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Villacrés C, Mizero B, Spicer V, Viner R, Saba J, Patel B, Snovida S, Jensen P, Huhmer A, Krokhin OV. Toward an Ultimate Solution for Peptide Retention Time Prediction: The Effect of Column Temperature on Separation Selectivity. J Proteome Res 2024; 23:1488-1494. [PMID: 38530092 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.4c00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
Abstract
We studied the effect of the column temperature on the selectivity of reversed-phase peptide separation in bottom-up proteomics. The number of peptide identifications from 2 h liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) acquisitions reaches a plateau at 45-55 °C, driven simultaneously by improved separation efficiency, a gradual decrease in peptide retention, and possible on-column degradation of peptides at elevated temperatures. Performing 2D LC-MS/MS acquisitions at 25, 35, 45, and 55 °C resulted in the identification of ∼100,000 and ∼120,000 unique peptides for nonmodified and tandem mass tags (TMT)-labeled samples, respectively. These peptide collections were used to investigate the temperature-driven retention features. The latter is governed by the specific temperature response of individual residues, peptide hydrophobicity and length, and amphipathic helicity. On average, peptide retention decreased by 0.56 and 0.5% acetonitrile for each 10 °C increase for label-free and TMT-labeled peptides, respectively. This generally linear response of retention shifts allowed the extrapolation of predictive models beyond the studied temperature range. Thus, (trap) column cooling from room temperature to 0 °C will allow the retention of an additional 3% of detectable tryptic peptides. Meanwhile, the application of 90 °C would result in the loss of ∼20% of tryptic peptides that were amenable to MS/MS-based identification.
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- Carina Villacrés
- Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, Winnipeg R3E 3P4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, Winnipeg R3E 3P4, Canada
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, San Jose, California 95134, United States
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, San Jose, California 95134, United States
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Rockford, Illinois 61101, United States
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Rockford, Illinois 61101, United States
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, San Jose, California 95134, United States
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- Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, Winnipeg R3E 3P4, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg R3T 2N2, Canada
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg R3E 3P4, Canada
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Erckes V, Steuer C. A story of peptides, lipophilicity and chromatography - back and forth in time. RSC Med Chem 2022; 13:676-687. [PMID: 35800203 PMCID: PMC9215158 DOI: 10.1039/d2md00027j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Peptides, as part of the beyond the rule of 5 (bRo5) chemical space, represent a unique class of pharmaceutical compounds. Because of their exceptional position in the chemical space between traditional small molecules (molecular weight (MW) < 500 Da) and large therapeutic proteins (MW > 5000 Da), peptides became promising candidates for targeting challenging binding sites, including even targets traditionally considered as undruggable - e.g. intracellular protein-protein interactions. However, basic knowledge about physicochemical properties that are important for a drug to be membrane permeable is missing but would enhance the drug discovery process of bRo5 molecules. Consequently, there is a demand for quick and simple lipophilicity determination methods for peptides. In comparison to the traditional lipophilicity determination methods via shake flask and in silico prediction, chromatography-based methods could have multiple benefits such as the requirement of low analyte amount, insensitivity to impurities and high throughput. Herein we elucidate the role of peptide lipophilicity and different lipophilicity values. Further, we summarize peptide analysis via common chromatographic techniques, in specific reversed phase liquid chromatography, hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography and supercritical fluid chromatography and their role in drug discovery and development process.
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- Vanessa Erckes
- Pharmaceutical Analytics, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal Institute of Technology Zurich 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Pharmaceutical Analytics, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal Institute of Technology Zurich 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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Field JK, Euerby MR, Haselmann KF, Petersson P. Investigation into reversed-phase chromatography peptide separation systems Part IV: Characterisation of mobile phase selectivity differences. J Chromatogr A 2021; 1641:461986. [PMID: 33631703 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.461986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The differentiation of mobile phase compositions between sub-classes which exhibit distinct chromatographic selectivity (i.e. termed characterisation) towards a range of peptide probes with diverse functionality and hence the possibility for multi-modal retention mechanisms has been undertaken. Due to the complexity of peptide retention mechanisms in given mobile phase conditions, no attempt has been made to explain these, instead mobile phases have simply been classified into distinct groups with an aim of identifying those yielding differing selectivities for use in strategic method development roadmaps for the analysis of peptide mixtures. The selectivity differences between nine synthetic peptides (fragments of [Ile27]-Bovine GLP-2) were used to assess how fifty-one RPC mobile phase compositions of differing pH (range 1.8 - 7.8), salt types, ionic strengths, ion-pair reagents and chaotropic / kosmotropic additives affected chromatographic selectivity on a new generation C18 stationary phase (Ascentis Express C18). The mobile phase compositions consisted of commonly used and novel UV or MS compatible additives. The chemometric tool of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to visualise the differences in selectivity generated between the various mobile phases evaluated. The results highlight the importance of screening numerous mobile phases of differing pH, ion-pair reagents and ionic strength in order to maximise the probability of achieving separation of all the peptides of interest within a complex mixture. PCA permitted a ranking of the relative importance of the various mobile phase parameters evaluated. The concept of using this approach was proven in the analysis of a sample of Bovine GLP-2 (1-15) containing synthesis related impurities. Mobile phases with high ionic strength were demonstrated to be crucial for the generation of symmetrical peaks. The observations made on the C18 phase were compared on three additional stationary phases (i.e. alkyl amide, fluorophenyl and biphenyl), which had previously been shown to possess large selectivity differences towards these peptides, on a limited sub-set of mobile phases. With the exception of the ion-pair reagent, similar trends were obtained for the C18, fluorophenyl and biphenyl phases intimating the applicability of these findings to the vast majority of RPC columns (i.e. neutral or weakly polar in character) which are suitable for the analysis of peptides. The conclusions were not relevant for columns with a more disparate nature (i.e. containing a high degree of positive charge).
