Evaluation of the Effects of Sample Dilution and Volume in Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography

The effects of sample dilution and volume on the peak shapes in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) were evaluated using fluorescence-labeled thiols as model compounds and ZIC-HILIC as the HILIC column. The content of acetonitrile, which was selected as the diluent of the aqueous samples in this study, was varied 0−95 % in the injection samples, and the numbers of theoretical plates (NTPs) and retention times were compared using a mobile phase composed of ammonium formate buffer/acetonitrile (25:75, v/v). Although the NTPs and retention times decreased with decreasing acetonitrile content, the peak shapes were acceptable for samples with acetonitrile contents down to 50 % based on asymmetry factor. Furthermore, the sample volume had a serious effect for samples with low acetonitrile contents. Although a high content of acetonitrile in samples is still recommended, the capacity for the aqueous solution in the injection samples under HILIC conditions should vary with the composition of the mobile phase and may be larger than previously thought. These findings should be helpful in deciding the sample composition under HILIC conditions, particularly in bioanalysis, where aqueous solution is often contained in the injection samples and the sample dilution with an organic solvent may decrease the detection sensitivity.

     

Titania-Based Adsorbents for Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography

Journal of Analytical Chemistry - Stationary phases based on titania are obtained by the adsorptive attachment of polyethyleneimine followed by crosslinking with 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether....     

Analysis of Dioscorea japonica by Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography

Dioscorea japonica Thunb., traditionally used in folk medicine in Korea for the treatment of hyperglycemia, is known to have biological activity. However, few analytical methods suitable for rapid assessment of constituents of D. japonica rhizomes have been reported. A high-performance liquid chromatography method coupled with variable wavelength ultraviolet detection was developed for the determination of eight constituents of D. japonica rhizome. The separation was performed efficiently on a hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography column by gradient elution with acetonitrile and water. Calibration curves showed excellent linear regression correlation levels (R ² > 0.9999) within the range of tested concentrations. Intra- and inter-day variations, evaluated by determining relative standard deviations, were below 1.71%. Constituent recovery rates were 93.37–104.24% with relative standard deviations of 0.55–1.98% for spiked D. japonica samples. The developed method was suitable for the qualitative and quantitative determination of the major components in D. japonica.     

亲水作用色谱填料的研究进展

亲水作用色谱是一种新型的色谱分离模式.此类色谱模式集反相色谱的经济廉价与正相色谱的优点于一体,有效补充了反相色谱的不足.简单介绍实验室中合成的新型亲水色谱固定相.     

反相/亲水色谱法分析糖苷类化合物

根据皂苷、黄酮苷等糖苷类化合物的结构特点,采用亲水色谱模式分析该类化合物,以弥补反相色谱模式分离结构类似糖苷类化合物选择性的不足。首先选择14个糖苷类化合物,比较了反相色谱柱(XAqua C18)和亲水色谱柱(Click XIon)的分离效果,评价了反相/亲水色谱的正交性,并构建了反相/亲水二维体系用于西洋参样品的分离。结果表明,糖苷类化合物在反相及亲水色谱柱上均有很好的保留,但两者具有不同的分离选择性,14种物质在反相和亲水柱的出峰顺序有较大差异,在反相色谱中不易分离的人参皂苷Rg1和Re在亲水色谱柱可获得很好的分离,反相/亲水模式分离糖苷化合物具有很好的正交性。以构建的RPLC/HILIC二维色谱体系分离西洋参样品,有效地提高了分离能力及峰容量,有利于后续更多极性及微量化合物的制备、结构表征与活性研究,且该方法操作简便、流动相兼容性好,可作为糖苷分离分析、制备的有效手段,也可以为其他中药复杂体系的分析提供参考。     

Prediction of Intact N-Glycopeptide Retention Time Windows in Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography

Analysis of protein glycosylation is challenging due to micro- and macro-heterogeneity of the attached glycans. Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) is a mode of choice for separation of intact glycopeptides, which are inadequately resolved by reversed phase chromatography. In this work, we propose an easy-to-use model to predict retention time windows of glycopeptides in HILIC. We constructed this model based on the parameters derived from chromatographic separation of six differently glycosylated peptides obtained from tryptic digests of three plasma proteins: haptoglobin, hemopexin, and sex hormone-binding globulin. We calculated relative retention times of different glycoforms attached to the same peptide to the bi-antennary form and showed that the character of the peptide moiety did not significantly change the relative retention time differences between the glycoforms. To challenge the model, we assessed chromatographic behavior of fetuin glycopeptides experimentally, and their retention times all fell within the calculated retention time windows, which suggests that the retention time window prediction model in HILIC is sufficiently accurate. Relative retention time windows provide complementary information to mass spectrometric data, and we consider them useful for reliable determination of protein glycosylation in a site-specific manner.     

Evaluation of Seven Chromatographic Response Functions on Simulated and Experimentally Obtained Chromatograms in Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography System

This paper investigates the ability of seven chromatographic response functions to measure the quality of chromatograms obtained in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC). First, the functions were tested on a set of simulated chromatograms and differences in their mathematical design were discussed. Second, the functions were evaluated on the experimentally obtained chromatograms in HILIC analysis of model mixture consisted of beta agonists and antagonists. The ranking of chromatograms obtained by different functions was significantly different, implying that the accuracy of the optimization procedure is strongly dependent on the function that was selected as an output. Investigation of potential drawbacks of each function was conducted and general recommendations concerning the use of chromatographic response functions in optimization strategies are proposed.     

亲水作用色谱法快速筛查食品馅料中违法添加的二氧化硫脲

建立了亲水作用色谱快速筛查食品馅料中违法添加的二氧化硫脲的分析方法。采用0.05%醋酸溶液冰水浴超声提取二氧化硫脲,离心后经0.45μm微孔滤膜过滤后上机测试。采用亲水型色谱柱Venusil HILIC(4.6 mm×250 mm,5μm)分离,柱温为25℃,以0.02 mol/L醋酸铵(冰醋酸调至pH 4.5)和乙腈为流动相,梯度洗脱,经二极管阵列检测器分析,检测波长为275 nm。二氧化硫脲在6.0~200 mg/L范围内线性关系良好,检出限(LOD)和定量下限(LOQ)分别为22.5 mg/kg和75.0 mg/kg,方法回收率为92.7%~107%,相对标准偏差(RSD,n=6)为0.53%~3.8%。方法快速、准确、重现性好,适用于食品馅料中二氧化硫脲的快速筛查。     

Determination of N-Glycopeptides by Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography and Porous Graphitized Carbon Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry Detection

An offline two-dimensional chromatographic method based on the combination of hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) and porous graphitized carbon (PGC) chromatography was developed for the separation and purification of glycopeptides. The high selectivity of HILIC and PGC isolated high-purity isomers of N-glycopeptides from ribonuclease B. N-Glycopeptides were first separated from nonglycosylated peptides, and N-glycopeptides were sorted into fractions through the first-dimensional HILIC according to their monosaccharides. Further separation of the glycopeptide isomers in each fraction was achieved using second-dimensional PGC. Structural differences of the glycopeptide isomers were further enzymatically hydrolyzed with peptide-N-glycosidase F. The glycan structure were elucidated by matrix assisted laser desorption ionization tandem quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The established procedure allows the isolation of glycopeptide or glycan standards from natural sources.     

A New Definition of the Stationary Phase Volume in Mixed-Mode Chromatographic Columns in Hydrophilic Liquid Chromatography

