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Arrell MS, Kálmán F. Estimation of protein concentration at high sensitivity using SDS-capillary gel electrophoresis-laser induced fluorescence detection with 3-(2-furoyl)quinoline-2-carboxaldehyde protein labeling. Electrophoresis 2016; 37:2913-2921. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201600246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Revised: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Miriam S. Arrell
- Institute of Life Technologies; University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO Valais/Wallis); Sion Switzerland
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- Institute of Life Technologies; University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO Valais/Wallis); Sion Switzerland
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Zhang J, Burman S, Gunturi S, Foley JP. Method development and validation of capillary sodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresis for the characterization of a monoclonal antibody. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2010; 53:1236-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2010.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2010] [Revised: 07/19/2010] [Accepted: 07/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Li G, Sun Z, Song C, Xia L, Zheng J, Suo Y, You J. A sensitive fluorescence reagent, 2-[2-(7H-dibenzo[a,g]carbazol-7-yl)-ethoxy]ethyl chloroformate, for amino acids determination in Saussurea involucrate and Artemisia capillaris Thunb using high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection and identification with mass spectroscopy/electrospray ionization source. Biomed Chromatogr 2010; 25:689-96. [PMID: 20878662 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.1504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2010] [Revised: 07/05/2010] [Accepted: 07/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Recent researches shows that amino acids (AA) are not only cell signaling molecules but are also regulators of gene expression and the protein phosphorylation cascade. More precise analysis of AA composition is reckoned to be one of the most important applications in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields. In this paper, we develop a sample, sensitive and mild method using 2-[2-(7H-dibenzo[a,g]carbazol-7-yl)-ethoxy]ethyl chloroformate (DBCEC) as A labeling reagent for AA determination by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection (FLD) and identification with mass spectroscopy. The maximum excitation and emission wavelengths for DBCEC-AA derivatives were 300 and 395 nm, respectively. This method, in conjunction with a gradient elution, offered a baseline resolution of 20 AA on a reversed-phase Hypersil BDS C(18) column. LC separation for the derivatized AA showed good reproducibility, and all AA were found to give excellent linear responses with correlation coefficients > 0.9993. The calculated detection limits with a 25.0 fmol injection of each AA (at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3:1) ranged from 2.62 to 22.6 fmol. This method was applied to determine the AA composition in Saussurea involucrate and Artemisia capillaris Thunb. Meanwhile, this method exhibits a powerful potential for trace analysis of AA from biomedicine, foodstuff and other complex samples.
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- Guoliang Li
- Northwest Plateau Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, People's Republic of China
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Luo XQ, Yang HX, Liang CG, Jin SH. Determination of Defibrase in Pharmaceutical Formulation by LC with 6-Aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl Carbamate Derivatization and Fluorescence Detection. Chromatographia 2009. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-009-1297-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Qiao X, Wang L, Ma J, Deng Q, Liang Z, Zhang L, Peng X, Zhang Y. High sensitivity analysis of water-soluble, cyanine dye labeled proteins by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. Anal Chim Acta 2009; 640:114-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2009.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2008] [Revised: 02/14/2009] [Accepted: 03/09/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Li J, Li M, Li X, Tang J, Kang J, Zhang H, Zhang Y. Study on the resonance light-scattering spectrum of lysozyme–DNA/CdTe nanoparticles system. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2008; 67:79-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2008.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2007] [Revised: 07/09/2008] [Accepted: 07/30/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wojcik R, Swearingen KE, Dickerson JA, Turner EH, Ramsay LM, Dovichi NJ. Reaction of fluorogenic reagents with proteins I. Mass spectrometric characterization of the reaction with 3-(2-furoyl)quinoline-2-carboxaldehyde, Chromeo P465, and Chromeo P503. J Chromatogr A 2008; 1194:243-8. [PMID: 18479688 PMCID: PMC2518533 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2008.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2008] [Revised: 04/10/2008] [Accepted: 04/17/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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3-(2-Furoyl)quinoline-2-carboxaldehyde (FQ), Chromeo P465, and Chromeo P503 are weakly fluorescent reagents that react with primary amines to produce fluorescent products. We studied the reaction of these reagents with alpha-lactalbumin by mass spectrometry. The reaction generated a set of products by the addition of one or more labels to the protein. At room temperature, the reaction was an order of magnitude faster with the Chromeo reagents than with FQ; however, the steady-state labeling efficiency was a factor of two higher for FQ compared with the Chromeo reagents. The relative abundance of the products with FQ usually followed a binomial distribution, which suggests that the labeling sites were uniformly accessible to this reagent. In contrast, the distribution of reaction products with the Chromeo reagents did not follow a binomial distribution for reactions performed in the absence of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS); it appears that the protein labeled with the Chromeo reagents refolded into a relatively stable secondary structure that hid some reactive sites. The reaction with the Chromeo reagent did follow the binomial distribution if the protein underwent treatment with 1% SDS at 95 degrees C for 5 min, which apparently disrupts the protein's secondary structure and allowed uniform access to all labeling sites. Chromeo 503 labeled seven of the 13 primary amines in denatured alpha-lactalbumin.
