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Utilization of mass spectrometry for analysis of biologically active compounds
Kaliba, David
This PhD thesis provides a commented set of four publications. These publications are focused on capillary electrophoresis, liquid chromatography, and UV/Vis spectrometry used to study complexes of rhenium with aromatic ligands. The methods of mass spectrometry with soft ionization techniques, 1 H and 13 C nuclear magnetic resonance, and infrared spectrometry were used for structural characterization of the individual complexes. The complexes were synthetized in reactions of the rhenium precursor tetrabutylammonium tetrachlorooxorhenate with the corresponding ligand under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. In the course of the research, it was revealed that the prepared complexes (with Re in the oxidation number +V and +VI) are unstable and their oxidation numbers change to another more stable form (Re+VII ). Sub-projects which were successfully implemented during the research were as follows: Design and successful realization of the process of synthesis of selected rhenium complexes with aromatic ligands 1,2-dihydroxybenzene, 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene, and 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene in reactions with and without air access, and their structural characterization by ESI-MS, APPI- MS, LDI-MS, ESI-MS/MS, NMR, and IR. ESI-MS SRM and UV/Vis time studies of the behaviour of primary rhenium complexes...
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Determination of CDT by capillary zone electrophoresis method.
BUREŠOVÁ, Kristýna
Alcohol abuse is part of very serious social problems with many social and economic impacts in developed countries. Chronical alcohol abuse may be in many cases very complicated to diagnose and good cooperation between clinician and laboratory workspace is fundamental. Routine diagnosis of chronic alcohol abuse is nowadays based on GGT and MCV determination and AST/ALT ratio. Recently, as a marker with the highest diagnostic validity is considered Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin (CDT). The transferrin molecule consists of two polysaccharide chains where on each chain could be attached up to four sialic acids (so-calledsialization). However, sializationmay be after two weeks of increased alcohol intake significantly reduced. Detection of these less sialized transferrin molecules, known as CDTs, can be used to diagnose chronic alcohol abuse. Unfortunately, informations from literature about the diagnostic validity of CDT are highly variable. CDT validation differs among women and men and the highest diagnostic validity is achieved during determination in combination with other markers. The experimental part was done on the MINICAP instrument, which works based on the principle of capillary zone electrophoresis. Measurements of control materials and mixed serum patients were performed. From measured values, the necessary statistical values were calculated, such as arithmetic mean, standard deviation and coefficient of variation. Based on the calculations, the validation of the method on the MINICAP instrument was then performed and evaluated for CDT determination.
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Utilization of mass spectrometry for analysis of biologically active compounds
Kaliba, David ; Jelínek, Ivan (advisor) ; Pacáková, Věra (referee) ; Smrček, Stanislav (referee)
This PhD thesis provides a commented set of four publications. These publications are focused on capillary electrophoresis, liquid chromatography, and UV/Vis spectrometry used to study complexes of rhenium with aromatic ligands. The methods of mass spectrometry with soft ionization techniques, 1 H and 13 C nuclear magnetic resonance, and infrared spectrometry were used for structural characterization of the individual complexes. The complexes were synthetized in reactions of the rhenium precursor tetrabutylammonium tetrachlorooxorhenate with the corresponding ligand under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. In the course of the research, it was revealed that the prepared complexes (with Re in the oxidation number +V and +VI) are unstable and their oxidation numbers change to another more stable form (Re+VII ). Sub-projects which were successfully implemented during the research were as follows: Design and successful realization of the process of synthesis of selected rhenium complexes with aromatic ligands 1,2-dihydroxybenzene, 1,2,3-trihydroxybenzene, and 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene in reactions with and without air access, and their structural characterization by ESI-MS, APPI- MS, LDI-MS, ESI-MS/MS, NMR, and IR. ESI-MS SRM and UV/Vis time studies of the behaviour of primary rhenium complexes...
