Metabolic profiling of serum using Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography and the LTQ-Orbitrap mass spectrometry system

Warwick B. Dunn, David Broadhurst, Marie Brown, Philip N. Baker, Christopher W G Redman, Louise C. Kenny, Douglas B. Kell

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Abstract

Advances in analytical instrumentation can provide significant advantages to the volume and quality of biological knowledge acquired in metabolomic investigations. The interfacing of sub-2 μm liquid chromatography (UPLC ACQUITY®) and LTQ-Orbitrap mass spectrometry systems provides many theoretical advantages. The applicability of the interfaced systems was investigated using a simple 11-component metabolite mix and a complex mammalian biofluid, serum. Metabolites were detected in the metabolite mix with signals that were linear with their concentration over 2.5-3.5 orders of magnitude, with correlation coefficients greater than 0.993 and limits of detection less than 1 μmol L-1. Reproducibility of retention time (RSD <3%) and chromatographic peak area (RSD <15%) and a high mass accuracy (
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)288-298
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences
Volume871
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Aug 2008

Keywords

  • Metabolic profiling
  • Orbitrap
  • Pre-eclampsia
  • UPLC
  • UPLC-MS
  • XCMS

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