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- Roza Wojcik
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA
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Cohen D, Dickerson JA, Whitmore CD, Turner EH, Palcic MM, Hindsgaul O, Dovichi NJ. Chemical cytometry: fluorescence-based single-cell analysis. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2008; 1:165-190. [PMID: 20636078 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.anchem.1.031207.113104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Cytometry deals with the analysis of the composition of single cells. Flow and image cytometry employ antibody-based stains to characterize a handful of components in single cells. Chemical cytometry, in contrast, employs a suite of powerful analytical tools to characterize a large number of components. Tools have been developed to characterize nucleic acids, proteins, and metabolites in single cells. Whereas nucleic acid analysis employs powerful polymerase chain reaction-based amplification techniques, protein and metabolite analysis tends to employ capillary electrophoresis separation and ultrasensitive laser-induced fluorescence detection. It is now possible to detect yoctomole amounts of many analytes in single cells.
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- Daniella Cohen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195, USA
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Cañas B, Piñeiro C, Calvo E, López-Ferrer D, Gallardo JM. Trends in sample preparation for classical and second generation proteomics. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1153:235-58. [PMID: 17276441 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.01.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2006] [Revised: 12/18/2006] [Accepted: 01/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sample preparation is a fundamental step in the proteomics workflow. However, it is not easy to find compiled information updating this subject. In this paper, the strategies and protocols for protein extraction and identification, following either classical or second generation proteomics methodologies, are reviewed. Procedures for: tissue disruption, cell lysis, sample pre-fractionation, protein separation by 2-DE, protein digestion, mass spectrometry analysis, multidimensional peptide separations and quantification of protein expression level are described.
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- Benito Cañas
- Dept. Química Analítica, Facultad de CC, Químicas, UCM, Av.Complutense s/n, Madrid 28040, Spain.
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You J, Liu L, Zhao W, Zhao X, Suo Y, Wang H, Li Y. Study of a new derivatizing reagent that improves the analysis of amino acids by HPLC with fluorescence detection: application to hydrolyzed rape bee pollen. Anal Bioanal Chem 2007; 387:2705-18. [PMID: 17333153 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-007-1155-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2006] [Revised: 01/15/2007] [Accepted: 01/26/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A simple and sensitive method for evaluating the chemical compositions of protein amino acids, including cystine (Cys)(2) and tryptophane (Try) has been developed, based on the use of a sensitive labeling reagent 2-(11H-benzo[alpha]-carbazol-11-yl) ethyl chloroformate (BCEC-Cl) along with fluorescence detection. The chromophore of the 1,2-benzo-3,4-dihydrocarbazole-ethyl chloroformate (BCEOC-Cl) molecule was replaced with the 2-(11H-benzo[alpha]-carbazol-11-yl) ethyl functional group, yielding the sensitive fluorescence molecule BCEC-Cl. The new reagent BCEC-Cl could then be substituted for labeling reagents commonly used in amino acid derivatization. The BCEC-amino acid derivatives exhibited very high detection sensitivities, particularly in the cases of (Cys)(2) and Try, which cannot be determined using traditional labeling reagents such as 9-fluorenyl methylchloroformate (FMOC-Cl) and ortho-phthaldialdehyde (OPA). The fluorescence detection intensities for the BCEC derivatives were compared to those obtained when using FMOC-Cl and BCEOC-Cl as labeling reagents. The ratios I (BCEC)/I (BCEOC) = 1.17-3.57, I (BCEC)/I (FMOC) = 1.13-8.21, and UV(BCEC)/UV(BCEOC) = 1.67-4.90 (where I is the fluorescence intensity and UV is the ultraviolet absorbance). Derivative separation was optimized on a Hypersil BDS C(18) column. The detection limits calculated from 1.0 pmol injections, at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3, ranged from 7.2 fmol for Try to 8.4 fmol for (Cys)(2). Excellent linear responses were observed, with coefficients of >0.9994. When coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography, the method established here allowed the development of a highly sensitive and specific method for the quantitative analysis of trace levels of amino acids including (Cys)(2) and Try from bee-collected pollen (bee pollen) samples.
