氨基酸分析方法的研究进展

对目前应用于氨基酸分析的主要方法作了较详细评述。这些方法包括柱后衍生高效阳离子交换色谱法、柱前衍生反相高效液相色谱法、高效阴离子交换色谱-积分脉冲安培检测法等。引用文献73篇。     

植物中游离氨基酸的分析方法

综述了目前用于检测植物(如茶叶、蔬菜、水果、药材及烟草)中游离氨基酸的分析方法,如柱后衍生离子交换色谱法、柱前衍生反相高效液相色谱法、超高效液相色谱法、阴离子交换色谱-脉冲积分安培法、毛细管电泳法、气相色谱法和液相色谱-串联质谱法等。对这些方法的优缺点进行了讨论,同时对未来分析方法的发展提出了展望(引用文献57篇)。     

AQC柱前衍生反相高效液相色谱法测定土壤中氨基酸

以2-氨基丁酸为内标物,6-氨基喹啉基-N-羟基琥珀酰亚氨基甲酸酯(AQC)为柱前衍生试剂,用XTerraC18柱,1.8mmol/L甲酸铵溶液(pH=3.0)和乙腈为流动相,采用梯度洗脱,光电二极管(PDA)检测器在248nm波长处检测,建立了一种利用反相高效液相色谱同时测定土壤中17种氨基酸的分析方法。方法重现性好,精密度高,氨基酸浓度在25~600μmol/L范围内,线性相关系数均大于0.99;各氨基酸检出限≤0.5pmol。并且在该色谱条件下,获得了灵敏度较高,彼此分离良好的17种AQC衍生氨基酸的LC-MS质谱总离子流图,为今后土壤氨基酸的深入研究提供了更加有利的手段。     

氨基酸的分析方法及其应用进展

从衍生试剂角度,介绍了不同衍生化氨基酸的分析方法,包括离子交换色谱法、高效液相色谱法、气相谱法和毛细管电泳法,以及无需衍生化的直接分析法高效阴离子交换色谱-积分脉冲安培法,并总结了蛋白质、食品和生理体液样品中的氨基酸分析方法。     

高效液相色谱法测定氨基酸的研究进展

氨基酸是构成生物体的基础物质,氨基酸分析是生命科学研究中最重要的领域之一。高效液相色谱法因分析速度快、操作简便、检测灵敏、适用范围广等优点而广泛应用于食品工业、制药工业、生命科学研究等领域。该文综述了高效液相色谱分析氨基酸的方法,包括柱后衍生法、柱前衍生法、高效阴离子交换色谱-积分脉冲安培检测法和高效液相色谱-蒸发光散射检测法。并对上述方法进行了比较,为日常的氨基酸分析提供了参考。     

柱前衍生法在氨基酸分析测定中的应用

介绍了目前柱前衍生法分析氨基酸常用的几类衍生试剂及相应的衍生方法，并且比较了各类柱前衍生试剂的优缺点,对近期氨基酸分离分析中的色谱检测方法做了系统综述。     

高效阴离子交换色谱-脉冲电化学检测方法和应用

评述了高效阴离子交换色谱和脉冲电化学检测方法。内容包括：色谱柱和流动相;糖和氨基酸在色谱柱上的保留行为;脉冲安培法(PAD)和积分脉冲安培法(IPAD);方法在糖和氨基酸分析中的应用。     

高效阴离子交换色谱-电化学法测定酱油中的氨基酸

采用高效阴离子交换色谱-电化学检测器分离并测定了18种常见氨基酸. 实验首先对酱油样品进行了简单前处理, 然后以一定浓度的NaOH和NaAc溶液为淋洗液, 选择合适的梯度淋洗条件, 使18种氨基酸在阴离子交换色谱柱上实现良好地分离, 并用脉冲安培检测器进行了测定. 氨基酸的检出限为1.7～20.0 μg/L, 样品加标回收率在85%～108%范围内. 方法灵敏度高, 操作简单, 重现性好, 不需要繁琐的柱前或柱后衍生操作. 已应用到生抽和老抽酱油调味料产品中氨基酸的测定.     

UHPLC-Quadrupole/Orbitrap MS同步检测十字花科植物中的游离氨基酸

采用超高效液相色谱-四极杆/静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱联用技术(UHPLC-Quadrupole/Orbitrap MS)结合柱前衍生法建立了可同时测定28种游离氨基酸的分析方法,并对十字花科植物中的游离氨基酸进行检测和分析。样品用超纯水提取后,经6-氨基喹啉基-N-羟基琥珀酰亚胺基甲酸酯(AQC)衍生,采用Waters BEH C18柱作为色谱柱,以pH 5.0乙酸铵缓冲溶液和80%乙腈水溶液作为流动相进行梯度洗脱。质谱检测器采用电喷雾离子源,在正离子模式下进行检测。实验结果表明,十字花科植物中含有25种以上游离氨基酸,其中包括人体必需的8种氨基酸。25种氨基酸在线性范围内相关性良好,平均加标回收率为80.5%~104.4%,相对标准偏差为0.6%~4.4%。不同氨基酸检测灵敏度不同,定量下限为0.01~1.45μmol/L。该方法杂质干扰小,分析速度快,灵敏度高,适用于植物样品中游离氨基酸的同步检测。     

