Pesticide residue analysis (1999-2000): a review

The literature of pesticide residue analysis is reviewed selectively for the period 1999-2000. Analyses of a wide range of pesticide classes and sample types, as well as some related organic pollutants, are covered. Studies of exposure and monitoring as well as pesticide degradation, persistance, leaching, mobility, and metabolism studies are included.     

Capillary electrophoresis in clinical and forensic analysis: recent advances and breakthrough to routine applications

This paper is a comprehensive review article on capillary electrophoresis (CE) in clinical and forensic analysis. It is based upon the literature of 1997 and 1998, presents CE examples in major fields of application, and provides an overview of the key achievements encountered, including those associated with the analysis of drugs, serum proteins, hemoglobin variants, and nucleic acids. For CE in clinical and forensic analysis, the past two years witnessed a breakthrough to routine applications. As most coauthors of this review are associated with diagnostic or forensic laboratories now using CE on a routine basis, this review also contains data from routine applications in drug, protein, and DNA analysis. With the first-hand experience of providing analytical service under stringent quality control conditions, aspects of quality assurance, assay specifications for clinical and forensic CE and the pros and cons of this maturing, cost-and pollution-controlled age technology are also discussed.     

Capillary electrophoresis of proteins 1999-2001

This review article with 223 references describes recent developments in capillary electrophoresis (CE) of proteins and covers papers published during last two years, from the previous review (V. Dolnik, Electrophoresis 1999, 20, 3106-3115) through Spring 2001. It describes the topics related to CE of proteins including modeling of the electrophoretic properties of proteins, sample pretreatment, wall coatings, improving selectivity, detection, special electrophoretic techniques, and applications.     

Theory of DNA electrophoresis (approximately 1999-2002(1/2))

Over the last two decades, the introduction of new methods such as pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and capillary array electrophoresis has made it possible to map and sequence entire genomes, including our own. The development of these experimental methods has been helped by the progress of theoretical and computational sciences, and the interactions between these three modi operandi of modern science are still pushing the limits of our technologies. We now see a clear trend towards proteomics and microfluidic (even nanofluidic!) devices. In this review, we take a look at the progress of the field over the last 3 years using the glasses of the theoretical scientist and focusing mostly on new ideas and concepts. About a dozen different subfields are discussed and reviewed. We conclude by giving a commented list of some of the best review articles published over the last 2-3 years.     

Capillary electrophoresis for forensic drug analysis: A review

This paper reviews recent applications of capillary electrophoresis to forensic drug analysis and covers the literature since 2001. A brief overview of capillary electrophoresis is followed by a discussion of analytical applications which have been categorized into two sections: (i) drug seizures and non-biological samples, and (ii) forensic toxicology and biological samples.     

Advances in the thin-layer chromatographic forensic analysis of inks

Advances in the use of thin layer and high-performance thin-layer chromatography for analysis of inks and ink writings in forensic investigations are reviewed. Experimental materials and techniques such as sample preparation, layers, sample application, development, detection, documentation, and interpretation of results are described and selected applications for several ink types are given. Some additional analytical techniques that complement thin-layer chromatography are also mentioned. Citations to important literature, from 2008 to 2016, are included.     

Microfluidic chips for clinical and forensic analysis

This review gives an overview of developments in the field of microchip analysis for clinical diagnostic and forensic applications. The approach chosen to review the literature is different from that in most microchip reviews to date, in that the information is presented in terms of analytes tested rather than microchip method. Analyte categories for which examples are presented include (i) drugs (quality control, seizures) and explosives residues, (ii) drugs and endogenous small molecules and ions in biofluids, (iii) proteins and peptides, and (iv) analysis of nucleic acids and oligonucleotides. Few cases of microchip analysis of physiological samples or other "real-world" matrices were found. However, many of the examples presented have potential application for these samples, especially with ongoing parallel developments involving integration of sample pretreatment onto chips and the use of fluid propulsion mechanisms other than electrokinetic pumping.     

