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Waters — Technical Presentation (2013)
40 slides from Waters's technical presentation, 2013
Slide 1: Charged Surface Hybrid C18 for High Resolution LC and LC/MS Peptide Separations
Charged Surface Hybrid C18 for High Resolution LC and LC/MS Peptide Separations Higher Quality Peptide Separations Using Hybrid Particle-Based Reversed-Phase Columns and CSH Technology Matthew Lauber, Ph.D. Senior Applications Chemist ©2013 Waters Corporation 1
Slide 2: Reversed Phase Peptide Separations
Reversed Phase Peptide Separations Peptide separations – critically important TFA – peptide mapping, bottom-up proteomics … LC performance – reversed phase – challenges remain MS performance TFA Peptide Ionic analytes – peptides – Secondary interactions - Poor peak shape – Overloading at very lo
Slide 3: Charged Surface Hybrid
Charged Surface Hybrid ©2013 Waters Corporation 3
Slide 4: Agenda
Agenda The Peak Shape Problem – Column Chemistries – CSH Technology – Peak Capacity CSH130 C18 and separations without TFA – LC-MS of protein digests – Small protein separations Peptide Mapping a Therapeutic mAb – CSH130 C18 for LC-UV-MS – Disulfides and Deamidation Peptide Separation Techno
Slide 5: The Peak Shape Problem
The Peak Shape Problem ©2013 Waters Corporation 5
Slide 6: Competitor's "Industry Standard" 5 µm Porous Silica C18
Competitor’s “Industry Standard” 5 µm Porous Silica C18 3.0 0.1% TFA Ion Pairing 3 4 5 7 Strong 1 2 6 8 9 2.0 0.02% TFA 0.08% FA A214 3 4 7 8 2 5 6 9 1 1.0 0.1% FA Weak 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 – not detected 0.0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Time (min) Competitor’s “Industry Standard” C18 MassPREP™ Peptide Mixture
Slide 7: Ethylene Bridged Hybrid - BEH Technology
Ethylene Bridged Hybrid - BEH Technology™ U.S. Patent No. 6,686,035 B2 and others patent pending Bridged Ethanes In Silica Matrix Organo Silica Hybrid Particles – pH stability – Reduced ionic interactions – Basis of Peptide Separation Technology EtO CH2 CH2 OEt OEt O Si O Et Si Si EtO EtO OEt O O 4
Slide 8: Small Particle Size
Small Particle Size Mobile Phase 1500 Da Peptide Peptides 2 3.5 µm Porous Particle H (mm) Adsorption Equilibria Diffusion-related band broadening 1 Diffusion distances decrease 1.7 µm – Reduced Eddy diffusion – Improved mass transfer kinetics Column efficiency 40 400 Narrower peaks µL/min µL/m
Slide 9: Waters BEH130 C18 1.7 µm
Waters BEH130 C18 1.7 µm 3.0 Competitor’s “Industry Standard” 0.1% TFA 5 µm C18 7 4 5 6 8 3 3 4 5 1 6 2 9 2.0 0.02% TFA 0.08% FA A214 7 8 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 1 5 6 9 1.0 0.1% FA 8 7 1 4 5 6 2 3 3 4 5 6 9 0.0 0 30 10 40 20 30 40 50 60 Time (min) Time (min) Peptide Sequence BEH130 C18 Waters ACQUITY UPLC BE
Slide 10: A New Column Chemistry – CSH130 C18
A New Column Chemistry – CSH130 C18 3.0 0.1% TFA 4 5 8 6 7 3 1 2 9 2.0 4 8 5 0.02% TFA 6 7 0.08% FA A214 3 2 1 9 1.0 Vo 1 4 5 7 8 0.1% FA 6 2 3 9 1 2 0.0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Time (min) Waters ACQUITY UPLC CSH130 C18 Peptide Sequence 2.1 x 150 mm, Porous 1.7 µm, 130Å 1 RASG-1 RGDSPASSKP 2 Angiotensin 1
