Measurement of Nitrogen Mustard Degradation Products by Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Microchip Electrophoresis with Contactless Conductivity Detection

A poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) microfluidic device with contactless conductivity detection for the determination of nitrogen mustard degradation products is reported. Three alkyl ethanolamines: N‐methyldiethanolamine (MDEA), N‐ethyldiethanolamine (EDEA), and triethanolamine (TEA), (degradation/ precursor products of HN‐1, HN‐2 and HN‐3 blister agents) were analyzed by microchip capillary electrophoresis (CE). The original PDMS channel was coated by poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI) to improve the separation of three ethanolamines. Experimental conditions for the separation and detection processes have been optimized to yield well defined separation and high sensitivity. The response times for the three ethanolamines were less than 5 min., the detection limits were 2.0–4.0 mg L^?1 and the relative standard derivations for the migration times and peak heights were 1.6–2.3% and 4.1–5.7%, respectively. The linearity of calibration for each of the compounds was as follows: MDEA, r²=0.970; EDEA, r²=0.994; TEA, r²=0.988. Applicability of this method for natural (lake and tap) water samples was also demonstrated. Compared to conventional analytical methods, this miniaturized system offers promise for on‐site monitoring of degradation products of the nitrogen mustard class of chemical warfare agents, with advantages of cost‐effective construction, simple operation, portability, and small required sample volumes.     

Determination of thiodiglycol, a mustard gas hydrolysis product by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after tert-butyldimethylsilylation

A method for determining thiodiglycol (TDG), a mustard gas hydrolysis product in water, serum and urine samples using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) after tert-butyldimethylsilylation (TBDMS) is described. Quantitation of TDG was performed by measuring the respective peak area on the extracted ion chromatogram of m/z 293, using an internal standard, the TDG homologue, thiodipropanol, peak area of which was measured as m/z 321. The presence of salts in the sample solution not only suppressed the loss of TDG by vaporization during the evaporation of water, but also facilitated the rate of production of di-silylated derivative, bis(tert-butyldimethylsilyoxylethyl)sulfide (TDG-(TBDMS)2). Under the pretreatment conditions used, in which 0.5 ml of water sample supplemented with 100 microM potassium chloride was evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure, followed by reaction with N-methyl-N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide at 60 degrees C for 1 h, TDG-(TBDMS)2 was reproducibly detected with about a 55% recovery and a limit of detection (LOD, scan mode, S/N = 3) of 5.4 ng/ml. TDG was also determined by GC-MS from a 0.5 ml serum sample (after perchloric acid deproteinization) and from a 0.1 ml urine sample, after TBDMS derivatization. The LOD was determined to be 7.0 and 110 ng/ml for serum and urine, respectively.     

Determination of nitrogen mustard hydrolysis products in rat urine samples using GC-MS

A gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric method was developed, validated and demonstrated by measuring the levels of nitrogen mustard hydrolysis products in the urine collected from dosed rats. The recovery values for trimethylsilyl derivatives of EDEA and MDEA are between 82-95% and 88-112%, respectively. In vivo studies performed by using three different doses (0.5 mg/kg, 1.0 mg/kg, and 2.0 mg/kg) of HN2 base of nitrogen mustard. MDEA concentrations were between 43.1-232.2 ng/mL. The limit of detection (S/N = 3) values are 2.5 ng/mL and 1.6 ng/mL for EDEA and MDEA, respectively, and the precision of the method in terms of RSD is between 5-8%.     

