LC-MS analysis of the formed peptides from N-(O,O-diiso-propyl)phosphoryl aspartic acid

LC-ESI-MS method was used to analyze the formed di-and tri-peptide hi the reaction system of N-(O,O-diisopropyl)phosphoryl aspartic acid and adenosine.Ouster ions of the peptides were given hi the ESI-MS.The structures of these small peptides were confirmed by LC-MS-MS analysis.Compared with the traditional HPLC-UV detection,this method showed good sensitivity and selectivity for peptide in the presence of compounds with strong UV absorption,such as nucle-oside and nucleotide.     

Rapid and sensitive determination of fatty acids in edible oil by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

A sensitive and robust on-line LC/MS method was developed for quantitative determination of linoleic acid,docosahexaenoic acid and docosanoic acid from edible oil samples.The oil samples were dissolved in chloroform-isopropyl alcohol(20:80,v:v)solution and the three fatty acids were separated by HPLC with a C4 column using 10 mmol/L ammonium acetate-isopropyl alcohol-acetonitrile(20:40:40,v:v:v)mobile phase in isocratic elution.Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry with the selected ion recording monitoring was used to detect and quantify the fatty acid.The calibration curves were linear in the range of 10.00–5000 pg/mL for linoleic acid and docosanoic acid,and 1.000–500.0 pg/mL for docosahexaenoic acid.The limit of detection was 2.0 pg/mL for linoleic acid,3.0 pg/mL for docosanoic acid,and 0.20 pg/mL for docosahexaenoic acid.The results showed that the method described in this paper could be utilized for rapid determination of three fatty acids at picogram levels in edible oils.     

基于聚酰胺高效吸附剂和高效液相色谱-紫外检测的抗干扰方法用于同时测定番红花和尿液中3种苏丹染料(英文)

With polyamide(PA)as an efficient sorbent for solid phase extraction(SPE)of Sudan dyes II,III and Red 7B from saffron and urine,their determination by HPLC was performed.The optimum conditions for SPE were achieved using 7 mL methanol/water(1∶9,v/v,pH 7)as the washing solvent and 3 mL tetrahydrofuran for elution.Good clean-up and high(above 90%)recoveries were observed for all the analytes.The optimized mobile phase composition for HPLC analysis of these compounds was methanol-water(70∶30,v/v).The SPE parameters,such as the maximum loading capacity and breakthrough volume,were also determined for each analyte.The limits of detection(LODs),limits of quantification(LOQs),linear ranges and recoveries for the analytes were 4.6-6.6μg/L,13.0-19.8μg/L,13.0-5 000μg/L(r20.99)and 92.5%-113.4%,respectively.The precisions(RSDs)of the overall analytical procedure,estimated by five replicate measurements for Sudan II,III and Red 7B in saffron and urine samples were 2.3%,1.8%and 3.6%,respectively.The developed method is simple and successful in the application to the determination of Sudan dyes in saffron and urine samples with HPLC coupled with UV detection.     

超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定牛尿液中的甲状腺抑制剂(英文)

Five thyreostats(TSs),namely tapazole,thiouracil,methylthiouracil,propylthiouracil,and phenylthiouracil,were determined in bovine urine using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry(UHPLC-MS/MS)in positive electrospray ionization mode.Extraction and clean-up were achieved using a ChemElut cartridge with tert-butyl methyl ether,without a derivatization step.Separation was achieved on an Acquity UPLC SS T3 column.The mobile phase was acetonitrile and water containing 0.2%(v/v)formic acid.The mass spectrometer was operated in multiple reaction monitoring mode.Urine samples were spiked with TS solution at levels corresponding to 5,10,15,and 20μg/L.The accuracy(internal standard corrected)ranged from 92%to 107%,with a repeatability precision(relative standard deviation,RSD)less than 15%for all five analytes.The RSDs within-laboratory reproducibility was less than 26%.The decision limits(CCα)and detection capabilities(CCβ)were obtained from a calibration curve and were in the ranges of 3.1-6.1μg/L and 4.0-7.4μg/L,respectively.The CCαand CCβvalues were below the recommended concentration,which was set at 10μg/L.The results show that the described method is suitable for the direct detection of TSs in bovine urine.This method can also be used to determine TSs in porcine urine.     