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- Jennifer K Field
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0RE, United Kingdom
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0RE, United Kingdom; Shimadzu UK, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK12 5RD, United Kingdom
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Utility of a high coverage phenyl-bonding and wide-pore superficially porous particle for the analysis of monoclonal antibodies and related products. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1549:63-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2018.03.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Chen X, Hu C, Huang Y, Chen Y. Role of Disulfide Bonds in Activity and Stability of Tigerinin-1R. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19020288. [PMID: 29360748 PMCID: PMC5855545 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19020288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Tigerinin-1R (Arg–Val–Cys–Ser–Ala–Ile–Pro–Leu–Pro–Ile–Cys–His–NH2), a cationic 12-mer peptide containing a disulfide bond extracted from frog skin secretions, lacks antibacterial activity, but has the ability to stimulate insulin release both in vitro and in vivo. To study the structure–function relationships of tigerinin-1R, we designed and synthesized five analogs, including tigerinin-cyclic, tigerinin-1R-L4, tigerinin-linear, [C3K]tigerinin-1R, and [C11K]tigerinin-1R. Tigerinin-1R promoted insulin secretion in a concentration-dependent manner in INS-1 cells without obvious cytotoxicity. At a concentration of 10−5 M, [C11K]tigerinin-1R exhibited the highest stimulation ability, suggesting that the positive charge at the C-terminus may contribute to the in vitro insulin-releasing activity of tigerinin-1R. Tigerinin-1R peptides stimulated insulin release in INS-1 cells through a universal mechanism that involves mobilization of intracellular calcium without disrupting the cell membrane. In vivo experiments showed that both tigerinin-1R and [C11K]tigerinin-1R improved glucose tolerance in overnight-fasted mice. Due to its structural stability, tigerinin-1R showed superior hypoglycemic activity to [C11K]tigerinin-1R, which suggested a critical role of the disulfide bonds. In addition, we also identified a protective effect of tigerinin-1R peptides in apoptosis induced by oxidative stress. These results further confirm the potential for the development of tigerinin-1R as an anti-diabetic therapeutic agent in clinical practice.
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- Xiaolong Chen
- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
- College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
- College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
- College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
- College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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Separation of antibody drug conjugate species by RPLC: A generic method development approach. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2017; 137:60-69. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2017.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2016] [Revised: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Improving Proteome Coverage by Reducing Sample Complexity via Chromatography. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 919:83-143. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41448-5_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Krokhin OV, Spicer V. Generation of accurate peptide retention data for targeted and data independent quantitative LC-MS analysis: Chromatographic lessons in proteomics. Proteomics 2016; 16:2931-2936. [PMID: 27701844 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201600283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The emergence of data-independent quantitative LC-MS/MS analysis protocols further highlights the importance of high-quality reproducible chromatographic procedures. Knowing, controlling and being able to predict the effect of multiple factors that alter peptide RP-HPLC separation selectivity is critical for successful data collection for the construction of ion libraries. Proteomic researchers have often regarded RP-HPLC as a "black box", while vast amount of research on peptide separation is readily available. In addition to obvious parameters, such as the type of ion-pairing modifier, stationary phase and column temperature, we describe the "mysterious" effects of gradient slope, column size and flow rate on peptide separation selectivity. Retention time variations due to these parameters are governed by the linear solvent strength (LSS) theory on a peptide level by the value of its slope S in the basic LSS equation-a parameter that can be accurately predicted. Thus, the application of shallower gradients, higher flow rates, or smaller columns will each increases the relative retention of peptides with higher S-values (long species with multiple positively charged groups). Simultaneous changes to these parameters that each drive shifts in separation selectivity in the same direction should be avoided. The unification of terminology represents another pressing issue in this field of applied proteomics that should be addressed to facilitate further progress.
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- Oleg V Krokhin
- Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, Winnipeg, Canada.,Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, Winnipeg, Canada
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D'Addio SM, Bothe JR, Neri C, Walsh PL, Zhang J, Pierson E, Mao Y, Gindy M, Leone A, Templeton AC. New and Evolving Techniques for the Characterization of Peptide Therapeutics. J Pharm Sci 2016; 105:2989-3006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2016.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Comparative studies of peak intensities and chromatographic separation of proteolytic digests, PTMs, and intact proteins obtained by nanoLC-ESI MS analysis at room and elevated temperatures. Anal Bioanal Chem 2016; 408:3953-68. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-016-9386-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Revised: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Stalmans S, Gevaert B, Verbeke F, D'Hondt M, Bracke N, Wynendaele E, De Spiegeleer B. Quality control of cationic cell-penetrating peptides. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2016; 117:289-97. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2015.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Revised: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Martínez-Ortega A, Herrera A, Salmerón-García A, Cabeza J, Cuadros-Rodríguez L, Navas N. Study and ICH validation of a reverse-phase liquid chromatographic method for the quantification of the intact monoclonal antibody cetuximab. J Pharm Anal 2015; 6:117-124. [PMID: 29403971 PMCID: PMC5762446 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2015.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2015] [Revised: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Cetuximab (CTX) is a potent chimeric mouse/human monoclonal antibody (mAb) approved worldwide for treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Among the various biological and physical analyses performed for full study on this biopharmaceutic, the determination of the concentration preparations throughout manufacturing and subsequent handling in hospital is particularly relevant. In the present work, the study and validation of a method for quantifying intact CTX by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection ((RP)HPLC/DAD) is presented. With that end, we checked the performance of a chromatographic method for quantifying CTX and conducted a study to validate the method as stability-indicating in accordance with the International Conference on Harmonization guidelines (ICH) for biotechnological drugs; therefore, we evaluated linearity, accuracy, precision, detection and quantification limits, robustness and system suitability. The specificity of the method and the robustness of the mAb formulation against external stress factors were estimated by comprehensive chromatographic analysis by subjecting CTX to several informative stress conditions. As demonstrated, the method is rapid, accurate, and reproducible for CTX quantification. It was also successfully used to quantify CTX in a long-term stability study performed under hospital conditions.
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- Antonio Martínez-Ortega
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Granada, Faculty of Science, Campus Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Granada, Faculty of Science, Campus Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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- UGC Intercentro Interniveles Farmacia Granada, San Cecilio Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute ibs. GRANADA. Hospitales Universitarios de Granada, University of Granada, E-18012 Granada, Spain
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- UGC Intercentro Interniveles Farmacia Granada, San Cecilio Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute ibs. GRANADA. Hospitales Universitarios de Granada, University of Granada, E-18012 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Science Faculty, Biomedical Research Institute ibis. GRANADA, University of Granada, Campus Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Science Faculty, Biomedical Research Institute ibis. GRANADA, University of Granada, Campus Fuentenueva s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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Gagliardi LG, Tascon M, Castells CB. Effect of temperature on acid–base equilibria in separation techniques. A review. Anal Chim Acta 2015; 889:35-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.05.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2014] [Revised: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Estimation of pressure-, temperature- and frictional heating-related effects on proteins’ retention under ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatographic conditions. J Chromatogr A 2015; 1393:73-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2015] [Revised: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Fekete S, Beck A, Veuthey JL, Guillarme D. Ion-exchange chromatography for the characterization of biopharmaceuticals. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2015; 113:43-55. [PMID: 25800161 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2015.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2014] [Revised: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ion-exchange chromatography (IEX) is a historical technique widely used for the detailed characterization of therapeutic proteins and can be considered as a reference and powerful technique for the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of charge heterogeneity. The goal of this review is to provide an overview of theoretical and practical aspects of modern IEX applied for the characterization of therapeutic proteins including monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) and antibody drug conjugates (ADCs). The section on method development describes how to select a suitable stationary phase chemistry and dimensions, the mobile phase conditions (pH, nature and concentration of salt), as well as the temperature and flow rate, considering proteins isoelectric point (pI). In addition, both salt-gradient and pH-gradient approaches were critically reviewed and benefits as well as limitations of these two strategies were provided. Finally, several applications, mostly from pharmaceutical industries, illustrate the potential of IEX for the characterization of charge variants of various types of biopharmaceutical products.
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- Szabolcs Fekete
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Boulevard d'Yvoy 20, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Center of Immunology Pierre Fabre, 5 Avenue Napoléon III, BP 60497, 74160 Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, France(1)
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Boulevard d'Yvoy 20, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Boulevard d'Yvoy 20, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Fekete S, Beck A, Fekete J, Guillarme D. Method development for the separation of monoclonal antibody charge variants in cation exchange chromatography, Part I: Salt gradient approach. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2015; 102:33-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2014.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Revised: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Method development for the separation of monoclonal antibody charge variants in cation exchange chromatography, Part II: pH gradient approach. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2015; 102:282-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2014.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Revised: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Navas N, Herrera A, Martínez-Ortega A, Salmerón-García A, Cabeza J, Cuadros-Rodríguez L. Quantification of an intact monoclonal antibody, rituximab, by (RP)HPLC/DAD in compliance with ICH guidelines. Anal Bioanal Chem 2014; 405:9351-63. [PMID: 24121431 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7368-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Revised: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We studied the quantification of an intact therapeutic monoclonal antibody (mAb), rituximab (RTX), using (reversephase) high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection ((RP)HPLC/DAD). To this end, we developed a chromatographic method and validated it as stabilityindicating in accordance with the International Conference on Harmonization guidelines (ICH). A 300-Å C8 column (250 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm) was used to perform the analysis, and the temperature was maintained at 70 °C. Although only one mAb was analyzed, it was necessary to apply a gradient to elute it with a complex organic mixture. Chromatograms were registered at several wavelengths, with λ =214 nm employed for quantification purposes. The method was developed to quantify marketed RTX under typical hospital administration conditions. Further dilution was avoided in order to prevent additional mAb modification, and in this way the method was shown to be linear from 60 to 5000 mg/L. The precision of the method (repeatability and intermediate precision, estimated as the relative standard deviation, RSD %), was less than 1.0 %. Accuracy, specificity, robustness, and system suitability were also evaluated as specified in the ICH guidelines.We conducted a comprehensive chromatographic analysis by submitting RTX to several informative stress conditions. These forced degradation studies were conducted for two reasons: to estimate the specificity of the method, and to evaluate the robustness of the mAb formulation against external stress factors when handling it in preparation for administration. Thus, we investigated the effects of acid, base, oxidation, ionic strength, temperature, and UV light. Although a slight modification to the intact mAb could not be distinguished chromatographically in the stress studies we conducted, the procedure proposed here to evaluate peak purity enabled us to detect it with a satisfactory level of confidence. The proposed method could therefore be considered stability-indicating for quantyfying the intact mAb since it is qualified to detect its degradation/modification. Finally, the method was used to evaluate RTX in a long-term stability study performed under hospital conditions of use.
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Gilar M, Jaworski A, McDonald TS. Solvent selectivity and strength in reversed-phase liquid chromatography separation of peptides. J Chromatogr A 2014; 1337:140-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.02.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2014] [Revised: 02/11/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Fekete S, Horváth K, Guillarme D. Influence of pressure and temperature on molar volume and retention properties of peptides in ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2013; 1311:65-71. [PMID: 24011508 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2013.08.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2013] [Revised: 07/12/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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In this study, pressure induced changes in retention were measured for model peptides possessing molecular weights between ∼1 and ∼4kDa. The goal of the present work was to evaluate if such changes were only attributed to the variation of molar volume and if they could be estimated prior to the experiments, using theoretical models. Restrictor tubing was employed to generate pressures up to 1000bar and experiments were conducted for mobile phase temperatures comprised between 30 and 80°C. As expected, the retention increases significantly with pressure, up to 200% for glucagon at around 1000bar compared to ∼100bar. The obtained data were fitted with a theoretical model and the determination coefficients were excellent (r(2)>0.9992) for the peptides at various temperatures. On the other hand, the pressure induced change in retention was found to be temperature dependent and was more pronounced at 30°C vs. 60 or 80°C. Finally, using the proposed model, it was possible to easily estimate the pressure induced increase in retention for any peptide and mobile phase temperature. This allows to easily estimating the expected change in retention, when increasing the column length under UHPLC conditions.
