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Drug monitoring of etoposide (VP16-213). I. A combined method of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry.

Drug monitoring is performed by means of sample extraction, sample purification by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and sample detection by time-of-flight mass spectrometry. This mass spectrometry utilizing 252Cf fission fragment-induced ionization and desorption of nonvolatile compounds is suitable as a universal, nondestructive detector in HPLC. Liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry are combined, so that mass analysis can be operated online and offline to the fractional sampling of the effluent and the samples can still be recovered. As an alternative to HPLC separation, samples can be purified by thin-layer chromatography (TLC), resulting an offline TLC + MS combination. Preliminary pharmacokinetic data for etoposide (VP16-213) together with calibration data are presented, and are discussed with reference to the sensitivity and detection limit of the new experimental method.

Californium↗

Preparation and purification of gamma gamma enolase (neuron-specific enolase) using high performance anion exchange chromatography.

A simple and rapid method, using only two chromatographic steps, is described for the purification and preparation of gamma gamma enolase isoenzymes from human and beef brain extracts. In the first step, a crude gamma gamma enolase was obtained by chromatography on Q-Sepharose Fast Flow column. The crude fraction was then purified by high performance anion exchange chromatography on a Mono-Q column. gamma gamma enolase obtained in this manner was shown to be homogeneous by two dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and by high performance gel permeation chromatography. The yield of gamma gamma enolase by this method was 7-8 mg of pure enzyme per 100 g of brain.

Animals↗

Faster identification of mycobacteria using gas liquid and thin layer chromatography.

Gas liquid chromatography (GLC) and thin layer chromatography (TLC) analysis of cell wall content was used for identification of mycobacteria isolated in primary cultures. GLC permitted determination of the fatty acid and alcohol profiles of Mycobacterium simiae and Mycobacterium marinum and detection of a peak in Mycobacterium ulcerans formerly described for Mycobacterium malmoense. Using the data obtained to fill some of the gaps in the dichotomic trees of Tisdall et al. and Jantzen et al., GLC analysis allowed full identification of 8 of 22 mycobacterial species after 24 hours. The other 14 species could be divided into four groups on the basis of similar findings on GLC. TLC was used for full identification of three species. The identification results of conventional methods were concordant with those of GLC and TLC in 161 of 169 strains (93%) representing 21 different species. Using primarily chromatography for analysis of cell wall content, and in the case of some species complementary biochemical tests, the identification procedure could be shortened to a maximum of three days after primary culture.

Chromatography, Gas↗

Recent advances in peptide chiral selectors for electrophoresis and liquid chromatography.

The application of peptides in chiral separations using techniques such as capillary electrophoresis (CE), electrokinetic capillary chromatography (EKC) and liquid chromatography is the focus of this review. Methods for finding peptide selectors using combinatorial library approaches are discussed, as well as recent advances in the use of peptides as general chiral selectors for electrophoresis and liquid chromatography. One example shows the effectiveness of polymeric dipeptide surfactants as general chiral selectors for electrophoresis. Another example shows the versatility of oligoproline chiral stationary phases, exhibiting resolution for a number of racemic analytes comparable to other well-established chiral stationary phases.

Chromatography, Liquid↗

Detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites by high-pressure liquid chromatography after purification on immunoaffinity columns in urine from occupationally exposed workers.

