Separation of stilbenes by capillary electrophoresis and high-performance liquid chromatography

Stilbenes, fluorescence whitening agents (FWAs), are usually added to cleaning agents in household and in industry. Capillary electrophoresis (CE) was often applied to separate various compounds simultaneously for its multinomial advantages. In this paper, we established analytical methods of six diaminostilbenes with CE and ion-pair chromatography (IPC). The optimum mobile phase for IPC was 11.78 mM tetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulfate (TBA) aqueous and acetonitrile. An IPC method has been developed for simple and direct separation for diaminostilbenes, anionic substances, with TBA as ion-pair reagent. Satisfactory linear ranges (7.0 x 10(-3) approximately 3.0 x 10 microg/mL), correlation coefficients (0.9992-0.9999), and detection limits (6-13 ng/mL) were obtained. Separations were also performed by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) using a buffer consisting of Tris (pH 10.1), n-tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TTAB) and acetonitrile. A linear range of 5.0 x 10(-1) - 4.0 x 10 microg/mL, correlation coefficients between 0.9975 and 0.9998, and detection limits between 337 and 446 ng/mL were obtained. In particular, the separation of a pair of similar compounds (mass difference of 2) was achieved by addition of TTAB. The optimum analytical methods of CE and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were applied to commercial household with direct analysis and standard addition. No significant bias were shown between them by t-test at 95% confidence level.     

Determination of L-hyoscyamine in atropine and D-hyoscyamine in L-hyoscyamine by chiral capillary electrophoresis as an alternative to polarimetry

A method for the separation of atropine enantiomers, D- and L-hyoscyamine by capillary electrophoresis (CE) has been developed and validated. The advantages of the CE method compared with polarimetry include smaller amounts of analytes and a lower limit of detection of the unwanted enantiomer. Moreover, the present method enables a baseline separation of the analytes and tropic acid, one of the typical impurities of atropine. The developed enantioseparation of atropine was performed using a commercially available sulfated beta-cyclodextrin and was validated for the determination of L-hyoscyamine in atropine as well as for the enantiomeric purity of L-hyoscyamine.     

毛细管电泳法快速测定复方地芬诺酯片中的地芬诺酯和阿托品

建立了毛细管电泳高频电导法同时测定地芬诺酯和阿托品的方法。探讨了缓冲溶液、有机溶剂添加剂、分离电压和进样条件以及毛细管内径和长度等因素对分离检测的影响。在电泳介质为10.0mmol/L乳酸-15.0?H5OH、分离电压20.0kV的优化条件下,6min内即可实现地芬诺酯和阿托品的同时分离检测,线性范围分别为5.00~500和2.00~320mg/L;检出限分别为3.0和1.0mg/L。     

Enantioseparation of atropine by capillary electrophoresis using sulfated beta-cyclodextrin: application to a plant extract

A capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) method, with sulfated beta-CD as chiral selector, was optimized by means of an experimental design for the enantioseparation of atropine. In this study, a central composite design was used and the following factors were varied simultaneously: buffer concentration, buffer pH and sulfated beta-CD concentration. The resolutions between littorine and its positional isomer ((-)-hyoscyamine) and between atropine enantiomers, as well as the separation time and generated current were established as responses. A model was obtained for each response by linear multiple regression of a second-degree mathematical expression. The most favorable conditions were determined by maximizing the resolution between atropine enantiomers and by setting the other responses at threshold values. Successful results were obtained with a 55 mM phosphate buffer at pH 7 in the presence of 2.9 mM sulfated-beta-CD at 20 degrees C and 20 kV. Under these optimized conditions, a baseline separation of littorine and atropine enantiomers was achieved in less than 5 min. Finally, the method allowed the enantiomeric separation of atropine in a pharmaceutical formulation and was also found to be suitable for the enantiomeric purity evaluation of (-)-hyoscyamine in plant extracts, in relation with the extraction procedure. It was demonstrated that supercritical fluid extraction induced less racemization than classical liquid-solid extraction procedures.     

