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Khalikova M, Jireš J, Horáček O, Douša M, Kučera R, Nováková L. What is the role of current mass spectrometry in pharmaceutical analysis? MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2024; 43:560-609. [PMID: 37503656 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
Abstract
The role of mass spectrometry (MS) has become more important in most application domains in recent years. Pharmaceutical analysis is specific due to its stringent regulation procedures, the need for good laboratory/manufacturing practices, and a large number of routine quality control analyses to be carried out. The role of MS is, therefore, very different throughout the whole drug development cycle. While it dominates within the drug discovery and development phase, in routine quality control, the role of MS is minor and indispensable only for selected applications. Moreover, its role is very different in the case of analysis of small molecule pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals. Our review explains the role of current MS in the analysis of both small-molecule chemical drugs and biopharmaceuticals. Important features of MS-based technologies being implemented, method requirements, and related challenges are discussed. The differences in analytical procedures for small molecule pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals are pointed out. While a single method or a small set of methods is usually sufficient for quality control in the case of small molecule pharmaceuticals and MS is often not indispensable, a large panel of methods including extensive use of MS must be used for quality control of biopharmaceuticals. Finally, expected development and future trends are outlined.
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- Maria Khalikova
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, UCT Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Development, Zentiva, k. s., Praha, Praha, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Development, Zentiva, k. s., Praha, Praha, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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van Schaick G, Wuhrer M, Domínguez-Vega E. Dopant-enriched nitrogen gas to boost ionization of glycoproteins analyzed with native liquid chromatography coupled to nano-electrospray ionization. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1265:341271. [PMID: 37230565 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341271] [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: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
Proteins carry a plethora of post-translational modifications (PTMs), such as glycosylation or phosphorylation, which may affect stability and activity. Analytical strategies are needed to investigate these PTMs in their native state to determine the link between structure and function. The coupling of native separation techniques with mass spectrometry (MS) has emerged as a powerful tool for in-depth protein characterization. Yet obtaining high ionization efficiency still can be challenging. Here, we explored the potential of dopant-enriched nitrogen (DEN) gas to improve nano-electrospray ionization (nano-ESI)-MS of native proteins after anion exchange chromatography. The dopant gas was enriched with different dopants (acetonitrile, methanol, and isopropanol) and the effects were compared with the use of solely nitrogen gas for six proteins covering a wide range of physicochemical properties. The use of DEN gas resulted generally in lower charge states, independent of the selected dopant. Moreover, less adduct formation was observed, particularly for the acetonitrile-enriched nitrogen gas. Importantly, striking differences in MS signal intensity and spectral quality were observed for extensively glycosylated proteins, where isopropanol- and methanol-enriched nitrogen appeared to be most beneficial. Altogether, the use of DEN gas improved nano-ESI of native glycoproteins and increased spectral quality for highly glycosylated proteins that normally suffer from low ionization efficiency.
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- Guusje van Schaick
- Leiden University Medical Center, Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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Nickerson JL, Baghalabadi V, Rajendran SRCK, Jakubec PJ, Said H, McMillen TS, Dang Z, Doucette AA. Recent advances in top-down proteome sample processing ahead of MS analysis. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2023; 42:457-495. [PMID: 34047392 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Top-down proteomics is emerging as a preferred approach to investigate biological systems, with objectives ranging from the detailed assessment of a single protein therapeutic, to the complete characterization of every possible protein including their modifications, which define the human proteoform. Given the controlling influence of protein modifications on their biological function, understanding how gene products manifest or respond to disease is most precisely achieved by characterization at the intact protein level. Top-down mass spectrometry (MS) analysis of proteins entails unique challenges associated with processing whole proteins while maintaining their integrity throughout the processes of extraction, enrichment, purification, and fractionation. Recent advances in each of these critical front-end preparation processes, including minimalistic workflows, have greatly expanded the capacity of MS for top-down proteome analysis. Acknowledging the many contributions in MS technology and sample processing, the present review aims to highlight the diverse strategies that have forged a pathway for top-down proteomics. We comprehensively discuss the evolution of front-end workflows that today facilitate optimal characterization of proteoform-driven biology, including a brief description of the clinical applications that have motivated these impactful contributions.
