Optimal strategies for determination of free/extractable and total microcystins in lake sediment

The optimization of analytical procedures for the quantification of free and total microcystins (MCs) in natural sediments was systematically examined based on solvent extraction and Lemieux oxidation. In this optimized analytical procedure, a sequential solvent extraction using 50% (v/v) methanol and EDTA-sodium pyrophosphate was selected as the optimal extraction solvent for free MCs analysis, after which the purified extracts and sediment residuals were applied to the optimized Lemieux oxidation for determination of total MCs in lake sediments. The optimized procedures were shown to be efficient and reliable for the routine analysis of both free and total MCs in lake sediment samples, as indicated by the minimal adverse impact of sediment organic matter on the recovery of free MCs and yield of MMPB (2-methyl-3-methoxy-4-phenylbutyric acid). Finally, the developed procedures were applied to field sediment samples collected from Lake Dianchi during a bloom season and seven of thirty samples showed positive results.     

Detection of total microcystin in fish tissues based on lemieux oxidation and recovery of 2-methyl-3-methoxy-4-phenylbutanoic acid (MMPB) by solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (SPME-GC/MS)

Microcystins (MCs) are widespread cyanobacterial toxins in freshwater systems, and have been linked to both acute and chronic health effects. A growing number of studies suggest that MC can bioaccumulate in food webs. Although, several methods (i.e. ELISA, LC-MS) have been developed for analysis of MC in water, extraction (for subsequent analysis) of the toxin from biological matrices (i.e. animal tissues) is impeded owing to covalent binding of toxins and active sites of their cellular targets, i.e. protein phosphatases. As an alternative approach, chromatographic methods for analysis of a unique marker, 2-methyl-3-methoxy-4-phenylbutanoic acid (MMPB), the product of the Lemieux oxidation of MCs, have been previously developed, and shown to measure total (bound and unbound) MC. Application, however, has been limited by poor recovery of the analyte. An improved recovery method is proposed – specifically the use of solid-phase microextraction (SPME). The MMPB analogue, 4-phenylbutanoic acid (4PB), and oxidized MC, were used to develop methods, and we specifically investigated several SPME fibres, and post-oxidation steps. Specifically, a method employing post-oxidation methyl esterification, followed by headspace SPME recovery of MMPB, was developed, and subsequently applied to analysis of environmental samples (i.e. fish tissues) previously shown to contain MCs. The method shows high linearity for both water and tissues spiked with MC, and an improved limit of quantitation of approximately 140?ng?g^?1. Evaluation of field samples by SPME-GC/MS detected considerably higher levels of MC, than detected by conventional methods (i.e. ELISA), and it is proposed that this technique reveals MC (particularly in the bound form) that is not detected by these methods. These results indicate that the developed method provides improved detection capability for MC in biological matrices, and will enhance our ability to understand bioaccumulation in freshwater food webs, as well as monitor exposure.     

Retention mechanisms and selectivity in internal-surface reversed-phase liquid chromatography. Studies with cyanobacterial peptide toxins

Summary Microcystins-LA,-LR,-RR,-YR and nodularin, cyanobacterial peptide toxins, were separated by internal-surface reversed-phase (ISRP), high-performance liquid chromatography. The capacity factors of the toxins were measured in the range pH 2–8 using acetonitrile, isopropanol or tetrahydrofuran in potassium dihydrogenphosphate mobile phase. The main retention mechanism of the ISRP column was reversed-phase interaction but cation-exchange offered additional selectivity at neutral and slightly acidic pH. At neutral pH (10% modifier, 0.1 M buffer) the elution order was microcystin-LA (two nonpolar residues leucine and alanine as the variable amino acids), nodularin, microcystin-LR,-YR and-RR (two basic arginines as the variable amino acids). The retention times of all toxins except microcystin-RR were substantially longer at acidic pH. At pH 2 (10% modifier, 0.1 M buffer) where the cation-exchange mechanism was inoperative the elution order was changed to microcystin-RR, nodularin, microcystin-LR,-YR and-LA. The best separation was achieved at pH 2 where even two desmethylated microcystin-RR analogs could be separated from microcystin-RR.     