Investigation of in-line solid-phase extraction capillary electrophoresis for the analysis of drugs of abuse and their metabolites in water samples

In this study, in‐line solid‐phase extraction (SPE) was used as an enrichment technique in combination with CE for the preconcentration and separation of 2‐ethylidene‐1,5‐dimethyl‐3,3‐diphenylpyrrolidine (EDDP), cocaine (COC), codeine (COD) and 6‐acetylmorphine (6AM). The separation buffer (BGE) used was 80 mM disodium phosphate anhydrous and 6 mM of HCl (final BGE pH of 3). The SPE extractor consists of a small segment of capillary filled with Oasis HLB sorbent and inserted into the inlet section of the electrophoretic capillary. Different parameters affecting preconcentration were evaluated, such as sample pH, the volume of the elution plug and sample injection time. The detection limits (LODs) reached for standard samples by in‐line SPE‐CE‐UV ranged between 50 and 200 ng/L, with sensitivity enhancement factors ranging from 2300 to 5300. Reproducibility values (expressed in terms of relative standard deviation) were below 7.6% for standard samples. This is a simple and an effective method for the determination of the studied drugs of abuse and their metabolites. The applicability of the developed method was demonstrated in tap and river water samples which were directly analyzed without any off‐line pretreatment. Analytical parameters were evaluated and LODs were between 70 and 270 ng/L with relative recoveries between 85 and 97%.     

气相色谱-质谱法测定水中痕量的四乙基铅

建立了气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)测定水中痕量四乙基铅的分析方法。用正己烷萃取水样中的四乙基铅,萃取液浓缩后加入同位素内标萘-d8,采用GC-MS选择离子方式(SIM)进行检测,在200 mL水样中四乙基铅的检出限可达0.04 μg/L;添加回收率为92.2%～103%,准确度好;平行5次测定的相对标准差为4.4%～13.3%。结果表明: 方法简便、快速、准确、实用,可用于水中痕量四乙基铅的测定。     

Screening of nitrogen mustards and their degradation products in water and decontamination solution by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

Analysing nitrogen mustards and their degradation products in decontamination emulsions posed a significant challenge due to the different phases present in such matrices. Extensive sample preparation may be required to isolate target analytes. Furthermore, numerous reaction products are formed in the decontamination emulsion. A fast and effective qualitative screening procedure was developed for these compounds, using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). This eliminated the need for additional sample handling and derivatisation that are required for gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric (GC-MS) analysis. A liquid chromatograph with mixed mode column and isocratic elution gave good chromatography. The feasibility of applying this technique for detecting these compounds in spiked water and decontamination emulsion was demonstrated. Detailed characterisation of the degradation products in these two matrices was carried out. The results demonstrated that N-methyldiethanolamine (MDEA), N-ethyldiethanolamine (EDEA) and triethanolamine (TEA) are not the major degradation products of their respective nitrogen mustards. Degradation profiles of nitrogen mustards in water were also established. In verification analysis, it is important not only to develop methods for the identification of the actual chemical agents; the methods must also encompass degradation products of the chemical agents as well so as to exclude false negatives. This study demonstrated the increasingly pivotal role that LC-MS play in verification analysis.     

A liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry study of ethanolamines in high salinity industrial wastewaters

The detection and quantitation of four ethanolamines, tris(2-hydroxyethyl)amine (triethanolamine, TEA), N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)methylamine (methyldiethanolamine, MDEA), N-(2-aminoethyl)ethanolamine (AEA), and N,N-diethylethanolamine (DEA), were achieved in wastewaters from two aerobic activated sludge bioreactors located in an industrial wastewater treatment plant. The streams had salt concentrations of approximately 3% and 7% by weight in Reactor 1 and Reactor 2, respectively. The use of liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry avoided the need for some sample preparation steps such as extraction, concentration, and derivatization. Ion suppression in the electrospray, attributable to the presence of sodium clusters, was attenuated by a 10-fold dilution of the wastewaters with acetonitrile. A matrix-matched calibration model averted other potential interferences. For the compounds analyzed in selected reaction monitoring mode (TEA, MDEA, and DEA), the calibration curves presented linearity in a range of 10-1000 μg/L with corresponding detection limits ranging from 2 to 11 μg/L, depending upon the specific analyte and aqueous matrix. AEA was calibrated in selected ion monitoring mode (100-1000 μg/L), with corresponding detection limits in the two wastewaters of 74.6 and 85.3 μg/L, respectively. Overall good precision (<10%) and accuracy (97-110%) were achieved for both matrices, which fell within-laboratory reproducibility. Finally, the amines were introduced into six mixed liquor samples from both reactors and quantified following the reported protocol. Again, recoveries were close to 100% with a relative standard deviation of less than 10% in all cases.     

Comparison of direct infusion and on-line liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry for the analysis of nucleic acids

The applicability of ion-pair reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (IP-RP-HPLC/ESI-MS) and direct infusion/ESI-MS to the characterization of nucleic acid mixtures was evaluated by the analysis of the reaction products obtained from solid-phase synthesis of a 39-mer oligonucleotide. IP-RP-HPLC/ESI-MS was performed using 200 microm i.d. capillary columns packed with octadecylated, micropellicular poly(styrene-divinylbenzene) particles and applying gradients of acetonitrile in 50 mM triethylammonium bicarbonate (TEAB). Three different solvent systems were utilized for direct infusion/ESI-MS with removal of metal cations by on-line cation exchange: (1) 10 mM triethylamine (TEA) in 50% aqueous acetonitrile, (2) 2.2 mM TEA, 400 mM hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP) in 20% aqueous methanol and (3) 50 mM TEAB in 10% aqueous acetonitrile. Owing to its separation capability, the highest selectivity and specificity were achieved with IP-RP-HPLC/ESI-MS, which, apart form the 39-mer target sequence, allowed the identification of two isobutyryl-protected target sequences and a 10-mer and 20-mer failure sequence. Direct infusion/ESI-MS with TEA-acetonitrile or TEA-HFIP-methanol as solvent revealed signals for the 39-mer in the m/z range 700-1600. The presence of derivatives containing one, two, three and four isobutyryl groups indicated that the hydrolysis of the protecting groups after solid-phase synthesis was not complete. Failure sequences could not be identified by direct infusion/ESI-MS under conditions favoring multiple charging of the analytes owing to the high chemical background and coincidental overlapping of m/z signals. However, efficient charge state reduction upon addition of carbonic acid to the electrosprayed solvent shifted the signals of the 39-mer and derivatives to m/z values >2400 and allowed the detection of seven different failure sequences, ranging from the 8-mer to the 23-mer, in the mixture.     

Electrokinetic migration across artificial liquid membranes Tuning the membrane chemistry to different types of drug substances

Twenty different basic drugs were electrokinetically extracted across a thin artificial organic liquid membrane with a 300 V d.c. electrical potential difference as the driving force. From a 300 microl aqueous sample (acidified corresponding to 10mM HCl), the drugs were extracted for 5 min through a 200 microm artificial liquid membrane of a water immiscible organic solvent immobilized in the pores of a polypropylene hollow fiber, and into a 30 microl aqueous acceptor solution of 10mM HCl inside the lumen of the hollow fiber. Hydrophobic basic drugs (logP>1.7) were effectively isolated utilizing 2-nitrophenyl octyl ether (NPOE) as the artificial liquid membrane, with recoveries up to 83%. For more hydrophilic basic drugs (logP<1.0), a mixture of NPOE and 25% (w/w) di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate (DEHP) was required to ensure efficient extraction, resulting in recoveries up to 75%. DEHP was expected to act as an ion-pair reagent ion-pairing the protonated hydrophilic drugs at the interface between the sample and the membrane, resulting in permeation of the interface.     

正交试验优化-顶空固相微萃取-气相色谱-串联质谱法测定水中戊二醛

建立了顶空固相微萃取-气相色谱-串联质谱测定水中戊二醛的方法。设计5因素4水平完整的正交试验,通过极差分析获得顶空固相微萃取优化条件。10 mL,pH 1的水样加入6 g NaCl,经非极性PDM S,100μm纤维头于75℃萃取25 min,210℃解析进样0.2 min。采用VF-5(60 m×0.25 mm×0.25μm)色谱柱程序升温分离,选择多反应监测(M RM)模式采集质谱信息。以m/z 82/54为定量离子,以m/z 82/39为定性离子,外标法定量。结果表明,戊二醛质量浓度在0.02~0.6 mg/L范围内线性良好,相关系数(r)>0.9996,方法检出限7μg/L,定量限20μg/L。低(0.04 mg/L)、中(0.1 mg/L)、高(0.4 mg/L)3个水平加标回收率为87.4%~103.7%,相对标准偏差(RSD)<6%。方法适用于测定水中的戊二醛。     

Determination of aerobic-anaerobic metabolism-related compounds in a Chaoborus flavicans population by infusion ion trap mass spectrometry of extracts of individual larvae

In a daily migration, the aquatic larvae of Chaoborus flavicans (a phantom midge) alternate oxygen-saturated and anoxic lake strata. To investigate this cycle, larvae were collected at a natural environment, and acetate, propionate, pyruvate, lactate, glycerol, phosphate, maleate, succinate, glucose and citrate were determined. Each larva was homogenized with 200 microL water and deproteinized with a spin-filter; 50 microL aliquots were mixed with 50 microL of a buffer containing 80 mM propylamine, 20 mM HCl and 0.06 mM 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (internal standard) in methanol. The extracts were infused in an electrospray ionization ion-trap mass spectrometer. The limits of detection for the [M-H](-) peaks ranged from 2 microM for pyruvate and lactate to 200 microM for acetate and glycerol. The MS(2) ion-trap spectra obtained at pH 7 (ammonium acetate buffer) were used to distinguish maleate (cis-2-butenedioic), which gave [M-CO(2)-H](-) (m/z 71), from fumarate (trans-2-butenedioic), which showed first a loss of water yielding an instable peak at m/z 97. The compounds involved in the aerobic-anaerobic adjustment of the metabolism were revealed by linear discriminant analysis. Acetate, citrate, glucose, maleate (which decreased during the daytime), and particularly succinate (which increased), showed the maximal discrimination power between the day- and night-time samples.     

中性解吸电喷雾萃取电离质谱法直接检测蜂蜜中的敌敌畏

采用中性解吸电喷雾萃取电离质谱( ND-EESI-MS)技术,在无需样品预处理的条件下,建立了对蜂蜜中敌敌畏直接快速检测的方法。在正离子模式下,敌敌畏质子化离子峰位于 m/z 223,二级特征离子为m/z 109和127。在优化的条件下,以m/z 127的信号强度为定量指标,建立了蜂蜜中敌敌畏残留的定量检测方法。结果表明,在蜂蜜基质中,敌敌畏在5~1000 ng/mL浓度范围内与m/z 127的信号强度线性关系良好,相关系数为0.998,检出限为1.0 ng/mL(S/N=3);蜂蜜中3个加标水平(10,30和400 ng/mL)的敌敌畏的回收率为93.0％~103.0％,精密度(RSDs)小于4.4％。同时采用气相色谱(火焰光度检测器)方法作为对照方法,检测敌敌畏加标蜂蜜样品,结果表明,加标蜂蜜在5~1000 ng/mL浓度范围内与峰面积线性关系良好,相关系数为0.999,检出限为1.6 ng/mL;10,30和400 ng/mL 3个水平加标蜂蜜的回收率为94.9％~110.3％,精密度小于7.6％。     

Liquid-phase microextraction based on carrier mediated transport combined with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. New concept for the determination of polar drugs in a single drop of human plasma

Recently, we demonstrated for the first time liquid-phase microextraction (LPME) of polar drugs based on carrier mediated transport. In this new extraction technique, selected analytes were extracted as ion-pairs from small volumes of biological samples, through a thin layer of a water immiscible organic solvent immobilised in the pores of a porous hollow fibre (liquid membrane), and into a microl volume of an acidic aqueous acceptor solution placed inside the lumen of the hollow fibre. In the current paper, this new extraction technique was combined with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) for the first time. Carrier mediated LPME was evaluated for several new model drugs (0.01 相似文献   

