多喷嘴电喷雾阵列离子源对离子迁移谱性能的影响

采用多喷嘴电喷雾阵列作为离子迁移谱仪(IMS)的离子源以提高大气压下离子迁移谱的分析性能.12喷嘴的电喷雾阵列离子源内径为46μm,采用环形排列以提高喷雾电场的均匀度,喷嘴之间的距离为0.5 cm以克服喷嘴之间的电场屏蔽效应.测定了不同比例的甲醇作为ESI溶剂在2～ 30 μL/min流速及2.5～7 kV的喷雾电压下西地那非和苏丹红Ⅱ号的响应值及相应的信噪比.实验结果表明,在优化的条件下,多喷嘴电喷雾阵列可有效的提高ESI对溶液中水含量的容忍度,降低离子化噪音.与此同时,多喷嘴电喷雾阵列可使用更高的ESI流速.在相同的条件下,12喷嘴的电喷雾阵列离子源可提高离子化效率平均达3.8倍.     

无机磷试剂辅助均环肽库的建立及其电喷雾质谱研究

在无机磷试剂辅助下建立了氨基酸自组装成均环肽的方法, 得到了相应的均环肽库. 均环肽库的建立增加了肽库的多样性, 为药物筛选提供了新的选择性. 采用电喷雾多级质谱技术, 对系列均环多肽 [M＋H]＋离子和[M＋Na]＋离子的质谱裂解规律进行了系统研究, 两种系列的离子具有不同的质谱裂解特征, 分别提出了其可能的质谱裂解机制. 该研究丰富了环多肽化合物的电喷雾多级质谱研究, 结果表明环肽化合物的加钠离子较加氢离子的质谱图可以更容易地用于环多肽的序列测定. 本研究为其它类似环肽化合物结构的分析鉴定及利用电喷雾质谱推测环肽序列提供了有效的质谱方法.     

液相色谱-电喷雾电离-离子迁移谱联用法测定中药口服液中7种指标性成分

采用液相色谱-电喷雾电离-离子迁移谱联用技术，研究建立了中药口服液中丹参素、甘草酸、天麻素、绿原酸、葛根素、黄芩苷、芦丁等7种指标性成分的二维分离分析方法。样品溶液首先经ACQUITY UPLC BEH C₁₈色谱柱（50 mm×1 mm，1.7 μm）分离后，导入可调节式分流器（分流比50 ∶ 1），柱后流出液分别进入离子迁移谱和三重四极杆质谱检测。分别详细优化了液相色谱、喷雾电压、迁移管和气体预加热温度、漂移气流速等实验条件，同时建立了指标性成分的液相色谱-三重四极杆质谱确证方法。7种中药指标性成分的检出限为2~10 μg/mL，定量限为5~25 μg/mL。采用本方法对中药口服液实际样品进行了检测分析。通过将液相色谱和离子迁移谱进行偶联，可实现目标化合物同时基于疏水性和离子迁移率差异的二维分离，获得更为丰富的测试信息。     

黄连生物碱的反相高效液相-电喷雾离子阱串联质谱的研究

采用反相高效液相-电喷雾离子阱串联质谱法对由乙醇提取的黄连生物碱进行了研究.优化出了反相高效液相色谱分离黄连生物碱的条件:流动相为V(乙腈):V(H2O)(三乙胺2 mmol/L)=30:70;柱温为30℃;流速为0.5 mL/min,并结合电喷雾串联质谱检测出了黄连生物碱中的小檗碱、药根碱、巴马汀、黄连碱以及微量的表...     

高效液相色谱与纳流电喷雾阵列Chirp Z变换离子迁移谱联用方法研究

利用柱后分流频率调制Chirp Z变换离子迁移谱(IMS),建立了高效液相色谱与纳流电喷雾阵列Chirp Z变换离子迁移谱(HPLC-NanoESI-Chirp Z IMS)联用分析方法,考察了喷雾电压、溶剂组成、溶液流速等参数对NanoESI-Chirp Z IMS信噪比的影响.在此基础上,利用建立的方法对一系列四烷基溴化铵类化合物进行测定,并比较了Chirp Z变换法和FT变换法两种方法的信噪比和分辨率.实验结果表明,最佳实验条件为: 喷雾电压4.5 kV;溶剂组成90%甲醇;ESI溶液流速为8 μL/min. 利用HPLC-NanoESI-Chirp Z IMS联用方法成功测定了四丁基溴化铵、四戊基溴化铵、四己基溴化铵、四庚基溴化铵、四辛基溴化铵烷、四癸基溴化铵组成的混合样品.与传统信号平均离子迁移谱相比,Chirp Z变换离子迁移谱的信噪比更高,其迁移时间的测定精度优于傅里叶变换离子迁移谱.     

