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• the present invention relates to a method and kit for the isolation of viruses from a sample.
• the sample is treated with an extraction solution that comprises at least a divalent chloride salt and/or an ionic liquid resulting in the isolation of the viruses.
• Real-time PCR has greatly enhanced the application field of PCR as a quantitative tool in molecular biology in general and for the quantification and identification of microorganisms or viruses, in particular of pathogens.
• Real-time PCR allows the reliable detection and quantification down to one single nucleic acid target per PCR sample but requires highly purified template nucleic acids. Especially when it comes to routine diagnostics and quantitative detection of cells or viruses in complex environments like food these requirements play a key role as inhibitory effects caused by components of these environments may influence or even inhibit the PCR reaction.
• nucleic acid isolation methods commonly used in molecular biology.
• Other methods utilize the affinity of biomolecules to surface structures of microorganisms, whereby said biomolecules may be, for instance, antibodies, bacteria binding proteins from phages and antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) optionally in combination with magnetic beads, silanized glass slides or direct colony blot.
• biomolecules may be, for instance, antibodies, bacteria binding proteins from phages and antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) optionally in combination with magnetic beads, silanized glass slides or direct colony blot.
• AMPs antimicrobial peptides
• WO 2008/017097 discloses a method for isolating cells being surrounded by a cell wall from complex matrices like foodstuff. This method uses an extraction buffer comprising a chaotropic agent in combination with a detergent.
• the present invention relates to a method for isolating viruses from a complex sample comprising the steps of:
• step c isolating said viruses from the mixture of step b), preferably by centrifugation, affinity binding and/or filtration.
• the present invention also relates to a kit for the isolation of viruses from a complex sample comprising
• an extraction solution comprising at least a divalent chloride salt and/or an ionic liquid
• viruses also called virus particles.
• Viruses are known to a person skilled in the art.
• a complete virus particle consists of nucleic acid surrounded by a protective coat of protein called a capsid. These are typically formed from identical protein subunits called capsomers.
• the shape of the capsid can serve as the basis for the morphological distinction of the viruses. In general, there are four main morphological virus types:
• Tobacco mosaic virus is an example of a helical virus.
• influenza virus and HIV use this strategy.
• the present invention allows isolation viruses in general, preferably food and pathogen viruses, especially those of relevance for humans, e.g. those potentially present in human food or pathogens with clinical relevance.
• Some exemplary viruses which are of special interest are listed below. They are either of epidemiological importance like Influenza
• complex sample refers to a sample or sample matrix comprising a greater or lesser number of different compounds of mainly organic origin, which may be liquid and/or solid.
• a complex sample according to the present invention typically comprises a matrix comprising peptides, polypeptides, proteins (including also enzymes), carbohydrates (complex and simple carbohydrates), lipids, fatty acids, fat, nucleic acids etc. .
• a “complex sample” can also comprise one or more substances which interfere with the isolation and/or detection of the viruses, e.g. by inhibiting amplification of the viral nucleic acids.
• Exemplary complex samples include, but are not limited to, food (e.g.
• divalent chloride salt means chlorides of divalent cations, like MgCI 2 , CaCI 2 , SrCI 2 , ZnCI 2 or MnCI 2 . Most preferred divalent chloride salts are MgCI 2 and ZnCI 2 .
• buffer or “buffer solution” as used herein, refers to aqueous solutions or compositions that resist changes in pH when acids or bases are added to the solution or composition. This resistance to pH change is due to the buffering properties of such solutions. Thus, solutions or compositions exhibiting buffering activity are referred to as buffers or buffer solutions. Buffers generally do not have an unlimited ability to maintain the pH of a solution or composition. Rather, they are typically able to maintain the pH within certain ranges, for example between pH 7 and pH 9.
• buffers are able to maintain the pH within one log above and below their pKa (see, e.g. C . Mohan, Buffers, A guide for the preparation and use o f buffers in biological systems, CALBIOCHEM, 1999).
• Buffers and buffer solutions are typically made from buffer salts or preferably from non-ionic buffer components like TRIS and HEPES.
• the buffer added to the extraction solution guarantees that the pH value in the course of the matrix dissolution will be stabilized. A stabilized pH value contributes to
• detergent refers to molecules having lipophilic as well as hydrophilic (i.e. amphiphilic) characteristics.
• a detergent according to the present invention may comprise, for instance, a fatty acid residue and a hydrophilic (e.g. anionic or cationic) part.
• the sample is a food sample, feces, a body fluid, in particular blood, plasma or serum, water or a tissue sample.
• samples with a complex matrix are samples with a complex matrix (i.e.
• the food sample is preferably a milk product, preferably milk, in particular raw milk, milk powder, yoghurt, cheese or ice cream, a fish product, preferably raw fish, a meat product, preferably raw meat, meat rinse or sausages, salad rinse, chocolate, egg or egg products, like mayonnaise, salad, sea food, preferably mussels, fruits, preferably berries, and peppers.
• Particularly preferred food samples used in the method according to the present invention are samples which are usually known to comprise potentially pathogenic viruses and from which viruses are - due to a complex matrix - hardly extractable or detectable with the methods known in the art.
• cheese is known as a food with a complex matrix and high viscosity.