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- Jinmao You
- Northwest Plateau Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810001, China.
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CE- and microchip-based separations coupled with LIF are powerful tools for the separation, detection and determination of biomolecules. CE with certain configurations has the potential to detect a small number of molecules or even a single molecule, thanks to the high spatial coherence of the laser source which permits the excitation of very small sample volumes with high efficiency. This review article discusses the use of LIF detection for the analysis of peptides and proteins in CE. The most common laser sources, basic instrumentation, derivatization modes and set-ups are briefly presented and special attention is paid to the different fluorogenic agents used for pre-, on- and postcapillary derivatization of the functional groups of these compounds. A table summarizing major applications of these derivatization reactions to the analysis of peptides and proteins in CE-LIF and a bibliography with 184 references are provided which covers papers published to the end of 2005.
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Gao D, Tian Y, Ding L, Liang F, Bi S, Chen Y, Yu A, Zhang H. Determination of human complement factor C4 using resonance light-scattering technique with sodium dodecylbenzene sulphonate probe. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2006; 64:430-4. [PMID: 16384741 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2005.07.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2005] [Accepted: 07/20/2005] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Based on the interaction between human complement factor C4 (human C4) and sodium dodecylbenzene sulphonate (SDBS) and the resonance light-scattering (RLS) technique, a highly sensitive assay for human C4 using resonance light-scattering technique was developed. At pH 2.8 Na2HPO4-citric acid buffer solution, the RLS intensities of SDBS system at 283, 503 and 600 nm were obviously enhanced in the presence of human C4. The effects of surfactant, pH, incubation time, concentration of SDBS and foreign substances on the enhanced RLS intensity of system were investigated. Under the optimum conditions, the enhanced RLS intensity is directly proportional to the concentration of human C4 in the range of (0.5-120)x10(-6)gl-1 and the linear regression equation was obtained with high correlation coefficient. This RLS technique was applied to the determination of human C4 in some synthetic samples with good recovery. Moreover, it was found that the electrostatic interaction is the main binding force between SDBS and human C4.
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- Dejiang Gao
- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Linyuan Road 1788, Changchun 130012, China
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Ullmer R, Plematl A, Rizzi A. Derivatization by 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate for enhancing the ionization yield of small peptides and glycopeptides in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2006; 20:1469-79. [PMID: 16586471 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The characterization of glycosylation in proteins by mass spectrometry (MS) is often impeded by strong suppression of ionization of glycopeptides in the presence of non-glycosylated peptides. Glycopeptides with a large carbohydrate part and a short peptide backbone are particularly affected by this problem. To meet the goal of generating mass spectra exhibiting glycopeptide coverages as complete as possible, derivatization of glycopeptides offers a practical way to increase their ionization yield. This paper investigated derivatization with 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate (AQC) which is a rapid labeling technique commonly used for fluorescence detection in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and capillary electrophoresis (CE). As test samples we used peptides and glycopeptides obtained by enzymatic digestion of three different glycoproteins, i.e., human antithrombin, chicken ovalbumin, and bovine alpha1-acid-glycoprotein. It was found that AQC derivatization resulted in strongly increased signal intensities when analyzing small peptides and glycopeptides by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI)-MS. For these compounds the limit of detection could be reduced to low fmol amounts. Without derivatization only glycopeptides containing large peptide backbones were detected by MALDI-MS. This effect was even significant when glycopeptides were pre-separated and enriched by means of lectin affinity chromatography before MALDI-MS analysis and when using electrospray ionization (ESI). This labeling method, applied in combination with MS detection for the first time, was found to be well suited for the enhancement of detection sensitivity for small glycopeptides in MALDI-MS analysis and thus for reducing the need for pre-separation steps.
