Separation of cucurbitane triterpenoids from bitter melon drinks and determination of partition coefficients using vortex‐assisted dispersive liquid‐phase microextraction followed by UHPLC analysis

A rapid, effective method applying vortex‐assisted liquid–liquid microextraction before ultra‐high performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry and evaporative light scattering detection was developed for the analysis of four cucurbitane triterpenoids (momordicoside L, momordicoside K, momordicoside F₂, and 3β,7β,25‐trihydroxy cucurbita‐5,23(E )‐dien‐19‐al) in bitter melon juices. Variables affecting the extraction efficiency including different extraction solvents, volume of extraction solvent, salt amount, acid condition, vortex speed and time were optimized thoroughly. Under the optimum conditions, precision was determined by the intra‐ and inter‐day tests in a range of 1.1–5.7% and 2.9–4.0% (RSD), respectively, with recoveries between 95.7 and 106.1%. The calibration curves showed good linearity with square correlation coefficient of 0.9936–0.9991 (evaporative light scattering detection) and 0.9858–0.9989 (MS). The detection limits ranged from 0.8–1.9 ng/mL (MS) to 3–10 ng/mL (evaporative light scattering detection) for these compounds. Enrichment factors of four target compounds were between 27 and 63 times. The proposed method was also used to determine the apparent solvent/water partition coefficients of analytes within the range of 53–120. The developed method can effectively enrich and quantify cucurbitane triterpenoids from bitter melon drinks.     

Advanced porous organic materials for sample preparation in pharmaceutical analysis

The development of novel sample preparation media plays a crucial role in pharmaceutical analysis. To facilitate the extraction and enrichment of pharmaceutical molecules in complex samples, various functionalized materials have been developed and prepared as adsorbents. Recently, some functionalized porous organic materials have become adsorbents for pharmaceutical analysis due to their unique properties of adsorption and recognition. These advanced porous organic materials, combined with consequent analytical techniques, have been successfully used for pharmaceutical analysis in complex samples such as environmental and biological samples. This review encapsulates the progress of advanced porous materials for pharmaceutical analysis including pesticides, antibiotics, chiral drugs, and other compounds in the past decade. In addition, we also address the limitations and future trends of these porous organic materials in pharmaceutical analysis.     

On-tissue chemical derivatization of volatile metabolites for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging

Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) of volatile metabolites is challenging, especially in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI). Most MALDI ion sources operate in vacuum, which leads to the vaporization of volatile metabolites during analysis. In addition, tissue samples are often dried during sample preparation, leading to the loss of volatile metabolites even for other MSI techniques. On-tissue chemical derivatization can dramatically reduce the volatility of analytes. Herein, a derivatization method is proposed utilizing N,N,N-trimethyl-2-(piperazin-1-yl)ethan-1-aminium iodide to chemically modify short-chain fatty acids in chicken cecum, ileum, and jejunum tissue sections before sample preparation for MSI visualization.     

Modern Methods of Pre-Treatment of Plant Material for the Extraction of Bioactive Compounds

In this review, recent advances in the methods of pre-treatment of plant material for the extraction of secondary metabolites with high biological activity are presented. The correct preparation of the material for extraction is as important as the selection of the extraction method. This step should prevent the degradation of bioactive compounds as well as the development of fungi and bacteria. Currently, the methods of preparation are expected to modify the particles of the plant material in such a way that will contribute to the release of bioactive compounds loosely bonded to cell wall polymers. This review presents a wide range of methods of preparing plant material, including drying, freeze-drying, convection drying, microwave vacuum drying, enzymatic processes, and fermentation. The influence of the particular methods on the structure of plant material particles, the level of preserved bioactive compounds, and the possibility of their release during the extraction were highlighted. The plant material pre-treatment techniques used were discussed with respect to the amount of compounds released during extraction as well their application in various industries interested in products with a high content of biologically active compounds, such as the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and food industries.     

水相识别分子印迹聚合物在样品预处理中的应用

分子印迹聚合物(MIPs)是模拟抗原-抗体识别机制,人工构筑的对目标物具有专一识别性的材料,构建具有优异水相识别能力的MIPs是分子印迹领域长期面临的挑战。近年来水相识别MIPs以其优异的抗基质干扰和水中识别能力,引起了分析化学家、材料学家和环境学家的广泛关注。本文综述了近年来水相识别MIPs在样品预处理中的应用研究。首先,简要介绍了MIPs的构筑原理、优势及面临水相识别困难的挑战。其次,介绍了样品前处理技术及其重要性。再次,结合各类新兴材料和MIPs制备技术,从样品前处理技术的角度(包括固相萃取、分散固相萃取、磁固相萃取、固相微萃取、管尖固相萃取和搅拌棒吸附萃取)全面总结了水相识别MIPs在含水样品分析中的应用,并结合材料性能和分析参数讨论了各类方法的分析优势。最后,分别从水相识别MIPs构建和预处理两方面提出了该领域面临的挑战和未来的发展趋势。     

Evaluation of three sorbent-phase extraction techniques based on hyper-crosslinked polymer for the extraction of five endocrine disrupters in water

