Patrícia Abranches Geraldo, Maria Patrícia do Nascimento, Bruna Marchiori Berlande, Jéssica Cordeiro Queiroz de Souza, Luiz Henrique Cantarino Adriano, Marcone Augusto Leal de Oliveira
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Abstract
Fatty acids are vital to various physiological processes, making their analysis crucial for understanding metabolic, nutritional, and pathological conditions. Traditional methods for its analysis in biological samples, such as gas chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography, often require complex sample preparation, including derivatization and extraction steps. Capillary electrophoresis has emerged as a promising alternative, offering simpler sample preparation, fast analysis times, and reduced consumption of solvents and reagents, which is in line with the principles of green chemistry. Despite its potential, capillary electrophoresis remains underutilized in fatty acid analysis in biological samples. In this regard, this review discusses the state of the art in capillary electrophoresis application for fatty acid analysis in biological samples, highlighting the simplified sample preparation protocols and the technique's advantages over others.
期刊介绍:
ELECTROPHORESIS is an international journal that publishes original manuscripts on all aspects of electrophoresis, and liquid phase separations (e.g., HPLC, micro- and nano-LC, UHPLC, micro- and nano-fluidics, liquid-phase micro-extractions, etc.).
Topics include new or improved analytical and preparative methods, sample preparation, development of theory, and innovative applications of electrophoretic and liquid phase separations methods in the study of nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates natural products, pharmaceuticals, food analysis, environmental species and other compounds of importance to the life sciences.
Papers in the areas of microfluidics and proteomics, which are not limited to electrophoresis-based methods, will also be accepted for publication. Contributions focused on hyphenated and omics techniques are also of interest. Proteomics is within the scope, if related to its fundamentals and new technical approaches. Proteomics applications are only considered in particular cases.
Papers describing the application of standard electrophoretic methods will not be considered.
Papers on nanoanalysis intended for publication in ELECTROPHORESIS should focus on one or more of the following topics:
• Nanoscale electrokinetics and phenomena related to electric double layer and/or confinement in nano-sized geometry
• Single cell and subcellular analysis
• Nanosensors and ultrasensitive detection aspects (e.g., involving quantum dots, "nanoelectrodes" or nanospray MS)
• Nanoscale/nanopore DNA sequencing (next generation sequencing)
• Micro- and nanoscale sample preparation
• Nanoparticles and cells analyses by dielectrophoresis
• Separation-based analysis using nanoparticles, nanotubes and nanowires.