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Characterization of an Easy-To-Use Method for the Routine Analysis of the Central Metabolism Using an Affordable Low-Resolution GC-MS System: Application to Arthrospira Platensis

Characterization of an Easy-To-Use Method for the Routine Analysis of the Central Metabolism Using an Affordable Low-Resolution GC-MS System: Application to Arthrospira Platensis

Myriam Phélippé, Rémy Coat, Camille Le Bras, Lorene Perrochaud, Eric Peyretaillade, Delphine Kucma, Abdellah Arhaliass, Gérald Thouand, Guillaume Cogne, Olivier Gonçalves

Anal Bioanal Chem. 2018 Feb;410(4):1341-1361.

PMID: 29256079

Abstract:

We developed an easy-to-use method for the routine analysis of the central metabolism using an affordable low-resolution GC-MS system run in SIM mode. The profiling approach was optimized for the derivatization protocol of some 60 targeted metabolites. The performance of two silylation reagents (MSTFA and BSTFA) that allowed the comprehensive derivatization of 42 key intermediary metabolites of the 60 initially targeted (organic acids, phosphate derivatives, monosaccharides and amino acids) was measured. The experimental results unequivocally showed that the MSTFA reagent met mandatory criteria including ease of handling (a very simple one-step protocol was developed), comprehensiveness of derivatization (the 42 compounds covered the extended metabolic pathways of the central carbon metabolism, with a coverage percentage ranging from 17% for the worst to 90% for the best result), optimized response coefficient of the whole derivatives (median value greater than the others by one order of magnitude) and repeatability of the protocol (RSD value below 25% for the whole procedure). When tested in real conditions (cyanobacteria polar extract), the experimental results showed that the profiling methodology was adequately repeatable (RSD = 35%) to ensure quantification results comparable with much more sensitive analytical techniques (capillary electrophoresis/mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography/triple quadrupole mass spectrometry system), while needing only about twice the quantity of biomass. Graphical abstract Schematic overview of an easy-to-use profiling method for the routine analysis of the central metabolism using a low-resolution GC-MS system.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP24589784-A	MSTFA Reagent		24589-78-4	Price

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