固相萃取-衍生化-气相色谱/质谱测定水中类固醇类环境内分泌干扰物

建立了固相萃取-衍生化-气相色谱/质谱联用同时测定水中4种类固醇类环境内分泌干扰物雌酮(E1)、17β-雌二醇(E2)、17α-乙炔基雌二醇(EE2)、雌三醇(E3)的分析方法.通过对比衍生化试剂 N,O-双三甲基硅基三氟乙酰胺(BSTFA)和N-甲基-N-三甲基硅基三氟乙酰胺(MSTFA)的衍生化条件及效果,解释了文...     

固相萃取-衍生化-气相色谱-质谱法测定水中类固醇类雌激素

采用固相萃取-衍生化-气相色谱-质谱法同时测定水中4种类固醇类雌激素雌酮(E1)、17β-雌二醇(E2)、17α-乙炔基雌二醇(EE2)、雌三醇(E3)。样品经Oasis HLB固相萃取柱,以丙酮为溶剂进行洗脱后,采用吡啶、N-甲基-N-三甲基硅基三氟乙酰胺于40℃衍生化20min后,采用气相色谱-质谱仪分析。E1、E2、EE2和E3的线性范围分别为5.00~500μg·L-1和10.0~500μg·L-1,4种类固醇类雌激素的检出限(3S/N)在1.5~3.0μg·L-1之间,测定下限(10S/N)在5.0~10μg·L-1之间;方法用于实际水样的分析,加标回收率在86.8%~93.8%之间,测定值的相对标准偏差(n=7)在7.1%~11%之间。     

GC-MS联用鉴定17α-乙炔基雌二醇光降解的产物

采用BSTFA衍生化并结合GC-MS的方法鉴定出了硅藻引发17α-乙炔基雌二醇（EE2）光降解的中间产物10ε-17α-二羟基-1,4-乙炔基雌二烯-3-酮.对EE2的降解机理进行了探讨,认为EE2在光降解过程中,分子中的C3和C10原子容易受到电子的攻击,氧化生成羰基或羟基化合物.     

固相萃取-衍生化气相色谱/质谱法测定制药厂污水中的环境雌激素

采用固相萃取-衍生化气相色谱/质谱法(GC/MS)测定某制药厂污水中的雌酮(E1)、雌二醇(E2)、雌三醇(E3)和乙炔基雌二醇(EE2)4种雌激素化合物。样品经固相萃取柱萃取富集及双(三甲基硅烷基)三氟乙酰胺(1%三甲基氯硅烷)（BSTFA(1%TMCS)）衍生化后进行GC/MS分析。该法对4种目标物的检出限为1.8～4.7 ng/L,相对标准偏差为2.3%～9.1%(n=8)。目标化合物的加标回收率为（94.0±2.9）%～（101±3.8）%,说明该方法能较好地应用于污水中雌激素化合物的定量检测。通过对某制药厂污水中的雌激素进行定量分析,发现污水中乙炔基雌二醇和雌酮质量浓度分别达396.6 和39.9 ng/L;经过传统的厌氧兼氧好氧生物处理后,污水中的环境雌激素的去除率仅为35%～40%,说明传统的污水处理工艺对去除污水中雌激素效果并不明显,需要改进。     

