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. 2009 May 1;1216(18):3985-91.
doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2009.03.015. Epub 2009 Mar 13.

Enzymatic digestion and chromatographic analysis of arsenic species released from proteins

Meiling Lu  1 , Hailin Wang, Xing-Fang Li, Xiufen Lu, X Chris Le
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Enzymatic digestion and chromatographic analysis of arsenic species released from proteins

Meiling Lu et al. J Chromatogr A. .

Abstract

A method combining gel filtration chromatography (GFC), protease digestion, and ion pair chromatography with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry detection was developed for the determination of arsenic species bound to proteins. The method was first established by examining the interactions of two model proteins, metallothionein (MT) and hemoglobin, with three reactive trivalent arsenic species. It was then successfully applied to the speciation of arsenic in red blood cells of rats. Inorganic arsenite (iAs(III)), monomethylarsonous acid (MMA(III)), and dimethylarsinous acid (DMA(III)) were efficiently released from the proteins by protease digestion at pH 8.0, with the recovery ranging from 93% to 106%. There was no oxidation of iAs(III) or MMA(III) during the protease digestion process. Up to 61% DMA(III) (the least stable arsenic species) was unchanged, and the rest was oxidized to the pentavalent dimethylarsinic acid (DMA(V)). The arsenic species in the red blood cells of control rats was present as DMA(III) complex with hemoglobin. The method enabling the determination of the specific arsenic species that bind to cellular proteins is potentially useful for studying arsenic distribution, metabolism, and toxicity.

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