Discrimination and Characterization of the Volatile Organic Compounds in Schizonepetae Spica from Six Regions of China Using HS-GC-IMS and HS-SPME-GC-MS

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are the main chemical components of Schizonepetae Spica (SS), which have positive effects on the quality evaluation of SS. In this study, HS-SPME-GC-MS (headspace solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry) and HS-GC-IMS (headspace-gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry) were performed to characterize the VOCs of SS from six different regions. A total of 82 VOCs were identified. In addition, this work compared the suitability of two instruments to distinguish SS from different habitats. The regional classification using orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) shows that the HS-GC-IMS method can classify samples better than the HS-SPME-GC-MS. This study provided a reference method for identification of the SS from different origins.     

顶空固相微萃取-气相色谱/质谱联用法结合化学计量学分析白肋烟烘焙前后挥发性、半挥发性成分

采用顶空固相微萃取-气相色谱/质谱法（HS-SPME-GC/MS）分析了白肋烟烟叶中挥发性、半挥发性成分。20 mg烟粉在60℃条件下孵化8 min,采用聚二甲基硅氧烷/二乙烯基苯（PDMS/DVB）65 μm纤维头萃取40 min,然后在250℃解吸3 min,通过与标准品和质谱数据库进行比对,初步定性了白肋烟烟叶中122种挥发性、半挥发性成分,并采用内标法进行半定量分析。通过主成分分析（PCA）和偏最小二乘-判别分析（PLS-DA）等化学计量学方法,直观反映了白肋烟烘焙前后挥发性、半挥发性成分的变化。该方法具有样品用量小、前处理简单、灵敏度高等特点,结合化学计量学方法可用于白肋烟烘焙前后化学成分变化分析,为白肋烟烘焙条件的优化提供了科学的检测方法。     

顶空气相色谱-质谱法测定玩具中的10种挥发性有机物

建立了检测玩具中10种挥发性有机物(VOC)残留量的顶空气相色谱-质谱(HS-GC-MS)方法。样品经140 ℃、45 min静态顶空后,通过DB-624色谱柱分离和质谱检测,外标法定量。该方法对于不同VOC的定量限(LOQ)均在0.66 mg/kg以下,线性范围为0.001～2.0 μg,平均回收率在79%～106%之间,相对标准偏差(RSD)在0.4%～5.6%之间。该方法具有准确灵敏、简单快速等特点,将其应用于实际玩具样品的检测取得了良好效果。     

超高效液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱法分离鉴定烟草中5种糖苷类香味前体物质

采用超高效液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱法(UPLC-ESI MS/MS)并结合气相色谱-质谱法分离鉴定了烟草中5种主要的糖苷类香味前体物质。烟样经甲醇提取、XAD-2柱净化,得到初步纯化的糖苷,在pH 5条件下将其酶解,释放出糖苷配基。采用气相色谱-质谱分析并通过标准谱库检索确定了5种挥发性苷元;然后通过电喷雾质谱(负离子模式)确定糖苷母离子并作碎片离子扫描(MS2),确定了5种糖苷类香味前体物质的存在形式;最后采用UPLC-ESI MS/MS,以甲醇和乙酸-乙酸铵水溶液为流动相,通过RP-C18柱分离,在多反应监测(MRM)模式下,鉴定了烟草中5种主要的糖苷类香味前体物质,为应用液相色谱-质谱分析缺乏标准样品的糖苷类香味前体物质奠定了基础。     

不同产地石菖蒲的挥发性成分研究

采用气相色谱-质谱联用技术(GC-MS)对安徽安庆、浙江金华、河南嵩县和河南驻马店4个产地石菖蒲的挥发性成分进行了研究,共鉴定出45种化学成分,并测定了其相对含量.其中,相对含量大于1%的共有挥发性成分为β-细辛醚、γ-细辛醚、α-细辛醚和顺式-甲基异丁香酚.这4种共有挥发性成分的保留时间及相对含量可作为石菖蒲鉴别和质...     