Rapid LC-MS detection of cyanobacterial hepatotoxins microcystins and nodularins—Comparison of columns

Eight reversed-phase columns intended for rapid HPLC were assessed for the separation of thirteen microcystins and nodularins, cyclic peptidic hepatotoxins. The instrumentation consisted of an Agilent Technologies 1200 Rapid Resolution high performance liquid chromatography system coupled to a mass spectrometer, Bruker Daltonics Ultra Performance High Capacity Ion Trap MS (HCT Ultra) with electrospray ionisation (RRLC-ESI-IT-MS). The columns tested were 2-2.1 mm × 50 mm in diameter and length, and contained small particles (1.8-2.7 μm), or monolithic silica supports for fast performance. The shortest total run time achieved was 3 min 15 s including equilibration and injection. Critical microcystin pairs were still resolved. Several columns showed excellent performance.     

Fast liquid chromatography-diode array detection assisted by chemometrics for quantification of seven ultraviolet filters in effluent wastewater

A fast chromatographic method is presented for simultaneous quantification of seven organic ultraviolet (UV) filters (benzophenone-3,4-methylbenzilidene camphor, octocrylene, 1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-3-(4-methyoxyphenyl)1,3-propanedione), ethylhexyl methoxy cinnamate, ethylhexyl salicylate and homosalate) in effluent wastewater samples. The UV filters were pre-concentrated by Bond Elut-ENV cartridges and separated on an ODS column (15 cm × 0.46 cm, 5 μm) in less than 2.5 min using a non-aqueous mobile phase of methanol-acetonitrile (50:50, v/v) with flow-rate of 1.5 mL min⁻¹. Appropriate baseline correction through asymmetric least squares was applied to reduce the matrix of background signals in three way data. Then, second-order calibration based on multivariate curve resolution-alternating least squares (MCR-ALS) was implemented on the unfolded three-way data obtained from liquid chromatography with diode array detection (LC-DAD) through standard addition calibration method for handling co-eluted peaks, systematic and proportional errors. Recoveries ranging from 76% to 130% and %RSD values less than 11.2 for all UV filter shows the accuracy and precision of the proposed method in wastewater samples. In addition, statistical t-test as well as computed elliptical joint confidence region (EJCR) confirms the accuracy of the proposed method and indicates the absence of both constant and proportional errors in the predicted concentrations. This study demonstrates that coupling of the fast HPLC-DAD method with powerful algorithm of MCR-ALS can be considered as an efficient method for quantification of UV filters in highly contaminated samples of wastewaters where both time and cost per each analysis can be reduced significantly.     

反相离子对色谱法对两种新型苯磺酸类染料中间体的研究

用ZorbaxSBC18柱对2 氨基 4 氯 5 甲基苯磺酸和4 氨基 5 甲氧基 2 甲基苯磺酸两种新型染料中间体进行了反相离子对色谱法的研究。以甲醇和2mmol L四丁基溴化铵,5mmol L磷酸二氢钠溶液为流动相,紫外检测波长215nm。可在15min内对这两种染料中间体分别进行杂质检测和纯度分析。线性范围均为0.2～2.0μg,回归方程分别为Y=648.3 71.2ρ,r=0.9995;Y=177.3 65.0ρ,r=0.9994。该方法可用于对这两种染料中间体产品质量的监控及产品真伪的辨别。     

Screening for cyanobacterial hepatotoxins, microcystins and nodularin in environmental water samples by reversed-phase liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry

Water samples taken from 93 freshwater and brackish water locations in Aland (SW Finland) in 2001 were analysed for biomass-bound microcystins and nodularin, cyanobacterial peptide hepatotoxins, by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) in selected ion recording (SIR) and multiple reaction monitoring modes, HPLC-UV, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The extracted toxins were separated on a short C18 column with a gradient of acetonitrile and 0.5% formic acid, and quantified on a Micromass Quattro Micro triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer with an electrospray ion source operated in the positive SIR or scan mode. An injection of 50 pg of microcystin-LR, m/z 995.5, on column gave a signal-to-noise ratio of 17 (peak-to-peak) at the chosen SIR conditions. In-source or MS-MS fragmentation to m/z 135.1, a fragment common to most microcystins and nodularin, was used for confirmatory purposes. Microcystins with a total toxin concentration equal to or higher than 0.2 microg l(-1) were confirmed by all three methods in water samples from 14 locations. The highest toxin concentration in a water sample was 42 microg l(-1). The most common toxins found were microcystins RR, LR and YR with different degrees of demethylation (non-, mono- or didemethylated). Parallel results achieved with ELISA and HPLC-UV were generally in good agreement with the LC-MS SIR results.     