Studies on the refolding of the reduced-denatured insulin with size exclusion chromatography

The refolding of the reduced-denatured insulin from bovine pancreas was investigated with the size exclusion chromatography (SEC). It was shown that the reduced-denatured insulin originally denatured with 7.0 mol·L-1 guanidine hydrochloride (GuHCI) or 8.0 mol·L-1 urea could not be refolded with a non-oxidized mobile phase. Although the oxidized and reduced glutathione (GSSG and GSH) were employed in the oxidized mobile phase, the reduced-denatured insulin still could not be renatured. However, in the presence of 2.0 mol·L-1 urea in the oxidized mobile phase employed, the reduced-denatured insulin can be refolded with SEC, and the aggregation of denatured insulin can be diminished by urea. In addition, the disul-fide exchange of reduced-denatured insulin also can be accelerated with GSSG/GSH in the oxidized mobile phase. The three disulfide bridges of insulin were formed correctly and the reduced-unfolded insulin can be renatured completely. The results were further tested with re-versed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) and hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC).     

异丙肾上腺素在硅酸铋离子交换薄层上的选择性分离与测定（英文）

A simple and sensitive method for the separation and determination of isoproterenol from other doping drugs has been developed on thin layers of bismuth silicate,a synthetic inorganic ion exchanger as adsorbent in thin layer chromatography(TLC).A mixture of methanol and 0.1 mol/L formic acid(3∶7,v/v)was employed as the mobile phase.The development time was 32 min.The quantitative measurement were performed with a Camag TLC Scanner-3 at wavelength(λ)of 410 nm.The isoproterenol recovery in this procedure was 98.9%.The linear correlation coefficient was greater than 0.987 1 and the relative standard deviation(RSD)was less than 0.94.The limit of detection(LOD)and limit of quantification(LOQ)were 7.7×10-7mol/L and 3.85×10-6mol/L,respectively.This method has been applied in the determination of isoproterenol in dosage forms and in biological fluids.     

Synthesis and Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectra of N-（1,3, 2-Dioxaphosphorinan-2-ylmethyl）thiophosphoramidates

N-（1,3,2-Dioxaphosphorinan-2-ylmethyl）thiophosphoramidates were synthesized and determined by NMR spectra and positive ion electrospray ionization mass spectrometry （ESI-MS） in conjunction with tandem mass spectrometry （MS/MS）. The fragmentation pathways were investigated. The results show that these characteristic ions in ESI mass spectra are useful in the structural determination of N-（1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinan-2-ylmethyl）- thiophosphoramidates.     

Polyamide as an efficient sorbent for simultaneous interference-free determination of three Sudan dyes in saffron and urine using high-performance liquid chromatography-ultra violet detection北大核心CSCD

With polyamide( PA)as an efficient sorbent for solid phase extraction( SPE)of Sudan dyes II,III and Red 7B from saffron and urine,their determination by HPLC was performed. The optimum conditions for SPE were achieved using 7 mL methanol/water( 1:9,v/v,pH 7)as the washing solvent and 3 mL tetrahydrofu-ran for elution. Good clean-up and high( above 90%)recoveries were observed for all the analytes. The opti-mized mobile phase composition for HPLC analysis of these compounds was methanol-water( 70:30,v/v). The SPE parameters,such as the maximum loading capacity and breakthrough volume,were also determined for each analyte. The limits of detection( LODs),limits of quantification( LOQs),linear ranges and recoveries for the analytes were 4. 6-6. 6 μg/L,13. 0-19. 8 μg/L,13. 0-5 000 μg/L( r2> 0. 99)and 92. 5% -113. 4%,respec-tively. The precisions( RSDs)of the overall analytical procedure,estimated by five replicate measurements for Sudan II,III and Red 7B in saffron and urine samples were 2. 3%,1. 8% and 3. 6%,respectively. The developed method is simple and successful in the application to the determination of Sudan dyes in saffron and urine sam-ples with HPLC coupled with UV detection.     

