Dual parallel mass spectrometry for lipid and vitamin D analysis

There are numerous options for mass spectrometric analysis of lipids, including different types of ionization, and a wide variety of experiments using different scan modes that can be conducted. Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) and electrospray ionization (ESI) provide complementary types of information that are both desirable. However, the duty cycle of the mass spectrometer places limits on the number of experiments that can be performed, and instruments usually employ only one type of ionization at a time. This work describes the approaches we have used that employ two mass spectrometers in parallel or in a column-switching configuration that allows multiple ionization modes and types of experiments to be conducted simultaneously during a single chromatographic run. These data demonstrate how use of two systems can reduce or eliminate the need for repeat injections and repetitive experiments. Approaches are described that employ two mass spectrometers connected in parallel as detectors for a single chromatographic system (LC1/MS2) or that employ two liquid chromatographs and two mass spectrometers in a column-switching arrangement (LC2/MS2). Examples of LC1/MS2 analyses of triacylglycerols (TAGs), sphingolipids, and vitamin D are given, as well as an example of an LC2/MS2 experiment that is used to perform analysis of both polar and non-polar lipids in a total lipid extract.     

Hollow fiber-liquid-phase microextraction of fungicides from orange juices

Liquid-phase microextraction (LPME) based on polypropylene hollow fibers was evaluated for the extraction of the post-harvest fungicides thiabendazole (TBZ), carbendazim (CBZ) and imazalil (IMZ) from orange juices. Direct LPME was performed without any sample pretreatment prior to the extraction, using a simple home-built equipment. A volume of 500 μL of 840 mM NaOH was added to 3 mL of orange juice in order to compensate the acidity of the samples and to adjust pH into the alkaline region. Analytes were extracted in their neutral state through a supported liquid membrane (SLM) of 2-octanone into 20 μL of a stagnant aqueous solution of 10 mM HCl inside the lumen of the hollow fiber. Subsequently, the acceptor solution was directly subjected to analysis. Capillary electrophoresis (CE) was used during the optimization of the extraction procedure. Working under the optimized extraction conditions, LPME effectively extracted the analytes from different orange juices, regardless of different pH or solid material (pulp) present in the sample, with recoveries that ranged between 17.0 and 33.7%. The analytical performance of the method was evaluated by liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC/MS). This technique provided better sensitivity than CE and permitted the detection below the μg L⁻¹ level. The relative standard deviations of the recoveries (RSDs) ranged between 3.4 and 10.6%, which are acceptable values for a manual microextraction technique without any previous sample treatment, using a home-built equipment and working under non-equilibrium conditions (30 min extraction). Linearity was obtained in the range 0.1–10.0 μg L⁻¹, with r = 0.999 and 0.998 for TBZ and IMZ, respectively. Limits of detection were below 0.1 μg L⁻¹ and are consistent with the maximum residue levels permitted for pesticides in drinking water, which is the most restrictive regulation applicable for these kinds of samples. It has been demonstrated the suitability of three-phase LPME for the extraction of pesticides from citrus juices, suppressing any pretreatment step such as filtration or removal of the solid material from the sample, that may potentially involve a loss of analyte.     

以吖啶橙为荧光探针研究士的宁和布鲁辛与小牛胸腺DNA的相互作用

以吖啶橙(AO)为荧光探针,应用各种光谱法和热力学方法研究士的宁和布鲁辛与小牛胸腺DNA(ct-DNA)的相互作用情况。实验结果表明,在模拟人体生理环境下,把士的宁和布鲁辛这两种药物加入到DNA-AO体系中时,DNA-AO的光谱特征发生了明显的变化:在200nm和260nm处的紫外光谱吸收峰均有明显的减色效应,但没有红移和蓝移现象,表明药物与DNA不是典型的嵌插作用结合;DNA-AO的荧光光谱被药物显著的猝灭,根据Stern-Volmer方程可计算出士的宁和布鲁辛与DNA的成键常数分别是9.85×103L.mol-1和4.76×103L.mol-1。热变性温度,离子强度法和黏度法进一步证明药物与DNA不是嵌插结合,而是以沟槽作用的方式结合。     

液相色谱-串联质谱法测定偶氮染料橙黄G的Fenton法降解氧化产物苯胺

采用液相色谱-串联质谱法测定偶氮染料橙黄G的Fenton法降解氧化产物苯胺的含量。采用OnGuard II H固相萃取柱去除Fenton反应液中的亚铁离子,然后在XR-ODS II色谱柱上,采用电喷雾电离正离子扫描多反应监测模式测定。苯胺的线性范围为2.0~100.0μg·L-1,方法的检出限(3S/N)为0.6μg·L-1。加标回收率在94.0%~98.4%之间,日内相对标准偏差在2.8%~6.4%之间,日间相对标准偏差在5.2%~8.6%之间。     

Decolorization of azo dye Orange G by aluminum powder enhanced by ultrasonic irradiation

