Fast analysis of important wine volatile compounds development and validation of a new method based on gas chromatographic-flame ionisation detection analysis of dichloromethane microextracts

A method for the simultaneous determination of major (10-200 mg/l) and minor (0.1-10 mg/l) volatile compounds from wine has been optimised and validated. A 3-ml volume of wine is diluted with water (7 ml), salted with 4.5 g of ammonium sulfate and extracted with 0.2 ml of dichloromethane. The extract is injected in the split mode in a GC system, separated on a Carbowax 20M capillary column and detected by flame ionisation detection. Volatiles from wine are divided into four groups according to their behaviour in the extraction, and a specific internal standard has been selected for each group. The method allows satisfactory determination of more than 30 volatile compounds of wine. Compounds analysed include acetaldehyde, diacetyl, acetoine (3-hydroxy butanone), fusel alcohols and their acetates, and fatty acids and their ethyl esters. The linear dynamic range of the method covers the normal range of occurrence of analytes in wine and extends from at least one magnitude order to more than two, with typical r2 between 0.9938 and 0.9998. Reproducibility ranges from 3.1 to 10% (as RSD) with 5.5% as the average. The analysis of spiked samples has shown that matrix effects do not significantly affect method performance.     

Analysis of serum methylmalonic acid for the determination of cobalt deficiency in cattle

An improved method has been developed and validated for the determination of methylmalonic acid (MMA) in serum to determine cobalt deficiency in cattle. Serum samples were extracted with ethyl acetate and derivatised to form the propyl esters using 14% boron trifluoride-propanol derivatising reagent. Derivatised samples were analysed by capillary gas chromatography using split injection, a DB-17 30 m x 0.25 mm I.D. capillary column and flame ionisation detection. The detection limit for the method was 0.5 mumol/l and precision, determined by replicate analyses of spiked serum samples, was less than 2% relative standard deviation. When cobalt deficiency is defined as a MMA serum concentration of more than 2 mumol/l, the method was able to detect clinical deficiency of cobalt in animals with symptoms such as "coasty" coats and low weight gain.     

Development of a capillary gas chromatographic procedure

A simple and fast capillary gas chromatographic method with flame ionisation detection (FID) has been developed for the analysis of fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, citalopram, sertraline and paroxetine in their pharmaceutical preparations, using clomipramine as internal standard in order to achieve quantification. The reported method is the first screening one that allows the determination of the five selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors by GC, permitting also to avoid prederivatization for the first time and it is even a pioneering work including an extensive analytical validation and robustness treatment on placebo pharmaceutical formulations too. Optimal conditions for the quantitative gas capillary separation were investigated: column head pressure (100 kPa), injector and detector (FID) temperatures (210 and 260 °C), time and temperature for the splitless step (0.80 min and 80 °C, respectively), volume injected (2 μL) and oven temperature program, providing analysis times shorter than 7 min. Aspects such as stability of solutions, linearity, accuracy, precision, detection and quantitation limits are examined on a selected placebo in order to validate this method. Peak purity is assessed using mass-selective detection (DMS). The robustness of this method was evaluated using the Plackett-Burman fractional factorial experimental design with a matrix of 15 experiments and the statistical treatment proposed by Youden and Steinner. The scope of the validated method is proved in the analysis of almost existing pharmaceutical preparations, with recoveries between 98.5% and 102.4% with regard to their nominal contents. Finally, the proposed method could be also a very successfully option for the analysis of these SSRIs in real urine samples introducing a previous solid phase extraction-preconcentration step.     

气相色谱法测定溶剂型涂料中环己酮含量

建立测定溶剂型涂料中环己酮含量的气相色谱(GC)检测方法。样品在乙酸乙酯中超声提取,以ZB–WAX毛细管柱(30 m×0.25 mm,0.25 μm)为分离色谱柱,加入十四烷作为内标物,氢火焰离子化检测器(FID)检测,内标法定量。结果表明,环己酮的质量浓度在10~250 mg/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,相关系数r=0.999 9。以阴性涂料样品为样品基质,加标平均回收率在92.5%~97.8%之间,测定结果的相对标准偏差在0.87%~1.77%(n=7)之间,方法检出限为13 mg/kg。采用该方法对15种溶剂型涂料样品进行测定,其中11种检出环己酮。该方法能使目标化合物得到有效分离,分析时间短,重复性好,灵敏度高,适用于溶剂型涂料中环己酮含量的快速测定。     

