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Pseudomorphic synthesis of bimodal porous silica microspheres for size-exclusion chromatography of small molecules. J Chromatogr A 2021; 1664:462757. [PMID: 34992044 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.462757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In this work, mesoporous silica microspheres with bimodal porous structures for size exclusion chromatography (SEC) supports were synthesized via a pseudomorphic transformation method by using 3.5 and 5 μm commercial silica particles as sources and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as a template. The effects of the synthetic conditions on the pore size distribution were examined, including the temperature, reaction time and the molar ratio of SiO2:NaOH. Bimodal porous silicas (BPSs) with pore sizes of 3.01 and 12.80 nm were obtained with SiO2:NaOH:CTAB:H2O=1:0.1:0.1:20 at 80 °C for 24 h. The BPSs were bonded with diol groups to produce a stationary phase for SEC. The column performance was evaluated with three types of samples, namely, dextran (70 KDa-62 Da), polyethene glycol (PEG) (20 KDa-32 Da) and three biomolecules (36 KDa-1.36 KDa). The column that was packed with a 3.5 μm stationary phase showed excellent resolution for molecular weights of less than 1 KDa with high column efficiency. Carbohydrate samples (dextran (MW=1296), dextran (MW=972), sucrose (MW=342), glucose (MW=180) and glycerol (MW=92)) were separated. Heptaethylene glycol, hexaethylene glycol, pentaethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, and diethylene glycol were resolved in a PEG200 sample. In summary, this work shows the advantages of bimodal mesopores in SEC for small molecules less than 1 kDa. In the pseudomorphic synthesis, the pore size can be regulated by template micelles. Thus, the development SEC supports with high accuracy for a specified molecular weight range is expected since the pore size can be regulated by the surfactant template.
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Wang H, Chen H, Geng J, Zheng Y, Zhang Z, Sun L, Tai G, Zhou Y. Quantitative analysis of dextran in rat plasma using Q-Orbitrap mass spectrometry based on all ion fragmentation strategy. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2018; 1095:24-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2018.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Revised: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Krawczyk T, Zalewski M, Janeta A, Hodurek P. SEC Separation of Polysaccharides Using Macroporous Spherical Silica Gel as a Stationary Phase. Chromatographia 2018; 81:1365-1372. [PMID: 30294004 PMCID: PMC6153982 DOI: 10.1007/s10337-018-3582-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Revised: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Abstract Meso- and macroporous spherical silica gels of pore sizes in the range of 60–1000 Å and 40–75 µm particle size were investigated as a stationary phase for the separation and purification of polysaccharides and poly(ethylene glycols) (PEGs) of various MWs using an aqueous mobile phase. Sephadex and Bio-Gel were used for comparison as the most common stationary phases for similar purposes. The separation of dextrans of a mean MW = 31 kDa from small molecules (NaCl) was possible with SiO2 with a pore size of 60–300 Å, but the observed efficiencies of a column of the same size were lower comparing with Sephadex or Bio-Gel. In the case of oxidized alginic acid only SiO2 of the 60 Å pore size was suitable, while Sephadex, Bio-Gel and other investigated silicas were not efficient. Sephadex and 300–1000 Å SiO2 offered the possibility of dividing dextrans with MW within the range of 1 MDa–10 kDa into fractions of various MWs, while Bio-Gel and 60 Å SiO2 were not suitable. The investigated silica gels strongly adsorbed PEGs of MW 2–20 kDa. The amount adsorbed decreased with the increase of pore size and they were not useful as a stationary phase for this class of polymers. An advantage of SiO2 of the investigated particle size was a very low back pressure comparing with Sephadex. A considerably lower price of silica offers time- and cost-efficient separation of polysaccharides. Graphical Abstract ![]()
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- Tomasz Krawczyk
- 1Department of Chemical Organic Technology and Petrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Krzywoustego 4, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- 1Department of Chemical Organic Technology and Petrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Krzywoustego 4, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- 1Department of Chemical Organic Technology and Petrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Krzywoustego 4, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- 2Wroclaw Medical University, Wybrzeże L. Pasteura 1, 50-367 Wrocław, Poland
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Lee YR, Li X, Ma W, Row KH. Retention of Large Biological Molecules by Size-Exclusion Chromatography. ANAL LETT 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2016.1205082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Wang J, Wang J. Molecular weight characterization of high molecular weight dextran with multiangle light scattering in on-line and off-line mode. Biopolymers 2015; 103:387-92. [PMID: 25808515 DOI: 10.1002/bip.22637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Revised: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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This work reports the molecular weight (MW) analysis of high MW dextran using multiangle light scattering (MALS) in both chromatography and automated batch measurement mode. The results show that the chromatographic columns alter the high MW native dextran and cause underestimation of the MW as a consequence. Alternatively, a batch MALS measurement (without columns) provides more accurate MW values. The batch MALS measurement was automated with the incorporation of an automatic sample dilution and injection device. This automation reduces the sample preparation time and minimizes concentration errors introduced by manual sample dilution. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study using an automated batch MALS in the analysis of high MW dextran.