In this work, the decolorization of azo dye Orange G (OG) in aqueous solution by aluminum powder enhanced by ultrasonic irradiation (AlP-UI) was investigated. The effects of various operating operational parameters such as the initial pH, initial OG concentration, AlP dosage, ultrasound power and added hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) concentration were studied. The results showed that the decolorization rate was enhanced when the aqueous OG was irradiated simultaneously by ultrasound in the AlP-acid systems. The decolorization rate decreased with the increase of both initial pH values of 2.0–4.0 and OG initial concentrations of 10–80 mg/L, increased with the ultrasound power enhancing from 500 to 900 W. An optimum value was reached at 2.0 g/L of the AlP dosage in the range of 0.5–2.5 g/L. The decolorization rate enhanced significantly by the addition of hydrogen peroxide in the range of 10–100 mM to AlP-UI system reached an optimum value of 0.1491 min⁻¹. The decolorization of OG appears to involve primarily oxidative steps, the cleavage of NN bond, which were verificated by the intermediate products of OG under the optimal tested degradation system, aniline and 1-amino-2-naphthol-6,8-disulfonate detected by the LC–MS.     

Spontaneous Nanotube Formation in Aqueous Mixture of Cationic Surfactant and Anionic Flat Compound

In this article, we report a spontaneous nanotube formation through mixing two simple, achiral chemicals, dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB), and 1-phenylazo-2-naphthol-6,8-disulfonic acid disodium salt (Orange G) in aqueous solution. Nanotubes with outer diameter of about 50 to 100 nm and length of several microns were formed after mixing, which was demonstrated by TEM, turbidity, and viscosity methods. The formation is attributed to the different configurations of of Orange G since its structure is flat, which has both narrow and broad sides. The molecule pairs of Orange G/cone-like DTAB will have two different configurations in the meantime, cup like at the front and cylinder-like at the profile. The cuplike molecule pairs constitute a vesicular curvature which form the transverse section of nanotube, whereas the cylinder-like molecule pairs constitute the planar curvature which form the nanotube's profile section. Nanotube with different curvature at lengthwise and crosswise are thus formed.     

Chromonic liquid crystals formed by CI Acid Red 266 and related structures

Chromonic liquid crystals are currently receiving increased attention because they have applications in a wide range of products. In this study, we have compared the chromonic mesophase behaviour of four azo dyes with similar chemical structures. Our objective is to determine if there is an obvious link between mesophase formation and dye chemical structure. Orange G does not form mesophases over the concentration range examined (saturated solution > ~20–30 wt%). The other three compounds all form nematic (N) and hexagonal (H) mesophases, but over very different concentration ranges. X-ray diffraction shows that the ordered Edicol Sunset Yellow (ESY) aggregates present in the mesophases have a single molecule cross section, while those of CI Acid Red have a cross section equivalent to six to eight molecules, probably organised in a ‘water-filled pipes’ structure. NMR quadrupole splittings of ²H₂O demonstrate that water binding to the aggregates is similar to that found for surfactant lyotropic mesophases. The sodium (²³Na) quadrupole splittings for Orange II and CI Acid Red are similar to the values found for surfactant hexagonal phases, suggesting that most sodium ions are ‘bound’ to the aggregates. This is unlike the behaviour of ESY where only one of the two sodium ions is bound.     

计算机差谱法测定桔子粉中混合色素含量

将红外光谱分析中“独立峰”差谱法应用于可见光区混合物谱峰的分离和测定。数据用微机处理。结果表明:此方法对于吸光度具有加合性的混合体系中单一组分含量的测定,准确度良好。对桔子粉中柠檬黄、胭脂红两种色素联合测定,其回收率分别为93.1％～99.3％和99.1％～112.6％。相对标准偏差分别为1.25％和0.00％。     

Complexes between C.I. Acid Orange 6 and human serum albumin, a multi-spectroscopic approach to investigate the binding behavior

The interaction mechanism of Acid Orange 6 (AO6) with human serum albumin (HSA) was investigated firstly by using fluorescence quenching technique, UV absorbance, circular dichroism (CD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy in combination with molecular modeling method under simulative physiological conditions. Fluorescence data indicated that there is a single class of binding sites between AO6 and HSA, and the alterations of HSA secondary structure in the presence of AO6 was confirmed by synchronous fluorescence, UV, CD, FT-IR and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra. The efficiency of fluorescence resonance energy transfer provided the binding distance (r) of 2.83 nm for AO6-HSA system. Furthermore, the thermodynamic parameters enthalpy change (ΔH⁰) and entropy change (ΔS⁰) for the reaction were calculated to be −5.77 kJ mol⁻¹ and 109.42 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹, respectively, according to Van't Hoff equation, these data suggested that both hydrophobic forces and hydrogen bonding play a major role in the binding of AO6 to HSA, which agrees well with the results of molecular modeling study. Experimental results showed that the interaction between AO6 and HSA induced a conformational change of HSA, which was proved by the qualitative and quantitative analysis data of different spectroscopic techniques under simulative physiological conditions.     

甲基橙-溴化十六烷基吡啶分光光度法测定阴离子表面活性剂

在一定浓度的乙醇水溶液中,甲基橙(MO)可与溴代十六烷基吡啶(CPB)发生褪色反应,加入阴离子表面活性剂十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS),可使MO-CPB褪色体系增色,确定了显色体系的最大吸收波长为460nm.研究发现在最大吸收波长处,加入的SDS浓度与MO-CPB体系增色程度在一定范围内呈现良好的线性关系,当SDS的浓度在0...