title: An improved liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine in DNA samples using immunoaffinity column purification.
abstract: The analysis of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) represents an important biomarker of oxidative stress. A sensitive method for the detection of 8-oxodG in DNA samples has been developed that utilizes immunoaffinity column purification of 8-oxodG followed by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode analysis. An internal standard of stable-isotopically labelled 8-oxodG containing [(15)N(5)] was added prior to the enzymatic digestion of DNA to deoxynucleosides, which was then subjected to immunoaffinity column purification followed by microbore positive ion LC/MS/MS MRM. The 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (8-oxoG) base product ion at m/z 168 was monitored following cleavage of the glycosidic bond of the 8-oxodG [M+H](+) ion at m/z 284. Similar determinations were made for [(15)N(5)]8-oxodG by monitoring the [(15)N(5)]8-oxoG base product ion at m/z 173 formed from the [M+H](+) ion at m/z 289. The introduction of the immunoaffinity column purification step into the method represents a significant improvement for the accurate determination of 8-oxodG since all artefactual peaks that are observed following the direct injection of digested DNA onto the LC/MS/MS system are removed. The identity of these artefactual peaks has been confirmed to be 2'-deoxyguanosine (dG), thymidine (dT) and 2'-deoxyadenosine (dA). The presence of these artefactual peaks in MRM mode analysis can be explained as a consequence of a concentration effect due to their considerably higher relative abundance in DNA compared to 8-oxodG. The highest signal intensity was observed for the artefactual peak for dA due to the fact that the adenine base formed an adduct with methanol, which is a constituent of the mobile phase. The resulting [M+H](+) ion at m/z 284 (dA m/z 252 + CH(3)OH m/z 32) gave rise to a product ion at m/z 168 following the loss of deoxyribose in MRM mode analysis. Control calf thymus DNA was digested to deoxynucleosides and unmodfied deoxynucleosides were removed by immunoaffinity column purification; the enriched 8-oxodG was determined by LC/MS/MS MRM. The level of 8-oxodG in control calf thymus DNA was determined to be 28.8 +/- 1.2 8-oxodG per 10(6) unmodified nucleotides (n = 5) using 5 microg of digested DNA. The limit of detection of the microbore LC/MS/MS MRM for 8-oxodG was determined to be 25 fmol on-column with a signal-to-noise ratio of 3.5.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Biomarkers and Prevention Group, Biocentre, University of Leicester, University Road, UK. RS25@le.ac.uk
authors.forename: Rajinder
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McEwan
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lamb
authors.forename: Regina M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Santella
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Farmer
mesh_terms: D000080242:8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine; D002138:Calibration; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity / Q000379:methods*; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D003849:Deoxyguanosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D008751:Methylene Blue; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012015:Reference Standards
chemical_list: D000080242:8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine; D004247:DNA; C427203:calf thymus DNA; D003849:Deoxyguanosine; D008751:Methylene Blue