Ionic liquids as solvents for in situ dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction of DNA

Tianhao Li, Manishkumar D. Joshi, Donald R. Ronning, Jared L. Anderson

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Abstract

Six ionic liquids (ILs) were applied for the first time as solvents in the extraction and preconcentration of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) using an in situ dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) approach. The effect of different IL substituents and functional group on the extraction efficiency of DNA was investigated. The highest extraction efficiencies of DNA were obtained using 1-(1,2-dihydroxypropyl)-3-hexadecylimidazolium bromide (C16POHIM-Br) and N,N-didecyl-N-methyl-d-glucaminium bromide [(C10)2NMDG-Br]. Extraction efficiencies higher than 97% were obtained using small amounts of IL (0.50mg) for each extraction. The extraction of DNA from a sample matrix containing metal ions and protein revealed that the metal ions did not interfere with the extraction of DNA and that the co-extraction of protein can be mitigated by performing the extraction under moderately acidic conditions. Data from 31P NMR spectroscopy suggest that a combination of electrostatic and π-π interactions dominate IL-DNA complexation and that the extraction is concentration dependant.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)8-14
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Chromatography A
Volume1272
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 11 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • DNA extraction
  • Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction
  • Ionic liquid
  • Nucleic acid

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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