Detection of Erythropoietin - Labster Theory

Detection of rhEPO is conducted using amass spectrometer. The mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) is roughly the same as the protein mass inDalton. We use a urine sample for substance detection. In most cases, it is better to use a urine sample instead of blood to test for prohibited substances. This is because urine collection is non-invasive and yields a large sample volume with a higher drug concentrations than blood. Also, urine has fewer cells and proteins that would complicate extraction.

A collection of blue square, green and yellow circles and red triangle. At the top is a blue square horizontally connected to a red triangle. The blue square is also connected to another blue square below, which is in turn connected to a green circle. The green circle is connected below to two green circles that each connect to one blue square below and finally both to one yellow circle below. Figure 1:图的多糖的单糖组成building block

To detect prohibited substances in urine, we have to first make a standard spectrum of uncontaminated urine (negative standard), as well as of the prohibited substance (positive standard). Once we have these two standards, we can compare them with a sample spectrum. If the sample spectrum exhibits the same peaks that the positive standard has, we can conclude that the sample contains the prohibited substance. Mass spectrometry can also detectglycosylation, as the data from the mass spectrometer is processed and displayed in peaks. Usually, glycosylation peaks are marked with an asterix or a diagram of glycan.