高效液相色谱法快速测定生物样品中的视黄酸

建立了快速测定生物样品中全反式(all-trans-),9-顺式(9-cis-),13-顺式(13-cis-).视黄酸(RA)的高效液相色谱分析方法.经2次液-液萃取提取生物样品中的视黄酸后.直接应用高效液相色谱法同时测定了3种视黄酸同分异构体的含量.采用Waters C18反相柱(3.9×150mm),V(乙腈):V(0.1%冰醋酸溶液)=86:14为流动相,流速1.0 mL/min,柱温为25℃,检测波长为350 nm.3种视黄酸同分异构体的线性范围均为5-500 ng/mL,r2均大于0.999;检出限均为1 ng/mL;提取回收率为92.7%-101.8%,方法回收率为102,4%-104.4%;日内精密度小于8.3%,日间精密度小于11%.本方法适用于不同生物样品中视黄酸的定量研究.     

高效液相色谱-二极管阵列检测法测定小麦粉及面粉改良剂中福美双

福美双是重要的二硫代氨基甲酸酯(DTC)杀菌剂,在小麦中使用限量以1 mg/kg二硫化碳(CS2)计.目前我国相关检测方法是针对二硫代氨基甲酸酯一类的化合物,二硫代氨基甲酸酯通过与酸反应生成CS2,采用光谱法或色谱法测定CS2,间接实现二硫代氨基甲酸酯测定.该方法无法特异性实现对福美双的检测,因此开展小麦粉中福美双检测...     

Rapid and sensitive detection of auxins and flavonoids in plant samples by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry

Simultaneous determination of indole-3-acetic acid and methyl indole-3-acetic acid ester in small amounts of plant tissue is essential for elucidating their mutual transformation mechanism and the in vivo function of methyl indole-3-acetic acid ester. Rapid quantification of flavonoids in the same sample is important for clarifying their roles in the transport of auxins and other phytohormones. Herein, we describe a simple method for the simultaneous determination of indole-3-acetic acid and its methyl ester in the roots of the Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings and a protocol for the rapid extraction and quantification of quercetin and kaempferol in these seedlings. High-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry was used for the detection of all the compounds. Negative data for indole-3-acetic acid and positive data for methyl indole-3-acetic acid ester were collected in two successive files with a single injection of the extracted sample. Under optimized conditions, the limit of detection for the four compounds was 2 ng/mL for indole-3-acetic acid, 0.5 ng/mL for methyl indole-3-acetic acid ester, 5 ng/mL for quercetin, and 1 ng/mL for kaempferol, respectively. Because of the high sensitivity of the assay, only 2-10 mg of the plant material was required to obtain quantitative results.     

固相萃取-超高效液相色谱分离测定洗涤用品中4种荧光增白剂

建立了固相萃取净化结合超高效液相色谱-二极管阵列检测器(UPLC-DAD)同时检测洗衣液、洗衣粉等洗涤用品中荧光增白剂351、85、28和71的分析方法。样品经2%（体积分数）甲酸水溶液-甲醇提取,经WAX固相萃取小柱净化后,采用Phenomenex Synergi Max-RP色谱柱(150 mm×2.0 mm),以乙腈-10 mmol/L乙酸铵为流动相实现待测物(包括顺式和反式异构体)的良好分离,以二极管阵列检测器检测,结合保留时间和光谱图定性,以标准曲线定量。结果表明,4种荧光增白剂在0.05～180 mg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0.9993;方法定量限(S/N=10)为1.5～15 mg/kg;添加水平为5～1500 mg/kg时,回收率为84.9%～105%,相对标准偏差(RSD, n=6)为3.2%～6.1%。应用本方法分析了15个样品,阳性样品检出率为53.3%。该法前处理简单,回收率高,精密度好,适用于洗涤用品中4种荧光增白剂的测定。     