固相萃取-分散液液微萃取-柱前衍生法测定水样中痕量雌激素

建立了碳纳米管的固相萃取-分散液液微萃取-柱前荧光衍生化(SPE-DLLME-PFD)测定水体中痕量雌三醇(E3)、双酚A(BPA)、17α-乙炔基雌二醇(EE2)及17β-雌二醇(E2)的高效液相色谱方法.采用中心复合设计和响应曲面法分析并优化SPE、DLLME及PLD条件,最佳条件为210 mL水样以2.0 mL/min的流速过固相萃取柱(碳纳米管量30 mg),甲醇洗脱,氮气浓缩并定容至0.6 mL(分散剂),将100 μL C6MIM[PF6]与分散剂的混合液注入到NaCl含量为25％的2.0 mL去离子水中,离心,移取20 μL下层有机相于样品瓶中,与4.0 mg衍生剂混合,在40℃水浴中衍生25 min;用0.1mL甲醇溶解过量的衍生剂颗粒,取20 μL进样分析.在优化条件下.4种雌激素的线性范围为0.05～5.00 μg/L,相关系数R2=0.9966～0.9999;,检出限介于0.13～6.33 ng/L(S/N=3)之间.不同加标浓度条件下,雌激素的加标回收率在83.1％～122.4％范围内(RSD=1.7％～9.6％).在实际水样中E3和BPA检出率较高.与其它方法相比,本方法虽然萃取时间长、水样量大、步骤多,但具有检出限低、操作简便、环境友好等优点.     

气相色谱-质谱法测定尿及河底泥中的环境雌激素

报道了尿及河底泥中环境雌激素(壬基酚、双酚A、己烯雌酚、17α-乙炔基雌二醇)和内源性雌激素(17α-雌二醇、17β-雌二醇、雌三醇、雌酮)的气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)测定法。尿样经盐酸溶液水解后用固相萃取(SPE)柱浓缩净化,底泥样品用甲醇-乙酸乙酯萃取。被测组分经五氟丙酸酐(PFPA)衍生化后用GC-MS进行定性定量检测。该法测定的峰面积的日内相对标准偏差为1.22%-5.55%,检出限为0.05-1.27 μg/L(或μg/kg)。被测组分的加标回收率除尿样中17α-乙炔基雌二醇和己烯雌酚分别为2     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定人尿液中5种酚类内分泌干扰物

采用通用电喷雾离子源的高效液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-ESI MS/MS)分析技术,通过丹磺酰氯衍生化处理,建立了同时测定人尿液中双酚A(BPA)、三氯生(TCS)、炔雌酮(EE2)、雌酮(E1)、雌二醇(E2)5种酚类内分泌干扰物的高灵敏方法。5种酚类化合物在0.2～100μg/L质量浓度范围内线性关系良好,相关系数(r2)均在0.99以上,检出限(LOD)在0.02～0.27μg/L之间。在5、10、50μg/L加标水平下,平均回收率为85%～125%,相对标准偏差(RSD,n=3)为0.53%～14.4%。该方法灵敏度高、重现性好、回收率高、操作简单,可作为人尿液中酚类内分泌干扰物暴露分析的备选方法之一。     

分散液液微萃取-柱前衍生-高效液相色谱法测定水样中双酚A

建立了分散液液微萃取-柱前衍生-高效液相色谱法测定水样中双酚A的分析方法.通过交互正交试验和混合型优化实验设计对影响因素(萃取剂体积、分散剂类型及其体积、水样体积、pH值及离子强度)进行了优化.优化后的分散液液微萃取条件为:60 μL萃取剂,0.4 mL分散剂(甲醇),pH 4.0;优化后的柱前衍生化条件:0.1 mL 2.0 g/L衍生剂(对硝基苯甲酰氯)、衍生化时间30 min;方法的线性范围:0.002～0.2 mg/L(r=0.9997),检出限0.007 μg/L(S/N=3);不同浓度双酚A的萃取率为59.0%～63.0%,相对标准偏差(RSD)2.5%～9.2%(n=5);水样中双酚A的加标率为86.5%～107.1%,RSD为4.0%～11.9%(n=5),其它雌激素(雌酮、雌二醇、雌三醇和17α-乙炔基雌二醇)对双酚A的测定无干扰.本方法可以对水环境中的痕量BPA进行检测,具有操作简便、快速等优点.     