用两种相似多糖类手性固定相拆分阿托品外消旋对映体的比较

分别涂敷纤维素-三（3，5-二甲基苯基氨基甲酸酯）（CDMPC）与直链淀粉-三（3，5-二甲基苯基氰基甲酸酯）（ADMPC）于自制的球形氨丙基硅胶上，制备了两种多糖类手性崮定相。用高效液相色谱法（HPLC）在正相条件下，用两种固定相直接拆分了阿托品（atmpine）外消旋体、在正己烷中加入了不同的醇类改性剂对阿托品进行拆分，并优化了流动相中醇类改性剂的比例：结果发现，阿托品在CDMPC固定相上可以得到基线拆分，而在ADMPC固定相上只能得到部分拆分。     

Electrophoretic methods for separation of nanoparticles

This article reviews progress in the application of electrophoretic techniques for the separation of nanoparticles. Numerous types of nanoparticles have recently been synthesised and integrated into different products and procedures. Consequently, analytical methods for the efficient characterisation of nanoparticles are now required. Several studies have revealed that gel electrophoresis can readily be used for separating nanoparticles according to their size or shape. However, many other studies focused on separation of nanoparticles by CE. In some cases nanoparticles could be separated by CZE, simply using pure buffer as the BGE. In other studies, buffer additives (most often SDS) were used, enabling fast separations of metallic nanoparticles by size. Other CE methods also allowed for separation of nanoparticle conjugates with biomolecules. Dielectrophoresis is yet another electrophoretic technique useful in separation and characterisation of nanoparticles; particularly nanotubes. Detection methods often used after electrophoretic separation include UV/Vis absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. Examples of recent and relevant older reports are presented here. The authors conclude that electrophoretic methods for nanoanalysis can provide inexpensive and efficient tools for quality assurance and safety control; and as a consequence, they can augment transfer of nanotechnologies from research to industry.     

Protein Separation with Flow-Through Chromatography

Proteins are isolated in the chemical process industries for a wide variety of uses. Isolation and separation are often conducted with chromatography. Conventional chromatography of proteins is often tedious and can suffer from poor efficiency and resolution. There is a well-known tradeoff between resolution and speed', Newer methods of protein chromatography seek to diminish the shortcomings of conventional methods. New methods are presently being investigated for process, preparative, and analytical applications.     

Re-examination of the determination of ammonium as the indophenol blue complex using salicylate

The most sensitive spectrophotometric procedure for the determination of ammonium is based on the conversion of ammonium into the intense blue indophenol complex (IPC) by means of salicylate and nitroprusside. Optimization of concentration, preparation and timing of the addition of reagents, reaction temperature and protection from light increased the conversion of ammonium into IPC by about 50% compared with existing methods. The absorbance was 0.60 at a concentration of 20 nmol of ammonium per millilitre of final solution (RSD of the manual procedure=0.6%; n=10) with a detection limit of 0.4 μM in samples.     

Simultaneous Electrochemiluminescence Detection of Anisodamine,Atropine, and Scopolamine in Flos daturae by Capillary Electrophoresis Using β‐Cyclodextrin as Additive

This work developed a simple and sensitive method for simultaneous determination of three effective ingredients, atropine, scopolamine and anisodamine, in Flos daturae based on capillary electrophoresis coupled with electrochemiluminescence detection. β‐Cyclodextrin was used as an additive to the running buffer for obtaining the absolute separation. The proposed method displayed the linear ranges from 0.2 to 100, 0.2 to 100 and 20 to 200 μM for anisodamine, atropine and scopolamine with correlation coefficients more than 0.99, respectively. This method showed the relative standard deviations less than 4% and 6% for detection of migration time and peak height, respectively, and was suitable for the determination of these tropane alkaloids in plants and valuable in clinical and biochemical laboratories for quality control.     

毛细管电泳在手性化合物分离分析中的研究进展

手性化合物的对映异构体往往表现出不同的生理活性,因此建立手性化合物的有效分离分析方法具有重要意义。毛细管电泳（CE）是一种分离效率高、分析速度快、样品用量少、分离模式灵活多样的分离分析方法,在手性化合物的分离和检测领域应用广泛。该文主要综述了2017~2019年CE在手性分离分析方面的最新进展,并对其未来的发展趋势进行了展望。     

Enantiomer separation by strong anion-exchange capillary electrochromatography with dynamically modified sulfated beta-cyclodextrin

