• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.959-967
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• 2010

Down syndrome (DS) is an abnormality of the 21st chromosome that commonly occurs in children born to older women. Thus, amniotic fluid (AF) is usually collected from such women for prenatal diagnosis. This study analyzed human AF supernatants (AFS) using a mass spectrometric (MS) approach to search for candidate biomarkers of a DS pregnancy. The AFS were collected from older pregnant women at weeks 16-18 of their gestation by amniocentesis for cytogenetic analysis. The AFS from the pregnancies carrying DS (n=4) or chromosomally normal (n=6) fetuses, as revealed by the cytogenetic analysis, were then subjected to global protein profiling based on liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS). Affinity chromatography was also applied prior to the LC-ESI-MS/MS to minimize the masking effect of highly abundant albumin and immunoglobulin and thereby increase the diversity of the identified proteins. As a result, at least 30 new AFS proteins were identified and 44 AFS proteins were found to be differentially expressed between the DS and normal cases, where 6 of the proteins were unique to the DS cases and 11 were unique to the chromosomally normal cases. In addition, in the DS cases, 19 AFS proteins were downregulated and 8 were upregulated to varying degrees. A Western blot analysis confirmed the LC-ESI-MS/MS data, indicating that the combined detection of apolipoprotein A-II (apoA-II) and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) could be a potential tool for diagnosing DS cases.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제38권7호
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• pp.624-629
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• 2015

Since the emergence of proteomics methods, many proteins specific for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) have been identified. Despite their usefulness for the specific diagnosis of RCC, such proteins do not provide spatial information on the diseased tissue. Therefore, the identification of cancer-specific proteins that include information on their specific location is needed. Recently, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS) based imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) has emerged as a new tool for the analysis of spatial distribution as well as identification of either proteins or small molecules in tissues. In this report, surgical tissue sections of papillary RCC were analyzed using MALDI-IMS. Statistical analysis revealed several discriminative cancer-specific m/z-species between normal and diseased tissues. Among these m/z-species, two particular proteins, S100A11 and ferritin light chain, which are specific for papillary RCC cancer regions, were successfully identified using LC-MS/MS following protein extraction from independent RCC samples. The expressions of S100A11 and ferritin light chain were further validated by immunohistochemistry of human tissues and tissue microarrays (TMAs) of RCC. In conclusion, MALDI-IMS followed by LC-MS/MS analysis in human tissue identified that S100A11 and ferritin light chain are differentially expressed proteins in papillary RCC cancer regions.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.207-217
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• 2007

The Saccharomyces0 cerevisiae KNU5377 strain, which was isolated from spoilage in nature, has the ability to convert biomass to alcohol at high temperatures and it can resist against various stresses [18, 19]. In order to understand the defense mechanisms of the KNU5377 strain under menadione (MD) as oxidative stress, we used several techniques for study: peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF) by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) followed by two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis, liquid chromatography electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS), and surface-enhanced laser desorption ionization-time of flight (SELDI-TOF) technology. Among the 35 proteins identified by MALDI-TOF MS, 19 proteins including Sod1p, Sod2p, Tsa1p, and Ahp1p were induced under stress condition, while 16 proteins were augmented under normal condition. In particular, five proteins, Sod1p, Sod2p, Ahp1p, Rib3p, Yaf9p, and Mnt1p, were induced in only stressed cells. By LC-ESI-MS/MS analysis, 37 proteins were identified in normal cells and 49 proteins were confirmed in the stressed cells. Among the identified proteins, 32 proteins were found in both cells. Five proteins including Yel047cp and Met6p were only upregulated in the normal cells, whereas 17 proteins including Abp1P and Sam1p were elevated in the stressed cells. It was interesting that highly hypothetical proteins such as Ynl281wp, Ygr279cp, Ypl273wp, Ykl133cp, and Ykr074wp were only expressed in the stressed cells. SELDI-TOF analysis using the SAX2 and WCX2 chips showed that highly multiple-specific protein patterns were reproducibly detected in ranges from 2.9 to 27.0 kDa both under normal and stress conditions. Therefore, induction of antioxidant proteins, hypothetical proteins, and low molecular weight proteins were revealed by different proteomic techniques. These results suggest that comparative analyses using proteomics might contribute to elucidate the defense mechanisms of KNU5377 under MD stress.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.327-334
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• 2016

