Predictive model for capillary electrophoretic peptide mobility in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol-water solution

Electrophoresis. 1998 Jul;19(10):1728-32. doi: 10.1002/elps.1150191033.

Abstract

Using capillary electrophoresis (CE) on a set of 21 peptides with a molecular mass ranging from about 350 to 1850 Da, the Stokes radii at different protonation stages and the acidic dissociation constants in water and in a 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (TFE) water mixture (30% v/v) were determined. These results permitted us to establish separately the reliability of semiempirical models utilized for the prediction of peptide size and charge at different acidic pHapp (pHapp range: 2.00-4.25). The data obtained on size and charge were utilized in order to provide suitable mobility predictions on the basis of the charge-to-size ratio. The best predictive conditions for size and charge were found at the most acidic range of pHapp studied (2.00-2.25), either in water or a TFE-water mixture, and reliable predictive equations for peptide mobility were established at this pHapp.

MeSH terms

  • Electrophoresis, Capillary* / methods
  • Mathematical Computing
  • Models, Molecular*
  • Peptides / analysis*
  • Solutions
  • Trifluoroethanol*
  • Water*

Substances

  • Peptides
  • Solutions
  • Water
  • Trifluoroethanol