顶空气相色谱法测定三氯蔗糖中的有机溶剂残留

建立了顶空气相色谱法(HSGC)同时测定三氯蔗糖中甲醇、乙酸乙酯和乙酸丁酯残留量的分析方法。用Angilent Innowax毛细柱,程序升温,FID检测器,以保留时间定性,外标法定量,探讨了盐溶液、相比、平衡温度、平衡时间和振荡幅度等因素对测定结果的影响。结果表明,以100 g/L NaCl溶液为溶解液,取1mL溶液于20 mL顶空瓶中,平衡温度为80℃,平衡时间为15 min,振荡幅度低的条件下,该方法线性关系良好,3种物质线性方程的相关系数r在0.9999~1之间;方法精密度RSD(n=6)小于2.0%。三氯蔗糖样品的加标平均回收率均在95%以上。     

Determination on the microscale of plasmatic lactic acid as its t-butyldimethylsilyl derivative by stable-isotope dilution using capillary gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.

A new sensitive and precise method for the determination of lactic acid in plasmatic microsamples (50 microL) has been developed. Lactic acid was directly extracted from plasma by ethyl acetate in acidic conditions, and analysed as its di-t-butyldimethylsilyl derivative by capillary gas chromatography/electron-impact mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The internal standard was a previously synthesized deuterated compound, 3-[2H]-(2R)-lactic acid. The method gives good reproductibility and precision, the overall standard deviation being better than 3%. The GC/MS assay was in good agreement with the enzymatic determination.     

Headspace solid-phase microextraction of higher fatty acid ethyl esters in white rum aroma

Fatty acid ethyl esters are the main components of rum aroma and play an important sensorial impact in these distilled alcoholic beverages. Herein, a method for analysing these volatile compounds is described. It involves a separation and concentration step using headspace solid-phase microextraction and determination by capillary gas chromatography using flame ionisation detection. The influence of different parameters related to the isolation and concentration step, such as ethanol concentration, ionic strength, sample volume, time and temperature of extraction, was studied. The developed method enabled recoveries >91% for the analyzed compounds with limits of detection between 0.007 and 0.027 mg/l, all of them lower than the range of concentrations found in rum samples. The method was successfully applied to the analysis of fatty acid ethyl esters in different commercial white rums.     

衍生化气相色谱法测定盐酸芬氟拉明片的纯度

 应用衍生化气相色谱法测定盐酸芬氟拉明片的纯度。样品溶解后经碱化乙酸乙酯提取 ,以盐酸美西律作内标 ,提取液用三氟乙酸酐进行酰化衍生化 ,衍生化产物在 5 %SE 30的色谱柱上分析 ,用氢火焰离子化检测器 (FID)检测。实验结果表明 ,芬氟拉明的质量浓度在 0 1g/L～ 0 5 g/L范围内线性良好 (r =0 9996 ) ;芬氟拉明与内标美西律的分离度大于 4;理论塔板数以芬氟拉明峰计大于 2 0 0 0 ;方法的精密度好 ,相对标准偏差 (RSD)为 1 4% (n=7) ;平均回收率为 (10 0 2± 2 2 ) % (n =6 ) ;检测限为 8ng。用该方法得到的结果灵敏、准确、重复性好。     

气相色谱测定海绵文胸中甲苯二异氰酸酯残留

建立了气相色谱-内标法测定海绵文胸中的甲苯二异氰酸酯(TDI)残留量。样品经均质处理后,用经脱水处理的乙酸乙酯超声萃取25 min,过滤净化后,采用Agilent DB-624色谱柱(30 m×0.32 mm×1.8μm)分析,柱温采用程序升温,检测器为氢火焰离子化检测器,检测器温度为250℃,进样口温度为180℃,载气为氮气。结果表明:甲苯二异氰酸酯在10~200 mg/L范围内峰面积与质量浓度线性关系良好,线性相关系数(R~2)为0.998 9,平均回收率为80.5%~91.6%,RSD不大于7.9%(n=6),方法的检出限和定量限分别为10 mg/kg和100 mg/kg。在优化条件下,对生产企业、实体店和电商平台采购的100批次样品进行了检测。该方法操作简单、耗时短、灵敏度高、稳定性好,应用于日常检测可大大降低检测成本,缩短检测周期,具有实际应用价值。     

