RESUMO
In several metabolomic studies, it has already been demonstrated that capillary electrophoresis hyphenated to mass spectrometry (CE-MS) can detect an important group of highly polar and ionized metabolites that are overseen by techniques such as NMR, LC-MS and GC-MS, providing complementary information. In this work, we present a strategy for anionic metabolite profiling by CE-MS using a cationic capillary coating. The polymer, abbreviated as PTH, is composed of a poly-(N,N,N',N'-tetraethyldiethylenetriamine, N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide, TEDETAMA-co-HPMA (50:50) copolymer. A CE-MS method based on PTH-coating was optimized for the analysis of a group of 16 standard anionic metabolites. Separation was achieved within 12min, with high separation efficiency (up to 92,000 theoretical plates per meter), and good repeatability, namely, relative standard deviation values for migration times and peak areas were below 0.2 and 2.1%, respectively. The optimized method allowed the detection of 87 metabolites in orange juice and 142 metabolites in red wine, demonstrating the good possibilities of this strategy for metabolomic applications.
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Ânions/química , Citrus sinensis/química , Eletroforese Capilar , Análise de Alimentos/métodos , Sucos de Frutas e Vegetais/análise , Espectrometria de Massas , Metabolômica/métodos , Polímeros/química , Vinho/análiseRESUMO
CE-ESI-MS with a liquid sheath interface and IT mass analyzer was used for analysis of siderophores from different strains of Methylobacterium spp. citrus endophyte extracts. Three Methylobacterium strains were investigated according to positive bioassay tests. Bacteria cultures were grown under Fe(III) absence (siderophore producing cultures) and under Fe(III) presence (control cultures). Siderophores were extracted from culture supernatant with polystyrene resins. BGE and sheath-liquid composition were optimized, respectively, in order to assure both, best peak resolution and ESI-MS sensitivity. The best analysis conditions were obtained with 100 mmol/L ammonium bicarbonate at pH 8 as BGE and methanol:H(2)O 25:75 + 0.05% formic acid as sheath liquid. CZE-ESI-MS analysis revealed two possible siderophores, according to bacterium species, presenting M(r) of 1004.3 and 798.3 Da.