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This chapter illustrates the usefulness of capillary electrophoresis (CE) for the analysis of sugar acids, that is, monosaccharides and lower oligosaccharides carrying carboxylate, sulphate or phosphate groups. In order to provide a general description of the main results and challenges in the field, some relevant applications and reviews on CE of such saccharidic compounds are tabulated. Furthermore, some detailed experimental procedures are shown, regarding the CE analysis of sugar acids released upon hydrolysis of acidic polysaccharides and of glycans linked to glycoproteins. In particular, the protocols will deal with the following compounds: (i) unsaturated, underivatized oligosaccharides from lyase-treated alginate; (ii) oligosaccharides derivatized with 4-aminobenzonitrile, arising from chemical hydrolysis of alginate; (iii) sialic acid derivatized with 2-aminoacridone, released from human serum immunoglobulin G.
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Campa C, Rossi M. Capillary electrophoresis of neutral carbohydrates: mono-, oligosaccharides, glycosides. Methods Mol Biol 2008; 384:247-305. [PMID: 18392573 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-376-9_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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This chapter reports an overview of the recent advances in the analysis of neutral sugars by capillary electrophoresis (CE); furthermore, some relevant reviews and research articles in the field are tabulated. Comparison of CE with chromatography is also presented, with special attention to separation efficiency and sensitivity. The main routes aimed at pretreatment and CE analysis of uncharged mono-, oligosaccharides, and glycosides are described. Representative examples of such procedures are reported in detail, upon describing robust methodologies for the study of (1) neutral mono- and oligosaccharides derivatized by reductive amination and by formation of glycosylamines; (2) underivatized mono- and di-saccharides analyzed using highly alkaline buffers; and (3) anomeric couples of glycosides separated using borate-based buffers.
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Cabálková J, Wahlund KG, Chmelík J. Complex analytical approach to characterization of the influence of carbon dioxide concentration on carbohydrate composition in Norway spruce needles. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1148:189-99. [PMID: 17382335 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2006] [Revised: 03/07/2007] [Accepted: 03/09/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Water-soluble non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) in the needles of Norway spruce Picea abies [L.] Karst have been studied by using a combination of several separation techniques, having various detectors, with mass spectrometry. The intent was to find a suitable methodology that enables the characterization and determination of NSC, covering a wide range of molar masses, and being suitable to assess how NCS are influenced by both external conditions, e.g. different carbon dioxide (CO(2)) concentrations, light intensity, and by internal conditions such as the needle age. The techniques were liquid-liquid extraction, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), size exclusion chromatography (SEC), asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation (AsFlFFF), electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), and matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). NSC were extracted by a methanol/chloroform/water mixture into the water-rich phase. Application of AsFlFFF and SEC, using refractive index (RI) and multi-angle light scattering (MALS) detectors to the water-rich extracts resulted in three or four main fractions covering molar masses from 10(3) to 10(6)g/mol. Individual fractions collected from SEC were directly subjected to both MALDI and ESI-MS analysis in order to identify NSC. MALDI mass spectra confirmed the presence of hexose oligomers in individual fractions while ESI-MS was used for evaluation of low mass NSC. HPLC-RI was used for quantification of NSC and predominant carbohydrates were found to be fructose, glucose, and sucrose. The changes in their content during seasonal course were studied in detail. HPLC coupled to ESI-MS enabled the identification of low concentration NSC like raffinose that occurred in the needles of autumn samplings. An influence of the increased CO(2) concentration on sucrose and glucose accumulation was observed and it was found that the light intensity as well as the needle age has significant influence on the sucrose content.
