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Recent Advancements in Analysis of Biomolecules with Separation Technologies
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Recent Advancements in Analysis of Biomolecules with Separation Technologies

A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2014) | Viewed by 26223

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Wenwan Zhong

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Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92508, USA
Interests: capillary electrophoresis; flow field flow fractionation; molecular interaction; biosening; nano-bio interface
Dr. Constantinos Pistos

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Department of Chemistry, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, PA 19383, USA
Interests: forensic and clinical toxicological analysis; drug analysis; bioanalysis; instrumental analysis; method development and validation
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Dear Colleagues,

Separation technologies have advanced significantly in the past decade. In particular, development of new techniques as well as application/improvement of existing techniques for analysis of small compounds important for biological processes, macromolecules like nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids, and bioparticles such as cell organelles, viruses, and bacteria, have provided great assistance to the exploration of systems biology.  Therefore, this special issue will be devoted to the new development, technology advancement, and novel application of separation technology for study of biomolecules and/or their functions. With this issue, we hope to highlight the significant contribution of separation science towards understanding how biosystems function, and to illuminate the future direction of bioseparation for imposing higher impacts to our society.

Dr. Wenwan Zhong
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  • separation
  • biologically relevant molecules
  • analysis

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Electrophoretic Extraction and Proteomic Characterization of Proteins Buried in Marine Sediments
by Eli K. Moore, H. Rodger Harvey, Jessica F. Faux, David R. Goodlett and Brook L. Nunn
Chromatography 2014, 1(4), 176-193; https://doi.org/10.3390/chromatography1040176 - 13 Oct 2014
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Proteins are the largest defined molecular component of marine organic nitrogen, and hydrolysable amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, are important components of particulate nitrogen in marine sediments. In oceanic systems, the largest contributors are phytoplankton proteins, which have been tracked from [...] Read more.
Proteins are the largest defined molecular component of marine organic nitrogen, and hydrolysable amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, are important components of particulate nitrogen in marine sediments. In oceanic systems, the largest contributors are phytoplankton proteins, which have been tracked from newly produced bloom material through the water column to surface sediments in the Bering Sea, but it is not known if proteins buried deeper in sediment systems can be identified with confidence. Electrophoretic gel protein extraction methods followed by proteomic mass spectrometry and database searching were used as the methodology to identify buried phytoplankton proteins in sediments from the 8–10 cm section of a Bering Sea sediment core. More peptides and proteins were identified using an SDS-PAGE tube gel than a standard 1D flat gel or digesting the sediment directly with trypsin. The majority of proteins identified correlated to the marine diatom, Thalassiosira pseudonana, rather than bacterial protein sequences, indicating an algal source not only dominates the input, but also the preserved protein fraction. Abundant RuBisCO and fucoxanthin chlorophyll a/c binding proteins were identified, supporting algal sources of these proteins and reinforcing the proposed mechanisms that might protect proteins for long time periods. Some preserved peptides were identified in unexpected gel molecular weight ranges, indicating that some structural changes or charge alteration influenced the mobility of these products during electrophoresis isolation. Identifying buried photosystem proteins suggests that algal particulate matter is a significant fraction of the preserved organic carbon and nitrogen pools in marine sediments. Full article
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Adaptation of a High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography System for the Measurement of Viscosity
by Sonia Gregory and Henryk Mach
Chromatography 2014, 1(2), 55-64; https://doi.org/10.3390/chromatography1020055 - 26 Mar 2014
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The state-of-the-art instruments for the determination of viscosity of liquids typically require a significant amount of sample, and have relatively low throughput due to manual and sequential measurements. In this study, it was demonstrated that the pressure generated by the flow of viscous [...] Read more.
The state-of-the-art instruments for the determination of viscosity of liquids typically require a significant amount of sample, and have relatively low throughput due to manual and sequential measurements. In this study, it was demonstrated that the pressure generated by the flow of viscous fluids through a capillary could be precisely measured employing high-pressure liquid chromatography systems (HPLC) using glycerol solutions of moderate viscosity as a mobile phase, and correlated to the dynamic (absolute) viscosity. The parameters allowing calculation of the viscosity of glycerol calibration standards as a function of temperature were established. The measurements were made with volumes as small as 10 μL, and the use of an autosampler permitted unattended analysis of a large number samples. The method appears to be particularly well suited for the development of viscous formulations of therapeutic, protein-based macromolecules, where the amount sample is typically limited and relatively wide ranges of conditions are considered in the optimization process. The utility of the methods was illustrated by application to the development of concentrated inactivated virus vaccines. Full article
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Exhaled Breath Condensate for Proteomic Biomarker Discovery
by Sean W. Harshman, Claude C. Grigsby and Darrin K. Ott
Chromatography 2014, 1(3), 108-119; https://doi.org/10.3390/chromatography1030108 - 02 Jul 2014
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Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) has been established as a potential source of respiratory biomarkers. Compared to the numerous small molecules identified, the protein content of EBC has remained relatively unstudied due to the methodological and technical difficulties surrounding EBC analysis. In this review, [...] Read more.
Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) has been established as a potential source of respiratory biomarkers. Compared to the numerous small molecules identified, the protein content of EBC has remained relatively unstudied due to the methodological and technical difficulties surrounding EBC analysis. In this review, we discuss the proteins identified in EBC, by mass spectrometry, focusing on the significance of those proteins identified. We will also review the limitations surrounding mass spectral EBC protein analysis emphasizing recommendations to enhance EBC protein identifications by mass spectrometry. Finally, we will provide insight into the future directions of the EBC proteomics field. Full article
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High-Throughput Mass Spectrometry Applied to Structural Genomics
by Rod Chalk, Georgina Berridge, Leela Shrestha, Claire Strain-Damerell, Pravin Mahajan, Wyatt W. Yue, Opher Gileadi and Nicola A. Burgess-Brown
Chromatography 2014, 1(4), 159-175; https://doi.org/10.3390/chromatography1040159 - 09 Oct 2014
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Mass spectrometry (MS) remains under-utilized for the analysis of expressed proteins because it is inaccessible to the non-specialist, and sample-turnaround from service labs is slow. Here, we describe 3.5 min Liquid-Chromatography (LC)-MS and 16 min LC-MSMS methods which are tailored to validation and [...] Read more.
Mass spectrometry (MS) remains under-utilized for the analysis of expressed proteins because it is inaccessible to the non-specialist, and sample-turnaround from service labs is slow. Here, we describe 3.5 min Liquid-Chromatography (LC)-MS and 16 min LC-MSMS methods which are tailored to validation and characterization of recombinant proteins in a high throughput structural biology pipeline. We illustrate the type and scope of MS data typically obtained from a 96-well expression and purification test for both soluble and integral membrane proteins (IMPs), and describe their utility in the selection of constructs for scale-up structural work, leading to cost and efficiency savings. We propose that value of MS data lies in how quickly it becomes available and that this can fundamentally change the way in which it is used. Full article
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