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Verschuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Campuzano IDG, Pelegri-O'Day EM, Srinivasan N, Lippens JL, Egea P, Umeda A, Aral J, Zhang T, Laganowsky A, Netirojjanakul C. High-Throughput Mass Spectrometry for Biopharma: A Universal Modality and Target Independent Analytical Method for Accurate Biomolecule Characterization. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2022; 33:2191-2198. [PMID: 36206542 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.2c00138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Reversed-phase liquid chromatographic mass spectrometry (rpLC-MS) is a universal, platformed, and essential analytical technique within pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical research. Typical rpLC method gradient times can range from 5 to 20 min. As monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapies continue to evolve and bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) become more established, research stage engineering panels will clearly evolve in size. Therefore, high-throughput (HT) MS and automated deconvolution methods are key for success. Additionally, newer therapeutics such as bispecific T-cell engagers and nucleic acid-based modalities will also require MS characterization. Herein, we present a modality and target agnostic HT solid-phase extraction (SPE) MS method that affords the analysis of a 96-well plate in 41.4 min, compared to the traditional rpLC-MS method that would typically take 14.4 h. The described method can accurately determine the molecular weights for monodispersed and highly polydispersed biotherapeutic species and membrane proteins; determine levels of glycosylation, glycation, and formylation; detect levels of chain mispairing; and determine accurate drug-to-antibody ratio values.
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- Iain D G Campuzano
- Amgen Research, Molecular Analytics, Biologics Therapeutic Discovery, 1 Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California91320, United States
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- Amgen Research, Molecular Analytics, Biologics Therapeutic Discovery, 1 Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California91320, United States
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- Amgen Research, Molecular Analytics, Biologics Therapeutic Discovery, 1 Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California91320, United States
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- Pivotal Attribute Sciences, Process Development, 1 Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California91320, United States
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California─Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California90095, United States
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- Amgen Research, Platform Engineering, Biologics Therapeutic Discovery, 1 Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California91320, United States
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- Amgen Research, Platform Engineering, Biologics Therapeutic Discovery, 1 Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California91320, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas77843, United States
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- Amgen Research, Platform Engineering, Biologics Therapeutic Discovery, 1 Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California91320, United States
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Ion-pair Reversed-phase×Low-pH Reversed-phase Two-dimensional Liquid Chromatography for In-depth Proteomic Profiling. Chem Res Chin Univ 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-022-2166-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Campuzano IDG, Sandoval W. Denaturing and Native Mass Spectrometric Analytics for Biotherapeutic Drug Discovery Research: Historical, Current, and Future Personal Perspectives. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:1861-1885. [PMID: 33886297 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
Mass spectrometry (MS) plays a key role throughout all stages of drug development and is now as ubiquitous as other analytical techniques such as surface plasmon resonance, nuclear magnetic resonance, and supercritical fluid chromatography, among others. Herein, we aim to discuss the history of MS, both electrospray and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization, specifically for the analysis of antibodies, evolving through to denaturing and native-MS analysis of newer biologic moieties such as antibody-drug conjugates, multispecific antibodies, and interfering nucleic acid-based therapies. We discuss challenging therapeutic target characterization such as membrane protein receptors. Importantly, we compare and contrast the MS and hyphenated analytical chromatographic methods used to characterize these therapeutic modalities and targets within biopharmaceutical research and highlight the importance of appropriate MS deconvolution software and its essential contribution to project progression. Finally, we describe emerging applications and MS technologies that are still predominantly within either a development or academic stage of use but are poised to have significant impact on future drug development within the biopharmaceutic industry once matured. The views reflected herein are personal and are not meant to be an exhaustive list of all relevant MS performed within biopharmaceutical research but are what we feel have been historically, are currently, and will be in the future the most impactful for the drug development process.
