The application relates to a
sample processing method and a
mass spectrometry detection method for selective photocatalytic desugar of glycosphingolipids. The
sample processing method specifically comprises the following steps: (1) dissolving a sample in an alkaline
protic solvent; (2) dispersing
titanium dioxide particles in the sample; and (3) performing a
photocatalytic reaction under
ultraviolet light irradiation, centrifuging, and obtaining a photocatalytically processed sample solution. The
mass spectrometry detection method specifically comprises the following steps: feeding the photocatalytically processed sample solution into a
mass spectrometer to perform primary
mass spectrometry detection, comparing the photocatalytically processed sample solution with a
sample extraction solution without photocatalytic
processing, screening a primary
mass spectrometry peak that may be a
glycolipid decomposition product through comparative analysis, and performing further secondary
mass spectrometry detection to analyze the accurate molecular structure of the
glycolipid. The method can selectively and rapidly and efficiently remove the
sugar group head of glycolipids in the presence of complex lipid groups, and can be used for subsequent mass spectrometry detection and analysis. Through comparison of mass spectrometry peaks before and after removal,
glycolipid peaks in complex mass spectrometry peaks can be effectively and rapidly and accurately found, important chemical information for rapid locking of correct candidate substances in the primary mass spectrometry qualitative process is provided, and glycolipid
decomposition products can also obtain more abundant
carbon chain structure information than original glycolipids to assist in
qualitative analysis.