Capillary zone electrophoresis method for the simultaneous determination of cations in honey

A capillary electrophoresis system for the simultaneous determination of cations in honey samples has been developed. The complete separation and quantification of K+, Ca2+, Na+, Mg2+, Mn2+, Ni2+ and Li+, which represent more than 99% of the total content of cations in honey, can be achieved in 4 min with only a dilution and filtration of the honey sample. Electrolyte solution was composed by 10 mM imidazole as the carrier buffer and background absorbance provider and acetic acid as the complexing agent (pH 3.60). The running voltage was + 25 kV at 25 degree C. Indirect UV detection was achieved at 185 nm. Under the optimum conditions the detection limits ranged from 0.02 to 48.2 mg/kg and the quantification limits have ranged from 0.41 to 48.7 mg/kg. Precision data in honey samples analysed have shown repeatability and reproducibility RSD (%) lower than 2.84 and 6.62%, respectively. Recoveries of cations in honey samples analysed have ranged from 88.5 to 101.8%. These cations were identified by their relative migration times with regard to Ba2+ migration time used as reference standard and they were quantified by using an external standard calibration. Twenty-five honey samples were analysed to test the proposed method. Mean contents of 1.22 x 10(3), 93, 85, 54, 11, 1.9 and 2.3 mg/kg were found, respectively, for K+, Ca2+, Na+, Mg2+, Mn2+, Ni2+ and Li+ cations in analysed honeys. These results were similar than the obtained by other authors.     

Determination of trace metals by capillary electrophoresis

A new analytical procedure is developed using a strong complexing agent, 1,10-phenanthroline (Phen), for direct UV detection of Zn, Mn, Cu, Co, Cd, and Fe at microg/L concentrations in environmental water samples. The metal chelates formed showed different electrophoretic mobilities and solved the comigration problem for capillary electrophoresis (CE) separation of free metal ions. To obtain stable metal-Phen chelates during the capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) run, both pre-column and on-column complexation are required and threefold excess of Phen over metal ions should be added to the sample. The optimized background electrolyte (BGE) consists of 30 mM hydroxylamine hydrochloride and 0.1% methanol at pH 3.6. Under hydrodynamic sampling, CE run at + 20 kV in 65 cm x 0.05 mm ID fused-silica column with detection at 265 nm, baseline separation, satisfactory working ranges (10 microg/L to 5.5 mg/L), sensitive detection limits (1-3 microg/L), good repeatability for migration times (relative standard deviation, RSD 0.36-0.81%, n = 5), peak area (RSD 3.2-4.2%, n = 5) and peak height (RSD 3.2-4.5%, n = 5) were obtained for the metal cations investigated. The reliability of the method was established by parallel determination using the inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) method giving results within statistical variation. The procedure developed is shown to provide a quick, sensitive, precise, and economic method for simultaneous determination of metal cations that can form stable chelates with Phen.     

毛细管电泳-间接紫外检测法测定蜂蜜中的氨基酸

采用毛细管电泳-间接紫外检测法同时分离测定蜂蜜中的赖氨酸、色氨酸、谷氨酸等9种氨基酸。考察了磷酸浓度、进样方式和缓冲液pH对分离效率和重现性的影响。在分离电压为-15 kV、检测波长为220 nm条件下,以含有0.5 mmol/L十六烷基三甲基溴化铵、20 mmol/L烟酸、10%甲醇的10 mmol/L磷酸二氢钠缓冲溶液(pH 10.2)为运行缓冲液,9种组分在11 min内达到基线分离;检出限最低可达到0.3 mg/L;线性范围为1.0~1000 mg/L;日间及日内精密度为0.64%~5.83%。实际样品中除甲硫氨酸外的8种氨基酸的加标回收率为60.00%~118.37%。将该方法应用于不同蜜源植物和产地的蜂蜜样品的测定,在市售的5种蜂蜜中均检测到脯氨酸、丝氨酸和天冬氨酸,而只在荔枝蜜中检测到苏氨酸。该方法可以为蜂蜜的蜜源鉴别及质量评估提供借鉴方法。     

超高效液相色谱-高分辨质谱法测定蜂蜜中的3种马桑内酯

建立了采用超高效液相色谱-高分辨质谱测定蜂蜜中3种马桑内酯残留的方法。样品采用0.2 mol/L磷酸盐缓冲溶液(pH=7.5)提取,经Waters HLB小柱净化,以Phenomenex C18色谱柱进行色谱分离,通过高分辨质谱t-MS²负离子扫描模式进行定性和定量分析。结果表明3种目标化合物的检出限(LOD)均为0.05 mg/kg,定量限(LOQ)均为0.1 mg/kg。空白蜂蜜样品在0.1~0.5 mg/kg范围内的3个加标水平的平均回收率为86.3%~95.6%,相对标准偏差为3.0%~8.4%。应用该方法对从新西兰进口的麦卢卡蜂蜜进行检测,检出一份样品含羟基马桑毒素0.3 mg/kg。该方法适用于蜂蜜中马桑内酯残留的检测。     

高效液相色谱法检测多种食品基体中残留的喹氧灵

建立了采用液相色谱检测大豆、花椰菜、樱桃、木耳、葡萄酒、茶叶、蜂蜜、猪肝、鸡肉、鳗鱼等多种食品基体中喹氧灵残留的方法。利用乙酸乙酯提取样品中残留的喹氧灵,用氨基固相萃取小柱净化;对于脂肪含量较高的样品,在进行固相萃取前采用凝胶渗透色谱净化技术去脂。方法的准确度与精密度较好,在添加浓度为0.010～5.0 mg/kg时,平均回收率及相对标准偏差分别为82%～96%及3.2%～11.8%;在0.050～50.0 mg/L范围内有良好的线性关系,检测限达0.010 mg/kg。该方法适用性广,能消除复杂基质带来的干扰,可用于各类食品中喹氧灵残留的分析。     

全自动在线固相萃取-液相色谱-高分辨质谱法测定麦卢卡蜂蜜中的特征标志物

建立了全自动在线固相萃取-液相色谱-高分辨质谱(SPE-LC-HRMS)测定麦卢卡蜂蜜中特征标志物3,5-二甲氧基苯甲酸甲酯-4-双葡萄糖糖苷(leptosperin)的方法。以Dikma Diamonsil Plus C_(18)色谱柱(150 mm×4.6 mm,5μm)为分析柱,0.1%(v/v)甲酸水溶液-乙腈为流动相进行梯度洗脱,在电喷雾负离子、目标二级离子扫描模式下进行检测,外标法定量。结果表明,在0.5~100.0 mg/L范围内该分析物的线性关系良好,相关系数为0.999 3,方法的检出限(LOD,S/N≥3)和定量限(LOQ,S/N≥10)分别为3 mg/kg和10 mg/kg。在不同蜂蜜样品中分别添加50.0、100.0、200.0 mg/kg(洋槐蜜中添加10.0、20.0、50.0 mg/kg)特征化合物标准品进行加标回收率试验,平均回收率为82.0%~95.2%,相对标准偏差为2.7%~9.7%(n=6)。利用该方法对来自新西兰12种不同品种的95个蜂巢成熟原蜜和来自4个国家50个商品化蜂蜜进行了验证。该法快速、灵敏、准确,可为解决进口新西兰麦卢卡蜂蜜的判别难题提供技术支持。     

