Determination of lovastatin acid in serum by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

The acid form of lovastatin, an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, was analyzed by gas chromatography/negative-ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry after derivatization with pentafluorobenzyl bromide and bis-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (BSTFA). Mass spectrometry of this derivative produced a dominant [M-181]- ion under chemical ionization conditions using ammonia as the reagent gas. The limit of detection was approximately 2 pg injected on column.     

Determination of mandelic acid enantiomers in urine by derivatization in supercritical carbon dioxide prior to their determination by gas chromatography

The use of a supercritical carbon dioxide reaction medium for the determination of the (R)- and (S)-enantiomers of mandelic acid (MA) is proposed. The process involves a previous derivatization step under supercritical conditions by which the carboxyl group is esterified with methanol, then followed by acylation of the hydroxyl group in methyl MA with pentafluoropropionic anhydride in the absence of a catalyst. These derivatization steps cause no enantiomeric inversion. The derivatized enantiomers are extracted and quantified by gas chromatography. A BETA DEX 225 capillary column allows the separation of (R)-MA and (S)-MA as pentafluoropropionyl methyl esters with good resolution and precision. The overall method was used to determine both enantiomers in urine samples.     

Separation of amino acid enantiomers VIA chiral derivatization and non-chiral gas chromatography

Two GC-MS methods for the enantioselective separation of the 20 proteinogenic amino acids are compared. Ethyl chloroformate and 2-chloropropanol were used to derivatize amino acid enantiomers. The diastereomers formed were separated on a non-chiral column by capillary gas chromatography. The separation performances were compared to those obtained when using non-chiral derivatization on a chiral column.     

气相色谱-质谱联用同时分析新型细菌多糖中的单糖和糖醛酸

对纯化的新型细菌多糖进行酸水解,用乙硫醇-三氟乙酸和醋酐-吡啶体系先后对酸水解物进行衍生,与之前报道不同的是糖醛酸得到有效衍生化。以木糖为内标,采用气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)定量分析该多糖酸水解物中单糖和糖醛酸衍生物发现,该多糖的糖链由岩藻糖、葡萄糖、葡萄糖醛酸和半乳糖组成,其相对物质的量比为1.50:1.0:0.79:2.06;中性糖比例与糖醇乙酸酯化分析岩藻糖、葡萄糖和半乳糖的相对物质的量比(1.76:1.0:1.98)接近;糖醛酸咔唑法与该方法分析葡萄糖醛酸的含量分别为16.19%和14.85%。以上结果表明所建立的衍生化方法及GC-MS同时定量分析多糖酸水解物中单糖和糖醛酸的方法可行。此外还对葡萄糖醛酸的质谱裂解机理进行了阐述。     

Studies on steroids. CCXXVIII Trace analysis of bile acids by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with negative ion chemical ionization detection

A suitable derivatization method for the trace analysis of bile acids by gas chromatography (GC) in combination with negative ion chemical ionization (NICI) mass spectrometry is described. Of various derivatives for the carboxyl group, the pentafluorobenzyl (PFB) ester provided the highest value of the ratio of the negative to the positive ion current. A characteristic carboxylate anion [M - 181]- was produced as the most abundant ion by the loss of the PFB group in NICI. The PFB esters were further derivatized to the dimethylethylsilyl (DMES) ethers, whereby lithocholic acid, deoxycholic acid, chenodeoxycholic acid, ursodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid were distinctly separated by GC on a cross-linked methyl silicone fused-silica capillary column. The detection limit for the PFB-DMES derivatives of dihydroxylated bile acids was 2 fg when the fragment ion was monitored at m/z 563 in the NICI mode using isobutane as a reagent gas.     

Derivatization-Gas Chromatographic Analysis of Nalidixic Acid in Tablets

A simple and improved gas chromatographic method has been developed for the quantitative analysis of nalidixic acid. The method is based on the derivatization of nalidixic acid with pentafluorobenzyl bromide in acetone, using potassium carbonate as a base-catalyst. The derivative obtained was chromatographed on an OV-101 column and the pentafluorobenzyl ester of cinoxacin was used as an internal standard. The method was satisfactorily applied to the analysis of nalidixic acid in tablets, and the results agree well with those obtained using the UV absorption spectrophotometric method.     