载气流速对高场不对称波形离子迁移谱的影响

载气流速是影响高场不对称波形离子迁移谱(FAIMS)的重要参数.以自制的高场不对称波形离子迁移谱仪为实验平台,在射频电场幅值3 kV/cm,频率500 kHz,占空比0.36的条件下,研究了载气流速对苯离子迁移谱谱峰强度和半峰宽的影响.实验结果表明: 载气流速为3.7 L/min时,苯样品的谱峰强度最大,仪器的灵敏度最高.随着载气流速的增加,谱峰半峰宽变宽,仪器的分辨率下降.载气流速为3 .0～3.7 L/min时仪器综合性能最佳.此结果对于控制迁移谱仪载气流速有重要的参考意义.     

基于双极性离子阱内质子转移反应的多肽离子电荷调控方法研究

电喷雾是质谱分析多肽和蛋白质等生物分子时最常用的离子化技术。电喷雾产生的多肽和蛋白质离子通常带有多电荷,从而产生多个谱峰,导致谱图复杂。通过气相离子/离子间的质子转移反应可以有效调节经电喷雾离子化后蛋白和多肽等生物大分子的电荷价态,简化谱图,对于复杂蛋白和多肽生物样品的分析具有重要意义。本研究通过研制的一套双极性离子阱质谱装置,利用阱内正、负离子间的质子转移反应,实现了多肽离子的电荷调控。以氧化型谷胱甘肽、缩宫素、强啡肽分子作为典型样品对方法的检测效果进行了验证。结果表明,此方法可去除多肽正离子中多余的正电荷,当注入足够的负离子进行反应时,可以将带多个电荷的多肽阳离子的价态降至最低,从而有效简化谱图。     

高效液相色谱-电喷雾-离子阱质谱法推定硫酸依替米星中有关物质的结构

采用高效液相色谱-电喷雾-离子阱质谱法(HPLC-ESI-IT-MSn)对硫酸依替米星中有关物质结构进行推定.采用Phenomnex Gemini NX C18色谱柱,以水-氨水-冰醋酸(96∶ 3.6∶ 0.4, V/V)-甲醇(70∶ 30, V/V)为流动相,质谱条件:电喷雾离子源(ESI),正离子检测模式;离子源温度350 ℃;雾化氮气压力275.8 kPa;干燥氮气流速10 L/min;离子阱质谱检测器,Smart扫描模式,扫描质量范围m/z 100～900.硫酸依替米星样品中共检出18种有关物质,对其中的13种物质的结构进行了推定,其余5种有关物质的结构未进行解析,只提供了分子量和二级质谱信息.     

高效液相色谱质-谱联用法测定西加鱼毒素P-CTX-1

建立了对西加鱼毒素中主要成分P-CTX-1的高效液相色谱质谱联用检测方法。色谱条件为色谱柱C18(2.1mm×50mm,1.7μm),柱温40℃。以0.1%甲酸-5mmol/L乙酸铵水溶液和乙腈溶液作为流动相,梯度洗脱(0～3.0min50%A→5%A,3.0～4.5min5%A→50%A),流速为0.6mL/min。质谱条件为电喷雾正离子模式,[M+NH4]+作为前体离子进行多级反应监测,以质荷比(m/z)为1058和1076的子离子分别作为P-CTX-1的定性和定量离子,源温度105℃,喷雾温度350℃,提取电压4.0V,锥气流速49mL/min,喷雾气流速750L/h。在此检测条件下西加鱼毒素P-CTX-1的检出限达0.175μg/L,平均加标回收率为66.0±2.0%,相对标准偏差为6.0%。利用该方法检测了6份采自西太平洋珊瑚礁的鱼类样品,在其中5份样品中检测出P-CTX-1。     

