Abstract:
Methods of analyzing glycosylated biomolecules include the steps of producing a deglycosylation mixture of biomolecules deglycosylated by natural or synthetic enzymatic or chemical techniques; providing a reagent solution having a labeling reagent in a polar aprotic, non-nucleophilic organic solvent; and mixing the deglycosylation mixture with the reagent solution in an excess of labeling reagent to produce derivatized glycosylamines. The method steps can be carried out purposefully without depletion of protein matter. A quenching solution can be added to the reaction mixture so that the pH of the reaction mixture is shifted to above 10. The yield of derivatized glycosylamines can be in an amount of about 80 to about 100 mole percent of the reaction mixture with minimal overlabeling, less than 0.2 mole percent. The derivizated glycosylamines can be separated from the reaction mixture and detected by chromatographic detection, fluorescence detection, mass spectrometry ("MS"), or Ultra Violet ("UV") detection and/or a combination thereof.
Abstract:
In one aspect, the present invention provides a chromatographic stationary phase material for various different modes of chromatography represented by Formula 1:[X](W) a (Q) b (T) c (Formula 1). X can be a high purity chromatographic core composition having a surface comprising a silica core material, metal oxide core material, an inorganic-organic hybrid material or a group of block copolymers thereof. W can be absent and/or can include hydrogen and/or can include a hydroxyl on the surface of X. Q can be a functional group that minimizes retention variation over time (drift) under chromatographic conditions utilizing low water concentrations. T can include one or more hydrophilic, polar, ionizable, and/or charged functional groups that chromatographically interact with the analyte. Additionally, b and c can be positive numbers, with the ratio 0.05 ≤ (b/c) ≤ 100, and a ≥ 0.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a method for using chemical tags which have two or more sites for ionization to improve quantification and identification of components of interest from a complex mixture. This method relies on first selectively reacting one or more component in a sample with a chemical tag having two or more sites for ionization, followed by separation of components based on charge status, and finally characterization of each component to identify the same. Additionally disclosed are compounds useful as chemical tags in the disclosed methods.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a method of separating a compound of interest, particularly unsaturated compound(s) of interest, from a mixture. The compound is separated using a column having a chromatographic stationary phase material for various different modes of chromatography containing a first substituent and a second substituent. The first substituent minimizes compound retention variation over time under chromatographic conditions. The second substituent chromatographically and selectively retains the compound by incorporating one or more aromatic, polyaromatic, heterocyclic aromatic, or polyheterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon groups, each group being optionally substituted with an aliphatic group.
Abstract:
Reagents comprising MS active, fluorescent molecules with an activated functionality for reaction with amines useful in tagging biomolecules such as N-glycans and uses thereof are taught and described.
Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to stationary phase materials for performing size exclusion chromatography. Embodiments of the present disclosure feature hydroxy-terminated polyethylene glycol surface modified silica particle stationary phase materials, which are optionally also methoxy-terminated polyethylene glycol surface modified.
Abstract:
Novel reagents comprising MS active, fluorescent compounds having an activated functionality for reaction with aldehydes and useful in labeling biomolecules such as glycans and methods of making the same are taught and described.
Abstract:
Reagents comprising MS active, fluorescent molecules with an activated functionality for reaction with amines useful in tagging biomolecules such as N-glycans and uses thereof are taught and described.
Abstract:
This invention relates to an acid labile surfactant. In particular, the surfactants of the present invention include a dioxolane or dioxane functional group which enables the surfactant to hydrolyze in an acidic environment. Surfactants of this type can be utilized to enhance protein solubilization/enzyme digestion. Following hydrolysis to destroy the surfactant (which may chromatographic issues), there are generally two components formed - a hydrophilic one, and a hydrophobic one. By altering the chemistry of the hydrolysable linker, the polarity of the hydrophobic residue can be altered, allowing it to be solubilized by significantly less organic solvent, and to minimize the potential loss of peptide material and to expand the chromatographic conditions that can be utilized.
Abstract:
Provided herein are methodologies where a glycosylated protein or peptide is subjected to peptide bond cleavage to produce a glycan amino acid complex wherein the N-linked or O- linked glycan is attached. A derivatization reagent is then attached to the N terminus of the amino acid to provide a labeled glycan amino acid complex. The labeled glycan amino acid complex is then separated from the matrix via one or more methods including HILIC SPE, and injected directly onto an LC or LC/MS system for analysis, detection and characterization of the glycosylated protein or the peptide.