柱前衍生-固相萃取/气相色谱法测定油菜、土壤中二氯吡啶酸

采用柱前衍生化法,建立了二氯吡啶酸在油菜植株、菜籽和土壤中的固相萃取-气相色谱测定方法.样品经NaOH溶液提取,乙酸乙酯萃取,甲醇浓硫酸衍生化后,Florsil固相萃取小柱净化,GC-ECD测定.空白油菜植株的平均添加回收率为82.8%～99.1%,RSD为1.0%～11%;菜籽的平均添加回收率为85.0%～94.9%,RSD为2.8%～8.5%;土壤的平均添加回收率为102.3%～109.7%,RSD为3.5%～9.8%.方法的检出限(LOD)为1.87μg/kg,定量限(LOQ)为4.0μg/kg.方法可完全满足农药残留分析要求.     

大气颗粒物滤膜中极性有机物在线衍生装置的设计与应用

设计制作了一套用于气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)分析极性有机物的在线衍生装置,并将其应用于大气颗粒物样品中极性有机物的检测.将大气颗粒物滤膜样品置于GC-MS进样口,通过使用套针组件,匀速引入气态衍生试剂N-甲基-Ⅳ-(三甲基硅烷)三氟乙酰胺(MSTFA),使其在衬管内于310℃下与待测物接触,10 min即可完成硅烷化...     

Gas chromatographic determination of lower fatty acids in gaseous samples via conventional in situ derivatization of the strontium salts catalysed by poly(crow ether)

Poly(crown ether)-catalysed derivatization of lower fatty acids with p-bromophenacyl bromide or pentafluorobenzyl bromide has been used for their determination in gaseous samples by gas chromatography (employing either flame-ionization or electron-capture detection). Stontium hydroxide was employed as a base for the derivatization, taking advantage of the fact that a column packed with strontium hydroxide-coated glass beads is very suitable for preconcentration of the fatty acids from ambient air. In situ derivatization of lower fatty acids, preconcentrated on the glass beads as their strontium salts, proceeded nearly quantitatively in acetonitrile. Traces of lower fatty acids in artificial sample gases could be determined successfully using this conventional derivatization followd by direct injection of the reaction mixture into a gas chromatograph.     

Derivatization in mass spectrometry --7. On-line derivatisation/degradation

The review describes on-line derivatization/degradation methods employed in mass spectrometry to solve some structural and analytical problems. Advantages and applications of various positions of reaction systems connected mainly to a mass spectrometer or a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer are considered. Among these are reaction systems connected directly to the mass spectrometer (reaction mass spectrometry, pyrolysis-mass spectrometry or direct pyrolysis-mass spectrometry); flash-heaters as reactors in gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS); in-line chemical reactors located before the chromatographic column [pre-column derivatization/degradation with the use of catalytic reactions, pyrolysis (pyrolysis-GC/MS), degradation in elemental analyzers-isotope ratio mass pectrometry (EA-IRMS)]; on-column derivatization and deuteration; reactor located between the chromatographic column and a mass spectrometer [post-column catalytic derivatization, gas chromatograph-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometer (GC-c-IRMS)]. Post-column derivatization in high performance liquid chromatography/mass spectro-metry is briefly mentioned. Application of such on-line methodology to structure elucidation of low molecular mass compounds and polymers, to the determination of isotope ratios of the most common elements, to the investigation of catalytic reactions is discussed..     

Rapid determination of 4‐aminobutyric acid and L‐glutamic acid in biological decarboxylation process by capillary electrophoresis‐mass spectrometry

4‐Aminobutylic acid (GABA) is a monomer of plastic polyamide 4. Bio‐based polyamide 4 can be produced by using GABA obtained from biomass. The production of L ‐glutamic acid (Glu) from biomass has been established. GABA is produced by decarboxylation of Glu in biological process. High‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with derivatization is generally used to determine the concentration of GABA and Glu in reacted solution samples for the efficient production of GABA. In this study, we have investigated the rapid determination of GABA and Glu by capillary electrophoresis‐mass spectrometry (CE‐MS) without derivatization. The determination was achieved with the use of a shortened capillary, a new internal standard for GABA, and optimization of sheath liquid composition. Determined concentrations of GABA and Glu by CE‐MS were compared with those by pre‐column derivatization HPLC with phenylisothiocyanate. The determined values by CE‐MS were close to those by HPLC with pre‐column derivatization. These results suggest that the determination of GABA and Glu in reacted solution is rapid and simplified by the use of CE‐MS.     