Simultaneous determination of the aromatic retinoids etretin and etretinate and their main metabolites by reversed-phase liquid chromatography

A rapid and simple method is described for the simultaneous determination of methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, isobutyl and n-butyl p-hydroxybenzoic acid esters (parabens) in cosmetics by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The method involves a single extraction of parabens with diethyl ether and clean-up on a Sep-Pak Florisil cartridge. Fat-soluble excipients in the diethyl ether extracts are removed through the cartridges with hexane-chloroform (75:25). Parabens are then eluted from the cartridges with hexane-ethyl acetate (70:30) and determined by HPLC on a reversed-phase column with water-methanol (50:50) as the mobile phase using sec.-butylpraben as an internal standard. The method was applied to samples with complicated matrices such as cream, milk lotion, lotion and cleansing foam, and the recoveries were 99.0-102.3% with coefficients of variation of 0.3-1.2%.     

Microextraction of volatile compounds from wine samples and their determination by GC-FID. The effect of the salts and extraction solvents used

Summary This study describes the optimization of microextraction as a method for extracting volatile compounds from wine. The study has been applied to twelve compounds present in wine: 3-methylbutyl acetate, 3-methyl-1-butanol, ethyl hexanoate, hexanol, ethyl octanoate, butanoic acid, ethyl decanoate, diethyl succinate, hexanoic acid, phenylethanol, octanoic acid, and decanoic acid. These compounds were selected from those identified by GC-MS analysis of a real wine sample. By means of a synthetic wine, the study investigated the influence on extraction yield of the solvents and salts used, the proportion of salts, and the agitation time. The determination was performed by GC with flame ionization detection and an internal standard was used for quantification. The method was applied to samples of white wine from La Rioja.     

Application of comprehensive multidimensional gas chromatography combined with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC x GC-TOFMS) for high resolution analysis of hop essential oil

The selection and quality of hops is a major determinant in beer flavour. Brewers acknowledge that distinctive characteristics of different hop varieties can be traced to the composition of their essential oils. The difficulty in characterising complex mixtures such as hop oil using 1-D chromatography is that many compounds co-elute. With the introduction of comprehensive multidimensional capillary gas chromatography (GC x GC), there is a tremendous improvement in the separation power or peak capacity. Recent work using GC x GC with flame ionisation detection has suggested that there may be over 1,000 compounds in hop oil. This work describes the use of GC x GC combined with TOFMS detection (Leco Pegasus 4D instrument) to analyse Target hop oil. The TOFMS spectral acquisition rate of 60 Hz provided sufficient spectra per peak (2-D peak base width of 0.1-0.2 s) for identification (119 components were identified with 45 previously unreported compounds). When analysing results, an advantage of GC x GC coupled to TOFMS is that 2-D chromatograms can be viewed for individual masses that are characteristic of particular functional groups. This allows the analyst to view the various homologous series of compounds although in certain cases coelution may still be present as shown by the esters with mass 75.     

气相色谱法测定碳酸二甲酯的含量

选用HP-INNOWAX毛细管色谱柱及氢火焰离子化检测器(FID)，采用二阶程序升温，以正丁醇为内标物，建立了测定碳酸二甲酯(DMC)含量的气相色谱法。当DMC的体积分数(X)为0．02％～0．64％时，DMC与正丁醇的峰面积比(Y)与DMC的体积分数(X)有良好的线性关系，线性回归方程为Y=0．4427X-0．0406，相关系数r=0．9994．检出限为0．1nL。对实际样品进行测定，加标回收率为93．7％～97．0％，相对标准偏差为0．84％～1．27％。方法适用于DMC的含量分析。     

Development of a residual solvent test for bulk alpha-phenyl-1-(2-phenylethyl)-piperine methanol using headspace sampling

An automated static headspace gas chromatographic method for the determination of residual solvents in the bulk drug substance alpha-phenyl-1-(2-phenylethyl)-piperine methanol, a serotonin 5-HT2 receptor antagonist, is evaluated. The method includes the use of 1-propanol as an internal standard. The gas chromatographic conditions utilize a dimethylpolysiloxane phase (SPB-1) capillary column and a flame ionization detector. Validation of this test method includes a recovery study of known levels of acetone, ethyl acetate, methanol, and methyl ethyl ketone in the range of 0.05% to 1.0% (weight-per-weight or w/w) to verify the accuracy of this method; these four solvents are the most likely residual volatiles used in the production of the drug substance. These data and other aspects of the development of this test method are discussed.     

