New approach to the determination phosphorothioate oligonucleotides by ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

This text presents a novel method for the separation and detection of phosphorothioate oligonucleotides with the use of ion pair ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry The research showed that hexafluoroisopropanol/triethylamine based mobile phases may be successfully used when liquid chromatography is coupled with such elemental detection. However, the concentration of both HFIP and TEA influences the final result. The lower concentration of HFIP, the lower the background in ICP-MS and the greater the sensitivity. The method applied for the analysis of serum samples was based on high resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Utilization of this method allows determination of fifty times lower quantity of phosphorothioate oligonucleotides than in the case of quadrupole mass analyzer. Monitoring of ³¹P may be used to quantify these compounds at the level of 80 μg L⁻¹, while simultaneous determination of sulfur is very useful for qualitative analysis. Moreover, the results presented in this paper demonstrate the practical applicability of coupling LC with ICP-MS in determining phosphorothioate oligonucleotides and their metabolites in serum within 7 min with a very good sensitivity. The method was linear in the concentration range between 0.2 and 3 mg L⁻¹. The limit of detection was in the range of 0.07 and 0.13 mg L⁻¹. Accuracy varied with concentration, but was in the range of 3%.     

Inductively coupled plasma – Tandem mass spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS): A powerful and universal tool for the interference-free determination of (ultra)trace elements – A tutorial review

This paper is intended as a tutorial review on the use of inductively coupled plasma – tandem mass spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS) for the interference-free quantitative determination and isotope ratio analysis of metals and metalloids in different sample types. Attention is devoted both to the instrumentation and to some specific tools and procedures available for advanced method development. Next to the more typical reaction gases, e.g., H₂, O₂ and NH₃, also the use of promising alternative gases, such as CH₃F, is covered, and the possible reaction pathways with those reactive gases are discussed. A variety of published applications relying on the use of ICP-MS/MS are described, to illustrate the added value of tandem mass spectrometry in (ultra)trace analysis.     

液相色谱-电感耦合等离子质谱和电喷雾电离质谱研究乙二胺二氯合钯与鸟嘌呤脱氧核糖核苷酸反应产物

建立了基于HPLC-ICP-MS分离乙二胺二氯合钯[Pd(en)Cl2]与鸟嘌呤脱氧核糖核苷酸5’-d GMP反应产物的方法。方法得到两种能够随色谱流出的产物,产物在25 mmol/L磷酸盐缓冲液(pH 8.0)作为流动相时,得到的分离峰型良好。主产物保留时间为2.8 min,另一产物保留时间为3.2 min。主产物经富集后由ESI-MS(MS/MS)鉴定得到m/z为510,511,512,514和516的[M+1]+分子离子峰且丰度比与Pd同位素元素一致,再通过碎片推断结构为[Pd(en)(N1-5’-d GMP)],另一种产物经HPLC-DAD解析发现紫外吸收光谱与[Pd(en)(N1-5’-d GMP)]完全相同,HPLC-ICP-MS发现产物含Pd量也与[Pd(en)(N1-5’-d GMP)]相同,结合文献推断另一产物为[Pd(en)(N1-5’-d GMP)]的多聚物。研究表明,[Pd(en)(N1-5’-d GMP)]易在酸性条件下生成,其多聚物易在碱性条件下生成,在反应体系pH=6.0时,[Pd(en)(N1-5’-d GMP)]在12 h内生成且稳定存在。HPLC-ICP-MS图谱显示随着反应pH的增加两种产物的总量逐步减少。     

激光烧蚀-多接收电感耦合等离子体质谱测定铀颗粒物中铀全同位素比值

建立了铀颗粒物中铀全同位素比值的分析方法,采用双面胶带装载铀颗粒物样品,优化激光烧蚀-多接收电感耦合等离子体质谱的运行参数,用标准样品交叉法校正质量分馏和探测器检测效率,测定了粒径几十微米的铀标准物质CRM124-1、GBW04234和GBW04238中铀全同位素比值.本方法对铀颗粒物中235U/238U、234 U/235U和236 U/235U测量的相对实验标准不确定度分别小于0.050％,1.7％和1.8％,测量结果与参考值在不确定度范围内符合.研究表明,本方法可快速、准确、高精度地测定铀颗粒物中铀全同位素比值.     

不同基体改进剂对电感耦合等离子体质谱法测量血清中甲胎蛋白的影响

血清中甲胎蛋白(AFP)的准确测量对于癌症的临床诊断和治疗具有重要意义.电感耦合等离子体质谱法(ICP-MS)具有灵敏度高、检出限低、多元素同时检测等优点,但用于血清中低丰度蛋白的检测时,检出限常不及荧光检测法,因此,提高ICP-MS免疫分析测量低丰度蛋白质时的灵敏度具有重要意义.本研究发现,增强液能很大程度增加Eu信号强度,选取醋酸、醇类、EDTA三类有机试剂模拟增强液来探索增强机理.结果表明:酸性体系能增加目标元素在基体中的稳定性,减少其在管壁的吸附;碳原子或分子容易接受电子提高Eu的电离效率;EDTA能与金属离子结合,减少吸附,但同时EDTA与其它金属结合引入更多的干扰,从而使空白信号增大,5％ HAc既能满足酸性要求也能满足含碳量要求,作为基体时铕的灵敏度最高,同时也不影响空白信号.因此选择5％ HAc作为解离液,并应用于人血清中甲胎蛋白含量的测定,线性范围为1～600 μg/L,检出限为0.57 μg/L,采用基体改进ICP-MS测量人血清中AFP的含量与TRFIA测量结果一致,且精密度要优于TRFIA的测量结果.     

