For TAG analysis, how efficient is the ionization and how do you ensure the accuracy of the quantification?
Triacylglycerol species form NH4 adducts under ESI conditions and species with varying numbers of double bonds typically have different response factors. One way to compensate for this is to model using lipid standards and then apply an average response factor for TG species with varying numbers of double bonds. See reference: Han, X. and R.W. Gross, Anal. Biochem. 2001, 295, 88-100.
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Besides the t-test, does LipidSearch Software include ANOVA statistics or PCA?
LipidSearch Software only includes basic statistic calculations including mean, standard deviation, % RSD and p-values. To do more sophisticated statistics, use the export function to create a data table in Microsoft Excel format.
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Does the ID and Quan accuracy of LipidSearch Software change with direct infusion data?
Identification in direct infusion is the same for dd-MS2 spectra. However, mixtures of different precursor ions or isomers co-isolated at the same m/z gives rise to mixture MS2 spectra. As a result, ID may be less accurate and the number of species identified is typically lower. We don't recommend LipidSearch Software for the infusion analysis of complex lipid mixtures.
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Can LipidSearch Software be used for Q Exactive mass spectrometry with ambient ionization sampling?
As long as the experiment is full scan and dd-MS2, the spectra can either be summed together (infusion) or treated as a chromatogram (LC-MS), and the data can be processed by LipidSearch Software.
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Can I use LipidSearch Software and TraceFinder Software without HPLC introduction?
TraceFinder Software requires chromatographic peaks for integration, but LipidSearch Software does not. LipidSearch Software can provide some limited relative quantitation from infusion data. TraceFinder Software is required for targeted LC-MS/MS methods.
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