Simultaneous distillation-extraction (SDE) method in the qualitative and quantitative GC analysis of cheese volatile components

Summary A simultaneous distillation-extraction apparatus proposed by Godefroot has been used for the GC study of volatile components of cheese. 5–10 g of cheese provide a fraction that can be directly injected into a GC or a GC/MS. Two capillary columns (SE-30 and SP-1000) were evaluated, the second one being adequate for quantitative determinations. Camphor was used as internal standard. The coefficients of variation ranged from 1.4 to 11.8. The technique can be used as a fast method for the characterization of cheeses from their volatile component concentrations.     

三唑酮的气相色谱分析

研究了三唑酮的气相色谱分析条件 ,选择以 10 %SE 30为固定液 ,ChromosorbW (AW DMCS)载体填充的色谱柱 ,选择邻苯二甲酸二乙酯为内标 ,采用内标标准曲线法作为定量分析的方法 ,相对标准偏差 <0 .94 % ,线性相关系数为 0 .9990 4 ,加标回收率在 10 0 .1%～ 10 1.9%之间。方法简便 ,快捷 ,重复性好。     

Fast analysis of nicotine related alkaloids in tobacco and cigarette smoke by megabore capillary gas chromatography

A novel fast megabore capillary gas chromatographic (MCGC) method for analysis of 7 nicotine related alkaloids in tobacco and cigarette smoke, including nicotine, nornicotine, myosmine, nicotyrine, anabasine, anatabine and 2,3-dipyridyl, was developed. The use of megabore capillary column GC methodology, equipped with flame ionization detector (FID), provided rapid, unambiguous nicotine related alkaloids analysis. One gram flue-cured tobacco (or Cambridge filter pad), 20 ml ether, and 5 ml 10% sodium hydroxide solution, added with n-heptadecane as the internal standard, were placed in a flask, and the flask was capped and placed in an ultrasonic bath for 15 min. A 1 microl volume was analyzed by capillary GC operating in split-injection mode on a mega bore Simplicity-5 column. This simple procedure was compared with the previously reported packed column GC method and the Griffith still-colorimetric method. The application of the method for analysis of various flue-cured tobaccos and cigarette smoke was discussed.     

衍生化气相色谱法测定早强剂中三乙醇胺含量

建立了衍生化气相色谱法定量分析水泥早强剂中三乙醇胺含量的方法。以丙三醇作为内标,采用HP-5毛细管柱分离样品,氢火焰离子化检测器(FID)测定三乙醇胺含量。三乙醇胺在0.2～5.0mg/mL范围内与三乙醇胺/内标的乙酰化物色谱峰面积的比值呈线性关系,相关系数r=0.9996。方法检出限为42.6μg/mL,平均回收率为96.6%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为0.759%。该方法具有操作简便、快速、准确等优点,可用于测定水泥早强剂中三乙醇胺的含量。     

Improved method for extraction of aroma compounds in aged brandies and aqueous alcoholic wood extracts using ultrasound

This work presents a rapid method for dichloromethane extraction of aroma compounds from brandies and aqueous-alcoholic wood extracts, in brandy-like ageing conditions, using ultrasound. The dichloromethane extracts were injected in split mode on a gas chromatographic (GC) system, separated on a DB-WAX capillary column and detected by flame ionisation. The method allowed satisfactory quantification of 37 volatile compounds in brandies (alcohols, esters, acids, furanics, aldehydes and phenols) and 16 volatile compounds in aqueous-alcoholic oak extracts. Linear responses were obtained (0.99-1.00). The repeatability and the detection and quantification limits were also evaluated. The analysis of spiked samples showed that matrix effects do not affect the method performance for the majority of the volatile compounds analysed.     

Chromatography with dense gases

Summary A capillary restrictor for supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) with CO₂ was made by using a micro torch and fine emery cloths or grinding blocks. This restrictor could be drawn out either directly from the end of the analytical capillary column, or from a short piece of any capillary, which was then connected to the analytical column by standard techniques. It was found that the base current of a flame ionisation detector (FID) depends strongly on the position of the capillary end with respect to the FID flame tip and on the CO₂ grade, of course. Best results have been achieved at around 5 to 7 mm distance between the restrictor and the flame tip ends, and using SFC grade CO₂.