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MESH Headings
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/analysis
- Automation, Laboratory
- Biopharmaceutics/methods
- Chromatography, Liquid
- Drug Discovery/methods
- Drug Industry/history
- History, 20th Century
- History, 21st Century
- Humans
- Immunoconjugates/analysis
- Immunoconjugates/chemistry
- Protein Denaturation
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational
- Proteins/analysis
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/history
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/instrumentation
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/methods
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/history
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/instrumentation
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/methods
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- Iain D G Campuzano
- Discovery Attribute Sciences, Amgen Research, 1 Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 92130, United States
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- Department of Microchemistry, Proteomics and Lipidomics, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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Microfluidic ion stripper for removal of trifluoroacetic acid from mobile phases used in HILIC-MS of intact proteins. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 413:4379-4386. [PMID: 34050389 PMCID: PMC8245364 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03414-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
Abstract
Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is commonly used as mobile phase additive to improve retention and peak shape characteristics in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) of intact proteins. However, when using electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) detection, TFA may cause ionization suppression and adduct formation, leading to reduced analyte sensitivity. To address this, we describe a membrane-based microfluidic chip with multiple parallel channels for the selective post-column removal of TFA anions from HILIC. An anion-exchange membrane was used to physically separate the column effluent from a stripper flow solution comprising acetonitrile, formic acid, and propionic acid. The exchange of ions allowed the post-column removal of TFA used during HILIC separation of model proteins. The multichannel design of the device allows the use of flow rates of 0.2 mL/min without the need for a flow splitter, using mobile phases containing 0.1% TFA (13 mM). Separation selectivity and efficiency were maintained (with minor band broadening effects) while increasing the signal intensity and peak areas by improving ionization and reducing TFA adduct formation.
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Evaluation of strategies for overcoming trifluoroacetic acid ionization suppression resulted in single-column intact level, middle-up, and bottom-up reversed-phase LC-MS analyses of antibody biopharmaceuticals. Talanta 2021; 233:122512. [PMID: 34215127 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
A wide range of strategies for efficient chromatography and high MS sensitivity in reversed-phase LC-MS analysis of antibody biopharmaceuticals and their large derivates has been evaluated. They included replacing trifluoroacetic acid with alternative acidifiers, relevancy of elevated column temperature, use of dedicated stationary phases, and counteraction of the suppression effect of trifluoroacetic acid in electrospray ionization. At the column temperature of 60 °C, which significantly reduces in-column protein degradation, the BioResolve RP mAb Polyphenyl, BioShell IgG C4 columns performed best using mobile phases with full or partial replacement of trifluoroacetic acid with difluoroacetic acid in the analysis of intact antibodies. Similarly, 0.03% trifluoroacetic acid in combination with 0.07% formic acid is a good alternative in analyzing antibody chains at 60 °C. Collectively, the addition of 3% 1-butanol to the mobile phase acidified with 0.1% formic acid was the most efficient approach to simultaneously achieving good chromatographic separation and MS sensitivity for intact and reduced antibody biopharmaceuticals. Moreover, this mobile phase combined with the BioResolve RP mAb Polyphenyl column was subsequently demonstrated to provide excellent results for peptide mapping of antibody biopharmaceuticals fully comparable with those obtained using a state-of-the-art column for peptide separation, thus opening an avenue for a single-column multilevel analysis of these biotherapeutics.
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Weng G, Sun B, Liu Z, Wang F, Pan Y. Analysis of oligonucleotides by ion-pair reversed-phase liquid chromatography coupled with positive mode electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2019; 411:4167-4173. [PMID: 30989264 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-01819-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Oligonucleotides are usually analyzed by ion-pair reversed-phase liquid chromatography (IP-RPLC) coupled with negative mode electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) due to their highly negative charged phosphodiester backbones. Herein, the signal suppression effect of triethylamine (TEA) adducts caused the ion-pair reagent TEA/hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) is greatly alleviated after improving the in-source energy in positive mode ESI-MS. This strategy is applied for different RNA sequencing through analyzing their formic acid hydrolysates via IP-RPLC MS. Comparing with negative ion mode, we demonstrate that IP-RPLC MS analysis in positive ion mode is more suitable for RNA sequencing with fewer contaminant interferences. Finally, simultaneous online separation and detection of oligonucleotides and protein digests are achieved in positive ion mode IP-RPLC MS analysis with little interference to each other.
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Affiliation(s)
- Guofeng Weng
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, Zhejiang, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, Zhejiang, China.
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Wang S, Xing T, Liu AP, He Z, Yan Y, Daly TJ, Li N. Simple Approach for Improved LC-MS Analysis of Protein Biopharmaceuticals via Modification of Desolvation Gas. Anal Chem 2019; 91:3156-3162. [PMID: 30682238 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
LC-MS based analysis of protein biopharmaceuticals could benefit from improved data quality, which can subsequently lead to improved drug characterization with higher confidence and less ambiguity. In this study, we created a simple device to modify the desolvation gas on a Q-Exactive mass spectrometer and to demonstrate the utility in improving both peptide mapping analysis and intact mass analysis, the two most routinely and widely applied LC-MS techniques in protein biopharmaceutical characterization. By modifying the desolvation gas with acid vapor from propionic acid (PA) and isopropanol (IPA), the ion suppression effects from trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in a typical peptide mapping method can be effectively mitigated, thus leading to improved MS sensitivity. By modifying the desolvation gas with base vapor from triethylamine (TEA), the charge reduction effect can be achieved and utilized to improve the spectral quality from intact mass analysis of protein biopharmaceuticals. The approach and device described in this work suggests a low-cost and practical solution to improve the LC-MS characterization of protein biopharmaceuticals, which has the potential to be widely implemented in biopharmaceutical analytical laboratories.
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- Shunhai Wang
- Analytical Chemistry Group , Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. , 777 Old Saw Mill River Road , Tarrytown , New York 10591-6707 , United States
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- Analytical Chemistry Group , Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. , 777 Old Saw Mill River Road , Tarrytown , New York 10591-6707 , United States
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- Analytical Chemistry Group , Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. , 777 Old Saw Mill River Road , Tarrytown , New York 10591-6707 , United States
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- Analytical Chemistry Group , Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. , 777 Old Saw Mill River Road , Tarrytown , New York 10591-6707 , United States
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- Analytical Chemistry Group , Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. , 777 Old Saw Mill River Road , Tarrytown , New York 10591-6707 , United States
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- Analytical Chemistry Group , Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. , 777 Old Saw Mill River Road , Tarrytown , New York 10591-6707 , United States
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- Analytical Chemistry Group , Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. , 777 Old Saw Mill River Road , Tarrytown , New York 10591-6707 , United States
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Gargano AFG, Roca LS, Fellers RT, Bocxe M, Domínguez-Vega E, Somsen GW. Capillary HILIC-MS: A New Tool for Sensitive Top-Down Proteomics. Anal Chem 2018; 90:6601-6609. [PMID: 29722972 PMCID: PMC5990932 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b00382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
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Recent
progress in top-down proteomics has driven the demand for
chromatographic methods compatible with mass spectrometry (MS) that
can separate intact proteins. Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography
(HILIC) has recently shown good potential for the characterization
of glycoforms of intact proteins. In the present study, we demonstrate
that HILIC can separate a wide range of proteins exhibiting orthogonal
selectivity with respect to reversed-phase LC (RPLC). However, the
application of HILIC to the analysis of low abundance proteins (e.g.,
in proteomics analysis) is hampered by low volume loadability, hindering
down-scaling of the method to column diameters below 2.1 mm. Moreover,
HILIC-MS sensitivity is decreased due to ion suppression from the
trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) often used as the ion-pair agent to improve
the selectivity and efficiency in the analysis of glycoproteins. Here,
we introduce a capillary-based HILIC-MS method that overcomes these
problems. Our method uses RPLC trap-columns to load and inject the
sample, circumventing issues of protein solubility and volume loadability
in capillary columns (200 μm ID). The low flow rates and use
of a dopant gas in the electrospray interface improve protein-ionization
efficiencies and reduce suppression by TFA. Overall, this allows the
separation and detection of small protein quantities (down to 5 ng
injected on column) as indicated by the analysis of a mixture of model
proteins. The potential of the new capillary HILIC-MS is demonstrated
by the analysis of a complex cell lysate.
