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Quantitative Bioreactor Monitoring of Intracellular Bacterial Metabolites in Clostridium autoethanogenum Using Liquid Chromatography–Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry (2021)
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Safo, L., Abdelrazig, S., Grosse-Honebrink, A., Millat, T., Henstra, A. M., Norman, R., …Barrett, D. A. (2021). Quantitative Bioreactor Monitoring of Intracellular Bacterial Metabolites in Clostridium autoethanogenum Using Liquid Chromatography–Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry. ACS Omega, 6, 13518-13526. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c05588

We report a liquid chromatography–isotope dilution mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous quantification of 131 intracellular bacterial metabolites of Clostridium autoethanogenum. A comprehensive mixture of uniformly 13C-labeled internal stand... Read More about Quantitative Bioreactor Monitoring of Intracellular Bacterial Metabolites in Clostridium autoethanogenum Using Liquid Chromatography–Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry.

Sequential Orbitrap Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and Liquid Extraction Surface Analysis-Tandem Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics for Prediction of Brain Tumor Relapse from Sample-Limited Primary Tissue Archives (2021)
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Meurs, J., Scurr, D. J., Lourdusamy, A., Storer, L. C., Grundy, R. G., Alexander, M. R., …Kim, D. (2021). Sequential Orbitrap Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and Liquid Extraction Surface Analysis-Tandem Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics for Prediction of Brain Tumor Relapse from Sample-Limited Primary Tissue Archives. Analytical Chemistry, 93(18), 6947-6954. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.0c05087

We present here a novel surface mass spectrometry strategy to perform untargeted metabolite profiling of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded pediatric ependymoma archives. Sequential Orbitrap secondary ion mass spectrometry (3D OrbiSIMS) and liquid extr... Read More about Sequential Orbitrap Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry and Liquid Extraction Surface Analysis-Tandem Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics for Prediction of Brain Tumor Relapse from Sample-Limited Primary Tissue Archives.

Integrated Metabolomics and Transcriptomics Using an Optimised Dual Extraction Process to Study Human Brain Cancer Cells and Tissues (2021)
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Rahman, R., Woodward, A., Pandele, A., Abdelrazig, S., Ortori, C., Khan, I., …Kim, D. (2021). Integrated Metabolomics and Transcriptomics Using an Optimised Dual Extraction Process to Study Human Brain Cancer Cells and Tissues. Metabolites, 11(4), Article 240. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo11040240

The integration of untargeted metabolomics and transcriptomics from the same population of cells or tissue enhances the confidence in the identified metabolic pathways and understanding of the enzyme–metabolite relationship. Here, we optimised a simu... Read More about Integrated Metabolomics and Transcriptomics Using an Optimised Dual Extraction Process to Study Human Brain Cancer Cells and Tissues.

Physicochemical and metabolic constraints for thermodynamics-based stoichiometric modelling under mesophilic growth conditions (2021)
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Tomi-Andrino, C., Norman, R., Millat, T., Soucaille, P., Winzer, K., Barrett, D. A., …Kim, D. (2021). Physicochemical and metabolic constraints for thermodynamics-based stoichiometric modelling under mesophilic growth conditions. PLoS Computational Biology, 17(1), Article e1007694. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007694

© 2021 Tomi-Andrino et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source a... Read More about Physicochemical and metabolic constraints for thermodynamics-based stoichiometric modelling under mesophilic growth conditions.

Corrigendum to ‘LC-MS metabolomics comparisons of cancer cell and macrophage responses to methotrexate and polymer-encapsulated methotrexate’ [International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X Volume 1 (2019) 100036] (2020)
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Al-Natour, M. A., Alazzo, A., Ghaemmaghami, A. M., Kim, D. H., & Alexander, C. (2020). Corrigendum to ‘LC-MS metabolomics comparisons of cancer cell and macrophage responses to methotrexate and polymer-encapsulated methotrexate’ [International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X Volume 1 (2019) 100036]. International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X, 2, Article 100044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpx.2020.100044

© 2020 The Author(s) The authors regret that the original version of Fig. 3 incorrect. The updated figure is below for reference. [Figure presented] Fig. 3 Super-resolution microscopy image of methotrexate loaded PLGA nanoparticles (green) (92 μg/mL,... Read More about Corrigendum to ‘LC-MS metabolomics comparisons of cancer cell and macrophage responses to methotrexate and polymer-encapsulated methotrexate’ [International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X Volume 1 (2019) 100036].

Assessing the impact of physicochemical parameters in the predictive capabilities of thermodynamics-based stoichiometric approaches under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions (2020)
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Tomi-Andrino, C., Norman, R., Millat, T., Soucaille, P., Winzer, K., Barrett, D. A., …Kim, D. Assessing the impact of physicochemical parameters in the predictive capabilities of thermodynamics-based stoichiometric approaches under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions

Metabolic engineering in the post-genomic era is characterised by the development of new methods for metabolomics and fluxomics, supported by the integration of genetic engineering tools and mathematical modelling. Particularly, constraint-based stoi... Read More about Assessing the impact of physicochemical parameters in the predictive capabilities of thermodynamics-based stoichiometric approaches under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions.

Designing topographically textured microparticles for induction and modulation of osteogenesis in mesenchymal stem cell engineering (2020)
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Amer, M. H., Alvarez-Paino, M., McLaren, J., Pappalardo, F., Trujillo, S., Wong, J. Q., …Rose, F. R. (2021). Designing topographically textured microparticles for induction and modulation of osteogenesis in mesenchymal stem cell engineering. Biomaterials, 266, Article 120450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120450

© 2020 The Authors Mesenchymal stem cells are the focus of intense research in bone development and regeneration. The potential of microparticles as modulating moieties of osteogenic response by utilizing their architectural features is demonstrated... Read More about Designing topographically textured microparticles for induction and modulation of osteogenesis in mesenchymal stem cell engineering.

Targeting glutamine synthesis inhibits stem cell adipogenesis in vitro (2020)
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Velickovic, K., Lugo Leija, H. A., Surrat, A., Kim, D., Sacks, H., Symonds, M. E., & Sottile, V. (2020). Targeting glutamine synthesis inhibits stem cell adipogenesis in vitro. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 54(5), 917-927. https://doi.org/10.33594/000000278

Background/Aims: Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in the body and has a metabolic role as a precursor for protein, amino sugar and nucleotide synthesis. After glucose, glutamine is the main source of energy in cells and has recently been sho... Read More about Targeting glutamine synthesis inhibits stem cell adipogenesis in vitro.

Metabolic characterisation of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1 using LC-MS-based metabolite profiling (2020)
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Abdelrazig, S., Safo, L., Rance, G. A., Fay, M. W., Theodosiou, E., Topham, P. D., …Fernández-Castané, A. (2020). Metabolic characterisation of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1 using LC-MS-based metabolite profiling. RSC Advances, 10(54), 32548-32560. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ra05326k

Magnetosomes are nano-sized magnetic nanoparticles with exquisite properties that can be used in a wide range of healthcare and biotechnological applications. They are biosynthesised by magnetotactic bacteria (MTB), such as Magnetospirillum gryphiswa... Read More about Metabolic characterisation of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1 using LC-MS-based metabolite profiling.

Facile Dye-Initiated Polymerization of Lactide–Glycolide Generates Highly Fluorescent Poly(lactic-co-glycolic Acid) for Enhanced Characterization of Cellular Delivery (2020)
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Al-Natour, M. A., Yousif, M. D., Cavanagh, R., Abouselo, A., Apebende, E. A., Ghaemmaghami, A., …Alexander, C. (2020). Facile Dye-Initiated Polymerization of Lactide–Glycolide Generates Highly Fluorescent Poly(lactic-co-glycolic Acid) for Enhanced Characterization of Cellular Delivery. ACS Macro Letters, 9(3), 431-437. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b01014

Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society. Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) is a versatile synthetic copolymer that is widely used in pharmaceutical applications. This is because it is well-tolerated in the body, and copolymers of varying physic... Read More about Facile Dye-Initiated Polymerization of Lactide–Glycolide Generates Highly Fluorescent Poly(lactic-co-glycolic Acid) for Enhanced Characterization of Cellular Delivery.

Effect of acute and short-term dietary fat ingestion on postprandial skeletal muscle protein synthesis rates in middle-aged, overweight, and obese men (2020)
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Tsintzas, K., Jones, R., Pabla, P., Mallinson, J., Barrett, D. A., Kim, D. H., …Stephens, F. B. (2020). Effect of acute and short-term dietary fat ingestion on postprandial skeletal muscle protein synthesis rates in middle-aged, overweight, and obese men. AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, 318(3), E417-E429. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00344.2019

Muscle anabolic resistance to dietary protein is associated with obesity and insulin resistance. However, the contribution of excess consumption of fat to anabolic resistance is not well studied. The aim of these studies was to test the hypothesis th... Read More about Effect of acute and short-term dietary fat ingestion on postprandial skeletal muscle protein synthesis rates in middle-aged, overweight, and obese men.

Metabolic characterisation of THP-1 macrophage polarisation using LC–MS-based metabolite profiling (2020)
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Abuawad, A., Mbadugha, C., Ghaemmaghami, A. M., & Kim, D. (2020). Metabolic characterisation of THP-1 macrophage polarisation using LC–MS-based metabolite profiling. Metabolomics, 16(3), Article 33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-020-01656-4

INTRODUCTION: Macrophages constitute a heterogeneous population of functionally distinct cells involved in several physiological and pathological processes. They display remarkable plasticity by changing their phenotype and function in response to en... Read More about Metabolic characterisation of THP-1 macrophage polarisation using LC–MS-based metabolite profiling.

Untargeted analysis of plasma samples from pre-eclamptic women reveals polar and apolar changes in the metabolome (2019)
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Sander, K. N., Kim, D., Ortori, C. A., Warren, A. Y., Anyanwagu, U. C., Hay, D. P., …Barrett, D. A. (2019). Untargeted analysis of plasma samples from pre-eclamptic women reveals polar and apolar changes in the metabolome. Metabolomics, 15, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-019-1600-8

Introduction Pre-eclampsia is a hypertensive gestational disorder that affects approximately 5% of all pregnancies. Objectives As the pathophysiological processes of pre-eclampsia are still uncertain, the present case–control study explored unde... Read More about Untargeted analysis of plasma samples from pre-eclamptic women reveals polar and apolar changes in the metabolome.

LC-MS metabolomics comparisons of cancer cell and macrophage responses to methotrexate and polymer-encapsulated methotrexate (2019)
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Al-Natour, M. A., Alazzo, A., Ghaemmaghami, A. M., Kim, D., & Alexander, C. (2019). LC-MS metabolomics comparisons of cancer cell and macrophage responses to methotrexate and polymer-encapsulated methotrexate. International Journal of Pharmaceutics: X, 1, Article 100036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpx.2019.100036

Methotrexate (MTX) is a folate analogue antimetabolite widely used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and cancer. A number of studies have shown that MTX delivered via nanoparticle carriers is more potent against cancer cells than free MTX, a... Read More about LC-MS metabolomics comparisons of cancer cell and macrophage responses to methotrexate and polymer-encapsulated methotrexate.

Mechanistic insight into heterogeneity of trans-plasma membrane electron transport in cancer cell types (2019)
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Sherman, H. G., Jovanovic, C., Abuawad, A., Kim, D., Collins, H., Dixon, J. E., …Rawson, F. J. (2019). Mechanistic insight into heterogeneity of trans-plasma membrane electron transport in cancer cell types. BBA - Bioenergetics, 1860(8), 628-639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbabio.2019.06.012

Trans-plasma membrane electron transfer (tMPET) is a process by which reducing equivalents, either electrons or reductants like ascorbic acid, are exported to the extracellular environment by the cell. TPMET is involved in a number of physiological p... Read More about Mechanistic insight into heterogeneity of trans-plasma membrane electron transport in cancer cell types.

Mapping the metabolism of five amino acids in bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei using U-13C-labelled substrates and LC–MS (2019)
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Johnston, K., Kim, D., Kerkhoven, E., Burchmore, R., Barrett, M., & Achcar, F. (2019). Mapping the metabolism of five amino acids in bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei using U-13C-labelled substrates and LC–MS. Bioscience Reports, 39(5), https://doi.org/10.1042/bsr20181601

The metabolism of the parasite Trypanosoma brucei has been the focus of numerous studies since the 1940s. Recently it was shown, using metabolomics coupled with heavy-atom isotope labelled glucose, that the metabolism of the bloodstream form parasite... Read More about Mapping the metabolism of five amino acids in bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei using U-13C-labelled substrates and LC–MS.

Investigating the intracellular effects of hyperbranched polycation-DNA complexes on lung cancer cells using LC-MS-based metabolite profiling (2019)
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Alazzo, A., Al-Natour, M., Spriggs, K., Stolnik, S., Ghaemmaghami, A., Kim, D., & Alexander, C. (2019). Investigating the intracellular effects of hyperbranched polycation-DNA complexes on lung cancer cells using LC-MS-based metabolite profiling. Molecular Omics, 15(1), 77-87. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8MO00139A

Cationic polymers have emerged as a promising alternative to viral vectors in gene therapy. They are cheap to scale up, easy to functionalise and also presume to be safer than the viral vectors, however many of them are cytotoxic. The large number of... Read More about Investigating the intracellular effects of hyperbranched polycation-DNA complexes on lung cancer cells using LC-MS-based metabolite profiling.

Benzoxaborole treatment perturbs S-adenosyl-L-methionine metabolism in Trypanosoma brucei (2018)
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Steketee, P. C., Vincent, I. M., Achcar, F., Giordani, F., Kim, D., Creek, D. J., …Barrett, M. P. (2018). Benzoxaborole treatment perturbs S-adenosyl-L-methionine metabolism in Trypanosoma brucei. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(5), Article e0006450. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006450

The parasitic protozoan Trypanosoma brucei causes Human African Trypanosomiasis and Nagana in other mammals. These diseases present a major socio-economic burden to large areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Current therapies involve complex and toxic regime... Read More about Benzoxaborole treatment perturbs S-adenosyl-L-methionine metabolism in Trypanosoma brucei.

Improved extraction repeatability and spectral reproducibility for liquid extraction surface analysis–mass spectrometry using superhydrophobic–superhydrophilic patterning (2018)
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Meurs, J., Alexander, M. R., Levkin, P. A., Widmaier, S., Bunch, J., Barrett, D. A., & Kim, D. (in press). Improved extraction repeatability and spectral reproducibility for liquid extraction surface analysis–mass spectrometry using superhydrophobic–superhydrophilic patterning. Analytical Chemistry, 90(10), https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.8b00973

A major problem limiting reproducible use of liquid extraction surface analysis (LESA) array sampling of dried surface-deposited liquid samples is the unwanted spread of extraction solvent beyond the dried sample limits, resulting in unreliable data.... Read More about Improved extraction repeatability and spectral reproducibility for liquid extraction surface analysis–mass spectrometry using superhydrophobic–superhydrophilic patterning.