基于分子印迹技术的Ru（bpy）2+3/MWCNTs-Nafion-SiO2纳米粒子电化学发光传感器高效检测17β-雌二醇

17β-雌二醇等环境内分泌干扰物在水体中分布广、浓度低,对生态系统及人体危害性大。本研究在金电极表面通过多壁碳纳米管( MWCNTs)的静电吸附作用与Nafuon膜的离子交换作用结合纳米二氧化硅( SuO2),固定化Ru( bpy)2＋3,制备Ru( bpy)2＋3/MWCNTs-Nafuon-SuO2修饰电极,提高了修饰电极的灵敏性。通过溶胶-凝胶法制备分子印迹膜提高修饰电极的选择特异性,制得分子印迹-电化学发光传感器( ECL-MIPs)。在优化条件下,即pH 7.4磷酸盐缓冲溶液中,以扫速100 mV/s富集20 mun,对17β-雌二醇进行检测,电化学发光强度与17β-雌二醇浓度在0.03~2.00μg/L范围内有良好线性关系,检出限为0.006μg/L。此传感器可用于实际水样中的17β-雌二醇雌二醇的检测,回收率为88.7%~105.0%。     

固相萃取-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法同时测定环境水体中的12种类固醇激素

建立了固相萃取-超高效液相色谱串联质谱法(SPE-UPLC-MS/MS)同时测定环境水体中12种类固醇激素(雌酮、17α-雌二醇、17β-雌二醇、雌三醇、乙炔基雌二醇、睾酮、雄烯二酮、甲基睾酮、孕酮、炔诺酮、孕二烯酮、左炔诺孕酮)的分析方法。样品经C_(18)固相萃取柱净化和浓缩,采用多反应监测模式(MRM)进行分析。12种类固醇激素在1.0~200.0μg/L质量浓度范围内呈良好线性,相关系数r~2均不低于0.992,方法检出限(S/N=3)为1.22~87.5 ng/L。在5.0,50.0和200.0μg/L 3个添加水平下回收率为72.6~111.9%,相对标准偏差(RSD)均不高于12%。方法适用于不同水体中多种类固醇激素的痕量分析。     

Microwave-accelerated derivatization for the simultaneous gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis of natural and synthetic estrogenic steroids

A rapid microwave-accelerated derivatization process for the GC-MS analysis of steroid estrogens, estrone (E1), 17beta-estradiol (E2), estriol (E3), 17alpha-ethynylestradiol (EE2) and mestranol (MeEE2), was developed. Under microwave irradiation, the five estrogenic hormones studied were simultaneously derivatized with N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA)+trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS) in pyridine solution. Effects of irradiation time (15-120 s) and power level (240-800 W) on the yield of the derivatization were investigated. The derivatization under the irradiation of 800 W microwave for 60s produced comparable results when compared with the conventional heating process in a sand bath for 30 min at 80 degrees C in terms of derivatization yield, linearity and precision for all steroid hormones tested. The calibration curves are linear between 3.00 and 3.00 x 10(2) microg mL(-1). The square of the regression coefficients (R(2)) range from 0.979 to 1.000. The applicability of the method was evaluated on spiked river and distilled water samples at two concentrations, 25.0 and 2.00 x 10(2) ng mL(-1). The recoveries obtained by using microwave heating (60s, 800 W) were similar to those by conventional heating. When combined solid-phase extraction (SPE) with the application of the microwave-accelerated derivatization proposed here, the detection limits of 0.02-0.1 ng L(-1) for the steroid hormones have been achieved. The results demonstrated that microwave-accelerated derivatization is an efficient and suitable sample preparation method for the GC-MS analysis of estrogenic steroids.     

Optimization of large volume injection-programmable temperature vaporization-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis for the determination of estrogenic compounds in environmental samples