• Particularly preferred clinical samples are feces and blood.
• the extraction solution used as matrix lysis system comprises a divalent chloride salt and/or an ionic liquid. It has been found that depending on the type of the sample and depending on the type of the virus, different compositions of the extraction solution are most suitable.
• dairy products with a complex matrix that can be dissolved or extracted under milder conditions are preferably treated with an extraction solution comprising MgCb.
• Samples which comprise higher amount of starch (more than 5% w/w) or meat samples are preferably extracted or solubilised with an extraction solution comprising ZnCI 2 in concentrations between 5 and 10 M.
• the divalent chloride salts like MgCI 2 - if present - are typically present in concentrations between 0.5 and 6 M, preferably between 0.5 and 4 M, more preferably between 1 and 2 M.
• ZnCI 2 can also be used in higher concentrations due to its very high water solubility. It can be used in concentrations up to about 15 M. Preferred ZnCI 2 concentrations are between 1 and 10 M. This offers the possibility to create very specific extraction conditions and to directly use the extraction solution for gradient centrifugation.
• An example of an extraction protocol with ZnCb is shown in Figure 2. After incubation of the sample with an extraction solution comprising ZnCI 2 , the density of the mixture is adjusted to a magnitude suitable for gradient centrifugation by the addition of water.
• the remaining sample can be diluted again to adjust the density for another centrifugation step or it can alternatively be subjected to a filtration step.
• the ionic liquid - if present - is typically present in concentrations between 0.5 and 100% by weight, preferably between 1 and 60% by weight, more preferably between 7 and 40 % by weight, based on the weight of mixture.
• the ionic liquid can be one ionic liquid or a mixture of two or more ionic liquids.
• the best concentration of the divalent chloride salt and/or the ionic liquid mainly depends on the sample to be dissolved and the viral species to be isolated. These parameters can be tested easily by the person skilled in the art.
• the extraction solution of the present invention is typically an aqueous solution and/or a buffer solution which may comprise one or more organic solvents, preferably one or more water-miscible solvents like ethanol or methanol, also comprising at least a divalent chloride salt and/or an ionic liquid. It typically has a pH value greater than 5 and lower than 11 , preferably greater than 6 and lower than 9, more preferably between 6.5 and 7.5.
• the extraction solution comprises water, a buffer solution or a mixture of water or a buffer solution with up to 50% (v/v) of one or more water-miscible organic solvents and at least a divalent chloride salt and/or an ionic liquid.
• the buffer which may be used in the method of the present invention is preferably selected from the group of phosphate buffer, phosphate buffered saline buffer (PBS) , 2-amino-2-hydroxymethyl-1 , 3-propanediol (TRIS) buffer, TRIS buffered saline buffer (TBS), TRIS/EDTA (TE), ACES, MES, PIPES, HEPES and Tricine.
• PBS phosphate buffered saline buffer
• TRIS/EDTA TRIS/EDTA
• ACES MES
• MES MES
• PIPES MES
• HEPES HEPES
• Tricine Tricine
• said sample may additionally be incubated with at least one detergent, preferably an anionic detergent and/or a zwitterionic detergent and/or a nonionic detergent.
• the detergent can be added to the sample to reach a final concentration in the mixture of 0.01 % to 5%, preferably 0.1 % to 3%, more preferably 0.2% to 2% (% by weight).
• the anionic detergent is preferably sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), lithium dodecyl sulfate (LDS) or deoxycholate (DOC).
• SDS sodium dodecyl sulfate
• LDS lithium dodecyl sulfate
• DOC deoxycholate
• the zwitterionic detergent is preferably 3- [(3-cholamidopropyl)
• the nonionic detergent is preferably an ethoxylated aliphatic alcohol, preferably comprising a C13 to C15 aliphatic alcohol.
• ethoxylated aliphatic alcohols are also known as Lutensol.
• Suitable nonionic detergents are, in particular, acyl-, alkyl-, oleyl- and alkylarylethoxylates . These products are obtainable, for example on the market under the name
• Genapol or Lutensol This covers, for example, ethoxylated mono-, di- and trialkylphenols (EO (ethyleneoxy group) degree: 3 to 50, alkyl substituent radical: C 4 to C12) and also ethoxylated fatty alcohols (EO degree: 3 to 80; alkyl radical: C8 to C36) , espe-cially C12-C14-fatty alcohol (3-8)
• ethoxylates CI3-C15-oxo alcohol (3-30) ethoxylates, C16-C18-fatty alcohol (11-80) eth-oxylates, CIO-oxo alcohol (3-11) ethoxylates, C13-oxo alcohol (3-20) ethoxylates, polyoxyethylenesorbitan monooleate having 20 ethylene oxide groups, copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide having a minimum content of 10% by weight of ethylene oxide, the polyethylene oxide (4-20) ethers of oleyl alcohol and also the polyethene oxide (4-20) ethers of nonyl phenol. Use may also be made of mixtures of said nonionic detergents.
• the incubation is typically performed at temperatures between 18°C and 98°C , preferably between 25°C and 8O 0 C, more preferably between 35 0 C and 70°C.
• the sample is typically incubated with the extraction solution for a time between 10 minutes and 6 hours, preferably between 20 minutes and 1 hour.
