TY - JOUR
T1 - Cleavage of peptides and proteins using light-generated radicals from titanium dioxide
AU - Jones, Barbara J.
AU - Vergne, Matthew J.
AU - Bunk, David M.
AU - Locascio, Laurie E.
AU - Hayes, Mark
PY - 2007/2/15
Y1 - 2007/2/15
N2 - Protein identification and characterization often requires cleavage into distinct fragments. Current methods require proteolytic enzymes or chemical agents and typically a second reagent to discontinue cleavage. We have developed a selective cleavage process for peptides and proteins using light-generated radicals from titanium dioxide. The hydroxyl radicals, produced at the TiO2 surface using UV light, are present for only hundreds of microseconds and are confined to a defined reagent zone. Peptides and proteins can be moved past the "reagent zone", and cleavage is tunable through residence time, illumination time, and intensity. Using this method, products are observed consistent with cleavage at proline residues. These initial experiments indicate the method is rapid, specific, and reproducible. In certain configurations, cleavage products are produced in less than 10 s. Reproducible product patterns consistent with cleavage of the peptide bond at proline for angiotensin I, Lysbradykinin, and myoglobin are demonstrated using capillary electrophoresis. Mass characterization of fragments produced in the cleavage of angiotensin I was obtained using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. In addition to the evidence supporting cleavage at proline, enkephalin and peptide A-779, two peptides that do not contain proline, showed no evidence of cleavage under the same conditions.
AB - Protein identification and characterization often requires cleavage into distinct fragments. Current methods require proteolytic enzymes or chemical agents and typically a second reagent to discontinue cleavage. We have developed a selective cleavage process for peptides and proteins using light-generated radicals from titanium dioxide. The hydroxyl radicals, produced at the TiO2 surface using UV light, are present for only hundreds of microseconds and are confined to a defined reagent zone. Peptides and proteins can be moved past the "reagent zone", and cleavage is tunable through residence time, illumination time, and intensity. Using this method, products are observed consistent with cleavage at proline residues. These initial experiments indicate the method is rapid, specific, and reproducible. In certain configurations, cleavage products are produced in less than 10 s. Reproducible product patterns consistent with cleavage of the peptide bond at proline for angiotensin I, Lysbradykinin, and myoglobin are demonstrated using capillary electrophoresis. Mass characterization of fragments produced in the cleavage of angiotensin I was obtained using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. In addition to the evidence supporting cleavage at proline, enkephalin and peptide A-779, two peptides that do not contain proline, showed no evidence of cleavage under the same conditions.
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U2 - 10.1021/ac0613737
DO - 10.1021/ac0613737
M3 - Article
C2 - 17297930
AN - SCOPUS:33847228064
SN - 0003-2700
VL - 79
SP - 1327
EP - 1332
JO - Analytical Chemistry
JF - Analytical Chemistry
IS - 4
ER -