毛细管电泳用于药物分析的研究进展

药物分析是毛细管电泳(CE)的重要应用领域,所有CE分离模式与检测方法都在各种药物及其不同形式样品的分离分析中显示出特色和应用能力。该文从药品分析领域中的小分子药物(包括手性药物)及其有关物质、中药与天然产物、体内药物分析、生物制品药物分析等几个方面,综述了近几年CE在这些传统药物分析领域应用的研究进展。限于篇幅,未包括现代药物分析研究比较活跃的理化常数测定、亲和毛细管电泳与结合常数研究(药物与受体间的相互作用等)、临床生物标志物分析、代谢组学和微流控芯片CE分析等方面的内容。根据目前传统药物分析领域的发展,该文关注到近期CE在顺应药物分析的法规需求、电容耦合非接触电导检测(CE-C⁴D)、改进检测灵敏度与精密度、CE-十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)毛细管电泳、全柱成像毛细管等电聚焦(icIEF)、抗体分析等方面的新进展。该文结合文献,讨论了目前传统药物分析领域的需求,以及CE在其中的地位、挑战和机遇。对目前CE主要作为互补分析方法在化学药和中药分析中的应用研究提出了一些针对性的建议,期待CE在生物制品分析中的特色和能力得到进一步的发挥,同时提出CE-MS和对CE分析重...     

毛细管电泳的原理及应用(第五讲):毛细管电泳在医药领域中的应用

简单介绍了毛细管电泳在医药领域中的应用,包括药物分析、中药成分分析、手性对映体分离分析和临床化学、法医及单细胞分析等。药物分析中包括主药成分分析、相关杂质检测、药物计量离子配比测定和定量分析等。中药成分分析中包括各类药效成分、中药材中主要成分及中药复方制剂成分分析。手性对映体分离中包括机理研究、新型手性选择剂。临床化学中包括临床疾病诊断、临床蛋白分析、临床药物监测、药物代谢研究和分子生物学测定。法庭科学中包括毒物分析、枪击残余物分析、炸药分析、笔迹墨水分析。     

中国色谱学的近期(1998-1999)发展

 介绍了近期中国在色谱及相关领域的研究进展 ,综合分析了 1998年 1月至 1999年 12月国内研究人员在与色谱领域关系较为密切的国内外主要期刊和在此期间召开的第 12次全国色谱学术报告会、第 8届北京国际分析测试学术报告会暨仪器展览会上发表论文的情况 ,分类评述了色谱理论、气相色谱、液相色谱、毛细管电泳及电色谱、固相微萃取等领域的最新进展。     

Usefulness of microchip electrophoresis for the analysis of mitochondrial DNA in forensic and ancient DNA studies

We evaluate the usefulness of a commercially available microchip CE (MCE) device in different genetic identification studies performed with mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) targets, including the haplotype analysis of HVR1 and HVR2 and the study of interspecies diversity of cytochrome b (Cyt b) and 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) mitochondrial genes in forensic and ancient DNA samples. The MCE commercial system tested in this study proved to be a fast and sensitive detection method of length heteroplasmy in cytosine stretches produced by 16 189T>C transitions in HVR1 and by 309.1 and 309.2 C-insertions in HVR2. Moreover, the quantitative analysis of PCR amplicons performed by LIF allowed normalizing the amplicon input in the sequencing reactions, improving the overall quality of sequence data. These quantitative data in combination with the quantification of genomic mtDNA by real-time PCR has been successfully used to evaluate the PCR efficiency and detection limit of full sequencing methods of different mtDNA targets. The quantification of amplicons also provided a method for the rapid evaluation of PCR efficiency of multiplex-PCR versus singleplex-PCR to amplify short HV1 amplicons (around 100 bp) from severely degraded ancient DNA samples. The combination of human-specific (Cyt b) and universal (16S rRNA) mtDNA primer sets in a single PCR reaction followed by MCE detection offers a very rapid and simple screening test to differentiate between human and nonhuman hair forensic samples. This method was also very efficient with degraded DNA templates from forensic hair and bone samples, because of its applicability to detect small amplicon sizes. Future possibilities of MCE in forensic DNA typing, including nuclear STRs and SNP profiling are suggested.     

