Quantification of Gly m 4 Protein, A Major Soybean Allergen, By Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography with Ultraviolet and Mass Spectrometry Detection
Abstract

Soybean (Glycine max) is considered a major allergenic food. Gly m 4 is one of several soybean allergens that has been identified to cause an allergic reaction, typically the symptoms are localized effects including the skin, gastrointestinal tract, or respiratory tract. Soybean allergens are considered a complete food allergen in that they are capable of inducing specific IgE as well as eliciting a range of severity from mild rashes up to anaphylaxis. In this study, we have isolated, purified, and characterized an endogenous Gly m 4 protein. The endogenous protein has 88.0% sequence homology with the theoretically predicted Gly m 4 sequence. Following detailed characterization, an assay was developed for quantification of endogenous Gly m 4 using two-dimensional liquid chromatography with ultraviolet and mass spectrometric detection (2DLC–UV/MS). A linear relationship (R2 > 0.99) was observed over the concentration range of 12.5–531.7 μg/mL. Over the linear range, the assay recoveries (percent relative error, % RE) ranged from −1.5 to 10.8%. The assay precision (percent coefficient of variation, % CV) was measured at three different Gly m 4 levels on each of the 4 days and did not exceed 11.2%. The developed method was successfully applied to quantify Gly m 4 level in 10 commercial soybean lines. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the first quantitative assay for an intact endogenous Gly m 4 protein.
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