摘要
Here we developed a rapid method to detect acetylcholinesterase （ACHE） activity by matrix-assisted laser de- sorption/ionization Fourier transform mass spectrometry （MALDI-FTMS） for screening irreversible AChE inhibi- tors. Due to its good salt-tolerance and low sample consumption, MALDI-FTMS could facilitate rapid detection, especially detection in real application. AChE activity was determined through calculating abundance of substrate and product in mass spectrometry. By this approach, we investigated the relation of organophosphorous （OP） con- centrations and AChE inhibition. Shown in different inhibition curves from different OP pesticides, enzyme inhibi- tions still kept good correlation with concentration of OPs. Finally, this AChE-inhibited method was applied to screen whole bloods of four decedents and discuss their death reason. In contrast to healthy persons, three of dece- dents showed low AChE activity, and probably died for irreversible AChE inhibitors. Through the following de- tecting in GC-MS/MS, the possible death reason of these three decedents was confirmed, and another decedent actually died for sumicidin, a non-AChE inhibitor. It demonstrated that screening irreversible AChE inhibitors by detecting enzyme activity in MALDI-FTMS provided fast and accurate analysis results and excluded another toxicants not functioning on ACHE. This method offered alternative choices for indicating the existence of enzyme inhibitors.
Here we developed a rapid method to detect acetylcholinesterase （ACHE） activity by matrix-assisted laser de- sorption/ionization Fourier transform mass spectrometry （MALDI-FTMS） for screening irreversible AChE inhibi- tors. Due to its good salt-tolerance and low sample consumption, MALDI-FTMS could facilitate rapid detection, especially detection in real application. AChE activity was determined through calculating abundance of substrate and product in mass spectrometry. By this approach, we investigated the relation of organophosphorous （OP） con- centrations and AChE inhibition. Shown in different inhibition curves from different OP pesticides, enzyme inhibi- tions still kept good correlation with concentration of OPs. Finally, this AChE-inhibited method was applied to screen whole bloods of four decedents and discuss their death reason. In contrast to healthy persons, three of dece- dents showed low AChE activity, and probably died for irreversible AChE inhibitors. Through the following de- tecting in GC-MS/MS, the possible death reason of these three decedents was confirmed, and another decedent actually died for sumicidin, a non-AChE inhibitor. It demonstrated that screening irreversible AChE inhibitors by detecting enzyme activity in MALDI-FTMS provided fast and accurate analysis results and excluded another toxicants not functioning on ACHE. This method offered alternative choices for indicating the existence of enzyme inhibitors.
