Bioanalytical Chemistry

Before any sequencing reactions can be carried out, the nucleic acids must be isolated from the cell and purified. To obtain a sufficient amount of sample, amplification of the DNA molecules is usually required. Analysis of nucleic acids can, thus, be divided into the following steps (1) isolation and purification, 

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To isolate the DNA or RNA molecules from the cell, a number of conventional methods such as liquid-liquid extraction, precipitation and centrifugation (section 6.1) can be employed. 

An isolated nucleic acid can then be quantified, for example by UV spectroscopy. The aromatic groups of the bases have an absorption maximum around k = 260 nm. Alternatively, fiuorescent or radioactive markers can be attached and quantitatively detected. A mixture of DNA molecules can be quantified by capillary electrophoretic methods (section 3.3). 

A DNA molecule can be amplified by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (section 6.2), if part of its sequence is known. One DNA molecule is sufficient to generate millions of identical copies in a controlled amplification reaction. With real-time PCR, the DNA quantity can be measured during the amplification reaction (section 6.2.4). Other methods of DNA quantification include DNA arrays (section 5.3) and, if available, biosensors (section 5.2). 

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The data show that SSIMS can be used as a tool for characterizing the different steps in the production of biosensors, or even for sequencing. Similarly, SSIMS can be used to solve a variety of problems in bioanalytical chemistry, e. g. screening of combinatorial libraries, characterizing Langmuir-Blodgett layers, etc. 

The development of DNA sensors and high-density DNA arrays has been prompted by the tremendous demands for innovative analytical tools capable of delivering the genetic information in a faster, simpler, and cheaper manner at the sample source, compared to traditional nucleic acid assays. Nanoparticle-biopolymer conjugates offer great potential for DNA diagnostics and can have a profound impact upon bioanalytical chemistry. Nanoparticle/polynucleotide assemblies for advanced electrical detection of DNA sequences have been reviewed by Wang [145]. 

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Fluorescent pH indicators offer much better sensitivity than the classical dyes such as phenolphthalein, thymol blue, etc., based on color change. They are thus widely used in analytical chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, cellular biology (for measuring intracellular pH), medicine (for monitoring pH and pCC>2 in blood pCC>2 is determined via the bicarbonate couple). Fluorescence microscopy can provide spatial information on pH. Moreover, remote sensing of pH is possible by means of fiber optic chemical sensors. 

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New biomarkers will be useful in hepatotoxicity risk assessment if the data quality and validity can be established. The FDA defines a valid biomarker as one that can be measured in an analytical test system with well-established performance characteristics and has an established scientific framework or body of evidence that elucidates the significance of the test results [160]. Although there is no formerly agreed upon path, biomarker validation should include appropriate end-points for study (i.e., toxicology, histopathology, bioanalytical chemistry, etc.) and dose- and time-dependent measurements. An assessment of species, sex and strain susceptibility is also important to evaluate across species differences. More specific considerations for validation of gene and protein expression technologies are reviewed by Corvi et al. and Rifai et al. [144, 147]. 

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Miniaturization of HPLC-ICP-MS is an important issue in bioanalytical chemistry when small amounts of sample (e.g., single cells) need to be investigated.33 ICP-MS (with an octopole collision cell) in combination with nano-HPLC (75 pun column) was optimized for the detection of selenopeptides in a selenium-yeast protein digest after 100-fold preconcentration on a C18 capillary precolumn (300 (im column for salt removal and cleanup).34 Under identical separation and preconcentration conditions, electrospray MS/MS (using Nanospray qQqToF-MS - QSTAR from Applied... 

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