sodium-dodecyl-sulfate and sodium-sulfate

Capillary electrophoresis with sodium dodecyl sulfate (CE-SDS) is a common analytical technique for investigating the purity and molecular size heterogeneity of monoclonal antibody (mAb) drugs. In reducing CE-SDS analysis of mAb-A, the light chain (LC) peak exhibited severe tailing, seriously affecting the purity analysis. The purposes of this investigation are to clarify the source of tailing and develop a more appropriate CE-SDS method to eliminate LC tailing. The degree of LC tailing was closely related to the mAb concentration, SDS concentration, and injection amount, and more hydrophobic detergents, such as sodium hexadecyl sulfate (SHS) and sodium tetradecyl sulfate (STS), could be used instead of SDS to obtain better peak shapes. The results also indicated that the tailing was caused by the binding problem associated with SDS, and SHS/STS could provide a more stable and uniform complexation for the LC. In summary, the method we developed successfully eliminated the LC tailing and provided a robust characterization of mAb-A in reducing CE-SDS analysis.

Topics: Antibodies, Monoclonal; Detergents; Electrophoresis, Capillary; Sodium; Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate; Sulfates

Topics: Adsorption; Azo Compounds; Chitin; Coloring Agents; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Industrial Waste; Kinetics; Lignin; Sodium Chloride; Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; Solutions; Sulfates; Textiles; Thermodynamics; Wastewater; Water; Water Pollutants, Chemical; Water Purification

Activatable photoacoustic probes efficiently combine the high spatial resolution and penetration depth of ultrasound with the high optical contrast and versatility of molecular imaging agents. Our approach is based on photoacoustic probing of the excited-state lifetime of methylene blue (MB), a fluorophore widely used in clinical therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Upon aggregation, static quenching between the bound molecules dramatically shortens their lifetime by three orders of magnitude. We present preliminary results demonstrating the ability of photoacoustic imaging to probe the lifetime contrast between monomers and dimers with high sensitivity in cylindrical phantoms. Gradual dimerization enhancement, driven by the addition of increasing concentrations of sodium sulfate to a MB solution, showed that lifetime-based photoacoustic probing decreases linearly with monomer concentration. Similarly, the addition of 4 mM sodium dodecyl sulfate, a concentration that amplifies MB aggregation and reduces the monomer concentration by more than 20-fold, led to a signal decrease of more than 20 dB compared to a solution free of surfactant. These results suggest that photoacoustic imaging can be used to selectively detect the presence of monomers. We conclude by discussing the implementation of the monomer-dimer contrast mechanism for the development of an enzyme-specific activatable probe.

Topics: Diagnostic Imaging; Dimerization; Fluorescent Dyes; Methylene Blue; Models, Chemical; Photoacoustic Techniques; Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; Sulfates

We have employed a high-sensitivity off-line coupled with on-line preconcentration method, cloud-point extraction (CPE)/cation-selective exhaustive injection (CSEI) and sweeping-MEKC, for the analysis of malachite green. The variables that affect CPE were investigated. The optimal conditions were 250 g/L of Triton X-100, 10% of Na(2)SO(4) (w/v), heat-assisted at 60 degrees C for 20 min. We monitored the effects of several of the CSEI-sweeping-MEKC parameters - including the type of BGE, the concentrations of SDS, the injection length of the high-conductivity buffer, and the injection time of the sample - to optimize the separation process. The optimal BGE was 50 mM citric acid (pH 2.2) containing 100 mM SDS. In addition, electrokinetic injection of the sample at 15 kV for 800 s provided both high separation efficiency and enhanced sweeping sensitivity. The sensitivity enhancement for malachite green was 1.9 x 10(4) relative to CZE; the coefficients of determination exceeded 0.9928. The LOD, based on an S/N of 3:1, of CSEI-sweeping-MEKC was 0.87 ng/mL; in contrast, when using off-line CPE/CSEI-sweeping-MEKC the sensitivity increased to 69.6 pg/mL. This proposed method was successfully applied to determine trace amounts of malachite green in fish water samples.

