Exhaustive extraction of peptides by electromembrane extraction

Chuixiu Huang, Astrid Gjelstad, Stig Pedersen-Bjergaard

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    Abstract

    This fundamental work illustrates for the first time the possibility of exhaustive extraction of peptides using electromembrane extraction (EME) under low system-current conditions (<50. μA). Bradykinin acetate, angiotensin II antipeptide, angiotensin II acetate, neurotensin, angiotensin I trifluoroacetate, and leu-enkephalin were extracted from 600. μL of 25. mM phosphate buffer (pH 3.5), through a supported liquid membrane (SLM) containing di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phosphate (DEHP) dissolved in an organic solvent, and into 600. μL of an acidified aqueous acceptor solution using a thin flat membrane-based EME device. Mass transfer of peptides across the SLM was enhanced by complex formation with the negatively charged DEHP. The composition of the SLM and the extraction voltage were important factors influencing recoveries and current with the EME system. 1-nonanol diluted with 2-decanone (1:1 v/v) containing 15% (v/v) DEHP was selected as a suitable SLM for exhaustive extraction of peptides under low system-current conditions. Interestingly, increasing the SLM volume from 5 to 10. μL was found to be beneficial for stable and efficient EME. The pH of the sample strongly affected the EME process, and pH 3.5 was found to be optimal. The EME efficiency was also dependent on the acceptor solution composition, and the extraction time was found to be an important element for exhaustive extraction. When EME was carried out for 25. min with an extraction voltage of 15. V, the system-current across the SLM was less than 50. μA, and extraction recoveries for the model peptides were in the range of 77-94%, with RSD values less than 10%.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalAnalytica Chimica Acta
    Volume853
    Pages (from-to)328-334
    Number of pages7
    ISSN0003-2670
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

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