• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권9호
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• pp.2663-2670
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• 2013

The purpose of stability testing is to provide evidence about how the quality of a drug varies with time under the influence of a variety of environmental factors. In this study, erythropoietin (EPO) was analyzed under different pH (pH 3 and pH 9) and temperature ($25^{\circ}C$ and $40^{\circ}C$) conditions according to current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) and International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) guidelines. The molecular weight difference between intact EPO and deglycosylated EPO was determined by SDS-PAGE, and aggregated forms of EPO under thermal stress and high-pH conditions were investigated by size exclusion chromatography. High pH and high temperature induced increases in dimer and high molecular weight aggregate forms of EPO. UPLC-ESI-TOF-MS was applied to analyze the changed modification sites on EPO. Further, normal-phase high-performance liquid chromatography was performed to identify proposed glycan structures and high pH anion exchange chromatography was carried out to investigate any change in carbohydrate composition. The results demonstrated that there were no changes in modification sites or the glycan structure under severe conditions; however, the number of dimers and aggregates increased at $40^{\circ}C$ and pH 9, respectively.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2007

A liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the analysis of aminoglycoside antibiotics (AMGs) using Heptafluorobutyric acid (HFBA) as a ion-pairing reagent. AMGs (amikacin, apramycin, dihydrostreptomycin, gentamicin, hygrosin B, kanamycin, neomycin, spectinomycin and tobramycin) were formed by reaction with HFBA as ion-pairing reagent. HFBA was attached to corresponding amino group of AMGs. These AMGs compounds were separated and detected by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). The experimental conditions for separation of AMGs were optimized and validated. A simple liquid chromatographic method for the determination of AMGs was demonstrated.

• 약학회지
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.203-212
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• 2011

Adipocytes have been known to secrete a number of important proteins called adipokines with roles in energy metabolism, reproduction, cardiovascular function and immunity. In this study we have attempted to identify intensively secretory proteins from 3T3-L1 adipocytes. 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were differentiated into mature adipocytes and then the cells were left in serum-free medium. The supernatant was filtrated and dialyzed. Lyophilized secretome was fractionated by two different methods, 1-D SDS PAGE and RP-FPLC. The tryptic peptides from the gel slices and the FPLC fractions were analyzed by nanoLC/ESI-MS/MS. We identified a total of 303 identical proteins from two methods, 251 proteins from 1-D gel and 184 proteins from RP-FPLC. 86 of them were listed as a secretory protein Finally, we identified many known or unknown secreted proteins existed in the low level including adiponectin, angiotensinogen, bone morphogenetic protein-1 (BMP-1), macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), insulin like growth factor-II (IGF-II), interleukin-6 (IL-6), follistatin-related protein-1, minecan, and resistin. The existence of some of secreted proteins has been confirmed in RNA level. This proteomic experiment is useful for the intensive screening of secretory proteins in many kinds of other cells.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.51-54
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• 2009

Myxobacteria, Gram-negative soil bacteria, are a well-known producer of bioactive secondary metabolites. Therefore, this study presents a methodological approach for the high-throughput screening of secondary metabolites from 4 wild-type Myxococcus xanthus strains. First, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) was performed using extracellular crude extracts. As a result, 22 metabolite peaks were detected, and the metabolite profiling was then conducted using the m/z value, retention time, and MS/MS fragmentation pattern analyses. Among the peaks, one unknown compound peak was identified as analogous to the myxalamid A, B, and C series. An analysis of the tandem mass spectrometric fragmentation patterns and HR-MS identified myxalamid K as a new compound derived from M. xanthus. In conclusion, LC-MS/MS-based chemical screening of diverse secondary metabolites would appear to be an effective approach for discovering unknown microbial secondary metabolites.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.523-532
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• 2010

제안된 방법은 국제표준(IS)인 Entacapone-d10(EAD10)을 사용하여 체외에서 Entacapon(EA)의 정량화를 위한 간단하고, 감도가 좋고, 명확한 액체 크로마토그래피-직렬 질량 분석법(LC-ESI-MS/MS)이다. 크로마토그래피 분리는 Zorbax SB-C18에서 수행되었고, $2.1{\times}50\;mm$, $5\;{\mu}m$ 컬럼과 10 mM Ammonium formate (pH 3.0)로 구성된 이동상에서 수행되었다: 0.7 mL/min 유속의 아세토나이트릴(60:40 v/v)은 액체-액체 추출을 따른다. EA와 EAD10은 다중 반응 탐색법(MRM)에서 수소부가물을 가지고 상대적으로 포지티브 모드인 m/z $306.1{\rightarrow}233.1$과 $316.3{\rightarrow}233.0$에서 수소부과물을 가지고 측정되었다. 그 방법은 상관계수($r^2$) 0.993 이상을 갖는 1.00 - 2000.00 ng/mL의 선형 농도 범위 이상으로 입증되었다. 하루 중과 하루 이내에 3.60에서 7.30과 4.20에서 5.50% 이내의 정밀성과 97.30에서 104.20과 98.30에서 105.80% 이내의 정확도는 EA를 위해 입증되었다. 이러한 방법은 건강한 인도인 자원자들의 생물학적 동등성 연구에서 성공적으로 적용되었다.

