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Wyche, K. P., R. S. Blake, A. M. Ellis, P. S. Monks, T. Brauers, R. Koppmann, and E. Apel. "Performance of Chemical Ionization Reaction Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (CIR-TOF-MS) for the measurement of atmospherically significant oxygenated volatile organic compounds." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 6, no. 5 (October 12, 2006): 10247–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acpd-6-10247-2006.
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Abstract. The performance of a new chemical ionization reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometer (CIR-TOF-MS) utilising the environment chamber SAPHIR (Simulation of Atmospheric Photochemistry In a large Reaction Chamber – Forschungzentrum Jülich, Germany) is described. The work took place as part of the ACCENT (Atmospheric Composition and Change the European NeTwork for excellence) supported oxygenated volatile organic compound (OVOC) measurement intercomparison during January 2005. The experiment entailed the measurement of 14 different atmospherically significant OVOCs at various mixing ratios in the approximate range 10.0–0.6 ppbV. The CIR-TOF-MS operated throughout the exercise with the hydronium ion (H3O+) as the primary chemical ionization (CI) reagent in order to facilitate proton transfer to the analyte OVOCs. The results show the CIR time-of-flight mass spectrometer is capable of detecting a wide range of atmospheric OVOCs down to sub-ppbV mixing ratios with high accuracy and precision. It is demonstrated that the technique has rapid multi-channel response at the required sensitivity, accuracy and precision for atmospheric OVOC measurements.
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Wyche, K. P., R. S. Blake, A. M. Ellis, P. S. Monks, T. Brauers, R. Koppmann, and E. C. Apel. "Technical Note: Performance of Chemical Ionization Reaction Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (CIR-TOF-MS) for the measurement of atmospherically significant oxygenated volatile organic compounds." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 7, no. 3 (February 8, 2007): 609–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-7-609-2007.
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Abstract. The performance of a new chemical ionization reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometer (CIR-TOF-MS) utilising the environment chamber SAPHIR (Simulation of Atmospheric Photochemistry In a large Reaction Chamber- Forschungzentrum Jülich, Germany) is described. The work took place as part of the ACCENT (Atmospheric Composition and Change the European NeTwork for excellence) supported oxygenated volatile organic compound (OVOC) measurement intercomparison during January 2005. The experiment entailed the measurement of 14 different atmospherically significant OVOCs at various mixing ratios in the approximate range 10.0–0.6 ppbV. The CIR-TOF-MS operated throughout the exercise with the hydronium ion (H3O+) as the primary chemical ionization (CI) reagent in order to facilitate proton transfer to the analyte OVOCs. The results presented show that the CIR time-of-flight mass spectrometer is capable of detecting a wide range of atmospheric OVOCs at mixing ratios of around 10 ppbV in "real-time" (i.e. detection on the one-minute time scale), with sub-ppbV measurement also achieved following an increase in averaging time to tens of minutes. It is shown that in general OVOC measurement is made with high accuracy and precision, with integration time, mixing ratio and compound dependent values as good as 4–13% and 3–15% respectively. It is demonstrated that CIR-TOF-MS has rapid multi-channel response at the required sensitivity, accuracy and precision for atmospheric OVOC measurement.
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Zaytsev, Alexander, Martin Breitenlechner, Abigail R. Koss, Christopher Y. Lim, James C. Rowe, Jesse H. Kroll, and Frank N. Keutsch. "Using collision-induced dissociation to constrain sensitivity of ammonia chemical ionization mass spectrometry (NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup> CIMS) to oxygenated volatile organic compounds." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 12, no. 3 (March 20, 2019): 1861–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-1861-2019.