高效液相色谱法检测新西兰Manuka蜂蜜中的甲基乙二醛

建立了高效液相色谱法用于检测新西兰Manuka蜂蜜中的甲基乙二醛。将蜂蜜溶于水后加入邻苯二胺水溶液,在室温、避光条件下衍生化反应8 h以上,产物过0.22 μm滤膜后用HPLC检测。以Kromasil反相色谱柱为分析柱;甲醇和0.1%(v/v)乙酸水溶液为流动相,梯度洗脱;检测波长为318 nm;外标法定量。甲基乙二醛在1~50 mg/L范围内线性良好,相关系数为0.9999;检出限(S/N=3)为0.02 mg/L,定量限(S/N=10)为0.06 mg/L;在50、100、200 mg/kg添加水平下的回收率为98.3%~101.5%,相对标准偏差(n=5)小于5%;衍生化产物在24 h内稳定。实验结果表明,该方法前处理过程简单,具有良好的灵敏度、回收率和重复性,可用于新西兰Manuka蜂蜜的质量控制。该方法也适用于中国蜂蜜中甲基乙二醛的检测。     

亲水作用色谱-串联质谱法测定蜂蜜中链霉素和双氢链霉素残留

建立了亲水作用色谱-串联质谱（HILIC-MS/MS）测定蜂蜜中链霉素和双氢链霉素的分析方法。样品中链霉素和双氢链霉素经20 g/L三氯乙酸水溶液（含50 mmol/L磷酸盐，pH 6.8）提取，HLB固相萃取柱净化，采用HILIC-MS/MS对目标物进行定性和定量分析。采用SIELC Obelisc R色谱柱，以0.5%（体积分数）甲酸水溶液和乙腈为流动相进行梯度洗脱分离，在正离子模式下检测，外标法定量。该方法在2.5~100 μg/L范围内线性关系良好（r>0.99），检出限（LOD）为2.0 μg/kg，定量限（LOQ）为5.0 μg/kg。在空白蜂蜜样品中进行5.0、20.0、100.0 μg/kg 3个水平的加标回收试验，方法的平均回收率为86.9%~113.2%，精密度在10%以下。该方法简单、快速、灵敏，重复性好，可用于蜂蜜中链霉素和双氢链霉素的定量测定。     

Electromembrane extraction of heavy metal cations followed by capillary electrophoresis with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection

Electromembrane extraction (EME) was used as an off-line sample pre-treatment method for the determination of heavy metal cations in aqueous samples using CE with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (CE-C(4) D). A short segment of porous polypropylene hollow fibre was penetrated with 1-octanol and 0.5%?v/v bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphonic acid and constituted a low cost, single use, disposable supported liquid membrane, which selectively transported and pre-concentrated heavy metal cations into the fibre lumen filled with 100?mM acetic acid acceptor solution. Donor solutions were standard solutions and real samples dissolved in deionized water at neutral pH. At optimized EME conditions (penetration time, 5?s; applied voltage, 75?V; and stirring rate, 750?rpm), 15-42% recoveries of heavy metal cations were achieved for a 5?min extraction time. Repeatability of the EME pre-treatment was examined for six independent EME runs and ranged from 6.6 to 11.1%. Limits of detection for the EME-CE-C(4) D method ranged from 25 to 200?nM, resulting into one to two orders of magnitude improvement compared with CE-C(4) D without sample treatment. The developed EME sample pre-treatment procedure was applied to the analysis of heavy metal cations in tap water and powdered milk samples. Zinc in the real samples was identified and quantified in a background electrolyte solution consisting of 20?mM L-histidine and 30?mM acetic acid at pH 4.95 in about 3?min.     

Simultaneous determination of metal ions, amino acids, and other small biogenic molecules in human serum by capillary zone electrophoresis with transient isotachophoretic preconcentration

