Micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine and other oxidized derivatives of DNA.

8-Hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG) is widely recognized as a marker of DNA oxidation. Until now, 8-OH-dG has been measured by high-performance liquid chromatography or by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. A method is reported that detects oxidative derivatives of deoxynucleosides by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography. Single-stranded DNA was incubated in the presence of 50 mM hydrogen peroxide-10 mM ascorbic acid and hydrolysed by enzymatic digestion. The order of electrophoretic mobilities of deoxynucleosides was dC > dA > T > dG > 8-OH-dG. 8-OH-dG was determined by introducing a laboratory-prepared internal standard. Two additional major oxidative derivatives were identified by comparing the electropherogram of the oxidized DNA with that of the oxidized standard deoxyguanosine.