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Šebela M. The use of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry in enzyme activity assays and its position in the context of other available methods. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2023; 42:1008-1031. [PMID: 34549449 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 08/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Activity assays are indispensable for studying biochemical properties of enzymes. The purposes of measuring activity are wide ranging from a simple detection of the presence of an enzyme to kinetic experiments evaluating the substrate specificity, reaction mechanisms, and susceptibility to inhibitors. Common activity assay methods include spectroscopy, electrochemical sensors, or liquid chromatography coupled with various detection techniques. This review focuses on the use of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) as a growing and modern alternative, which offers high speed of analysis, sensitivity, versatility, possibility of automation, and cost-effectiveness. It may reveal reaction intermediates, side products or measure more enzymes at once. The addition of an internal standard or calculating the ratios of the substrate and product peak intensities and areas overcome the inherent inhomogeneous distribution of analyte and matrix in the sample spot, which otherwise results in a poor reproducibility. Examples of the application of MALDI-TOF MS for assaying hydrolases (including peptidases and β-lactamases for antibiotic resistance tests) and other enzymes are provided. Concluding remarks summarize advantages and challenges coming from the present experience, and draw future perspectives such as a screening of large libraries of chemical compounds for their substrate or inhibitory properties towards enzymes.
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- Marek Šebela
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, and CATRIN, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Through their specific interactions with proteins, cellular glycans play key roles in a wide range of physiological and pathological processes. One of the main goals of research in the areas of glycobiology and glycomedicine is to understand glycan-protein interactions at the molecular level. Over the past two decades, glycan microarrays have become powerful tools for the rapid evaluation of interactions between glycans and proteins. In this review, we briefly describe methods used for the preparation of glycan probes and the construction of glycan microarrays. Next, we highlight applications of glycan microarrays to rapid profiling of glycan-binding patterns of plant, animal and pathogenic lectins, as well as other proteins. Finally, we discuss other important uses of glycan microarrays, including the rapid analysis of substrate specificities of carbohydrate-active enzymes, the quantitative determination of glycan-protein interactions, discovering high-affinity or selective ligands for lectins, and identifying functional glycans within cells. We anticipate that this review will encourage researchers to employ glycan microarrays in diverse glycan-related studies.
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- Yujun Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 03722 Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Drug Discovery, Data Convergence Drug Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 03722 Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Design and synthesis of epigallocatechin (EGC) analogs selective to inhibit α-amylase over α-glucosidases via the incorporation of caffeine acid and its derivatives. Bioorg Chem 2021; 119:105515. [PMID: 34896919 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Natural products are a promising and underappreciated reservoir for the preferred chemical scaffolds in the search of antidiabetic drugs. In this study twenty-one EGC-based derivatives selective to inhibit human pancreatic α-amylase (HPA), the enzyme at the top of the starch digestion pyramid, have been designed and synthesized in terms of the lead myricetin-caffeic acid conjugate 1 reported ever. We focus on methylation of caffeic acid, length of a liker, a double bond contained in the linker on the inhibition activity and selectivity of EGC-based conjugates. As a result, methylation of caffeic acid and the length of a linker affect significantly the activity and selectivity of EGC-based conjugates, but the effect of a double in caffeic acid is limited. Conjugate 2a-1 having a six-carbon-atom linker fused to EGC and caffeic acid demonstrates the most ponent inhibitory activity to HPA and its selectivity towards HPA over α-glucosidase by far superior to that construct 1. Molecular docking studies reveal that conjugate 2a-1 accommodates well to the active site of HPA with four hydrogen bonds in the form of the preorganization of two moieties EGC and caffeic acid via π-stacking interaction. Collectively, conjugating caffeic acid and EGC with an appropriate linker possibly provides a new strategy for finding the specific HPA inhibitors in the discovery of anti-diabetes mellitus drugs.
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Harvey DJ. ANALYSIS OF CARBOHYDRATES AND GLYCOCONJUGATES BY MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION/IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY: AN UPDATE FOR 2015-2016. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2021; 40:408-565. [PMID: 33725404 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This review is the ninth update of the original article published in 1999 on the application of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry to the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates and brings coverage of the literature to the end of 2016. Also included are papers that describe methods appropriate to analysis by MALDI, such as sample preparation techniques, even though the ionization method is not MALDI. Topics covered in the first part of the review include general aspects such as theory of the MALDI process, matrices, derivatization, MALDI imaging, fragmentation and arrays. The second part of the review is devoted to applications to various structural types such as oligo- and poly-saccharides, glycoproteins, glycolipids, glycosides and biopharmaceuticals. Much of this material is presented in tabular form. The third part of the review covers medical and industrial applications of the technique, studies of enzyme reactions and applications to chemical synthesis. The reported work shows increasing use of combined new techniques such as ion mobility and the enormous impact that MALDI imaging is having. MALDI, although invented over 30 years ago is still an ideal technique for carbohydrate analysis and advancements in the technique and range of applications show no sign of deminishing. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- David J Harvey
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7FZ, United Kingdom
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Zhen D, Shi S, Gao C, Kang Q, Xiao X, Grimes CA, Cai Q. Bi, Fe, and Ti ternary co-doped ZrO 2 nanocomposites as a mass spectrometry matrix for the determination of bisphenol A and tetrabromobisphenol A in tea. Mikrochim Acta 2020; 187:582. [PMID: 32980997 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-020-04544-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Bi, Fe, and Ti ternary co-doped ZrO2 (BFT-ZrO2) nanocomposites have been prepared by a sol-gel process and used as both adsorbent and matrix for the enrichment and determination of small molecules by surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF MS). The BFT-ZrO2 nanocomposites not only can selectively enrich a wide variety of low-mass toxic pollutants but can also be used as an excellent matrix to enhance the laser desorption/ionization efficiency with low background noise and uniform co-crystalline film. Low limits of detection (LODs) (0.1 pg mL-1 for bisphenol A (BPA), 2 pg mL-1 for tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), 0.1 pg mL-1 for alizarin (AZ), 0.001 pg mL-1for bisphenol S (BPS), 0.01 pg mL-1 for indigo blue (ID), 0.01 pg mL-1 for pentachlorophenol (PCP), 100 pg mL-1 for estradiol (E2), 0.001 pg mL-1 for cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), 0.1 pg mL-1 for crystal violet (CV), 1 pg mL-1 for malachite green (MG), 0.01 pg mL-1 for rhodamine B (RhB), and 0.01 pg mL-1 for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) were achieved. The relative standard deviations (RSDs) of shot-to-shot are 9.4-24% and of sample-to-sample 5.2-17%. The BFT-ZrO2 matrix was successfully applied to the determination of TBBPA and BPA in tea samples. This method shows a new strategy for determination of toxic compounds in tea. Graphical abstract.