• the viruses can be isolated by any known method. Preferred methods are centrifugation, filtration, sieving, gel electrophoresis, gel filtration, dielectrophoresis, precipitation like precipitation with polyethylenglycol or immunprecipitation, solvent extraction (with 2 or 3 phases) and ultrasound or affinity binding, e.g. using antibodies, lectins, proteins binding viruses or aptamers which are preferably immobilized e.g. on beads. The methods can also be combined. Preferably, the viruses are primarily isolated by filtration, sieving or centrifugation, most preferably by
• the viruses can be finally isolated by precipitation.
• this is done by performing a first isolation step like centrifugation, then coagulating the viruses to form clusters, e.g. by adding suitable antibodies, and then isolating the viruses by precipitation.
• Centrifugation is typically carried out at 500 to 300.000 g , more preferably at more than 1.000 g , even more preferably at more than 20.000 g.
• a stepwise centrifugation procedure is performed.
• a centrifugation step with a centrifugation typically between 100 and 3.500 g, most of the sample matrix and additional components like bacterial cells are removed.
• the remaining supernatant comprising at least the viral particles can be additionally centrifuged to isolate the viral particles. This is typically performed with a centrifugation at 10.000 to 300.000 g depending on the size and the type of the virus.
• the remaining supernatant can be treated with components suitable to precipitate viruses.
• Examples of such components are AI 2 (SO-O 3 , Coomassie Brilliant Blau (R oder G), ZnCI 2 , MgCI 2 , NaPO 4 , ZnSO 4 , Ammoniumchloride or polyethylene glycole.
• the clustered viruses can then be isolated by centrifugation typically between 1.000 and 20.000 g. It has been found that for the method according to the present invention MgCI 2 and especially ZnCI 2 are preferred components for the precipitation of viruses. A person skilled in the art can easily determine the amount of the component necessary to precipitate the viruses.
• ZnCI 2 and MgCI 2 are typically applied in an amount resulting in concentrations of more than 3 mol/l, preferably around 4 to 5 mol/l.
• the sample can be centrifuged at low speed (typically between 100 and 500 g) to remove the sample matrix.
• the supernatant can then be treated with components suitable to precipitate viruses.
• the clustered viruses and the bacterial cells can then be isolated by centrifugation typically between 100 and 500 g
• the stepwise centrifugation method is one preferred way to use the method of the invention to not only isolate viruses but isolate bacterial cells or other cells surrounded by a cell wall and viruses from one sample.
• the extraction solutions according to the present invention are also suitable for the isolation of cells surrounded by a cell wall like preferably bacterial cells.
• the extraction solutions comprising divalent chloride salts, preferably MgCb and/or ionic liquids even offer the possibility to isolate viable bacterial cells.
• cells surrounded by a cell wall refers to all cells known having or comprising a cell wall as a barrier to the environment.
• Examples for organisms or cells having a cell wall are bacteria, archaea, fungi, plants and algae. In contrast thereto, animals and most other protists have cell membranes without surrounding cell walls.
• viable cells include cells with active metabolism, preferably propagable, especially cells which are able to multiply.
• the bacterial cells to be isolated with the method according to the present invention are e.g. gram-negative or gram positive cells, most preferably selected from the group consisting of Listeria spp., S. aureus, P.
• the viruses are retained on the surface of said filter, sieve or gel, when the pore size of the filter is adapted to the size of the viral particles to be isolated.
• these materials comprise starch and/or fibers.
• the preferred method for isolating the viruses from the lysis mixture is centrifugation or centrifugation combined with precipitation.
• viruses from the dissolved pellet formed after the centrifugation step by immunological methods involving antibodies, in particular antibodies immobilized on beads, preferably magnetic beads, which are directed to epitopes present on the viruses to be isolated. Since the use of antibody beads for isolating viruses results in some cases in a reduced recovery rate, such methods may preferably employed mainly for qualitative isolation.
• said sample can be, for instance, homogenized using a stomacher prior to its incubation with the extraction solution.
• the dissolution is further supported and/or accelerated when the sample/extraction solution mixture is agitated during the incubation.
• the incubation step may - depending on the sample matrix - be repeated once or several times, e.g. twice, three times, four times, five times or ten times. Between these incubation steps the viruses and the remnant sample matrix may be separated from the supernatant by e.g. centrifugation.
• the viruses isolated with the method according to the present invention may be used for quantitatively and/or qualitatively determining the viruses in the sample. This can be achieved, for instance, by cell counting, by PCR methods, in particular by real time PCR, by using lectins or by methods involving antibodies, proteins selectively binding viruses or aptamers directed to surface structures of said virus particles (e.g. particle specific ELISA or RIA).
• viruses are preferably washed with water, a buffer solution and/or detergent comprising solutions.
• a buffer solution and/or detergent comprising solutions.
• the wash step may be repeated for several times (e.g. 2, 3 , 4, 5 or 10 times) or only once.
• the viruses are typically resuspended in the buffer and then filtered or centrifuged. If insoluble particles are present in the dissolved sample (e.g. calcium phosphate particles of cheese) said particles can be removed either by centrifugation at a lower rotational speed or by letting the particles settle over time (viruses will remain in both cases in the supernatant) .