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Abstract. Chemical ionization mass spectrometry (CIMS) instruments routinely detect hundreds of oxidized organic compounds in the atmosphere. A major limitation of these instruments is the uncertainty in their sensitivity to many of the detected ions. We describe the development of a new high-resolution time-of-flight chemical ionization mass spectrometer that operates in one of two ionization modes: using either ammonium ion ligand-switching reactions such as for NH4+ CIMS or proton transfer reactions such as for proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometer (PTR-MS). Switching between the modes can be done within 2 min. The NH4+ CIMS mode of the new instrument has sensitivities of up to 67 000 dcps ppbv−1 (duty-cycle-corrected ion counts per second per part per billion by volume) and detection limits between 1 and 60 pptv at 2σ for a 1 s integration time for numerous oxygenated volatile organic compounds. We present a mass spectrometric voltage scanning procedure based on collision-induced dissociation that allows us to determine the stability of ammonium-organic ions detected by the NH4+ CIMS instrument. Using this procedure, we can effectively constrain the sensitivity of the ammonia chemical ionization mass spectrometer to a wide range of detected oxidized volatile organic compounds for which no calibration standards exist. We demonstrate the application of this procedure by quantifying the composition of secondary organic aerosols in a series of laboratory experiments.
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Sobreira, Tiago Jose P., Larisa Avramova, Botond Szilagyi, David L. Logsdon, Bradley P. Loren, Zinia Jaman, Ryan T. Hilger, et al. "High-throughput screening of organic reactions in microdroplets using desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (DESI-MS): hardware and software implementation." Analytical Methods 12, no. 28 (2020): 3654–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0ay00072h.
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Implementation of a novel method for high-throughput screening of reactions in microdroplets. The reaction and analysis steps are performed simultaneously using desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) at a rate of up to 1 reaction mixture per second.
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Wu, Hui-Fen, and Ya-Ping Lin. "Study of Ion—Molecule Reactions and Collisionally-Activated Dissociation of Dopamine and Adrenaline by an Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer with An External Ionization Source." European Journal of Mass Spectrometry 6, no. 1 (February 2000): 65–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1255/ejms.331.
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Study of the reaction mechanisms for ion–molecule reactions and for collisionally-activated dissociations (CAD) of dopamine and adrenaline has been performed using an external chemical ionization source quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer. This work demonstrates the possibility of applying an external source ion trap instrument to perform selective ion–molecule reactions in the gas phase, due to its high sensitivity and low detection limits in mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (MS/MS) mode. CAD experiments on ions with relative intensity as low as 0–2%, formed as ion–molecule products of dopamine and adrenaline, have been successfully performed. Study of some fragment ions of M+• and [M + H]+, observed in the chemical ionization (CI) spectra, by CAD techniques, permits elucidation of a series of mechanisms for the sequential dissociations of the M+• and [M + H]+ ions. Thus, the structural information obtained from this method is similar to that which would have been obtained if MS n had been performed for M+• and [M + H]+ ions. From the proposed CAD reaction mechanisms and the semi-empirical calculations, the favored reactive sites for formation of the adduct ions could be determined. The reactive site for protonation of dopamine is on the amino group, but for adrenaline, it is on the benzylic hydroxyl group. As to the reactive site for the CH3O=C2H+ ion addition, dopamine is either on the amino group or on the phenyl ring. However, adrenaline is only on the benzylic hydroxyl group. Temperature effects on the formation of the ion–molecule products were also investigated. It was shown that the best source temperature for formation of [M + H]+ and [M + 13]+ ions of dopamine is 200°C. Information about use of dimethyl ether (DME) as the reagent gas in the external chemical ionization of an ion trap mass spectrometer is provided.
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Rovelli, Grazia, Michael I. Jacobs, Megan D. Willis, Rebecca J. Rapf, Alexander M. Prophet, and Kevin R. Wilson. "A critical analysis of electrospray techniques for the determination of accelerated rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions in droplets." Chemical Science 11, no. 48 (2020): 13026–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0sc04611f.
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The application of Electrospray and Electrosonic Spray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS and ESSI-MS) to study accelerated reaction kinetics in droplets is examined using numerical models, new experimental data, and prior literature.
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Lento, Cristina, Gerald F. Audette, and Derek J. Wilson. "Time-resolved electrospray mass spectrometry — a brief history." