诱惑红溶液标准物质的研制及不确定度评定

建立了食用合成色素诱惑红溶液标准物质的制备和定值方法,研制了100 mg/L的诱惑红溶液标准物质。采用制备液相色谱对筛选的市售原料纯化,得到纯度大于99%的诱惑红纯品;通过核磁共振(1H NMR谱)和液相色谱-质谱(HPLC-LTQ/MS)准确定性分析后,利用高效液相色谱法(HPLC)对诱惑红纯物质进行纯度定值。以0.1 mol/L乙酸铵和甲醇为流动相进行等度洗脱,采用Intersil ODS-C18(250 mm×4.6 mm,5μm)进行分离,检测波长240 nm。为保证纯度测量的准确性,采用多家联合定值对诱惑红的纯度进行定值,诱惑红纯物质的定值纯度为99.61%(λ=240 nm)。诱惑红溶液标准物质经重量-容量法配制后,进行均匀性和稳定性实验,浓度赋值后进行不确定度评定,诱惑红溶液的量值为100 mg/L,扩展相对不确定度为1.0%(k=2)。该溶液标准物质已批准为国家级标准物质,可为相关部门提供检测标准。     

黄芩素纯度标准物质的定值及其不确定度评定

为了满足食品及医药等领域的检测需求,研制了黄芩素纯度标准物质。采用液相色谱–质谱法和红外光谱法对黄芩素纯度标准物质原料定性后,利用高效液相色谱法(HPLC)和定量核磁技术(Quantitative Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy,QNMR)对黄芩素的纯度进行了定值,并用HPLC法对黄芩素纯度标准物质进行了均匀性检验和稳定性考察。对定值结果的不确定度进行了评价,研制的黄芩素纯度标准物质的定值结果和扩展不确定度分别为98.8%,0.8%(k=2)。     

Development of bovine serum albumin certified reference material

We present the development process for National Institute of Metrology (NIM) bovine serum albumin (BSA) certified reference material (CRM). Each CRM unit contains about 200 mg of purified BSA. The moisture, ignition residue, molecular weight, and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) purity were analyzed and mass spectrometry based protein identification was carried out to ensure the material was BSA. Both amino acid based isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS) and a purity deduction method were selected for value assignment. The certified value was the average of the IDMS and the purity deduction result. HPLC purity analysis was used to examine the homogeneity and stability of solid BSA CRM. Fifteen units were selected for between-bottle homogeneity examination and seven subsamples from the same bottle were selected for within-bottle homogeneity examination. Statistics showed the CRM passed both the between-bottle and the within-bottle homogeneity examination. The CRM stability under storage conditions (-20 °C) was tested for 18 months and no trend was observed. Uncertainties from the balance, amino acid purity, hydrolysis, method reproducibility, homogeneity, and stability were taken into account in uncertainty evaluation. The final certified value of NIM BSA CRM is (0.963±0.038) g/g.     

Edman降解中异硫氰酸苯酯新修饰位点的发现和验证

Edman降解是最早建立的一种用于多肽和蛋白质氨基端测序的方法,该方法现在仍被广泛用于生物化学领域。随着高通量蛋白质组学技术的发展和应用,该方法中的异硫氰酸苯酯反应被用于修饰蛋白质氨基端,并用于检测蛋白质水解位点。但还没有异硫氰酸苯酯是否可以修饰其他氨基酸侧链并影响多肽序列分析的研究。为了探究其修饰其他氨基酸的可能性,本文利用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱（MALDI-TOF-MS）和液相色谱-串联质谱（LC-MS/MS）研究了异硫氰酸苯酯对一个模型肽的化学修饰。质谱数据解析后发现在高浓度异硫氰酸苯酯的反应条件下,组氨酸上可以引入一个新的异硫氰酸苯酯修饰位点。这一修饰位点的发现预示着通过改变实验条件或分析方法,可以更准确地利用Edman降解和蛋白质组学技术分析多肽和蛋白质。     

Development of hemoglobin A1c certified reference material by liquid chromatography isotope dilution mass spectrometry

We report the development of a National Institute of Metrology (NIM) hemoglobin A_1c (HbA_1c) certified reference material (CRM). Each CRM unit contains about 10 μL of hemoglobin. Both hemoglobin and glycated hemoglobin were quantitatively determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)–isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS) with synthesized VHLTPE and glycated VHLTPE as standards. The mass fraction of synthesized VHLTPE or glycated VHLTPE was also quantitatively determined by HPLC-IDMS with NIM amino acid CRMs as standards. The homogeneity and stability of the CRMs were examined with a commercial HbA_1c analyzer based on the HPLC principle. Fifteen units were randomly selected for homogeneity examination, and statistical analysis showed there was no inhomogeneity. Examination of the stability showed that the CRM was stable for at least 6 months at -80 °C. Uncertainty components of the balance, amino acid purity, hydrolysis and proteolysis efficiency, method reproducibility, homogeneity, and stability were taken into consideration for uncertainty evaluation. The certified value of NIM HbA_1c CRM was expressed as the ratio of HbA_1c to total hemoglobin in moles, and was (9.6 ± 1.9)% . The CRM can be used as a calibration or validation standard for clinical diagnostics. It is expected to improve the comparability for HbA_1c measurement in China.     

Certified reference material for the determination of perfluorooctane sulfonate in acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin (NMIJ CRM 8155-a)

A certified reference material (CRM) for the determination of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resin (NMIJ CRM 8155-a) has been issued by the National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ). The bulk material was prepared by mixing commercial ABS resin powder and potassium PFOS and cut into square plates (20 × 20 mm, 2 mm thick) as the CRM. Analytical processes combined with isotope-dilution mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry were optimised and applied for characterisation. One of the approaches adopted by NMIJ for certification is that results from two or more primary methods of measurement should be used; thus, two optimised isotope-dilution mass spectrometric methods (Methods 1 and 2 with reprecipitation and with reprecipitation/solid phase extraction, respectively, were validated mutually and employed) were used to determine the certified value. Homogeneity and stability of the square plates were evaluated and their uncertainty contributions (as relative standard uncertainties) were 1.43% for inhomogeneity and 6.96% for approximately two years’ instability. The certified mass fraction of linear PFOS (heptadecafluoro-1-octanesulfonic acid) in the CRM with expanded uncertainty (coverage factor k = 2, approximately 95% confidence interval) was (33.1 ± 5.0) mg kg^?1 as free acid of PFOS.     

藏药诃子质量标志物诃子酸的分离分析及标准化研究

依据GB/T 15000—2008《标准样品工作导则》的要求,研制诃子酸国家标准样品.以诃子的干燥成熟果实为原料,采用大孔吸附树脂、制备型高效液相色谱技术对标准样品进行制备,经过纯度分析、结构鉴定、均匀性检验、稳定性检验,最后进行联合定值.基于高效液相色谱(HPLC)技术,采用不同检测波长进行纯度测试,样品纯度均大于9...     

Method to reduce the memory effect of mercury in the analysis of fish tissue using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

The routine determination of mercury (Hg) by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is affected by a pronounced memory effect in the sample introduction system. This results in long washout times for the analyte, which affects the accuracy and reliability of the analytical procedure. By using a combination of flow injection sample introduction and a sulfur-containing compound in the carrier solution, it was possible to decrease the memory effect of mercury to that for the internal standard (rhodium). The carrier solution contained 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME) and the developed method was evaluated using three different fish tissue certified reference materials: CRM 464 (BCR, Brussels); DORM-1; and DORM-2 (NRC, Canada). The samples were mineralized using a combination of concentrated nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide and heating in a closed microwave oven. The developed flow injection ICP-MS procedure gave values for total mercury in all three CRM materials in agreement with the certified concentration range. Cold vapour atomic fluorescence spectrometry (CV-AFS) confirmed the results from the developed method. The developed flow injection method had a detection limit (defined as three times the standard deviation of the blank concentration) for mercury of 5.1 μg l⁻¹.     

高效液相色谱–质谱法分析僵蚕蛋白酶解多肽

分析僵蚕蛋白酶解多肽类成分的相对分子质量和氨基酸组成。采用高效液相色谱–质谱联用正离子模式进行分析,以Hola C_(18)色谱柱(100 mm×2.1 mm,2.7μm)为分离色谱柱,以0.05%甲酸水溶液和0.05%甲酸–乙腈溶液为流动相,根据质谱一级、二级碎片离子信息,确定酶解多肽类相对分子质量信息和氨基酸组成。僵蚕样品经酶解后得到相对分子质量在500~1 000之间的多肽,经LC–MS分析,多肽由低于10个的氨基酸组成。高效液相色谱–质谱法分析平台可用于分析多肽化合物的相对分子质量和氨基酸组成,这有利于酶解多肽的生物活性分析。     

The Effect of Intracellular Amino Acids on GSH Production by High-cell-density Cultivation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

The present paper studies the effects of precursor amino acids, i.e., L-glutamic acid (Glu), L-glycine (Gly), and L-cysteine (Cys), on the glutathione (GSH) production. The three amino acids were added during the fermentations. The GSH production was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). It was observed that the cell content of Cys reduced continually, Gly maintained a fairly constant concentration, while Glu remained at a high concentration compared with Cys and Gly. The synthesis of GSH was found to significantly increase after 28?h of fermentation upon addition of 6?mmol?l(-1) of each of the three amino acids. Under these conditions, the GSH yields reached 2,250?±?50?mg?l(-1) at 34?h from 1,050?±?50?mg?l(-1) at 28?h. The GC-MS analyses on the effect caused by the addition of amino acids indicated that the addition of Glu was not necessary to improve the GSH production by high-cell-density cultivation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The addition of Cys or Gly individually enhances the production of GSH.     

Ultrasound-assisted solubilization of trace and minor metals from plant tissue using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid in alkaline medium

A simplified and fast sample pretreatment method based on ultrasound-assisted solubilization of metals from plant tissue with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid in alkaline medium is described. Powdered unknown and certified plant samples (particle size < 50 microns) were slurried in the solubilization medium and subjected to high intensity ultrasonication by a probe ultrasonic processor (20 kHz, 100 W). Metal solubilization can be accomplished within 3 min using a 30% vibrational amplitude and 0.1 M EDTA at pH 10, the supernatant obtained upon centrifugation being used for analysis. The method is applied to several food plants with unknown metal contents and certified plant samples such as CRM GBW07605 tea leaves, BCR CRM 61 aquatic moss and BCR CRM 482 lichen, with good trueness and precision. Intensive treatments with concentrated acids involving total matrix decomposition can be avoided. Metal determination (Ca, Cd, Mg, Mn, Pb and Zn) in the alkaline extracts was carried out by flame and electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry.     

Ultrasound-assisted solubilization of trace and minor metals from plant tissue using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid in alkaline medium

A simplified and fast sample pretreatment method based on ultrasound-assisted solubilization of metals from plant tissue with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid in alkaline medium is described. Powdered unknown and certified plant samples (particle size < 50 μm) were slurried in the solubilization medium and subjected to high intensity ultrasonication by a probe ultrasonic processor (20 kHz, 100 W). Metal solubilization can be accomplished within 3 min using a 30% vibrational amplitude and 0.1 M EDTA at pH 10, the supernatant obtained upon centrifugation being used for analysis. The method is applied to several food plants with unknown metal contents and certified plant samples such as CRM GBW07605 tea leaves, BCR CRM 61 aquatic moss and BCR CRM 482 lichen, with good trueness and precision. Intensive treatments with concentrated acids involving total matrix decomposition can be avoided. Metal determination (Ca, Cd, Mg, Mn, Pb and Zn) in the alkaline extracts was carried out by flame and electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry.     

