This paper reports for the first time an experiment designed in which synthesized α cyano ferulic acid used as a new matrix for the analysis of cytochrome c, trypsin, bovine serum albumin, β cyclodextrin, dextrans and DNA d(T) 18 . The results demonstrated that α cyano ferulic acid used as a new matrix could effectively desorb and ionize different kinds of samples, such as proteins and peptides, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides and oligonucleotides. In analysis of dextrans the new matrix gave better results when comparing with the normally used DHB. In analysis of DNA d(T) 18 , the sample could be desorbed and ionized more efficiently even without sample purification, which is normally needed when using 3 HPA as a matrix.
Four coumaric derivatives including 3-aminocoumarin, 3-hydroxycoumarin, 3-carhoxycoumarin and 4-methyl-7-hydroxycoumarin were tested as matrices for peptides and proteins analyses by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS). The experimental results showed that all these coumaric derivatives (dissolved in acetonitrile at the concentration of 0. 1mol/L) can desorb/ionize the peptide and protein samples effectively and high resolution MALDI-TOFMS spectra were obtained.