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- Jana Cabálková
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Department of Proteomics, Veverí 97, Brno CZ-60200, Czech Republic.
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Andrieux K, Lesieur P, Lesieur S, Ollivon M, Grabielle-Madelmont C. Characterization of fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextrans used in vesicle permeability studies. Anal Chem 2002; 74:5217-26. [PMID: 12403574 DOI: 10.1021/ac020119l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Fluorescein Isothiocyanate-dextrans of various weight average molecular masses (4,400-487,000) were analyzed in buffer solution for pH, osmolarity, fluorescence intensity as a function of the polymer concentration, average molecular masses, and radii of gyration. Labeling of polymers and conformation of the polymers were characterized by high-performance gel exclusion chromatography (HPLC-GEC) and small-angle X-ray scattering. The fluorescence measurements evidence the absence of fluorescence quenching of the FITC chromophores but the existence of an inner filter effect at high polymer concentration. The conformation of the polymers in buffer is very likely of random coil type, as shown by the relationship between the radii of gyration and the weight-average molecular masses of the dextrans (Mw). The medium used to analyze the FITC-dextrans by HPLC-GEC strongly influences their elution behavior. In buffer medium, they are sieved over the TSK G4000 PW column through a single population according to their Mw. whereas in pure water, they are separated into several species by an exclusion mechanism that depends on the number of labeled sites per dextran molecule. A Monte Carlo simulation was used to analyze the distribution of the fluorescent labels. HPLC-GEC in water could interestingly be applied to yield labeled polymers bearing a known number of functionalized groups.
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- Karine Andrieux
- Equipe Physico-chimie des Systèmes Polyphasés, UMR CNRS 8612, Université Pans-Sud, Châtenay-Malabry, France
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This survey gives an overview of recent derivatization protocols, starting from 1996, in combination with capillary electrophoresis (CE). Derivatization is mainly used for enhancing the detection sensitivity of CE, especially in combination with laser-induced fluorescence. Derivatization procedures are classified in tables in pre-, on- and postcapillary arrangements and, more specifically, arranged into functional groups being derivatized. The amine and reducing ends of saccharides are reported most frequently, but examples are also given for derivatization of thiols, hydroxyl, carboxylic, and carbonyl groups, and inorganic ions. Other reasons for derivatization concern indirect chiral separations, enhancing electrospray characteristics, or incorporation of a suitable charge into the analytes. Special attention is paid to the increasing field of research using on-line precapillary derivatization with CE and microdialysis for in vivo monitoring of neurotransmitter concentrations. The on-capillary derivatization can be divided in several approaches, such as the at-inlet, zone-passing and throughout method. The postcapillary mode is represented by gap designs, and membrane reactors, but especially the combination of separation, derivatization and detection on a chip is a new emerging field of research. This review, which can be seen as a sequel to our earlier reported review covering the years 1991-1995, gives an impression of current derivatization applications and highlights new developments in this field.
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- J C Waterval
- Universiteit Utrecht, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Netherlands
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Capillary electrophoresis (CE) has been applied to the study of complexation between dextrins and polyiodides. A baseline separation of fluorescently labeled dextrin oligomers has provided a unique platform for the observation of a contribution of single oligomers to the complexation process that could previously be measured only in bulk. The complex formation was easily recognized through comparison of peak migration times and peak shapes in the presence and absence of polyiodides. The degree of polymerization (DP) number was found crucial in the binding process, but the I2/I- ratio in a solution also appeared to determine the nature of complexation. The effects of buffer pH and ionic strength upon complexation were also briefly investigated. Diodearray spectra in the visible wavelength range confirmed the differential complexation of unlabeled maltodextrins with different DP values after a CE iodine affinity separation. 13C-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectral data on differently sized dextrin fractions were found to be in good agreement with the results from CE measurements.
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- M Hong
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington 47505, USA
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