The development of analytical techniques suitable for sensitive, high-throughput, and nondestructive food analysis has been
of increasing interest in recent years. In this study, mass-spectral fingerprints of various cheese products were rapidly
recorded in the mass range of m/z 50–300 Da without any sample pretreatment, using neutral desorption extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
(ND-EESI-MS) in negative ion mode. The results demonstrate that both volatile and nonvolatile analytes on greasy cheese surfaces
can be directly sampled by a neutral desorption gas beam. The influence of the neutral desorption gas flow on the analyte
signal was systematically investigated. Under optimized experimental conditions, reproducible results were obtained using
ND-EESI-MS. Principal component analysis was applied to differentiate a total of 49 individual cheese samples (four different
types), which were purchased from three different supermarkets. All samples were successfully classified according to their
types; but distributors and sensory properties were not distinguishable from the spectra data. The principal components 2,
3, and 4 scores showed an excellent capacity of distinguishing types of cheese. Molecular markers of interest can be identified
using tandem mass spectrometry and matching the data with those from reference compounds. The experimental data show that
ND-EESI-MS is able to sensitively and directly detect analytes on greasy surfaces without chemical contamination, providing
a convenient method for high-throughput food analysis with a high degree of safety. 相似文献
By gently bubbling nitrogen gas through beer, an effervescent beverage, both volatile and non-volatile compounds can be simultaneously sampled in the form of aerosol. This allows for fast (within seconds) fingerprinting by extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (EESI-MS) in both negative and positive ion mode, without the need for any sample pre-treatment such as degassing and dilution. Trace analytes such as volatile esters (e.g., ethyl acetate and isoamyl acetate), free fatty acids (e.g., caproic acid, caprylic acid, and capric acid), semi/non-volatile organic/inorganic acids (e.g., lactic acid), and various amino acids, commonly present in beer at the low parts per million or at sub-ppm levels, were detected and identified based on tandem MS data. Furthermore, the appearance of solvent cluster ions in the mass spectra gives insight into the sampling and ionization mechanisms: aerosol droplets containing semi/non-volatile substances are thought to be generated via bubble bursting at the surface of the liquid; these neutral aerosol droplets then collide with the charged primary electrospray ionization droplets, followed by analyte extraction, desolvation, ionization, and MS detection. With principal component analysis, several beer samples were successfully differentiated. Therefore, the present study successfully extends the applicability of EESI-MS to the direct analysis of complex liquid samples with high gas content.
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By gently bubbling nitrogen gas through beer, both volatile and non-volatile compounds can be simultaneously sampled in the form of aerosol for further analysis, allowing fast chemically fingerprinting using extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (EESI-MS). 相似文献
We discuss the notion of spin squeezing considering two mutually exclusive classes of spin-s states, namely, oriented and non-oriented states. Our analysis shows that the oriented states are not squeezed while non-oriented
states exhibit squeezing. We also present a new scheme for construction of spin-s states using 2s spinors oriented along different axes. Taking the case of s=1, we show that the ‘non-oriented’ nature and hence squeezing arise from the intrinsic quantum correlations that exist among
the spinors in the coupled state. 相似文献
At the beginning of rare earth industry,several days are normally required for characterization of rare earth elements(REEs)fractionation in ore samples.Herein,rapid fractionation analysis of 15 REEs and accompanied metal(Fe,Mn,etc.)in ore samples has been achieved within 1 h using ICP-MS with a homemade device for online sequential solvent extraction.As a result,five fractionations for REEs occurrences,i.e.,water soluble,exchangeable,reducible,oxidizable and crystalline,have been identified,offering chemical insights which not only reveal the formation mechanism of REEs ores but also show great implications for guiding the exploitation and separation of REEs.In comparison with conventional methods,the present approach significantly shortened the analysis time(1 h vs.~80 h)and reduced the sample consumption(1.0 mg vs.5.0 g)with high recovery(>95%),providing a useful platform for the rapid quantitative fractionation analysis of REEs in complexed samples such as ore and fossils. 相似文献
Recent research revealed that tissue spray mass spectrometry enables rapid molecular profiling of biological tissues, which is of great importance for the search of disease biomarkers as well as for online surgery control. However, the payback for the high speed of analysis in tissue spray analysis is the generally lower chemical sensitivity compared with the traditional approach based on the offline chemical extraction and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry detection. In this study, high resolution mass spectrometry analysis of endometrium tissues of different localizations obtained using direct tissue spray mass spectrometry in positive ion mode is compared with the results of electrospray ionization analysis of lipid extracts. Identified features in both cases belong to three lipid classes: phosphatidylcholines, phosphoethanolamines, and sphingomyelins. Lipids coverage is validated by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry of lipid extracts. Multivariate analysis of data from both methods reveals satisfactory differentiation of eutopic and ectopic endometrium tissues. Overall, our results indicate that the chemical information provided by tissue spray ionization is sufficient to allow differentiation of endometrial tissues by localization with similar reliability but higher speed than in the traditional approach relying on offline extraction.
The aim of this brief report is to study the behaviour of sheath structure in a multi-component plasma with dust-neutral collisions.
The plasma consists of electrons, ions, micron size negatively charged dust particles and neutrals. The sheath-edge potential
and sheath width are calculated for collisionally dominated sheath. Comparison of collisionless and collisionally dominated
sheath are made. 相似文献