肌酐纯度标准物质的定值方法及其不确定度评定研究

通过定性及定量分析,研究了肌酐纯度标准物质的定值方法,并进行了定值分析的不确定度评定。首先使用三重四极杆质谱仪及核磁共振谱仪(氢谱)对肌酐样品进行定性分析,然后采用质量平衡法(包括液相色谱法、水分、灰分、挥发性物质和无机元素分析)与定量核磁共振法共同对肌酐纯度标准物质进行准确定值,最后对定值结果进行不确定度评定。肌酐的定值结果为99.7%,扩展不确定度为0.4%。该研究对于实际检测中肌酐的准确测定及临床上相关疾病的正确诊断治疗具有重要意义,且经过定值的肌酐纯品还可做定量核磁共振法的定量内标使用。定量分析后的肌酐经过均匀性检验和稳定性考察后可申报为国家标准物质。     

Characterization of perchlorate in a new frozen human urine standard reference material

Perchlorate, an inorganic anion, has recently been recognized as an environmental contaminant by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Urine is the preferred matrix for assessment of human exposure to perchlorate. Although the measurement technique for perchlorate in urine was developed in 2005, the calibration and quality assurance aspects of the metrology infrastructure for perchlorate are still lacking in that there is no certified reference material (CRM) traceable to the International System of Units. To meet the quality assurance needs in biomonitoring measurements of perchlorate and the related anions that affect thyroid health, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), developed Standard Reference Material (SRM) 3668 Mercury, Perchlorate, and Iodide in Frozen Human Urine. SRM 3668 consists of perchlorate, nitrate, thiocyanate, iodine, and mercury in urine at two levels that represent the 50th and 95th percentiles, respectively, of the concentrations (with some adjustments) in the US population. It is the first CRM being certified for perchlorate. Measurements leading to the certification of perchlorate were made collaboratively at NIST and CDC using three methods based on liquid or ion chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Potential sources of bias were analyzed, and results were compared for the three methods. Perchlorate in SRM 3668 Level I urine was certified to be 2.70?±?0.21?μg?L(-1), and for SRM 3668 Level II urine, the certified value is 13.47?±?0.96?μg?L(-1).     

Tartaric acid extraction of organotin compounds from sediment samples

A new extraction method for the determination of tributyltin (TBT), dibutyltin (DBT) and monobutyltin (MBT) in sediments based on extraction with tartaric acid and methanol has been developed. Tin species were extracted from sediment samples using focused microwave technology, then ethylated with sodium tetraethylborate (NaBEt₄) and analyzed by isotope dilution (ID) gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The advantages of such methodology in comparison with other established extraction methods for the routine speciation analysis of organotin compounds are discussed with respect to sulfur interferences co-extracted from complex matrices.Interferences from elemental sulfur are normally found with acetic acid extraction, but with tartaric acid extraction these interferences were eliminated, demonstrating selective extraction.The accuracy of the analytical procedure was established by analyzing a certified reference material (CRM) (PACS-2, marine sediment) and comparing the results to the certified values. Good agreement between determined and certified values for butyltin compounds was obtained. Finally, some complex sediment samples collected from San Vicente's Bay, Chile, were analyzed with the proposed methodology, demonstrating its potential value for monitoring butyltins in environmental samples with high concentrations of sulfur compounds.     

Simple mercury fractionation in biological samples by CV AAS following microwave-assisted acid digestion or TMAH pre-treatment

A simple and reliable method to determine total and inorganic mercury in biological certified reference material (CRM) by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry (CV AAS) is proposed. After the CRM treatment at room temperature with tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH), inorganic mercury is determined by CV AAS. Total mercury is measured by the same technique, after sample acid digestion in a microwave oven. Organic mercury, basically methylmercury, is obtained by difference. In both procedures, the quartz tube is kept at room temperature. By means of analysis of the following reference materials: pig kidney, lobster hepatopancreas, dogfish liver and mussel tissue, it was clear that the difference between the total and inorganic mercury concentrations agrees with the methylmercury concentration. Only one calibration curve against aqueous standards in acidic medium was carried out for both procedures. The concentrations obtained by both procedures are in agreement with the certified values according to the t-test at a 95% confidence level. The relative standard deviations were lower than 3.0% for digested CRM and 6.0% for CRM treated with TMAH for most of the samples. The limits of detection in the samples were 0.02 µg g^{− 1} and 0.04 µg g^{− 1} for inorganic and total Hg, respectively, since the sample mass for total mercury was half of that for inorganic mercury determination. Simplicity and high efficiency without using chromatographic techniques are some of the qualities of the proposed method, being adequate for fractionation analysis of mercury in biological samples.     

