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Vitale GA, Geibel C, Minda V, Wang M, Aron AT, Petras D. Connecting metabolome and phenotype: recent advances in functional metabolomics tools for the identification of bioactive natural products. Nat Prod Rep 2024; 41:885-904. [PMID: 38351834 PMCID: PMC11186733 DOI: 10.1039/d3np00050h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
Abstract
Covering: 1995 to 2023Advances in bioanalytical methods, particularly mass spectrometry, have provided valuable molecular insights into the mechanisms of life. Non-targeted metabolomics aims to detect and (relatively) quantify all observable small molecules present in a biological system. By comparing small molecule abundances between different conditions or timepoints in a biological system, researchers can generate new hypotheses and begin to understand causes of observed phenotypes. Functional metabolomics aims to investigate the functional roles of metabolites at the scale of the metabolome. However, most functional metabolomics studies rely on indirect measurements and correlation analyses, which leads to ambiguity in the precise definition of functional metabolomics. In contrast, the field of natural products has a history of identifying the structures and bioactivities of primary and specialized metabolites. Here, we propose to expand and reframe functional metabolomics by integrating concepts from the fields of natural products and chemical biology. We highlight emerging functional metabolomics approaches that shift the focus from correlation to physical interactions, and we discuss how this allows researchers to uncover causal relationships between molecules and phenotypes.
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- Giovanni Andrea Vitale
- CMFI Cluster of Excellence, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Medicine, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- CMFI Cluster of Excellence, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Medicine, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Division of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, USA.
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- Department of Computer Science, University of California Riverside, Riverside, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, USA.
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- CMFI Cluster of Excellence, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Medicine, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California Riverside, Riverside, USA.
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Liu J, Xiang T, Song XC, Zhang S, Wu Q, Gao J, Lv M, Shi C, Yang X, Liu Y, Fu J, Shi W, Fang M, Qu G, Yu H, Jiang G. High-Efficiency Effect-Directed Analysis Leveraging Five High Level Advancements: A Critical Review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:9925-9944. [PMID: 38820315 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c10996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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Organic contaminants are ubiquitous in the environment, with mounting evidence unequivocally connecting them to aquatic toxicity, illness, and increased mortality, underscoring their substantial impacts on ecological security and environmental health. The intricate composition of sample mixtures and uncertain physicochemical features of potential toxic substances pose challenges to identify key toxicants in environmental samples. Effect-directed analysis (EDA), establishing a connection between key toxicants found in environmental samples and associated hazards, enables the identification of toxicants that can streamline research efforts and inform management action. Nevertheless, the advancement of EDA is constrained by the following factors: inadequate extraction and fractionation of environmental samples, limited bioassay endpoints and unknown linkage to higher order impacts, limited coverage of chemical analysis (i.e., high-resolution mass spectrometry, HRMS), and lacking effective linkage between bioassays and chemical analysis. This review proposes five key advancements to enhance the efficiency of EDA in addressing these challenges: (1) multiple adsorbents for comprehensive coverage of chemical extraction, (2) high-resolution microfractionation and multidimensional fractionation for refined fractionation, (3) robust in vivo/vitro bioassays and omics, (4) high-performance configurations for HRMS analysis, and (5) chemical-, data-, and knowledge-driven approaches for streamlined toxicant identification and validation. We envision that future EDA will integrate big data and artificial intelligence based on the development of quantitative omics, cutting-edge multidimensional microfractionation, and ultraperformance MS to identify environmental hazard factors, serving for broader environmental governance.
