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Absolute quantification of cardiac troponin T by means of liquid chromatography/triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry
Author(s) -
Cavaliere Chiara,
Cucci Francesca,
Guarino Chiara,
Gubbiotti Riccardo,
Samperi Roberto,
Laganà Aldo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
rapid communications in mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.528
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1097-0231
pISSN - 0951-4198
DOI - 10.1002/rcm.3495
Subject(s) - chemistry , chromatography , selected reaction monitoring , troponin complex , detection limit , mass spectrometry , peptide , tandem mass spectrometry , liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry , analyte , quantitative analysis (chemistry) , triple quadrupole mass spectrometer , troponin , biochemistry , psychiatry , myocardial infarction , psychology
A liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometric method for absolute quantification of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) in mouse heart tissue is presented. Even in such a complex biological sample, the multiple reaction monitoring acquisition mode allowed the selective and sensitive determination of a specific peptide, obtained by cTnT enzymatic digestion. The concentration of this cTnT‐specific peptide was considered as a representation of the concentration of its parent protein. Quantification was carried out by means of the matrix‐matched calibration curve, constructed by adding the synthetic standard of the target peptide and another synthetic structurally analogous peptide as internal standard. Method identification limit and method quantification limit were estimated as 60 and 110 ng of cTnT per mg of total extracted proteins, respectively. The developed label‐free approach has been applied for the absolute quantitation of cTnT because of its diagnostic and prognostic value as cardiac disease marker. However, the method could be of general application, since it requires only the synthesis of two suitable peptides, a protein tryptic cleavage product and an internal standard. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.