一种基于离子迁移谱的气相色谱检测器及其应用

离子迁移谱作为气相色谱的检测器,兼有色谱的高分离能力和离子迁移谱的高灵敏度,有利于实现复杂混合物的实时在线监测。基于在色谱、离子迁移谱方面的研究基础,本实验室搭建了一套以离子迁移谱为检测器的气相色谱仪,分别对检测器的温度、总电压、尾吹气流速等参数进行了系统优化,并用于碘甲烷、1,2-二氯乙烷、四氯化碳和二溴甲烷4种卤代烃化合物的检测。实验结果表明,参数优化后的离子迁移谱检测器对碘甲烷、1,2-二氯乙烷、四氯化碳和二溴甲烷的检出限可分别达到2、0.02、1和0.1 ng,线性范围有两个数量级。离子迁移谱与气相色谱联用,其二维的分离能力可以为复杂混合物的准确定性提供更多的信息,还可以实现不同化合物的选择性检测。     

Ribonucleotide and ribonucleoside determination by ambient pressure ion mobility spectrometry

Detection limits and reduced mobilities for 12 ribonucleotides and 4 ribonucleosides were measured by ambient pressure electrospray ionization-ion mobility spectrometry (ESI-IMS). With the instrument used in this study it was possible to separate some of these compounds within mixtures. Detection limits reported for ribonucleotides and ribonucleosides ranged from 15 to 300 pmol and the reduced mobilities ranged from 41 to 56 suggesting that ambient pressure ESI-IMS may be used for their rapid and sensitive separation and detection. This report demonstrates that it was possible to use ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) to obtain a spectrum for the separation of nucleotides and nucleosides in less than 1 min. The application holds great promise for nucleotide analysis in the area of separating DNA fragments in genome sequencing and also for forensics DNA typing examinations used for the identification of blood stains in crime scenes and paternity testing.     

Coupling of capillary electrophoresis with electrospray ionization multiplexing ion mobility spectrometry

In this work, ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) function as a detector and another dimension of separation was coupled with CE to achieve two‐dimensional separation. To improve the performance of hyphenated CE‐IMS instrument, electrospray ionization correlation ion mobility spectrometry is evaluated and compared with traditional signal averaging data acquisition method using tetraalkylammonium bromide compounds. The effect of various parameters on the separation including sample introduction, sheath fluid of CE and drift gas, data acquisition method of IMS were investigated. The experimental result shows that the optimal conditions are as follows: hydrodynamic sample injection method, the electrophoresis voltage is 10 kilo volts, 5 mmol/L ammonium acetate buffer solution containing 80% acetonitrile as both the background electrolyte and the electrospray ionization sheath fluid, the ESI liquid flow rate is 4.5 μL/min, the drift voltage is 10.5 kilo volts, the drift gas temperature is 383 K and the drift gas flow rate is 300 mL/min. Under the above conditions, the mixture standards of seven tetraalkylammoniums can be completely separated within 10 min both by CE and IMS. The linear range was 5–250 μg/mL, with LOD of 0.152, 0.204, 0.277, 0.382, 0.466, 0.623 and 0.892 μg/mL, respectively. Compared with traditional capillary electrophoresis detection methods, the developed CE‐ESI‐IMS method not only provide two sets of qualitative parameters including electrophoresis migration time and ion drift time, ion mobility spectrometer can also provide an additional dimension of separation and could apply to the detection ultra‐violet transparent compounds or none fluorescent compounds.     

Selective separation and determination of primidone in pharmaceutical and human serum samples using molecular imprinted polymer-electrospray ionization ion mobility spectrometry (MIP-ESI-IMS)

Application of electrospray ionization ion mobility spectrometry (ESI-IMS) as the detection technique for separation method based on molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) was investigated and evaluated. The method is exhaustively validated, including sensitivity, selectivity, recovery, reproducibility, and column capacity. The linear dynamic range of 0.02-2.00 μg mL⁻¹ was obtained for primidone analysis with ESI-IMS. The recovery of drug analyzed was calculated to be above 90% and the relative standard deviation (RSD), was below 3% for all experiments. Various real samples were analyzed with the coupled techniques, and the results obtained revealed the efficient clean-up of the samples using MIP separation before the analysis by ESI-IMS as a detection technique.     