离子液体超声辅助萃取/LC-MS法测定环境水中痕量五氯酚

建立了离子液体超声辅助萃取/液相色谱-质谱联用测定环境水中痕量五氯酚(PCP)的方法。采用离子液体1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑六氟磷酸盐[C4mim][PF6]为萃取剂,考察了试样体积、p H值、温度、超声萃取时间和无机盐含量等因素对PCP萃取效率的影响,试样在XDB C18(150 mm×2.1 mm,5μm)色谱柱上,以甲醇-2 mmol/L醋酸铵溶液(70∶30)为流动相,电喷雾(ESI)电离负离子选择离子监测模式(SIM)进行测定。在优化的萃取条件下,PCP在0.005~1.0μg·L-1范围内具有良好线性,相关系数(r)为0.999 2,回收率为91.0%~97.0%,日内相对标准偏差(RSD)为1.1%~5.4%,日间RSD为3.8%~8.3%,定量下限为0.005μg·L-1。建立的方法简便、干扰少、特异性强,可用于环境水样中痕量PCP的测定。     

超高效液相色谱-四极杆-飞行时间质谱同时筛查腐败血液中24种农药

利用超高效液相色谱-四极杆-飞行时间质谱(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS)技术建立了腐败血液中24种常见投毒农药的快速筛查方法。采用Qu ECh ERS方法进行样品前处理。腐败血液经乙腈-水(4∶1)提取,同时加入无水硫酸镁脱水,超声后过0.22μm滤膜后直接测定。目标药物经ACQUITY UPLCTMHSS C18柱分离,以乙腈和0.1%甲酸-甲酸铵水溶液为流动相进行梯度洗脱,采用正离子全信息串联质谱扫描模式(MSE)进行筛查。结果表明,腐败血液中24种农药的检出限(LOD,S/N=3)为0.43~10.0 ng/m L;3个加标水平下的平均回收率为61%~98%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为1.5%~16.9%。该方法快速简便、灵敏度较高,可用于腐败血液中24种常见投毒农药的快速筛查。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定土壤中痕量铀

建立电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定土壤样品中痕量铀含量的方法。采用硝酸、氢氟酸、高氯酸混合酸消解样品后,以铼为内标溶液校正基体干扰,用电感耦合等离子体质谱仪测定土壤中的痕量铀含量。实验结果表明,铀的质量浓度在0~20 ng/m L范围内与信号强度呈线性关系,相关系数r=0.999 9,方法检出限为0.006μg/g,测定结果的相对标准偏差小于5%(n=6),加标回收率在96%~103%之间。用该方法与标准方法对同一样品进行测定,两种方法测定结果一致。该方法准确可靠,满足土壤样品中痕量铀含量的测定要求。     

平面刚架弹塑性大位移分析的多刚体离散元法

本文基于多刚体－弹簧系统模型，给出了求解平面刚架结构弹塑性、大位移极限承载力分析的多刚体离散元法。文中首先推导了多刚体离散元法在总体坐标下的切线刚度阵，建立多刚体离散元法的增量平衡方程；而后推导了多刚体离散元的弹塑性弹簧系数矩阵，建立了多刚体离散元内力屈服面塑性铰法的增量求解格式，成功地进行了平面钢框架的弹塑性、大位移极限承载力分析。计算结果与其他数值方法或实验结果吻合良好，显示了多刚体离散元方法进行结构极限承载力分析这一复杂问题的优越性     

On the dynamic behaviour of a flexible beam carrying a moving mass

The behaviour of a system containing a mass traveling on a cantilever beam is considered. The mass is induced to move by an applied force as opposed to the case which has been considered in most literature where the position of the moving mass is assumed to be known and independent of the motion of the beam. Furthermore, the system to be discussed has the unique characteristic that the motions of the mass and the beam are coupled. The mathematical model of the system includes two coupled nonlinear integral/partial differential equations which are impossible to solve analytically and are difficult to solve numerically in their original form. As a remedy, the solution is discretized into space and time functions and the equations of motion are reduced to a set of ordinary differential equations. The shape function is chosen so that it satisfies the boundary conditions of the beam as well as the transient conditions imposed by the traveling mass. This choice of the shape function, which considers the mass-beam interaction, provides an improvement over the conventional method of using a simple cantilever beam mode shapes.The ordinary differential equations of motion using the improved shaped functions, are solved numerically to obtain the dynamic behaviour of the system. The results illustrate the validity of the model, and demonstrate the advantages of the improved model to the un-improved equations.