Facile synthesis of titania-zirconia monodisperse microspheres and application for phosphopeptides enrichment

Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 May 28:(20):2929-31. doi: 10.1039/b901424a. Epub 2009 Apr 3.

Abstract

Monodisperse uniform zirconium-titanium mixed oxide microspheres (approximately 3 microm) with different zirconium/titanium ratios are easily synthesized (using Zr(acac)(4) and Ti(OBu)(4) as precursors) by a sol-gel method and have been characterized for their enrichment of phosphopeptides from standard protein alpha-casein.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Caseins / chemistry
  • Caseins / metabolism
  • Microspheres*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phase Transition
  • Phosphopeptides / chemistry
  • Phosphopeptides / metabolism*
  • Porosity
  • Protein Binding
  • Surface Properties
  • Titanium / chemistry*
  • Titanium / metabolism
  • Zirconium / chemistry*
  • Zirconium / metabolism

Substances

  • Caseins
  • Phosphopeptides
  • titanium dioxide
  • Zirconium
  • Titanium
  • zirconium oxide