Extraction and isolation of diphenylheptanes and flavonoids from Alpinia officinarum Hance using supercritical fluid extraction followed by supercritical fluid chromatography

In this paper, an off-line combination method of supercritical fluid extraction and supercritical fluid chromatography was developed for the selective extraction and isolation of diphenylheptanes and flavonoids from Alpinia officinarum Hance. The enrichment of target components was successfully achieved using supercritical fluid extraction with the following conditions (8% ethanol as co-solvent at 45°C and 30 MPa for 30 min). Taking full advantage of the complementarity of supercritical fluid chromatography stationary phases, a two-step preparative supercritical fluid chromatography strategy was constructed. The extract was firstly divided into seven fractions on a Diol column (250 × 20 mm internal diameter, 10 μm) within 8 min by gradient elution increasing from 5% to 20% modifier (methanol) at 55 ml/min and 15 MPa. Then the seven fractions were separated by using a 1-AA or a DEA column (250 × 19 mm internal diameter, 5 μm) at 50 ml/min and 13.5 MPa. This two-step strategy showed superior separation ability for structural analogs. As a result, seven compounds, including four diphenylheptanes and three flavonoids with high purity, were successfully obtained. The developed method is also helpful for the extraction and isolation of other structural analogs of traditional Chinese medicines.     

Ternary eluent compositions in supercritical fluid chromatography improved fingerprinting of therapeutic peptides

Currently, little information has been published on the application of ternary eluent compositions in supercritical fluid chromatography for separating peptides. This work investigates the benefits of adding acetonitrile to methanol as the modifier. Three cyclic antibiotic peptides (bacitracin, colistin, and daptomycin) ranging between 1000 and 2000 Da were chosen as model substances. The ternary mixture of carbon dioxide, methanol, and acetonitrile is optimized to increase the resolution of the peptide's fingerprint. In addition, varying compositions of methanol and acetonitrile were found to change the elution order of the analytes, which is a valuable tool during method development. An individual gradient method using two Torus 2-PIC columns (each 100 × 3.0 mm, 1.7 μm), carbon dioxide, and a modifier consisting of acetonitrile/methanol/water/methanesulfonic acid (60:40:2:0.1, v:v:v:v) was optimized for each of the peptides. Subsequently, a generic method development protocol applicable to polypeptides is proposed.     

Deep eutectic solvent-based modified quick,easy, cheap,effective, rugged,and safe extraction combined with solidification of floating organic droplet-dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction of some pesticides from canola oil followed by gas chromatography analysis

Herein, a modified quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe extraction was developed based on deep eutectic solvent for the extraction of several pesticides from canola oil samples. In this work, first, different sorbents were selected to remove the sample interferences, and the composition of the sorbents was optimized by simplex centroid design. The extracted analytes were more concentrated by solidification of floating deep eutectic solvent droplet-dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction. Low limits of detection (0.15–0.23 ng/g) and quantification (0.49–0.76 ng/g), high extraction recoveries (74–87%) and enrichment factors (224–263), and good repeatability (relative standard deviation equal to or less than 5.1 and 4.7% for intra- and interday precisions, respectively) were achieved using the proposed method. The suggested approach was used for the quantification of the analytes in different canola oil samples. Additionally, the effects of microwave irradiations exposure and sonication in decontamination of the samples were evaluated. In this method, there was no need for centrifugation and toxic solvents. Also, effective extraction of the analytes and minimizing interferences were achieved through the use of various sorbents.     

Synthesis of trichromatic carbon dots from a single precursor by solvent effect and its versatile applications

