Headspace single-drop microextraction with in-drop derivatization for aldehyde analysis

A new technique, headspace single-drop microextraction (HS-SDME) with in-drop derivatization, was developed. Its feasibility was demonstrated by analysis of the model compounds, aldehydes in water. A hanging microliter drop of solvent containing the derivatization agent of O-2,3,4,5,6-(pentaflurobenzyl)hydroxylamine hydrochloride (PFBHA) was shown to be an excellent extraction, concentration, and derivatization medium for headspace analysis of aldehydes by GC-MS. Using the microdrop solvent with PFBHA, acetaldehyde, propanal, butanal, hexanal, and heptanal in water were headspace extracted and simultaneously derivatized. The formed oximes in the microdrop were analyzed by GC-MS. HS-SDME and in-drop derivatization parameters (extraction solvent, extraction temperature, extraction time, stirring rate microdrop volume, and the headspace volume) and the method validations (linearity, precision, detection limit, and recovery) were studied. Compared to liquid-liquid extraction and solid-phase microextraction, HS-SDME with in-drop derivatization is a simple, rapid, convenient, and inexpensive sample technique.     

Derivatization followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for quantification of ethyl carbamate in alcoholic beverages

A sensitive and rapid analytical methodology based on derivatization followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was developed for the quantitative determination of the toxic contaminant ethyl carbamate (EC, urethane, C(2)H(5)OCONH(2)) in alcoholic samples. EC was extracted using liquid-liquid extraction technique, and then silylated with bis-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide, analysed finally by GC-MS. The isopropyl carbamate was used as the internal standard for quantitative analysis of EC in alcoholic samples. In this work, the sample extraction and derivatization reaction conditions were investigated, and the optimal extraction conditions obtained were: pH 9 and solvent of ethyl acetate, and the derivatization conditions were: derivatization reaction temperature of 80°C and time duration of 30 min. With the optimal conditions, the method validations were also studied. In the validation studies, EC exhibited good linearity with a regression coefficient of 0.9999. The limit of detection and limit of quantification were 0.30 and 5.0 μg/kg, respectively. The precision was less than 8.4%. Finally, the proposed technique was successfully applied to the analysis of EC in 35 kinds of alcoholic samples. The experimental results have demonstrated that the proposed technique is a fast, reliable and low-cost method for determination of EC in alcoholic samples.     

Enhanced spore detection using dipicolinate extraction techniques

We have developed a method for bacterial endospore detection based on the presence dipicolinic acid (dpa), a substance unique to endospores. Since the sensitivity of this technique correlates directly with the amount of dpa extracted from the spores, we examined several types of extraction techniques for their dpa extraction efficiency. The three main categories investigated are physical, germination, and chemical methods for liberation of dpa from B. subtilis endospores. Attention is concentrated on the speed, efficiency, and simplicity of the extraction techniques for optimization of endospore detection using terbium-dipicolinate photoluminescence. Although methods from all categories succeeded in extracting dpa, the technique utilizing heated dodecylamine (dda) extracted the majority of the available dpa in less than 3 min. Application of the dda extraction procedure to the terbium-dipicolinate photoluminescence method in conjunction with an increased detection capability resulted in a two-order of magnitude improvement in endospore detection. This combination of methods resulted the lowest reported limit of detection (LOD) (1000 CFU/ml) for a terbium-dipicolinate photoluminescence method in the shortest reported time (5-7 min) for the total procedure.     

Fast determination of chlorogenic acid in tobacco residues using microwave-assisted extraction and capillary zone electrophoresis technique

In this work, for the first time, capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) technique combined with microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) was developed for the fast quantification of chlorogenic acid (CA) in tobacco residues. CA in tobacco residue samples were extracted by MAE technique, and then analyzed by CZE. As a new sample preparation method for tobacco residues, the MAE procedure is optimized, validated and compared with conventional methods including ultrasonic extraction (USE) and reflux extraction (RE). It is found that MAE gives the best result due to the highest extraction efficiency within shortest extraction time (only 4.0 min). Here, CA is determined by CZE based on the calibration curve of its authentic standard. The method linearity, detection limit, precision and recovery are studied. The results show that the combined MAE and CZE method has a linearity (R² 0.991, 0.003-0.5 mg ml⁻¹), a limit of detection (0.003 mg ml⁻¹), a limit of quantification (0.01 mg ml⁻¹), good precision (R.S.D. = 4.28%) and a finer recovery (89.0%). The proposed method was successfully applied to the analysis of CA in tobacco residue samples. The experiment results have demonstrated that the CZE combined with MAE is a convenient, fast, economical and reliable method for the determination of CA in tobacco residues.     