Quantitative analysis of triazine herbicides in environmental samples by using high performance liquid chromatography and diode array detection combined with second-order calibration based on an alternating penalty trilinear decomposition algorithm

A novel application of second-order calibration method based on an alternating penalty trilinear decomposition (APTLD) algorithm is presented to treat the data from high performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection (HPLC-DAD). The method makes it possible to accurately and reliably analyze atrazine (ATR), ametryn (AME) and prometryne (PRO) contents in soil, river sediment and wastewater samples. Satisfactory results are obtained although the elution and spectral profiles of the analytes are heavily overlapped with the background in environmental samples. The obtained average recoveries for ATR, AME and PRO are 99.7 ± 1.5, 98.4 ± 4.7 and 97.0 ± 4.4% in soil samples, 100.1 ± 3.2, 100.7 ± 3.4 and 96.4 ± 3.8% in river sediment samples, and 100.1 ± 3.5, 101.8 ± 4.2 and 101.4 ± 3.6% in wastewater samples, respectively. Furthermore, the accuracy and precision of the proposed method are evaluated with the elliptical joint confidence region (EJCR) test. It lights a new avenue to determine quantitatively herbicides in environmental samples with a simple pretreatment procedure and provides the scientific basis for an improved environment management through a better understanding of the wastewater-soil-river sediment system as a whole.     

高效液相色谱法同时测定化妆品中的9种水溶性着色剂

建立了用高效液相色谱-二极管阵列检测器(HPLC-DAD)同时检测化妆品中9种水溶性着色剂（溶剂绿7、食品黄3、食品红17、酸性黄1、酸性红33、食品红4、食品红1、橙黄I、酸性橙7）的检测方法。不同种类的化妆品采用不同的样品前处理方法提取后,用Diamonsil C18色谱柱分离,以乙腈-磷酸二氢钾缓冲溶液(pH 6)为流动相进行梯度洗脱,检测波长为240 nm,15 min内可对9种目标物同时进行检测,且各化合物都达到基线分离。经测定,该方法的平均回收率(n = 9)为85.33%～100.2%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为3.68%～8.20%,检出限为0.01～0.1 mg/L。方法简单、快速,能有效地提取、分离和测定化妆品中9种水溶性着色剂。将该方法用于实际化妆品的检测,结果令人满意。     

二维反相液相色谱制备五味子中的木脂素

应用自主研发的具有分离-富集模式的制备色谱工厂,建立了分离制备五味子木脂素有效部位及其单体化合物的方法。该方法首先以C₁₈（250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm）为色谱柱,水和甲醇为流动相,分离度和保留时间为考察指标,采集4个不同梯度的色谱信息,通过XTool色谱专家系统软件模拟,确定五味子木脂素第一、二维色谱条件;然后采用线性放大的方法,以C₁₈（250 mm×30 mm,10 μm）为第一、二维分离柱,C₁₈（80 mm×30 mm,10 μm）为富集柱,水为富集稀释液,对五味子木脂素进行二维色谱分离纯化;最后第一维分离得到9个可重复组分,第二维分离得到20个高纯度化合物,其中有6个单体化合物。结果表明该法重现性良好,可以实现五味子木脂素的系统性分离,对五味子化学成分的研究具有重要意义。     

Rapid quantification of cyanamide by ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography in fertilizer,soil or plant samples

A rapid and simple method for determination of cyanamide in fertilizer, soil and plants has been developed. In this method, cyanamide is extracted with 2% acetic acid and the extract separated by centrifugation. It is then purified by passing through a membrane filter. The extract was derivatized with 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl-carbamate and the derivatized compound separated by ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography. It is then detected with a UV detector at 260 nm by the same method as is used for amino acid analysis. The proposed method is fast, simple and cheap and also has good selectivity and sensitivity for the determination of cyanamide in a wide range of biotic and abiotic materials.     

