Fractionation and proteomic analysis of the Walterinnesia aegyptia snake venom using OFFGEL and MALDI‐TOF‐MS techniques. Issue 20 (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aziz, Tarek Mohamed Abd El; Bourgoin‐Voillard, Sandrine; Combemale, Stéphanie; Beroud, Rémy; Fadl, Mahmoud; Seve, Michel; De Waard, Michel
• Is Part Of: Electrophoresis. Volume 36:Issue 20(2015)
• Page Start: 2594
• Page End: 2605
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Electrophoresis -- Periodicals; Electrophoresis -- Periodicals; 541.372
• DOI: 10.1002/elps.201500207
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0173-0835

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>Animal venoms are complex mixtures of more than 100 different compounds, including peptides, proteins, and nonprotein compounds such as lipids, carbohydrates, and metal ions. In addition, the existing compounds show a wide range of molecular weights and concentrations within these venoms, making separation and purification procedures quite tedious. Here, we analyzed for the first time by MS the advantages of using the OFFGEL technique in the separation of the venom components of the Egyptian Elapidae <italic>Walterinnesia aegyptia</italic> snake compared to two classical methods of separation, SEC and RP‐HPLC. We demonstrate that OFFGEL separates venom components over a larger scale of fractions, preserve respectable resolution with regard to the presence of a given compound in adjacent fractions and allows the identification of a greater number of ions by MS (102 over 134 total ions). We also conclude that applying several separating techniques (SEC and RP‐HPLC in addition to OFFGEL) provides complementary results in terms of ion detection (21 more for SEC and 22 more with RP‐HPLC). As a result, we provide a complete list of 134 ions present in the venom of <italic>W. aegyptia</italic> by using all these techniques combined.</p> </abstract>