Large volume injection-programmable temperature vaporization-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (LVI-PTV-GC-MS) was optimized for the determination of estrone (E1), 17β-estradiol (E2), 17α-ethynyl estradiol (EE2), mestranol (MeEE2) and estriol (E3) for their determination in environmental samples (estuarine water, wastewater, fish bile and fish homogenate) after derivatization with 25 μL (BSTFA+1% TMCS) and 125 μL of pyridine. Experimental designs such as Plackett-Burman (PBD) and central composite designs (CCDs) were used to optimize the LVI-PTV variables (cryo-focusing temperature, vent time, vent flow, vent pressure, injection volume, purge flow to split vent, splitless time and injection speed). Optimized conditions were as follows: 45 μL of n-hexane extract are injected at 60°C and 6 μL/s with a vent flow and a vent pressure of 50 mL/min and 7.7 psi, respectively, during 5 min; then the split valve is closed for 1.5 min and afterwards the injector is cleaned at 100 mL/min before the next injection. The method was applied to the determination of estrogenic compounds in environmental samples such as estuarine water, wastewater, and fish homogenate and bile. Limits of detection (0.04-0.15 ng/L for water samples, 0.04-0.67 ng/g for fish bile and 0.1-7.5 ng for fish homogenate) obtained were approx. ten times lower than those obtained by means of a common split/splitless inlet.     

New Discoveries of Heating Effect on Trimethylsilyl Derivatization for Simultaneous Determination of Steroid Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals by GC–MS

Most previously described derivatization procedures with N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) or N-methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (MSTFA) for the GC–MS analysis of steroids, such as estrone (E1), 17β-estradiol (E2), estriol (E3) and 17α-ethynylestradoil (EE2), used a heating process of 45–80 °C (typically 70 °C) for 25–60 min, usually in combination with a catalyst. However, we found that it is not necessary to heat and add catalyst for the derivatization with BSTFA. Best reaction conditions for MSTFA are heating at 70 °C for 10 min. Derivatization of EE2 using MSTFA without heating results in three products: TMS-E1, mono-TMS-EE2 and di-TMS-EE2.

     

Derivatization and fragmentation pattern analysis of natural and synthetic steroids, as their trimethylsilyl (oxime) ether derivatives by gas chromatography mass spectrometry: analysis of dissolved steroids in wastewater samples

This paper reports the extension of our multiresidue analysis (MA) procedure with 18 natural and synthetic steroids; permitting the identification and quantification, in total of 81 pollutants from one solution, by a single injection, as their trimethylsilyl (TMS)-oxime ether/ester derivatives, by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), within 31 min. As a novelty to the field, basic researches, such as fragmentation pattern analysis and derivatization optimization studies were performed for androsterone, transdehydroandrosterone, transandrosterone, mestranol, dihydrotestosterone, ethinylestradiol, testosterone, norethisterone, estriol, 4-androstene-3,17-dione, gestodene, levonorgestrel, etonogestrel, coprostanol, progesterone, cholesterol, medroxy-progesterone-acetate, stigmasterol and β-sitosterol. Results confirmed that (i) the TMS oxime-ether derivatives of the keto steroids provide from 1.40 times (gestodene) up to 4.25 times (norethisterone) higher responses compared to their TMS-ether ones, and (ii) the distribution of syn/anti oximes is characteristic to the ketosteroid species examined. Based on our optimized mass fragmentation, solid phase extraction (SPE) and derivatization studies separations have been performed in the total ion current (TIC) mode, identification and quantification of compounds have been carried out on the basis of their selective fragment ions. Responses, obtained with derivatized standards proved to be linear (hydroxysteroids), or have been calculated from calibration curves (ketosteroids) in the range of 1.88-750ng/L levels. Limit of quantitation (LOQ) values varied between 1.88ng/L and 37.5ng/L concentrations. The most important practical messages of this work are the high androsterone (0.744-4.28μg/L), transandrosterone (0.138-4.00μg/L), coprostanol (2.11-302μg/L), cholesterol (0.308-41μg/L), stigmasterol (1.21-8.40μg/L) and β-sitosterol (1.12-11.0μg/L) contents of influent wastewaters. β-Estradiol (100ng/L) and estriol (54ng/L) were found in one influent sample, only. Reproducibilities, characterized with the relative standard deviation percentages (RSD%) of measurements, varied between 1.73 RSD% (β-estradiol) and 5.4 RSD% (stigmasterol), with an average of 4.82 RSD%.     

