title: Capillary isoelectric focusing of native and inactivated microorganisms.
abstract: The research of microorganisms includes the development of methods for the inactivation of viruses and other microbes. It also means to efficiently eliminate the infectivity of microorganisms without damage of their integrity and structure. According to the results of the last 5 years the capillary electromigration techniques appear to be very perspective for the comparison of the methods applicable for inactivation in the diagnostics and study of the pathogens. In this paper we suggest the capillary isoelectric focusing of the model microorganisms, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Candida albicans and bacteriophage PhiX 174, native or inactivated by different procedures. UV detection and fluorometric detection for the dynamically modified microbes by pyrenebutanoate on the basis of the non-ionogenic tenside were used here. Isoelectric points of native and/or dynamically modified microorganisms and other properties were compared with those obtained after microorganisms inactivation. The segmental injection of the sample pulse enabled the reproducible and efficient capillary isoelectric focusing in different pH gradients. The low-molecular-weight pI markers were used for tracing of the pH gradient.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Veverí 97, 611 42 Brno, Czech Republic. horka@iach.cz <horka@iach.cz>
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horká
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kubícek
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Růzicka
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Holá
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Malinovská
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Slais
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D010584:Bacteriophage phi X 174 / Q000187:drug effects*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects*; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000379:methods*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing / Q000379:methods*; D007526:Isoelectric Point; D050296:Microbial Viability; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000187:drug effects; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D013501:Surface-Active Agents