Refolding of reduced/denatured bovine pancreatic insulin with ion-exchange chromatography coupled with MALDI-TOF MS

The refolding of the reduced/denatured insulin from bovine pancreas as the model protein was investigated with weak anion exchange chromatography(WAX) coupled with MALDI-TOF MS.The results indicated that the disulfide bonds almost cannot be formed correctly with the common mobile phase by WAX.However,with the urea gradient elution and in the presence of GSSG/ Cyst as the ratio 1:6 in the mobile phase employed,the disulfide exchange of reduced/denatured insulin can be accelerated resulting in forming the ...     

Dependence of Elution Curve and Adsorption Isotherms of Insulin on composition of Mobile Phase of Frontal Analysis in Reversed Phase Liquid Chromatography

With frontal analysis(FA),the dependence of adsorption isotherms of insulin on the composition of mobile phase in reversed phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) has been investigated,This is also a good example to employ the stoichiometric displacement theory (SDT) for ivestigating solute adsorption in physical chemistry.Six kinds of mobile phase in RPLC were employed to study the effects on the elution curves and adsorption isotherms of insulin.the key points of this paper are:(1) the stability of insulin due to delay time after preparing,the organic solvent concentration,the kind and the concentration of ion-pairing agent in mobile phase were found to affect both elution curve and adsorption isotherm very seriously.(2)To obtain a valid and comparable result,the composition of the mobile phase employed in FA must be as same as possible to that in usual RPLC of either analytical scale or preparative purpose.(3)Langmuir Equation and the SDT were employed to imitate these obtained adsorption isotherms.The expression for solute adsorption from solution of the SDT was found to have a better elucidation to the insulin adsorption from mobile phase in RPLC.     

Interaction between N-Phospho-Amino Acids and Nucleoside in Aqueous Medium

Thebiosynthesisofnucleicacid,oneofthemostimportantbio-macromolecules,isahighlyelegantprocess,whichinvolvestheparticipationofmanyenzymesandenergycarriers,suchasATP',whilechemicalsynthesisofoligonucleotidesgenerallyinvolvescomplicatedprotectinganddeprotectingprocesses'.Inthepreviouswork,nucleotidesandoligonucleotidesweredirectlyformedacthereaction,,-ofN-(O,O-diisopropyl)phosphorylthreonineanduridineinanhydrouspyridine'.SoN-(O,O-diisopropyl)phospho-aminoacid(DIPP-aa)wasproposedasamodelcompou…     

The Investigation of Interaction Competition Between ATP and DIPP-Ala,Boc-Ala,or Ala by ESI-MS/MS and Theoretical Calculation

The interactions between ATP and N-(O,O-diisopropyl) phosphoryl-L-alanine (DIPP-Ala), N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-L-alanine (Boc-Ala), or L-alanine (Ala) were investigated by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS). The non-covalent complexes between ATP and Boc-Ala or DIPP-Ala were observed, while the complex between ATP and Ala was not found in the mass spectra. The affinity of DIPP-Ala for ATP was confirmed to be stronger than that of Boc-Ala by competition experiment. Through molecular modeling calculations, it was found that the non-covalent complexes were stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen bonds, and the affinity sequence for ATP was DIPP-Ala > Boc-Ala > Ala by comparing their binding energy, ?35.407 kcal/mol, ?15.634 kcal/mol, ?6.555 kcal/mol, respectively. The results implied that a phosphoryl group was a very important functional group to provide an interaction site between amino acids and ATP, and that N-phosphoryl amino acids can be used as a good model of protein in the studies of molecular recognition of ATP.     

On‐line 2D‐LC‐ESI/MS/MS determination of rifaximin in rat serum

A highly sensitive and selective on‐line two‐dimensional reversed‐phase liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization–tandem mass spectrometry (2D‐LC‐ESI/MS/MS) method was developed and validated to determine rifaximin in rat serum by direct injection. The 2D‐LC‐ESI/MS/MS system consisted of a restricted access media column for trapping proteins as the first dimension and a Waters C₁₈ column as second dimension using 0.1% aqueous acetic acid:acetonitrile as mobile phase in a gradient elution mode. Rifampacin was used as an internal standard. The linear dynamic range was 0.5–10 ng/mL (r² > 0.998). Acceptable precision and accuracy were obtained over the calibration range. The assay was successfully used in analysis of rat serum to support pharmacokinetic studies. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Exploiting the complementary nature of LC/MALDI/MS/MS and LC/ESI/MS/MS for increased proteome coverage