Slide 11: A New Column Chemistry – CSH130 C18
A New Column Chemistry – CSH130 C18 Competitor’s Competitor’s BEH130 C18 CSH130 C18 “Industry Standard” C18 Superficially Porous Porous (130Å) 1.7 µm Porous (130Å) 1.7 µm 2.1 x 150 mm 2.1 x 150 mm Porous (300Å) 5 µm “Peptide” C18 2.1 x 250 mm SPP (100Å) 1.7 µm 2.1 x 150 mm TFA UV absorbance (214 nm)
Slide 12: Charged Surface Hybrid (CSH) Technology
Charged Surface Hybrid (CSH) Technology patent pending Charged Surface Hybrid (CSH) Technology and Its Use in Liquid Chromatography. P.C. Iraneta, K.D. Wyndham, D.R. McCabe, and T.H. Walter Waters White Paper 720003929EN 2011 Expands upon the robust BEH particle technology CSH130 C18 = BEH130 ba
Slide 13: Peak Capacity
Peak Capacity Peak Capacity = – The number of peaks that can be separated within a retention window Neue, U. D., J Chromatogr A 2005, 1079 (1-2), 153-61. – The best metric for determining the quality of gradient separations 100% 1 9 peaks 2.35σ Peak Height could resolve 50% wh ~300-400 4σ 13.4% w4
Slide 14: Peak Capacity - FA vs TFA
Peak Capacity - FA vs TFA Competitor’s “Industry Standard” Silica C18 5 µm 2.1 x 250 mm TFA FA % TFA 0.00 0.05 0.10 % FA 0.10 0.05 0.00 ©2013 Waters Corporation 14
Slide 15: Peak Capacity - FA vs TFA
Peak Capacity - FA vs TFA BEH130 C18 1.7 µm 2.1 x 150 mm Competitor’s “Industry Standard” Silica C18 5 µm 2.1 x 250 mm TFA FA % TFA 0.00 0.05 0.10 % FA 0.10 0.05 0.00 ©2013 Waters Corporation 15
Slide 16: Peak Capacity - FA vs TFA
Peak Capacity - FA vs TFA Competitor’s SPP “Peptide” C18 1.7 µm 2.1 x 150 mm BEH130 C18 1.7 µm 2.1 x 150 mm Competitor’s “Industry Standard” Silica C18 5 µm 2.1 x 250 mm TFA FA % TFA 0.00 0.05 0.10 % FA 0.10 0.05 0.00 ©2013 Waters Corporation 16
Slide 17: Peak Capacity - FA vs TFA
Peak Capacity - FA vs TFA CSH130 C18 1.7 µm 2.1 x 150 mm Competitor’s 20% SPP “Peptide” C18 1.7 µm 2.1 x 150 mm 90% BEH130 C18 1.7 µm 2.1 x 150 mm Competitor’s “Industry Standard” Silica C18 5 µm 2.1 x 250 mm TFA FA % TFA 0.00 0.05 0.10 % FA 0.10 0.05 0.00 ©2013 Waters Corporation 17
Slide 18: MS Signal - FA vs TFA
MS Signal - FA vs TFA Peak Capacity MS Signal CSH130 C18 1.7 µm Competitor’s SPP “Peptide” C18 1.7µm BEH130 C18 1.7 µm Competitor’s “Industry Standard” Silica C18 5 µm TFA TFA FA FA % TFA 0.00 0.05 0.10 % TFA 0.00 0.05 0.10 % FA 0.10 0.05 0.00 % FA 0.10 0.05 0.00 ©2013 Waters Corporation 18
Slide 19: Loadability
Loadability Attribute – how much analyte can be loaded before peak shape deteriorates B LowLowMass Load A Typical Mass Load 450 450 0.6 µg ofLoad Mass mixture 6 µg ofMass High mixture Load *Previously shown 8 CSH130CSH C18 C18 1.7 µm CSH C18 8 BEH C18 BEH C18 400 400 CSH130 C18 1.7 µm 350 350 BEH130
Slide 20: CSH130 C18 and Separations without TFA
CSH130 C18 and Separations without TFA ©2013 Waters Corporation 20
Slide 21: LC-MS of Enolase Tryptic Digest