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Analytical study of reduction of ammonium perrhenate using selected reduction agents
Lišková, Jana ; Jelínek, Ivan (advisor) ; Dian, Juraj (referee)
This thesis is focused on analysis of reduction of ammonium perrhenate using less frequent reducing agents. Ascorbic acid and acetylhydrazine were chosen as less common reducing agents. Reductions were observed leveraging capillary zone electrophoresis and UV/Vis spectroscopy. Measurements were carried out both in acidic and in basic environments. Reduction of peak area of ammonium perrhenate was observed using capillary zone electrophoresis after addition of reducing agent. Rate of absorption of ammonium perrhenate was monitored with UV/Vis spectroscopy. Furthermore, the possibility of shifting the equilibrium of the reaction to the benefit of the reduction products was monitored by the addition of the complexing agent. Py- rogallol (benzene-1,2,3-triol) was used as the ligand and acetylhydrazine was selected as the reducing agent. The reduction was monitored by capillary zone electrophoresis. The identity of the resulting complex was confirmed with ESI/MS. Keywords rhenium, rhenium complexes, ascorbic acid, acetylhydrazine, capillary zone electrophore- sis, UV/Vis spectroscopy, mass spectrometry
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Optimization of electrophoretic determination of protamine and insulin
Molnárová, Katarína ; Křížek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Hraníček, Jakub (referee)
This work deals with optimization of a method for separation and detection of protamine and insulin using capillary zone electrophoresis. The composition of background electrolyte, the solution pH and the injection method were optimized. Citric acid in a concentration range of 80 to 240 mmol L-1 and chloroacetic acid ranging from 50 to 150 mmol L-1 were tested sequentially. The optimized method uses a fused silica capillary with inner diameter of 50 μm. The total length of capillary is 50.0 cm, effective length is 8.5 cm. The injection of the sample is performed on the short end of the capillary. The method uses chloroacetic acid of 100 mmol L-1 concentration as the background electrolyte. Driving voltage is 20 kV. Sample is injected hydrodynamically with a pressure of 5 kPa for 3 s. The analytes are detected spectrophotometrically at wavelength of 200 nm. The method allows for determination in case of protamines in concentration range between 4 μg mL-1 and 300 μg mL-1 and insulin from 5 μg mL-1 to 300 μg mL-1 . The limits of detection are 1 μg mL-1 for protamine and 2 μg mL-1 for insulin. Repeatability of migration times and peak areas tested at 30 μg mL-1 and 200 μg mL-1 concentration levels using hydrodynamic injection showed values of relative standard deviation lower than 6 % suggesting...
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Capillary zone electrophoresis determination of protamines
Malý, Michal ; Křížek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Kubíčková, Anna (referee)
This work deals with development and optimization of a method for separation and detection of pro- tamines using capillary zone electrophoresis. The developed method uses a fused silica capillary with inner diameter of 50 µm and effective length of 41,5 cm. Driving voltage is 30 kV. Background electrolyte is aque- ous solution of 45 mmol dm−3 phosphoric acid. Analyte is detected spectrophotometrically at wavelength of 200 nm. Sample is injected hydrodynamically. The method allows for determination of protamines in the concentration range between 11 µg ml−1 to 1000 µg ml−1 , limit of detection is 4 µg ml−1 . Viablity of the method has been verified with a real sample of NPH insulin injection. For sufficiently sensitive detection of protamines in NPH insuline it is necessary to prepare the sample in acidic environment. For the pur- poses of this work the sample was acidified by addition of background electrolyte into the sample so that the background electrolyte concentration in the resulting solution of the sample was 18 mmol dm−3 . The main advantage of the method is the rapid analysis, migration time of the analyte is about 2 min. Disadvantage of the method in comparison to alternate methods using CZE or RP-HPLC is the inability to separate individ- ual protamine peptides. This disadvantage...