• the viruses may also be washed with detergent comprising solutions. This will allow to further remove fat remnants potentially contained in the cell suspension.
• Preferred detergents to be used in this method step are those detergents regularly used for fat removal.
• the amount of the viruses in the sample is determined.
• the amount of the viruses in the sample can be determined by any method known in the art, in particular by methods like dilution series, phage count, real time PCR/real time RT PCR etc..
• the amount of the viruses in the sample can be determined by any method known in the art, in particular by methods like dilution series, phage count, real time PCR/real time RT PCR etc..
• DNA or RNA of the viruses is isolated.
• RNA e.g. mRNA
• control viruses are typically inactivated viral particles. Preferably they are similar to the viruses assumed to be present in the sample but they are preferably not identical to the viruses assumed to be present in the sample.
• the amount of the recovered spiked control viruses allows to determine the efficiency of the method of the present invention and may also indicate the amount of the viruses to be isolated and determined present in the initial sample.
• the sample is further incubated with at least one biopolymer degrading enzyme.
• Some samples from which the viruses are isolated comprise structures of biopolymers which may not or only in an inefficient manner be lysed by the addition of the extraction solution.
• the sample in particular the food sample, for example comprises collagen and/or starch in an amount of, e.g., over 10%, said sample may be treated with substances capable of degrading at least partially the collagen and starch content prior to its incubation with the matrix lysis system of the present invention. Therefore the sample is preferably incubated further with at least one biopolymer degrading enzyme.
• Samples which are preferably incubated with biopolymer degrading enzymes are e.g. meat, fish, etc. Ice cream, eggs, blood, milk, milk products etc. do usually not require the addition of biopolymer degrading enzyme. It surprisingly turned out that the use of enzymes alone does not allow the isolation of viruses.
• biopolymer 11 refers to proteins, polypeptides, nucleic acids, polysaccharides like cellulose, starch and glycogen etc. Therefore a “biopolymer degrading enzyme” is an enzyme which is able to degrade a biopolymer (e.g. starch, cellulose), which may be insoluble in an aqueous buffer, to low molecular substances or even to monomers.
• a biopolymer degrading enzyme is an enzyme which is able to degrade a biopolymer (e.g. starch, cellulose), which may be insoluble in an aqueous buffer, to low molecular substances or even to monomers.
• the biopolymer degrading enzyme may be active under certain pH and temperature conditions (the use of specific buffers may also play a role) it is advantageous to perform the incubation with said enzymes under optional conditions. These conditions depend on the enzyme used and are known in the art. Also the incubation time depends on extrinsic factors like pH and temperature. Therefore the incubation time may vary from 10s to 6h, preferably 30s to 2h.
• the biopolymer degrading enzyme is preferably selected from the group consisting of proteases, cellulases and amylase. Examples of these enzymes are Savinase 24 GTT (Subtilin) , Carenzyme 900 T , Stainzyme GT. Starch degrading enzymes are e.g. cyclodextrin glucanotransferase, alpha-amylase, beta-amylase, glucoamylase, pullulanase and isoamylase, in particular ⁇ -amylase.
• the biopolymer degrading enzymes cannot be added during the matrix lysis step as chaotropes and detergents may negatively influence the enzyme activity so that the biopolymers are not efficiently degraded into fragments or monomers.
• the biopolymer degrading enzyme can be incubated with the sample prior to step b) and/or during step b) and/or after step c) (step b) being the lysis step where the sample is incubated with the extraction solution and step c) being the isolation step).
• the method according to the present invention can be performed within a few hours, typically within 1 to 6 hours.
• Ionic liquids or liquid salts as used in the present invention are ionic species which consist of an organic cation and a generally inorganic anion. They do not contain any neutral molecules and usually have melting points below 373 K.
• ionic liquids of the general formula K + A " known to the person skilled in the art, in particular those which are miscible with water, are suitable in the method according to the invention.
• the anion A " of the ionic liquid is preferably selected from the group comprising halides, tetrafluoroborate, hexafluorophosphate, cyanamide, thiocyanate or imides of the general formula [N(Rf) 2 ] " or of the general formula [N(XRf) 2 ] " , where Rf denotes partially or fully fluorine-substituted alkyl having 1 to 8 C atoms and X denotes SO 2 or CO.
• the halide anions here can be selected from chloride, bromide and iodide anions, preferably from chloride and bromide anions.
• the anions A " of the ionic liquid are preferably halide anions, in particular bromide or iodide anions, or tetrafluoroborate or cyanamide or thiocyanate, most preferred thiocyanate.
• cation K + of the ionic liquid there are no restrictions per se with respect to the choice of the cation K + of the ionic liquid. However, preference is given to organic cations, particularly preferably ammonium, phosphonium, uronium, thiouronium, guanidin- ium cations or heterocyclic cations.
