Coupling imaged capillary isoelectric focusing with mass spectrometry using a nanoliter valve. 2018

Cristina Montealegre, and Christian Neusüß
Faculty of Chemistry, Aalen University, Aalen, Germany.

Imaged capillary isoelectric focusing (iCIEF) is a powerful separation technique applied frequently for the analysis of biotherapeutics. However, direct mass spectrometric characterization is usually not possible. Here, focused peaks from an iCIEF system are transferred to a four-port nanoliter valve where peaks of interest are cut and transferred directly (flow injection) or via capillary zone electrophoresis to electrospray mass spectrometry. At first, flow injection coupling was tested with a mixture of peptides showing intraday precision (RSD) of 20.0 and 3.4% in area and 15.2 and 6.3% in intensity for angiotensin I and leucine-enkephalin, respectively. For the analysis of charge variants in an intact mAb, flow injection and CZE as second dimension were compared, demonstrating the usability of flow injection even for large proteins. However, improved spectra quality was achieved when CZE-MS was applied. In this way, accurate masses were obtained not only for the main isoform, but also for the main acidic and basic variants. These results demonstrate the power of iCIEF-CZE-MS for the analysis of biotherapeutics.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007525 Isoelectric Focusing Electrophoresis in which a pH gradient is established in a gel medium and proteins migrate until they reach the site (or focus) at which the pH is equal to their isoelectric point. Electrofocusing,Focusing, Isoelectric
D010455 Peptides Members of the class of compounds composed of AMINO ACIDS joined together by peptide bonds between adjacent amino acids into linear, branched or cyclical structures. OLIGOPEPTIDES are composed of approximately 2-12 amino acids. Polypeptides are composed of approximately 13 or more amino acids. PROTEINS are considered to be larger versions of peptides that can form into complex structures such as ENZYMES and RECEPTORS. Peptide,Polypeptide,Polypeptides
D000911 Antibodies, Monoclonal Antibodies produced by a single clone of cells. Monoclonal Antibodies,Monoclonal Antibody,Antibody, Monoclonal
D019075 Electrophoresis, Capillary A highly-sensitive (in the picomolar range, which is 10,000-fold more sensitive than conventional electrophoresis) and efficient technique that allows separation of PROTEINS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; and CARBOHYDRATES. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992) Capillary Zone Electrophoresis,Capillary Electrophoreses,Capillary Electrophoresis,Capillary Zone Electrophoreses,Electrophoreses, Capillary,Electrophoreses, Capillary Zone,Electrophoresis, Capillary Zone,Zone Electrophoreses, Capillary,Zone Electrophoresis, Capillary

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