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- Szabolcs Fekete
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Bd d'Yvoy 20, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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D'Hondt M, Gevaert B, Stalmans S, Van Dorpe S, Wynendaele E, Peremans K, Burvenich C, De Spiegeleer B. Reversed-phase fused-core HPLC modeling of peptides. J Pharm Anal 2012; 3:93-101. [PMID: 29403802 PMCID: PMC5760978 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2012.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Accepted: 11/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Different fused-core stationary phase chemistries (C18, Amide, Phenyl-hexyl and Peptide ES-C18) were used for the analysis of 21 structurally representative model peptides. In addition, the effects of the mobile phase composition (ACN or MeOH as organic modifier; formic acid or acetic acid, as acidifying component) on the column selectivity, peak shape and overall chromatographic performance were evaluated. The RP-amide column, combined with a formic acid–acetonitrile based gradient system, performed as best. A peptide reversed-phase retention model is proposed, consisting of 5 variables: log SumAA, log Sv, clog P, log nHDon and log nHAcc. Quantitative structure-retention relationship (QSRR) models were constructed for 16 different chromatographic systems. The accuracy of this peptide retention model was demonstrated by the comparison between predicted and experimentally obtained retention times, explaining on average 86% of the variability. Moreover, using an external set of 5 validation peptides, the predictive power of the model was also demonstrated. This peptide retention model includes the novel in-silico calculated amino acid descriptor, AA, which was calculated from log P, 3D-MoRSE, RDF and WHIM descriptors.
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- Matthias D'Hondt
- Drug Quality and Registration (DruQuaR) group, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Harelbekestraat 72, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Drug Quality and Registration (DruQuaR) group, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Harelbekestraat 72, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Drug Quality and Registration (DruQuaR) group, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Harelbekestraat 72, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Drug Quality and Registration (DruQuaR) group, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Harelbekestraat 72, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Drug Quality and Registration (DruQuaR) group, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Harelbekestraat 72, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Departments of Medical Imaging and Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Departments of Medical Imaging and Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Drug Quality and Registration (DruQuaR) group, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Harelbekestraat 72, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Fekete S, Rudaz S, Fekete J, Guillarme D. Analysis of recombinant monoclonal antibodies by RPLC: Toward a generic method development approach. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2012; 70:158-68. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2012.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2012] [Revised: 05/29/2012] [Accepted: 06/15/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Escher C, Reiter L, MacLean B, Ossola R, Herzog F, Chilton J, MacCoss MJ, Rinner O. Using iRT, a normalized retention time for more targeted measurement of peptides. Proteomics 2012; 12:1111-21. [PMID: 22577012 PMCID: PMC3918884 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201100463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 433] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Accepted: 01/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) has recently become the method of choice for targeted quantitative measurement of proteins using mass spectrometry. The method, however, is limited in the number of peptides that can be measured in one run. This number can be markedly increased by scheduling the acquisition if the accurate retention time (RT) of each peptide is known. Here we present iRT, an empirically derived dimensionless peptide-specific value that allows for highly accurate RT prediction. The iRT of a peptide is a fixed number relative to a standard set of reference iRT-peptides that can be transferred across laboratories and chromatographic systems. We show that iRT facilitates the setup of multiplexed experiments with acquisition windows more than four times smaller compared to in silico RT predictions resulting in improved quantification accuracy. iRTs can be determined by any laboratory and shared transparently. The iRT concept has been implemented in Skyline, the most widely used software for MRM experiments.
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- Claudia Escher
- Biognosys AG, Wagistrasse 25, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Biognosys AG, Wagistrasse 25, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Biognosys AG, Wagistrasse 25, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Biognosys AG, Wagistrasse 25, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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Fekete S, Veuthey JL, Guillarme D. New trends in reversed-phase liquid chromatographic separations of therapeutic peptides and proteins: theory and applications. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2012; 69:9-27. [PMID: 22475515 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2012.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2012] [Revised: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 03/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In the pharmaceutical field, there is considerable interest in the use of peptides and proteins for therapeutic purposes. There are various ways to characterize such complex samples, but during the last few years, a significant number of technological developments have been brought to the field of RPLC and RPLC-MS. Thus, the present review focuses first on the basics of RPLC for peptides and proteins, including the inherent problems, some possible solutions and some directions for developing a new RPLC method that is dedicated to biomolecules. Then the latest advances in RPLC, such as wide-pore core-shell particles, fully porous sub-2 μm particles, organic monoliths, porous layer open tubular columns and elevated temperature, are described and critically discussed in terms of both kinetic efficiency and selectivity. Numerous applications with real samples are presented that confirm the relevance of these different strategies. Finally, one of the key advantages of RPLC for peptides and proteins over other historical approaches is its inherent compatibility with MS using both MALDI and ESI sources.
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- Szabolcs Fekete
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Bd d'Yvoy 20, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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Causon TJ, Cortes HJ, Shellie RA, Hilder EF. Temperature Pulsing for Controlling Chromatographic Resolution in Capillary Liquid Chromatography. Anal Chem 2012; 84:3362-8. [DOI: 10.1021/ac300161b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Tim J. Causon
- Australian
Centre for Research
on Separation Science, School of Chemistry, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 75, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia,
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- Australian
Centre for Research
on Separation Science, School of Chemistry, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 75, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia,
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- HJ Cortes Consulting LLC, Midland, Michigan 48642, United States
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- Australian
Centre for Research
on Separation Science, School of Chemistry, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 75, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia,
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- Australian
Centre for Research
on Separation Science, School of Chemistry, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 75, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia,
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Yang Y, Geng X. Mixed-mode chromatography and its applications to biopolymers. J Chromatogr A 2011; 1218:8813-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Revised: 10/06/2011] [Accepted: 10/06/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Roman EA, Rosi P, González Lebrero MC, Wuilloud R, González Flecha FL, Delfino JM, Santos J. Gain of local structure in an amphipathic peptide does not require a specific tertiary framework. Proteins 2011; 78:2757-68. [PMID: 20607854 DOI: 10.1002/prot.22789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In this work, we studied how an amphipathic peptide of the surface of the globular protein thioredoxin, TRX94-108, acquires a native-like structure when it becomes involved in an apolar interaction network. We designed peptide variants where the tendency to form alpha-helical conformation is modulated by replacing each of the leucine amino acid residues by an alanine. The induction of structure caused by sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) binding was studied by capillary zone electrophoresis, circular dichroism, DOSY-NMR, and molecular dynamics simulations (MDS). In addition, we analyzed the strength of the interaction between a C18 RP-HPLC matrix and the peptides. The results presented here reveal that (a) critical elements in the sequence of the wild-type peptide stabilize a SDS/peptide supramolecular cluster; (b) the hydrophobic nature of the interaction between SDS molecules and the peptide constrains the ensemble of conformations; (c) nonspecific apolar surfaces are sufficient to stabilize peptide secondary structure. Remarkably, MDS shed light on a contact network formed by a limited number of SDS molecules that serves as a structural scaffold preserving the helical conformation of this module. This mechanism might prevail when a peptide with low helical propensity is involved in structure consolidation. We suggest that folding of peptides sharing this feature does not require a preformed tightly-packed protein core. Thus, the formation of specific tertiary interactions would be the consequence of peptide folding and not its cause. In this scenario, folding might be thought of as a process that includes unspecific rounds of structure stabilization guiding the protein to the native state.
