Characterization of amyloidogenic immunoglobulin light chains directly from serum by on-line immunoaffinity isolation

Primary systemic amyloidosis (AL) is characterized by the overproduction of immunoglobulin light chain proteins by a monoclonal, terminally differentiated B-lymphocyte or plasma cell clone. The free immunoglobulin light chains are deposited in an abnormal conformation as amyloid in a variety of organs in the body. The mechanism of amyloid formation is not well understood, but appears to be associated with some form of cleavage of the immunoglobulin light chain with subsequent aggregate formation. In an attempt to characterize the structure of amyloid-forming light chain proteins we developed an on-line immunoaffinity purification and subsequent characterization of free kappa and free lambda immunoglobulin light chains by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. The methodology is totally automated and requires 20 micro L of serum. Mass spectral analysis of Bence Jones proteins under non-denaturing conditions was also utilized to examine the tertiary and quaternary structure of light chain proteins and clearly shows covalent dimer formation of lambda type light chain. This type of on-line assay may prove helpful in elucidating distinguishing features capable of discriminating AL from benign monoclonal gammopathies of undetermined significance as well as diagnosing AL.     

Solid Phase Extraction and Simultaneous Spectrophotometric Determination of Trace Amounts of Copper and Iron Using Mixture of Ligands

 A novel sensitive and simple method for rapid and selective extraction, preconcentration and determination of iron (as its bathophenanthroline complex) and copper (as its neocuproine complex) using octadecyl silica cartridges and dual wavelength spectrophotometry is presented. The dual wavelength method (533 nm for the iron-bathophenanthroline and 454 nm for the copper-neocuproine as the analytical wavelength) is used to eliminate spectral interferences. Extraction efficiency and the influence of flow rates of sample solution and eluent, pH, amount of neocuproine, bathophenanthroline and hydroxylamine hydrochloride, type and least amount of eluent for elution of iron and copper complexes from cartridge, break-through volume and limit of detection are evaluated. The effects of various cationic and anionic interferences on percent recovery of iron and copper are also studied. Extraction efficiencies >95% are obtained by elution of cartridges with minimal amount of organic solvent. Iron and copper were determined in the range of 3–100 ng mL⁻¹. The limits of detection are 0.98 and 1.13 ng mL⁻¹ for iron and copper, respectively. The proposed method is applied successfully to the determination of both analytes in river, tap and well water samples. Author for correspondence. E-mail: yyamini@modares.ac.ir Received September 18, 2002; accepted December 12, 2002 Published online May 5, 2003     

Rapid analysis of free medium-chain fatty acids and related ethyl esters in beer using SPE and HRGC

A modification of a procedure by Hage [1] is proposed for the gas chromatographic evaluation of the content of free medium-chain fatty acids and related ethyl esters in beer. The method involves extraction of free fatty acids and ethyl esters by SPE using C₁₈ bonded phase columns, derivatization of free fatty acids and related ethyl esters with diazomethane, and GC analysis using an SP-2340 capillary column. The results obtained have shown the method to be rapid and highly reproducible. The technique has been compared with other methods used for determination of free fatty acids.     

可燃药筒活性的分析

该文通过对可燃药筒密闭爆发器试验的分析，指出活性能够综合反映可燃药筒的燃气生成规律及燃烧速度性能，并给出了有关活性的一些特征，这对于可燃药筒的生产质量控制、燃烧性能评价以及装药结构设计等都具有重要的指导意义。     

高效液相色谱三元梯度分离法测定大气中11种醛酮类化合物的研究

研究选择了以２,４－二硝基苯肼衍生化三元梯度洗脱的高效液相色谱测定大气中１１种醛酮类化合物的最佳色谱分离条件,醛酮类化合物的检出限０．４５到２．０４ｎｇ,各化合物保留时间和相对标准偏差ｓ,≤０．３８％在所测定的含量范围内具有很好的线性关系,每种化合物的相关系数均大于０．９９９;研究了涂敷２,４－二硝基苯肼硅胶吸附采样夹的制作方法,并应用于大气环境中醛酮类化合物的分析。方法简单、快速,１１种醛酮类化     

无筛板型固相萃取柱的制备及其在食品中苯甲酸的测定研究

结合固相萃取(SPE)盘与含支撑物的SPE柱技术,制备了一种新型的无筛板型固相萃取柱.以C18填料为例,以话梅样品为介质对其中的苯甲酸进行分析,并用传统固相萃取小柱平行比较;将SPE与HPLC-UV结合,考察了填料对简单介质中苯甲酸的最大吸附量及洗脱曲线,研究了新型SPE柱在实际应用中的分离纯化效果.结果表明,新型SPE柱对样品的吸附效果更好,规格为200 mg/3 mL的SPE柱对苯甲酸的吸附量达到0.951 mg,超过了传统柱的吸附量0.908 mg;其洗脱曲线与传统柱几乎重合;苯甲酸在1～100 mg/L浓度范围内线性关系良好, r=0.9999,用此SPE柱纯化后的样品加标回收率和相对误差分别在88.4%～102.3%和1.4%～2.9%之间.     