• Ammonium cations can be described, for example, by the formula (1)
• Phosphonium cations can be described, for example, by the formula (2)
• R 2 in each case, independently of one another, denotes
• Uronium cations can be described, for example, by the formula (3)
• R 3 to R 7 each, independently of one another, denotes
• R 8 to R 13 each, independently of one another, denotes
• HetN + denotes a heterocyclic cation selected from the group
• R 1 ' to R 4 ' each, independently of one another, denote
• substituents R 1 ' to R 4 ' may be partially or fully substituted by halogens, in particular -F and/or -Cl, or -OH, -OR', -CN, -C(O)OH, -C(O)NR' 2 , -SO 2 NR' 2 , -C(O)X, -SO 2 OH, -SO 2 X, -NO 2 , but where R 1' and R 4' cannot simultaneously be fully substituted by halogens, and where, in the substituents R 1 ' to R 4 ', one or two non-adjacent carbon atoms which are not bonded to the heteroatom may be replaced by atoms and/or atom groups selected from the -O-, -S-, -S(O)-, -SO 2 -, -SO 2 O-, -C(O)-, -C(O)O-, -N + FT 2 -, -P(O)
• substituents R and R 2 to R 13 of the compounds of the formulae (1) to (5) are preferably: C 1 - to C 20 -, in particular Cr to Ci 4 -alkyl groups, and saturated or unsaturated, i.e. also aromatic, C 3 - to C 7 -cycloalkyl groups, which may be substituted by Cr to C 6 -alkyl groups, in particular phenyl.
• the substituents R and R 2 in the compounds of the formula (1) or (2) may be identical or different here.
• the substituents R and R 2 are preferably different.
• the substituents R and R 2 are particularly preferably methyl, ethyl, iso- propyl, propyl, butyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, octyl, decyl or tetra- decyl.
• [C(NR 8 R 9 HNR 10 R 11 )(NR 12 R 13 )] + may also be bonded in pairs in such a way that mono-, bi- or polycyclic cations are formed.
• carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings of the guanidinium cations indicated above may also be substituted by Ci- to C 6 -alkyl, Cr to C 6 - alkenyl, NO 2 , F, Cl, Br, I, OH 1 C r C 6 -alkoxy, SCF 3 , SO 2 CF 3 , COOH,
• substituents R j3 J , t R-)5 s and R 6 can have a meaning or particularly preferred meaning indicated above.
• the carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings of the cations indicated above may also be substituted by Cr to C- ⁇ -alkyl, d- to C 6 -alkenyl, NO 2 , F, Cl, Br, I, OH, d-Ce-alkoxy, SCF 3 , SO 2 CF 3 , COOH, SO 2 NR 1 Z , SO 2 X or SO 3 H or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or an unsubstituted or substituted heterocycle, where X and R' have a meaning indicated above.
• the substituents R 3 to R 13 are each, independently of one another, preferably a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 C atoms.
• the substituents R 3 and R 4 , R 6 and R 7 , R 8 and R 9 , R 10 and R 11 and R 12 and R 13 in compounds of the formulae (3) to (5) may be identical or different.
• R 3 to R 13 are particularly preferably each, independently of one another, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, tert-butyl, sec-butyl, phenyl or cyclohexyl, very particularly preferably methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl or n-butyl.
• suitable substituents R 1 to R 4 of compounds of the formula (6) are preferably: Cr to C 2 o, in particular Cr to Ci 2 -alkyl groups, and saturated or unsaturated, i.e. also aromatic, C 3 - to Cycycloalkyl groups, which may be substituted by Cr to C 6 -alkyl groups, in particular phenyl.
• the substituents R 1 and R 4 are each, independently of one another, particularly preferably methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, propyl, butyl, sec-butyl, tert- butyl, pentyl, hexyl, octyl, decyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl or benzyl. They are very particularly preferably methyl, ethyl, n-butyl or hexyl. In pyrrolidinium, piperi- dinium or indolinium compounds, the two substituents R 1 and R 4 are preferably different.
• R 2 or R 3 is in each case, independently of one another, in particular hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, propyl, butyl, sec-butyl, tert- butyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl or benzyl.
• R 2 is particularly preferably hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, propyl, butyl or sec-butyl.
• R 2 and R 3 are very particularly preferably hydrogen.
• the CrC 12 -alkyl group is, for example, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, propyl, butyl, sec-butyl or tert-butyl, furthermore also pentyl, 1-, 2- or 3-methylbutyl, 1 ,1-, 1,2- or 2,2-dimethylpropyl, 1-ethylpropyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl or dodecyl.
• a straight-chain or branched alkenyl having 2 to 20 C atoms, in which a plurality of double bonds may also be present, is, for example, allyl, 2- or 3-butenyl, isobutenyl, sec-butenyl, furthermore 4-pentenyl, isopentenyl, hexenyl, heptenyl, octenyl, -C 9 H 17 , -C 10 H 19 to -C 2 oH 39 ; preferably allyl, 2- or 3-butenyl, isobutenyl, sec-butenyl, furthermore preferably 4-pentenyl, iso- pentenyl or hexenyl.
• a straight-chain or branched alkynyl having 2 to 20 C atoms, in which a plurality of triple bonds may also be present is, for example, ethynyl, 1- or 2-propynyl, 2- or 3-butynyl, furthermore 4-pentynyl, 3-pentynyl, hexynyl, heptynyl, octynyl, -CgH 15 , -C 1O Hi 7 to -C 2 oH 37 , preferably ethynyl, 1- or 2-propynyl, 2- or 3-butynyl, 4-pentynyl, 3-pentynyl or hexynyl.