Topics: Animals; Cations; Chemical Fractionation; Chromatography, Micellar Electrokinetic Capillary; Citric Acid; Ethanol; Fishes; Fresh Water; Reproducibility of Results; Rosaniline Dyes; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; Sulfates; Surface-Active Agents; Temperature

Recent studies showed that sodium acid sulfate (SAS) and levulinic acid (LA) in combination with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) was effective in inactivating human pathogens on Romaine lettuce. The present study investigated the effects of LA and SAS in combination with SDS (as compared with citric acid and chlorine) on the inactivation of E. coli O157:H7 and sensory quality of fresh-cut Iceberg lettuce in modified atmosphere packages during storage at 4 °C. Results showed that LA (0.5% to 3%) and SAS (0.25% to 0.75%) with 0.05% SDS caused detrimental effects on visual quality and texture of lettuce. LA- and SAS-treated samples were sensorially unacceptable due to development of sogginess and softening after 7 and 14 d storage. It appears that the combined treatments caused an increase in the respiration rate of fresh-cut lettuce as indicated by higher CO(2) and lower O(2) in modified atmosphere packages. On the positive side, the acid treatments inhibited cut edge browning of lettuce pieces developed during storage. LA (0.5%), SAS (0.25%), and citric acid (approximately 0.25%) in combination with SDS reduced population of E. coli OH157:H7 by 0.41, 0.87, and 0.58 log CFU/g, respectively, while chlorine achieved a reduction of 0.94 log CFU/g without damage to the lettuce. Therefore, compared to chlorine, LA and SAS in combination with SDS have limited commercial value for fresh-cut Iceberg lettuce due to quality deterioration during storage.

Topics: Carbonic Acid; Chemical Phenomena; Colony Count, Microbial; Color; Escherichia coli O157; Fast Foods; Food Handling; Food Packaging; Food Preservatives; Humans; Lactuca; Levulinic Acids; Microbial Viability; Oxygen; Plant Leaves; Quality Control; Sensation; Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; Sulfates

Effects of sodium dodecyl sulfate, dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide, sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, methanol and ethanol, on the structure and activity of adenosine deaminase (ADA) were investigated by UV-Vis, circular dichroism spectrophotometry and molecular dynamics (MDs) studies. Relative activity, experimental and computational helix content, total accessible surface area (ASA) and exposed charged surface area (ECSA) were obtained. The relative activity of ADA in the absence and the presence of denaturants were compared with structural results. It was shown that an increase in the surface area and a decrease in the amount of helicity are associated with a decrease in the activity of ADA.

Topics: Adenosine Deaminase; Circular Dichroism; Ethanol; Kinetics; Methanol; Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; Sodium Chloride; Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; Solvents; Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; Sulfates; Surface-Active Agents

The value of intrinsic chlorophyll fluorescence polarization, and the intensity in emission spectrum were investigated in leaf segments of Alocasia macrorrhiza under several stress conditions including different temperatures (25-50 degrees C), various concentrations of NaCl (0-250 mM), methyl viologen (MV, 0-25 microM), SDS (0-1.0%) and NaHSO(3) (0-80 microM). Fluorescence emission spectrum of leaves at wavelength regions of 500-800 nm was monitored by excitation at 436 nm. The value of fluorescence polarization (P value), as result of energy transfer and mutual orientation between chlorophyll molecules, was determined by excitation at 436 nm and emission at 685 nm. The results showed that elevated temperature and concentrations of salt (NaCl), photooxidant (MV), surfactant (SDS) and simulated SO(2) (NaHSO(3)) treatments all induced a reduction of fluorescence polarization to various degrees. However, alteration of the fluorescence spectrum and emission intensity of F(685) and F(731) depended on the individual treatment. Increase in temperature and concentration of NaHSO(3) enhanced fluorescence intensity mainly at F(685), while an increase in MV concentration led to a decrease at both F(685) and F(731). On the contrary, NaCl and SDS did not cause remarkable change in fluorescence spectrum. Among different treatments, the negative correlation between polarization and fluorescence intensity was found with NaHSO(3) treatments only. We concluded that P value being measured with intrinsic chlorophyll fluorescence as probe in leaves is a susceptible indicator responding to changes in environmental conditions. The alteration of P value and fluorescence intensity might not always be shown a functional relation pattern. The possible reasons of differed response to various treatments were discussed.