A series of low-cost hyper-crosslinked polymers were prepared by an easy one-step Friedel-Crafts reaction. The synthesized hyper-crosslinked polymers exhibited remarkably porous structure, large surface area, and hydroxyl groups, which can be employed as an ideal adsorbent material for novel sorbent-phase extraction techniques. Based on this, using hyper-crosslinked polymers as sorbent and coating, three novel extraction methods, including micro-solid-phase extraction, dispersive solid-phase extraction, and solid-phase microextraction, were explored and evaluated for simultaneous measurement of five endocrine-disrupting compounds (triclosan and bisphenol A, tetrabromobisphenol A, tetrabromobisphenol A bisallylether, and tetrabromobisphenol A bis(2,3-dibromopropyl ether)) in environment water prior to high-performance liquid chromatography–ultraviolet. The influence of experimental parameters on three extraction techniques such as extraction time, the amount of hyper-crosslinked polymers, extraction temperature, ionic strength, and desorption conditions were optimized. Three previously mentioned methods provided limits of detection ranging from 0.01 to 0.05 μg/L, and high recoveries (85–99%) with relative standard deviations of 1.7–5.6%. This study presented the merits and disadvantages of three proposed extraction methods and their potential for effective monitoring of hazardous pollutants in real water samples.     

氧化石墨烯功能化三聚氰胺-甲醛气凝胶涂层固相微萃取管的制备及其应用北大核心CSCD

因具有良好的萃取性能,有机气凝胶已被应用于样品前处理领域,为了进一步改善其对多环芳烃类污染物的萃取能力,利用氧化石墨烯对三聚氰胺-甲醛气凝胶进行改性,制备了一种氧化石墨烯功能化三聚氰胺-甲醛气凝胶,将其作为萃取涂层涂覆到不锈钢丝表面,通过扫描电镜和X射线光电子能谱对萃取涂层进行表征,结果表明氧化石墨烯并未破坏气凝胶的三维网络多孔结构。将4根气凝胶涂覆的不锈钢丝装进一根长度30 cm、内径0.75 mm的聚醚醚酮管内,制备了一种新型的纤维填充型固相微萃取管。将萃取管与高效液相色谱联用,构建管内固相微萃取-液相色谱在线富集分析系统。以8种多环芳烃(萘(Nap)、苊烯(Acy)、苊(Ace)、芴(Flu)、菲(Phe)、蒽(Ant)、荧蒽(Fla)和芘(Pyr))作为模型分析物,评价了萃取管的萃取性能,考察了氧化石墨烯对气凝胶萃取性能的改善,结果表明萃取效率被提升至最高2.5倍。详细考察了样品体积、样品流速、样品中有机溶剂浓度以及脱附时间对于萃取效率的影响,并建立了管内固相微萃取-液相色谱在线分析方法。该法对8种多环芳烃分析物的检出限为0.001~0.005μg/L,萘、苊烯、苊、芴的线性范围为0.017~20.0μg/L,菲、蒽的线性范围为0.010~20.0μg/L,荧蒽和芘的线性范围为0.003~15.0μg/L,精密度良好(日内重复性RSD≤4.8%,日间重复性RSD≤8.6%)。研究所发展的分析方法比已报道的某些分析方法具有更好的灵敏度、更宽的线性范围和更短的分析时间,并具有在线富集和在线分析的独特优点。将该分析方法应用于常见饮用水(包括瓶装矿泉水和饮水机的直饮水)中多环芳烃的分析检测,加标回收率试验结果(76.3%~132.8%)表明该分析方法能够高灵敏、快速、准确地检测饮用水中痕量多环芳烃污染物。经过稳定性考察,发现研究所制备的固相微萃取管在实验过程中表现出良好的使用寿命和化学稳定性。     

全氟辛烷磺酸水样的前处理技术及固相微萃取剂的研究进展

全氟辛烷磺酸及其盐(PFOS)广泛应用于纺织品、皮革、家具等上千种工业和日用生活用品的生产中,由于具有多脏器毒性,被列为继多氯联苯、有机氯农药和二噁英之后的又一种新型持久性有机污染物.因此,PFOS的准确监测对环境PFOS污染的预警预报具有重要的意义.PFOS在样品中含量低,因此样品前处理技术是准确分析的关键.本文对目...     

影响火花放电原子发射光谱法测定铝锭中杂质元素准确性的研究

采用火花放电原子放射光谱法测定内蒙古准格尔煤田高铝粉煤灰中提取的铝锭中的Si、Fe、Cu、Mg、Mn、Zn、Ga、Ti、Ni、Cr、V、Al等杂质元素含量,考察了样品制备、分析过程、仪器附件等三个方面对直读光谱仪检测准确性的影响。结果表明,样品平整度及温度、类型标准化及测样位置以及氩气和电极都会对测试准确性产生较大影响,得出直读光谱仪的最佳测试条件为：样品表面光滑、平整,温度为20 ℃~30 ℃;电极清理频率为1次/样品,且电极极间距为3 mm;氩气纯度≥99.999 %、氩气输出压力为0.25~0.3 MPa。在最佳测试条件下,火花放电原子放射光谱法的测试准确性可满足实际生产需要。