본 연구는 "축산물의 가공기준 및 성분규격"에 기준규격은 설정되어 있지 않으나, 국제 기준과의 조화를 위해 규격 신설 검토 대상 성분인 비오틴의 분석법을 마련하고자 수행하였다. 조제유류에 미량으로 함유된 비오틴함량 분석을 위해 선택성과 정밀성이 뛰어난 LC-MS/MS를 이용한 분석법을 확립하고 시중에 유통중인 제품을 대상으로 적용성을 검토하였다. 비오틴 표준품을 이용하여 LC-MS/MS를 이용한 기기분석조건을 확립하고, 식품의 기준 및 규격 분석법을 참고로 0.01 M 인산이수소칼륨(pH 4.8) 용액을 이용하여 시료중의 비오틴을 추출하여 분석하였다. 분석법 검증은 특이성, 직선성, 검출한계 및 정량한계, 정확성, 정밀성에 대해 수행되었다. 5~60 ng/mL의 농도범위에서 $R^2=0.999$ 이상의 우수한 직선성을 확인할 수 있었으며, LOD와 LOQ는 각각 0.10, 0.31 ng/mL 이었다. CRM (NIST SRM 1849a) 및 표준물질 첨가법을 이용하여 정확성을 검토하였으며, CRM에서 103%, 조제분유에서 101~104%, 조제우유에서 99~101%의 회수율을 확인할 수 있었다. 정밀성을 검토한 결과 시료 채취량에 따른 상대표준편차가 조제분유 0.4~0.9%, 조제우유1.4~1.6%로 확인하였으며, 실험일자에 따른 재현성은 조제분유에서 1.3%, 조제우유에서 1.2%로 확인하였다. 본 연구에서 확립된 분석법을 적용하여 조제분유 39건, 조제우유 3건, 성장기용조제분유 23건 등 국내 유통중인 조제유류 65건에 대해 적용성 검토를 실시한 결과 전체시료에서 분석이 용이하였으며, 모두 표시기준에 적합함을 확인하였다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제59권3호
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• pp.225-232
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• 2015

하천수 중에 7가지의 농약류(2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, 메소밀, 알디캅, MCPA, molinate, 카바릴, 카보퓨란)와 2가지의 합성원료(quinoline, 비스페놀-A)를 액체크로마토그래피 전자분무 이온화 질량분석법(liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry, LC-ESI-MS/MS)을 사용하여 분석하였다. 분석물질들은 고체상 추출법(solid-phase extraction, SPE)을 사용하여 추출하였다. 용리액은 질소가스로 농축하였다. 잔여물에 30% 메탄올 수용액 100 μL를 재 용해시켜 0.2 μm PTFE 실린지 필터로 거른 후 그 일부를 LC-ESI-MS/MS에 직접 주입하여 분석하였다. 확립된 조건에서 검정곡선은 0.997 이상의 상관계수를 갖는 직선성을 보였다. 정량한계는 0.002~0.011 μg/L 이었고, 정밀도는 16.4% 이하였다. 또한 정확도는 84~107%의 범위를 보였고, 회수율은 56.2~98.6% 값을 나타내었다. 본 연구에서 개발한 분석법을 실제 하천수 분석에 적용하였다.

• 분석과학
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.488-498
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• 2003

LC/MS/MS를 이용하여 발기부전 (impotence) 치료제인 sildenafil 및 유사체인 homosildenafil, vardenafil, tadalafil을 분석하는 방법을 확립하였다. 이온화 방법으로는 electrospray ionization (ESI)와 atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) 방법을 사용하였으며 최대 감도와 재현성을 나타내는 조건을 찾기 위하여 여러 가지 파라미터를 변화시켜서 비교하였다. MRM (multiple reaction monitoring)을 위한 적절한 생성이온 (product ion)을 얻기 위하여 ESI 방법에서는 capillary voltage, cone voltage, extractor, entrance, RF lens를 변화시켰으나 전구이온 (precursor ion)을 제외한 뚜렸한 토막이온 (fragment ion)은 생성되지 않았다. 한편, APCI 방법의 경우 entrance, collision energy, exit, corona voltage, cone voltage, extractor, RF lens, cone gas, desolvation gas를 변화시켰을 때 다른 파라미터들의 변화에 따른 전구이온을 제외한 product ion 생성 패턴의 변화는 감지되지 않고 단지 RF lens 조건의 변화에서 precursor ion을 비롯한 토막이온들의 생성과 더불어 S/N의 증가로 인한 검출 한계의 향상이 나타났다. HPLC에서의 최적 분리 조건과 질량 분석기에서 최대 감도를 나타내는 이동상 조건도 조사되었는데 10 mM ammonium formate (pH 4.8):acetonitrile=70:30 의 등용매 용리조건이 좋은 감도를 나타내었으며, 최적의 방법인 ESI-MRM 방법에서 검출한계 (S/N>5)는 sildenafil은 $0.10{\mu}g/mL$, homosildenafil은 $0.025{\mu}g/mL$, vardenafil은 $0.025{\mu}g/mL$ 그리고 tadalafil은 $0.25{\mu}g/mL$이었다.

