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  • Title: Polymorphism and identification of metallothionein isoforms by reversed-phase HPLC with on-line ion-spray mass spectrometric detection.
    Author: Chassaigne H, Lobinski R.
    Journal: Anal Chem; 1998 Jul 01; 70(13):2536-43. PubMed ID: 9666725.
    Abstract:
    Microbore reversed-phase HPLC with on-line ion-spray mass spectrometric detection is proposed for a study of polymorphism of rabbit liver metallothionein (MTRL) and its major isoforms MT-1 and MT-2. Separation conditions had been optimized until each chromatographic peak could be attributed to a single metalloprotein species, of which the molecular mass could be determined by ionspray MS. At the optimized conditions (elution with the gradient 5-8% of acetonitrile within 50 min using a 5 mM acetate buffer at pH 6), the chromatogram of MTRL showed five peaks, whereas those of MT-1 and MT-2 showed nine and seven different peaks, respectively. The on-line determination of the molecular masses (+/- 1 Da) of the compounds eluted permits the unambiguous cataloguing and further referencing of putative and true MT subisoforms. The results obtained are compared with those obtained by direct ion-spray MS of the MT preparations at different pHs, with a goal to identify possible chromatographic artifacts. Metals (Cd, Cu) in the eluted complexes were studied by HPLC with on-line ICP MS detection.
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