Determination of iphosphamide and seven metabolites in blood plasma,as stable trifluoroacetyl derivatives,by electron capture chemical ionization GC-MS

A method is described for the determination of the antitumor agent iphosphamide and seven of its metabolites in the plasma of cancer patients by multiple ion monitoring (MIM) GC-MS, mainly using the electron capture chemical ionization mode, of stable methyl and/or trifluoroacetyl derivatives. The metabolites determined were 2- and 3-dechloroethyliphosphamide, 4-ketoiphosphamide, carboxyiphosphamide, iphosphamide mustard, and two previously undetected metabolites, chloroethylamine and 1,3-oxazolidine-2-one. The isolation of the acidic and neutral metabolites was performed by solid phase extraction on to C₁₈ adsorbent at pH 4. The weakly acidic iphosphamide mustard, isolated under these conditions with a yield of ca 50%, was measured as a stable methyltrifluoroacetyl derivative, in contrast to the corresponding phosphoramide mustard of the isomer cyclophosphamide which decomposes during derivatization. Chloroethylamine and 1,3-oxazolidine-2-one were isolated with high yield by liquid extraction with ethyl acetate at pH 10. Selective measurement of several metabolite derivatives with similar retention times was performed by multiple ion monitoring MS of specific ion masses, using a methyl phenyl siloxane capillary column previously employed in the study of cyclophosphamide metabolites. Quantitation of metabolites in patient plasma samples could be performed in the concentration range 3 ng to 20 μg per ml of original plasma.     

Unexpected end‐groups of poly(acrylic acid) prepared by RAFT polymerization

Low‐molecular‐weight poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) was synthesized by reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization with a trithiocarbonate as chain‐transfer agent (CTA). With a combination of NMR spectroscopy and matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry, the PAA end‐groups of the polymer were analyzed before and after neutralization by sodium hydroxide. The polymer prior to neutralization is made up of the expected trithiocarbonate chain‐ends and of the H‐terminated chains issued from a reaction of transfer to solvent. After neutralization, the trithiocarbonates are transformed into thiols, disulfides, thiolactones, and additional H‐terminated chains. By quantifying the different end‐groups, it was possible to demonstrate that fragmentation is the rate limiting step in the transfer reaction. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 5439–5462, 2004     

Neuropeptide imaging on an LTQ with vMALDI source: The complete ‘all-in-one’ peptidome analysis

Direct tissue imaging was performed on dissected insect tissue using a MALDI ion trap to visualize endogenous neuropeptides. Coupling tissue imaging to tandem MSⁿ allows for the identification of previously known species and the ability to identify new ones by de novo sequencing, as searchable databases for insects are sparse. Direct tissue imaging is an attractive technique for the study of neuropeptides as minimal sample preparation is required prior to mass spectrometry. We successfully identified neuropeptides present in the corpora cardiaca and allata of Acheta domesticus (the house cricket). Diagnostic fragments at low m/z were used to distinguish between lipids and neuropeptides. The distribution of peptides appears to be more differentially localized than that of phospholipids, which seem to be more evenly distributed within the tissue.     

Photooxidation of aqueous trichloroethylene using a buoyant photocatalyst with reaction progress monitored via micro-headspace GC/MS

Although photooxidation has previously been shown to be successful in removing organic contaminants from water, methods combining the rapid photooxidation of the desired contaminant with easy catalyst manipulation and removal are few and far between. In the absence of an easy means of catalyst removal, the photooxidation process becomes more costly and time consuming, and photocatalysis cannot be employed as an in situ method for the remediation of aqueous organic contaminants. In this study, the photocatalyst was added to an aqueous trichloroethylene (TCE) solution in the form of TiO₂-coated buoyant microspheres. The solution, placed in a flow-cell photoreactor along with the buoyant catalyst, was irradiated with a UV-filtered Xenon light source. Limited sample sizes necessitated the development of a low-cost headspace GC/MS analysis method, utilizing a standard direct-injection autosampler. This analytical technique aptly monitored reaction progress and indicated that aqueous TCE concentration decreases by nearly 90% in the first hour of irradiation. Subsequent solvent extraction GC/MS analysis indicated that the TCE is initially sorbed by the photocatalyst spheres, but as irradiation continued, TCE is removed from the catalyst spheres surfaces. During the course of irradiation, the expected TCE mineralization product hydrochloric acid appeared, as indicated by a decrease in pH and ion chromatography analysis. The microsphere-born catalyst was easily removed from the treated solution by filtration. Thus, it is possible that a method for effective, low-cost in situ photooxidation of aqueous organic contaminants will be realized in the near future.     