Quantitative determination of alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherols in human serum by high-performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry as trimethylsilyl derivatives with a two-step sample preparation

Using a two-step sample preparation with Extrelut and silica gel extraction in Pasteur pipettes it is possible to quantify all tocopherols in human serum samples by means of normal-phase HPLC with fluorescence detection (lambda(ex) 295 nm, lambda(em) 330 nm) or by GC-MS of their trimethylsilyl (TMS) derivatives. The method has been used in pharmacoepidemiological studies concerning the exposition with vitamin E-containing drugs in Germany. The recovery for all tocopherols is 98% and the limit of detection is 50 pg for alpha-tocopherol in the HPLC and 40 pg for all TMS-tocopherols in the GC-MS method using the selected ion monitoring mode with a well-tuned GCQ system. Linearity of calibration is excellent for both methods over the full physiological relevant range. Due to the low sample amount needed, the method is suitable for epidemiological and paediatric research.     

A comparison of the performance of two chromatographic and three extraction techniques for the analysis of PAHS in sources of drinking water

The aim of this work is to establish a sensitive and reliable method for the analysis of the 16 priority Environmental Protection Agency-defined polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) found in water samples. Gas chromatography (GC)-mass spectrometry (MS) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-fluorescence detection (FLD)-UV techniques are optimized to obtain an adequate resolution of all compounds. Validation of the methods is carried out, and a good performance is observed for both techniques. The HPLC-FLD-UV technique is somewhat more sensitive than the GC-MS technique for the determination of PAHs; thus, the HPLC-FLD-UV method is used to follow up both the solid-phase extraction (SPE) analysis using cartridges and discs and the liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), which are also evaluated for the extraction of the PAHs. Low recoveries between 43% and 79% are obtained using SPE cartridges, and higher values are obtained using SPE discs (56-96%) and LLE (60-105%). Better results are obtained using the LLE technique, and, thus, analysis of real water samples is carried out using this technique. LODs between 0.6 and 21 ng/L and relative standard deviations less than 15% are obtained using a spiked water sample analyzed using the full LLE HPLC-FLD-UV method.     

Rapid determination of acrylamide contaminant in conventional fried foods by gas chromatography with electron capture detector

Gas chromatography coupled with electron capture detector (GC-ECD) was successfully developed and applied for the rapid determination of acrylamide in conventional fried foods, such as potato crisps, potato chips, and fried chicken wings. The method included defatting with n-hexane, extraction with aqueous solution of sodium chloride (NaCl), derivatization with potassium bromate (KBrO3) and potassium bromide (KBr), and liquid-liquid extraction with ethyl acetate. The final acrylamide extract was analyzed by GC-ECD for quantification and by GC-MS for confirmation. The chromatographic analysis was performed on the HP-INNOWax capillary column, and good retention and peak response of acrylamide were achieved under the optimal conditions (numbers of theoretical plates N = 83,815). The limit of detection (LOD) was estimated to be 0.1 microg kg(-1) on the basis of ECD technique. Recoveries of acrylamide from conventional samples spiked at levels of 150, 500 and 1000 microg kg(-1) (n = 4 for each level) ranged between 87 and 97% with relative standard deviations (RSD) of less than 4%. Furthermore, the GC-ECD method showed that no clean-up steps of acrylamide derivative would be performed prior to injection and was slightly more sensitive than the MS/MS-based methods. Validation and quantification results demonstrated that this method should be regarded as a new, low-cost, and robust alternative for conventional investigation of acrylamide.     

Rapid Determination of Heroin in Adulterated Commercial Beverage in Drug Transportation Cases