A novel mode of capillary electrochromatography (CEC) based on a dynamically modified stationary phase was presented for chiral separation. The capillary column was packed with strong anion-exchange (SAX) stationary phase packing; the sulfated beta-cyclodextrin (S-CD), which was added to the mobile phase, was dynamically adsorbed to the packing surface. Separation of enantiomers was achieved by their different abilities to form an inclusion complex with the adsorbed S-CD. The enantiomers of tryptophan, praziquantel, atropine, metoprolol, and verapamil were successfully separated in this system with a column efficiency of 36000-412000 plates/m. The resolution value obtained for atropine was as high as 11.23. The superiority of CEC with a dynamically modified stationary phase over that with a physically adsorbed stationary phase was demonstrated. The influence of ionic strength, S-CD concentration, and methanol content on separation was also studied.     

Recent advances in multimode microfluidic separation of particles and cells

Microfluidic separation of particles and cells is crucial to lab-on-a-chip applications in the fields of science, engineering, and industry. The continuous-flow separation methods can be classified as active or passive depending on whether the force involved in the process is externally imposed or internally induced. The majority of current separations have been realized using only one of the active or passive methods. Such a single-mode process is usually limited to one-parameter separation, which often becomes less effective or even ineffective when dealing with real samples because of their inherent heterogeneity. Integrating two or more separation methods of either type has been demonstrated to offer several advantages like improved specificity, resolution, and throughput. This article reviews the recent advances of such multimode particle and cell separations in microfluidic devices, including the serial-mode prefocused separation, serial-mode multistage separation, and parallel-mode force-tuned separation.     

Construction and analytical application of ion-selective piezoelectric sensor for atropine sulfate

The method describes the use of a piezoelectric quartz crystal (PQC) as a substitute for ion-selective electrodes. The approach is feasible when the membrane materials are electrically non-conductive and membrane potential measurements are consequently not possible. An ion-selective piezoelectric sensor sensitive to atropine sulfate was constructed by coating a PVC membrane containing activant on one the side of a PQC. On the basis of selective adsorption of atropine ions across the modified film and the sensitive mass response of PQC, the method exhibits a sensitive, rapid response and is easy to operate without pretreatment of the sample. The logarithm of the frequency shift gave a linear relationship with the logarithm of atropine sulfate concentration in the 1.0 x 10(-8)-1.0 x 10(-3) M range with a detection limit of 5.0 x 10(-9) M at pH 7.0. Recoveries were from 98.7-102.2%. Two activants, atropine tetraphenylborate and atropine dipicrylaminate, were synthesized and investigated. Influencing factors were also examined and optimized. The results for real samples obtained by the proposed method agreed with those obtained by conventional methods.     

A new method for the automated selection of the number of components for deconvolving overlapping chromatographic peaks

Mathematical deconvolution methods can separate co-eluting peaks in samples for which (chromatographic) separation fail. However, these methods often heavily rely on manual user-input and interpretation. This is not only time-consuming but also error-prone and automation is needed if such methods are to be applied in a routine manner.     

Solution extraction of transition and post-transition heavy and precious metals by chelate and macrocyclic ligands

This review focuses on compounds and methods that can be used for the extraction and separation from solution of two classes of elements that we define as heavy metals and precious metals. These elements are often targeted because they are toxic, costly, and their coordination chemistry has already been well studied, and because there is a need to develop methods of economically extracting, separating and recovering them from waste sites. This review outlines possible strategies that can be used, and reviews the present literature regarding the available methods for their extraction.     

The occurrence of inositolphosphoceramides in spirulina microalgae

Spirulina microalga (Arthrospira platensis) is an interesting phototrophic organism because of its high content of nutrients including proteins, lipids, essential amino acids, antioxidants, vitamins, polysaccharides, and minerals. Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) coupled to linear ion trap (LIT) and Orbitrap Fourier transform mass spectrometry (FTMS) via ESI was employed for the separation and characterization of lipid species in A. platensis. Inositolphosphoceramides (IPC) are minor but important constituents of spirulina; their investigation was accomplished by HILIC–ESI–MS including collision-induced dissociation (MS², MS³) of deprotonated molecules in the LIT analyzer and a schematic fragmentation pattern is described. All four commercial spirulina samples revealed the occurrence of the same IPC species at m/z 796.6 (d18:0/16:0;1), 810.6 (d18:0/17:0;1), 824.6 (d18:0/18:0;1), and 826.6 (d18:0/17:0;2) but in diverse relative abundance. This study sets the stage for future investigations on IPC in other algae and microalgae.     

