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Liu R, Lu G, Hu X, Li J, Zhang Z, Tang K. Capillary zone electrophoresis-tandem mass spectrometry for in-depth proteomics analysis via data-independent acquisition. Anal Bioanal Chem 2024:10.1007/s00216-024-05502-7. [PMID: 39196334 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-024-05502-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2024] [Revised: 08/01/2024] [Accepted: 08/15/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
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A capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) system was coupled to an Orbitrap mass spectrometer operating in a data-independent acquisition (DIA) mode for in-depth proteomics analysis. The performance of this CZE-DIA-MS system was systemically evaluated and optimized under different operating conditions. The performance of the fully optimized CZE-DIA-MS system was subsequently compared to the one by using the same CZE-MS system operating in a data-dependent acquisition (DDA) mode. The experimental results show that the numbers of identified peptides and proteins acquired in the DIA mode are much higher than the ones acquired in the DDA mode, especially with the small sample loading amount. Specifically, the numbers of identified peptides and proteins acquired in the DIA mode are 1.8-fold and 2-fold higher than the ones acquired in the DDA mode by using 12.5 ng Hela digests. The proteins identified in the DIA mode also cover almost all the proteins identified in the DDA mode. In addition, a potential cancer biomarker protein, carbohydrate antigen 125, undetected in the DDA mode, can be easily identified in the DIA mode even with 12.5 ng Hela digests. The performance of the CZE-DIA-MS system for in-depth proteomics analysis with a limited sample amount has been fully demonstrated for the first time through this study.
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- Rong Liu
- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Clinical Application, Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
- Zhenhai Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Clinical Application, Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
- Zhenhai Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Clinical Application, Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
- Zhenhai Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China
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- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Clinical Application, Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China.
- Zhenhai Institute of Mass Spectrometry, Ningbo, 315211, PR China.
- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, PR China.
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Reinert T, Houzé P, Francois YN, Gahoual R. Enhancing affinity purification of monoclonal antibodies from human serum for subsequent CZE-MS analysis. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2024; 1234:123974. [PMID: 38271747 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2023.123974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Due to the separation technique employed, capillary electrophoresis coupled to mass spectrometry (CE-MS) analysis performances are significantly influenced by the chemical composition and the complexity of the sample. In various applications, that impact has prevented the use of CE-MS for the characterization and quantification of proteins in biological samples. Here we present the development and evaluation and a sample preparation procedure, based on affinity purification, for the specific extraction of the monoclonal antibody (mAbs) infliximab from human serum in order to perform subsequent proteolytic digestion and CE-MS/MS analysis. Three distinctive sample preparation strategies were envisaged. In each case, the different steps composing the protocol were thoroughly optimized and evaluated in order to provide a sample preparation addressing the important complexity of serums samples while providing an optimal compatibility with CE-MS/MS analysis. The different sample preparation strategies were assessed concerning the possibility to achieve an appropriate absolute quantification of the mAbs using CE-MS/MS for samples mimicking patient serum samples. Also, the possibility to perform the characterization of several types of post-translational modifications (PTMs) was evaluated. The sample preparation protocols allowed the quantification of the mAbs in serums samples for concentration as low as 0.2 µg·mL-1 (2.03 nM) using CE-MS/MS analysis, also the possibility to characterize and estimate the modification level of PTMs hotspots in a consistent manner. Results allowed to attribute the effect on the electrophoretic separation of the different steps composing sample preparation. Finally, they demonstrated that sample preparation for CE-MS/MS analysis could benefit greatly for the extended applicability of this type of analysis for complex biological matrices.
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- Tessa Reinert
- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse des Interactions et des Systèmes (LSMIS) UMR 7140 (Unistra-CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, France; Université Paris Cité, Unité de Technologies Chimiques et Biologiques pour la Santé (UTCBS), CNRS, Inserm, Faculté de sciences pharmaceutiques et biologiques, Paris, France.