OBJECTIVE: The objective in our study was to quantitate benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) metabolites by a combination of immunoaffinity chromatography and high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection in urine from workers exposed to high levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). Furthermore, by the simultaneous quantitation of 1-hydroxypyrene, the correlation between the B[a]P-tetrol and 1-hydroxypyrene would provide a means of evaluating the validity of 1-hydroxypyrene as a surrogate biomarker for occupational exposure to the potent carcinogen B[a]P in an electrode paste plant. METHODS: The study was carried out at an electrode paste plant that produces electrode paste for Söderberg electrodes. A total of 34 pre- and post-shift urine samples and 17 personal air samples were collected from 17 workers during a normal work week. The concentration of 1-hydroxypyrene was measured in all urine samples. A recent method of quantitating B[a]P-r-7, t-8, t-9, c-10-tetrol in urine of humans exposed to low levels of PAH has been described. A modified version of this method involving purification of urine samples on immunoaffinity columns and HPLC analysis with fluorescence detection was used on urine samples from workers exposed to high levels of PAH. A monoclonal antibody (8E11) with binding affinity to B[a]P-tetrols was used. This antibody also binds several PAH-DNA adducts and metabolites, including 1-hydroxypyrene. Gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS) was also used for identification of metabolites isolated by HPLC fractionation. RESULTS: From personal air sampling the mean exposure to particulate PAHs was 38 microg/m3. The mean concentration of urinary 1-hydroxypyrene was 3.9 micromol/mol creatinine in preshift samples and 10.2 micromol/mol creatinine in postshift samples. We could not identify detectable amounts of urinary B[a]P-tetrol by HPLC or fluorescence spectroscopy after purification on immunoaffinity columns. However, in the HPLC analysis we identified several hydroxyphenantrene metabolites that were detected at relatively high concentrations in all of the workers' urine samples. We could not separate 2- and 3-hydroxyphenanthrene (2 + 3-OH-Phe) in peak 1, and peak 2 contained both 1- and 9-hydroxyphenanthrene (1 + 9-OH-Phe). The phenanthrene metabolites were mainly conjugated to glucuronic acid and sulfate. There was a significant correlation between the 1-hydroxypyrene concentration and 2 + 3-OH-Phe (r = 0.73) and 1 + 9-OH-Phe (r = 0.64) in the urine samples. 1-Hydroxypyrene was measured in all post-shift urine samples but was not significantly correlated with workplace pyrene exposure, indicating that skin exposure is an important route of pyrene exposure in this factory. As with 1-hydroxypyrene, dermal PAH uptake may also account for the poor correlation between 2 + 3- and 1 + 9-OH-Phe and ambient phenanthrene. DISCUSSION: Since dermal uptake is likely to be important in occupational PAH exposure in addition to inhalation, estimation of total PAH exposure is best achieved by quantitation of PAHs excreted into body fluids. However, it remains unclear whether there might be a difference in uptake and urinary excretion of 3-ring, 4-ring, or 5-ring PAHs and in the correlation between these metabolites and ambient-air PAH measurements. In summary, using immunaffinity chromatography, we did not find detectable amounts of B[a]P-tetrol in urine from workers occupationally exposed to PAH. However, by an HPLC/immunoaffinity method, relatively high amounts of 1-hydroxypyrene as well as 2 + 3- and 1 + 9-OH-Phe were quantitated in the urine samples, both of which are relevant as biomarkers of PAH exposure.

Air Pollutants, Occupational↗

Elution factors of synthetic oxotriacylglycerols as an aid in identification of peroxidized natural triacylglycerols by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with electrospray mass spectrometry.

Selected elution factors were determined for model oxotriacylglycerols as an aid in identification of the peroxidation products of natural triacylglycerols by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with electrospray mass spectrometry (LC/ES/MS). For this purpose synthetic triacylglycerols of known structure were converted to hydroperoxides, hydroxides, epoxides, and core aldehydes and their dinitrophenylhydrazones by published procedures. The oxotriacylglycerols were resolved by normal-phase thin-layer chromatography and reverse-phase HPLC, and the identities of the oxotriacylglycerols confirmed by LC/ES/MS. Elution factors of oxotriacylglycerols were determined in relation to a homologous series of saturated triacylglycerols, ranging from 24 to 54 acyl carbons, and analyzed by reverse-phase HPLC, using a gradient of 20-80% isopropanol in methanol as eluting solvent and an evaporative light-scattering detector. It was shown that the elution times varied with the nature of the functional group and its regiolocation in the triacylglycerol molecule. A total of 31 incremental elution factors were calculated from chromatography of 33 oxygenated and nonoxygenated triacylglycerol species, ranging in carbon number from 36 to 54 and in double-bond number from 0 to 6.

2-Propanol↗

Chromatography of permethylated oligosaccharide alditols.

A new chromatographic method which enables the separation of permethylated oligosaccharide alditols has been developed. The method entails chromatography on precoated silica gel plates using benzene-methanol (16:1, v/v or 10:1 v/v) as developing solvent. Separations of disaccharides were obtained on the basis of glycosidic linkage and anomeric configuration; the method can accomodate oligosaccharides containing up to 15 glycose units. The combined use of thin-layer chromatography and gas-liquid chromatography provides a powerful approach for the characterization of oligosaccharides. Retention indices are given of permethylated oligosaccharide alditols on a fused-silica capillary column bonded with DB-1.

