Analysis of human transferrin glycopeptides by capillary electrophoresis and capillary liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Application to diagnosis of alcohol dependence

作者：Barroso Albert; Gimenez Estela^*; Benavente Fernando; Barbosa Jose; Sanz Nebot Victoria

来源：Analytica Chimica Acta, 2013, 804: 167-175.

DOI：10.1016/j.aca.2013.09.044

• Capillary liquid chromatography
• Transferrin
• Glycopeptides
• Glycoforms
• Mass spectrometry
• Alcohol dependence

In this study, capillary electrophoresis and capillary liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (CE-TOF-MS and mu LC-TOF-MS) were used to detect and characterise human transferrin (Tf) glycopeptide glycoforms obtained by tryptic digestion. After selecting mu LC-TOF-MS because of improved performance in analysis of N-413 and N-611 glycopeptide glycoforms, the proposed methodology was applied to serum samples. Two immunoaffinity columns were employed to isolate Tf from serum samples. Both columns were activated with the same anti-Tf antibody but using two different bonding chemistries. After immunoaffinity purification and digestion, serum samples from a teetotal individual (as control) and from individuals with low and high alcohol dependence were analysed by mu LC-TOF-MS. Relative abundance of each glycoform was useful to estimate the degree of alcohol dependence of each individual. Finally, the established methodology was used to analyse serum samples from specific individuals with an unknown degree of alcohol dependence.

• 出版日期2013-12-4