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- Roman Ullmer
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Food Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Strasse 38, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Liu Y, Yang J, Liu S, Wu X, Su B, Wu T. Resonance light scattering technique for the determination of protein with rutin and cetylpyridine bromide system. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2005; 61:641-646. [PMID: 15649795 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2004.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2004] [Accepted: 05/17/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A new resonance light scattering (RLS) assay of protein is presented. In Tris-NaOH (pH = 10.93) buffer, the RLS of rutin-cetylpyridine bromide (CPB) system can be greatly enhanced by protein, including bovine serum albumin (BSA) and human serum albumin (HSA). The enhanced RLS intensities are in proportion to the concentration of proteins in the range of 5 x 10(-9) to 2.5 x 10(-6) g ml(-1) for BSA and 2.5 x 10(-8) to 3.5 x 10(-6) g ml(-1) for HSA. The detection limits (S/N = 3) are 3.0 ng ml(-1) for BSA and 10.0 ng ml(-1) for HSA. Samples are determined satisfactorily.
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- Yang Liu
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China
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Quantitation of Amino Acids as 6-Aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl Carbamate Derivatives. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0301-4770(05)80011-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Fluorescence detection in capillary electrophoresis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0166-526x(05)45006-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Sun C, Yang J, Li L, Wu X, Liu Y, Liu S. Advances in the study of luminescence probes for proteins. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2004; 803:173-90. [PMID: 15063324 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2003.12.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2003] [Accepted: 12/16/2003] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Spectral probes (or labels) have been widely used for the investigation and determination of proteins and have made considerable progress. Traditional luminescence probes include fluorescent derivatizing reagents, fluorescent probes and chemiluminescence probes which continue to develop. Of them, near infrared (NIR) fluorescent probes are especially suitable for the determination of biomolecules including proteins, so their development has been rapid. Novel luminescence probes (such as nanoparticle probes and molecular beacons) and resonance light scattering probes recently appeared in the literature. Preliminary results indicate that they possess great potential for ultrasensitive protein detection. This review summarizes recent developments of the above-mentioned probes for proteins and 195 references are cited.
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- Changxia Sun
- Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Department of Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China
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Liu S, Yang J, Wu X, Wang F, Wang F, Jia Z, Mao L. Study on the interaction between protein and Eu(III)-chlorotetracycline complex and the determination of protein using the ?uorimetric method. LUMINESCENCE 2004; 19:352-7. [PMID: 15558687 DOI: 10.1002/bio.792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Chlorotetracycline (CTC) can react with europium ions Eu3+, and the complex emits the intrinsic fluorescence of Eu3+. The intensity is greatly enhanced by proteins and this forms the basis of a new fluorimetric method for determination of protein. Further research indicates that under optimum conditions, the enhanced intensity of fluorescence is in proportion to the concentration of proteins, in the range 2.0 x 10(-7)-1.0 x 10(-5) g/mL for bovine serum albumin (BSA) (linear equation, I(f) = 34.35933 + 11.54467 x 10(6)C)(r = 0.99895) and 8.0 x 10(-7)-1.0 x 10(-5) g/mL for human serum albumin (HSA) (linear equation, I(f) = 76.58881 + 5.3569 x 10(6)C) (r = 0.99283). Detection limits (S/N = 3) were 8.9 x 10(-9) g/mL for BSA and 3.3 x 10(-8) g/mL for HSA. In an assay for BSA in calf serum, this method gave a value close to that determined by the UV spectrophotometric method.