纳米SiO_2对高抗冲聚丙烯树脂相结构与性能的影响

提出一种使高抗冲聚丙烯树脂的韧性和刚性同时得到提高的新方法.以亲油性纳米SiO_2改性高抗冲聚丙烯树脂,发现少量纳米SiO_2可显著降低高抗冲聚丙烯树脂中乙丙橡胶相的粒径和聚丙烯相的球晶尺寸,进而使高抗冲聚丙烯的常温韧性、低温韧性、刚性和耐热性同时得到提高.研究还发现,结晶成核剂和纳米SiO_2有协同效应,可使高抗冲聚丙烯的综合性能进一步得到提高.     

单体结构对聚酰胺类复合膜分离性能的影响

采用间苯二甲酰氯、均苯三甲酰氯、均苯四甲酰氯分别与间苯二胺、乙二胺、哌嗪在耐高温杂萘联苯聚醚砜酮(PPESK)超滤膜表面进行界面聚合,制备了7种具有不同功能层结构的新型超薄复合膜.采用红外、X射线衍射、原子力显微镜等测试手段对复合膜结构进行表征,测试了7种复合膜对0·2%的Na2SO4水溶液,0·2%NaCl水溶液的分离性能,分析了单体结构与复合膜分离性能的关系.     

Comparison of reversed-phase,anion-exchange,and hydrophilic interaction HPLC for the analysis of nucleotides involved in biological enzymatic pathways

Nucleotides and other phosphate-containing compounds are integral to enzymatic reactions such as those of the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway and glycolysis. Traditional chromatographic analysis of phosphates is often plagued by long run times and/or lack of MS compatibility. This study compares separation of five enzymatically-important nucleotides using ion-pair reversed phase (IP-RP), strong anion exchange (SAX), and hydrophilic interaction (HILIC) methods. These three methods were evaluated and compared based on separation parameters describing retention, resolution, efficiency, peak symmetry, selectivity, and inter- and intraday peak drift. Use of the FructoShell-N HILIC column led to separation of the five nucleotides isocratically with the shortest run time of all three methods tested. Additionally, the FructoShell HILIC method yielded a very low intraday variability and low peak asymmetry, issues that are often observed with HILIC separations on other stationary phases. To our knowledge, this column has not been applied to the separation of phosphates in biological samples and future work will focus on in vitro and in vivo analysis as well as broadening the applicability to other pathways. To this end, we have shown that the column will retain fructose bisphosphate, the substrate of the aldolase enzyme, under the same chromatographic conditions used for nucleotides.     

Microstructure, morphology, crystallization and rheological behavior of impact polypropylene copolymer

Impact polypropylene copolymer (IPC), named polypropylene catalloy, not only possesses excellent impact property, but also presents good rigidity. Its superior performances result from the complicated composition and microstructure. In the present article, recent progress in the studies on microstructure, morphology, crystallization and rheological behavior of IPC is summarized, and findings of the authors and their collaborators are reported. In general, IPC is divided into three components, i.e., ethylene-propylene random copolymer (EPR), a series of different segment lengths ethylene-propylene copolymer (EbP) and propylene homopolymer. The reasonable macromolecular structures of EbP and a multilayered core-shell model of dispersed phase structure in IPC were proposed, in which the dispersed phase consists of an outer EbP shell, an inner EPR layer and an EbP core. It is found that the annealing at melt-state may lead to an abnormal phase inversion, and the phase inversion disappears when temperature cools down to room temperature. The cause of phase inversion is ascribed to the existence of EbP component, which results in the stronger activity of the dispersed phase. The crystalline structure and morphologic results confirm the formation of β-iPP in IPC. Furthermore, it is found that the ethylene content in IPC and cooling rate of the samples have an important influence on the formation of β-iPP. Based on the crystallization kinetics analyzed by Lauritzen-Hoffman theory, crystallization behavior of different IPC samples is discussed and it is proposed that the dilution effect of ethylene propylene copolymer has a more remarkable influence on surface nucleation than on crystal growth. In addition, annealing at high temperature can result in the changes of chain structure for IPC, and this instability is ascribed to the oxidative degradation and crosslink reaction mainly in iPP component.