Polar columns used in the HILIC (Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography) systems take up water from the mixed aqueous–organic mobile phases in excess of the water concentration in the bulk mobile phase. The adsorbed water forms a diffuse layer, which becomes a part of the HILIC stationary phase and plays dominant role in the retention of polar compounds. It is difficult to fix the exact boundary between the diffuse stationary and the bulk mobile phase, hence determining the column hold-up volume is subject to errors. Adopting a convention that presumes that the volume of the adsorbed water can be understood as the column stationary phase volume enables unambiguous determination of the volumes of the stationary and of the mobile phases in the column, which is necessary for obtaining thermodynamically correct chromatographic data in HILIC systems. The volume of the aqueous stationary phase, Vex, can be determined experimentally by frontal analysis combined with Karl Fischer titration method, yielding isotherms of water adsorbed on polar columns, which allow direct prediction of the effects of the composition of aqueous–organic mobile phase on the retention in HILIC systems, and more accurate determination of phase volumes in columns and consistent retention data for any mobile phase composition. The n phase volume ratios of 18 columns calculated according to the new phase convention strongly depend on the type of the polar column. Zwitterionic and TSK gel amide and amine columns show especially strong water adsorption.     

Effects of the operation parameters on Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography separation of phenolic acids on zwitterionic monolithic capillary columns

Strongly polar phenolic acids are weakly retained and often poorly separated in reversed-phase (RP) liquid chromatography. We prepared zwitterionic polymethacrylate monolithic columns for micro-HPLC by in situ co-polymerization in fused-silica capillaries. The capillary monolithic columns prepared under optimized polymerization conditions show some similarities with the conventional particulate commercial ZIC-HILIC silica-based columns, however have higher retention and better separation selectivity under reversed-phase conditions, so that they can be employed for dual-mode HILIC-RP separations of phenolic acids on a single column. The capillary polymethacrylate monolithic sulfobetaine columns show excellent thermal stability and improved performance at temperatures 60–80 °C. The effects of the operation conditions on separation were investigated, including the type and the concentration of the organic solvent in the aqueous-organic mobile phase (acetonitrile and methanol), the ionic strength of the acetate buffer and temperature. While the retention in the RP mode decreases at higher temperatures in mobile phases with relatively low concentrations of acetonitrile, it is almost independent of temperature at HILIC conditions in highly organic mobile phases. The best separation efficiency can be achieved using relatively high acetate buffer ionic strength (20–30 mmol L⁻¹) and gradient elution with alternately increasing (HILIC mode) and decreasing (RP mode) concentration of aqueous buffer in aqueous acetonitrile. Applications of the monolithic sulfobetaine capillary columns in alternating HILIC-RP modes are demonstrated on the analysis of phenolic acids in a beer sample.     

高效液相色谱法亲水作用模式在亲水化合物分析中的应用

介绍一种新的高效液相色谱法（HPLC）在高极性亲水性化合物分离分析中的应用实例,扩充了仪器分析实验教材中关于HPLC分析对象的范围,使学生在教学过程中更加全面地认识HPLC技术的应用领域。使用Merck公司ZIC®-HILIC色谱柱为分离介质,以典型的医药化工产品胞嘧啶为对象,建立适用其质量控制的测定方法。通过对亲水作用色谱的介绍,实验参数的优选和详尽的方法学验证,以期使读者对该方法有清晰的了解,在生命科学、药学和化工专业的仪器理论和实验教学中增加新的案例。     

Electrochemical Determination of Synephrine by Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography Using a Zwitterionic Monolith Column

A sensitive method for the electrochemical determination of synephrine (SYN) by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) has been developed. Optimal chromatographic separation and high sensitive determination by HILIC with electrochemical detection (HILIC‐ECD) was achieved using a sulfobetaine‐type zwitterionic monolith column (100×1.02 mm, i.d.), a mixture of 10 mM sodium phosphate (pH 4) and acetonitrile (20 : 80, v/v) as mobile phase, and a glassy carbon working electrode which was applied with a potential at +1.0 V vs. Ag/AgCl. The chromatographic peak height of SYN was proportional to the concentration from 5.0 µg/L to 1.0 mg/L (r=0.999). The detection limit of SYN (S/N=3) was 3.7 pg on the column. Moreover, the present HILIC‐ECD could be applied to the accurate and precise determination of SYN in Aurantii nobilis Pericarpium. In conclusion, we have demonstrated that an ECD is one of useful detection methods applicable to HILIC.     

