Novel chip-based isoelectric focusing device for fractionation of bacteria prior to their mass spectrometry identification
2022
Duša, Filip | Šalplachta, Jiří | Horká, Marie | Lunerová, Kamila | Rosenbergová, Kateřina | Kubíček, Oldřich
We have developed a planar chip utilizing divergent geometry of separation channel capable of vertical free-flow electrophoresis of particles at flows of lower hundreds of microliters per minute. The divergent flow isoelectric focusing (DF-IEF) chip consists of two sheets of clear polystyrene glass which serve as a base with working channels and a top cover sealing the separation channel. Optimization showed that the chip is capable to form pH gradient within 1 h and separation is completed in 5 or more minutes depending on the sample volume. The vertical position of the chip enabled analysis of sedimenting particles including microorganisms. Four different common bacteria species inactivated with H₂O₂ vapors were analyzed in a series of experiments. Isoelectric points were determined with capillary isoelectric focusing with following fractionation using DF-IEF with intact cell matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry detection. The DF-IEF chip fractionation proved promising for bacterial sample preparation from complex matrices for subsequent identification of whole cells by mass spectrometry.
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