基于在线富集与原位衍生技术的植物组织中内源性油菜素甾醇的超高效液相色谱-串联质谱分析方法

油菜素甾醇是一类重要的植物激素,对植物的生长发育过程起显著调节作用。已报道的油菜素甾醇分析方法存在样品前处理过程复杂和灵敏度低等问题。本研究采用C18 PEEK管填充柱为富集柱,以4-N,N-二甲氨基苯硼酸为衍生试剂,搭建了基于双泵-双六通阀的在线管内固相微萃取-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱（UPLC-MS/MS）联用系统,对油菜素甾醇进行在线富集和原位衍生,实现植物组织中内源性油菜素甾醇的自动化分析。该系统程序化地控制了油菜素甾醇的进样、萃取、衍生、分离和检测过程,有效简化前处理过程,节省人力;在线富集步骤实现了样品溶液大体积进样,提高样品利用率;原位衍生改善了油菜素甾醇电喷雾的离子化效率,使油菜素甾醇的电喷雾质谱检出限降低至pg/mL。该系统可在300 mg鲜重植物组织中检测到内源性油菜素甾醇,已成功用于水稻、油菜中多种油菜素甾醇的定量分析。     

同时测定鱼肉中氯霉素和甲砜霉素残留量的毛细管气相色谱法

研究了鱼肉中氯霉素和甲砜霉素残留量的气相色谱测定方法。鱼肉中的待测物用乙酸乙酯提取,浓缩至干,溶于水,用正己烷脱脂,水层过 C18小柱,用甲醇洗脱后,用 N, O - 双（三甲基硅烷基）三氟乙酰胺（ BSTFA）＋ 1％ (φ )三甲基氯硅烷（ TMCS）衍生,加入甲苯并用水灭活衍生过程。用外标法定量。当添加水平（ w）为 5× 10－ 9～ 20× 10－ 9时,回收率为 80％～ 108％。相对标准偏差为 4.5％～ 11％;线性相关系数 r>0.997。     

Techniques for resveratrol silylation

Summary Resveratrol, a wine stilbene phytoalexin with some pharmacological properties, was extracted from red wines by MeOH elution of a Sephadex LH-20 column, used for its purification. The column extract was dried and silylated by different methods to optimize resveratrol derivatization. The resveratrol analysis was by gas chromatography and gas cromatography-mass spectrometry allowing determination of its two isomers.     

Determination of the configuration of histrelin,and LHRH analog,by chiral capillary gas chromatography

Summary Summary The assigned chirality at each center of the synthetic nonapeptide histrelin (L-pyroglutamyl-L-histidyl-L-tryptophyl-L-seryl-L-tyrosyl-D-N^im-benzyl-histidyl-L-leucyl-L-arginyl-L-proline-ethylamide) was verified using chiral gas chromatography. The procedure involved acid hydrolysis of histrelin to the constituent amino acids, derivatization as the N-pentafluoropropionyl/isopropyl esters and the analysis of the mixture using a commercially available 25m chiral capillary column (Chirasil-L-Val). There was no significant difference in the retention time of the amino acids obtained from the hydrolysate mixture when compared to the appropriate standards. Additionally, the hydrolysate was spiked with the D and L amino acids to prove the identity of closely eluting peaks. Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone     

三七素手性拆分方法的研究

使用气相色谱法和高效液相色谱法分离了三七素对映体,并探讨了影响液相色谱法分离效果的因素。结果表明,HPLC法利用手性固定相进行直接拆分,无法实现对映体的完全分离;GC法和HPLC的手性试剂衍生化法均可对三七素对映体进行较好的分离。但GC法由于衍生化过程中副产物的存在,干扰了对映体的准确定量。手性试剂衍生化HPLC法,以邻苯二甲醛、N-酰化-L-半胱氨酸为衍生化试剂,反应得到的三七素对映体的衍生物在ODS柱上分离良好,且方法简单、快速。     

Comparison and evaluation of analysis procedures for the quantification of (2-methoxyethoxy)acetic acid in urine

Several extraction and derivatization procedures were evaluated for the quantification of (2-methoxyethoxy)acetic acid (MEAA) in urine. MEAA is a metabolite and a biomarker for exposure to 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethanol, a glycol ether with widespread use in various industrial applications and the specific use as an anti-icing additive in the military jet fuel formulation JP-8. Quantification of glycol ether biomarkers is an active area of analytical research. Various sample preparation procedures were evaluated: liquid–liquid extraction (LLE) using ethyl acetate yielded the highest recovery, and solid-phase extraction (SPE) gave low recovery of MEAA. Two derivatization procedures were thoroughly investigated and validated, namely, silylation of MEAA with N-methyl-N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide (MTBSTFA), and esterification of MEAA using ethanol. Quantification was performed by gas chromatography (GC) with a mass spectrometer as detector and using a polydimethylsiloxane (HP-1) capillary column. Deuterated 2-butoxyacetic acid (d-BAA) was used as an internal standard. Recovery studies of spiked human urine demonstrated the accuracy and precision of both procedures. The limit of detection (LOD) and other figures of merit for both derivatization procedures will be discussed in detail. Applications of these analysis procedures are also discussed. Disclaimers Mention of company names and/or products does not constitute endorsement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.     