Chemical Phenomena↗

Determination of organic acids in seven wheat varieties by capillary gas chromatography.

Fresh wheat tops were extracted with acidic 90% ethanol, and the ethanol was evaporated and a portion of the aqueous residue loaded onto DEAE-Sephadex. Organic acids were eluted with pyridinium formate and then lyophilized and the dried residue was derivatized with 1% trimethylchlorosilane in bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide. The acids were then quantitatively determined using capillary gas chromatography and identified using capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The acidic ethanol extraction of fresh plant tissue was quantitative for all acids except citric while losses in the remaining procedures were controlled by using an internal standard. The ion exchange chromatography made the greatest contribution to experimental error, imposing a minimum loading requirement of 0.1 mumol of each acid for adequate precision. Organic acid profiles were determined for seven wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum cv Carazinho, Teal, Lance, Warigal, Isis, Maringa, and BH1146) grown on gravel in solution culture for 30 days. Profiles were simple, consisting of only malic, aconitic, and citric acids, with levels of each acid for all varieties falling within the range 2-5 mumol/g fresh tissue. Storage of samples led to a large increase in sampling error and increased the amount of extractable citric acid.

Calibration↗

Purification of human copper, zinc superoxide dismutase by copper chelate affinity chromatography.

Copper, zinc superoxide dismutase was isolated from human red blood cell hemolysate by DEAE-Sepharose and copper chelate affinity chromatography. Enzyme preparations had specific activities ranging from 3400 to 3800 U/mg and recoveries were approximately 60% of the enzyme activity in the lysate. Copper chelate affinity chromatography resulted in a purification factor of about 60-fold. The homogeneity of the superoxide dismutase preparation was analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-gel electrophoresis, analytical gel filtration chromatography, and isoelectric focusing.

Chelating Agents↗

Isolation and purification of angiotensin II using affinity and high-pressure liquid chromatography.

Peptides have been found in a variety of tissues including brain. To purify the peptide angiotensin II, a three-step method for the isolation and purification has been developed using extraction, affinity chromatography, and high-pressure liquid chromatography. Angiotensin II antiserum purified by affinity chromatography was covalently coupled to Affi-gel 10 (Affi-gel 10-AB). The efficiency and usefulness of this column for the purification of angiotensin II from biological sources were tested with 125I- and 3H-labeled (Ile5)-angiotensin II added to rat brains prior to extraction. After extraction, the recoveries for both peptides were 74 and 75%, respectively. Recovery after the purification on Affi-gel 10-AB was 84 and 82%. Thirty-two percent of the radioactivity was not retained and 50% of the radioactivity could be eluted with 0.1 M Na citrate buffer containing 1 M NaCl using a stepwise pH gradient. Characterization by HPLC of the unretained radioactivity from the Affi-gel 10-AB column showed one peak for [125I]angiotensin II, coeluting with the [125I]angiotensin II standard and two minor peaks. Only 30% of unretained [3H]angiotensin II could be identified as intact [3H]angiotensin II on HPLC. Both [125I]angiotensin II and [3H]angiotensin II elutable at pH 5.0 and 4.0 on Affi-gel 10-AB could be demonstrated as highly purified [125I]angiotensin II and [3H]angiotensin II on HPLC with a purity of more than 90%. On HPLC, the recovery was 81% for [125I]angiotensin II and 99% for [3H]angiotensin II. The recovery for the entire three-step procedure was about 60%. The loading capacity of the Affi-gel 10-AB column for (Ile5)-angiotensin II was 550 ng.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Angiotensin II↗

Affinity surfactants as reversibly bound ligands for high-performance affinity chromatography.

Pyridine was coupled covalently to a nonionic ethoxylated alcohol: octaethylene glycol n-hexadecyl ether. This modified surfactant was found to be a reversible, competitive inhibitor of horse serum cholinesterase. The surfactant bound irreversibly, in aqueous media, to octadecyl-bounded reverse phase silica particles commonly used for high-performance liquid chromatography. The amount of ligand bound was found to be 550 mumol/ml of packing, a concentration that is over 100 times higher than what can be normally bound to agarose affinity chromatography supports. With this packing, a 280-fold purification of cholinesterase from horse serum and a 79-fold purification of human serum cholinesterase were accomplished, with yields greater than 80%, using a 2-cm-long column and a 7-min elution time. The affinity surfactant could be eluted from the column using a 6:4 (v/v) mixture of methanol and isopropanol. This technique should be generally applicable in the development of biospecific supports for high-performance affinity chromatography.

