Analysis of amadori peptides enriched by boronic acid affinity chromatography

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008 Apr:1126:253-6. doi: 10.1196/annals.1433.060.

Abstract

Glycation of peptides and proteins by D-glucose is a universal, nonenzymatic reaction with important implications for the pathogenesis and diagnosis of many diseases, including diabetes mellitus. Whereas some modification sites have been identified in serum albumin and hemoglobin, a general approach to map glycation sites for nonabundant proteins present in complex mixtures, such as serum, is still missing. Here, we describe a universal enrichment procedure for glycated peptides using boronic acid affinity chromatography in the first dimension followed by reversed-phase chromatography, coupled either online to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) or offline to matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) MS. This two-dimensional approach was optimized for high recoveries and low cross reactivities. For bovine serum albumin, a total of 31 Amadori peptides were identified in a tryptic digest corresponding to 26 different glycation sites.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Boronic Acids*
  • Chromatography, Affinity
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Glycosylation
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / chemistry*

Substances

  • Boronic Acids
  • Peptides
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine