Dynamic-Electromembrane Extraction: A Technical Development for the Extraction of Neuropeptides

Anal Chem. 2016 May 17;88(10):5308-15. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b00559. Epub 2016 Apr 26.

Abstract

In this work, a dynamic-electromembrane extraction (d-EME) device was developed for the extraction of neuropeptides. On the basis of a thin polypropylene hollow fiber (50 μm of wall-thickness and 280 μm i.d.), this setup allowed for a continual renewal of the acceptor compartment. Because of the reduced size of the device, high preconcentration factors were obtained (up to 50-fold). The extraction remained constant regardless of the extraction time (from 15 to 45 min); accordingly, this new setup minimized the effect of electrolysis on extraction performance while enabling high extraction yield (up to 72%) for most lipophilic neuropeptides.

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Electrochemical Techniques
  • Humans
  • Liquid Phase Microextraction*
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Neuropeptides / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Neuropeptides / isolation & purification*
  • Polypropylenes / chemistry
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Substances

  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Neuropeptides
  • Polypropylenes