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- Jifu Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Institute of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430056, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
- College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Fan Y, Wang J, Jian J, Wen Y, Li J, Tian H, Crommen J, Bi W, Zhang T, Jiang Z. High-throughput discovery of highly selective reversible hMAO-B inhibitors based on at-line nanofractionation. Acta Pharm Sin B 2024; 14:1772-1786. [PMID: 38572096 PMCID: PMC10985270 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2024.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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Human monoamine oxidase B (hMAO-B) has emerged as a pivotal therapeutic target for Parkinson's disease. Due to adverse effects and shortage of commercial drugs, there is a need for novel, highly selective, and reversible hMAO-B inhibitors with good blood-brain barrier permeability. In this study, a high-throughput at-line nanofractionation screening platform was established with extracts from Chuanxiong Rhizoma, which resulted in the discovery of 75 active compounds, including phenolic acids, volatile oils, and phthalides, two of which were highly selective novel natural phthalide hMAO-B inhibitors that were potent, selective, reversible and had good blood‒brain permeability. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations elucidated the inhibition mechanism. Sedanolide (IC50 = 103 nmol/L; SI = 645) and neocnidilide (IC50 = 131 nmol/L; SI = 207) demonstrated their excellent potential as hMAO-B inhibitors. They offset the limitations of deactivating enzymes associated with irreversible hMAO-B inhibitors such as rasagiline. In SH-SY5Y cell assays, sedanolide (EC50 = 0.962 μmol/L) and neocnidilide (EC50 = 1.161 μmol/L) exhibited significant neuroprotective effects, comparable to the positive drugs rasagiline (EC50 = 0.896 μmol/L) and safinamide (EC50 = 1.079 μmol/L). These findings underscore the potential of sedanolide as a novel natural hMAO-B inhibitor that warrants further development as a promising drug candidate.
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- Yu Fan
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China/College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China/College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China/College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China/College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China/College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China/College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Laboratory of Analytical Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CIRM, University of Liege, Liege B-4000, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University/Clinical Neuroscience Institute, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China/College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis/Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of TCM and New Drugs Research/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China/College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Palermo G, Schouten WM, Alonso LL, Ulens C, Kool J, Slagboom J. Acetylcholine-Binding Protein Affinity Profiling of Neurotoxins in Snake Venoms with Parallel Toxin Identification. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16769. [PMID: 38069093 PMCID: PMC10706727 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242316769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Snakebite is considered a concerning issue and a neglected tropical disease. Three-finger toxins (3FTxs) in snake venoms primarily cause neurotoxic effects since they have high affinity for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). Their small molecular size makes 3FTxs weakly immunogenic and therefore not appropriately targeted by current antivenoms. This study aims at presenting and applying an analytical method for investigating the therapeutic potential of the acetylcholine-binding protein (AChBP), an efficient nAChR mimic that can capture 3FTxs, for alternative treatment of elapid snakebites. In this analytical methodology, snake venom toxins were separated and characterised using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) and high-throughput venomics. By subsequent nanofractionation analytics, binding profiling of toxins to the AChBP was achieved with a post-column plate reader-based fluorescence-enhancement ligand displacement bioassay. The integrated method was established and applied to profiling venoms of six elapid snakes (Naja mossambica, Ophiophagus hannah, Dendroaspis polylepis, Naja kaouthia, Naja haje and Bungarus multicinctus). The methodology demonstrated that the AChBP is able to effectively bind long-chain 3FTxs with relatively high affinity, but has low or no binding affinity towards short-chain 3FTxs, and as such provides an efficient analytical platform to investigate binding affinity of 3FTxs to the AChBP and mutants thereof and to rapidly identify bound toxins.
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- Giulia Palermo
- Centre for Analytical Sciences Amsterdam (CASA), 1012 WX Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (G.P.); (W.M.S.); (L.L.A.)
- Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences, Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Analytical Sciences Amsterdam (CASA), 1012 WX Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (G.P.); (W.M.S.); (L.L.A.)
- Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences, Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Analytical Sciences Amsterdam (CASA), 1012 WX Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (G.P.); (W.M.S.); (L.L.A.)
- Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences, Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Structural Neurobiology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium;
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- Centre for Analytical Sciences Amsterdam (CASA), 1012 WX Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (G.P.); (W.M.S.); (L.L.A.)
- Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences, Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Analytical Sciences Amsterdam (CASA), 1012 WX Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (G.P.); (W.M.S.); (L.L.A.)
- Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences, Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Morlock GE. High-performance thin-layer chromatography combined with effect-directed assays and high-resolution mass spectrometry as an emerging hyphenated technology: A tutorial review. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1180:338644. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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van Mourik LM, Janssen E, Breeuwer R, Jonker W, Koekkoek J, Arrahman A, Kool J, Leonards PEG. Combining High-Resolution Gas Chromatographic Continuous Fraction Collection with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Possibilities of Analyzing a Whole GC Chromatogram. Anal Chem 2021; 93:6158-6168. [PMID: 33832223 PMCID: PMC8153385 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study presents, for the first time, the successful
application
of analyzing a whole gas chromatography (GC) chromatogram by nuclear
magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy using a continuous repeatable
and stable (n = 280) high-resolution (HR) GC fractionation
platform with a 96-well plate. Typically with GC– or liquid
chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis, (isomer) standards
and/or additional NMR analysis are needed to confirm the identification
and/or structure of the analyte of interest. In the case of complex
substances (e.g., UVCBs), isomer standards are often unavailable and
NMR spectra too complex to achieve this. This proof of concept study
shows that a HR GC fractionation collection platform was successfully
applied to separate, purify, and enrich isomers in complex substances
from a whole GC chromatogram, which would facilitate NMR analysis.
As a model substance, a chlorinated paraffin (CP) mixture (>8,000
isomers) was chosen. NMR spectra were obtained from all 96 collected
fractions, which provides important information for unravelling their
full structure. As a proof of concept, a spectral interpretation of
a few NMR spectra was made to assign sub-structures. More research
is ongoing for the full characterization of CP isomers using multivariate
statistical analysis. For the first time, up to only a few CP isomers
per fraction were isolated from a highly complex mixture. These may
be further purified and certified as standards, which are urgently
needed, and can also be used for persistency, bioaccumulation, or
toxicity studies.
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- Louise M van Mourik
- Department of Environment and Health (E&H), Faculty of Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Environment and Health (E&H), Faculty of Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Environment and Health (E&H), Faculty of Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Zietek BM, Still KBM, Jaschusch K, Bruyneel B, Ariese F, Brouwer TJF, Luger M, Limburg RJ, Rosier JC, V Iperen DJ, Casewell NR, Somsen GW, Kool J. Bioactivity Profiling of Small-Volume Samples by Nano Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Microarray Bioassaying Using High-Resolution Fractionation. Anal Chem 2019; 91:10458-10466. [PMID: 31373797 PMCID: PMC6706796 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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High-throughput
screening platforms for the identification of bioactive
compounds in mixtures have become important tools in the drug discovery
process. Miniaturization of such screening systems may overcome problems
associated with small sample volumes and enhance throughput and sensitivity.
Here we present a new screening platform, coined picofractionation
analytics, which encompasses microarray bioassays and mass spectrometry
(MS) of components from minute amounts of samples after their nano
liquid chromatographic (nanoLC) separation. Herein, nanoLC was coupled
to a low-volume liquid dispenser equipped with pressure-fed solenoid
valves, enabling 50-nL volumes of column effluent (300 nL/min) to
be discretely deposited on a glass slide. The resulting fractions
were dried and subsequently bioassayed by sequential printing of nL-volumes
of reagents on top of the spots. Unwanted evaporation of bioassay
liquids was circumvented by employing mineral oil droplets. A fluorescence
microscope was used for assay readout in kinetic mode. Bioassay data
were correlated to MS data obtained using the same nanoLC conditions
in order to assign bioactives. The platform provides the possibility
of freely choosing a wide diversity of bioassay formats, including
those requiring long incubation times. The new method was compared
to a standard bioassay approach, and its applicability was demonstrated
by screening plasmin inhibitors and fibrinolytic bioactives from mixtures
of standards and snake venoms, revealing active peptides and coagulopathic
proteases.
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- Barbara M Zietek
- Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , Amsterdam 1081 HZ , The Netherlands
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- Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , Amsterdam 1081 HZ , The Netherlands
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- Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , Amsterdam 1081 HZ , The Netherlands
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- Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , Amsterdam 1081 HZ , The Netherlands
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- LaserLaB , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , Amsterdam 1081 HZ , The Netherlands
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- Electronic Engineering , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , Amsterdam 1081 HZ , The Netherlands
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- Electronic Engineering , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , Amsterdam 1081 HZ , The Netherlands
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- Electronic Engineering , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , Amsterdam 1081 HZ , The Netherlands
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- Fine Mechanics and Engineering Beta-VU , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , Amsterdam 1081 HZ , The Netherlands
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- Fine Mechanics and Engineering Beta-VU , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , Amsterdam 1081 HZ , The Netherlands
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- Centre for Snakebite Research & Interventions , Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine , Pembroke Place , Liverpool L3 5QA , U.K.,Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics , Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine , Pembroke Place , Liverpool L3 5QA , U.K
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- Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , Amsterdam 1081 HZ , The Netherlands
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- Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , Amsterdam 1081 HZ , The Netherlands
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Jonker W, de Vries K, Althuisius N, van Iperen D, Janssen E, Ten Broek R, Houtman C, Zwart N, Hamers T, Lamoree MH, Ooms B, Hidding J, Somsen GW, Kool J. Compound Identification Using Liquid Chromatography and High-Resolution Noncontact Fraction Collection with a Solenoid Valve. SLAS Technol 2019; 24:543-555. [PMID: 31096846 PMCID: PMC6873221 DOI: 10.1177/2472630319848768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
Abstract
We describe the development of a high-resolution, noncontact fraction collector
for liquid chromatography (LC) separations, allowing high-resolution
fractionation in high-density well plates. The device is based on a
low-dead-volume solenoid valve operated at 1–30 Hz for accurate collection of
fractions of equal volume. The solenoid valve was implemented in a modified
autosampler resulting in the so-called FractioMate fractionator. The influence
of the solenoid supply voltage on solvent release was determined and the effect
of the frequency, flow rate, and mobile phase composition was studied. For this
purpose, droplet release was visually assessed for a wide range of frequencies
and flow rates, followed by quantitative evaluation of a selection of promising
settings for highly accurate, repeatable, and stable fraction collection. The
potential of the new fraction collector for LC-based bioactivity screening was
demonstrated by fractionating the LC eluent of a mixture of estrogenic and
androgenic compounds, and a surface water sample (blank and spiked with
bioactives) combining mass spectrometric detection and two reporter gene assays
for bioactivity detection of the fractions. Additionally, a mixture of two
compounds was repeatedly LC separated and fractionated to assess the feasibility
of the system for analyte isolation followed by nuclear magnetic resonance
analysis.
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- Willem Jonker
- Division of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Electronical Workshop, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Mechanical Workshop, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department Environment and Health, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department Environment and Health, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department Environment and Health, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Jamshidi-Aidji M, Morlock GE. Fast Equivalency Estimation of Unknown Enzyme Inhibitors in Situ the Effect-Directed Fingerprint, Shown for Bacillus Lipopeptide Extracts. Anal Chem 2018; 90:14260-14268. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b03407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Maryam Jamshidi-Aidji
- Chair of Food Science, Institute of Nutritional Science, and Interdisciplinary Research Center, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Chair of Food Science, Institute of Nutritional Science, and Interdisciplinary Research Center, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Zietek BM, Mayar M, Slagboom J, Bruyneel B, Vonk FJ, Somsen GW, Casewell NR, Kool J. Liquid chromatographic nanofractionation with parallel mass spectrometric detection for the screening of plasmin inhibitors and (metallo)proteinases in snake venoms. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:5751-5763. [PMID: 30090989 PMCID: PMC6096707 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1253-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Revised: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
To better understand envenoming and to facilitate the development of new therapies for snakebite victims, rapid, sensitive, and robust methods for assessing the toxicity of individual venom proteins are required. Metalloproteinases comprise a major protein family responsible for many aspects of venom-induced haemotoxicity including coagulopathy, one of the most devastating effects of snake envenomation, and is characterized by fibrinogen depletion. Snake venoms are also known to contain anti-fibrinolytic agents with therapeutic potential, which makes them a good source of new plasmin inhibitors. The protease plasmin degrades fibrin clots, and changes in its activity can lead to life-threatening levels of fibrinolysis. Here, we present a methodology for the screening of plasmin inhibitors in snake venoms and the simultaneous assessment of general venom protease activity. Venom is first chromatographically separated followed by column effluent collection onto a 384-well plate using nanofractionation. Via a post-column split, mass spectrometry (MS) analysis of the effluent is performed in parallel. The nanofractionated venoms are exposed to a plasmin bioassay, and the resulting bioassay activity chromatograms are correlated to the MS data. To study observed proteolytic activity of venoms in more detail, venom fractions were exposed to variants of the plasmin bioassay in which the assay mixture was enriched with zinc or calcium ions, or the chelating agents EDTA or 1,10-phenanthroline were added. The plasmin activity screening system was applied to snake venoms and successfully detected compounds exhibiting antiplasmin (anti-fibrinolytic) activities in the venom of Daboia russelii, and metal-dependent proteases in the venom of Crotalus basiliscus. Graphical abstract ᅟ.