Animals↗

High-pressure, anion-exchange chromatography of proteoglycans.

Although high-performance liquid chromatography has been used extensively to characterize the glycosaminoglycan chains of proteoglycans, very few researchers have reported the use of this technology for the separation of intact proteoglycan species. The high molarity denaturing buffers required for proteoglycan disaggregation and separation are often not compatible with the low back-pressure limitations imposed by many of the HPLC systems designed for the separation of biological macromolecules. In this study, heparan sulfate and dermatan sulfate proteoglycans, obtained by the metabolic labeling of cultured corneal endothelial cells, were rapidly and completely separated in less than an hour in a high-pressure liquid chromatography system. The separation, which used a Dionex BioLC system equipped with a Pharmacia Superloop and a ProPac PA1 column, also effected a greater than 10-fold concentration of the proteoglycans during the separation procedure. All buffers were 8 M in urea, and the back-pressures generated during the separation were well below the limit of the system. The pooled fractions from the ion-exchange column were subsequently analyzed for glycosaminoglycan composition and molecular size. The system was able to resolve dermatan sulfate-substituted species from heparan sulfate-substituted species in a single chromatographic step. The proteoglycan nature of the recovered products was established by Sepharose CL-4B chromatography and gel electrophoresis.

Animals↗

Thin-layer chromatography with agarose gels. A quick, simple method for evaluating liposome size.

Thin-layer gels can be made with agarose and used to assess within a few minutes the efficiency with which multilamellar vesicles are converted to small unilamellar ones by sonication. A fluroescent lipid marker or vesicle-encapsulated solute permits continuous monitoring of the chromatography. Advantages over agarose gel column chromatography include speed of analysis, small sample size, the possibility of running multiple samples and simultaneously, and direct accessibility to fluorescence microscopy. This approach should also be useful in the study of liposome-lipoprotein interactions and in affinity chromatography of liposomes.

Chromatography, Agarose↗

Active and monomeric human red cell glucose transporter after high performance molecular-sieve chromatography in the presence of octyl glucoside and phosphatidylserine or phosphatidylcholine.

The human red cell glucose transporter (Glut 1) was purified by ion-exchange chromatography in the presence of octyl glucoside. The state of association of the protein was studied, and the transport activity was determined after exchange of copurified membrane lipids for phosphatidylserine (PS) or phosphatidylcholine (PC). The purpose was to analyze the Glut 1 preparation for homogeneity and activity prior to attempts at crystallization. Analyses by high performance molecular-sieve chromatography showed that the Glut 1 was monomeric immediately after the ion-exchange purification: the Mr of the Glut 1 polypeptide was estimated to be 49,000 +/- 6000 by TSKgel G3000SW chromatography monitored by low-angle laser light-scattering photometry, differential refractometry and UV photometry. This required determination of the absorption coefficient of the Glut 1, which was measured to be 1.13 +/- 0.03 ml mg-1 cm-1 at 280 nm, referring to the polypeptide concentration. The Mr value is consistent with the cDNA-deduced Mr 54,117 of the very similar HepG2 glucose transporter polypeptide. At 2 degrees C, pH 7 and an ionic strength of 0.06 M, the Glut 1 associated gradually during three days to form oligomers. These formed much more rapidly at room temperature or at high ionic strength. Freshly prepared Glut 1 retained high activity after separation from membrane lipids on a TSKgel G3000SW column in the presence of 40 mM octyl glucoside and 1 mM PS or PC. In contrast, most of the activity was lost when the membrane lipids were separated from the protein in the absence of eluent lipids. The presence of a phospholipid was thus essential for retention of high activity of the Glut 1 in octyl glucoside and PC was nearly as effective as PS.

