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Wang A, Liu J, Yang J, Yang L. Aptamer affinity-based microextraction in-line coupled to capillary electrophoresis mass spectrometry using a porous layer/nanoparticle -modified open tubular column. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1239:340750. [PMID: 36628776 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.340750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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An aptamer affinity based microextraction column is developed to be directly in-line coupled to capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (CE-MS) for analyzing mycotoxins in food samples. Single-stranded DNA aptamers for selective recognition of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and ochratoxin A (OTA) targets are co-immobilized via covalent bonds on the surface of the inlet end of a capillary, which is pre-modified with three-dimensional porous layer and gold nanoparticles to enhance the specific surface area and loading capacity. The outlet of the capillary is designed as a porous tip to serve as the spray source for injection to the mass spectrometry. All the necessary processes for pretreatment and analysis of a sample are accomplished in one injection, including aptamer affinity-based microextraction, CE separation and MS detection of analytes. AFB1 and OTA are simultaneously determined in a wide linear range with sample consumption of only 1 μL and the limit-of-detection as low as 1 pg/mL. The microextraction column exhibits excellent repeatability and stability, which can be used over 45 runs within a month with CE separation efficiency and only MS intensity slightly decreased. Mycotoxins in three kinds of cereal based infant foods are accurately analyzed using the proposed method. The study provides a robust and universal approach that would have potential applications in a variety of analytical fields based on selective molecular recognition coupling to CE-MS analysis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anping Wang
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Nanobiosensing and Nanobioanalysis at Universities of Jilin Province, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China.
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Horká M, Šalplachta J, Karásek P, Roth M. Sensitive identification of milk protein allergens using on-line combination of transient isotachophoresis/micellar electrokinetic chromatography and capillary isoelectric focusing in fused silica capillary with roughened part. Food Chem 2022; 377:131986. [PMID: 34998151 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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A method for on-line concentration of milk proteins from large sample volumes using combination of transient isotachophoresis (tITP) and micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) in fused silica capillary with an inner roughened part has been developed. The method utilizes reversible dynamic adsorption of proteins onto a thin layer of PEG 4000 on the roughened surface of the capillary. In addition, the tITP/MEKC method was combined with capillary isoelectric focusing (CIEF) for on-line concentration, separation, identification and sensitive determination of proteins in skimmed milk. The method allows analysis of up to 50 μL of sample. This study has focused on the four important whey proteins, bovine serum albumin (BSA), α-lactalbumin (α-LA), and two genetic variants of β-lactoglobulin (β-LG A and β-LG B). The proteins were identified on the basis of their migration times and characteristic pI values. The pI values of BSA, α-LA, β-LG A, and β-LG B were determined as 4.7, 4.4, 5.1, and 5.2, respectively. Limits of detection for BSA, α-LA and both β-LG variants were found as 1.2, 1.0 and 1.0 pg mL-1, respectively. The linearity of calibration curves was characterized by the R2 = 0.9982. The method provided highly reproducible results as the relative standard deviations of the migration times and peak areas of the examined proteins did not exceed 1.6%.
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- Marie Horká
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the CAS, Veveří 97, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the CAS, Veveří 97, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the CAS, Veveří 97, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry of the CAS, Veveří 97, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Salim H, Pero-Gascon R, Giménez E, Benavente F. On-line Coupling of Aptamer Affinity Solid-Phase Extraction and Immobilized Enzyme Microreactor Capillary Electrophoresis-Mass Spectrometry for the Sensitive Targeted Bottom-Up Analysis of Protein Biomarkers. Anal Chem 2022; 94:6948-6956. [PMID: 35500203 PMCID: PMC9118193 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In this paper, we present a fully integrated valve-free method for the sensitive targeted bottom-up analysis of proteins through on-line aptamer affinity solid-phase extraction and immobilized enzyme microreactor capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (AA-SPE-IMER-CE-MS). The method was developed analyzing α-synuclein (α-syn), which is a protein biomarker related to different neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's disease. Under optimized conditions, on-line purification and preconcentration of α-syn, enzymatic digestion, electrophoretic separation, and identification of the tryptic peptides by mass spectrometry was achieved in less than 35 min. The limit of detection was 0.02 μg mL-1 of digested protein (66.7% of coverage, i.e., 8 out of 12 expected tryptic peptides were detected). This value was 125 and 10 times lower than for independent on-line digestion by IMER-CE-MS (2.5 μg mL-1) and on-line preconcentration by AA-SPE-CE-MS (0.2 μg mL-1). The repeatability of AA-SPE-IMER-CE-MS was adequate (at 0.5 μg mL-1,% RSD ranged from 3.7 to 16.9% for peak areas and 3.5 to 7.7% for migration times of the tryptic peptides), and the modified capillary could be reused up to 10 analyses with optimum performance, similarly to IMER-CE-MS. The method was subsequently applied to the analysis of endogenous α-syn from red blood cell lysates. Ten α-syn tryptic peptides were detected (83.3% of coverage), enabling the characterization and localization of post-translational modifications of blood α-syn (i.e., N-terminal acetylation).