Simple mercury fractionation in biological samples by CV AAS following microwave-assisted acid digestion or TMAH pre-treatment

A simple and reliable method to determine total and inorganic mercury in biological certified reference material (CRM) by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry (CV AAS) is proposed. After the CRM treatment at room temperature with tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH), inorganic mercury is determined by CV AAS. Total mercury is measured by the same technique, after sample acid digestion in a microwave oven. Organic mercury, basically methylmercury, is obtained by difference. In both procedures, the quartz tube is kept at room temperature. By means of analysis of the following reference materials: pig kidney, lobster hepatopancreas, dogfish liver and mussel tissue, it was clear that the difference between the total and inorganic mercury concentrations agrees with the methylmercury concentration. Only one calibration curve against aqueous standards in acidic medium was carried out for both procedures. The concentrations obtained by both procedures are in agreement with the certified values according to the t-test at a 95% confidence level. The relative standard deviations were lower than 3.0% for digested CRM and 6.0% for CRM treated with TMAH for most of the samples. The limits of detection in the samples were 0.02 µg g^− 1 and 0.04 µg g^− 1 for inorganic and total Hg, respectively, since the sample mass for total mercury was half of that for inorganic mercury determination. Simplicity and high efficiency without using chromatographic techniques are some of the qualities of the proposed method, being adequate for fractionation analysis of mercury in biological samples.     

Preparation and certification of arsenate [As(V)] reference material, NMIJ CRM 7912-a

Arsenate [As(V)] solution reference material, National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ) certified reference material (CRM) 7912-a, for speciation of arsenic species was developed and certified by NMIJ, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. High-purity As₂O₃ reagent powder was dissolved in 0.8 M HNO₃ solution and As(III) was oxidized to As(V) with HNO₃ to prepare 100 mg kg^-1 of As(V) candidate CRM solution. The solution was bottled in 400 bottles (50 mL each). The concentration of As(V) was determined by four independent analytical techniques—inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry, graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry, and liquid chromatography inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry—according to As(V) calibration solutions, which were prepared from the arsenic standard of the Japan Calibration Service system and whose species was guaranteed to be As(V) by NMIJ. The uncertainties of all the measurements and preparation procedures were evaluated. The certified value of As(V) in the CRM is (99.53 ± 1.67) mg kg^-1 (k = 2).     

土壤中有机氯农药残留分析用标准样品的制备

介绍了土壤中有机氯农药残留分析用标准样品的制备方法。土壤样品经风干、研磨、筛分、混匀后装瓶。样品经索氏提取、弗罗里硅土小柱净化后,采用气相色谱-质谱法对残留的有机氯农药进行测定。结果表明,采自沈阳地区的土壤中的有机氯农药含量分布较为均匀,是一种理想的环境标准样品候选物样品。该研究为土壤中有机氯农药残留分析用标准样品的研制奠定了基础。     

Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry used for determination of total, EDTA and acetic acid extractable chromium and cobalt in soils

Methods for determination of both the total and extractable content of Cr and Co in soil samples were investigated. For the total content of metal, ultrasonic slurry sampling graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry was used and compared with conventional analyses after microwave digestion. The influence of grinding, leaching and homogeneity for slurry sampling was also examined. The concentration of the elements in the analyzed materials were in the range: 50 microg g(-1)-0.4% for Cr and 8-14 microg g(-1) for Co. Relative standard deviations (slurry sampling) were in the range 3%-12% for Cr and 0.3%-6% for Co determinations. The detection limit and characteristic mass (peak-area measurements) for Co were 0.14 microg g(-1) and 12.6 pg, respectively. For Cr less sensitive wavelengths were used. Excellent agreement with certified reference material was found for total Cr and Co using slurry sampling. EDTA and acetic acid extractions were performed, using protocols given by the Measurement and Testing Programme of the European Commission. The percentages extracted for the different soil samples were 0.3-1.0 for Cr and 2.5-24 for Co. To validate the accuracy of the extractable Cr, CRM 483 Sewage sludge amended soil was analyzed. The values found were 37% and 32% higher than the certified value for EDTA and acetic acid extractable Cr, respectively. The precision for extractable concentration of Cr and Co was about 6% or less. External calibration with aqueous standards, matched to contain the same reagents as the samples, was employed.