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Anal Bioanal Chem ; 405(19): 6379-84, 2013 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23743664

ABSTRACT

Many in-vitro experiments performed to study the response of thiol-containing proteins to changes in environmental redox potentials use dithiothreitol (DTT) to maintain a preset redox environment throughout the experiments. However, the gradual oxidation of DTT during the course of the experiments, and the interaction between DTT and other components in the system, can significantly alter the initial redox potential and complicate data interpretation. Having an internal reporter of the actual redox potential of the assayed sample facilitates direct correlation of biochemical findings with experimental redox status. Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) is a widely used, well-established tool for analysis and purification of biomolecules, including proteins and peptides. Here, we describe a simple, robust, and quantitative RP-HPLC method we developed and tested for determination of the experimental redox potential of an in-vitro sample at the time of the experiment. It exploits the specific UV-absorbance of the oxidized intrinsic DTT in the samples and retains the high resolving power and high sensitivity of RP-HPLC with UV detection.


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Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/methods , Chromatography, Reverse-Phase/methods , Dithiothreitol/chemistry , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/instrumentation , Chromatography, Reverse-Phase/instrumentation , Humans , Oxidation-Reduction , Receptor, Notch1/analysis , Receptor, Notch1/genetics , Receptor, Notch1/metabolism
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Inorg Chem ; 44(6): 2018-30, 2005 Mar 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15762729

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The synthesis of a series of coumarin-based chemosensor assemblies for zinc is detailed, using established and novel synthetic pathways. Variations of the nature of the chelating unit (DPA or cyclen), position of the attachment point of the chelating unit (3- or 4-position), and nature of the 7-substituent (-OH, -OAc, or -NR2) on the coumarin play a crucial role in whether, and to what extent, a CHEF-type or ratiometric response of the chemosensor is observed. Solvent effects are also discussed. The chemosensors were shown to be competent for detecting zinc pools in cultured rat pituitary (GH3) and hepatoma (H4IIE) cell lines. The work further defines the design algorithms for zinc-selective CHEF-type and ratiometric chemosensors.


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Algorithms , Chelating Agents/chemical synthesis , Coumarins/chemical synthesis , Zinc/chemistry , Animals , Chelating Agents/chemistry , Coumarins/chemistry , Rats , Structure-Activity Relationship , Tumor Cells, Cultured
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