NMR metabolomics has inherent capabilities for studying biofluids, such as reproducibility, minimal sample preparation, non-destructiveness, and molecular structure elucidation; however, reliable quantitation of metabolites is still a challenge because of the complex matrix of the samples. The serum is one of the most common samples in clinical studies but possibly the most difficult for NMR analysis because of the high content of proteins, which hampers the detection and quantification of metabolites. Different processes for protein removal, such as ultrafiltration and precipitation, have been proposed, but require sample manipulation, increase time and cost, and possibly lead to loss of information in the metabolic profile. Alternative methods that rely on filtering protein signals by NMR pulse sequencing are commonly used, but standardisation of acquisition parameters and spectra calibration is far from being reached. The present technical note is a critical assessment of the sparsely suggested calibrants, pulse sequences and acquisition parameters toward an optimised combination of the three for accurate and reproducible quantification of metabolites in intact serum.

An improved NMR approach for metabolomics of intact serum samples / Grasso, Daniela; Pillozzi, Serena; Tazza, Ilaria; Bertelli, Matteo; Campanacci, Domenico Andrea; Palchetti, Ilaria; Bernini, Andrea. - In: ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0003-2697. - STAMPA. - 654:(2022), pp. 0-0. [10.1016/j.ab.2022.114826]

An improved NMR approach for metabolomics of intact serum samples

Pillozzi, Serena;Campanacci, Domenico Andrea;Palchetti, Ilaria;
2022

Abstract

NMR metabolomics has inherent capabilities for studying biofluids, such as reproducibility, minimal sample preparation, non-destructiveness, and molecular structure elucidation; however, reliable quantitation of metabolites is still a challenge because of the complex matrix of the samples. The serum is one of the most common samples in clinical studies but possibly the most difficult for NMR analysis because of the high content of proteins, which hampers the detection and quantification of metabolites. Different processes for protein removal, such as ultrafiltration and precipitation, have been proposed, but require sample manipulation, increase time and cost, and possibly lead to loss of information in the metabolic profile. Alternative methods that rely on filtering protein signals by NMR pulse sequencing are commonly used, but standardisation of acquisition parameters and spectra calibration is far from being reached. The present technical note is a critical assessment of the sparsely suggested calibrants, pulse sequences and acquisition parameters toward an optimised combination of the three for accurate and reproducible quantification of metabolites in intact serum.
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