Determination of chloropropanols in foods by one-step extraction and derivatization using pressurized liquid extraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

3-Chloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) and 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol (1,3-DCP) were determined for the first time in bakery foods using pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) combined with in situ derivatization and GC-MS analysis. This one-step protocol uses N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) as silylation reagent. Initially, screening experimental design was applied to evaluate the effects of the variables potentially affecting the extraction process, namely extraction time (min) and temperature (°C), number of cycles, dispersant reagent (diatomaceous earth in powder form and as particulate matter with high pore volume Extrelut NT) and percent of flush ethyl acetate volume (%). To reduce the time of analysis and improve the sensitivity, derivatization of the compounds was performed in the cell extraction. Conditions, such as the volume of BSTFA, temperature and time for the in situ derivatization of analytes using PLE, were optimized by a screening design followed to a Doehlert response surface design. The effect of the in-cell dispersants/adsorbents with diatomaceous earth, Florisil and sodium sulfate anhydrous was investigated using a Box-Behnken design. Using the final best conditions, 1 g of sample dispersed with 0.1 g of sodium sulfate anhydrous and 2.5 g diatomaceous earth was extracted with ethyl acetate. 1 g of Florisil, as clean-up adsorbent, and 70 μL of BSTFA were used for 3 min at 70°C. Under the optimum conditions, the calibration curves showed good linearity (R(2)>0.9994) and precision (relative standard deviation, RSD≤2.4%) within the tested ranges. The limits of quantification for 1,3-DCP and 3-MCDP, 1.6 and 1.7 μg kg(-1), respectively, are far below the established limits in the European and American legislations. The accuracy, precision, linearity, and limits of quantification provided make this analytical method suitable for routine control. The method was applied to the analysis of several toasted bread, snacks, cookies and cereal samples, none of which contained chloropropanols at concentrations above the legislation levels.     

Optimization of silylation using N-methyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)-trifluoroacetamide, N,O-bis-(trimethylsilyl)-trifluoroacetamide and N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-N-methyltrifluoroacetamide for the determination of the estrogens estrone and 17alpha-ethinylestradiol by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

This paper reports an improved silylation procedure for simultaneous determination of the steroid hormones 17alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE2) and estrone (E1) using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). This follows a re-assessment of some of the popular silylation procedures using N-methyl-N-trimethylsilyltrifluoroacetamide (MSTFA), N-O-bis-(trimethylsilyl)-trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) and N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-N-methyltrifluoroacetamide (MTBSTFA), which lead to the formation of trimethylsilyl (TMS) and tert-butyldimethylsilyl (TBS) derivatives. Silylation of EE2 using MSTFA or BSTFA+1% TMCS in ethyl acetate, acetonitrile and dichloromethane solvents produced multiple peaks corresponding to TMS-E1, and 3-mono-TMS-EE2 and/or 3,17-di-TMS-EE2 in variable proportions depending on the solvent used. When pyridine or dimethyl formamide solvents were used in the silylation of EE2 under the same reaction conditions, only 3,17-di-TMS-EE2 derivative was formed. Derivatization using MTBSTFA reagents using ethyl acetate, acetonitrile, dichloromethane, pyridine and dimethyl formamide resulted in almost 100% conversion of mono-TBS-EE2 to the TBS-E1. Therefore, typical methods used in some previous GC-MS determinations of E1 and EE2 in environmental water and/or sediment samples are subject to speculation. However, we can confirm that any of the TMS reagents can be used with either pyridine or dimethyl formamide under suitable reaction conditions.     

Comparison of methods for extraction,storage, and silylation of pentafluorobenzyl derivatives of carbonyl compounds and multi-functional carbonyl compounds