To avoid supervision when crossing borders or at the airport customs, smugglers increasingly use body packing to transport drugs. Now, more secretive transportation methods used for smaller quantities have brought difficulties and challenges to forensic toxicologists. To identify heroin in adulterated beverage, a quantification technique using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) for beverage samples was developed, and heroin was extracted via solid-phase extraction (SPE). This method was developed and fully validated using spiked samples. Daily calibration for heroin and morphine-TMS (2–40 μg mL^?1) and 6-acetylmorphine (1–20 μg mL^?1) achieved correlation coefficients of more than 0.993. Limits of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) were evaluated, intra- and inter-day precisions (RSD) for each compound at all concentration levels were below 10%. The inter-day and intra-day accuracies ranged from 97.6% to 105.0% and from 90.1% to 110.8%, respectively. Chemical decomposition of heroin to 6-acetylmorphine in beverage or during extraction could not be avoided, especially during liquid-liquid extraction (LLE). Recovery for heroin using extraction with chloroform was below 63.24% in LLE or SPE. However, for all of the samples, recovery of heroin using SPE eluted with acetonitrile was 73.60%–101.38% in spiked beverage samples or water samples. In addition, hydrolysis of heroin in the beverage was investigated using two mock samples, which achieved the maximum extent of hydrolysis on the third day. Using the established method, 3.25 g and 9.13 g of heroin were detected in two case specimens. SPE was more effective in removing sugar and other impurities than LLE with less yield of hydrolysis. The SPE-GC-MS method is suitable for analysis of heroin in adulterated beverage within 1.5 h.     

GC—MS分析不同方法提取的大黄挥发性成分

分别采用顶空进样法和超临界CO2萃取法提取大黄挥发性成分,采用GC-MS结合保留指数进行检测分析。顶空进样法分析鉴定出8种挥发性成分,超临界CO2萃取法鉴定出15种挥发性成分。两种提取方法分别侧重于不同类型的挥发性成分,利用GC-MS结合保留指数进行定性分析,更快速准确。     

Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric determination of sulfolane in wetland vegetation exposed to sour gas-contaminated groundwater

Described is a GC-MS method for the determination of the levels of sulfolane (tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide, C4H8O2S; a water miscible chemical used in the sweetening of sour gas) in wetland vegetation (roots, shoots, berries, seeds, grasses, and leaves). The technique was developed to provide positive detection of sulfolane in a variety of wetland vegetation and to determine the extent to which sulfolane may translocate within the plants. Vegetation samples collected at a sour gas processing facility were extracted using a two-stage process which utilized a back extraction of a water extract with toluene. The main advantages of this procedure were: good extraction efficiency (recovery of 80+/-12%), exclusion of most of the highly polar co-extractives during the toluene back extraction step, and a final extract well suited to routine GC-MS selected ion monitoring of sulfolane with a detection limit of 90 ng g(-1) (wet mass). In general, the method was rugged, based on a study period of 18 months in which over 175 runs were conducted.     

气相色谱-质谱法测定植物源性食品中残留的联苯菊酯

建立了气相色谱-质谱检测8种植物源性食品中联苯菊酯残留量的方法。粮谷类样品采用乙腈提取、凝胶渗透色谱（GPC）结合Florisil固相萃取柱净化;蔬菜类样品采用乙酸乙酯提取、Florisil固相萃取柱净化,然后采用气相色谱-质谱测定,选择离子监测模式检测。方法的检出限为5 μg/kg（S/N=10）;在0.005～0.5 mg/L范围内呈现良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.9999;在0.005,0.04和0.1 mg/kg 3个添加水平下,联苯菊酯的添加回收率在74%～99%之间,相对标准偏差(RSD)小于13%。该方法灵敏度高,净化效果良好,能有效地消除复杂基质带来的干扰,可以作为日常样品中联苯菊酯残留量的检测和确证方法。     

对比3种不同的QuEChERS前处理方式在气相色谱-串联质谱检测分析烟草中上百种农药残留中的应用

以气相色谱-串联质谱(GC-MS/MS)技术为基础,建立了适合烟草中上百种农药残留分析的3种QuEChERS前处理方法:溶剂转换法、提取液稀释法和正己烷液液萃取法。以烟草中的有机磷、有机氯、拟除虫菊酯类、酰胺类、氨基甲酸酯类、二硝基苯胺类等共155种农药为研究对象,从基质效应、共萃取基质、色谱峰干扰、回收率和定量限等方面对3种前处理方式进行对比分析。经考察发现,3种方法各有优缺点,正己烷液液萃取法得到的提取液中共萃取基质含量最少,但只能保证约100种目标物的回收率在70%~120%;溶剂转换法和提取液稀释法对绝大部分目标物都能保证回收率在70%~120%,适合用于多农药残留分析检测。对不同种类农药进行对比,发现有机磷、酰胺类和氨基甲酸酯类农药的基质效应相对较强,而有机氯和拟除虫菊酯类目标物的基质效应相对较弱,因此,对有机磷农药单独分析时,建议使用提取液稀释法;对有机氯和拟除虫菊酯类农药单独分析时,建议使用正己烷液液萃取法。     

