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MALDI Sample Preparation: the Ultra Thin Layer Method
Published on: April 29, 2007
Monolithic porous polymer layer for the separation of peptides and proteins using thin-layer chromatography coupled
Rania Bakry1, Günther K Bonn, Dieudonne Mair
1Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Leopold Franzens University, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria. Rania.Bakry@uibk.ac.at
Abstract:
Plates for thin-layer chromatography (TLC) with an attached layer of porous polymer monolith have been prepared and used for the separation of small molecules, peptides, and proteins. The 50-200-mum. thin poly(butyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) layers were prepared in situ using UV-initiated polymerization. Precise control of the reaction conditions enables the preparation of monolithic layers with a well-defined porous structure that determines the chromatographic performance. Compared to conventional TLC and high-performance TLC using precoated layers based on silica, the small layer thickness and absence of any binder is expected to improve both retention characteristics and separation efficiency of the polymer-based monolithic thin-layer chromatographic plates. Spots of the separated compounds were first detected using typical UV imaging. Since the monolithic thin layers can be also prepared directly on the stainless steel MALDI carrier plate, the separation in TLC format can be coupled with MALDI-TOF-MS. Application of a conventional MALDI matrix facilitated desorption and ionization of peptides and proteins for molecular weight determination of the separated compounds.
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