Advances in chemistry applied to forensic science

Acts of terrorism, an increase in the use of firearms, drug abuse, the use of so-called date-rape drugs, and driving whilst under the influence of drugs, are just some of the subjects frequently in the news. In the absence of fingermarks and of material leading to the recovery of DNA, the forensic scientist has to rely upon chemical analysis of trace amounts of materials including explosives, drugs, toxicological specimens, firearms discharge residues, fibres, glass, paint, soil etc., in order to establish or eliminate links between suspect and victim and/or scene. This tutorial review describes analytical problems facing the forensic chemist, and the current methods and techniques employed to tackle them.     

Highlights of marine natural products chemistry (1972-1999)

Marine Natural Products Chemistry is essentially a child of the 1970's that developed rapidly during the 1980's and matured in the last decade. With a few notable exceptions, it is difficult to select individual papers that significantly impacted the field. However, marine natural products chemistry has often influenced other fields and that aspect is the focus of this review. It is clear that the early directions taken by marine natural products chemists drew as much from the examples provided by insect chemical ecology as from the longer history of phytochemistry. By 1975 there were already three parallel tracks in marine natural products chemistry: marine toxins, marine biomedicinals and marine chemical ecology. It is the integration of the three fields of study that has given marine natural products chemistry its unique character and vigour.     

Trends of Pesticides in Norwegian Streams and Rivers (1996-2000)

In Norway twelve streams and medium size rivers have been monitored for pesticides in a four to six years period. During these years the central authorities have accomplished efforts to minimize the risk for pesticides entering the water bodies. Trend analyses have been done on the years 1996-2000 to gain information on whether there have been reductions in the retrieval of the pesticides: (1) Frequency of pesticides detection; (2) Sum concentration of all individual pesticides in each sample; (3) Environmental risk by weighing the concentration of each pesticide against the environmental maximum residue limits (MRL). As a whole, developments in streams and rivers show both positive and negative trends regarding the different parameters studied. The tendency is that the different parameters show the same development within the stream. The situation in these streams has not changed much during this 5 years period, but there are indications towards a slight positive development. Trend analyses might therefore be useful together with careful interpretation.     

Separation and identification of synthetic dysstuffs by thin-layer electrophoresis and its application in the forensic analysis of liquors

Summary The excessive demand for alcoholic drinks has resulted in the preparation of fakes and created a problem for their identification. Dyestuffs have been added to alcoholic liquors and the separation of these dyestuff mixtures into their various components has been the subject of study by thin-layer electrophoretic techniques on silica gel-G plantes. 10 dyestuffs commonly used in liquors and beverages have been resolved into their components. The migration distances of the separated coloured zones in five electrolytes, either basic or acidic, have been recorded. The technique was found to be particularly suitable for distinguishing fake samples from genuine ones.     

Capillary zone electrophoresis separation and collection of spermatozoa for the forensic analysis of sexual assault evidence

The processing of sexual assault kits (SAKs) relies on the genetic analysis of material extracted from swabs collected from the assault victim. A vital step in producing an identifiable DNA profile of the perpetrator is the effective separation of perpetrator (sperm) and victim (epithelial) DNA that have been isolated from the collected evidence. We report the use of capillary zone electrophoresis for the separation of intact sperm from whole and lysed epithelial cells in SAKs. The separated components are deposited into wells of a microtiter plate using a computer-controlled fraction collector, and quantitative PCR is used to verify the collection of sperm cells by targeted amplification of male DNA. We present results from simulated sexual assault samples that have been aged for up to 18 months, as well as vaginal swabs from authentic forensic kits. Components extracted from the vaginal swabs from the SAK comigrated with an aged semen sample at 6.25 ± 0.25 min. Epithelial cells migrated from 10-12 min, producing baseline resolution of the components. Sperm cells were collected in a microtiter plate for downstream analysis.