A packaging contaminant: isopropylthioxanthone (ITX) in dairy products

A fast, simple and very selective liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) method for the detection of isopropylthioxanthone (ITX) in dairy products has been developed and validated. After addition of an ITX-d(3) as internal standard and a simple extraction from the sample with acetonitrile, the extract was centrifuged and directly injected into the LC-MS system. Chromatographic separation was achieved by means of a Gemini C18 column (100 mm x 2.0 mm i.d. 5 microm) using a gradient of aqueous 20 mM ammonium formiate at pH 4.5 and methanol as the mobile phase, at a flow rate of 0.25 mL min(-1). The method was validated according to the guidelines laid down by the Commission Decision 2002/657/EC using the parent ion [M+H](+) (m/z 255) as quantification ion, and the fragment ion (m/z 213) obtained by in-source collision-induced dissociation (IS-CID) as confirmation ion. Absolute and relative recoveries rates were verified at 5, 10, 15 microg kg(-1) in yoghurt samples and at 5 microg kg(-1) in milk and pudding: mean absolute recoveries were 77% in yoghurt, 50% in pudding and 67% in milk; relative recoveries (after internal standard correction) were always >97% in each matrix. The detection limit (CCalpha) and the detection capability (CCbeta) of method were 6.2 and 7.2 microg kg(-1), respectively.     

两次液液萃取-气相色谱-质谱联用法测定动物肝脏中左旋咪唑残留

建立了液液萃取-气相色谱-质谱联用法测定动物组织中残留左旋咪唑的方法。在碱性溶液中将左旋咪唑盐酸盐转化为左旋咪唑,以乙酸乙酯进行提取;分别以HCl水溶液、氢氧化钾-二氯甲烷体系进行两次液液萃取净化,依次消除提取液中的脂溶性杂质和水溶性杂质,最后进入气相色谱-质谱系统,在选择离子监测模式下,以m/z 148、176、204为定性离子,m/z 204为定量离子进行结构确证和定量检测。结果表明: 左旋咪唑含量在0.25～3.0 mg/L范围内方法的线性关系良好(相关系数为0.999);定量限为5 μg/kg,低于当前国际最低限量标准;在鸡肝、鸭肝、兔肝和猪肝样品中的加标回收率在76%～106%范围内,相对标准偏差(RSD)小于9%。该法简便、稳定性好,无需对样品进行复杂的预处理即可实现对动物肝脏中左旋咪唑残留的快速准确测定。     

凝胶渗透色谱柱去脂-气相色谱-质谱法测定人血清中新型卤系阻燃剂

建立了凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)去脂,气相色谱-负化学电离源-质谱(GC-NCI-MS)法测定人血清中2,2’,4,4’,5,5’-六溴联苯(BB-153)、1,2-二(2,4,6-三溴苯氧基)乙烷(BTBPE)和德克隆(Dechlorane plus,DP,包括syn-DP和anti-DP)的方法。人血清样本加入内标13C12BB-153和13C10syn-DP,经蛋白质变性、脂肪提取、GPC去脂、酸性硅胶柱净化后,利用气相色谱-负化学电离源-质谱法测定样品中BB-153,BTBPE,syn-DP和anti-DP,监测离子分别为m/z 627.5,629.5,m/z 79,81以及m/z 652,654。结果表明,13 C12 BB-153和13 C10syn-DP的血清加标回收率分别为91.5%±8.9%和92.3%±8.1%,检出限为0.6～1.2 ng/g脂肪。应用本方法对人血样品进行测定,BB-153和BTBPE在所有样本中均未检出,syn-DP和anti-DP的浓度范围分别是0.7～9.2 ng/g脂肪和0.6～2.0 ng/g脂肪。     

