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A novel integrated strategy for the detection and quantification of the neurotoxin ß-N-methylamino-L-alanine in environmental samples.
Beri, Joshua; Kirkwood, Kaylie I; Muddiman, David C; Bereman, Michael S.
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  • Beri J; Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
  • Kirkwood KI; Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
  • Muddiman DC; Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
  • Bereman MS; Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
Anal Bioanal Chem ; 410(10): 2597-2605, 2018 Apr.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29455280
We describe a set of new tools for the detection and quantification of ß-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) which includes a novel stable isotope-labeled BMAA standard (13C3,15N2) and a chip-based capillary electrophoresis mass spectrometry platform for separation and detection. Baseline resolution of BMAA from its potentially confounding structural isomers N-2-aminoethylglycine (AEG) and 2,4-diaminobutyric acid (2,4-DAB) is achieved using the chip-based CE-MS system in less than 1 min. Detection and linearity of response are demonstrated across > 3.5 orders of dynamic range using parallel reaction monitoring (PRM). The lower limit of detection and quantification were calculated for BMAA detection at 40 nM (4.8 ng/mL) and 400 nM (48 ng/mL), respectively. Finally, the strategy was applied to detect BMAA in seafood samples purchased at a local market in Raleigh, NC where their harvest location was known. BMAA was detected in a sea scallop sample. Because the BMAA/stable isotope-labeled 13C3,15N2-BMAA (SIL-BMAA) ratio in the scallop sample was below the limit of quantification, a semiquantitative analysis of BMAA content was carried out, and BMAA content was estimated to be approximately 820 ng BMAA/1 g of wet scallop tissue. Identification was verified by high mass measurement accuracy of precursor (< 5 ppm) and product ions (< 10 ppm), comigration with SIL-BMAA spike-in standard, and conservation of ion abundance ratios for product ions between BMAA and SIL-BMAA. Interestingly, BMAA was not identified in the free protein fraction but only detected after protein hydrolysis which suggests that BMAA is tightly bound by and/or incorporated into proteins. Graphical abstract Utilization of novel 13C3,15N2-BMAA and chip-based CE-MS/MS for detection and quantification of BMAA in environmental samples.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Contaminantes Ambientales / Espectrometría de Masas en Tándem / Aminoácidos Diaminos / Neurotoxinas Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Anal Bioanal Chem Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Contaminantes Ambientales / Espectrometría de Masas en Tándem / Aminoácidos Diaminos / Neurotoxinas Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Anal Bioanal Chem Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos