title: Analysis of microbial components using LC-IR.
abstract: Characterization of bacteria is currently an important research area in the medical, military, food, and agricultural sciences. In recent years, FT-IR has found an application as a microbiological detection method and as a general research tool. When coupled with a liquid chromatographic system, a new facet of research has evolved. By utilizing the separation ability of typical liquid chromatography systems, matrix elimination is possible, therefore allowing for clean spectra of cellular components. Information about the compositional makeup of various bacteria enhances the overall understanding of biology at the cellular level, provides a quantification of the chemistry of cellular processes, and can be used as a general identification tool. Both whole cells and lysed Escherichia coli cells were investigated in the present study. The cellular components consisting of proteins, glycoproteins, phospholipids, fatty amides and acids, and genomic materials were separated, isolated, and identified by FT-IR.
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, USA.
authors: Scott W
authors: SW
authors: Huffman
authors: Kara
authors: K
authors: Lukasiewicz
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Geldart
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Elliott
authors: Jay F
authors: JF
authors: Sperry
authors: Chris W
authors: CW
authors: Brown
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002458:Cell Fractionation; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010743:Phospholipids