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PlasmaDive™ Mini
Human Plasma Assay Panel for MRM or PRM analysis
MANUAL
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Table of Contents
PlasmaDive™ Mini Assay Panel Components ........................................................... 3
Storage and Quality Control of PlasmaDive™ Mini Kit ............................................... 3
Use Limitations ........................................................................................................... 3
Product Warranty and Satisfaction Guarantee ........................................................... 4
Technical Assistance .................................................................................................. 4
Safety Information ...................................................................................................... 4
Introduction: PlasmaDive™ Mini Assay Panel at a Glance ......................................... 5
Important Notes before Start ...................................................................................... 7
Sample Requirements ................................................................................................ 7
SpectroDive™ Software and PlasmaDive™ Mini Panel Plug-in ................................. 8
Additionally Required Laboratory Equipment and Consumables ................................ 9
Additionally Required Reagents, Solvents and Solutions ........................................... 9
Sample Preparation Procedure & LC-MRM/PRM Analysis....................................... 10
Report Columns Description ..................................................................................... 18
Troubleshooting Guide ............................................................................................. 19
Trademarks & Limited License Agreement ............................................................... 22
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PlasmaDive™ Mini Assay Panel Components
Part No: Ki-3012
Sufficient for analysis of 20 samples
1x 1.1 ml tube, black cap
1x 10 ml tube, yellow cap
1x 0.5 ml tube, orange cap
LC Solution
1x 10 ml tube, violet cap
1x 2.0 ml tube, light blue cap
20x C18 columns with the adapter collars
PlasmaDive™ Mini MRM and
Available upon request at
support@biognosys.com
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Available at
www.biognosys.com/shop/plasmadive-mini
Storage and Quality Control of PlasmaDive™ Mini Kit
Immediately after receiving the kit store:
Reference Peptide Mix at -20°C
Reduction Stock Solution and Alkylation Solution at +4°C and protected from light
All other components should be stored dry at room temperature (15–25°C)
In accordance with Biognosys’ Quality Management System, each lot of the kit is tested
against predetermined specifications to ensure consistent product quality.
Use Limitations
PlasmaDive™ Mini Assay Panel is intended for mass spectrometry proteomics
applications and research use only. This product is not intended for the diagnostic,
prevention, or treatment of a disease. All due care and attention should be exercised
in the handling of the products.
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Product Warranty and Satisfaction Guarantee
Biognosys guarantees the performance of the product when following the instructions
and protocols described in this product manual. However, the user must determine the
suitability of the product for its particular use. Should the product fail to perform
satisfactorily due to any reason other than misuse, Biognosys will replace it free of
charge. Biognosys reserves the right to change, alter, or modify any product to
enhance its performance and design.
If you have questions about product specifications or performance, please contact us
at support@biognosys.com. We also encourage you to contact us if you have any
suggestions for improving product performance or for its use in new applications and
techniques.
Technical Assistance
Our Technical Department is composed of experienced scientists with extensive
practical and theoretical expertise in proteomic technologies and bioinformatics. If you
have any questions or experience any difficulties with PlasmaDive™ Mini Assay Panel
please do not hesitate to contact us at support@biognosys.com, call +41 44 738 20 40
or visit www.biognosys.com/shop/plasmadive-mini.
Safety Information
When working with chemicals, always wear a suitable lab coat, disposable gloves, and
protective goggles. For more information, please consult the material safety data sheet
(MSDS) available online in convenient and compact PDF format at
www.biognosys.com/shop/plasmadive-mini.
The following risk and safety phrases apply to components of PlasmaDive™ Mini Kit.
10X Dilution Buffer: Harmful if swallowed.
Alkylation Solution: Toxic if swallowed, may cause allergy or asthma symptoms or
breathing difficulties if inhaled, may cause an allergic skin reaction, may cause long
lasting harmful effects to aquatic life.
Dissolution Buffer: Highly flammable liquid and vapour, causes serious eye irritation.
Reduction Stock Solution: Harmful if swallowed, causes skin and eye irritation, may
cause respiratory irritation.
