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Bioanalytical verification of V-type nerve agent exposure: simultaneous detection of phosphonylated tyrosines and cysteine-containing disulfide-adducts derived from human albumin.
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Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry [Anal Bioanal Chem] 2018 Feb; Vol. 410 (5), pp. 1463-1474. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jan 10. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Nerve agents still represent a serious threat to civilian and military personnel as demonstrated by the violent conflict in the Middle East. For verification of poisoning, covalent adducts with endogenous proteins (e.g., human serum albumin, HSA) are valuable long-term biomarkers. Accordingly, we developed a microbore liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry/high-resolution mass spectrometry (μLC-ESI MS/HR MS) method for simultaneous detection of HSA-adducts with the V-type nerve agents VX, Chinese VX (CVX), and Russian VX (RVX). Following Pronase-catalyzed proteolysis, novel disulfide-adducts were detected in addition to phosphonylated tyrosine residues. Dipeptide disulfide-adducts were formed between the thiol-containing leaving group of the V-type nerve agents (2-(diisopropylamino)ethanethiol, DPAET, for VX and 2-(diethylamino)ethanethiol, DEAET, for CVX and RVX) and the free thiol group of Cys <superscript>34</superscript> in HSA (DPAET-CysPro, DEAET-CysPro). We also identified tripeptide disulfide-adducts containing Cys <superscript>448</superscript> (MetProCys-DPAET, MetProCys-DEAET) and to a lesser extent Cys <superscript>514</superscript> (AspIleCys-DPAET, AspIleCys-DEAET). Synthetic tripeptide references were used for confirmation of the postulated structures by μLC-ESI MS/HR MS. Lower limits of detection were determined in human plasma, being nearly identical for the three V-type nerve agents, and corresponded to 1-6 μM nerve agent for tyrosine-adducts, 1-3 μM nerve agent for CysPro-adducts, and 6 μM nerve agent for MetProCys-adducts, thus covering concentrations of toxicological relevance. Characterization of proteolysis kinetics revealed stable plateaus for all adducts being reached between 60 and 90 min at 37 °C. Adduct formation kinetics were characterized by simultaneously monitoring the V-type nerve agent, its leaving group, and the corresponding disulfide dimer. Furthermore, adduct formation patterns were investigated as a function of the molar ratio of HSA to V-type nerve agent. Graphical abstract Modification of human serum albumin (HSA) by V-type nerve agents Chinese VX (CVX) and RussianVX (RVX). Various tyrosine residues (Tyr???)n (e.g. most reactive Tyr411) were phosphonylated and disulfide-adducts were formed between the thiol-containing leaving group 2-(diethylamino)ethanethiol (DEAET) and at least three cysteine residues (Cys34, Cys448 and Cys514). Pronase-mediated proteolysis produced low-molecular cleavage products including phosphonylated tyrosines, dipeptide (Cys34Pro) and tripeptide (MetProCys448, AspIleCys514) disulfide-adducts that were detected by microbore liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry/high-resolution mass spectrometry (μLC-ESI MS/HR MS).
- Subjects :
- Acetylcholinesterase chemistry
Catalysis
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Humans
Kinetics
Models, Molecular
Phosphorylation
Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Chemical Warfare Agents chemistry
Cysteine chemistry
Disulfides chemistry
Nerve Agents chemistry
Organothiophosphorus Compounds chemistry
Serum Albumin, Human chemistry
Tyrosine chemistry
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1618-2650
- Volume :
- 410
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- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29322229
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-017-0787-7