The employment of O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine (PFBHA) derivatization along with bis-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) or N, N-( tert-butyldimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (MTBSTFA) derivatization is a popular method for measurement of oxygenated organics in environmental and biological samples. Most notably, the derivatization method enables the measurement of atmospheric photooxidation products not detected by using other methods. PFBHA derivatization is often conducted in an aqueous solution. Accordingly, experiments were performed to compare the efficiency of hexane, methyl- tert-butyl ether (MTBE), and dichloromethane (CH(2)Cl(2)) for extraction of O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine (PFBHA) derivatives of carbonyl compounds from water. Further, the stability of these compounds when stored at 4 degrees C in CH(2)Cl(2) was determined, and commonly used methods for silylation of -OH and -COOH groups on the PFBHA derivatives were compared. Overall, CH(2)Cl(2)was the most efficient solvent for extraction of PFBHA derivatives of hydroxycarbonyl compounds, dicarbonyl compounds, and keto-acids from water. Derivatives of carbonyl compounds that do not have secondary functional groups were extracted with approximately equal efficiency by each of the three solvents examined. The PFBHA derivatives of aromatic and saturated aliphatic carbonyl compounds and hydroxycarbonyl compounds were stable in CH(2)Cl(2) at 4 degrees C for > or = 66 days whereas the derivatives of keto-acids and unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes begin to degrade after approximately 38 days. Comparison of four procedures for bis-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) derivatization of -OH and -COOH groups on PFBHA derivatives revealed that primary -OH groups react efficiently in 20-100% BSTFA in CH(2)Cl(2), and do not require a catalyst. Secondary -OH groups also react efficiently in 20-100% BSTFA, but the reaction yield improves slightly when trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS) is added as a catalyst. Reaction of tertiary -OH groups with BSTFA was very inefficient, but improved with addition of 10% TMCS to the BSTFA solution. Finally, -COOH groups seemed to react most efficiently and consistently in 100% BSTFA, without catalyst.     

A novel protocol for molecularly imprinted polymer filaments online coupled to GC–MS for the determination of androgenic steroids in urine

An online system that can perform dynamic microextraction, on‐coating derivatization and desorption, and subsequent GC–MS analysis with a large‐volume injection was developed. A derivatization cell as the conjunction of the online system was developed for the online extraction and derivatization. To evaluate the feasibility of the online system, methyltestosterone molecularly imprinted polymer filaments (MIPFs) were prepared for the selective online extraction of five androgenic steroids, namely, methyltestosterone, testosterone, epitestosterone, nandrolone, and metandienone. Under the optimized conditions, the detection limits of testosterone and epitestosterone were 0.09 and 0.12 μg/L, respectively, which were under the minimum required performance limits between 2 and 10 μg/L from the World Anti‐Doping Agency. The detection limits of the other three androgenic steroids were varied from 0.04 to 0.18 μg/L. Finally, the MIPFs–GC–MS method was applied for the determination of androgenic steroids in urine, and satisfactory recovery (78.0–96.9%) and reproducibility (3.2–8.9%) were obtained. The proposed online coupling system offers an attractive alternative for hyphenation to GC instruments and could also be extended to other adsorptive materials.     

Optimisation of derivatisation for the analysis of estrogenic compounds in water by solid-phase extraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

An optimisation of derivatisation methods for the simultaneous determination of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in water by solid-phase extraction (SPE) gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was developed in this study. Seven highly potent EDCs including 17β-estradiol (E2), estrone (E1), 16α-hydroxyestrone, 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE2), bisphenol A, 4-nonylphenol and 4-tert-octylphenol were selected as the target compounds. The SPE technique, followed by the derivatisation with N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA) was used for the extraction recoveries of compounds from water and effluent samples. The stability of the silylation derivatives under different reaction conditions was investigated. The combined use of BSTFA and pyridine as derivatisation reagents, together with the use of hexane as the final solvent, was preferred in order to generate more stable derivatives of EDCs. The relative response factor (RRF) of all derivatives except that of EE2 was stable 120 h after derivatisation. The addition of pyridine as derivatisation reagent with BSTFA can prevent the conversion of EE2 to other products during the reaction. Several parameters that may affect the recovery of EDCs, such as the SPE flow rate, and water properties including aquatic colloid content and surfactant concentration were tested. The results showed that the flow rate (1-25 mL min⁻¹), colloid concentration (0-50 mg L⁻¹) and surfactants concentration (0-10 μg L⁻¹) did not cause significant decrease in the EDCs recovery.