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- Université Paris Cité, Unité de Technologies Chimiques et Biologiques pour la Santé (UTCBS), CNRS, Inserm, Faculté de sciences pharmaceutiques et biologiques, Paris, France; Laboratoire de Toxicologie Biologique, Hôpital Lariboisière, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse des Interactions et des Systèmes (LSMIS) UMR 7140 (Unistra-CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Unité de Technologies Chimiques et Biologiques pour la Santé (UTCBS), CNRS, Inserm, Faculté de sciences pharmaceutiques et biologiques, Paris, France
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Nagy C, Andrasi M, Szabo R, Gaspar A. CZE-MS peptide mapping: To desalt or not to desalt? Anal Chim Acta 2024; 1288:342162. [PMID: 38220294 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.342162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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BACKGROUND In "shotgun" approaches involving high-performance liquid chromatography or capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE), matrix removal prior to sample analysis is considered as an indispensable tool. Despite the fact that CZE offers a high tolerance towards salts, most publications reported on the use of desalting. There seems to be no clear consensus on the utilization of desalting in the CZE-MS community, most probably due to the absence of works addressing the comparison of desalted and non-desalted digests. Our aim was to fill this research gap using protein samples of varying complexity in different sample matrices. RESULTS First, standard protein digests were analyzed to build the knowledge on the effect of sample clean-up by solid-phase extraction (SPE) pipette tips and the possible stacking phenomena induced by different sample matrices. Desalting led to a somewhat altered peptide profile, the procedure affected mostly the hydrophilic peptides (although not to a devastating extent). Nevertheless, desalting samples allowed remarkable stacking efficiency owing to their low-conductivity sample background, enabling a so-called field-amplified sample stacking phenomenon. Non-desalted samples also produced a stacking event, the mechanism of which is based on transient-isotachophoresis due to the presence of high-mobility ions in the digestion buffer itself. Adding either extra ammonium ions or acetonitrile into the non-desalted digests enhanced the stacking efficiency. A complex sample (yeast cell lysate) was also analyzed with the optimal conditions, which yielded similar tendencies. SIGNIFICANCE Based on these results, we propose that sample clean-up in the bottom-up sample preparation process prior to CZE-MS analysis can be omitted. The preclusion of desalting can even enhance detection sensitivity, separation efficiency or sequence coverage.
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- Cynthia Nagy
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Egyetem ter 1, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Egyetem ter 1, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Egyetem ter 1, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Egyetem ter 1, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary.
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Chen D, McCool EN, Yang Z, Shen X, Lubeckyj RA, Xu T, Wang Q, Sun L. Recent advances (2019-2021) of capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry for multilevel proteomics. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2023; 42:617-642. [PMID: 34128246 PMCID: PMC8671558 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Revised: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Multilevel proteomics aims to delineate proteins at the peptide (bottom-up proteomics), proteoform (top-down proteomics), and protein complex (native proteomics) levels. Capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (CE-MS) can achieve highly efficient separation and highly sensitive detection of complex mixtures of peptides, proteoforms, and even protein complexes because of its substantial technical progress. CE-MS has become a valuable alternative to the routinely used liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry for multilevel proteomics. This review summarizes the most recent (2019-2021) advances of CE-MS for multilevel proteomics regarding technological progress and biological applications. We also provide brief perspectives on CE-MS for multilevel proteomics at the end, highlighting some future directions and potential challenges.
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 S Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 S Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 S Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 S Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 S Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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El Ouahabi O, Mancera-Arteu M, Pont L, Giménez E, Sanz-Nebot V, Benavente F. On-line solid-phase extraction to enhance sensitivity in peptide biomarker analysis by microseparation techniques coupled to mass spectrometry: Capillary liquid chromatography versus capillary electrophoresis. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.108089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Gou MJ, Kose MC, Crommen J, Nix C, Cobraiville G, Caers J, Fillet M. Contribution of Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Hyphenated with Drift Tube Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry as a Complementary Tool to Microfluidic Reversed Phase Liquid Chromatography for Antigen Discovery. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:13350. [PMID: 36362139 PMCID: PMC9659090 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232113350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
Abstract
The discovery of new antigens specific to multiple myeloma that could be targeted by novel immunotherapeutic approaches is currently of great interest. To this end, it is important to increase the number of proteins identified in the sample by combining different separation strategies. A capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) method, coupled with drift tube ion mobility (DTIMS) and quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (QTOF), was developed for antigen discovery using the human myeloma cell line LP-1. This method was first optimized to obtain a maximum number of identifications. Then, its performance in terms of uniqueness of identifications was compared to data acquired by a microfluidic reverse phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) method. The orthogonality of these two approaches and the physicochemical properties of the entities identified by CZE and RPLC were evaluated. In addition, the contribution of DTIMS to CZE was investigated in terms of orthogonality as well as the ability to provide unique information. In conclusion, we believe that the combination of CZE-DTIMS-QTOF and microfluidic RPLC provides unique information in the context of antigen discovery.