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- Ernesto A Roman
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IQUIFIB), School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Junín 956, C1113AAD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Babushok VI, Zenkevich IG. Retention Characteristics of Peptides in RP-LC: Peptide Retention Prediction. Chromatographia 2010. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-010-1721-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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High temperature liquid chromatography of intact proteins using organic polymer monoliths and alternative solvent systems. J Chromatogr A 2010; 1217:3519-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2010.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2009] [Revised: 01/21/2010] [Accepted: 03/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gilar M, Xie H, Jaworski A. Utility of Retention Prediction Model for Investigation of Peptide Separation Selectivity in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography: Impact of Concentration of Trifluoroacetic Acid, Column Temperature, Gradient Slope and Type of Stationary Phase. Anal Chem 2009; 82:265-75. [DOI: 10.1021/ac901931c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Martin Gilar
- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, Massachusetts 01757, and 51 Palomino Drive, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, Massachusetts 01757, and 51 Palomino Drive, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, Massachusetts 01757, and 51 Palomino Drive, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038
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Teutenberg T, Wagner P, Gmehling J. High-temperature liquid chromatography. Part I. Determination of the vapour pressures of binary solvent mixtures—Implications for liquid chromatographic separations. J Chromatogr A 2009; 1216:6471-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2009.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2009] [Revised: 07/06/2009] [Accepted: 07/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Heinisch S, Rocca JL. Sense and nonsense of high-temperature liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2009; 1216:642-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2008.11.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2008] [Revised: 11/13/2008] [Accepted: 11/20/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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van den Broek I, Sparidans RW, Schellens JH, Beijnen JH. Quantitative bioanalysis of peptides by liquid chromatography coupled to (tandem) mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2008; 872:1-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2008.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2008] [Revised: 06/16/2008] [Accepted: 07/12/2008] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Shinoda K, Sugimoto M, Tomita M, Ishihama Y. Informatics for peptide retention properties in proteomic LC-MS. Proteomics 2008; 8:787-98. [PMID: 18214845 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200700692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Retention times in HPLC yield valuable information for the identification of various analytes and the prediction of peptide retention is useful for the identification of peptides/proteins in LC-MS-based proteomics. Informatics methods such as artificial neural networks and support vector machines capable of solving nonlinear problems made possible the accurate modeling of quantitative structure-retention relationships of peptides (including large polymers) up to 5 kDa to which classical linear models cannot be applied, as well as the proteome-wide prediction of peptide retention. Proteome-wide retention prediction and accurate mass-information facilitate the identification of peptides in complex proteomic samples. In this review, we address recent developments in solid informatics methods and their application to peptide-retention properties in 'bottom-up' shotgun proteomics. We also describe future prospects for the standardization and application of retention times.
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- Kosaku Shinoda
- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan
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Mohammad MM, Movileanu L. Excursion of a single polypeptide into a protein pore: simple physics, but complicated biology. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2008; 37:913-25. [PMID: 18368402 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-008-0309-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2007] [Revised: 01/04/2008] [Accepted: 03/10/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Despite its fundamental and critical importance in molecular biology and practical medical biotechnology, how a polypeptide interacts with a transmembrane protein pore is not yet comprehensively understood. Here, we employed single-channel electrical recordings to reveal the interactions of short polypeptides and small folded proteins with a robust beta-barrel protein pore. The short polypeptides were approximately 25 residues in length, resembling positively charged targeting presequences involved in protein import. The proteins were consisted of positively charged pre-cytochrome b2 fragments (pb2) fused to the small ribonuclease barnase (approximately 110 residues, Ba). Single-molecule experiments exploring the interaction of a folded pb2-Ba protein with a single beta-barrel pore, which contained negatively charged electrostatic traps, revealed the complexity of a network of intermolecular forces, including driving and electrostatic ones. In addition, the interaction was dependent on other factors, such as the hydrophobic content of the interacting polypeptide, the location of the electrostatic trap, the length of the pb2 presequence and temperature. This single-molecule approach together with protein design of either the interacting polypeptide or the pore lumen opens new opportunities for the exploration of the polypeptide-pore interaction at high temporal resolution. Such future studies are also expected to unravel the advantages and limitations of the nanopore technique for the detection and exploration of individual polypeptides.
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- Mohammad M Mohammad
- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, NY 13244-1130, USA
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The properties of stationary phases and their characterization methods are reviewed. New and significant developments have occurred in the last few years, and new methods for stationary phase characterization have become available. The characterization methods are discussed, and the differences between the different methods are pointed out. In addition, method development approaches are reviewed, with special emphasis on recent developments that employ multiple parameters in parallel. Also, the renewed interest of temperature as a tool in method development is surveyed.
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- Uwe D Neue
- Waters Corporation, Milford, MA 01757, USA.
