title: Optimization of a GC-MS metabolic fingerprint method and its application in characterizing engineered bacterial metabolic shift.
abstract: Metabolomics influences many aspects of life sciences including microbiology. Here, we describe the systematic optimization of metabolic quenching and a sample derivatization method for GC-MS metabolic fingerprint analysis. Methanol, ethanol, acetone, and acetonitrile were selected to evaluate their metabolic quenching ability, and acetonitrile was regarded as the most efficient agent. The optimized derivatization conditions were determined by full factorial design considering temperature, solvent, and time as parameters. The best conditions were attained with N,O-bis(trimethylsiyl) trifluoroacetamide as derivatization agent and pyridine as solvent at 75 degrees C for 45 min. Method validation ascertained the optimized method to be robust. The above method was applied to metabolomic analysis of six different strains and it is proved that the metabolic trait of an engineered strain can be easily deduced by clustering analysis of metabolic fingerprints.
authors: Department of Modern Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, P. R. China.
authors: Jing
authors: J
authors: Tian
authors: Ping
authors: P
authors: Sang
authors: Peng
authors: P
authors: Gao
authors: Ruiyan
authors: R
authors: Fu
authors: Dawei
authors: D
authors: Yang
authors: Lei
authors: L
authors: Zhang
authors: Jing
authors: J
authors: Zhou
authors: Si
authors: S
authors: Wu
authors: Xin
authors: X
authors: Lu
authors: Yin
authors: Y
authors: Li
authors: Guowang
authors: G
authors: Xu
mesh_terms: D000096:Acetone / Q000737:chemistry; D000097:Acetonitriles / Q000737:chemistry; D001419:Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D055432:Metabolomics; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000097:Acetonitriles; D012997:Solvents; D000096:Acetone; D000431:Ethanol; D000432:Methanol; C032159:acetonitrile