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- Marie-Jia Gou
- Laboratory for the Analysis of Medicines (LAM), Department of Pharmacy, CIRM, University of Liege, Avenue Hippocrate 15, B36 Tour 4 +3, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Hematology, GIGA I3, University of Liège, Avenue de l’Hopital 11, B34, 4000 Liege, Belgium
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- Laboratory for the Analysis of Medicines (LAM), Department of Pharmacy, CIRM, University of Liege, Avenue Hippocrate 15, B36 Tour 4 +3, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory for the Analysis of Medicines (LAM), Department of Pharmacy, CIRM, University of Liege, Avenue Hippocrate 15, B36 Tour 4 +3, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory for the Analysis of Medicines (LAM), Department of Pharmacy, CIRM, University of Liege, Avenue Hippocrate 15, B36 Tour 4 +3, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Hematology, GIGA I3, University of Liège, Avenue de l’Hopital 11, B34, 4000 Liege, Belgium
- Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Liège, Avenue de l’Hopital 1, 4000 Liege, Belgium
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- Laboratory for the Analysis of Medicines (LAM), Department of Pharmacy, CIRM, University of Liege, Avenue Hippocrate 15, B36 Tour 4 +3, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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KITAGAWA F, SOMA Y. Recent Applications of Dynamic On-Line Sample Preconcentration Techniques in Capillary Electrophoresis. CHROMATOGRAPHY 2022. [DOI: 10.15583/jpchrom.2022.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Fumihiko KITAGAWA
- Department of Frontier Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Hirosaki University
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- Department of Frontier Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Hirosaki University
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Yu RB, Quirino JP. Pseudophase-to-solvent microextraction for in-line sample concentration of anionic analytes in capillary zone electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1679:463383. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.463383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Vaas APJP, Quirino JP. Electroosmotic flow assisted pseudophase to pseudophase microextraction for stacking in capillary zone electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 2021; 1660:462654. [PMID: 34788671 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.462654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A stacking technique is proposed to improve the poor detection sensitivity of capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) with UV detection. A long injection (e.g., 12.4 cm plug) of model anionic analytes prepared in a dilute solution of hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) was enriched 26-34-x (compared to a typical or 2.1 mm sample injection) via the injection of a micellar solution of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) prior to CZE separation. During sample injection, the CTAB formed a stationary pseudophase coating, which trapped the analytes at the inner walls of a fused silica capillary. The SDS micelles then released the CTAB admicelles via the formation of solution CTAB-SDS catanionic micelles during SDS plug injection and voltage application. As the SDS micelles moved through the sample zone, the formation of the catanionic micelles then released and accumulated the analytes at the front of the injected SDS zone. The stacking technique is called electroosmotic flow (EOF) assisted pseudophase to pseudophase microextraction because the EOF was essential for the formation of CTAB-SDS catanionic micelles for microextraction. Also, the CTAB and SDS aggregates are both pseudophases, which were used to retain and release the analytes from the capillary wall, respectively.
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- Andaravaas Patabadige Jude P Vaas
- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), School of Natural Sciences-Chemistry, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), School of Natural Sciences-Chemistry, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Australia.
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Schlecht J, Stolz A, Hofmann A, Gerstung L, Neusüß C. nanoCEasy: An Easy, Flexible, and Robust Nanoflow Sheath Liquid Capillary Electrophoresis-Mass Spectrometry Interface Based on 3D Printed Parts. Anal Chem 2021; 93:14593-14598. [PMID: 34719920 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (CE-MS) is a powerful tool in various fields including proteomics, metabolomics, and biopharmaceutical and environmental analysis. Nanoflow sheath liquid (SL) CE-MS interfaces provide sensitive ionization, required in these fields, but are still limited to a few research laboratories as handling is difficult and expertise is necessary. Here, we introduce nanoCEasy, a novel nanoflow SL interface based on 3D printed parts, including our previously reported two capillary approach. The customized plug-and-play design enables the introduction of capillaries and an emitter without any fittings in less than a minute. The transparency of the polymer enables visual inspection of the liquid flow inside the interface. Robust operation was systematically demonstrated regarding the electrospray voltage, the distance between the emitter and MS orifice, the distance between the separation capillary and emitter tip, and different individual emitters of the same type. For the first time, we evaluated the influence of high electroosmotic flow (EOF) separation conditions on a nanoflow SL interface. A high flow from the separation capillary can be outbalanced by increasing the electrospray voltage, leading to an overall increased electrospray flow, which enables stable operation under high-EOF conditions. Overall, the nanoCEasy interface allows easy, sensitive, and robust coupling of CE-MS. We aspire the use of this sensitive, easy-to-use interface in large-scale studies and by nonexperts.