大口径机枪双头弹空气阻力系数的实验研究

介绍了大口径机枪双头弹空气阻力系数的 2种实验方法和实验结果。采用模型风洞测试和实弹射击的方法获得了大口径机枪双头弹弹头飞行的空气阻力系数 ,对 2种方法所得的阻力系数进行了比较分析。分析结果表明 ,2种方法所得结果基本接近 ,双头弹前弹头所测得的阻力系数跟风洞测试攻角为 0°时的测试结果接近 ,后弹头的阻力系数与风洞测试攻角为 4°时的结果相近 ,说明前弹头对后弹头具有一定的空气干扰 ,实弹射击更能体现各种综合因素对弹头飞行的影响     

An analytical method for prohexadione in Chinese cabbage and apple

A residual determination method as a regulatory residue method was developed using HPLC‐UVD for prohexadione residues in Chinese cabbage (Brassica pekinensis) and apple (Malus domestica). The developed method consisted of solid–liquid extraction with acidic acetonitrile and ion‐suppression liquid–liquid partitioning, followed by anion exchange cartridge cleanup. The limits of detection and quantitation for the method were 0.005 and 0.02 mg/kg, respectively. The method gave good linearity in the range of 0.02–2.5 mg/kg. Accuracy and precision ranged from 84.1 to 94.1% and from 2.4 to 6.9%, respectively. Additionally, the confirmative conditions of LC‐MS/MS for prohexadione were set in negative electrospray ionization mode with transitions of m/z 211.4 → 167.5 and m/z 211.4 → 123.5 in the selected reaction monitoring mode. The applicability of the method was demonstrated by analyzing real samples collected from local markets in Seoul, Republic of Korea. This developed method fully deserves consideration in accordance with its sensitivity, accuracy and precision required for residue analysis of prohexadione in Chinese cabbages and apples. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

固相萃取-气相色谱法测定甲醇制烯烃副产汽油及甲醇制汽油产物中的含氧化合物

采用纯硅胶柱固相萃取技术对甲醇制烯烃副产汽油或甲醇制汽油产物进行预处理,将产物中的含氧化合物与烃类进行色谱分离,采用质谱鉴定产物中的含氧化合物。使用标准溶液优化纯硅胶小柱的洗脱条件,比较预处理方法的回收率,考察预处理方法的重复性。结果表明,标准溶液的各含氧化合物组分回收率为87.7%~95.3%。采用气相色谱-火焰离子化检测器(GC-FID)通过内标法对实际样品中除甲醇和乙醇外的含氧化合物进行定量分析,使用丁酮、叔戊醇、戊酮和己酮的响应因子作为同碳数醛、酮、醇的FID响应因子,定量甲醇制烯烃副产汽油和甲醇制汽油产物中的含氧化合物。对于甲醇和乙醇,采用GC-MS分析提取特征离子用外标法定量。结果表明,甲醇制烯烃副产汽油和甲醇制汽油产物中的含氧化合物以酮类、醛类为主,并有少量的醇类。     

Extraction of ketamine from urine using a miniature silica monolithic cartridge followed by quantification with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

The high surface area monolith with reactive hydroxyl group on its surface enables it to function as a miniature solid‐phase extraction (SPE) cartridge in size of 1 cm in diameter and 0.5 cm in length. The prepared silica monolith was characterized by Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method, scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Ketamine was selected as model analyte to validate the extraction efficiency of the prepared cartridge. The extracted ketamine from urine sample was quantitated by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC‐MS/MS) using positive electrospray ionization. The limit of detection and quantification for ketamine was found to be 0.5 and 1.6 ng/mL, respectively. The analysis exhibited linearity in the range of 10–500 ng/mL with coefficient of correlation >0.99. The recovery was found to be in the range of 89–107% with relative standard deviation (RSD) less than 10%. The prepared cartridge was found robust in extracting ketamine efficiently and repeatedly without any significant deterioration in its performance. Moreover, the batch‐to‐batch variations in the performance of the prepared cartridges in terms of % ion suppression of the extracts and recoveries of samples were small, suggesting the consistency in the properties of the monolith.