气相色谱/负离子化学电离质谱法测定土壤中硫丹及其代谢物

采用气相色谱/负离子化学电离质谱法测定土壤中的硫丹及其代谢物。外标法定量,α-硫丹、β-硫丹及硫丹硫酸酯在0.20～10.0 μg/L范围内线性良好,方法检出限分别为0.02、0.02、0.03 μg/Kg,空白加标平行测定的RSD为3.6%～4.3%,土壤样品加标回收率为83.6%～86.4%。本方法定性定量准确,适用于土壤中硫丹的测定。     

Drop-to-drop microextraction across a supported liquid membrane by an electrical field under stagnant conditions

Electromembrane extraction (EME) of basic drugs from 10 μL sample volumes was performed through an organic solvent (2-nitrophenyl octyl ether) immobilized as a supported liquid membrane (SLM) in the pores of a flat polypropylene membrane (25 μm thickness), and into 10 μL 10 mM HCl as the acceptor solution. The driving force for the extractions was 3–20 V d.c. potential sustained over the SLM. The influence of the membrane thickness, extraction time, and voltage was investigated, and a theory for the extraction kinetics is proposed. Pethidine, nortriptyline, methadone, haloperidol, and loperamide were extracted from pure water samples with recoveries ranging between 33% and 47% after only 5 min of operation under totally stagnant conditions. The extraction system was compatible with human urine and plasma samples and provided very efficient sample pretreatment, as acidic, neutral, and polar substances with no distribution into the organic SLM were not extracted across the membrane. Evaluation was performed for human urine, providing linearity in the range 1–20 μg/mL, and repeatability (RSD) in average within 12%.     

Reversed-phase liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization/mass spectrometry with isotope dilution for the analysis of nitrate and nitrite in water

A new method was developed for the analysis of nitrate and nitrite in a variety of water matrices by using reversed-phase liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization/mass spectrometry in the negative ion mode. For this direct analysis method, nitrate and nitrite anions were well separated under the optimized LC conditions, detected by monitoring m/z 62 and m/z 46 ions, and quantitated by using an isotope dilution technique that utilized the isotopically labeled analogs. The method sensitivity, accuracy, and precision were investigated, along with matrix effects resulting from common inorganic matrix anions. The isotope dilution technique, along with sample pretreatment using barium, silver, and hydrogen cartridges, effectively compensated for the ionization suppression caused by the major water matrix anions, including chloride, sulfate, phosphate, and carbonate. The method detection limits, based on seven reagent water replicates fortified at 0.01 mg N/L nitrate and 0.1 mg N/L nitrite, were 0.001 mg N/L for nitrate and 0.012-0.014 mg N/L for nitrite. The mean recoveries from the replicate fortified reagent water and lab water samples containing the major water matrix anions, were 92-103% for nitrate with an imprecision (relative standard deviation, RSD) of 0.4-2.1% and 92-110% for nitrite with an RSD of 1.1-4.4%. For the analysis of nitrate and nitrite in drinking water, surface water, and groundwater samples, the obtained results were generally consistent with those obtained from the reference methods. The mean recoveries from the replicate matrix spikes were 92-123% for nitrate with an RSD of 0.6-7.7% and 105-113% for nitrite with an RSD of 0.3-1.8%.     

液相色谱-串联质谱检测蔬菜和茶叶中吡虫啉的残留量

介绍了利用液相色谱-串联质谱（LC-MS/MS）快速、准确地测定蔬菜、茶叶产品中吡虫啉残留量的方法。前处理方法为用乙腈提取,再用弗罗里硅土和活性炭混合柱净化。用多反应监测技术确定吡虫啉的两对离子(m/z 256.0/209.3,m/z 256.0/175.2)为定性离子对,m/z 209.3为定量离子。方法的定量限为0.01 mg/kg,线性范围为0.01～0.5 mg/L,加标回收率为76%～90%,相对标准偏差（RSD）为7.4%～11.0%。