CE with indirect UV detection was used for the simultaneous determination of lithium, magnesium, calcium, creatinine, carnitine, and a number of amino acids in human serum. The target analytes, positively charged under acidic electrolyte conditions, were separated with positive separation voltage polarity using 10 mM 4-methylbenzylamine, 4.5 mM citric acid, 25% (v/v) methanol at pH 4.05 as background electrolyte providing optimal separation. When analyzing real samples, however, some peaks were broadened due to essentially destacking conditions. In order to maintain the separation efficiency and also enhance the detection sensitivity, transient isotachophoresis (tITP) sample stacking was applied and yielded theoretical plate numbers in the range from 160,000 (arginine) to 350,000 (creatinine). The limit of detection values with tITP preconcentration were 0.11-0.26 mg L(-1) for metal cations, 1.0 mg L(-1) for creatinine, and 1.3-3.9 mg L(-1) for histidine, lysine, arginine, and ornithine. The method precision for peak areas was from 0.4 to 5.0% relative standard deviation using the matrix sodium as internal standard. The accuracy of the developed tITP-CZE system was verified by consistent results for Li+, Mg2+, Ca2+, and creatinine obtained on analyzing two serum certified reference materials. The only sample preparation required was ultrafiltration and acidification (to release protein-bound alkaline earths), and working ranges for individual analytes corresponded well to clinical concentration ranges.     

Simultaneous determination of inorganic anions and cations in explosive residues by ion chromatography

A non-suppressed ion chromatographic method by connecting anion-exchange and cation-exchange columns directly was developed for the separation and determination of five inorganic anions (sulfate, nitrate, chloride, nitrite, and chlorate) and three cations (sodium, ammonium, and potassium) simultaneously in explosive residues. The mobile phase was composed of 3.5mM phthalic acid with 2% acetonitrile and water at flow rate of 0.2 mL/min. Under the optimal conditions, the eight inorganic ions were completely separated and detected simultaneously within 16 min. The limits of detection (S/N=3) of the anions and cations were in the range of 50-100 microg/L and 150-320 microg/L, respectively, the linear correlation coefficients were 0.9941-0.9996, and the R.S.D. of retention time and peak area were 0.10-0.29% and 5.65-8.12%, respectively. The method was applied successfully to the analysis of the explosive samples with satisfactory results.     

反相高效液相色谱法测定人肌腱中的胶原蛋白

建立了测定人肌腱中胶原蛋白含量的高效液相色谱法。动物肌腱中的胶原蛋白经酸水解后生成包括羟脯氨酸在内的氨基酸混合物,用2,4-二硝基氯苯对水解产物衍生化,然后以0.01 mol/L乙酸钠-乙酸缓冲液(pH 6.0)-乙腈(体积比为80∶20)为流动相,经反相C18柱分离,紫外检测器于360 nm波长处检测来测定羟脯氨酸的含量。羟脯氨酸是胶原蛋白的特异性氨基酸且含量稳定,因而可通过样品中羟脯氨酸的含量来计算胶原蛋白的含量。该方法对羟脯氨酸的检出限为3 μg/L,羟脯氨酸为3 μg/L~100 mg/L时与峰面积的线性关系良好;样品测定的相对标准偏差为1.95%,加标回收率为98.4%~110.8%。对60份人肌腱样品中胶原蛋白的含量进行了测定。所建立的方法灵敏、准确、干扰少,适用于肌腱中胶原蛋白含量的测定。     

高效阴离子交换色谱-脉冲安培检测法同时测定生物转化样品中的海藻糖、葡萄糖和麦芽糖

建立了高效阴离子交换色谱-脉冲安培电化学检测法同时测定生物转化样品中海藻糖、葡萄糖和麦芽糖的分析方法。选用CarboPac^TM10色谱柱(250 mm×2 mm)对分离条件进行优化,使用标准样品测定了线性范围和工作曲线,柱温为30 ℃,流速为0.30 mL/min,以氢氧化钠溶液和醋酸钠溶液为流动相进行梯度洗脱,脉冲安培法进行检测。研究结果表明,该方法可在15 min内实现海藻糖生物转化液中3种糖的快速定量分析。海藻糖、葡萄糖和麦芽糖峰面积与质量浓度的线性关系良好,检出限为0.010~0.100 mg/L。将此方法用于酶法制备海藻糖的检测,加标回收率为89.40%~103.2%。在生物转化样品中检测到海藻糖浓度为101.084 g/L,转化率达到了50.5%。该方法灵敏度高,简便快速,可应用于海藻糖制备样品中各种成分的分离和定量检测。     

