Effect of ion-pairing reagent hydrophobicity on liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry analysis of oligonucleotides.

Autor: Donegan M; Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, MA 01757, USA., Nguyen JM; Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, MA 01757, USA., Gilar M; Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, MA 01757, USA. Electronic address: Martin_Gilar@waters.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of chromatography. A [J Chromatogr A] 2022 Mar 15; Vol. 1666, pp. 462860. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 29.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.462860
Abstrakt: We performed a systematic study of thirteen alkylamines used as ion-pairing reagents for ion-pair reversed-phase liquid chromatography (IP RP LC) separations of oligonucleotides on a C18 column. We proposed a method to classify the hydrophobicity of alkylamines by their retention in RP LC. The IP reagent hydrophobicity correlated with the retention and resolution of oligonucleotides in the corresponding IP mobile phases. The baseline resolution was achieved up to 30 mer for hydrophilic, or up to 50 mer for hydrophobic IP reagents. Hydrophobic alkylamines permitted useful oligonucleotide separations at relatively low buffer concentrations, such as 5-10 mM alkylamine-acetate IP systems. These buffers were compatible with mass spectrometry detection, however, replacement of acetic acid with hexafluoroisopropanol in the mobile phase improved the MS signal by 2-3 orders of magnitude. Experiments with native and chemically modified oligonucleotides highlighted the mixed-mode nature of IP RP LC. When using hydrophobic IP reagents, the ionic retention mechanism of oligonucleotides is enhanced while hydrophobic retention is diminished.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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