Improved design for high resolution electrospray ionization ion mobility spectrometry

An improved design for high resolution electrospray ionization ion mobility spectrometry (ESI-IMS) was developed by making some salient modifications to the IMS cell and its performance was investigated. To enhance desolvation of electrospray droplets at high sample flow rates in this new design, volume of the desolvation region was decreased by reducing its diameter and the entrance position of the desolvation gas was shifted to the end of the desolvation region (near the ion gate). In addition, the ESI source (both needle and counter electrode) was positioned outside of the heating oven of the IMS. This modification made it possible to use the instrument at higher temperatures, and preventing needle clogging in the electrospray process. The ion mobility spectra of different chemical compounds were obtained. The resolving power and resolution of the instrument were increased by about 15-30% relative to previous design. In this work, the baseline separation of the two adjacent ion peaks of morphine and those of codeine was achieved for the first time with resolutions of 1.5 and 1.3, respectively. These four ion peaks were well separated from each other using carbon dioxide (CO₂) rather than nitrogen as the drift gas. Finally, the analytical parameters obtained for ethion, metalaxyl, and tributylamine indicated the high performance of the instrument for quantitative analysis.     

Detection of inorganic ions from water by electrospray ionization-ion mobility spectrometry

The results from this study illustrate the first time electrospray ionization-ion mobility spectrometry (ESI-IMS) has been used to separate inorganic cations in aqueous solutions. Using ESI-IMS nine inorganic cation solutions were analyzed. Counter ions affected both the sensitivity and the identity of the response ions. Aluminum sulfate, lanthanum chloride, strontium chloride, uranyl acetate, uranyl nitrate, and zinc sulfate produced spectra containing a single response ion. Aluminum nitrate and zinc acetate solutions produced multiple ion peaks, which increased the detection limits and the difficulty of identification. Cation detection limits ranged from 0.16 to 13 ng μl⁻¹ depending on the solution studied. The identities of the ion species detected were unconfirmed, but mass spectrometry literature suggested the detection of positively charged cation-solvent or cation-solvent-anion complexes. Finally, cations from strontium and lanthanum chloride solutions were separated with a resolution of 2.2. The results from this study suggest that ESI-IMS has potential as a field technique for the detection of metal cations and their complexes in the environment.     

Electrospray ionization-ion mobility spectrometry: a rapid analytical method for aqueous nitrate and nitrite analysis

This paper reports the first example of electrospray ionization (ESI) for the separation and detection of anions in aqueous solutions by ion mobility spectrometry (IMS). Standard solutions of arsenate, phosphate, sulfate, nitrate, nitrite, chloride, formate, and acetate were analyzed using ESI-IMS and distinct peak patterns and reduced mobility constants (K(0)) were observed for respective anions. Real world water samples were analyzed for nitrate and nitrite to determine the feasibility of using ESI-IMS as a rapid analytical method for monitoring nitrate and nitrite in water systems. The data showed satisfactory correlation between the measured value ([similar]0.16 ppm) and the reported maximum nitrate-nitrogen concentration (0.2 ppm) found in a local drinking water system. For on-site measurement applications, direct sample introduction and air as an alternate drift gas to nitrogen were evaluated. The identities of the nitrite and nitrate mobility peaks were verified by comparison of reduced mobility constants with mass identified nitrate and nitrite ions reported in literature. In the mixing ratio, a linear dynamic range of 3 orders of magnitude and instrument detection limits of 10 ppb for nitrate and 40 ppb for nitrite were obtained. The calibration curves showed r(2) value of 0.98 and slope of 0.06 for nitrate and r(2) value of 0.99 and slope of 0.11 for nitrite.     