Characterization of groundwater contaminants using dynamic thermal stripping and adsorption/thermal desorption-GC-MS

Summary Alternate methods to the time consuming solvent extraction technique used in the characterization of groundwater contaminants were sought to reduce the analysis time and allow for automation. By adsorbing (ADS) groundwater samples on a quartz tube filled with graphitized charcoal (Carbotrap, Carbotrap C) and thermally desorbing it in a Envirochem Unacon 810 unit directly interfaced with a GC-MSD, it was possible to detect the major groundwater contaminants originating from several types of industrial landfills. Compounds such as aniline, dioxane, and phenols were measured simultaneously with minimal sample preparation. The results were compared to those obtained by dynamic thermal stripping (DTS) followed by GC-MS. These methods are much more cost effective than solvent extraction since they require only a few minutes of the analyst's time for the introduction of the sample. ADS was superior to DTS and solvent extraction for the analysis of water soluble compounds which are poorly extracted into solvents. DTS provided cleaner chromatograms and allowed for lower detection limit than ADS. The two techniques are therefore complementary.     

微波萃取/GC-MS法对电子电气产品中多氯萘的测定

建立了微波萃取/GC-MS法检测电子电气产品中多氯萘的方法。将破碎后的样品以甲苯为溶剂进行微波萃取,萃取液经硅胶小柱净化、平行蒸发定量浓缩后采用气相色谱-质谱法测定多氯萘的含量,外标法定量。优化了样品前处理条件,包括前处理方式、微波萃取溶剂、萃取时间,以及净化小柱的选择。对于8种含不同氯原子数的多氯萘,在1~50 mg/L范围内,线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0.995;方法定量下限为0.2~1.0 mg/kg,相对标准偏差为2.7%~7.2%,回收率为77%~112%。该法操作简便、分析迅速、结果准确,可以满足对电子电气产品中多氯萘的定性确证和定量分析。     

人血中10种常见毒品的GC-MS同时检测方法研究

建立了同时检测人血液中鸦片类、巴比妥类和苯二氮卓类10种常见毒品的气相色谱-质谱新方法。系统地对提取溶剂及其组成配比、体系pH值、超声振荡提取时间等样品预处理条件以及色谱柱等GC-MS分析条件进行考察和优化。运用选择离子模式(SIM)检测,每种成分选择4个特征离子。所选的离子分别为:摇头丸m/z44、77、136、207;异戊巴比妥m/z156、55、141、41;司可巴比妥m/z168、97、195、41;咖啡因m/z194、82、109、67;安眠酮m/z235、213、250、91;美沙酮m/z72、57、165、213;吗啡m/z271、150、201、81;安定m/z256、221、283、165;氯氮平m/z243、227、256、192;艾司唑仑m/z207、239、293、259,其中黑斜体为定量离子。在选定的条件下,异戊巴比妥等7种药物在0.10~25.0 mg/L范围内线性关系良好,安定等3种药物在0.50~25.0 mg/L范围内线性关系良好,方法回收率在96%~103%之间,RSD在1.64%~6.32%之间,检出限为0.01~0.05 mg/kg。本文同时研究了pH值对吗啡类药物的影响机理。与文献报道的检测方法比较,本法更加简便易行,灵敏度提高1个数量级以上,分析时间缩短,用色谱保留时间与质谱同时定性,消除血液中其他成分干扰,结果准确可靠,选择性和重复性好,可应用于中毒患者体液样品及毒物成分的分析检测。     

Rapid determination of Δ-Tetrahydrocannabinol in saliva by polymer monolith microextraction combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

A method was developed for the determination of Δ⁹-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in saliva by polymer monolith microextraction (PMME) combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The poly(methacrylic acid-co-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) (p(MAA-co-EGDMA)) monolithic capillary column was selected as the extraction medium of PMME, which showed high extraction capacity towards THC in saliva. To reach optimum PMME extraction performance, several PMME parameters were investigated, including matrix pH, flow rate for extraction, sampling volume and elution solvent. Under the optimal conditions, good extraction efficiency was obtained with no matrix interference in the process of extraction and the subsequent GC-MS analysis. In the selected-ion monitoring (SIM) mode, the limit of detection (LOD) for THC was 0.68 ng/mL. The linearity range of the method was 3-300 ng/mL. Excellent reproducibility of the method was exhibited by intra- and inter-day precisions, yielding the relative standard deviations (R.S.D.s) less than 12%; recoveries higher than 89%. The proposed method was proved to be rapid, sensitive, and competently applied to the determination of THC in saliva samples.     