Ion chromatography–inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry determination of arsenic species in marine samples

Arsenic speciation analysis in marine samples was performed using ion chromatography (IC) with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP‐MS) detection. The separation of eight arsenic species, viz. arsenite, monomethyl arsonic acid, dimethylarsinic acid, arsenate, arsenobetaine, tetramethylarsine oxide, arsenocholine and tetramethylarsonium ion was achieved on a Dionex AS4A (weaker anion exchange column) by using a nitric acid pH gradient eluent (pH 3.3 to 1.3). The entire separation was accomplished in 12 min. The detection limits for the eight arsenic species by IC–ICP‐MS were in the range 0.03–1.6 µ g l^?1, based on 3σ of the blank response (n = 6). The repeatability and day‐to‐day reproducibility were calculated to be less than 10% (residual standard deviation) for all eight species. The method was validated by analyzing a certified reference material (DORM‐2, dogfish muscle) and then successfully applied to several marine samples, e.g. oyster, fish muscle, shrimp and marine algae. The low power microwave digestion was employed for the extraction of arsenic from seafood products. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

乌骨鸡磷脂侧链脂肪酸的GC-MS分析

用氯仿:甲醇(2:1)超声提取乌骨鸡总磷脂,丙酮脱油精制后,经皂化、甲酯化处理,应用GC-MS联用技术对其侧链脂肪酸组成进行分析,并以面积归一法,计算各脂肪酸的相对百分含量.结果显示,乌骨鸡总磷脂中含有硬脂酸27.46%、花生四烯酸21.39%、油酸18.22%、亚油酸16.67%、棕榈酸12.13%、二十二碳六烯酸(DHA) 2.26%、二十碳三烯酸1.71%、棕榈油酸0.16%.不饱和脂肪酸和多不饱和脂肪酸的含量分别为60.41%和42.03%.乌骨鸡磷脂侧链脂肪酸中高比例的多不饱和脂肪酸和花生四烯酸含量是乌骨鸡磷脂的显著特征.     

GC/MS分析新疆大麻烟中的大麻类物质

大麻类物质是大麻制品及大麻植物的主要成分。本文采用GC／MS技术分析了新疆大麻烟中的大麻类物质。在莎车的麻烟中检测到16种大麻类组分，如CBD-C3、CBT、Δ^9THCV、CBL、CBD-C4、CBC、CBV、CBD、CBCR、Δ^10sTHC、CBE、Δ^3THC、Δ^9THC、DCBF、CBG和CBN。按照GC／MS鉴定的通用法则，推定了它们的结构。     

稀土富勒烯生成的影响因素初探

采用某些特殊的放电和提取方法，如反向放电和甲苯高温高压提取等可以有效地提高稀土富勒烯的生成效率［‘，‘’，并已先后成功高效地合成了许多含稀土富勒烯「‘’．对其提纯、表征、衍生和应用也进行了研究［‘－’j．但对影响稀土富勒烯生成的因素研究较少．在石墨律中同时填入La，Y，Sc的稀土氧化物，对其稀土富勒烯生成效率的情况进行了研究，认为稀土元素的第一电离能是影响稀土富勒烯生成的主要因素‘’，’‘．Moro等采用激光和热解吸质谱对稀土富勒烯的研究结果表明，稀土元素的氧化态是影响稀土富勒烯生成的决定性因素”’．本…     

乌骨鸡肌肉中肌肽的鉴定与测定

肌肽是具有抗氧化、抗衰老等多种活性的功能性二肽. 建立了一种高效液相色谱测定鸡肌肉中肌肽的新方法, 该法采用NH2柱分离, 样品无需衍生, 操作简便. 通过该法和HPLC-MS 联用技术鉴定了乌骨鸡肌肉中存在肌肽, 同时比较乌骨鸡和普通白洛克鸡肌肉中肌肽的量. 结果表明: 该法适合于肌肉中肌肽的测定, 测定结果显示, 乌骨鸡肌肉中肌肽量约0.45%, 普通白洛克鸡肌肉中约0.22%. 乌骨鸡肌肉中肌肽量显著高于普通白洛克鸡, 这表明肌肽可能是体现乌骨鸡滋补营养作用的主要成分之一.     

GC-MS与GC-FTIR联合测定C9烃馏分组成

混合碳九组成复杂,估计为环状烯烃、芳烃、多环烃、烷烃等,目前该产品主要用于生产石油树脂。随着我国乙烯生产能力的不断扩大,其产量也在不断增加,为充分利用碳九资源,研究开拓其新的应用领域非常必要。而此研究的首要条件在于对其组成进行较为全面、准确地分析。传统的分析方法不能对其组成提供详尽的数据资料,直接影响了对碳九进行综合利用研究。GC-MS兼有GC的高效分离能力与MS很好的定性功能,且灵敏度较高,是分析有机混合物十分有效的手段。本文将GC-MS应用于碳九组成的定性分析中。但由于碳九组分中含有较多的同分异构体如三甲苯与二甲苯等,同分异构体的质谱图几乎相同,GC-MS对其不易鉴别,而红外(FTIR)对有机物同分异构体尤其苯系物的异构体具有非常好的鉴别能力。因此本文将GC-MS与GC-FTIR联合使用,对碳九组成进行定性分析,样品定量采用色谱氢火焰检测器峰面积归一化法得到的各组分峰面积相对百分含量,较好地解决了碳九组分的定性定量问题,为开发碳九新的应用领域提供依据。