Assessment of the degradation of polyurethane foams after artificial and natural ageing by using pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and headspace-solid phase microextraction-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

Polyurethane foams are widely present in museum collections either as part of the artefacts, or as a material for their conservation. Unfortunately many of PU foam artefacts are in poor condition and often exhibit specific conservation issues. Their fast thermal and photochemical degradations have been the aim of previous researches. It is now accepted that hydrolysis predominates for polyester-based polyurethane PU(ES) whereas oxidation is the principal cause of degradation for polyether-based polyurethane PU(ET) variety. Only a few studies have been devoted to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by polyurethanes and, to our knowledge, none were performed on polyurethane foams by using headspace-solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME). The objective of the work described here is to assess the impact of some environmental factors (humidity, temperature and daylight) on the degradation of PU foams by evaluating their volatile fractions. We investigated morphological changes, polymerized fractions and volatile fractions of (i) one modern produced PU(ES) foam and one modern PU(ET) foam artificially aged in different conditions as well as (ii) four naturally aged foams collected from various daily life objects and selected for the representativeness of their analytical data. Characterization procedure used was based on attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) and non-invasive headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC/MS). In this paper, the formation of alcohol and acid raw products for PU(ES) and glycol derivatives for PU(ET) during natural and artificial ageing is confirmed. These main products can be considered as degradation markers for PU foams. Results show that artificial and natural ageing provide similar analytical results, and confirm that the dominant degradation paths for PU(ES) and for PU(ET) are hydrolysis and photo-oxidation, respectively. Lastly, we highlight that non-invasive HS-SPME-GC/MS analysis allows to distinguish between PU(ES) and PU(ET) at any point of their degradations.     

电子制冷预浓缩-双柱气相色谱-质谱/氢火焰检测器法测定空气中104种挥发性有机物

基于吸附剂辅助电子制冷预浓缩技术，建立了多维切割双柱气相色谱-质谱/氢火焰离子化检测器（GC-MS/FID）同时测定环境空气中104种挥发性有机物（VOCs）的方法。将采集于苏玛罐中的环境空气样品在配有吸附剂的电子制冷预浓缩系统中富集、脱附、除水、除CO₂和浓缩，然后通过GC-MS/FID的多维切割单元将C₂~C₃组分和C₄~C₁₂组分分别引入PLOT柱和InterCap-624柱进行分离。C₂~C₃组分用FID检测，以保留时间定性、外标法定量；C₄~C₁₂组分采用电子轰击离子源质谱检测，以保留时间和特征离子定性、内标法定量。考察了冷阱吸附剂种类、辅助压力控制单元压力设置、双柱切换时间切割点等参数对分析结果的影响，优化了GC-MS/FID条件，并评估了在此优化条件下的方法性能。104种VOCs在0.0446~0.892 μmol/m³范围内线性关系良好，相关系数（r）为0.9984~0.9999，对0.0446 μmol/m³和0.223 μmol/m³水平的混合标准气体重复6次进样，平均回收率为86.4%~116.1%，相对标准偏差为0.9%~11.3%；方法的检出限为0.145~1.90 μg/m³，定量限为0.435~5.70 μg/m³。该法稳定性好，灵敏度高，操作简便，可用于环境空气中104种VOCs的测定。     

Comparison of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the analysis of tobacco essential oils

A sample of tobacco essential oil was analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled to a time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC × GC/TOFMS), respectively. In the GC/MS analysis, serially coupled columns were used. By comparing the GC/MS results with GC × GC/TOFMS results, many more components in the essential oil could be found within the two-dimensional separation space of GC × GC. The quantitative determination of components in the essential oil was performed by GC × GC with flame ionization detection (FID), using a method of multiple internal standards calibration.     