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- Deshuai Zhen
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China.,School of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Surface Analysis and Chemical Biology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People's Republic of China.
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Feng N, Hu J, Ma Q, Ju H. Mass spectrometric biosensing: Quantitation of multiplex enzymes using single mass probe and fluorous affinity chip. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 157:112159. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Zhang X, Li G, Wu D, Yu Y, Hu N, Wang H, Li X, Wu Y. Emerging strategies for the activity assay and inhibitor screening of alpha-glucosidase. Food Funct 2020; 11:66-82. [DOI: 10.1039/c9fo01590f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The high incidence of diabetes mellitus has caused widespread concern around the world, and has quickly become one of the most prevalent and costly chronic diseases.
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- Xianlong Zhang
- School of Food and Biological Engineering
- Shaanxi University of Science and Technology
- Xi'an 710021
- China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering
- Shaanxi University of Science and Technology
- Xi'an 710021
- China
- Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis of Shandong Province
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- Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University
- China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering
- Shaanxi University of Science and Technology
- Xi'an 710021
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Tibetan Medicine Research & Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Tibetan Medicine Research
- Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Xining 810001
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Tibetan Medicine Research & Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Tibetan Medicine Research
- Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Xining 810001
- China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health
- Beijing Technology and Business University
- Beijing 100048
- China
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- Key Laboratories of Chemical Safety and Health
- China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment
- Beijing 100050
- China
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Zhen D, Jiang N, Geng H, Qiao Y, Liu Y, Zhu X, Gao C, Grimes CA, Cai Q. Cobalt-doped nanoporous carbon as SALDI-TOF-MS adsorbent and matrix for quantification of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, Rhodamine B and Malachite Green at sub-ppt levels. Mikrochim Acta 2019; 186:691. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-019-3816-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Analysis and Characterization of Immune Cells and Their Activation Status by Whole-Cell MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 2024:339-351. [PMID: 31364062 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9597-4_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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For 40 years, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been widely used in proteomics and biochemistry. It has been demonstrated in the last decade that MALDI-TOF MS can be used routinely to identify and classify numerous bacterial species or subspecies. We applied MALDI-TOF MS directly to intact mammalian cells, and we found that this method is valuable to identify human circulating cells and cells involved in the immune response including macrophages. We then stimulated human macrophages with cytokines, bacterial products, and a variety of bacteria. We found that MALDI-TOF MS discriminated unstimulated and stimulated macrophages and also detected multifaceted activation of macrophages. We conclude that whole-cell MALDI-TOF MS is an accurate method to identify various cell types and to detect subtle modifications in cell activity and therefore it can be beneficial in clinical practices for a rapid patient classification based on their immune profile.
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Serna S, Ercibengoa M, Marimón JM, Reichardt NC. Measuring Bacterial Glycosyl Hydrolase Activity with a Soluble Capture Probe by Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2018; 90:12536-12543. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Sonia Serna
- Glycotechnology Laboratory, CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo Miramón 182, San Sebastian 20014, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Donostia-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Biodonostia, Begiristain Doktorea Pasealekua 109, San Sebastián 20014, Spain
- Biomedical Research Center Network for Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), ISCIII, Madrid 28029, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Donostia-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Biodonostia, Begiristain Doktorea Pasealekua 109, San Sebastián 20014, Spain
- Biomedical Research Center Network for Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), ISCIII, Madrid 28029, Spain
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- Glycotechnology Laboratory, CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo Miramón 182, San Sebastian 20014, Spain
- CIBER-BBN, Paseo Miramón 182, San Sebastian 20014, Spain
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Yang H, Cheng Q. Chemoselective ligation reaction of N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) with hydrazide functional probes to determine galactosyltransferase activity by MALDI mass spectrometry. Analyst 2017; 142:2654-2662. [DOI: 10.1039/c7an00428a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A perfluorocarbon-modified gold surface is used to immobilize PF-β-NAG and allows quantification of β-GT enzymatic activity with MALDI-TOF/MS.
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- Hyojik Yang
- Department of Chemistry
- University of California
- Riverside
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of California
- Riverside
- USA
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Nagy G, Peng T, Pohl NLB. General Label-Free Mass Spectrometry-Based Assay To Identify Glycosidase Substrate Competence. Anal Chem 2016; 88:7183-90. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b01360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Gabe Nagy
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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