The goal of this work was to evaluate the improvement in proteome coverage of complex protein mixtures gained by analyzing samples using both LC/ESI/MS/MS and LC/MALDI/MS/MS. Parallel analyses of a single sample were accomplished by interfacing a Probot fractionation system with a nanoscale LC system. The Probot was configured to perform a post-column split such that a fraction (20%) of the column effluent was sent for on-line LC/ESI/MS/MS data acquisition, and the majority of the sample (80%) was mixed with a matrix solution and deposited onto the MALDI target plate. The split-flow approach takes advantage of the concentration sensitive nature of ESI and provides sufficient quantity of sample for MALDI/MS/MS. Hybrid quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometers were used to acquire LC/ESI/MS/MS data and LC/MALDI/MS/MS data from a tryptic digest of a preparation of mammalian mitochondrial ribosomes. The mass spectrometers were configured to operate in a data dependent acquisition mode in which precursor ions observed in MS survey scans are automatically selected for interrogation by MS/MS. This type of acquisition scheme maximizes the number of peptide fragmentation spectra obtained and is commonly referred to as shotgun analysis. While a significant degree of overlap (63%) was observed between the proteins identified in the LC/ESI/MS/MS and LC/MALDI/MS/MS data sets, both unique peptides and unique proteins were observed by each method. These results demonstrate that improved proteome coverage can be obtained using a combination of these ionization techniques.     

Simultaneous determination of sibutramine and its active metabolites in human plasma by LC‐MS/MS and its application to a pharmacokinetic study

A simple and sensitive liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization–tandem mass spectrometry (LC‐ESI‐MS/MS) technique was developed and validated for the determination of sibutramine and its N‐desmethyl metabolites (M1 and M2) in human plasma. After extraction with methyl t‐butyl ether, chromatographic separation of analytes in human plasma was performed using a reverse‐phase Luna C₁₈ column with a mobile phase of acetonitrile–10 mm ammonium formate buffer (50:50, v/v) and quantified by ESI‐MS/MS detection in positive ion mode. The flow rate of the mobile phase was 200 μL/min and the retention times of sibutramine, M1, M2 and internal standard (chlorpheniramine) were 1.5, 1.4, 1.3 and 0.9 min, respectively. The calibration curves were linear over the range 0.05–20 ng/mL, for sibutramine, M1 and M2. The lower limit of quantification was 0.05 ng/mL using 500 μL of human plasma. The mean accuracy and the precision in the intra‐ and inter‐day validation for sibutramine, M1 and M2 were acceptable. This LC‐MS/MS method showed improved sensitivity and a short run time for the quantification of sibutramine and its two active metabolites in plasma. The validated method was successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study in human. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Optimization of chromatography to overcome matrix effect for reliable estimation of four small molecular drugs from biological fluids using LC–MS/MS

The article describes a systematic study to overcome the matrix effect during chromatographic analysis of gemfibrozil, rivastigmine, telmisartan and tacrolimus from biological fluids using LC–ESI–MS/MS. All four methods were thoroughly developed by the appropriate choice of analytical column, elution mode and pH of mobile phase for improved chromatography and overall method performance. Matrix effect was assessed by post-column analyte infusion, slope of calibration line approach and post-extraction spiking. The best chromatographic conditions established were: Acquity BEH C₁₈ (50 × 2.1 mm, 1.7 μm) column with 5.0 mm ammonium acetate, pH 6.0–methanol as the mobile phase under gradient program for gemfibrozil; Luna CN (50 × 2.0 mm, 3 μm) column with a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile–10 mm ammonium acetate, pH 7.0 (90:10, v/v) for rivastigmine; Inertsustain C₁₈ (100 × 2.0 mm, 5 μm) column using methanol–2.0 mm ammonium formate, pH 5.5 (80: 20, v/v) as the mobile phase for isocratic elution of telmisartan; and Acquity BEH C₁₈ (50 × 2.1 mm, 1.7 μm) with methanol–10 mm ammonium acetate, pH 6.0 (95:5, v/v) as mobile phase for tacrolimus. The methods were thoroughly validated as per European Medicines Agency and US Food and Drug Administration guidance and were successfully applied for pharmacokinetic studies in healthy subjects.     