Characteristic Volatile Fingerprints and Odor Activity Values in Different Citrus-Tea by HS-GC-IMS and HS-SPME-GC-MS

Citrus tea is an emerging tea drink produced from tea and the pericarp of citrus, which consumers have increasingly favored due to its potential health effects and unique flavor. This study aimed to simultaneously combine the characteristic volatile fingerprints with the odor activity values (OAVs) of different citrus teas for the first time by headspace gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (HS-GC-IMS) and headspace solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS). Results showed that the establishment of a citrus tea flavor fingerprint based on HS-GC-IMS data can provide an effective means for the rapid identification and traceability of different citrus varieties. Moreover, 68 volatile compounds (OAV > 1) were identified by HS-SPME-GC-MS, which reflected the contribution of aroma compounds to the characteristic flavor of samples. Amongst them, the contribution of linalool with sweet flower fragrance was the highest. Odorants such as decanal, β-lonone, β-ionone, β-myrcene and D-limonene also contributed significantly to all samples. According to principal component analysis, the samples from different citrus teas were significantly separated. Visualization analysis based on Pearson correlation coefficients suggested that the correlation between key compounds was clarified. A comprehensive evaluation of the aroma of citrus tea will guide citrus tea flavor quality control and mass production.     

气相色谱-质谱联用法对6-溴-去氢甲基睾丸素合成过程中杂质的分析

采用气相色谱-质谱联用方法分析6-溴-去氢甲基睾丸素中的杂质。在30.0m×0.25mm,0.5μm的ZB-5MS毛细管柱上,柱温100℃保持3 min,后以20℃/min的速率程序升温至250℃,气化室温度270℃,载气氦气流量0.8 mL/min的条件下,6-溴-去氢甲基睾丸素及其中杂质获得很好分离。通过对各组分质谱图分析确定了6-溴-去氢甲基睾丸素中的七种杂质分别为去氢甲基睾丸素,6-烯-去氢甲基睾丸素,6-溴-17-甲基雄甾-1,4,16-三烯-3-酮的4种构象异构体以及6-溴-8-烯-去氢甲基睾丸素。     

热脱附-气相色谱-质谱法应用于工业源废气中挥发性有机物的目标和非目标筛查

建立了固相吸附热脱附-气相色谱-质谱(TD-GC-MS)综合筛查工业源废气中挥发性有机物(VOCs)的方法。对两种型号的固相吸附管进行了比较,最终选择使用Tenax SS TD Tubes吸附管。气体样品以恒定流速通过吸附管,富集分析物,经热脱附后,用GC-MS进行检测,目标化合物以内标法定量,非目标化合物的含量以甲苯的响应系数计算。方法检出限为1.06~5.44 ng,以采样体积300 mL计算,目标化合物的检出限为0.004~0.018 mg/m~3。吸附管平均加标回收率为78.4%~89.4%,相对标准偏差为3.9%~14.4%(n=7)。应用该方法对大连市某垃圾焚烧发电厂排放的废气进行VOCs目标及非目标化合物综合筛查,共检出29种VOCs,其中仅5种VOCs为预先设定的目标化合物,另外24种为非目标化合物,5种目标化合物含量仅占所有检出物总量的26.7%。证明了工业源废气VOCs分析中非目标化合物筛查的重要性,该研究思路对完整测定工业源挥发性有机污染物分布具有一定的借鉴意义。     

顶空固相微萃取-气相色谱/质谱法分析鉴定畜禽粪便中的挥发性有机化合物

采用顶空固相微萃取(HS-SPME)-气相色谱/质谱法(GC/MS)测定了牛粪、猪粪以及鸡粪中的挥发性有机化合物(VOCs)。在优化HS-SPME条件的基础上,通过GC/MS分析,从牛粪中分离鉴定出44种VOCs,从猪粪中分离鉴定出40种VOCs,从鸡粪中分离鉴定出41种VOCs。HS-SPME-GC/MS具有简单、快速、无需有机溶剂等特点,适合于畜禽粪便中挥发性有机化合物的分析与鉴定。同时,该研究揭示了畜禽养殖场臭味物质的来源,为治理其环境污染提供了科学依据。     