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Introduction: PlasmaDive™ Mini Assay Panel at a Glance
Blood is the most frequently used biological sample in clinical research and routine
laboratory diagnostics. Levels of blood proteins reflect the health status of single
organs and the body as a whole. Changes in composition of proteins in the blood can
be correlated to disease onset or therapy response. Often the relative changes in
protein concentrations to each other are the key indicator of a certain condition. Only
monitoring the levels of major blood proteins simultaneously makes possible to
recognize the “Big Picture” and explain pathological processes going on in the body.
The PlasmaDive™ Mini Assay Panel was designed for targeted proteomics
approaches - Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM, also called SRM) or Parallel
Reaction Monitoring (PRM) - which focus on quantifying predefined sets of proteins
with high sensitivity and reproducibility. Biognosys is unique in its ability to perform
scheduled highly multiplexed MRM and PRM measurements based on its innovative
iRT concept and its specifically developed signal processing software – SpectroDive™.
Both, iRT and SpectroDive™, are integral parts of Biognosys’ Assay Panels.
The PlasmaDive™ Mini Assay Panel optimally combines 100 peptide MRM or PRM
assays in one scheduled multiplexed method. Each peptide is representative of a
human plasma protein (Table 1). The PlasmaDive™ Mini workflow requires as little as
10 µl of plasma and 48 hours to provide actionable clinically-relevant data.
Table 1. List of proteins quantified with PlasmaDive™ Mini Assay Panel
Alpha-1-acid glycoprotein 1 (Orosomucoid-1)
Alpha-1-acid glycoprotein 2 (Orosomucoid-2)
Alpha-2-antiplasmin (Serpin F2)
Leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein (LRG)
Alpha-2-macroglobulin (Alpha-2-M)
Alpha-1-antichymotrypsin (ACT)
Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein complex acid
labile subunit
Angiotensinogen (Serpin A8)
Antithrombin-III (Serpin C1)
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Complement C1q subcomponent subunit A
Complement C1q subcomponent subunit B
Complement C1q subcomponent subunit C
Complement C1r subcomponent
Complement C1s subcomponent
C4b-binding protein alpha chain
Corticosteroid-binding globulin (Serpin A6)
CD5 antigen-like (CT-2) (SP-alpha)
Ceruloplasmin (Ferroxidase)
Complement factor H (H factor 1)
Cholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.8)
Clusterin (Aging-associated gene 4 protein)
(Apolipoprotein J)
Complement component C8 alpha chain
Platelet basic protein (C-X-C motif chemokine 7)
Coagulation factor XIII A chain
Coagulation factor XIII B chain
Gelsolin (Actin-depolymerizing factor)
Hemoglobin subunit delta (Delta-globin)
Hemopexin (Beta-1B-glycoprotein)
Haptoglobin-related protein
Histidine-rich glycoprotein
Plasma protease C1 inhibitor
Ig alpha-1 chain C region
Ig alpha-2 chain C region
Ig gamma-1 chain C region
Ig gamma-2 chain C region
Ig gamma-3 chain C region (HDC)
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Plasma serine protease inhibitor
Inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain H1
Inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain H2
Inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain H4
Kallistatin (Kallikrein inhibitor)
Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF)
N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase
Platelet factor 4 (Oncostatin-A)
Retinol-binding protein 4
Serum amyloid A-4 protein
Sex hormone-binding globulin
Thyroxine-binding globulin (Serpin A7)
Vitamin D-binding protein
Zinc-alpha-2-glycoprotein
Important Notes before Start
Before starting with the sample preparation, read through the steps carefully and make
sure all the required reagents and equipment are available.
Use minimally LC-grade solvents and water throughout the protocol to prepare buffers
and solutions.
The kit components are sufficient for 20 human plasma samples.
Sample Requirements
Human plasma or serum, 10 µl per sample.
Reserve one suitable sample for calibration run. If it is not possible to dedicate one
sample for a calibration run, a separate LC-MS sample for calibration can be prepared
following instructions in Section E of Sample Preparation Procedure & LC-MRM/PRM
Analysis.