亲水/反相二维制备液相色谱法分离纯化络石藤中的化学成分

建立了亲水/反相二维制备液相色谱(Pre-2D-HILIC/RPLC)分离纯化络石藤中化学成分的分析方法。络石藤药材经醇提、活性炭脱色后用反相固相萃取柱除去色素和强极性物质,最终得到干燥的浅黄色粉末。一维亲水色谱选择Click XIon色谱柱(250 mm×20 mm,10μm)作为固定相,水和乙腈作为流动相,进行梯度洗脱,以紫外触发模式收集馏分,共得到15个组分。二维反相色谱选择C18色谱柱(250 mm×20 mm,5μm)作为固定相,水和乙腈作为流动相,进行梯度洗脱,最终得到14个高纯度化合物,并通过质谱和核磁共振对其进行确认。实验结果表明,该法具有良好的正交选择性,可以有效提高分离度和峰容量,对于分离络石藤等复杂样品具有重要意义。     

Absolute on-line molecular mass analysis of basic fibroblast growth factor and its multimers by reversed-phase liquid chromatography with multi-angle laser light scattering detection

The multi-angle laser light scattering (MALLS) detection method was combined with reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography to analyze multimerization of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) formed by oxidation of bFGF with air or with 5,5′-dithio-bis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB). This analysis provided the absolute molecular mass and the mean square radius for each eluted protein fraction of each slice of the chromatogram. It was shown that depending on the oxidation conditions, bFGF forms different multimetric forms, from dimers to hexamers. It was found that these multimers have varied conformations of the same molecular mass, but different structure. Molecular mass and size analyses provided molecular conformation of the aggregates; the results indicated the formation of rod-like rigid structures. The MALLS analysis confirmed that, during oxidation, each bFGF monomer bound sequentially to form the extended multimer. The proposed scheme of bFGF oxidation with DTNB revealed that the difference in the aggregate structural forms was probably due either to the presence of covalently bound residues of nitrobenzoic acid in the products of oxidation, or to the participation of sulfhydryl groups in disulfide bond formation.     

反相高效液相色谱法测定饲料添加剂阿散酸中的阿散酸及掺假物质对氨基苯磺酸

建立了用于饲料添加剂阿散酸质量控制的反相高效液相色谱法。采用的色谱条件: Waters Bondapak C18柱(150 mm×4 mm, 5 μm)分离,以甲醇-水(用稀磷酸调节pH至2.9) (1:4, v/v)作流动相,流速1.0 mL/min,紫外检测波长为244 nm。在优化的色谱条件下,阿散酸和掺假物质对氨基苯磺酸在3 min内实现了基线分离。阿散酸和对氨基苯磺酸的线性范围均为5～200 mg/L,检出限(S/N=3)分别为0.20 mg/L和0.15 mg/L。该方法简便快速,适合饲料添加剂阿散酸的分析以及监测对氨基苯磺酸掺假。     

高效液相色谱-二极管阵列/荧光检测器串联法同时测定精油中的七种性激素

建立了高效液相色谱法(HPLC)-二极管阵列检测器(DAD)/荧光检测器(FLD)串联技术同时测定精油中7种性激素(雌二醇、雌三醇、雌酮、睾酮、甲基睾酮、孕酮、己烯雌酚)的方法。样品先用正己烷溶解后,用90%的甲醇水溶液提取,弃去正己烷层,下层清液再用正己烷脱脂、净化2次,目标化合物以水-甲醇-乙腈(体积比为50:30:20)为流动相,经XTerraRP18色谱柱(250 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm )分离,用DAD-FLD串联法进行检测。雌二醇、雌三醇、雌酮、己烯雌酚的DAD检测波长为197 nm,睾酮、甲基睾酮、孕酮的DAD检测波长为240 nm。雌二醇、雌三醇、雌酮同时用FLD定性定量,激发波长为280 nm,发射波长为310 nm。7种性激素分离效果良好并消除了样品中杂质峰的干扰。7种性激素除孕酮的回收率为79.5%以外,其余组分的平均回收率均在93%以上;相对标准偏差为0.90%～1.89%;检出限为0.010 ～1.0 mg/L。该方法简便、准确,可用于同时测定精油中的7种性激素。