Multi-color is the fundamental for display, white LED (WLED), and bioimaging. Three kinds of carbon dots (co-doped of S and N elements) (S,N-CDs) with red (R), green (G) and blue (B) fluorescence were synthesized using 2,5-Diaminobenzenesulfonicacid as the only precursor by a simple, environmentally friendly solvent modulation method, which neither needed complex precursor formulations nor tedious post-processes to obtain multi-color performance. Compared to the previous S,N-CDs, our CDs has a higher fluorescence quantum yield and tunable colors which implies a higher resolution in detection and deeper penetration in tissue observation. We present their outstanding roles in chemical trace detection and light source application to demonstrate their application potential. The three CDs were highly sensitive and could selectively recognize Ag⁺ and Fe³⁺ with low limit of detection of up to 35 and 23 nM, respectively. The CDs were mixed to fabricate WLED in solution, solid (with lotus root powder) and xerogel forms, achieved satisfactory white light properties with CIE (1931) coordinates (0.32,0.33), (0.31, 0.32) and (0.33, 0.35), respectively, almost pure white light. This is digestible light source and fluorescent biomarker that open up possibilities for in vivo recycling-free imaging applications.     

Modulating ion current rectification generating high energy output in a single glass conical nanopore channel by concentration gradient

Inspired by biological systems that have the inherent skill to generate considerable bioelectricity from the salt content in fluids with highly selective ion channels and pumps on cell membranes,herein,a fully abiotic,single glass conical nanopores energy-harvesting is demonstrated.Ion current rectification(ICR)in negatively charged glass conical nanopores is shown to be controlled by the electrolyte concentration gradient depending on the direction of ion diffusion.The degree of ICR is enhanced with the increasing forward concentration difference.An unusual rectification inversion is observed when the concentration gradient is reversely applied.The maximum power output with the individual nanopore approaches10~4pW.This facile and cost-efficient energy-harvesting system has the potential to power tiny biomedical devices or construct future clean-energy recovery plants.     

离子色谱法-间接紫外检测离子液体中三种含氟酸根阴离子

建立了离子色谱-间接紫外检测法同时分析离子液体中的三氟乙酸根(CF3COO-)、四氟硼酸根(BF4-)和三氟甲烷磺酸根(CF3SO3-)的方法。用Shodex IC NI-424阴离子交换柱作为分离柱,探讨了影响上述三种离子保留和检测的因素及其保留规律。最终选用色谱条件为:以1.75 mmol·L-1邻苯二甲酸-1.68 mmol·L-1三(羟甲基)氨基甲烷为淋洗液,柱温45℃,流速1.0 m L·min-1,UV检测波长设定在265 nm。在此条件下,可实现上述三种阴离子的同时分析,且色谱峰形良好。所测阴离子的检出限(S/N=3)为0.39~1.57 mg·L-1,保留时间和峰面积的相对标准偏差(n=5)均在1%以下。将此方法应用于测定离子液体中的三氟乙酸根、四氟硼酸根及三氟甲烷磺酸根,加标回收率为99%~102%。该方法简单、准确、可靠,具有较好的实用性。     

离子色谱法在离子液体阴阳离子分析中的应用

离子液体作为一种新型绿色环保有机化合物,因具有饱和蒸气压低、溶解性良好以及电导率高等优异性质,而在化学化工领域中得到了较为广泛的应用,并越来越受到人们的关注。该文综述了近年来离子色谱在离子液体阴阳离子分析中的应用,对离子色谱法分析离子液体阳离子、离子液体阴离子以及同时分析离子液体阴阳离子三方面进行讨论,并对离子色谱法分析离子液体的发展趋势进行了展望。     

高效液相色谱法比较3种固相萃取柱净化对乳品中8种抗生素残留检测的影响

对比了3种固相萃取柱(HLB柱、C18柱和PEP柱)对复杂乳品基质中目标物检测的影响,并建立了同时测定乳品中四环素类、β-内酰胺类及氯霉素等8种抗生素残留的固相萃取/高效液相色谱法。结果表明:HLB固相萃取柱的洗脱及净化效果较好,适用于复杂乳品基质的洗脱净化。在优化条件下,8种抗生素在5.0~100.0μg/L浓度范围内的线性关系良好(r20.999),检出限为0.09~0.84μg/kg,定量下限为0.32~2.23μg/kg。8种抗生素在不同加标浓度下(5,10,30μg/kg)的回收率为73.2%~93.3%,相对标准偏差(n=5)为1.4%~3.6%。研究结果表明,该方法适用于复杂乳品基质中8种不同种类抗生素的同时检测。     

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。