Quantification of particle-conjugated or particle-encapsulated peptides on interfering reagent backgrounds

Particle-based technologies are increasingly being used in diagnostics and therapeutics. The particles employed in these applications are usually composed of polymers such as poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLG) and functionalized with peptides or proteins. Peptide or protein conjugation to particles is...

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Main Authors: Woon Teck Yap, W. Kelsey Song, Niharika Chauhan, P. Nina Scalise, Radhika Agarwal, Stephen D. Miller, Lonnie D. Shea
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/000114190
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author Woon Teck Yap
W. Kelsey Song
Niharika Chauhan
P. Nina Scalise
Radhika Agarwal
Stephen D. Miller
Lonnie D. Shea
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description Particle-based technologies are increasingly being used in diagnostics and therapeutics. The particles employed in these applications are usually composed of polymers such as poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLG) and functionalized with peptides or proteins. Peptide or protein conjugation to particles is frequently achieved using 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC), while dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is used to retrieve surface-attached or encapsulated peptides or proteins by solubilizing the particles. We examined strategies based on bicinchoninic acid (BSA), Coomassie Plus, and 3-(4-carboxybenzoyl)quinoline-2-carboxaldehyde (CBQCA) assays for the quantification of surface-attached or encapsulated peptides or proteins. We determined that the CBQCA assay is a highly sensitive and accurate substitute for radioactivity-based assays that is suitable for measuring multiple particle-bound or particle-encapsulated peptides or proteins in the presence of EDC or PLG in DMSO, compounds that interfere with the more commonly used BSA and Coomassie Plus assays. Our strategy enables the accurate quantification of peptides or proteins loaded onto or into particles—an essential component of particle-based platform design for diagnostics and therapeutics.
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spelling doaj-art-a53f1bba1663459495b31f42ab4dc47c2025-08-20T02:25:57ZengTaylor & Francis GroupBioTechniques0736-62051940-98182014-07-01571394410.2144/000114190Quantification of particle-conjugated or particle-encapsulated peptides on interfering reagent backgroundsWoon Teck Yap0W. Kelsey Song1Niharika Chauhan2P. Nina Scalise3Radhika Agarwal4Stephen D. Miller5Lonnie D. Shea61Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL2Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL2Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL2Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL5Departments of Microbiology-Immunology and Interdepartmental Immunobiology Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL2Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, ILParticle-based technologies are increasingly being used in diagnostics and therapeutics. The particles employed in these applications are usually composed of polymers such as poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLG) and functionalized with peptides or proteins. Peptide or protein conjugation to particles is frequently achieved using 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC), while dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is used to retrieve surface-attached or encapsulated peptides or proteins by solubilizing the particles. We examined strategies based on bicinchoninic acid (BSA), Coomassie Plus, and 3-(4-carboxybenzoyl)quinoline-2-carboxaldehyde (CBQCA) assays for the quantification of surface-attached or encapsulated peptides or proteins. We determined that the CBQCA assay is a highly sensitive and accurate substitute for radioactivity-based assays that is suitable for measuring multiple particle-bound or particle-encapsulated peptides or proteins in the presence of EDC or PLG in DMSO, compounds that interfere with the more commonly used BSA and Coomassie Plus assays. Our strategy enables the accurate quantification of peptides or proteins loaded onto or into particles—an essential component of particle-based platform design for diagnostics and therapeutics.https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/0001141903-(4-carboxybenzoyl)quinoline-2-carboxaldehydebicinchoninic acid1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimidepoly(lactide-co-glycolide)nanoparticlesmicroparticles
spellingShingle Woon Teck Yap
W. Kelsey Song
Niharika Chauhan
P. Nina Scalise
Radhika Agarwal
Stephen D. Miller
Lonnie D. Shea
Quantification of particle-conjugated or particle-encapsulated peptides on interfering reagent backgrounds
BioTechniques
3-(4-carboxybenzoyl)quinoline-2-carboxaldehyde
bicinchoninic acid
1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide
poly(lactide-co-glycolide)
nanoparticles
microparticles
title Quantification of particle-conjugated or particle-encapsulated peptides on interfering reagent backgrounds
title_full Quantification of particle-conjugated or particle-encapsulated peptides on interfering reagent backgrounds
title_fullStr Quantification of particle-conjugated or particle-encapsulated peptides on interfering reagent backgrounds
title_full_unstemmed Quantification of particle-conjugated or particle-encapsulated peptides on interfering reagent backgrounds
title_short Quantification of particle-conjugated or particle-encapsulated peptides on interfering reagent backgrounds
title_sort quantification of particle conjugated or particle encapsulated peptides on interfering reagent backgrounds
topic 3-(4-carboxybenzoyl)quinoline-2-carboxaldehyde
bicinchoninic acid
1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide
poly(lactide-co-glycolide)
nanoparticles
microparticles
url https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/000114190
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