B-Producing Bacteria





                                                                              Fig. 2 MS/MS Spectrum of Katanosin B (m/z 1277)                            Fig. 1 MS Spectrum of Sake Yeast                                                              Specific Microorganisms  Detection of

            Detection of
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Secondary Component
          Specific Microorganisms
                                                                                                                                                                                                               For ginjo
                        Measurement of Lipids                                                                                                                                                                (finely-brewed) sake
                        Fig. 1 shows the MS spectrum of Mould A.                                                                                                                                                             For normal sake
                        Fig. 2 shows the MS/MS spectrum with the m/z 804 precursor ion. The m/z 804 peak in the MS/MS spectrum is
                        estimated to be phosphatidylcholine (1-acyl-2-acyl 18:2-18:2).                                                                                                                           Alcohol-tolerant

                        Lipids conventionally analyzed through extraction by organic solvent and analysis by chromatography can be                                                                                  Primary Component
                        performed by direct measurement of the mould.                                                                                                                                                                                  Components  Analysis of Microorganism-Derived
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Fig. 3 Primary Component Analysis (PCA)
          Components
                                                                                                                                                                               Normal sake yeast


            Analysis of Microorganism-Derived
                                                                                                                                                                                                   The MS spectra were compared for several types
                                                                                                                                                                               Ginjo (finely-brewed)  of sake yeast (Fig. 2) and primary component
                                                                                                                                                                                     sake yeast
                                                                                                                                                                                                   analysis (Fig. 3) was conducted.
                                                                                                                                                                                                   The yeast strains were grouped based on the ions
                                                          Mould A strain                                                                                                                           detected, and citric acid and glutamic acid were
                                                                                                                                                                              Alcohol-tolerant yeast
                                                                                                                                                                                                   identified as candidate microorganism-derived       Other Applications
                                                                                                                                                                                                   components to characterize each yeast strain.


                                    Fig. 1 MS Spectrum of Mould A                  Fig. 2 m/z 804 MS/MS Spectrum
          Other Applications
                                                                                                                                                    Fig. 2 MS Spectra of Several Types of Sake Yeast
                        (Data supplied by Prof. S. Shimizu and Assistant Professor E. Sakuradani, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University)   (Data supplied by Kizakura Co., Ltd.)
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