• 분석과학
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.119-127
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• 2010

환경 시료중에 잔류하는 베타-락탐계 항생제를 동시에 추출하는 방법을 확립하였다. pH 2 에서 HLB 고체상을 사용하여 추출 및 정제한 후, 7종의 베타-락탐계 항생제(amoxicillin, ampicillin, penicillin G, cefaclor, cefadroxil, cefatrizine 및 cephradine)를 LC/ESI-MS/MS를 사용하여 동시에 분석하였다. 새롭게 확립된 분석법은 하천수중에서 베타-락탐계 항생제의 농도가 0.01~1.0 ng/mL일 때 정량을 위한 검정곡선의 상관계수($r^2$)가 0.9911~0.9995 범위로써 우수한 직선성을 나타내었다. 바탕하천수로부터 구한 검출한계(LOD)와 정량한계(LOQ)는 각각 0.0003~0.0234 ng/mL 와 0.0046~0.0778 ng/mL이었다. 이 분석방법은 물 환경중에 잔류하는 베타-락탐계 항생제를 정성 정량하는데 빠르고 신뢰할 만한 방법이 될 것이다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.109-114
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• 2004

A sensitive method for quantitation of glimepiride in human plasma has been established using liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI/MS/MS). Glipizide was used as an internal standard. Glimepiride and internal standard in plasma sample was extracted using diethyl etherethyl acetate (1 : 1). A centrifuged upper layer was then evaporated and reconstituted with the mobile phase of acetonitrile-5 mM ammonium acetate (60:40, pH 3.0). The reconstituted samples were injected into a $C_{18}$ reversed-phase column. Using MS/MS in the multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode, glimepiride and glipizide were detected without severe interference from human plasma matrix. Glimepiride produced a protonated precursor ion ([M+H]$^+$) at m/z 491 and a corresponding product ion at m/z 352. And the internal standard produced a protonated precursor ion ([M+H]]$^+$) at m/z 446 and a corresponding product ion at m/z 321. Detection of glimepiride in human plasma by the LC-ESI/MS/MS method was accurate and precise with a quantitation limit of 0.1 ng/mL. The validation, reproducibility, stability, and recovery of the method were evaluated. The method has been successfully applied to pharmacokinetic studies of glimepiride in human plasma.

• 분석과학
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.164-169
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• 2007

고속액체크로마토그라피/질량분석기를 이용하여 가공 식품 중 아크릴아마이드를 분석하였다. 대상 식품은 감자칩 (6종), 프렌치후라이 (11종)으로 총 17종이었다. 시료를 균질화하여 3차 증류수로 추출하고 C18 및 혼합이온교환수지 카트리지를 이용하여 정제한 후 LC/MS/MS으로 분석하였다. 이동상으로는 0.1% 초산과 0.5% 메탄올을 함유하는 수용액을 사용하였으며, 대상물질의 특이이온을 ESI 질량분석기로 확인 및 정량하였다. 평균 회수율은 91~101%이었으며, 정량한계는 $10{\mu}g/kg$이었다. 대상식품의 유형에 따라 검출 수준에 차이를 나타냈으며, 평균 검출수준은 감자칩은 0.71 mg/kg, 프렌치후라이는 0.34 mg/kg이었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.620-627
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• 2004

On the foundation of a database of genome sequences and protein analyses, the ability to clone a gene based on a peptide analysis is becoming more feasible and effective for identifying a specific gene and its protein product of interest. As such, the current study conducted a protein analysis using 2-D PAGE followed by MALDI- TOF and ESI-MS to identify a highly expressed gene product of C. parasitica. A distinctive and highly expressed protein spot with a molecular size of 47.2 kDa was randomly selected and MALDI-TOF MS analysis was conducted. A homology search indicated that the protein appeared to be a fungal enolase (enol). Meanwhile, multiple alignments of fungal enolases revealed a conserved amino acid sequence, from which degenerated primers were designed. A screening of the genomic $\lambda$ library of C. parasitica, using the PCR amplicon as a probe, was conducted to obtain the full-length gene, while RT-PCR was performed for the cDNA. The E. coli-expressed eno 1 exhibited enolase enzymatic activity, indicating that the cloned gene encoded the C. parasitica enolase. Moreover, ESI-MS of two of the separated peptides resolved from the protein spot on 2-D PAGE revealed sequences identical to the deduced sequences, suggesting that the cloned gene indeed encoded the resolved protein spot. Northern blot analysis indicated a consistent accumulation of an eno1 transcript during the cultivation.

• 분석과학
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.424-433
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• 2007

혈장시료 중의 갑상선 호르몬을 고체상 추출법을 이용하여 추출한 후 HPLC/DAD/ESI-MS (high-performance liquid chromatograph/diode array detector/electrospray ionization-mass spectrometer)를 사용하여 분석하였다. 7종의 thyroid hormones의 HPLC 분리조건은 Hypersil ODS 컬럼(4.6 mm I.D., 250 mm length, particle size $5{\mu}m$)을 사용하고 ammonium formate buffer와 아세토나이트릴을 이동상으로 하여 기울기 용리한 결과 완전 분리가 가능하였으며, UV spectra 및 질량스펙트럼을 확인할 수 있었다. 고체상추출법에 의한 전처리 최적 조건을 조사한 결과 시료를 pH 3으로 한 후 C18 고체상을 사용하여 4 mL의 메탄올로 용리할 경우 회수율이 74.5-115.7%로 나타났다. HPLC/ESI-MS를 이용하여 20-500 ng/mL범위에서 검량선을 작성한 결과 $r^2$값은 0.9939-0.9978으로 나타났으며 검출한계는 20-50 ng/mL (38.1-162.8 pmol/mL)로 계산되었다. 정상인의 혈장에서 thyroxine의 정량이 가능하였으며 그 결과 50.98-112.97 ng/mL로 검출되었다.