Rapid Detection of Viral Envelope Lipids Using Lithium Adducts and AP-MALDI High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry

Abstract

There is an unmet need to develop analytical strategies that not only characterize the lipid composition of the viral envelope but also do so on a time scale that would allow for high-throughput analysis. With that in mind, we report the use of atmospheric pressure (AP) matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) combined with lithium adduct consolidation to profile total lipid extracts rapidly and confidently from enveloped viruses. The use of AP-MALDI reduced the dependency of using a dedicated MALDI mass spectrometer and allowed for interfacing the MALDI source to a mass spectrometer with the desired features, which included high mass resolving power (>100000) and tandem mass spectrometry. AP-MALDI combined with an optimized MALDI matrix system, featuring 2′,4′,6′-trihydroxyacetophenone spiked with lithium salt, resulted in a robust and high-throughput lipid detection platform, specifically geared to sphingolipid detection. Application of the developed workflow included the structural characterization of prominent sphingolipids and detection of over 130 lipid structures from Influenza A virions. Overall, we demonstrate a high-throughput workflow for the detection and structural characterization of total lipid extracts from enveloped viruses using AP-MALDI HRMS and lithium adduct consolidation.

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