固相微萃取/加速溶剂萃取-气相色谱-质谱法分析青山绿水茶叶的挥发性成分

采用固相微萃取(SPME)和加速溶剂萃取(ASE)两种前处理方法从青山绿水茶叶(也叫苦丁茶)中提取挥发性成分,用气相色谱-质谱法(GC-MS)定性。实验结果表明:两种前处理方法共检测出91种成分,SPME检出49种,ASE检出56种,共同组分14种。青山绿水茶叶的挥发性成分主要成分有β-月桂烯、3,3,5-三甲基-1,5-庚二烯、L-柠檬烯、α-罗勒烯、β-罗勒烯、β-蒎烯、2-甲基安息香醛和5-羟甲基糠醛等物质。这两种提取方法各具优势,共同应用可以起到取长补短的作用。     

顶空-气相色谱-质谱联用法同时测定紫外光固化胶印油墨中27种溶剂残留

建立了同时测定紫外光固化（UV）胶印油墨中27种溶剂残留（挥发性有机化合物,VOCs）的顶空-气相色谱-质谱联用（HS-GC-MS）法。将UV胶印油墨样品模拟印刷制成一定面积、厚度的试样,在紫外灯下烘烤1 min,经80℃、45 min静态顶空后,通过VOC专用毛细管柱分离和质谱检测,外标法定量。27种VOCs均呈现良好的线性关系,相关系数（R²）均≥0.9950;方法的检出限（LODs,S/N=3）为0.001~0.310 mg/m²,定量限（LOQs,S/N=10）为0.003~0.920 mg/m²;样品的平均加标回收率为80%~108%,相对标准偏差（RSD）<6%（n=6）。该方法制样便捷,灵敏度高,精密度好,准确度高,将其应用于实际UV胶印油墨样品的检测,取得了良好效果。     

Comprehensive chemical profiling and quantification of Shexiang Xintongning tablets by integrating liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Shexiang Xintongning tablet (SXXTN) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) preparation for the treatment of coronary heart disease (CHD) angina pectoris. However, due to the complexity of the compounds in SXXTN, the active chemical components responsible for the therapeutic effect are still ambiguous. The purpose of our study was to characterize the chemical profile of SXXTN and quantify the representative chemicals. The high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (HPLC-QTOF MS) method and gas chromatograph coupled with mass spectrometry (GC–MS) method were utilized to identify the chemical constituents of SXXTN. A total of 140 compounds including alkaloids, ginsenosides, organic acids, esters, triterpenes, phthalides and amino acid were identified in accordance with their retention times, accurate masses and characteristic MS/MS fragment patterns. Forty-four volatile components were characterized by GC–MS through NIST database matching. In the further research of quantitative analysis, 40 non-volatile compounds and 17 volatile compounds were determined and successfully applied for detecting in 7 batches of SXXTN samples by high performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple-quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-QQQ MS) and gas chromatograph coupled with triple-quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry (GC-QQQ MS) in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode, respectively. The quantitative methods were verified in linearity, precision, repeatability stability and recovery. The above results indicated that the established method was practical and reliable for synthetical quality evaluation of SXXTN. In addition, our study might supplement the chemical evidence for disclosing the material basis of its therapeutic effects.     

Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization in gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the analysis of persistent organic pollutants

Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) was primarily applied as the ion source for liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC–MS). While APCI started to be used in gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS) in 1970s, GC-APCI-MS was not widely used until recently. As a soft ionization technique, APCI provides highly diagnostic molecular ions, which is favored for the wide-scope screening. With the capability of tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS), GC-APCI-MS methods with high sensitivity and selectivity have been developed and applied in the analysis of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in environment and biological samples at trace levels. The present review introduces the history of the APCI source, with emphasis on mechanisms of ionization processes under the positive and negative ionization modes. Comparison between GC-APCI-MS and GC–MS with traditional electron ionization (EI) and chemical ionization (CI) are provided and discussed for selectivity, sensitivity and stability for the analyses of POPs. Previous studies found that the GC-APCI-MS methods provided limits of detection (LODs) around 10–100 times lower than other methods. An overview of GC-APCI-MS applications is given with the discussions on the advantages and drawbacks of various analytical methods applied for the analyses of POPs.     