LC-MS 2E+6 Enolase Tryptic Digest CSH130 C18 1.7 µm T6 0.1% FA Wh,avg= 4.0 s T38 T14 Pc,4σ = 532 Intensity T51 T23 1E+6 T35 T42 T45 T27 T40 T37 T10 0.1% TFA 0E+0 1 11 21 31 41 51 10x drop in Waters ACQUITY UPLC CSH130 C18 Time(min) 2.1 x 150 mm, 1.7 µm, 130Å sensitivity 2% ACN for 1 min, then to 50%
Slide 22: CSH130 C18 vs Other Chemistries
CSH130 C18 vs Other Chemistries 2E+6 0.1% FA BEH130 BEH C18 C18 1.7 1.7 µmµm P = 399 c,4σ = 399 Pc,4σ Intensity 1E+6 0E+0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 2E+6 Competitor’s Superficially Competitor A Porous “Peptide” C18 1.7 µm Superficially Porous C18 1.7 µm Intensity 1E+6 PPc,4σ = 405 c,4σ = 405 0E+0 0 10 20 3
Slide 23: Retention and Selectivity
LC-MS Retention and Selectivity 1E+6 BEH130 C18 T3 SVYDSR T12 ANIDVK T19 HLADSK More positive T10 GVLHAVK charge T19 T40 T40 IATAIEK T12 T3 T10 0E+0 5.5 6.5 7.5 8.5 9.5 10.5 11.5 12.5 Competitor’s Superficially Porous “Peptide” C18 1E+6 Intensity T40 T3 T12 T19 T10 0E+0 5.5 6.5 7.5 8.5 9.5 10.5 11.5
Slide 24: Large Peptides/Small Proteins
Large Peptides/Small Proteins 0.1% FA Peptide/Protein kDa 1 Bradykinin 1.1 1.2 2 2 Renin Substrate 1.8 CSH130 C18 1.7 µm 1 3 Ubiquitin 8.6 5 Cytochrome C 4 12.4 0.8 (Equine) Insulin 1 A214 0.6 5 5.7 (Bovine) 0.4 3 6 6 Melittin 2.8 0.2 4 130 Å 0 1.2 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 BEH130 C18 1.7 µm Time (
Slide 25: Peptide Mapping of a Therapeutic mAb
Peptide Mapping of a Therapeutic mAb ©2013 Waters Corporation 25
Slide 26: Peptide Mapping a Therapeutic mAb
Peptide Mapping a Therapeutic mAb Trastuzumab (Herceptin; Genentech) – Breast Cancer, Anti-HER2 – One of the highest grossing therapeutic mAbs (~5 billion $/yr) – Biosimilars – Basis for a new antibody drug conjugate (ADC; Trastuzumab emantansine) o Phase III clinical trials completed High peak
Slide 27: Non-Reduced Lys-C Peptide Mapping
Non-Reduced Lys-C Peptide Mapping Non-Reduced Lys-C Digests – Minimal complexity + disulfides preserved – 27 different linear peptides – 8 different disulfide linked peptides – 150 to 11,000 Da A recent Amgen protocol: Anal Biochem 2011, 411 (2), 284-91. S-S S-S Lys-C Cleavage L: 1-42 43-45 46-103
Slide 28: Method Considerations
Method Considerations ACQUITY UPLC BEH130 C18 1.7µm 2.1 x 150 mm ACQUITY UPLC CSH130 C18 1.7µm Optimize peak capacity Elevated Temperature (60°C) 0.02% TFA Small compromise to Improved peak shape and recovery 0.08% FA MS Sensitivity 5-11 kDa species 400 CSH130 C18 2 5-11 kDa Species BEH130 C
Slide 29: Non-Reduced Lys-C Peptide Maps Trastuzumab
Non-Reduced Lys-C Peptide Maps Trastuzumab 1.1 BEH130 C18 0.02% TFA Peak Capacity = 207 0.08% FA 0.8 97.1% Coverage 5 A210 0.5 4 2 3 0.2 1 -0.1 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 1.1 CSH130 C18 wh (sec) Peak Capacity = 394 5 Peak BEH130 C 18 C SH130 C 18 0.8 96.7% Coverage 1 33.7 15.4 2 16.1 9.7 4
Slide 30: LC-UV-MS with an MS-Compatible Mobile Phase
LC-UV-MS with an MS-Compatible Mobile Phase CSH130 C18 0.02% TFA MS 0.08% FA Low TFA mobile phase Optimized Peak Capacity + MS signal ≥ UV signal UV Peak Area MS-98701 UV-96527 ACQUITY H-Class Bio CSH130 C18 1.7 µm UV Detector 3+ ESI-MS 2+ Xevo G2 QTof m/z 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 30
Slide 31: Disulfide Characterization
Disulfide Characterization CSH130 C18 - Optimized Gradient Non-Reduced L:208-214 x H:222-225 H:137-150 x H:151-213 H:252-277 x H:324-325 H:226-251 x H:226-251 H364-373 x H:418-442 L:127-145 x L:191-207 1.1 H:1-30 x H:77-124 L:1-42 x L:46-103 0.9 0.7 A210 0.5 0.3 0.1 Blank -0.1 -0.3 A210 -0.5 S-S S-S
Slide 32: Assaying Deamidation
Assaying Deamidation CSH130 C18 - Optimized Gradient 44 GLEWVARIYPTNGYTRYADSVK65 Binding region from the heavy chain Prone to deamidation 0.5 3E+5 0.4 H:44-65 92 % Asn Unmodified 7 % isoAsp Deamidated 0E+0 853 854 855 856 0.3 1 % Asp 2E+4 Mass shift A210 Intensity * +0.98 Da 0.2 0E+0 853 854 855
Slide 33: Conclusions
Conclusions CSH130 C18 Peptide Separations – Improved loadability and greater peak capacity vs. other C18 columns – Excellent peak shape with both TFA and FA mobile phases (highly compatible with MS) – 130Å pore size optimal for species up to 8-10 kDa – Unique selectivity (basic residues) o Less r
Slide 34: Peptide Separation Technology Columns
Peptide Separation Technology Columns ©2013 Waters Corporation 34
Slide 35: New Addition to the Suite of Waters Peptide Separation Technology
New Addition to the Suite of Waters Peptide Separation Technology Peptide Separation Technology – Peptide C18 Columns – QC Tested with Digests BEH Technology – BEH130 C18 and BEH300 C18 – Industry Leading Performance for Most Applications – Two Pore Sizes – Particle Sizes: 1.7 µm, 3.5 µm, 5 µm –
Slide 36: UPLC and HPLC
UPLC and HPLC CSH130 C18 High peak capacity separations not limited to UPLC 2.1 x150 mm 1.0 1.0 0.1 % FA 0.1 % TFA 0.8 0.8 0.6 ~8000 0.6 1.7 µm psi A214 A214 CSH130 C18 Peptide Separation 0.4 0.4 Technology Columns 0.2 0.2 Available 0.0 Now: Upcoming: Method 0.0 Analytical Columns Nano (75, 20150, T
Slide 37: Quality Control
Quality Control CSH130 C18 0.1 % Formic Acid ©2013 Waters Corporation 37
Slide 38: Quality Control
Quality Control 1.20 T12 Batch 110 T12-T13 1.00 CSH130 C18 0.80 AU T9-T10 0.60 T13-T14 T10 T8 T14 T19C T15 Batch-to-Batch T4 0.40 T19 T1 Reproducibility 0.20 0.00 1.20 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 Cytochrome C 1.00 Batch 108 Minutes Digest, 0.1% 0.80 AU 0.60 Formic Acid 0.40 0.20
Slide 39: Analytical Standards and Reagents (ASR)
Analytical Standards and Reagents (ASR) MassPREP Peptide Mixture Digestion Standards Cytochrome C Digestion Standard Part Number: 186006371 Rapigest SF Amgen Digestion Protocol Anal Chem. 2009 81(4):1686-92 ©2013 Waters Corporation 39
Slide 40: Useful Literature
Useful Literature Charged Surface Hybrid (CSH) Technology and Its Use in Liquid Chromatography – P.C. Iraneta, K.D. Wyndham, D.R. McCabe, and T.H. Walter – Waters White Paper 720003929EN 2011 Increasing Peak Capacity in Reversed Phase Peptide Separations with Charged Surface Hybrid (CSH) C18 Col