Fmoc柱前衍生法用于高效反相色谱测定氨基酸

HPLC测定氨基酸,目前最为普及的衍生方法是邻苯二甲醛柱前衍生法,此方法最大的缺点是测不出具有亚胺基的氨基酸,如脯氨酸。 氯甲酸芴甲酯(9-芴甲氧羰酰Fmoc-Cl)是近年来用于多肽合成的新型氨基保护剂,它可以和全部氨基酸反应并生成荧光化合物,因此有可能做为分析全部氨基酸的荧光衍生剂。本文报告了以Fmoc-Cl对氨基酸做柱前衍生及反相色谱分离条件,并定量地测定了水解多肽中全部氨基酸的残基数。     

Isolation and desalting with cation‐exchange chromatography for compound‐specific nitrogen isotope analysis of amino acids: application to biogeochemical samples

We have established a procedure for removing interfering materials from extracts of geological and biological samples, in order to determine precise compound‐specific nitrogen isotopic compositions of amino acids. We employed cation‐exchange chromatography of protein and non‐protein amino acids prior to derivatization for gas chromatographic separation. The average recovery of a standard amino acid solution was better than 94%, without nitrogen isotope fractionation during the cation‐exchange chromatography. We applied the procedure to various environmental samples including ‘hard’ (calcareous, siliceous, rock and sediment samples) and ‘soft’ materials (aggregated microbial samples and biological soft tissue samples). We conclude that cation‐exchange chromatography is a pre‐treatment procedure which should be widely useful for the determination of compound‐specific nitrogen isotopic compositions of amino acids. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Analysis of aliphatic car☐ylic acids and amino acids in effluents of landfills, composting plants and fermentation plants by ion-exclusion and ion-exchange chromatography

Short chain aliphatic acids, including volatile fatty acids (VFAs), di-/tricar☐ylic acids, hydroxy- and keto-acids were analyzed in landfill leachates and related water samples by two independently operated ion-exclusion chromatographic systems, differing mainly in the retention characteristics of the separation columns (Merck Polyspher OA-HY, Dionex HPICE AS6), and in the detection mode (UV absorbance at 210 nm, conductivity). The amino acid content of the samples was determined by ion chromatography. Because methods for amino acids analysis are widely standardized, the main efforts were undertaken to optimize the determination of car☐ylic acids. The VFAs (7 compounds) contributed between 33% and 89% to the sample's dissolved organic carbon (DOC) content. The DOC proportions of the multifunctional acids (9 compounds) ranged from 1.1–49%. Between 0.9% and 13% of the DOC content was apportioned to amino acids. Main components were alanine, valine and leucine. The analytical efficiencies of the ion-exclusion chromatography systems were compared and the specific application properties are discussed.     

A review of quantitative ion exchange,high performance liquid and gas chromatographic analysis of amino acids in physiological fluids

Methodologies for quantitative analysis of amino acids in physiological fluids based on classical ion exchange, high performance liquid chromatography, and gas chromatography are analyzed. As judged by the relative number of reports on these techniques, it appears that classical ion exchange continues to be the main method of choice for amino acid determinations and only limited advantage has been taken of the benefits (e.g. lower capital outlay and running costs and shorter analysis times) offered by other techniques. More importantly, however, there appears to be insufficient quantitative evaluation of the methodologies used. As a result, the validity of many reports based on data from amino acid analysis of physiological samples may be questioned.     

烟叶和烟草料液中氨基酸的直接检测及碳水化合物的去除

建立了高效阴离子交换色谱-积分脉冲安培法(HPAEC-IPAD)直接检测烟叶和烟草料液中氨基酸的方法。利用离线除糖的方法,去除烟叶和烟草料液中大量干扰糖类,包括葡萄糖、果糖和蔗糖及麦芽低聚糖等。采用AminoPac PA10阴离子交换柱,以NaOH和NaAc的强碱性溶液为淋洗液,采用梯度洗脱,流速为0.25 mL/min;积分脉冲安培法对氨基酸进行检测,回收率可达76%~105%。此方法可以有效的解决烟叶、烟草料液等含糖量高的样品中糖类化合物的干扰,对氨基酸实现灵敏、准确的定量分析。     

硅胶键合手性配体交换固定相键合量对α-氨基酸拆分的影响

 合成了两种不同键合量的L 脯氨酸硅胶键合手性配体交换固定相 ,装柱后利用配体交换法分离了一系列的α 氨基酸。实验结果表明键合量不同的固定相对α 氨基酸的拆分能力差别较大。     

