| Title: | HS-SPME-GC-MS approach for the analysis of volatile salivary metabolites and application in a case study for the indirect assessment of gut microbiota |
| Author(s): | Campanella B; Onor M; Lomonaco T; Benedetti E; Bramanti E; |
| Address: | "National Research Council of Italy, C.N.R., Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds-ICCOM, Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy. Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy. Haematology Unit, Department of Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56127, Pisa, Italy. National Research Council of Italy, C.N.R., Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds-ICCOM, Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy. bramanti@pi.iccom.cnr.it" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00216-019-02158-6 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1618-2650 (Electronic) 1618-2642 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "In this work, a straightforward analytical approach based on headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was developed for the analysis of salivary volatile organic compounds without any prior derivatization step. With a sample volume of 500 muL, optimal conditions were achieved by allowing the sample to equilibrate for 10 min at 50 degrees C and then extracting the samples for 10 min at the same temperature, using a carboxen/polydimethylsiloxane fibre. The method allowed the simultaneous identification and quantification of 20 compounds in sample headspace, including short-chain fatty acids and their derivatives which are commonly analysed after analyte derivatization. The proof of applicability of the methodology was performed with a case study regarding the analysis of the dynamics of volatile metabolites in saliva of a single subject undergoing 5-day treatment with rifaximin antibiotic. Non-stimulated saliva samples were collected over 3 weeks from a nominally healthy volunteer before, during, and after antibiotic treatment. The variations of some metabolites, known to be produced by the microbiota and by bacteria that are susceptible to antibiotics, suggest that the study of the dynamics of salivary metabolites can be an excellent indirect method for analysing the gut microbiota. This approach is novel from an analytical standpoint, and it encourages further studies combining saliva metabolite profiles and gut microbiota dynamics. Graphical abstract" |
| Keywords: | Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/*methods *Gastrointestinal Microbiome Humans Limit of Detection Reproducibility of Results Saliva/*chemistry Solid Phase Microextraction/*methods Volatile Organic Compounds; |
| Notes: | "MedlineCampanella, Beatrice Onor, Massimo Lomonaco, Tommaso Benedetti, Edoardo Bramanti, Emilia eng Germany 2019/10/24 Anal Bioanal Chem. 2019 Nov; 411(28):7551-7562. doi: 10.1007/s00216-019-02158-6. Epub 2019 Oct 22" |