Topics: Alocasia; Chlorophyll; Fluorescence Polarization; Hot Temperature; Oxidants, Photochemical; Paraquat; Plant Leaves; Sodium Chloride; Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; Spectrometry, Fluorescence; Sulfates; Sulfur Dioxide; Surface-Active Agents

Topics: Ammonium Sulfate; Animals; Antigens; Caprylates; Chemical Precipitation; Chromatography, Affinity; Chromatography, Agarose; Chromatography, Gel; Chromatography, Ion Exchange; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Immunologic Techniques; Ligands; Mice; Polyethylene Glycols; Rabbits; Rats; Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; Sulfates

Using defatted and SH-blocked bovine serum albumin (BSA), measurements of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) have been made at pH 7 on the complexes of BSA and a series of sodium alkyl sulfates used were sodium decyl sulfate (SDeS), sodium octyl sulfate (SOS), sodium hexyl sulfate (SHS) and sodium ethyl sulfate (SES). Results obtained were compared with those on the system BSA-sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) studied previously. Two peaks P1 and P2 existed in the DSC curve of BSA. These peaks originate in the heat-induced transition of BSA. The pattern of DSC curve changed with the amount of the ligand added, i.e. with the molar mixing ratio ligand/BSA (1). The change for systems BSA-SDeS, BSA-SOS and BSA-SHS was qualitatively the same as that for the system BSA-SDS (2). Interestingly, SES, which is not a surfactant, interacts with BSA. The change for the system BSA-SES was qualitatively the same as that for the system BSA-Na2SO4. All alkyl sulfates suppressed the heat-induced transition at lower concentrations. A linear relationship was obtained for the plots of log(D/A)1 versus log CMC, where (D/A)1 is the molar mixing ratio of anionic surfactant (D) to BSA (A) at which the most heat-stable complex is formed. This suggests that the hydrophobic force has a serious effect on the formation of heat-stable complexes.

Topics: Anions; Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; Hydrocarbons; Models, Chemical; Protein Denaturation; Serum Albumin, Bovine; Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; Structure-Activity Relationship; Sulfates; Surface-Active Agents; Temperature

In this report, we describe the result of an extensive investigation of the effects of the conformations of proteins on the solvency of the bulk-phase water in which the proteins are dissolved. The concentrations of the proteins used were usually between 20 to 40%; the temperature was 25 degrees +/- 1 degree C. To probe the solvency of the water, the apparent equilibrium distribution coefficients (or p-values) of 4 solutes were studied: Na+ (sulfate), glycine, sucrose, and urea. From 8 to 14 isolated proteins in three types of conformations were investigated: native; denatured by agents that unravel the secondary structure (e.g., alpha-helix, beta-pleated sheet) of the protein (i.e., 9 M urea, 3 M guanidine HCl); denatured by agents that only disrupt the tertiary structure but leave the secondary structure intact or even strengthened (i.e., 0.1 M sodium dodecylsulfate or SDS, 2 M n-propanol). The results are as follows: (1) as a rule, native proteins have no or weak effect on the solvency of the water for all 4 probes; (2) exposure to 0.1 M SDS and to 2 M n-propanol, as a rule, does not significantly decrease the p-value of all 4 probes; (3) exposure to 9 M urea and to 3 M guanidine HCl consistently lowers the p-values of sucrose, glycine and Na+ (sulfate) and equally consistently produces no effect on the p-value of urea. Sucrose, glycine, and Na+ are found in low concentrations in cell water while urea is not. These experiments were designed and carried out primarily to test two subsidiary theories of the AI hypotheses: the polarized multilayer (PM) theory of cell water; and the theory of size-dependent solute exclusion.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

Topics: 1-Propanol; Animals; Body Water; Glycine; Guanidines; Kinetics; Protein Conformation; Protein Denaturation; Proteins; Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; Solubility; Sucrose; Sulfates; Urea

Topics: Disinfection; Drug Combinations; Humans; Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; Sulfates; Wound Infection

Topics: Cell Death; Erythrocytes; Hemolysis; Humans; Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; Sulfates