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- Shufang Liu
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry (Shandong University), Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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Pinto D, Arriaga EA, Schoenherr RM, Chou SSH, Dovichi NJ. Kinetics and apparent activation energy of the reaction of the fluorogenic reagent 5-furoylquinoline-3-carboxaldehyde with ovalbumin. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2003; 793:107-14. [PMID: 12880858 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(03)00368-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Incomplete labeling of proteins by a derivatizing reagent usually results in the formation of a large number of products, which can produce unacceptable band broadening during electrophoretic analysis. In this paper, we report on the reaction of the fluorogenic reagent 5-furoylquinoline-3-carboxaldehyde (FQ) with the lysine residues of ovalbumin. Mass spectrometry was first used to determine the distribution in the number of labels attached to the protein. At room temperature, 3.6+/-1.9 labels were attached after 30 min. The reaction rate and number of labels increased at elevated temperatures. At 65 degrees C, 6+/-2.5 labels were attached after 5 min. The apparent activation energy for this reaction is estimated as 48+/-17 kJ/mol. Based on the mass spectrometry study, the labeling reaction was assumed to consist of two steps. In the first, the protein unfolds to make lysine residues accessible. In the second, the reagents react with the epsilon -amine of the lysine residues. To test this hypothesis, submicellar capillary electrophoresis and laser-induced fluorescence were used to characterize the reaction mixture. The apparent activation energy was measured for the labeling reaction; the apparent activation energy was 57+/-12 kJ/mol for reaction performed in the separation buffer. Denaturing agents were added to the reaction mixture. The addition of 2 M thiourea with 6 M urea to the reaction resulted in a modest decrease in the apparent activation energy to 42+/-2 kJ/mol. The addition of 2.5 M or higher concentration of ethanol decreased the apparent activation energy to 32+/-2 kJ/mol. We conclude that the apparent activation energy for protein labeling is dominated by denaturation of the protein, and that the addition of suitable denaturing reagents can eliminate this contribution to the reaction chemistry.
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- Devanand Pinto
- National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Marine Biosciences, 1411 Oxford St, Nova Scotia B3H 3Z1, Halifax, Canada
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Harvey MD, Banks PR. Site-specific fluorescent derivatization and liquid chromatographic-mass spectrometric characterization of long R(3) IGF-I for bioanalytical applications. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2003; 793:115-25. [PMID: 12880859 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(03)00369-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Recombinant Long R(3) IGF-I was derivatized with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) at a single location by careful selection of reaction conditions (i.e. pH, and FITC/protein amino group ratio). High-performance liquid chromatography (LC) and electrospray mass spectrometry (MS) were used to confirm the extent of fluorescein conjugation. The protein conjugate was isolated and subjected to cyanogen bromide (CNBr) cleavage, followed by LC-MS to determine the site of modification. The isolated species of Long R(3) IGF-I-FITC was labeled at the N-terminal Met residue. Recognition of this fluorescent analog by monoclonal anti-IGF-I was preserved, indicating its potential for immunodiagnostic applications.
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- Michael D Harvey
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Boulevard W, Montreal, QC, H3G 1M8, Canada
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Fukushima T, Usui N, Santa T, Imai K. Recent progress in derivatization methods for LC and CE analysis. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2003; 30:1655-87. [PMID: 12485710 DOI: 10.1016/s0731-7085(02)00511-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The derivatization procedure with a suitable fluorescence or chemiluminescence reagent is performed for the purpose of increasing the detection sensitivity and selectivity, in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and/or capillary electrophoresis (CE). In this article, recent derivatization methods and their applications to biosamples are described. In HPLC, femto mol order of mass detection limits are obtained by derivatization. Regarding the fluorescence reagents, the use of water-soluble reagents has been effective to avoid an undesired adsorption in the process of determination of peptides. In CE, the advantages of having extremely low mass detection limits (ranging from atto to yocto mol level) and requiring only a very short analysis time (less than a few minutes) are made possible by using laser-induced fluorescence or near infra-red detections.
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- Takeshi Fukushima
- Laboratory of Bio-Analytical Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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