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Explorative solid-phase extraction (E-SPE) for accelerated microbial natural product discovery, dereplication, and

Maria Månsson¹, Richard K Phipps, Lone Gram

¹Center for Microbial Biotechnology, Institute for Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Søltofts Plads, Building 221, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark. maj@bio.dtu.dk

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Microbial natural products (NP) are chemically diverse. An explorative solid-phase extraction (E-SPE) protocol using ion-exchange chromatography enhances NP analysis and purification strategies.

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Area of Science:

Natural Product Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Chromatography

Background:

Microbial natural products (NP) exhibit high chemical diversity, complicating extract analysis and purification.
A pKa analysis of 34,390 compounds revealed 44% acidic, 17% basic, and 9% both functionalities within pH 2-11.
This highlights the potential for ion-exchange chromatography as a separation method complementary to reversed-phase techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the utility of an explorative solid-phase extraction (E-SPE) protocol for microbial NP analysis.
To leverage chemical functionalities for targeted separation and prioritization of NP extracts.
To develop a preparative scale methodology for NP purification and biological activity mapping.

Main Methods:

Calculated pKa distribution analysis of Antibase2008 records.
Explorative solid-phase extraction (E-SPE) using SAX, Oasis MAX, SCX, and LH-20 columns.
Generation of a minimum of 15 fractions for chemical and biological assessment.

Main Results:

E-SPE protocol effectively exploits chemical functionalities for targeted separation.
The method provides a manageable number of fractions for downstream analysis.
Demonstrated potential for preparative scale application.

Conclusions:

E-SPE offers a valuable orthogonal strategy to reversed-phase chromatography for NP separation.
This approach facilitates rapid extract prioritization, dereplication, and biological activity mapping.
The methodology aids in formulating efficient NP purification strategies.