Expanding the scope of pressure‐assisted electrokinetic injection for online concentration of positively charged analytes in capillary electrophoresis‐mass spectrometry |
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Authors: | Lucia D'Ulivo Yong‐Lai Feng |
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Institution: | Exposure and Biomonitoring Division, Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Environmental and Radiation Health Sciences Directorate, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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Abstract: | Sample injection is a crucial step in CE. In past, many efforts have been focused on concentrating the analytes into a sharp sample plug. In 2006, pressure‐assisted electrokinetic injection (PAEKI) was proposed as a new preconcentration technique for anions. In this study, we expanded the applicability of PAEKI to online preconcentrate positively charged analytes. l ‐Arginine, l ‐lysine, and imidazole were chosen as target analytes for method development. The enhancement factor of PAEKI was over 3000‐fold. When CZE was coupled with a Q‐TOF system, PAEKI delivers a detection limit of 18–28 pg/mL and a dynamic calibration range over four orders of magnitude. The RSD was less than 6.4% (n = 4) on both peak area and migration time, indicating a good repeatability. |
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Keywords: | Capillary electrophoresis‐mass spectrometry Online preconcentration Positively charged analytes Pressure‐assisted electrokinetic injection |
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