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Bioassay-Guided Identification of Natural Products for Biocontrol by Thin Layer Chromatography-Direct Bioautography
Published on: July 26, 2024
Direct coupling of thin-layer chromatography with a bioassay for the detection of estrogenic compounds: applications
Sebastian Buchinger1, Denise Spira, Kathrin Bröder
1German Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz, Germany. buchinger@bafg.de
Abstract:
The present study investigated the hypothesis that the coupling of high-performance thin-layer chromatography with the yeast estrogen screen (planar-YES, p-YES) can be used as a screening tool for effect-directed analysis. Therefore, the proposed method was challenged for the first time with several real samples from various origins such as sediment pore water, wastewater, and sunscreens. It was possible to detect and quantify estrogenic effects in all investigated sample types, even in the presence of demanding matrixes. Furthermore, the specific agonistic effect of the estrogen receptor activation could be detected in samples exhibiting cytotoxic effects and at cytotoxic levels of analyzed estrogenic compounds, which is not possible with the classic YES. The analysis of samples by the p-YES results in profiles of estrogenic activity. By means of this profiles samples can be compared qualitatively and quantitatively with respect to different compositions of bioactive compounds in mixtures. In conclusion, the p-YES approach seems to have a high potential to be used as a valuable screening tool for various applications in effect-directed analysis.
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