Evaluation of Si-Trap™ for Integrated Proteomic, Metabolomic, and Lipidomic Analyses

Multi-omics workflows enable proteins, metabolites, and lipids to be analyzed from the same biological system, providing a more complete view of cellular function. However, many established preparation strategies require separate sample inputs or splitting a single sample into multiple fractions to recover each omics layer. This added handling can increase preparation time, sample loss, and technical variability, making integrated analysis more challenging. To address these limitations, the Si-Trap™ was developed to streamline multi-omics sample preparation by enabling proteomic, metabolomic, and lipidomic analyses within a unified workflow. In collaboration with Proteomics and Metabolomics Facility (ProMeFa), the Si-Trap™ workflow was directly compared to the established ProMeFa multi-omics method using HEK293 cell pellets (Figure 1). The ProMeFa workflow employs water/MTBE/methanol phase separation to recover apolar lipid and polar metabolite fractions, with the remaining protein pellet resuspended in 9 M urea and processed by filter-aided sample preparation (FASP) prior to LC-MS analysis. In contrast, Si-Trap™ uses a 96-well plate format, in which samples are dissolved under detergent-free conditions before the addition of binding and lipid-extraction solutions. Proteins are retained on the trap, while metabolites and lipids are collected in the flow-through. Captured proteins are processed directly on the plate, including in situ reduction and alkylation, followed by proteolytic digestion and peptide elution for LC-MS analysis. Both the Si-Trap™ and ProMeFa workflows yielded broadly comparable results across multi-omics analyses. Proteomic analysis showed that most of the identified proteins were shared between the two workflows, indicating that Si-Trap™ achieved protein recovery comparable to that of the ProMeFa-FASP protocol. These proteins were distributed across major cellular compartments, reflecting broad proteome coverage by both methods. Metabolomic analyses identified similar metabolite classes in both workflows, including amino acids, nucleotides, organic acids, and related small molecules. In lipidomic analyses, both workflows recovered multiple lipid classes, with some workflow-dependent differences in class representation; The Si-Trap™ showed greater relative representation of diacylglycerols, while phosphatidylcholines and phosphatidylethanolamines were more represented in the ProMeFa workflow. The Si-Trap™ workflow integrates proteomic, metabolomic, and lipidomic sample processing within a single platform. In this comparative analysis, Si-Trap™ achieved molecular coverage comparable to the established ProMeFa workflow. Consolidation of sample preparation steps into a single format supports reproducible processing across molecular classes, reduces sample input requirements, and minimizes technical variability. Figure 1. Si-Trap™ demonstrates broad multi-omics coverage and strong signal recovery across metabolomics, proteomics, and lipidomics. Feature intensity distributions and molecular class representation were compared between the ProMeFa multi-omics workflow and Si-Trap™ using HEK293 cell samples. Proteomics (a), metabolomics (b), and lipidomics (c) outputs were evaluated for both workflows. Density plots display global feature intensity distributions, and pie charts summarize detected features by protein localization, metabolite category, or lipid class.

By |2026-07-22T11:26:37+00:00Jul 21, 2026|Article|Comments Off on Evaluation of Si-Trap™ for Integrated Proteomic, Metabolomic, and Lipidomic Analyses

Same Data, Less Time: S-Trap™ Turbo™ Redefines Proteomics Throughput

S-Trap™ has standardized proteomics sample preparation by delivering dependable cleanup and digestion that reproducibly returns high-quality LC-MS results. Building on that foundation, the S-Trap™ Turbo™ 96-Well Mini Plate increases throughput for labs processing large cohorts. S-Trap™ plates and columns capture proteins while removing common interferents such as salts, detergents, buffer components and other small molecules that disrupt assays, digestion and downstream MS performance. The S-Trap™ Turbo™ advances this approach with a polymer-based capture material that delivers over a 100-fold increase in surface density capture. Proteins quickly bind to and concentrate at the new synthetic matrix affording excellent cleanup and digestion in a small volume to improve run-to-run consistency and yield excellent sample preparation integrity. Turbos™ also simplify the workflow by replacing multiple collection steps with a single concentrated peptide recovery step: peptide outputs are ready for immediate LC-MS injection. No more SpeedVacing: elute and shoot! By removing the need for SpeedVac concentration or lyophilization, Turbo™ eliminates this frequent bottleneck reducing total preparation time from over 5 hours to roughly 2.5 hours, including digestion. In addition to faster processing time and a simplified workflow, analytical results remain comparable to, or better than, the standard format. Reduce your assay time without compromising quality. Excellent yield is maintained across sample types regardless of their hydrophobicity to allow confident identification and quantification in complex matrices and all kinds of samples: analyze challenging tissues and variable cohort compositions without change of protocol. Designed for 96-well processing, the Turbo™ supports manual and automated operation and fits readily into high-capacity pipelines for discovery proteomics, comparative screens and other demanding applications. If your lab is scaling throughput or tightening turnaround times, S-Trap™ Turbo™ helps you spend less time on prep and more time generating LC-MS data you can trust.  

By |2026-02-04T13:44:49+00:00Jan 09, 2026|Article|0 Comments
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