Chromatographic determination of amino acids in foods

Amino acids in foods exist in a free form or bound in peptides, proteins, or nonpeptide bonded polymers. Naturally occurring L-amino acids are required for protein synthesis and are precursors for essential molecules, such as co-enzymes and nucleic acids. Nonprotein amino acids may also occur in animal tissues as metabolic intermediates or have other important functions. The development of bacterially derived food proteins, genetically modified foods, and new methods of food processing; the production of amino acids for food fortification; and the introduction of new plant food sources have meant that protein amino acids and amino acid enantiomers in foods can have both nutritional and safety implications for humans. There is, therefore, a need for the rapid and accurate determination of amino acids in foods. Determination of the total amino acid content of foods requires protein hydrolysis by various means that must take into account variations in stability of individual amino acids and resistance of different peptide bonds to the hydrolysis procedures. Modern methods for separation and quantitation of free amino acids either before or after protein hydrolysis include ion exchange chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography (LC), gas chromatography, and capillary electrophoresis. Chemical derivatization of amino acids may be required to change them into forms amenable to separation by the various chromatographic methods or to create derivatives with properties, such as fluorescence, that improve their detection. Official methods for hydrolysis and analysis of amino acids in foods for nutritional purposes have been established. LC is currently the most widely used analytical technique, although there is a need for collaborative testing of methods available. Newer developments in chromatographic methodology and detector technology have reduced sample and reagent requirements and improved identification, resolution, and sensitivity of amino acid analyses of food samples.     

阴离子交换色谱-积分脉冲安培法测定鱼粉和玉米粉水解液中氨基酸

将高效阴离子交换色谱．积分脉冲安培直接检测法应用于鱼粉和玉米粉水解液中的氨基酸的分析测定。该方法使用Dionex AminoPac PA10阴离子交换柱为分析柱，控制柱温为35℃，以NaOH和NaAc的强碱性溶液为淋洗液，在合适的梯度条件下，可以实现对17种常见氨基酸的高效分离。在强碱性条件下，获得良好分离的各个氨基酸可在配有金工作电极的电化学检测器上以积分脉冲安培法获得高灵敏度的检测。在优化的测定条件下，该方法对这17种氨基酸的检出限在0．21—3．38pmol之间；峰面积校正曲线的线性范围为2—3个数量级；5次平行测定的峰面积的相对标准偏差RSD在0．32％—4．7％之间。该方法应用于玉米粉和鱼粉水解液中氨基酸含量的测定，结果良好。对玉米粉和鱼粉水解液标准加入的回收率分别在81．9％—108．0％和90．0％～108．0％之间。     

Determination of soil amino acids by high performance liquid chromatography-electro spray ionization-mass spectrometry derivatized with 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate

Determination of amino acids by mass spectrometry (MS) is an important technique to investigate soil nitrogen transformation and cycling as amino acids being the major nitrogen-containing compounds in soil organic matter. However, researchers have long faced a critical problem in coupling an efficient separation technique to a sensitive MS detection system simultaneously. In this context, we established a new method of liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry based on the 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate (AQC) derivatization method for convenient and accurate quantification of amino acids in soil samples. Baseline separation of 17 amino acid AQC-derivatives was achieved on an XTerra^R MS C₁₈ column using ammonium formate as a mobile phase modifier. The concentration of ammonium formate and the pH of the mobile phase were optimized in order to obtain sensitive MS signals. The response curves were linear over the range of 50-800 μmol L⁻¹ amino acids. The detection limits were 0.20-0.60 pmol μL⁻¹ on column and 0.07-0.24 μg g⁻¹ soil under the optimized conditions. The method has been applied successfully for the first time to determine amino acids in 4 types of soil samples, in which 15 amino acids were quantified by MS detector but methionine and cystine were below the detection limits. Both the recovery and the precision were satisfactory. Hence, this proposed technique shows a potential for the identification of amino acids in soil as well as tracing the transformation of soil amino acids with isotope dilution technique in nitrogen cycling investigation.     

Strong anion exchange liquid chromatographic separation of protein amino acids for natural 13C-abundance determination by isotope ratio mass spectrometry

Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins and the analysis of their ¹³C abundances is greatly simplified by the use of liquid chromatography (LC) systems coupled with isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) compared with gas chromatography (GC)‐based methods. To date, various cation exchange chromatography columns have been employed for amino acid separation. Here, we report strong anion exchange chromatography (SAX) coupled to IRMS with a Liquiface interface for amino acid δ¹³C determination. Mixtures of underivatised amino acids (0.1–0.5 mM) and hydrolysates of representative proteins (prawns and bovine serum albumin) were resolved by LC/IRMS using a SAX column and inorganic eluents. Background inorganic carbon content was minimised through careful preparation of alkaline reagents and use of a pre‐injector on‐line carbonate removal device. SAX chromatography completely resolved 11 of the 16 expected protein amino acids following acid hydrolysis in underivatised form. Basic and neutral amino acids were resolved with 35 mM NaOH in isocratic mode. Elution of the aromatic and acidic amino acids required a higher hydroxide concentration (180 mM) and a counterion (NO, 5–25 mM). The total run time was 70 min. The average δ¹³C precision of baseline‐resolved peaks was 0.75‰ (range 0.04 to 1.06‰). SAX is a viable alternative to cation chromatography, especially where analysis of basic amino acids is important. The technology shows promise for ¹³C amino acid analysis in ecology, archaeology, forensic science, nutrition and protein metabolism. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.