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- Andrea F G Gargano
- Centre for Analytical Science Amsterdam , Science Park 904 , 1098 XH Amsterdam , The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , de Boelelaan 1083 , 1081 HV Amsterdam , The Netherlands.,Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences , Science Park 904 , 1098 XH Amsterdam , Netherlands
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- Centre for Analytical Science Amsterdam , Science Park 904 , 1098 XH Amsterdam , The Netherlands.,Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences , Science Park 904 , 1098 XH Amsterdam , Netherlands
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- Departments of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience and the Proteomics Center of Excellence , Northwestern University , 2145 N. Sheridan Road , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
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- Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , de Boelelaan 1083 , 1081 HV Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , de Boelelaan 1083 , 1081 HV Amsterdam , The Netherlands.,Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics , Leiden University Medical Center , Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden , The Netherlands
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- Centre for Analytical Science Amsterdam , Science Park 904 , 1098 XH Amsterdam , The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines and Systems , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , de Boelelaan 1083 , 1081 HV Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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Nshanian M, Lakshmanan R, Chen H, Ogorzalek Loo RR, Loo JA. Enhancing Sensitivity of Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry of Peptides and Proteins Using Supercharging Agents. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2018; 427:157-164. [PMID: 29750076 PMCID: PMC5937529 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2017.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is often used as a mobile phase modifier to enhance reversed phase chromatographic performance. TFA adjusts solution pH and is an ion-pairing agent, but it is not typically suitable for electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and liquid chromatography/MS (LC/MS) because of its significant signal suppression. Supercharging agents elevate peptide and protein charge states in ESI, increasing tandem MS (MS/MS) efficiency. Here, LC/MS protein supercharging was effected by adding agents to LC mobile phase solvents. Significantly, the ionization suppression generally observed with TFA was, for the most part, rescued by supercharging agents, with improved separation efficiency (higher number of theoretical plates) and lowered detection limits.
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- Michael Nshanian
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Center for Intelligent Chemical Instrumentation, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Molecular Biology Institute, and UCLA/DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Molecular Biology Institute, and UCLA/DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Domínguez-Vega E, Tengattini S, Peintner C, van Angeren J, Temporini C, Haselberg R, Massolini G, Somsen GW. High-resolution glycoform profiling of intact therapeutic proteins by hydrophilic interaction chromatography-mass spectrometry. Talanta 2018; 184:375-381. [PMID: 29674057 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Glycosylation is considered a critical quality attribute of therapeutic proteins. Protein heterogeneity introduced by glycosylation includes differences in the nature, number and position of the glycans. Whereas analysis of released glycans and glycopeptides provides information about the composition and/or position of the glycan, intact glycoprotein analysis allows assignment of individual proteoforms and co-occurring modifications. Yet, resolving protein glycoforms at the intact level is challenging. We have explored the capacity of hydrophilic liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HILIC-MS) for assessing glycosylation patterns of intact pharmaceutical proteins by analyzing the complex glycoproteins interferon-beta-1a (rhIFN-β - 1a) and recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO). Efficient glycoform separation was achieved using a superficially-porous amide HILIC stationary phase and trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) as eluent additive. In-source collision-induced dissociation proved to be very useful to minimize protein-signal suppression effects by TFA. Direct injection of therapeutic proteins in aqueous formulation was possible without causing extra band dispersion, provided that the sample injection volume was not larger than 2 μL. HILIC-MS of rhIFN-β - 1a and rhEPO allowed the assignment of, respectively, 15 and 51 glycoform compositions, next to a variety of posttranslational modifications, such as succinimide, oxidation and N-terminal methionine-loss products. MS-based assignments showed that neutral glycan units significantly contributed to glycoform separation, whereas terminal sialic acids only had a marginal effect on HILIC retention. Comparisons of HILIC-MS with the selectivity provided by capillary electrophoresis-MS for the same glycoproteins, revealed a remarkable complementarity of the techniques. Finally it was demonstrated that by replacing TFA for difluoroacetic acid, peak resolution somewhat decreased, but rhEPO glycoforms with relative abundances below 1% could be detected by HILIC-MS, increasing the overall rhEPO glycoform coverage to 72.
