Collision-induced dissociation of hydrated adenosine monophosphate nucleotide ions: Protection of the ion in water nanoclusters

B. Liu*, S. Brøndsted Nielsen, P. Hvelplund, H. Zettergren, H. Cederquist, B. Manil, B. A. Huber

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Abstract

Fragmentation of singly charged anions of adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP-) induced by collisions with neutral atoms (Ne, Na) has been studied at a collision energy of 50 keV. The experiments were performed with isolated AMP- as well as with AMP- anions nanosolvated in a cluster with a given number m of water molecules. In the first case, the dominant fragmentation channels concern the loss of adenine, PO3- and H2PO4-. In the latter, loss of water molecules becomes the dominating process, and the AMP- ion is fully protected when m is larger than ∼13. The observed fragment distributions are well described with the model of an evaporative ensemble.

Original languageEnglish
Article number133401
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume97
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes

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