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Erin E. Chambers, Jessalynn Wheaton and Diane M. Diehl, Waters Corporation, Milford, Massachusetts, USA.
A Peptide Separation Technology (PST) method development kit was was developed and is available for ACQUITY UPLC (part#176001835) or HPLC (part#176001836.) The kit contains a chromatographic column, the Oasis μElution PST method development extraction plate and simple, logical SPE and LC screening protocols. ACQUITY UPLC technology was used to increase sensitivity, resolution and separation speed. Representative LC–MS performance using the UPLC screening protocol from the kit is shown in Figure 1. It should be noted that a critical pair, vasopressin and desmopressin (differing only by an amino group), are well separated using the generic ACQUITY UPLC method.
Figure 1
Samples were extracted using the Oasis μElution PST method development extraction plate according to the generic screening protocol included in the kit. SPE results are shown in Figure 2. The Xevo TQ MS was chosen for this application because the mass range on both quadrupoles is m/z 2048, a key requirement for bioanalysis of a wide range of peptides. Figure 3 demonstrates a representative LLOQ for angiotensin I extracted from human plasma using the generic LC and SPE screening protocols without optimization.
Figure 2
The Oasis PST μElution method development plate and protocol can greatly simplify extraction method development and rapidly identifies an appropriate SPE sorbent and selective starting protocol for peptide bioanalysis. The combination of ACQUITY UPLC coupled with the mass range, speed and sensitivity of Xevo TQ MS provides the LC–MS performance required for peptide bioanalysis.
Figure 3
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