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- Barbara M Zietek
- Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, 2333 CR, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Alistair Reid Venom Research Unit, Parasitology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
- Research Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
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- Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Zietek BM, Mladic M, Bruyneel B, Niessen WMA, Honing M, Somsen GW, Kool J. Nanofractionation Platform with Parallel Mass Spectrometry for Identification of CYP1A2 Inhibitors in Metabolic Mixtures. SLAS DISCOVERY 2017; 23:283-293. [PMID: 29262760 DOI: 10.1177/2472555217746323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
With early assessment of inhibitory properties of drug candidates and their circulating metabolites toward cytochrome P450 enzymes, drug attrition, especially later in the drug development process, can be decreased. Here we describe the development and validation of an at-line nanofractionation platform, which was applied for screening of CYP1A2 inhibitors in Phase I metabolic mixtures. With this platform, a metabolic mixture is separated by liquid chromatography (LC), followed by parallel nanofractionation on a microtiter well plate and mass spectrometry (MS) analysis. After solvent evaporation, all metabolites present in the nanofractionated mixture are assayed utilizing a fluorescence CYP1A2 inhibition bioassay performed on the plate. Next, a bioactivity chromatogram is constructed from the bioassay results. By peak shape and retention time correlation of the bioactivity peaks with the obtained MS data, CYP1A2-bioactive inhibiting metabolites can be identified. The method correctly evaluated the potency of five CYP1A2 inhibitors. Mixtures comprising potent inhibitors of CYP1A2 or in vitro-generated metabolites of ellipticine were evaluated for their inhibitory bioactivities. In both cases, good LC separation of all compounds was achieved and bioactivity data could be accurately correlated with the parallel recorded MS data. Generation and evaluation of Phase II metabolites of hydroxylated ellipticine was also pursued.
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- Barbara M Zietek
- 1 Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- 1 Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- 1 Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- 1 Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,3 hyphen MassSpec, Voorhout, Netherlands
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- 1 Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,2 DSM Materials Science Center, Geleen, Netherlands
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- 1 Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- 1 Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Ramjee MK, Patel S. Continuous-flow injection microfluidic thrombin assays: The effect of binding kinetics on observed enzyme inhibition. Anal Biochem 2017; 528:38-46. [PMID: 28456636 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2017.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Revised: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A microfluidic assay for monitoring the inhibition of thrombin peptidase activity was developed. The system, which utilised soluble reagents in continuous-flow injection mode, was configured so as to allow inhibitor titrations via gradient formation. This microfluidic continuous-flow injection titration assay (CFITA) enabled the potency of a set of small-molecule serine peptidase inhibitors (SPIs) to be evaluated. The results, compared to standard microtiter plate (MTP) data, indicated that a microfluidic CFITA provided an efficient and effective method for evaluating compound potency. Crucially, whereas for fast-acting compounds the rank order of potency between the CFITA and MTP methods was preserved, for slow-acting compounds the observed CFITA potencies were significantly lower. These results, in conjunction with data from computer simulations, clearly demonstrated that continuous-flow assays, and perhaps microfluidic assays in general, must take into account binding kinetics when used to assess reaction criteria.
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- Manoj K Ramjee
- Cyclofluidic Limited, BioPark, Broadwater Road, Welwyn Garden City AL7 3AX, United Kingdom.
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- Cyclofluidic Limited, BioPark, Broadwater Road, Welwyn Garden City AL7 3AX, United Kingdom
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Jamshidi-Aidji M, Morlock GE. From Bioprofiling and Characterization to Bioquantification of Natural Antibiotics by Direct Bioautography Linked to High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry: Exemplarily Shown for Salvia miltiorrhiza Root. Anal Chem 2016; 88:10979-10986. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b02648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Maryam Jamshidi-Aidji
- Interdisciplinary Research
Center (IFZ) and Institute of Nutritional Science, Department of Food
Science, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Research
Center (IFZ) and Institute of Nutritional Science, Department of Food
Science, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Otvos RA, Mladic M, Arias-Alpizar G, Niessen WMA, Somsen GW, Smit AB, Kool J. At-Line Cellular Screening Methodology for Bioactives in Mixtures Targeting the α7-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 21:459-67. [DOI: 10.1177/1087057115625307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
The α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7-nAChR) is a ligand-gated ion channel expressed in different regions of the central nervous system (CNS). The α7-nAChR has been associated with Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, and schizophrenia, and therefore is extensively studied as a drug target for the treatment of these diseases. Important sources for new compounds in drug discovery are natural extracts. Since natural extracts are complex mixtures, identification of the bioactives demands the use of analytical techniques to separate a bioactive from inactive compounds. This study describes screening methodology for identifying bioactive compounds in mixtures acting on the α7-nAChR. The methodology developed combines liquid chromatography (LC) coupled via a split with both an at-line calcium (Ca2+)-flux assay and high-resolution mass spectrometry (MS). This allows evaluation of α7-nAChR responses after LC separation, while parallel MS enables compound identification. The methodology was optimized for analysis of agonists and positive allosteric modulators, and was successfully applied to screening of the hallucinogen mushroom Psilocybe Mckennaii. The crude mushroom extract was analyzed using both reversed-phase and hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography. Matching retention times and peak shapes of bioactives found with data from the parallel MS measurements allowed rapid pinpointing of accurate masses corresponding to the bioactives.
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- Reka A. Otvos
- AIMMS Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- AIMMS Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- AIMMS Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- AIMMS Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- hyphen MassSpec, Warmond, the Netherlands
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- AIMMS Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- AIMMS Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Küster SK, Pabst M, Jefimovs K, Zenobi R, Dittrich PS. High-resolution droplet-based fractionation of nano-LC separations onto microarrays for MALDI-MS analysis. Anal Chem 2014; 86:4848-55. [PMID: 24725135 DOI: 10.1021/ac4041982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
We present a robust droplet-based device, which enables the fractionation of ultralow flow rate nanoflow liquid chromatography (nano-LC) eluate streams at high frequencies and high peak resolution. This is achieved by directly interfacing the separation column to a micro T-junction, where the eluate stream is compartmentalized into picoliter droplets. This immediate compartmentalization prevents peak dispersion during eluate transport and conserves the chromatographic performance. Subsequently, nanoliter eluate fractions are collected at a rate of one fraction per second on a high-density microarray to retain the separation with high temporal resolution. Chromatographic separations of up to 45 min runtime can thus be archived on a single microarray possessing 2700 sample spots. The performance of this device is demonstrated by fractionating the separation of a tryptic digest of a known protein mixture onto the microarray chip and subsequently analyzing the sample archive using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS). Resulting peak widths are found to be significantly reduced compared to standard continuous flow spotting technologies as well as in comparison to a conventional nano-LC-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry interface. Moreover, we demonstrate the advantage of our high-definition nanofractionation device by applying two different MALDI matrices to all collected fractions in an alternating fashion. Since the information that is obtained from a MALDI-MS measurement depends on the choice of MALDI matrix, we can extract complementary information from neighboring spots containing almost identical composition but different matrices.
