TY - JOUR
T1 - Comprehensive Evaluation of Blood Plasma and Serum Sample Preparations for HRMS-Based Chemical Exposomics
T2 - Overlaps and Specificities
AU - Chaker, Jade
AU - Kristensen, David Møbjerg
AU - Halldorsson, Thorhallur Ingi
AU - Olsen, Sjurdur Frodi
AU - Monfort, Christine
AU - Chevrier, Cécile
AU - Jégou, Bernard
AU - David, Arthur
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Chemical Society
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Sample preparation of biological samples can have a substantial impact on the coverage of small molecules detectable using liquid chromatography–high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS). This initial step is particularly critical for the detection of externally derived chemicals and their metabolites (internal chemical exposome) generally present at trace levels. Hence, our objective was to investigate how blood sample preparation methods affect the detection of low-abundant chemicals and to propose alternative methods to improve the coverage of the internal chemical exposome. We performed a comprehensive evaluation of 12 sample preparation methods (SPM) using phospholipid and protein removal plates (PLR), solid phase extraction plates (SPE), supported liquid extraction cartridge (SLE), and conventionally used protein precipitation (PPT). We implemented new quantitative and qualitative criteria for nontargeted analyses (detection frequency, recoveries, repeatability, matrix effect, low-level spiking significance, method detection limits, throughput, and ease of use) to amply characterize these SPM in a step-by-step-type approach. As a final step, PPT and one PLR plate were applied to cohort plasma and serum samples injected in triplicate to monitor batch repeatability, and annotation was performed on the related data sets to compare the respective impacts of these SPM. We demonstrate that sample preparation significantly affects both the range of observable compounds and the level at which they can be observed (only 43%–54% of total features are overlapping between the two SPM). We propose to use PPT and PLR on the same samples by implementing a simple analytical workflow as their complementarity would allow the broadening of the visible chemical space.
AB - Sample preparation of biological samples can have a substantial impact on the coverage of small molecules detectable using liquid chromatography–high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS). This initial step is particularly critical for the detection of externally derived chemicals and their metabolites (internal chemical exposome) generally present at trace levels. Hence, our objective was to investigate how blood sample preparation methods affect the detection of low-abundant chemicals and to propose alternative methods to improve the coverage of the internal chemical exposome. We performed a comprehensive evaluation of 12 sample preparation methods (SPM) using phospholipid and protein removal plates (PLR), solid phase extraction plates (SPE), supported liquid extraction cartridge (SLE), and conventionally used protein precipitation (PPT). We implemented new quantitative and qualitative criteria for nontargeted analyses (detection frequency, recoveries, repeatability, matrix effect, low-level spiking significance, method detection limits, throughput, and ease of use) to amply characterize these SPM in a step-by-step-type approach. As a final step, PPT and one PLR plate were applied to cohort plasma and serum samples injected in triplicate to monitor batch repeatability, and annotation was performed on the related data sets to compare the respective impacts of these SPM. We demonstrate that sample preparation significantly affects both the range of observable compounds and the level at which they can be observed (only 43%–54% of total features are overlapping between the two SPM). We propose to use PPT and PLR on the same samples by implementing a simple analytical workflow as their complementarity would allow the broadening of the visible chemical space.
U2 - 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03638
DO - 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03638
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34985855
AN - SCOPUS:85122763711
VL - 94
SP - 866
EP - 874
JO - Industrial And Engineering Chemistry Analytical Edition
JF - Industrial And Engineering Chemistry Analytical Edition
SN - 0003-2700
IS - 2
ER -