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High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has proved extremely versatile over the past 25 yr for the isolation and purification of peptides varying widely in their sources, quantity and complexity. This article covers the major modes of HPLC utilized for peptides (size-exclusion, ion-exchange, and reversed-phase), as well as demonstrating the potential of a novel mixed-mode hydrophilic interaction/cation-exchange approach developed in this laboratory. In addition to the value of these HPLC modes for peptide separations, the value of various HPLC techniques for structural characterization of peptides and proteins will be addressed, e.g., assessment of oligomerization state of peptides/proteins by size-exclusion chromatography and monitoring the hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity of amphipathic alpha-helical peptides, a vital precursor for the development of novel antimicrobial peptides. The value of capillary electrophoresis for peptide separations is also demonstrated. Preparative reversed-phase chromatography purification protocols for sample loads of up to 200 mg on analytical columns and instrumentation are introduced for both peptides and recombinant proteins.
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- Colin T Mant
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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Vanhoenacker G, Sandra P. Elevated temperature and temperature programming in conventional liquid chromatography – fundamentals and applications. J Sep Sci 2006; 29:1822-35. [PMID: 16970186 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.200600160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Temperature, as a powerful variable in conventional LC is discussed from a fundamental point of view and illustrated with applications from the author's laboratory. Emphasis is given to the influence of temperature on speed, selectivity, efficiency, detectability, and mobile phase composition (green chromatography). The problems accompanying the use of elevated temperature and temperature programming in LC are reviewed and solutions are described. The available stationary phases for high temperature operation are summarized and a brief overview of recent applications reported in the literature is given.
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Jandera P, Novotná K. Characterization of High‐Pressure Liquid Chromatography Columns using Chromatographic Methods. ANAL LETT 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/00032710600773424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Petritis K, Kangas LJ, Yan B, Monroe ME, Strittmatter EF, Qian WJ, Adkins JN, Moore RJ, Xu Y, Lipton MS, Camp DG, Smith RD. Improved peptide elution time prediction for reversed-phase liquid chromatography-MS by incorporating peptide sequence information. Anal Chem 2006; 78:5026-39. [PMID: 16841926 PMCID: PMC1924966 DOI: 10.1021/ac060143p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We describe an improved artificial neural network (ANN)-based method for predicting peptide retention times in reversed-phase liquid chromatography. In addition to the peptide amino acid composition, this study investigated several other peptide descriptors to improve the predictive capability, such as peptide length, sequence, hydrophobicity and hydrophobic moment, and nearest-neighbor amino acid, as well as peptide predicted structural configurations (i.e., helix, sheet, coil). An ANN architecture that consisted of 1052 input nodes, 24 hidden nodes, and 1 output node was used to fully consider the amino acid residue sequence in each peptide. The network was trained using approximately 345,000 nonredundant peptides identified from a total of 12,059 LC-MS/MS analyses of more than 20 different organisms, and the predictive capability of the model was tested using 1303 confidently identified peptides that were not included in the training set. The model demonstrated an average elution time precision of approximately 1.5% and was able to distinguish among isomeric peptides based upon the inclusion of peptide sequence information. The prediction power represents a significant improvement over our earlier report (Petritis, K.; Kangas, L. J.; Ferguson, P. L.; Anderson, G. A.; Pasa-Tolic, L.; Lipton, M. S.; Auberry, K. J.; Strittmatter, E. F.; Shen, Y.; Zhao, R.; Smith, R. D. Anal. Chem. 2003, 75, 1039-1048) and other previously reported models.
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- Konstantinos Petritis
- Biological Sciences Division, Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, P. O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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Dillon TM, Bondarenko PV, Rehder DS, Pipes GD, Kleemann GR, Ricci MS. Optimization of a reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry method for characterizing recombinant antibody heterogeneity and stability. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1120:112-20. [PMID: 16448656 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2005] [Revised: 12/30/2005] [Accepted: 01/06/2006] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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An enhanced analytical RP-HPLC/MS method was developed for monitoring the stability and production of intact and fragmented monoclonal antibodies (MAbs). The use of high column temperatures (70-80 degrees C), organic solvents with high eluotropic strength coefficients (isopropyl and n-propyl alcohols), and Zorbax StableBond columns, were critical for good recovery and resolution of immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) and IgG2 monoclonal antibodies. Using this method, cleavage products of a degraded IgG1 antibody were clearly separated and identified by in-line electrospray ionization time-of-flight (ESI-TOF) mass spectrometry generating exact masses and unique terminal ladder sequences. The glycosylation profile, including mapping of the terminal galactose and fucose heterogeneity of the N-linked sugars, was determined by mass spectrometry of intact MAbs. In addition, we discovered that several IgG2 MAbs exhibited greater structural heterogeneity compared to IgG1s. Mass spectral characterization data and reduction data suggested that the heterogeneity is disulfide related. This reversed-phase LC/MS method represents a key advancement in monitoring intact MAb production and stability.
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- Thomas M Dillon
- Pharmaceutics Department, Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Dr., Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.
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Mant C, Hodges R. Context-dependent effects on the hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity of side-chains during reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography: Implications for prediction of peptide retention behaviour. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1125:211-9. [PMID: 16814308 PMCID: PMC2744692 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.05.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2006] [Revised: 05/17/2006] [Accepted: 05/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The present study set out to investigate whether observed relative hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity values of positively charged side-chains (with Lys and Arg as representative side-chains) or hydrophobic side-chains (with Ile as the representative side-chain) were context-dependent, i.e., did such measured values vary depending on characteristics of the peptides within which such side-chains are substituted (overall peptide hydrophobicity, number of positive charges) and/or properties of the mobile phase (anionic counterions of varying hydrophobicity and concentration)? Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) was applied to two series of four synthetic peptide analogues (+1, +2, +3 and +4 net charge), the only difference between the two peptide series being the substitution of one hydrophobic Ile residue for a Gly residue, in the presence of anionic ion-pairing reagents of varying hydrophobicity (HCOOH approximately H3PO4 < TFA < PFPA < HFBA) and concentration (2-50 mM). RP-HPLC of these peptide series revealed that the relative hydrophilicity of Lys and Arg side-chains in the peptides increased with peptide hydrophobicity. In addition the relative hydrophobicity of Ile decreased dramatically with an increase in the number of positive charges in the peptide, this hydrophobicity decrease being of greater magnitude as the hydrophobicity of the anionic ion-pairing reagent increased. These results have significant implications in the prediction of peptide retention times for proteomic applications.