一种弱阳离子交换材料的亲水模式糖肽富集新方法

亲水作用色谱(HILIC)材料在糖肽的富集与分离中得到越来越广泛的应用. 针对目前HILIC材料糖肽选择性不足的缺点, 发展新的糖肽富集方法十分必要. 本工作发展了一种商品化的弱阳离子交换材料(WCX)在亲水模式下对糖肽的富集方法. 首先考察了微固相萃取(SPE)模式下WCX上多肽保留的机理. 结果显示, WCX上糖肽的保留同时受乙腈含量和pH的影响. 将WCX用于牛胎球蛋白(fetuin)胰蛋白酶酶解液中糖肽的富集, 获得了39条糖肽信号. 当fetuin与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)酶解液以物质的量比1:5混合时, 富集到26条糖肽信号. 富集人免疫球蛋白(IgG)胰蛋白酶酶解液时获得25条糖肽信号, 1:5时获得23条糖肽信号. 实验说明WCX对唾液酸化和非唾液酸化糖肽的富集均有高选择性. 该方法拓展了WCX的应用范围, 丰富了HILIC材料的种类.     

Preparation and Evaluation of Poly-l-Lysine Stationary Phase for Hydrophilic Interaction/Reversed-Phase Mixed-Mode Chromatography

In this work, a poly-l-lysine-grafted stationary phase was synthesized by polymerization of N-carboxyanhydride of l-lysine initiated by 3-aminopropylated silica. The resulting material was characterized by FT-IR spectra, elemental analysis and thermogravimetric analysis, which clearly indicated that the new phase had been prepared successfully. The retention of polar solutes depending on acetonitrile content in mobile phase exhibited ??U-shaped?? curves, which was an indication of hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC)/reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) mixed-mode retention behavior. The retention mechanisms in HILIC and RPLC modes also were investigated. Phenol compounds, aniline compounds and hydrophilic compounds were separated in RPLC or HILIC mode on the new stationary phase, respectively. This result shows that the new phase could be used for both RPLC and HILIC applications, providing greater flexibility for real sample analysis.     

亲水作用色谱在糖类化合物分析中的应用

糖类化合物的结构和组成分析对于探究糖的结构与功能的关系具有重要作用。亲水作用色谱(HILIC)对糖类等极性化合物具有良好的分离效果。该文介绍了适合糖类分析的常用HILIC柱固定相及其分离机制,论述了强洗脱溶剂比例、流动相p H值、缓冲盐浓度和色谱柱温度对HILIC分离效果的影响,并举例说明了HILIC法在单糖组成、糖胺聚糖二糖组成、寡糖聚合度、糖苷、糖脂、糖醇以及N-/O-糖链分析中的应用。     

亲水作用色谱/质谱联用方法用于膀胱癌患者血清代谢组学研究

膀胱癌是泌尿系统最常见的恶性肿瘤之一,具有高发病率、高复发率和高进展率的特点.本研究应用69个极性代谢物标样选择合适的分离系统,建立了两性离子亲水作用色谱/质谱联用的代谢组学分析方法.本方法线性范围较宽,检出限低于ng/mL数量级.将本方法用于血清代谢组学分析,85%以上代谢物峰面积的RSD<30%.对64例膀胱癌患者和32例正常人的血清进行代谢组学研究,发现溶血磷脂酰胆碱、游离脂肪酸、氨基酸、胆汁酸、有机酸、核苷等在患病组和正常组中存在显著差异.经筛选和验证,甘磷酸胆碱、胱氨酸、十二碳烯酸、二十碳烯酸和鹅去氧胆酸5种代谢物可以作为区分膀胱癌和正常人的潜在标志物.本研究结果表明,基于亲水作用色谱/质谱联用的代谢组学方法是发现癌症诊断潜在生物标志物的有效手段.     

Ionizable Cyclofructan 6-Based Stationary Phases for Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography Using Superficially Porous Particles

Chromatographia - One of the challenges of hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) is the development of hydrolytically stable stationary phases. In this work, reproducible synthesis,...