Using off-gas for insights through online monitoring of ethanol and baker’s yeast volatilome using SESI-Orbitrap MS

Abstract Volatile organic compounds play an essential role in every domain of life, with diverse functions. In this study, we use novel secondary electrospray ionisation high-resolution Orbitrap mass spectrometry (SESI-Orbitrap MS) to monitor the complete yeast volatilome every 2.3 s. Over 200 metab...

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Main Authors: Hendrik G. Mengers, Martin Zimmermann, Lars M. Blank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16554-z
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description Abstract Volatile organic compounds play an essential role in every domain of life, with diverse functions. In this study, we use novel secondary electrospray ionisation high-resolution Orbitrap mass spectrometry (SESI-Orbitrap MS) to monitor the complete yeast volatilome every 2.3 s. Over 200 metabolites were identified during growth in shake flasks and bioreactor cultivations, all with their unique intensity profile. Special attention was paid to ethanol as biotech largest product and to acetaldehyde as an example of a low-abundance but highly-volatile metabolite. While HPLC and Orbitrap measurements show a high agreement for ethanol, acetaldehyde could be measured five hours earlier in the SESI-Orbitrap MS. Volatilome shifts are visible, e.g. after glucose depletion, fatty acids are converted to ethyl esters in a detoxification mechanism after stopped fatty acid biosynthesis. This work showcases the SESI-Orbitrap MS system for tracking microbial physiology without the need for sampling and for time-resolved discoveries during metabolic transitions.
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spelling doaj.art-848f49dda7c040ffbfa7f9da4e89e1ad2022-12-22T03:04:59ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-07-0112111010.1038/s41598-022-16554-zUsing off-gas for insights through online monitoring of ethanol and baker’s yeast volatilome using SESI-Orbitrap MSHendrik G. Mengers0Martin Zimmermann1Lars M. Blank2Institute of Applied Microbiology - iAMB, Aachener Biology and Biotechnology - ABBt, RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute of Applied Microbiology - iAMB, Aachener Biology and Biotechnology - ABBt, RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute of Applied Microbiology - iAMB, Aachener Biology and Biotechnology - ABBt, RWTH Aachen UniversityAbstract Volatile organic compounds play an essential role in every domain of life, with diverse functions. In this study, we use novel secondary electrospray ionisation high-resolution Orbitrap mass spectrometry (SESI-Orbitrap MS) to monitor the complete yeast volatilome every 2.3 s. Over 200 metabolites were identified during growth in shake flasks and bioreactor cultivations, all with their unique intensity profile. Special attention was paid to ethanol as biotech largest product and to acetaldehyde as an example of a low-abundance but highly-volatile metabolite. While HPLC and Orbitrap measurements show a high agreement for ethanol, acetaldehyde could be measured five hours earlier in the SESI-Orbitrap MS. Volatilome shifts are visible, e.g. after glucose depletion, fatty acids are converted to ethyl esters in a detoxification mechanism after stopped fatty acid biosynthesis. This work showcases the SESI-Orbitrap MS system for tracking microbial physiology without the need for sampling and for time-resolved discoveries during metabolic transitions.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16554-z
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Using off-gas for insights through online monitoring of ethanol and baker’s yeast volatilome using SESI-Orbitrap MS
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title Using off-gas for insights through online monitoring of ethanol and baker’s yeast volatilome using SESI-Orbitrap MS
title_full Using off-gas for insights through online monitoring of ethanol and baker’s yeast volatilome using SESI-Orbitrap MS
title_fullStr Using off-gas for insights through online monitoring of ethanol and baker’s yeast volatilome using SESI-Orbitrap MS
title_full_unstemmed Using off-gas for insights through online monitoring of ethanol and baker’s yeast volatilome using SESI-Orbitrap MS
title_short Using off-gas for insights through online monitoring of ethanol and baker’s yeast volatilome using SESI-Orbitrap MS
title_sort using off gas for insights through online monitoring of ethanol and baker s yeast volatilome using sesi orbitrap ms
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16554-z
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