Determination of sulfate in natural and residual waters by turbidimetric flow-injection analysis

A turbidimetric flow-injection system was developed for the determination of sulfate in natural and residual water samples, with no previous treatment, using spectrophotometric detection. The precipitating agent, 7.0% (w/v) barium chloride solution prepared in 0.10% (w/v) polyvinyl alcohol, was added by using the merging-zones approach. A 100 mg/L sulfate solution in 0.07M nitric acid was mixed with the sample before it entered the injection loop to improve the detection limit, provide in-line pH adjustment, and prevent the interference of some anionic species. The relative standard deviations of the results were between 1.4 and 3.0% and were in agreement with results obtained by the reference method. Samples within a linear concentration range of 10-120 mg SO4(2-)/L can be analyzed at a rate of 40/h. The detection limit is 5 mg SO4(2-)/L.     

Derivative spectrum chromatographic method for the determination of trimethoprim in honey samples using an on-line solid-phase extraction technique

A simple, selective and rapid analytical method for determination of trimethoprim (TMP) in honey samples was developed and validated. This method is based on a SPE technique followed by HPLC with photodiode array detection. After dilution and filtration, aliquots of 500 μL honey samples were directly injected to an on-line SPE HPLC system. TMP was extracted on an RP SPE column, and separated on a hydrophilic interaction chromatography column during HPLC analysis. At the first detection step, the noise level of the photodiode array data was reduced with two-dimensional equalizer filtering, and then the smoothed data were subjected to derivative spectrum chromatography. On the second-derivative chromatogram at 254 nm, the limit of detection and the limit of quantification of TMP in a honey sample were 5 and 10 ng/g, respectively. The proposed method showed high accuracy (60-103%) with adequate sensitivity for TMP monitoring in honey samples.     

离子对色谱法同时分离测定吡啶及咪唑离子液体阳离子

建立了用紫外检测的反相离子对色谱梯度淋洗同时分离测定4种吡啶离子液体阳离子和5种咪唑离子液体阳离子的方法。实验采用ZORBAX Eclipse XDB-C18反相色谱柱,以离子对试剂水溶液(用柠檬酸调节pH值)+乙腈为流动相,考察了离子对试剂种类和浓度、乙腈浓度和色谱柱温度对保留的影响,探讨了相关保留规律,确定最佳色谱条件为:流速1.0 mL/min、柱温30℃,以1.0 mmol/L庚烷磺酸钠水溶液(pH 4.0)-乙腈为淋洗液进行梯度洗脱。在此条件下,4种吡啶阳离子和5种咪唑阳离子在15 min内达到基线分离。检出限(S/N=3)为0.31～0.54 mg/L,峰面积的相对标准偏差为0.10%～0.75%。将该方法用于实验室合成的离子液体样品分析,加标回收率为94%～98%。该方法准确、可靠,具有较好的实用性。     

Determination of phenolic compounds and hydroxymethylfurfural in meads using high performance liquid chromatography with coulometric-array and UV detection

The objective of this study was the determination of 25 phenolic compounds in different mead samples (honeywines) using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with coulometric-array detection and in case of hydroxymethylfurfural with UV detection. Our method was optimized in respect to both the separation selectivity of individual phenolic compounds and the maximum sensitivity with the electrochemical detection. The method development included the optimization of mobile phase composition, the pH value, conditions of the gradient elution and the flow rate using a window-diagram approach. The developed method was used for the determination of limits of detection and limits of quantitation for individual compounds. The linearity of calibration curves, accuracy and precision (intra- and inter-day) at three concentration levels (low, middle and high concentration range) were verified. Mead samples were diluted with the mobile phase at 1:1 to 1:50 ratio depending on the concentration and filtered through a PTFE filter without any other sample pre-treatment. Phenolic compounds concentration was determined in 50 real samples of meads and correlated with meads composition and hydroxymethylfurfural concentration. The most frequently occurred compounds were protocatechuic acid and vanillic acid (both of them were present in 98% samples), the least occurred compounds were (+)-catechin (10% samples) and sinapic acid (12% samples). Vanillin and ethylvanillin, which are used as artificial additives for the taste improvement, were found in 60% and 42% samples, respectively. Hydroxymethylfurfural concentration, as an indicator of honey quality, was in the range from 2.47 to 158 mg/L. Our method is applicable for the determination of 25 phenolic compounds in mead, honey and related natural samples.     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定蜂蜜中9种农药残留