• Aryl-C r C 6 -alkyl denotes, for example, benzyl, phenylethyl, phenylpropyl, phenylbutyl, phenylpentyl or phenylhexyl, where both the phenyl ring and also the alkylene chain may be partially or fully substituted, as described above, by halogens, in particular -F and/or -Cl, or partially by -OH, -OR', -CN, -C(O)OH, -C(O)NR 1 Z, -SO 2 NR' 2 , -C(O)X, -SO 2 OH, -SO 2 X, -NO 2 .
• Unsubstituted saturated or partially or fully unsaturated cycloalkyl groups having 3-7 C atoms are therefore cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclopenta-1 ,3-dienyl, cyclohexenyl, cyclohexa-1 ,3-dienyl, cyclohexa-1 ,4-dienyl, phenyl, cycloheptenyl, cyclo- hepta-1 ,3-dienyl, cyclohepta-1 ,4-dienyl or cyclohepta-1 ,5-dienyl, each of which may be substituted by d- to C ⁇ -alkyl groups, where the cycloalkyl group or the cycloalkyl group substituted by d- to C ⁇ -alkyl groups may in turn also be substituted by
• C 3 - to C 7 -cycloalkyl is, for example, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclo- pentyl, cyclohexyl or cycloheptyl.
• substituted phenyl denotes phenyl which is substituted by d- to C 6 - alkyl, C r to C 6 -alkenyl, NO 2 , F, Cl, Br, I 1 OH, Ci-C 6 -alkoxy, SCF 3 , SO 2 CF 3 , COOH, SO 2 X', SO 2 NR" 2 or SO 3 H, where X' denotes F, Cl or Br and R" denotes a non-, partially or perfluorinated C 1 - to C 6 -alkyl or C 3 - to C 7 -cyclo- alkyl as defined for R', for example o-, m- or p-methylphenyl, o-, m- or p- ethylphenyl, o-, m- or p-propylphenyl, o-, m- or p-isopropylphenyl, o-, m- or p-
• heteroaryl is taken to mean a saturated or unsaturated mono- or bicyclic heterocyclic radical having 5 to 13 ring members, in which 1, 2 or 3 N and/or 1 or 2 S or O atoms may be present and the heterocyclic radical may be mono- or polysubstituted by Cr to C 6 -alkyl, C 1 - to C 6 -alkenyl, NO 2 , F, Cl, Br, I 1 OH, Ci-C 6 -alkoxy, SCF 3 , SO 2 CF 3 , COOH, SO 2 X', SO 2 NR" 2 or SO 3 H, where X' and R" have a meaning indicated above.
• the heterocyclic radical is preferably substituted or unsubstituted 2- or 3- furyl, 2- or 3-thienyl, 1-, 2- or 3-pyrrolyl, 1-, 2-, 4- or 5-imidazolyl, 3-, 4- or 5-pyrazolyl, 2-, 4- or 5-oxazolyl, 3-, 4- or 5-isoxazolyl, 2-, 4- or 5-thiazolyl, 3-, 4- or 5-isothiazolyl, 2-, 3- or 4-pyridyl, 2-, A-, 5- or 6-pyrimidinyl, furthermore preferably 1 ,2,3-triazol-1-, -4- or -5-yl, 1 ,2,4-triazol-1-, -4- or -5-yl, 1- or 5-tetrazolyl, 1 ,2,3-oxadiazol-4- or -5-yl 1 ,2,4-oxadiazol-3- or -5-yl, 1 ,3,4- thiadiazol-2- or -5-yl, 1,2,4-thiadia
• 6- or 7-benzisoxazolyl 2-, A-, 5-, 6- or 7-benzothiazolyl, 2-, 4-, 5-, 6- or 7- benzisothiazolyl, A-, 5-, 6- or 7-benz-2,1,3-oxadiazolyl, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-,
• Heteroaryl-CrC ⁇ -alkyl is, analogously to aryl-Ci-C 6 -alkyl, taken to mean, for example, pyridinylmethyl, pyridinylethyl, pyridinylpropyl, pyridinylbutyl, pyridinylpentyl, pyridinylhexyl, where the heterocyclic radicals described above may furthermore be linked to the alkylene chain in this way.
• HetN + is preferably
• R 1 to R 4 each, independently of one another, have a meaning described above.
• the cations of the ionic liquid according to the invention are preferably ammonium, phosphonium, imidazolium or morpholinium cations, most preferred are imidazolium cations.
• R, R 2 , R 1 ' to R 4 ' of the preferred ammonium, phosphonium, imidazolium or morpholinium cations are selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, hexyl, decyl, dodecyl, octadecyl, ethoxyethyl, methoxyethyl, hydroxyethyl or hydroxypropyl groups.
• the imidazolium cations are substituted by alkyl, alkenyl, aryl and/or aralkyl groups which may themselves be substituted by functional groups such as by groups containing nitrogen, sulfur and/or phosphorous wherein different oxidation states are possible.
• these functional groups according to the invention are: amine, carboxyl, carbonyl, aldehyde, hydroxy, sulfate, sulfonate and/or phosphate groups.
