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Amino acid analysis is considered to be the gold standard for quantitative peptide and protein analysis. Here, we would like to propose a simple HPLC/UV method based on a reversed-phase separation of the aromatic amino acids tyrosine (Tyr), phenylalanine (Phe), and optionally tryptophan (Trp) without any derivatization. The hydrolysis of the proteins and peptides was performed by an accelerated microwave technique, which needs only 30 minutes. Two internal standard compounds, homotyrosine (HTyr) and 4-fluorophenylalanine (FPhe) were used for calibration. The limit of detection (LOD) was estimated to be 0.05 µM (~10 µg/L) for tyrosine and phenylalanine at 215 nm. The LOD for a protein determination was calculated to be below 16 mg/L (~300 ng BSA absolute). Aromatic amino acid analysis (AAAA) offers excellent accuracy and a precision of about 5% relative standard deviation, including the hydrolysis step. The method was validated with certified reference materials (CRM) of amino acids and of a pure protein (bovine serum albumin, BSA). AAAA can be used for the quantification of aromatic amino acids, isolated peptides or proteins, complex peptide or protein samples, such as serum or milk powder, and peptides or proteins immobilized on solid supports.
Ausgehend von dem in der Literatur beschriebenen Verfahren zur Bestimmung aromatischer Aminosäuren konnte eine Analysemethode zur Proteinbestimmung über die optische Detektion von Tyrosin und Phenylalanin nach chromatographischer Trennung der Protein-Hydrolysate entwickelt werden, die gegenüber dem Verfahren aus der Literatur erhebliche Vorteile besitzt. Der Einsatz von Rundbodenvials stellt eine Neuerung und kostengünstige Alternative zu der konventionellen Hydrolyse in Vakuumhydrolyseröhrchen wie auch zu den Mikrowellenvials der Mikrowellenhydrolyse dar, die das Potential für Miniaturisierungen der Proben hat und sich zudem für große Probendurchsätze eignet. Anstelle der Mikrowellenheizungen wurde ein konventionelles Ölbad als Heizquelle verwendet. Somit ergibt sich eine Verbesserung auch darin, dass diese Methode geringere Geräteinvestitionen erfordert. Wie die Ergebnisse nahelegen, sind sowohl Salzsäure als auch Bromwasserstoffsäure geeignete Reagenzien, die bei der sauren Hydrolyse von Proteinen verwendet werden können. Mit Hilfe antioxidativer Zusätze können Nebenreaktionen erfolgreich vermieden werden. Hier haben sich L-Cystein und Oxalsäure als wirkungsvolle Additive herausgestellt. Wichtige Verbesserungen betreffen vor allem die Zeitersparnis bei der Hydrolyse, die Aufarbeitung der Hydrolysate und die chromatographischen Separationen. Erstere konnte gegenüber der konventionellen Methode von 22 Stunden auf 45 Minuten reduziert werden. Die chromatographische Trennung wurde so weit optimiert, dass die Laufzeit von 64 auf 35 Minuten verkürzt werden konnte. Zudem konnte auf das zeitraubende und kontaminationsanfällige Eindampfen der Hydrolysate verzichtet werden. Während der Aufarbeitung der Hydrolysate konnten die Menge eingesetzter Chemikalien reduziert und damit mögliche Störungen während der optischen Detektion verringert werden. Letztere wurde zum einen durch das Einbeziehen der UV-Absorption bei 260 nm erweitert, sodass eine Alternative zur Absorption bei 215 nm vorliegt, die ebenere Basislinien im Chromatogramm ermöglicht. Zum anderen wurde gezeigt, dass mit Hilfe der Fluoreszenz die Empfindlichkeit der Methode gegenüber der UV-Absorption erheblich verbessert werden kann. Anhand der Probe eines Birkenpollenextraktes ließ sich die Anwendbarkeit der optimierten Methode auf Realproben demonstrieren.
The allergenic potential of airborne proteins may be enhanced via post-translational modification induced by air pollutants like ozone (O3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The molecular mechanisms and kinetics of the chemical modifications that enhance the allergenicity of proteins, however, are still not fully understood. Here, protein tyrosine nitration and oligomerization upon simultaneous exposure of O3 and NO2 were studied in coated-wall flow-tube and bulk solution experiments under varying atmospherically relevant conditions (5–200 ppb O3, 5–200 ppb NO2, 45–96% RH), using bovine serum albumin as a model protein. Generally, more tyrosine residues were found to react via the nitration pathway than via the oligomerization pathway. Depending on reaction conditions, oligomer mass fractions and nitration degrees were in the ranges of 2.5–25% and 0.5–7%, respectively. The experimental results were well reproduced by the kinetic multilayer model of aerosol surface and bulk chemistry (KM-SUB). The extent of nitration and oligomerization strongly depends on relative humidity (RH) due to moisture-induced phase transition of proteins, highlighting the importance of cloud processing conditions for accelerated protein chemistry. Dimeric and nitrated species were major products in the liquid phase, while protein oligomerization was observed to a greater extent for the solid and semi-solid phase states of proteins. Our results show that the rate of both processes was sensitive towards ambient ozone concentration but rather insensitive towards different NO2 levels. An increase of tropospheric ozone concentrations in the Anthropocene may thus promote pro-allergic protein modifications and contribute to the observed increase of allergies over the past decades.
Fast and accurate determination of the protein content of a sample is an important and non-trivial task of many biochemical, biomedical, food chemical, pharmaceutical, and environmental research activities. Different methods of total protein determination are used for a wide range of proteins with highly variable properties in complex matrices. These methods usually work reasonably well for proteins under controlled conditions, but the results for non-standard and complex samples are often questionable. Here, we compare new and well-established methods, including traditional amino acid analysis (AAA), aromatic amino acid analysis (AAAA) based on the amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine, reversed-phase liquid chromatography of intact proteins with UV absorbance measurements at 220 and 280 nm (LC-220, LC-280), and colorimetric assays like Coomassie Blue G-250 dye-binding assay (Bradford) and bicinchoninic acid (BCA) assay. We investigated different samples, including proteins with challenging properties, chemical modifications, mixtures, and complex matrices like air particulate matter and pollen extracts. All methods yielded accurate and precise results for the protein and matrix used for calibration. AAA, AAAA with fluorescence detection, and the LC-220 method yielded robust results even under more challenging conditions (variable analytes and matrices). These methods turned out to be well-suited for reliable determination of the protein content in a wide range of samples, such as air particulate matter and pollen.
Quantitative 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (qNMR) of Aromatic Amino Acids for Protein Quantification
(2023)
Hydrolysis of protein samples into amino acids facilitates the use of NMR spectroscopy for protein and peptide quantification. Different conditions have been tested for quantifying aromatic amino acids and proteins. The pH-dependent signal shifts in the aromatic region of amino acid samples were examined. A pH of 12 was found to minimize signal overlap of the four aromatic amino acids. Several aromatic compounds, such as terephthalic acid, sulfoisophthalic acid, and benzene tricarboxylic acid, were applied as internal standards. The quantification of amino acids from an amino acid standard was performed. Using the first two suggested internal standards, recovery was ~97% for histidine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine at a concentration of approximately 1 mM in solution. Acidic hydrolysis of a certified reference material (CRM) of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and subsequent quantification of Phe and Tyr yielded recoveries of 98% ± 2% and 88% ± 4%, respectively, at a protein concentration of 16 g/L or 250 µM.