Efficiency of pretreatment of aqueous samples using a macroporous strong anion-exchange resin on the determination of nerve gas hydrolysis products by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after tert.-butyldimethylsilylation

A pretreatment procedure, using a macroporous strong anion-exchange resin (MSA) has been established for the determination of nerve gas hydrolysis products by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) after tert.-butyldimethylsilyl (TBDMS) derivatization. Aqueous solutions of methylphosphonic acid (MPA) and three alkyl methylphosphonic acids (AMPAs) (ethyl, isopropyl and pinacolyl methylphosphonic acid), were retained on the MSA column, and then quantitatively eluted with 0.1 M hydrochloric acid. The neutralized column eluate was dried, and MPA and AMPAs were derivatized with N-methyl-N-(tert.-butyldimethylsilyl)-trifluoroacetamide and analyzed by GC-MS. The column eluate was also analyzed in order to determine the exact hydrolysis product levels by capillary electrophoresis using borate and benzoate buffer (pH 6). The MSA pretreatment was examined for the clean-up of aqueous extracts of three types of soils and an aqueous solution containing 10% sucrose, which is regarded as model for a typical soft drink, after spiking with MPA and AMPAs. MPA and AMPAs were quantitatively recovered in the MSA eluate fraction from those samples, except for MPA from volcanic acid and alluvial soils. The yields of TBDMS derivatives were remarkably improved, compared with for which no pretreatment was used and also for those in which a strong cation-exchange resin was used. The achieved detection limits of MPA and AMPAs ranged from 0.12 to 0.18 microg/g of soil (S/N=3). The established MSA method was applied to the pretreatment of spiked sea water, two types of beverages, Pepsi Cola and canned coffee. Although the yields of TBDMS derivatives of MPA and AMPAs in sea water (in a range between 44 and 96%) and AMPAs in Pepsi Cola (in a range between 58 and 92%) were rather high, those for MPA in the Pepsi Cola (27%) and those for MPA and AMPAs in the canned coffee (in a range between 5 and 17%) were low.     

6-Oxy-(acetyl ethylenediamine) fluorescein, a novel fluorescent derivatization reagent for carboxylic acids and its application in HPLC

A novel fluorescent derivatization reagent for carboxylic acids, 6-oxy-(acetyl ethylenediamine) fluorescein (AEF), was well designed, synthesized, and applied to HPLC. The derivatization reaction with 12 fatty acids, including n-valeric acid (C5), n-hexanoic acid (C6), n-heptanoic acid (C7), n-octanoic acid (C8), n-nonanoic acid (C9), n-decanoic acid (C10), lauric acid (C12), myristic acid (C14), palmitic acid (C16), stearic acid (C18), oleic acid (C18:1), and linoleic acid (C18:2), was completed at 55 degrees C within 40 min. The derivatives of fatty acids were separated on a C18 RP column and detected by fluorescence detection. The LODs attained were 0.4-1.2 nM (S/N of 3). It has been demonstrated that AEF is a prominent derivatization reagent for carboxylic acids which is suitable for HPLC.     

A microfluidic device for the automated derivatization of free fatty acids to fatty acid methyl esters

Free fatty acid (FFA) compositions are examined in feedstock for biodiesel production, as source-specific markers in soil, and because of their role in cellular signaling. However, sample preparation of FFAs for gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis can be time and labor intensive. Therefore, to increase sample preparation throughput, a glass microfluidic device was developed to automate derivatization of FFAs to fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs). FFAs were delivered to one input of the device and methanolic-HCl was delivered to a second input. FAME products were produced as the reagents traversed a 29 μL reaction channel held at 55 °C. A Design of Experiment protocol was used to determine the combination of derivatization time (T(der)) and ratio of methanolic-HCl:FFA (R(der)) that maximized the derivatization efficiencies of tridecanoic acid and stearic acid to their methyl ester forms. The combination of T(der) = 0.8 min and R(der) = 4.9 that produced optimal derivatization conditions for both FFAs within a 5 min total sample preparation time was determined. This combination of T(der) and R(der) was used to derivatize 12 FFAs with a range of derivatization efficiencies from 18% to 93% with efficiencies of 61% for tridecanoic acid and 84% for stearic acid. As compared to a conventional macroscale derivatization of FFA to FAME, the microfluidic device decreased the volume of methanolic-HCl and FFA by 20- and 1300-fold, respectively. The developed microfluidic device can be used for automated preparation of FAMEs to analyze the FFA compositions of volume-limited samples.