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- Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 303 724 3253; fax: +1 303 724 3249. E-mail address: (R.S. Hodges)
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Zimmer JSD, Monroe ME, Qian WJ, Smith RD. Advances in proteomics data analysis and display using an accurate mass and time tag approach. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2006; 25:450-82. [PMID: 16429408 PMCID: PMC1829209 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 254] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Proteomics has recently demonstrated utility for increasing the understanding of cellular processes on the molecular level as a component of systems biology approaches and for identifying potential biomarkers of various disease states. The large amount of data generated by utilizing high efficiency (e.g., chromatographic) separations coupled with high mass accuracy mass spectrometry for high-throughput proteomics analyses presents challenges related to data processing, analysis, and display. This review focuses on recent advances in nanoLC-FTICR-MS-based proteomics approaches and the accompanying data processing tools that have been developed to display and interpret the large volumes of data being produced.
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- Jennifer S D Zimmer
- Biological Sciences Division and Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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Novotná K, Havlis J, Havel J. Optimisation of high performance liquid chromatography separation of neuroprotective peptides. J Chromatogr A 2005; 1096:50-7. [PMID: 16301069 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.06.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2005] [Revised: 05/27/2005] [Accepted: 06/09/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The study of experimental design conjunction with artificial neural networks for optimisation of isocratic ion-pair reverse phase HPLC separation of neuroprotective peptides is reported. Different types of experimental designs (full-factorial, fractional) were studied as suitable input and output data sources for ANN training and examined on mixtures of humanin derivatives. The independent input variables were: composition of mobile phase, including its pH, and column temperature. In case of a simple mixture of two peptides, the retention time of the most retentive component and resolution were used as the dependent variables (outputs). In case of a complex mixture with unknown number of components, number of peaks, sum of resolutions and retention time of ultimate peak were considered as output variables. Fractional factorial experimental design has been proved to produce sufficient input data for ANN approximation and thus further allowed decreasing the number of experiments necessary for optimisation. After the optimal separation conditions were found, fractions with peptides were collected and their analysis using off-line matrix assisted laser desorption/ionisation time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) was performed.
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- Klára Novotná
- Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Kotlárská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
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Shibue M, Mant C, Hodges R. The perchlorate anion is more effective than the trifluoroacetate anion as an ion-pairing reagent for reversed-phase chromatography of peptides. J Chromatogr A 2005; 1080:49-57. [PMID: 16013614 PMCID: PMC2722116 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.02.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The addition of salts, specifically sodium perchlorate (NaClO4), to mobile phases at acidic pH as ion-pairing reagents for reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) has been generally overlooked. To demonstrate the potential of NaClO4 as an effective anionic ion-pairing reagent, we applied RP-HPLC in the presence of 0-100 mM sodium chloride (NaCl), sodium trifluoroacetate (NaTFA) or NaClO4 to two mixtures of synthetic 18-residue peptides: a mixture of peptides with the same net positive charge (+4) and a mixture of four peptides of +1, +2, +3 and +4 net charge. Interestingly, the effect of increasing NaClO4 concentration on increasing peptide retention times and selectivity changes was more dramatic than that of either NaCl or NaTFA, with the order of increasing anion effectiveness being Cl- << TFA- < C104-. Such effects were more marked when salt addition was applied to eluents containing 10 mM phosphoric acid (H3PO4) compared to 10 mM trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) due to the lesser starting anion hydrophobicity of the former mobile phase (containing the phosphate ion) compared to the latter (containing the TFA- ion).
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- Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 303 724 3253; fax: +1 303 724 3249., E-mail address: (R.S. Hodges)
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Shibue M, Mant C, Hodges R. Effect of anionic ion-pairing reagent hydrophobicity on selectivity of peptide separations by reversed-phase liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2005; 1080:68-75. [PMID: 16013616 PMCID: PMC2744697 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Despite the continuing dominance of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) as the anionic ion-pairing reagent of choice for peptide separations by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), we believe that a step-by-step approach to re-examining the relative efficacy of TFA compared to other ion-pairing reagents is worthwhile, particularly for the design of separation protocols for complex peptide mixtures, e.g., in proteomics applications. Thus, we applied RP-HPLC in the presence of different concentrations of anionic ion-pairing reagents - phosphoric acid, TFA, pentafluoropropionic acid (PFPA) and heptafluorobutyric acid (HFBA)--to a mixture of three groups of four 10-residue peptides, these groups containing peptides of +1, +3 or +5 net charge. Overall separation of the 12-peptide mixture improved with increasing reagent hydrophobicity (phosphate- < TFA- < PFPA- < HFBA-) and/or concentration of the anion, with reagent hydrophobicity having a considerably more pronounced effect than reagent concentration. HFBA, in particular, achieved an excellent separation at a concentration of just 10 mM, whereby the peptides were separated by charged groups (+1 < +3 < +5) and hydrophobicity within these groups. There was an essentially equal effect of reagent hydrophobicity and concentration on each positive charge of the peptides, a useful observation for prediction of the effect of varying counterion concentration hydrophobicity and/or concentration during optimization of peptide purification protocols. Peak widths were greater for the more highly charged peptides, although these could be decreased significantly by raising the acid concentration; concomitantly, peptide resolution increased with increasing concentration of ion-pairing reagent.