Chromatography, Gel↗

Prostacyclin metabolism in adults and neonates. Urinary profiles of 6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha and 2,3-dinor-6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha studied by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Metabolism of endogenous prostacyclin was studied in adults and neonates by measuring urinary levels of 6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha (spontaneous hydrolysis product) and 2,3-dinor-6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha (enzymatically formed by beta-oxidation). Quantification of prostanoids was achieved by capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using the stable isotope dilution technique. Purification of the urinary lipid extract included silicic acid column chromatography and reverse- and straight-phase high-pressure liquid chromatographies. Accuracy of the method was proven by recovery experiments for both metabolites. Partial mass spectra of endogenous 6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha and 2,3-dinor-6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha were obtained from urine samples. In neonates (third day of life, n - 5 pooled urines) levels of 2,3-dinor-6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha (0.28 +/- 0.18 ng/ml) were much lower than those of 6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha (2.13 +/- 1.10 ng/ml), indicating low beta-oxidation activity at high prostacyclin formation. In adults (n = 7), levels of 2,3-dinor-6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha (0.27 +/- 0.21 ng/ml) and levels of 6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha (0.20 +/- 0.11 ng/ml) were about the same, indicating relatively high beta-oxidation at low prostacyclin formation. Values are expressed as mean +/- S.D.

6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha↗

Separation of acid and neutral alpha-glucosidase isoenzymes from fetal and adult tissues, cultivated fibroblasts and amniotic fluid cells by DEAE-cellulose and sephadex G-100 column chromatography.

Isoenzymes of alpha-glucosidases (EC 3.2.1.20) from various human organs and body fluids from fetuses and adults were separated by DEAE-cellulose column chromatography and gel filtration using Sephadex G-100. A minicolumn (0.35 X 2.5 cm) was used for the DEAE-cellulose column chromatography of extracts from tissues as well as cultivated cells of skin fibroblasts and amniotic fluid. The enzyme activity in the eluates was measured by the use of a methylumbelliferyl derivative as substrate and a very sensitive Microscope fluorimeter. In most tissue samples alpha-glucosidase was eluted mainly as a single peak when monitored at acid pH and as two peaks when the activity was measured at neutral pH in both columns. Another small peak representing alpha-glucosidase was found in fresh extracts of cultured cells on DEAE-cellulose columns. Neutral alpha-glucosidase especially in fibroblasts was extremely sensitive to storage at -20 degrees C. DEAE-cellulose column chromatography of plasma and amniotic fluid showed similar elution patterns of alpha-glucosidase. Differences were noticed in the elution pattern of urine from infants and adults. The tissue distribution and the different characteristics of the enzyme in samples of various origins and ages were discussed.

Adult↗

Determination of glycosylated adult and foetal haemoglobins by affinity chromatography.

Estimation of adult glycosylated haemoglobin by affinity chromatography was found to be quick and less dependent on ionic strength, pH and temperature than ion-exchange chromatography. Results obtained by both procedures correlated strongly (r = 0.96) but the range for normal subjects was smaller with the affinity assay. The affinity method correlated equally well with the colorimetric assay (r = 0.95). However, the method did not measure all the glycosylated forms, and only half of the glycosylated species isolated by ion-exchange chromatography was bound to the affinity resin. It also showed that the amount of glycosylated haemoglobin in cord blood is less than in adult blood.

Aging↗

Urinary steroid profiles in pregnancy by capillary column gas chromatography.

A qualitative and quantitative method for the estimation of urinary steroids during pregnancy by capillary column gas chromatography has been developed. Steroid conjugates were hydrolysed by enzymes and free steroids isolated by extraction using SEP-PAK C18 cartridges. Methoxime-trimethylsilyl derivatives of the steroids were characterized by packed column gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and subsequently by their retention indices on capillary column gas chromatography. Of the 48 peaks resolved on the profiles about 35 were identified as steroids. The retention indices of reference steroids were very reproducible in the short term showing a mean coefficient of variation of 0.015%. The columns allowed 95% valley resolution of steroids whose retention indices differed by only 7 units. The use of an on-column injection technique contributed to the high precision for replicate injections (coefficient of variation less than 1%) while for reference steroids, and well-resolved peaks in the urine profile, the mean coefficient of variation for the complete assay was less than 10%. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report concerning the quantitation, with good precision, of a large number of steroids in pregnancy urine.

Chromatography, Gas↗

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