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- Simon K Küster
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich , Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Pabst M, Fagerer SR, Köhling R, Küster SK, Steinhoff R, Badertscher M, Wahl F, Dittrich PS, Jefimovs K, Zenobi R. Self-Aliquoting Microarray Plates for Accurate Quantitative Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2013; 85:9771-6. [DOI: 10.1021/ac4021775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Martin Pabst
- Department
of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse
10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse
10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Sigma-Aldrich, Industriestrasse 25, 9471 Buchs, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse
10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse
10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse
10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Sigma-Aldrich, Industriestrasse 25, 9471 Buchs, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse
10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Science and Technology EMPA, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse
10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Pieke E, Heus F, Kamstra JH, Mladic M, Velzen MV, Kamminga D, Lamoree MH, Hamers T, Leonards P, Niessen WMA, Kool J. High-Resolution Fractionation after Gas Chromatography for Effect-Directed Analysis. Anal Chem 2013; 85:8204-11. [DOI: 10.1021/ac401384q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Eelco Pieke
- AIMMS Division of
BioAnalytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AIMMS Division of
BioAnalytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Environmental
Studies (IVM), Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AIMMS Division of
BioAnalytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Environmental
Studies (IVM), Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AIMMS Division of
BioAnalytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Environmental
Studies (IVM), Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Environmental
Studies (IVM), Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Environmental
Studies (IVM), Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AIMMS Division of
BioAnalytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- AIMMS Division of
BioAnalytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Potterat O, Hamburger M. Concepts and technologies for tracking bioactive compounds in natural product extracts: generation of libraries, and hyphenation of analytical processes with bioassays. Nat Prod Rep 2013; 30:546-64. [DOI: 10.1039/c3np20094a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Kool J, Rudebeck A, Fleurbaaij F, Nijmeijer S, Falck D, Smits R, Vischer H, Leurs R, Niessen W. High-resolution metabolic profiling towards G protein-coupled receptors: Rapid and comprehensive screening of histamine H4 receptor ligands. J Chromatogr A 2012; 1259:213-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2012.03.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2012] [Revised: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 03/13/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Nijmeijer S, Vischer HF, Rudebeck AF, Fleurbaaij F, Falck D, Leurs R, Niessen WMA, Kool J. Development of a profiling strategy for metabolic mixtures by combining chromatography and mass spectrometry with cell-based GPCR signaling. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 17:1329-38. [PMID: 22740245 DOI: 10.1177/1087057112451922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this study, we developed an in-line methodology that combines analytical with pharmacological techniques to characterize metabolites of human histamine H(4) receptor (hH(4)R) ligands. Liquid chromatographic separation of metabolic mixtures is coupled to high-resolution fractionation into 96- or 384-well plates and directly followed by a cell-based reporter gene assay to measure receptor signaling. The complete methodology was designed, optimized, validated, and ultimately miniaturized into a high-density well plate format. Finally, the methodology was demonstrated in a metabolic profiling setting for three hH(4)R lead compounds and the drug clozapine. This new methodology comprises integrated analytical separations, mass spectrometry, and a cell-based signal transduction-driven reporter gene assay that enables the implementation of comprehensive metabolic profiling earlier in the drug discovery process.
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- Saskia Nijmeijer
- Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Kool J, Heus F, de Kloe G, Lingeman H, Smit AB, Leurs R, Edink E, De Esch IJP, Irth H, Niessen WMA. High-Resolution Bioactivity Profiling of Mixtures toward the Acetylcholine Binding Protein Using a Nanofractionation Spotter Technology. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 16:917-24. [DOI: 10.1177/1087057111413921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study describes the evaluation, validation, and use of contactless postcolumn fractionation of bioactive mixtures with acetylcholine binding protein (AChBP) affinity analysis with help of a spotter technology. The high-resolution fractionation tailors the fractionation frequency to the chromatographic peaks. Postcolumn reagents for AChBP bioaffinity profiling are mixed prior to droplet ejection into 1536-well plates. After an incubation step, microplate reader analysis is used to determine bioactive compounds in a mixture. For ligands tested, a good correlation was found for IC50s determined in flow injection analysis mode when compared with traditional radioligand binding assays. After the evaluation and validation, bioaffinity profiling of actual mixtures was performed. The advantage of this “atline” technology using postcolumn bioaffinity analysis when compared to continuous flow online postcolumn bioaffinity profiling is the possibility to choose postcolumn incubation times freely without compromising resolution due to diffusion effects.
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- Jeroen Kool
- BioMolecular Analysis, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- BioMolecular Analysis, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- BioMolecular Analysis, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- BioMolecular Analysis, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- BioMolecular Analysis, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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