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- Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 303 724 3253; fax: +1 303 724 3249. E-mail address: (R.S. Hodges)
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Martosella J, Zolotarjova N, Liu H, Nicol G, Boyes BE. Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Prefractionation of Immunodepleted Human Serum Proteins to Enhance Mass Spectrometry Identification of Lower-Abundant Proteins. J Proteome Res 2005; 4:1522-37. [PMID: 16212403 DOI: 10.1021/pr050088l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Serum analysis represents an extreme challenge due to the dynamic range of the proteins of interest, and the high structural complexity of the constituent proteins. In serum, the quantities of proteins and peptides of interest range from those considered "high abundance", present at 2-70% by mass of total protein, to those considered "low abundance", present at 10(-12) M or less. This range of analytical target molecules is outside the realm of available technologies for proteomic analysis. Therefore, in this study, we have developed a workflow toward addressing the complexity of these samples through the application of multidimensional separation techniques. The use of reversed-phase methods for the separation and fractionation of protein samples has been investigated, with the goal of developing an optimized serum separation for application to proteomic analysis. Samples of human serum were depleted of the six most abundant proteins, using an immunoaffinity LC method, then were separated under a variety of reversed-phase (RP) conditions using a macroporous silica C18 surface modified column material. To compare the qualities of the RP separations of this complex protein sample, absorbance chromatograms were compared, and fractions were collected for off-line SDS-PAGE and 2D-LC-MS/MS analysis. The column fractions were further investigated by determination of protein identities using either whole selected fractions, or gel bands excised from SDS-PAGE gels of the fractions. In either case samples underwent tryptic fragmentation and peptide analysis using MALDI-MS or LC-MS/MS. The preferred conditions for RP protein separation exhibited reproducibly high resolution and high protein recoveries (>98%, as determined by protein assay). Using the preferred conditions also permitted high column mass load, with up to 500 microg of protein well tolerated using a 4.6 mm ID x 50 mm column, or up to 1.5 mg on a 9.4 mm ID x 50 mm column. Elevated column temperature (80 degrees C) was observed to be a critical operational parameter, with poorer results observed at lower temperatures. The combination of sample simplification by immunoaffinity depletion combined with a robust and high recovery RP-HPLC fractionation yields samples permitting higher quality protein identifications by coupled LC-MS methods.
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- James Martosella
- Agilent Technologies, Integrated Biology Solutions, 2850 Centreville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808, USA
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Shibue M, Mant C, Hodges R. Effect of anionic ion-pairing reagent concentration (1-60 mM) on reversed-phase liquid chromatography elution behaviour of peptides. J Chromatogr A 2005; 1080:58-67. [PMID: 16013615 PMCID: PMC2744688 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.02.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The homologous series of volatile perfluorinated acids-trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), pentafluoropropionic acid (PFPA) and heptafluorobutyric acid (HFBA)--continue to be excellent anionic ion-pairing reagents for reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) after more than two decades since their introduction to this field. It was felt that a thorough, step-by-step re-examination of the effects of anionic ion-pairing reagents over a wide concentration range on RP-HPLC peptide elution behaviour is now due, particularly considering the continuing dominance of such reagents for peptide applications. Thus, RP-HPLC was applied over a range of 1-60 mM phosphoric acid, TFA, PFPA and HFBA to two mixtures of 18-residue synthetic peptides containing either the same net positive charge (+4) or varying positive charge (+1, +2, +3, +4). Peptides with the same charge are resolved very similarly independent of the ion-pairing reagent used, although the overall retention times of the peptides increase with increasing hydrophobicity of the anion: phosphate < TFA- < PFPA- < HFBA-. Peptides of differing charge move at differing rates relative to each other depending on concentration of ion-pairing reagents. All four ion-pairing reagents increased peptide retention time with increasing concentration, albeit to different extents, again based on hydrophobicity of the anion, i.e., the more hydrophobic the anion, the greater the increase in peptide retention time at the same reagent concentration. Interestingly, phosphoric acid produced the best separation of the four-peptide mixture (+1 to +4 net charge). In addition, concentrations above 10 mM HFBA produced a reversal of the elution order of the four peptides (+1 < + 2 < + 3 < + 4) compared to the elution order produced by the other three reagents over the entire concentration range (+4 < + 3 < + 2 < + 1).
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- M. Shibue
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center at Fitzsimons, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center at Fitzsimons, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center at Fitzsimons, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Chen Y, Mehok AR, Mant CT, Hodges RS. Optimum concentration of trifluoroacetic acid for reversed-phase liquid chromatography of peptides revisited. J Chromatogr A 2005; 1043:9-18. [PMID: 15317407 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2004.03.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) remains the dominant mobile phase additive for reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) of peptides after more than two decades since its introduction to this field. Generally, TFA has been employed in a concentration range of 0.05-0.1% (6.5-13 mM) for the majority of peptide separations. In order to revisit the question as to whether such a concentration range is optimum for separations of peptide mixtures containing peptides of varying net positive charge, the present study examined the effect of varying TFA concentration on RP-HPLC at 25 and 70 degrees C of three groups of synthetic 10-residue synthetic peptides containing either one (+1) or multiple (+3, +5) positively charged groups. The results show that the traditional range of TFA concentrations employed for peptide studies is not optimum for many, perhaps the majority, of peptide applications. For efficient resolution of peptide mixtures, particularly those containing peptides with multiple positive charges, our results show that 0.2-0.25% TFA in the mobile phase will achieve optimum resolution. In addition, the use of high temperature as a complement to such TFA concentration levels is also effective in maximizing peptide resolution.
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- Y Chen
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
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Jandera P, Blomberg LG, Lundanes E. Controlling the retention in capillary LC with solvents, temperature, and electric fields. J Sep Sci 2004; 27:1402-18. [PMID: 15638149 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.200401852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Once a suitable stationary phase and column dimensions have been selected, the retention in liquid chromatography (LC) is traditionally adjusted by controlling the mobile phase composition. Solvent gradients enable achievement of good separation selectivity while decreasing the separation time as compared to isocratic elution. Capillary columns allow use of other programming parameters, i.e. temperature and applied electric fields, in addition to solvent gradient elution. This paper presents a review of programmed separation techniques in miniaturized LC, including retention modeling and method transfer from the conventional to micro- and capillary scales. The impact of miniaturized instrumentation on retention and the limitations of capillary LC are discussed. Special attention is focused on the gradient dwell volume effects, which are more important in micro-LC techniques than in conventional analytical LC and may cause significant increase in the time of analysis, unless special instrumentation and (or) pre-column flow-splitting is used. The influence of temperature upon retention is also discussed, and applications where the temperature has been actively used for retention control in capillary LC are included together with the instrumentation utilized. Finally the possibilities of additional selectivity control by applying an electric field over a packed capillary LC column are discussed.
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- Pavel Jandera
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice Nám Cs legii 565, CZ 532 10 Pardubice, Czech Republic
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