• N atoms of the imidazolium ring can be substituted by identical or different substituents.
• nitrogen atoms of the imidazolium ring are substituted by identical or different substituents. It is also possible or preferred according to the invention that the
• imidazolium salts are additionally or exclusively substituted at one or more of the carbon atoms of the imidazolium ring.
• substituents are C -i-C 4 alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl and/or isobutyl groups.
• substituents which are also preferred are C 2 -C 4 alkenyl groups such as ethylene, n-propylene, isopropylene, n-butylene and/or isobutylene, also alkyl and alkenyl substituents having more than 4 C atoms are comprised wherein for example also C 5 -C 10 alkyl or alkenyl substituents are still preferred.
• these C 5 -Ci 0 alkyl or alkenyl groups have one or more other substituents such as phosphate, sulfonate, amino and/or phosphate groups at their alkyl and/or alkenyl groups.
• substituents are preferred according to the invention mono- and/or bicyclic aryl groups, phenyl, biphenyl and/or naphthalene as well as derivatives of these compounds which carry hydroxy, sulfonate, sulfate, amino, aldehyde, carbonyl and/or carboxy groups.
• aryl substituents examples include phenol, biphenyl, biphenol, naphthalene, naphthalene carboxylic acids, naphthalene sulfonic acids, biphenylols, biphenyl carboxylic acids, phenol, phenyl sulfonate and/or phenol sulfonic acids.
• Imidazolium thiocyanates, dicyanamides, tetrafluoroborates, iodides, chlorides, bromides or hexafluorophosphates are very particularly preferably employed in the methods according to the invention, where
• hexafluorophosphate 1 -ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate, 1 -ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide, are especially preferred in the method according to the invention.
• the ionic liquids used according to the invention are preferably liquids, i.e. preferably they are liquids which are ionic at room temperature (about 25° C). However, also ionic liquids can be used which are not liquid at room temperature but which then should be present in a liquid form or should be soluble in the extraction solution at the temperature at which the method of the present invention is performed.
• Another aspect of the present invention relates to an extraction solution for the isolation of cells from a complex matrix comprising at least:
• the divalent chloride salts like MgCI 2 - if present - are typically present in concentrations between 0.5 and 6 M, preferably between 0.5 and 4 M, more preferably between 1 and 2 M.
• ZnCb can also be used in higher concentrations due to its very high water solubility. It can be used in concentrations up to about 15 M. Preferred ZnCbconcentrations are between 1 and 10 M. This offers the possibility to create very specific extraction conditions and to directly use the extractionS
• the ionic liquid - if present - is typically present in concentrations between 0.5 and 100% by weight, preferably between 1 and 60 % by weight, more preferably between 7 and 40% by weight, based on the weight of mixture.
• the ionic liquid can be one ionic liquid or a mixture of two or more ionic liquids.
• the extraction solution of the present invention is an aqueous solution or a buffer solution. It typically has a pH value greater than 5 and lower than 11 , preferably greater than 6 and lower than 9, more preferably between 6.5 and 7.5.
• the extraction solution may additionally comprise up to 20% of one or more water-miscible organic solvents like ethanol.
• the extraction solution might also comprise additional component like e.g. detergents.
• the buffer of the present invention is selected from the group of phosphate buffer, phosphate buffered saline buffer (PBS), 2-amino-2-hydroxymethyl-1 , 3-propanediol (TRIS) buffer, TRIS buffered saline buffer (TBS) TRIS/EDTA (TE), ACES, MES, PIPES, HEPES and Tricine.
• PBS phosphate buffered saline buffer
• kits for the isolation of viruses from a complex matrix comprising:
• the at least one biopolymer degrading enzyme is selected from the group consisting of proteases, cellulases and amylases, preferably ⁇ -amylases.
• the method and the kit according to the present invention offer a very mild and effective matrix lysis system.
• the extraction solution effectively lyses the matrix of most of the complex samples which are e.g. typical in food analysis while the target viruses remain unaffected.
• the method according to the present invention does not comprise any additional steps in which the sample is bound to a solid phase or treated with additional extraction reagents.
• the method according to the present invention does not involve a step in which the viral particles and/or the matrix are bound to a solid phase.
• the only exemption is the possibility to bind to viruses to a solid phase after extraction and isolation e.g. by centrifugation. That means the method according to the present invention preferably does only have the following steps: a ) providing a complex sample,
• step c isolating said viruses from the mixture of step b), preferably by centrifugation, affinity binding and/or filtration,
• the method and the kit of the present invention offer a simple and fast way to isolate viruses from complex samples and - combined with sensitive detection methods like real time PCR - allow for fast and sensitive detection of pathogens in food, clinical and other complex samples.
• the method according to the present invention typically has a recovery rate of more than 10%. That means that typically more than 10% of the viruses present in a sample can be isolated by the method according to the present invention. Optimization of the procedure can easily lead to recovery rates of more than 20%. Recovery rates can be determined by spiking the sample with a defined amount of virus prior to performing the method according to the present invention.
• the sample matrix of a complex sample may comprise e.g. one or more of the following constituents: peptides, polypeptides, proteins (including also enzymes), carbohydrates (complex and simple carbohydrates), lipids, fatty acids, fat, nucleic acids etc..
