The content of peptides and oligonucleotides in a sample (solid or liquid) is of importance in many aspects. For peptides traditional methods like Kjeldahl nitrogen determination, elementary analysis (EA), and amino acid analysis (AAA), requires breaking down the protein at harsh conditions to determine the protein content. For oligonucleotides one of the most widely used techniques for quantification is ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy. This method requires a time-consuming sample preparation and, due to uncertainties in the extinction coefficient, the accuracy of the method is negatively affected
NMR spectroscopy is per definition quantitative and the application of quantitative NMR (qNMR) within small molecule analysis has been applied with success for decades. For larger molecules like peptides and oligonucleotides, the quantitative aspect of 1H-NMR suffers due to severe line broadening caused by higher order structural elements like dimers or oligomers under native conditions (e.g. peptides).
The application of analysing peptides in non-native conditions (deuterated water:acetonitrile mixture) and recording the 1H-NMR data at elevated temperature will be presented. For oligonucleotides, the use of 1H-NMR is not feasible, and data will be presented with 31P as the selected nuclei for qNMR. Within the two modalities (peptides and oligonucleotides), the validation of the methods was performed using the recommendations from both USP and ICHQ2(R2) with respect to validation parameters (e.g. linearity) and platform applicability.
The content results obtained for both peptides and oligonucleotides will be compared to the content results obtained by the traditional methods.
Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 17:00 CET
Dr. Joan Malmstrøm
CMC Analytical Support, PS,Q & IT, Novo Nordisk A/S, Måløv, Denmark
Dr. Victor Beaumont
Strategic Market Development Specialist, Bruker BioSpin