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. 2024:2816:35-40.
doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3902-3_4.

Analysis of Sphingosine and Sphinganine from the Aqueous Humor for Signaling Studies Using Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

Meher A Saleem  1   2   3 , Molly Kennedy  1   2 , Omar Badla  1   2 , Emily J Neag  1   2   4 , Sanjoy K Bhattacharya  5   6
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Analysis of Sphingosine and Sphinganine from the Aqueous Humor for Signaling Studies Using Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

Meher A Saleem et al. Methods Mol Biol. 2024.

Abstract

Sphingolipids, including sphingosine and sphinganine, are one of the major classes of lipids. They serve as constituents of cell membranes and lipid rafts and aid in the performance of cell-cell communication and adhesion. Abnormal levels of sphingolipids in the aqueous humor can indicate impaired sphingolipid metabolism and associated ocular pathologies. Sphingolipids can be extracted from the aqueous humor by the methyl-tert-butyl ether (MTBE) lipid extraction method and subsequently analyzed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). This chapter describes a modified protocol for an MTBE lipid extraction from the aqueous humor, followed by analysis with ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS).

Keywords: Aqueous humor; LC; LC-MS; Lipid extraction; Lipidomics; Liquid chromatography; MS; MTBE; Mass spectrometry; Sphinganine; Sphingolipidomics; Sphingolipids; Sphingosine; UHPLC; UHPLC-MS; Ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography.

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