气相色谱-质谱联用法测定腌制水产品中的挥发性N-亚硝胺类化合物

建立了气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)快速测定腌制水产品中挥发性N-亚硝胺含量的分析方法。采用GC-MS测定了N-二甲基亚硝胺(NDMA)、N-二乙基亚硝胺(NDEA)、N-二丙基亚硝胺(NDPA)、N-亚硝基吡咯烷(NPYR)、N-亚硝基哌啶(NPIP)、N-二丁基亚硝胺(NDBA)6种化合物,考察了样品不同提取方法、不同固相萃取小柱、不同色谱柱对分离检测的影响。结果显示: 在10～1000 μg/L范围内,线性相关系数可达0.9998以上;重现性良好,相对标准偏差小于8%;回收率可达79%～105%;灵敏度高,检出限低,除NDPA为0.03 μg/kg外,其他5种N-亚硝胺为0.05 μg/kg。该方法前处理快速简捷,易于操作,适用于腌制水产品中N-亚硝胺残留量的检测工作。     

气相色谱-质谱法测定富硒酵母中的硒蛋氨酸

建立了气相色谱-质谱（GC-MS）测定富硒酵母中硒蛋氨酸含量的方法。比较了3种从样品中提取硒蛋氨酸方法的效果。样品在三羟甲基氨基甲烷（Tris）缓冲液中酶解24 h后,以丁醇及三氟乙酸酐为衍生化试剂对硒蛋氨酸进行衍生化,采用选择离子模式对衍生物进行GC-MS测定。硒蛋氨酸的回收率为98.5%~103.7%,相对标准偏差为0.9%~2.4%,检出限为0.5 mg/L（S/N=3）。对实际样品进行测定,得到样品中硒蛋氨酸的含量结果。该法简便快速,准确可靠,灵敏度高。     

Quantification of Transformation Products of Unsymmetrical Dimethylhydrazine in Water Using SPME and GC-MS

Quantification of trace concentrations of transformation products of rocket fuel unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) in water requires complex analytical instrumentation and tedious sample preparation. The goal of this research was to develop a simple and automated method for sensitive quantification of UDMH transformation products in water using headspace (HS) solid-phase microextraction (SPME) in combination with GC-MS and GC-MS/MS. HS SPME is based on extraction of analytes from a gas phase above samples by a micro polymer coating followed by a thermal desorption of analytes in a GC inlet. Extraction by 85 µm Carboxen/polydimethylsiloxane fiber at 50 °C during 60 min provides the best combination of sensitivity and precision. Tandem mass spectrometric detection with positive chemical ionization improves method accuracy and selectivity. Detection limits of twelve analytes by GC-MS/MS with chemical ionization are about 10 ng L^?1. GC-MS provides similar detection limits for five studied analytes; however, the list of analytes detected by this method can be further expanded. Accuracies determined by GC-MS were in the range of 75–125% for six analytes. Compared to other available methods based on non-SPME sample preparation approaches (e.g., liquid–liquid and solid-phase extraction), the developed method is simpler, automated and provides lower detection limits. It covers more UDMH transformation products than available SPME-based methods. The list of analytes could be further expanded if new standards become available. The developed method is recommended for assessing water quality in the territories affected by space activities and other related studies.     

同位素稀释气相色谱-质谱法快速测定酱油中3-氯-1,2-丙二醇量

采用同位素稀释气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)法,快速测定酱油中3-氯-1,2-丙二醇(3-MCPD)的含量。试样中加入3-氯-1,2-丙二醇的氘代同位素作为内标,经超声混匀后加入到自行填装的弗罗里硅土柱中,以乙醚洗脱,洗脱液经氮气吹干后在正己烷溶剂中进行衍生化,衍生化试剂采用七氟丁酰咪唑。GC-MS采用选择离子监测(SIM)模式进行定性定量分析。结果表明,本方法的添加回收率为95.0%~101.0%;相对标准偏差为3.2%~4.8%;检出限达到0.010mg/kg。本方法步骤简单,溶剂用量少,定性定量准确可靠。可快速测定酱油等调味品中3-氯-1,2-丙二醇的含量。