Development of an ion mobility spectrometer for use in an atmospheric pressure ionization ion mobility spectrometer/mass spectrometer instrument for fast screening analysis

An ion mobility spectrometer that can easily be installed as an intermediate component between a commercial triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer and its original atmospheric pressure ionization (API) sources was developed. The curtain gas from the mass spectrometer is also used as the ion mobility spectrometer drift gas. The design of the ion mobility spectrometer allows reasonably fast installation (about 1 h), and thus the ion mobility spectrometer can be considered as an accessory of the mass spectrometer. The ion mobility spectrometer module can also be used as an independently operated device when equipped with a Faraday cup detector. The drift tube of the ion mobility spectrometer module consists of inlet, desolvation, drift, and extraction regions. The desolvation, drift and extraction regions are separated by ion gates. The inlet region has the shape of a stainless steel cup equipped with a small orifice. Ion mobility spectrometer drift gas is introduced through a curtain gas line from an original flange of the mass spectrometer. After passing through the drift tube, the drift gas serves as a curtain gas for the ion-sampling orifice of the ion mobility spectrometer before entering the ion source. Counterflow of the drift gas improves evaporation of the solvent from the electrosprayed sample. Drift gas is pumped away from the ion source through the original exhaust orifice of the ion source. Initial characterization of the ion mobility spectrometer device includes determination of resolving power values for a selected set of test compounds, separation of a simple mixture, and comparison of the sensitivity of the electrospray ionization ion mobility spectrometry/mass spectrometry (ESI-IMS/MS) mode with that of the ESI-MS mode. A resolving power of 80 was measured for 2,6-di-tert-butylpyridine in a 333 V/cm drift field at room temperature and with a 0.2 ms ion gate opening time. The resolving power was shown to be dependent on drift gas flow rate for all studied ion gate opening times. Resolving power improved as the drift gas flow increased, e.g. at a 0.5 ms gate opening time, a resolving power of 31 was obtained with a 0.65 L/min flow rate and 47 with a 1.3 L/min flow rate for tetrabutylammonium iodide. The measured limits of detection with ESI-MS and with ESI-IMS/MS modes were similar, demonstrating that signal losses in the IMS device are minimal when it is operated in a continuous flow mode. Based on these preliminary results, the IMS/MS instrument is anticipated to have potential for fast screening analysis that can be applied, for example, in environmental and drug analysis.     

紫外离子迁移谱在线监测芳香族化合物

利用自制紫外离子迁移谱仪,在迁移电场为311V/cm、离子门开门时间0.2ms和室温的条件下,测定了空气中的苯、甲苯、二甲苯以及萘、芴、蒽、1,2,3-三氯苯、5-氯苯酚等芳香族化合物,得到苯的校正迁移率为1.86cm2V-1s-1,且校正迁移率随着分子量的增大而减小。仪器对苯的检出限达到1mg/m3;线性范围达到4个数量级;响应时间小于10s。研究发现,电场强度增大有利于提高仪器的灵敏度,测定时载气流速100mL/min,迁移气流速300mL/min时,效果最佳。     

A highly sensitive method (supercritical fluid chromatography coupled with ion mobility mass spectrometry) for determination of multiple compounds in radix curcumae

A highly sensitive method was developed for simultaneously separating and identifying multiple compounds in radix curcumae. The determination of these compounds was achieved by combining supercritical fluid chromatography with drift tube ion mobility quadrupole time-of-flight MS. Related parameters were optimized: the RX-SIL column was used as the stationary phase, methanol was selected as the organic modifier, back pressure was 120 bar, back temperature was 60°C, the mobile phase flow rate was 1.75 mL/min, the makeup solvent was 0.2% formic acid/methanol with a flow rate of 0.7 mL/min. Under optimal conditions, multipolar compounds were separated. Furthermore, these compounds were identified by the values of collision sectional areas. The established method was verified by related parameters and exhibited good linearity, sensitivity, precision and accuracy. It could be extended to analyze other curcuminoids and sesquiterpenoids in natural products.     

Simultaneous determination of formic acid and lower carbonyls in air samples by DNPH derivatization

The classical derivatization method of carbonyls based on 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (DNPH)-coated silica cartridges was tested to concurrently measure lower carbonyls and carboxylic acids in air samples. The performance of these cartridges with respect to formic and acetic acids was evaluated in a number of laboratory measurements on collection and reaction efficiencies. The results showed that HCOOH appeared to have been efficiently collected and derivatized (at 80 degrees C for 8 h) up to air-flow rates of 350 mL/min, while CH(3)COOH was almost completely lost from the cartridge above 100 mL/min. Also due to the high LOD of HCOOH (0.8 microg/m(3)) for 120 L of air sampled during 8 h, the DNPH method might be used only in indoor environments polluted by formic acid as well as carbonyls.