建立了同时测定蜂蜜中9种苯并咪唑类和新烟碱类农药的全自动固相萃取-高效液相色谱-串联质谱检测方法。蜂蜜样品用磷酸盐缓冲液（pH=7.8）溶解，超声提取，经亲水亲脂平衡（hydrophilic-lipophilic balance，HLB）固相萃取小柱净化，氮吹浓缩，定容，过滤膜后进行高效液相色谱-串联质谱分析，采用多反应监测（MRM）模式测定，以内标法定量。结果表明，在0.002~0.05 mg/L范围内9种农药呈现出较好的线性关系（相关系数r² ≥ 0.99），检出限和定量限分别为0.1~1.0 μg/kg和0.3~2.0 μg/kg。对阴性蜂蜜，在5.0、10.0、20.0 μg/kg 3个水平下分别进行加标回收试验，测出9种农药的平均回收率在78.2%~101.2%之间，相对标准偏差为1.3%~14.3%（n=6）。该方法可适用于大批量蜂蜜样品的快速准确测定。     

离子对色谱-间接紫外检测法分析哌啶离子液体阳离子

建立了快速分析无紫外光吸收的哌啶离子液体阳离子的离子对色谱-间接紫外检测法。采用反相C18色谱柱,以背景紫外吸收试剂-离子对试剂水溶液/有机溶剂为流动相分离哌啶离子液体阳离子。研究了背景紫外吸收试剂、检测波长、离子对试剂、有机溶剂、柱温、流速对分离测定哌啶阳离子的影响。最佳色谱条件为：以0.5 mmol/L对氨基苯酚盐酸盐-0.1 mmol/L庚烷磺酸钠水溶液/甲醇（80：20,v/v）为流动相,检测波长210 nm,柱温30 ℃,流速1.0 mL/min。在此条件下,3种哌啶阳离子可在4 min之内基线分离。所测阳离子的检出限（S/N=3）为0.137~0.545 mg/L,峰面积和保留时间的相对标准偏差（n=5）分别不高于0.72%和0.37%。将此方法用于分析实验室合成的哌啶类离子液体,加标回收率为97.0%~98.4%。本方法简便、快速,重现性、线性关系等均能满足哌啶类离子液体阳离子的定量分析要求。     

Pre-capillary derivatisation and capillary zone electrophoresis for amino acids analysis in beverages

A simple and rapid method for the simultaneous analysis of amino acids has been developed. Amino acids were derivatised based on pre-capillary derivatisation with 1,2-naphthoquinone-4-sulfonate (NQS) in basic medium (pH 10.0) and developed reaction at 70 degrees C. Their derivatives were analysed by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE). The parameters affecting CZE separation were investigated including buffer (pH, type and concentration), organic modifier and separation voltage. The optimum condition was 70 mmol L(-1) borate (pH 10.0) containing 10% acetonitrile, separation voltage of 12 kV, and sample injection (0.5 psi, 5s) and on-capillary detection at 240 nm. The separation of seven amino acids was achieved within 17 min. The detection limit was 1.0 mg L(-1) for all studied amino acids. The calibration curves were linear in the concentration range of 1.0-100.0 mg L(-1). The repeatability, intra-day and inter-day analysis were < or = 1.0% and < or = 2.0% for migration time and < or = 5.0% and 6.0% for peak area. The proposed method has been applied to several beverage samples with only a simple dilution and filtration treatment of sample before derivatisation and analysed by CZE.