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Comprehensive analysis of warning and defense compounds of true bugs by high-performance separation methods
Krajíček, Jan ; Bosáková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Feltl, Ladislav (referee) ; Ventura, Karel (referee)
Insects have developed many strategies of defence against predators in the course of evolution. The evolutionarily oldest and most widely used type of defence is chemical defence, followed by acoustic or optical defence. However, many species of insects use simultaneously multiple types of warning signals, which affect different sensory receptors of the given predator. Such a complex method of warning signals is called multimodal method. It may consist of a combination of simultaneous chemical and optical signals, or a combination of acoustic and optical signalling. The combination of chemical and optical signalling used against a predator is probably the most common form of multimodal signalling. The presented work deals with the analysis of biologically active substances, which participate in the defence mechanisms of a widespread species of insects - true bugs (Heteroptera). Pterin derivatives represent a large group of natural compounds derived from pteridin, bicyclic heterocycle, and they are found in virtually all living organisms from bacteria to vertebrates. In insects, they primarily serve as pigments, resulting for example in striking coloration of cuticles of Heteroptera. The first part of the dissertation was focused on identification and quantification of pterin derivatives in cuticles...
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Complex equilibriums of beta-blockers in CZE
Kanizsová, Lívia ; Zusková, Iva (advisor) ; Jelínek, Ivan (referee)
Drugs used in the pharmaceutical industry often occur as a mixture of several isomers with a different biological activity. In a case that some isomer provides an undesirable side effect, it is important to separate it from the mixture and check the chiral purity of a drug. Capillary zone electrophoresis plays a significant role in chiral separations. A different affinity of isomers to complexation reagent is used for their separation from each other. The extent of their interaction is characterized by the complexation constant. Most commonly the cyclodextrins are used for the chiral separations of β-blockers and they could be in neutral or charged form. They probably interact with them through the creation of inclusion complexes. A successful baseline enantioseparation of all the β-blockers that have been studied, labetalol, pindolol, alprenolol and atenolol, was provided by using the background electrolyte containing charged cyclodextrins. The highest resolution of peaks was observed using sulfated cyclodextrins.
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Comprehensive analysis of warning and defense compounds of true bugs by high-performance separation methods
Krajíček, Jan
Insects have developed many strategies of defence against predators in the course of evolution. The evolutionarily oldest and most widely used type of defence is chemical defence, followed by acoustic or optical defence. However, many species of insects use simultaneously multiple types of warning signals, which affect different sensory receptors of the given predator. Such a complex method of warning signals is called multimodal method. It may consist of a combination of simultaneous chemical and optical signals, or a combination of acoustic and optical signalling. The combination of chemical and optical signalling used against a predator is probably the most common form of multimodal signalling. The presented work deals with the analysis of biologically active substances, which participate in the defence mechanisms of a widespread species of insects - true bugs (Heteroptera). Pterin derivatives represent a large group of natural compounds derived from pteridin, bicyclic heterocycle, and they are found in virtually all living organisms from bacteria to vertebrates. In insects, they primarily serve as pigments, resulting for example in striking coloration of cuticles of Heteroptera. The first part of the dissertation was focused on identification and quantification of pterin derivatives in cuticles...
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Determination binding constant of beta-blockers by capillary zone electrophoresis
Kanizsová, Lívia ; Zusková, Iva (advisor) ; Šteflová, Jana (referee)
Capillary zone electrophoresis identifies and determines various analytes based on their mobilities in a solution of the background electrolyte, which is exposed to an effect of the electric field. Besides that, it is a suitable method for determination of dissociation and complexation (stability) constants. In this paper the adrenergic β-blockers were chosen as analytes. β-blockers have at least one chiral center in the structure and separation of their enantiomers in presence of the chiral selectors by capillary electrophoresis is possible. For the enantioseparation, variously modified β-cyclodextrins are most often added to the background electrolyte. If the enantiomers of β-blockers have a different affinity to the chiral selector, they exhibit different effective mobilities. Based on a dependence of the effective mobility of analytes on the concentration of chiral selector, we are able to determine their stability constants. Key words: β-blockers, cyclodextrins, stability constant, capillary zone electrophoresis
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