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- Johannes Schlecht
- Department of Chemistry, Aalen University, Beethovenstrasse 1, 73430 Aalen, Germany.,Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Aalen University, Beethovenstrasse 1, 73430 Aalen, Germany.,Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Aalen University, Beethovenstrasse 1, 73430 Aalen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Aalen University, Beethovenstrasse 1, 73430 Aalen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Aalen University, Beethovenstrasse 1, 73430 Aalen, Germany
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该文为2020年毛细管电泳(capillary electrophoresis, CE)技术年度回顾。归纳总结了以“capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry”或“capillary isoelectric focusing”或“micellar electrokinetic chromatography”或“capillary electrophoresis”为关键词在ISI Web of Science数据库中进行主题检索得到的2020年CE技术相关研究论文222篇,以及中文期刊《分析化学》和《色谱》中CE技术相关的研究论文37篇。对2020年影响因子(IF)≥5.0的Analytical Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Analytica Chimica Acta和Talanta等13本期刊的38篇文章报道的科研工作作了逐一介绍;对IF<5.0的期刊中CE技术报道较为集中的Journal of Chromatography A和Electrophoresis两本分析化学类期刊发表40篇文章中的代表性内容作了综合介绍;对重要的中文期刊《分析化学》出版的“核酸适配体专刊”和《色谱》出版的2期CE技术专刊所收录的37篇文章中的工作作了总体介绍。总体来说,2020年CE技术发展趋势仍以毛细管电泳-质谱(CE-MS)的新方法和新应用最为突出,主要集中在CE-MS与电化学检测、固相萃取以及多种毛细管电泳模式的联用方面,CE-MS接口相关的报道较前几年有所减少;常规CE技术则以胶束电动毛细管色谱(MEKC)在复杂样本分析、浓缩富集应用为主,尤其在食品和药品等复杂基质样本分析方面的报道较为集中;此外,我国CE相关领域专家学者的科研成果涵盖了CE在生命科学、临床医学、医药研发、环境科学、天然产物、食品分析等领域的应用,代表了国内CE科研应用水平和现状。
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Kartsova L, Makeeva D, Kravchenko A, Moskvichev D, Polikarpova D. Capillary electrophoresis as a powerful tool for the analyses of bacterial samples. Trends Analyt Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.116110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Höcker O, Knierman M, Meixner J, Neusüß C. Two capillary approach for a multifunctional nanoflow sheath liquid interface for capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry. Electrophoresis 2020; 42:369-373. [PMID: 32776368 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202000169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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CE hyphenated to ESI-MS (CE-ESI-MS) is a well-established technique to analyze charged analytes in complex samples. Although various interfaces for CE-MS coupling are commercially available, the development of alternatives which combine sensitivity, simplicity, and robustness remains a topic of research. In this work, a nanoflow sheath liquid CE-MS interface with two movable capillaries inside a glass emitter is described. The setup enables a separation mode and a conditioning mode to guide the separation capillary effluent either into the electrospray or to the waste, respectively. This enables to exclude parts of the analysis from MS detection and unwanted matrix components reaching the mass spectrometer, comparable to divert valves in LC-MS coupling. Also, this function improves the overall robustness of the system by reduction of particles blocking the emitter. Preconditioning with electrospray interfering substances and even the application of coating materials for every analysis is enabled, even while the separation capillary is built into the interface with running electrospray. The functionality is demonstrated by analyses of heavy matrix bioreactor samples. Overall, this innovation offers a more convenient installation of the interface, improved handling with an extended lifetime of the emitter tips and additional functions compared to previous approaches, while keeping the higher sensitivity of nanoflow CE-MS-coupling.
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- Oliver Höcker
- Department of Chemistry, Aalen University, Aalen, Germany
- Instrumental Analytical Chemistry and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), Universitätsstraße, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Laboratory for Experimental Medicine, Lilly Corporate Center, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Agilent Technologies R&D and Marketing GmbH & Co. KG, Hewlett-Packard-Straße 8, Waldbronn, Germany
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