GC/MS和ESI/MS/MS同位素内标法检测甲基丙二酸血症

以甲基丙二酸血症为对象,分别用GC/MS和ESI/MS/MS方法对该疾病进行了定性和定量检测.通过对样品前处理和分离条件的改善,对疾病的标识化合物之一甲基丙二酸进行了定量测定,其稳定性、精密度和回收率结果很好.同时比较了GC/MS和ESI/MS/MS两种方法的特点,发现两种方法的结合不仅可满足新生儿代谢疾病筛查的要求,同时还可对高危人群进行诊断.     

Adduct Formation in ESI/MS by Mobile Phase Additives

Adduct formation is a common ionization method in electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI/MS). However, this process is poorly understood and complicated to control. We demonstrate possibilities to control adduct formation via mobile phase additives in ESI positive mode for 17 oxygen and nitrogen bases. Mobile phase additives were found to be a very effective measure for manipulating the formation efficiencies of adducts. An appropriate choice of additive may increase sensitivity by up to three orders of magnitude. In general, sodium adduct [M + Na]⁺ and protonated molecule [M + H]⁺ formation efficiencies were found to be in good correlation; however, the former were significantly more influenced by mobile phase properties. Although the highest formation efficiencies for both species were observed in water/acetonitrile mixtures not containing additives, the repeatability of the formation efficiencies was found to be improved by additives. It is concluded that mobile phase additives are powerful, yet not limiting factors, for altering adduct formation.

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Investigations of the fragmentation pathways of benzylpyridinium ions under ESI/MS conditions

Benzylpyridinium ions are often used as ‘thermometer ions’ in order to evaluate the internal energy distribution of the ions formed in sources of mass spectrometers. However, the detailed fragmentation pathways of these parent ions were not well established. In particular, fragmentation involving a rearrangement (RR) process may be influencing the simulated distribution curves. In a previous study, we suggested that such RR actually occurred under electrospray ionization/mass spectrometry (ESI/MS) and fast atom bombardment/mass spectrometry (FAB/MS) experiments. Here, we present a systematic study of different substituted benzylpyridinium ions. Theoretical calculations showed that RR fragmentation leading to substituted tropylium ions could occur under ‘soft ionization’ conditions, such as ESI or FAB. Experimental results obtained under gas‐phase reactivity conditions showed that some substituted benzylpiridinium compounds actually undergo RR fragmentations under ESI/MS conditions. Mass‐analyzed kinetic experiments were also carried out to gain information on the reaction pathways that actually occur, and these experimental results are in agreement with the reaction pathways theoretically proposed. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Characterization of forced degradation products of ketorolac tromethamine using LC/ESI/Q/TOF/MS/MS and in silico toxicity prediction

Ketorolac, a nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug, was subjected to forced degradation studies as per International Conference on Harmonization guidelines. A simple, rapid, precise, and accurate high‐performance liquid chromatography combined with electrospray ionization quadrupole time‐of‐flight tandem mass spectrometry (LC/ESI/Q/TOF/MS/MS) method has been developed for the identification and structural characterization of stressed degradation products of ketorolac. The drug was found to degrade in hydrolytic (acidic, basic, and neutral), photolytic (acidic, basic, and neutral solution), and thermal conditions, whereas the solid form of the drug was found to be stable under photolytic conditions. The method has shown adequate separation of ketorolac tromethamine and its degradation products on a Grace Smart C‐18 (250 mm × 4.6 mm i.d., 5 µm) column using 20 mM ammonium formate (pH = 3.2): acetonitrile as a mobile phase in gradient elution mode at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min. A total of nine degradation products were identified and characterized by LC/ESI/MS/MS. The most probable mechanisms for the formation of degradation products have been proposed on the basis of a comparison of the fragmentation of the [M + H]⁺ ions of ketorolac and its degradation products. In silico toxicity of the drug and degradation products was investigated by using topkat and derek softwares. The method was validated in terms of specificity, linearity, accuracy, precision, and robustness as per International Conference on Harmonization guidelines. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.