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- Elena Domínguez-Vega
- Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, via Taramelli 12, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, via Taramelli 12, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, via Taramelli 12, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Wu Y, Chen J, Liu Z, Wang F. Identification of pyridoxal phosphate-modified proteins using mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2018; 32:195-200. [PMID: 29164709 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Revised: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
RATIONALE Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) cooperates with a variety of enzymes in all organisms for many important biological processes. The development of mass spectrometry-based methodology for high-throughput modification analyses could provide an alternative way for PLP identification. The present study aims to identify PLP modification. METHODS More PLP site-determining information was obtained by introducing multistage activation (MSA)-assisted collision-induced dissociation (CID). We then utilized immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography (IMAC) with Ti4+ to enrich the PLP peptides. In addition, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) was used to remove the phosphoryl group and further confirm the PLP modification site. RESULTS MSA was able to greatly enhance the identification and localization of PLP modification. We applied this strategy to analyze PLP-modified proteins in Escherichia coli samples and accurately determine PLP site K270 in tryptophanase. CONCLUSIONS MSA-assisted CID was used to provide better identification of PLP-modified peptides. Furthermore, tryptophanase with PLP modification at K270 in E. coli was identified with Ti4+ -IMAC enrichment followed by ALP treatment. This method provides a promising alternative for investigating biological functions of PLP-modified proteins.
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- Yue Wu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic R&A Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic R&A Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic R&A Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic R&A Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, PR China
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Weng G, Liu Z, Chen J, Wang F, Pan Y, Zhang Y. Enhancing the Mass Spectrometry Sensitivity for Oligonucleotide Detection by Organic Vapor Assisted Electrospray. Anal Chem 2017; 89:10256-10263. [PMID: 28872850 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
There are two challenges in oligonucleotide detection by liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC-MS), the serious ion suppression effects caused by ion-pair reagents and the low detection sensitivity in positive mode MS. In this study, highly concentrated alcohol vapors were introduced into an enclosed electrospray ionization chamber, and oligonucleotides could be well detected in negative mode MS even with 100 mM triethylammonium acetate (TEAA) as an ion-pair reagent. The MS signal intensity was improved 600-fold (for standard oligonucleotide dT15) by the isopropanol vapor assisted electrospray, and effective ion-pair LC separation was feasibly coupled with high-sensitive MS detection. Then, oligonucleotides were successfully detected in positive mode MS with few adducts by propanoic acid vapor assisted electrospray. The signal intensity was enhanced more than 10-fold on average compared with adding acids into the electrospray solution. Finally, oligonucleotides and peptides or histones were simultaneously detected in MS with little interference with each other. Our strategy provides a useful alternative for investigating the biological functions of oligonucleotides.
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- Guofeng Weng
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023, China
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Chen J, Wang F, Liu Z, Liu J, Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Zou H. Electrospray ionization in concentrated acetonitrile vapor improves the performance of mass spectrometry for proteomic analyses. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1483:101-109. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.12.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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D’Atri V, Fekete S, Beck A, Lauber M, Guillarme D. Hydrophilic Interaction Chromatography Hyphenated with Mass Spectrometry: A Powerful Analytical Tool for the Comparison of Originator and Biosimilar Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies at the Middle-up Level of Analysis. Anal Chem 2017; 89:2086-2092. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b04726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Valentina D’Atri
- School
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Geneva, Switzerland
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- School
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Center of Immunology
Pierre Fabre, 5 Avenue Napoléon
III, BP 60497, Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, France
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, Massachusetts 01757-3696, United States
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- School
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Geneva, Switzerland
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