超高效液相色谱-质谱联用法与气相色谱-质谱联用法分析水性印油印记的主要成分

应用超高效液相色谱-质谱联用技术(UHPLC-MS)与气相色谱-质谱联用技术(GC-MS),对环保水性印油中的主要成分(主要颜料与挥发性物质)进行了定性分析。通过超声提取与离心对样品进行预处理后,在ZORBAX Eclipse Plus Phenyl-Hexyl (50 mm×4.6 mm, 1.8 μm)液相色谱柱,15 mmol/L乙酸铵水溶液-乙腈为流动相,在UHPLC-MS负离子电喷雾电离条件下以选择离子监测模式定性分析染料及颜料;采用HP-INNOWAX (30 m×0.25 mm, 0.25 μm)气相色谱柱进行GC-MS全扫描,定性分析挥发性物质。研究确认水性印油中的主要颜料成分是酸性红R、水溶曙红Y与颜料红112,主要挥发性物质是甘油、1,2-丙二醇等。本方法快速、准确,可以满足物证鉴定工作中对印记的检测需要,有助于法庭科学中对印油印记的种类区分。     

First results on headspace-solid phase microextraction-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry of volatile organic compounds emitted by wax objects in museums

Sampling volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by a large variety of materials is nowadays a very useful technique for analytical purpose. In the field of cultural heritage, it can be applied to identify some constituents of museum artefacts off-gassing VOCs without sampling on the object itself. In this study, we focused on objects made of wax. First volatiles emitted by a reference beeswax were trapped and identified by headspace-solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME)-gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC/MS). This allowed to identify numerous volatile biomarkers, namely saturated n-alkanes from C(10) to C(21), saturated n-carboxylic acids containing 6-12 carbon atoms, benzene and cinnamic derivatives that may be considered as volatile biomarkers of beeswax. The SPME strategy was then performed at the Orsay museum (Paris) in a showcase containing a wax sculpture "Le Mineur de la Loire" by J.-J. Carriès. The use of beeswax in this sculpture was unequivocally confirmed by the VOCs concentrated in the showcase, together with a set of characteristic molecular compounds identified by HT-GC/MS. HS-SPME-GC/MS thus appears to be a powerful in situ and non-invasive analytical technique that allows to identify natural substances in the field of cultural heritage without any sampling of solid matter from the object. The results obtained are promising for orientating the strategy of preventive conservation related to works of art characterised by important emission of VOCs.     

Combined Fourier-transform infrared imaging and desorption electrospray-ionization linear ion-trap mass spectrometry for analysis of counterfeit antimalarial tablets

This paper reports use of a combination of Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic imaging and desorption electrospray ionization linear ion-trap mass spectrometry (DESI MS) for characterization of counterfeit pharmaceutical tablets. The counterfeit artesunate antimalarial tablets were analyzed by both techniques. The results obtained revealed the ability of FTIR imaging in non-destructive micro-attenuated total reflection (ATR) mode to detect the distribution of all components in the tablet, the identities of which were confirmed by DESI MS. Chemical images of the tablets were obtained with high spatial resolution. The FTIR spectroscopic imaging method affords inherent chemical specificity with rapid acquisition of data. DESI MS enables high-sensitivity detection of trace organic compounds. Combination of these two orthogonal surface-characterization methods has great potential for detection and analysis of counterfeit tablets in the open air and without sample preparation.     

超高效液相色谱-四极杆串联飞行时间质谱分析黄酮类化合物及小毛茛茎叶的成分

为了探索液相色谱-质谱联用(LC-MS)技术在快速识别中药及天然产物成分中的应用,以黄酮对照品为研究前体,药用植物小毛茛为研究对象,采用超高效液相色谱/二极管阵列检测器-电喷雾四极杆串联飞行时间质谱(UPLC/DAD-ESI/Q-TOF MS)分析了黄酮类化合物同系物及同分异构体的色谱、质谱特性。结果显示:黄酮氧苷和黄酮碳苷的紫外吸收光谱及二级质谱具有显著性差异,糖苷化位置同保留时间、二级质谱碎片及相对丰度具有相关性。将该方法应用于小毛茛茎叶醇提液的分析,结合其酸水解液的分析,解析了22个黄酮醇糖苷和3个苷元。方法简便,具有可操作性。