• a complex sample matrix often interferes with analytical methods or makes it even impossible to apply molecularbiological methods to analyse the sample. It has been found that with the method according to the present invention an at least partial lysis of the sample matrix is possible and the reduction of the amount of sample matrix offers the possibility to carry out the further analysis of viral contamination.
• Fig. 1 gives one exemplary flow scheme for the procedural steps that can be performed when using the method according to the present invention for detecting (qualitatively and/or quantitatively) viruses in complex samples like food samples.
• Fig. 2 gives an exemplary flow scheme for the procedural steps that can be performed when applying an extraction solution comprising ZnC ⁇ in the method according to the present invention.
• Fig. 3 gives an exemplary flow scheme for the procedural steps that can be performed when applying an extraction solution comprising an ionic liquid like 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate in the method according to the present invention.
• Example I Separation of bacteriophage MS2 from cheese samples.
• Bacteriophage MS2 was used as a model particle for Norovirus and Rotavirus according to Dreier et al., due to the similarity of the physical and chemical properties of bacteriophage MS2 and the pathogenic Rotavirus and Norovirus. In contrast to the pathogenic viruses MS2 is easy to handle, no special safety requirements are necessary and propagation in E. coli does not necessitate special equipment as used in cell culture for eukaryotic cell lines, which are necessary for Norovirus and Rotavirus. Matrix lysis and virus isolation
• MS2- phage solution 10 10 PFU ml "1 ).
• the lysis buffer (1 M MgCI 2 , 5OmM Tricine) is added to a final volume of 25ml.
• the sample is homogenized by stomaching and incubated for 30min at 37°C and centrifuged for 20min at 4000rpm to separate remaining food debris.
• MgCI 2 is added to 750 ⁇ l of the supernatant to a final concentration of 4M.
• the sample is mixed by vortexing and centrifuged at 14000rpm for 1 h. The resulting pellet is used for RNA isolation.
• RNA bound to the silica is eluted with 20 ⁇ l water.
• MS2-phage solution 10 10 PFU ml "1 ) is isolated.
• RNA is transcribed with Cloned AMV Reverse Transcriptase (Invitrogen,) according to the manufacturer's instructions. Instead of a total volume of 10 ⁇ l, 20 ⁇ l are produced.
• the primer used for reverse transcription is as well as the primer used in PCR- specific for the MS2 replicase gene and described in Dreier et al., 2005.
• the real-time PCR is preformed in the MX3000P (Stratagene) thermo-cycler as follows: Denaturation for 5min at 94 0 C, followed by 45 cycles of 20sec at 94 0 C, 30sec at 55°C, 30sec at 72°C and a final extension step at 72°C for 2min. Sample, control and negative control are performed in doublets.
• Example II Separation of bacteriophage MS2 from cheese samples.
• RNA isolation An amount of 0.5 ml 4M MgCI 2 is added to 1ml of the supernatant. The sample is mixed by vortexing and centrifuged at 14000rpm for 1h. The resulting pellet is used for RNA isolation.
• RNA bound to the silica is eluted with 20 ⁇ l water.
• MS2- phage solution 10 10 PFU ml "1 ) is isolated.
• RNA is transcribed with Cloned AMV Reverse Transcriptase (Invitrogen,) according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• the primer used for reverse transcription (MS2-TM-R) is- as well as the primer used in PCR- specific for the MS2 replicase gene and described in Dreier et al. 2005.
• the real-time PCR is preformed in the MX3000 P (Stratagene) thermo-cycler as follows: denaturation for 5min at 94°C, followed by 45 cycles of 20sec at 94°C, 30sec at 55 0 C, 30sec at 72°C and a final extension at 72°C for 2min. Sample, control and negative control are used in duplex.
• Example III Separation of bacteriophage MS2 from egg samples.
• Lysis buffer (1M MgCI and 5OmM Tricine) and a 6.5 gram sample of egg are mixed by stomaching.
• 500 ⁇ l of the mixture are inoculated with 600 ⁇ l MS2- phage solution (10 10 PFU ml "1 ) and incubated for 30min at 37°C and centrifuged for 30min at 3200rpm.
• ZnCI 2 (2M final concentration) is added to he supernatant and incubated for 15min at 30 0 C.
• the sample is centrifuged at 14000rpm for 45min and the resulting pellet is used for RNA isolation.
• RNA bound to the silica is eluted with 20 ⁇ l water.
• RNA bound to the silica is eluted with 20 ⁇ l water.
• cDNA synthesis 1 ⁇ l of RNA is transcribed with Cloned AMV Reverse Transcriptase (Invitrogen,) according to the manufacturer's instructions but in total 8 ⁇ l instead of 20 ⁇ l cDNA was produced.
• the primer used for reverse transcription (MS2-TM-R) is- as well as the primer used in PCR- specific for the MS2 replicase gene and described in Dreier et al. 2005.
• the real-time PCR is preformed in the MX3000 P (Stratagene) thermo-cycler as follows: denaturation for 5min at 94°C, followed by 45 cycles of 20sec at 94°C, 30sec at 55°C, 30sec at 72°C and a final extension at 72°C for 2min.

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