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- Hiba Salim
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB), University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB), University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB), University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB), University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Microfluidic Immobilized Enzymatic Reactors for Proteomic Analyses—Recent Developments and Trends (2017–2021). MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:mi13020311. [PMID: 35208435 PMCID: PMC8879403 DOI: 10.3390/mi13020311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Given the strong interdisciplinary nature of microfluidic immobilized enzyme reactor (μ-IMER) technology, several branches of science contribute to its successful implementation. A combination of physical, chemical knowledge and engineering skills is often required. The development and application of μ-IMERs in the proteomic community are experiencing increasing importance due to their attractive features of enzyme reusability, shorter digestion times, the ability to handle minute volumes of sample and the prospect of on-line integration into analytical workflows. The aim of this review is to give an account of the current (2017–2021) trends regarding the preparation of microdevices, immobilization strategies, and IMER configurations. The different aspects of microfabrication (designs, fabrication technologies and detectors) and enzyme immobilization (empty and packed channels, and monolithic supports) are surveyed focusing on μ-IMERs developed for proteomic analysis. Based on the advantages and limitations of the published approaches and the different applications, a probable perspective is given.
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Pero-Gascon R, Benavente F, Minic Z, Berezovski MV, Sanz-Nebot V. On-line Aptamer Affinity Solid-Phase Extraction Capillary Electrophoresis-Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Blood α-Synuclein. Anal Chem 2019; 92:1525-1533. [PMID: 31825201 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In this paper, an on-line aptamer affinity solid-phase extraction capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry method is described for the purification, preconcentration, separation, and characterization of α-synuclein (α-syn) in blood at the intact protein level. A single-stranded DNA aptamer is used to bind with high affinity and selectivity α-syn, which is a major component of Lewy bodies, the typical aggregated protein deposits found in Parkinson's disease (PD). Under the conditions optimized with recombinant α-syn, repeatability (2.1 and 5.4% percent relative standard deviation for migration times and peak areas, respectively) and microcartridge lifetime (around 20 analyses/microcartridge) were good, the method was linear between 0.5 and 10 μg·mL-1, and limit of detection was 0.2 μg·mL-1 (100 times lower than by CE-MS, 20 μg·mL-1). The method was subsequently applied to the analysis of endogenous α-syn from red blood cells lysate of healthy controls and PD patients.
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- Roger Pero-Gascon
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB) , University of Barcelona , Barcelona 08028 , Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB) , University of Barcelona , Barcelona 08028 , Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences , University of Ottawa , Ottawa , Ontario K1N 6N5 , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences , University of Ottawa , Ottawa , Ontario K1N 6N5 , Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB) , University of Barcelona , Barcelona 08028 , Spain
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Pero-Gascon R, Pont L, Sanz-Nebot V, Benavente F. On-Line Immunoaffinity Solid-Phase Extraction Capillary Electrophoresis-Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Serum Transthyretin. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 1972:57-76. [PMID: 30847784 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9213-3_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The analysis of low abundant proteins in biological fluids by capillary electrophoresis (CE) is particularly problematic due to the typically poor concentration limits of detection of microscale separation techniques. Another important issue is sample matrix complexity that requires an appropriate cleanup. Here, we describe an on-line immunoaffinity solid-phase extraction capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (IA-SPE-CE-MS) method for the immunoextraction, preconcentration, separation, detection, and characterization of serum transthyretin (TTR). TTR is a protein biomarker related to diverse types of amyloidosis, such as familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy type I (FAP-I), which is the most common hereditary systemic amyloidosis.
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- Roger Pero-Gascon
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Pero-Gascon R, Sanz-Nebot V, Berezovski MV, Benavente F. Analysis of Circulating microRNAs and Their Post-Transcriptional Modifications in Cancer Serum by On-Line Solid-Phase Extraction-Capillary Electrophoresis-Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2018; 90:6618-6625. [PMID: 29730931 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b00405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In this paper, an on-line solid-phase extraction capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (SPE-CE-MS) method is described for the purification, preconcentration, separation, and characterization of endogenous microRNA (miRNA) and their post-transcriptional modifications in serum. First, analysis by CE-MS was optimized using a standard mixture of hsa-miR-21-5p (miR-21-5p) and hsa-let-7g-5p (let-7g-5p). For SPE-CE-MS, a commercial silicon carbide (SiC) resin was used to prepare the microcartridges. Under the optimized conditions with standards, the microcartridge lifetime (>25 analyses) and repeatability (2.8% RSD for the migration times; 4.4 and 6.4% RSD for the miR-21-5p and let-7g-5p peak areas, respectively) were good, the method was linear between 25 and 100 nmol·L-1, and the limit of detection (LOD) was around 10 nmol·L-1 (50 times lower than by CE-MS). In order to analyze human serum samples, an off-line sample pretreatment based on phenol/chloroform/isoamyl alcohol (PCA) extraction was necessary prior to SPE-CE-MS. The potential of the SPE-CE-MS method to screen for B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) was demonstrated by an analysis of serum samples from healthy controls and patients. MicroRNAs, specifically miR-21-5p and a 23 nucleotide long 5'-phosphorylated miRNA with 3'-uridylation (iso-miR-16-5p), were only detected in the CLL patients.
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- Roger Pero-Gascon
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB) , University of Barcelona , Barcelona 08028 , Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB) , University of Barcelona , Barcelona 08028 , Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences , University of Ottawa , Ottawa , Ontario K1N 6N5 , Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Institute for Research on Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA·UB) , University of Barcelona , Barcelona 08028 , Spain
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