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A novel method of sample homogenization with the use of a microtome-cryostat apparatus. / Zelentsova, Ekaterina A.; Yanshole, Vadim V.; Tsentalovich, Yuri P.
In: RSC Advances, Vol. 9, No. 65, 21.11.2019, p. 37809-37817.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - A novel method of sample homogenization with the use of a microtome-cryostat apparatus
AU - Zelentsova, Ekaterina A.
AU - Yanshole, Vadim V.
AU - Tsentalovich, Yuri P.
N1 - This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry.
PY - 2019/11/21
Y1 - 2019/11/21
N2 - Quantitative metabolomics places high demands on sample preparation, including a high degree of metabolite extraction and controlled sample weight. In respect to elastic collagen-rich tissues, the existing methods of sample homogenization poorly fit these demands due to incomplete homogenization, sample material loss, or metabolite degradation. Herein, a novel method based on the use of a microtome-cryostat apparatus is proposed. The performance of the cryotome method is compared with the results obtained with the use of a vortex bead beating. NMR-based metabolomic analysis shows that the extraction efficiency and the data scattering for both methods of sample preparation are similar. However, the heat generation during the bead beating causes the destruction of thermally-unstable compounds; besides, it may cause protein hydrolysis, leading to an artificial increase in the amino acid level. The cryotome method of sample homogenization does not cause sample heating, and it seems to be ideal for elastic tissues.
AB - Quantitative metabolomics places high demands on sample preparation, including a high degree of metabolite extraction and controlled sample weight. In respect to elastic collagen-rich tissues, the existing methods of sample homogenization poorly fit these demands due to incomplete homogenization, sample material loss, or metabolite degradation. Herein, a novel method based on the use of a microtome-cryostat apparatus is proposed. The performance of the cryotome method is compared with the results obtained with the use of a vortex bead beating. NMR-based metabolomic analysis shows that the extraction efficiency and the data scattering for both methods of sample preparation are similar. However, the heat generation during the bead beating causes the destruction of thermally-unstable compounds; besides, it may cause protein hydrolysis, leading to an artificial increase in the amino acid level. The cryotome method of sample homogenization does not cause sample heating, and it seems to be ideal for elastic tissues.
KW - NUCLEAR-MAGNETIC-RESONANCE
KW - EXTRACTION STRATEGIES
KW - METABOLITE EXTRACTION
KW - METABOLOMICS
KW - NMR
KW - SERUM
KW - QUANTIFICATION
KW - DEGRADATION
KW - COENZYMES
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85075724690&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1039/c9ra06808b
DO - 10.1039/c9ra06808b
M3 - Article
C2 - 35541765
AN - SCOPUS:85075724690
VL - 9
SP - 37809
EP - 37817
JO - RSC Advances
JF - RSC Advances
SN - 2046-2069
IS - 65
ER -
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