• 분석과학
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.572-578
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 하천수 중 6종의 의약물질(cephradine, cefadroxil, penicillin G, vancomycin, iopromide, and fenbendazole)에 대한 전처리법과 분석 방법을 확립하였다. 하천수 중의 분석물질을 HLB(Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Balanced) 카트리지를 사용하여 추출/정제 및 농축하였다. HPLC/ESI-MS/MS를 이용하여 6종의 물질들을 동시에 분석하였다. Fenbendazole을 제외한 의약물질은 71.1~92.6% 범위의 양호한 회수율을 나타내었고, 상대표준편차는 11.2% 이하로 나타났다. 정량분석을 위해서 0.007~1.2 ng/mL 범위에서 $r^2$=0.99 이상의 높은 직선성을 나타내는 검량선을 얻었다. 검출한계(LOD)와 정량한계(LOQ)는 각각 7.2~128.7 pg/mL, 23.8~429.1 pg/mL로 나타났다. 이 분석 방법은 하천수 중 의약품에 대한 모니터링에 유용하며, 하천수 중 iopromide과 fenbendazole은 높은 농도로 검출되었다.

• 한국자연치유학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.108-113
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• 2021

배경: 속새 줄기와 뿌리의 추출물에서 항산화 물질의 작용에 관한 결과를 이미 보고하였으나 항산화 성분은 분석되지 않았다. 목적: 속새 줄기와 뿌리 부분의 성분을 추출한 물질들이 항산화 물질의 분자 구조를 확인하는 것이었다. 방법: 성분분석은 열수와 에틸알코올로 추출하여 HPLC와 LC-MS로 분석하였다. 결과: 속새 줄기와 뿌리 추출물의 HPLC 크로마토그램은 파장 205 nm에서 4개의 중요한 peak가 나타났다. 280 nm에 있는 peak 1번은 전형적인 단순 페놀릭형이고, 모두 280 nm와 370 nm 근처에 있는 peak 2~4는 전형적인 플라보노이드 배당체의 형태임을 알 수 있었다. HPLC 분석에 의한 추출물의 항산화도는 740 nm에서 peak의 합은 100% 에탄올 추출물이 3,669 mAU로 제일 높았고, 70% 에탄올 추출물은 3,096 mAU, 열수추출물은 2,868 mAU로 제일 낮았다. 항산화성 추출 물질을 LC-MS 분석한 결과는 peak 3에서는 분자량이 772 da인 kaempferol-3-sophoroside-7-glucoside, peak 4에서는 분자량이 788과 772인 물질 kaempferol-3- sophoroside- 8-glucoside가 확인되었다. 결론: 속새의 항산화 추출물에 항산화 성분이 존재하는 것이 확인되어 속새가 기능성 화장품의 원료로서 가능성이 높아 졌다고 본다.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.52-56
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• 2014

Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is used as an index of mean glycemia over prolonged periods. This study describes an optimization of enzyme digestion conditions for quantification of non-glycated hemoglobin (HbA0) and HbA1c as diagnostic markers of diabetes mellitus. Both HbA0 and HbA1c were quantitatively determined followed by enzyme digestion using isotope dilution liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (ID-LC-MS/MS) with synthesized N-terminal hexapeptides as standards and synthesized isotope labeled hexapeptides as internal standards. Prior to quantification, each peptide was additionally quantified by amino acid composition analysis using ID-LC-MS/MS via acid hydrolysis. Each parameter was considered strictly as a means to improve digestion efficiency and repeatability. Digestion of hemoglobin was optimized when using 100 mM ammonium acetate (pH 4.2) and a Glu-C-to-HbA1c ratio of 1:50 at $37^{\circ}C$ for 20 h. Quantification was satisfactorily reproducible with a 2.6% relative standard deviation. These conditions were recommended for a primary reference method of HbA1c quantification and for the certification of HbA1c reference material.

• Mycobiology
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.302-309
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• 2010

Formic acid is a representative carboxylic acid that inhibits bacterial cell growth, and thus it is generally considered to constitute an obstacle to the reuse of renewable biomass. In this study, Saccharomyces cerevisiae was used to elucidate changes in protein levels in response to formic acid. Fifty-seven differentially expressed proteins in response to formic acid toxicity in S. cerevisiae were identified by 1D-PAGE and nano-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (nano-LC-MS/MS) analyses. Among the 28 proteins increased in expression, four were involved in the MAP kinase signal transduction pathway and one in the oxidative stress-induced pathway. A dramatic increase was observed in the number of ion transporters related to maintenance of acid-base balance. Regarding the 29 proteins decreased in expression, they were found to participate in transcription during cell division. Heat shock protein 70, glutathione reductase, and cytochrome c oxidase were measured by LC-MS/MS analysis. Taken together, the inhibitory action of formic acid on S. cerevisiae cells might disrupt the acidbase balance across the cell membrane and generate oxidative stress, leading to repressed cell division and death. S. cerevisiae also induced expression of ion transporters, which may be required to maintain the acid-base balance when yeast cells are exposed to high concentrations of formic acid in growth medium.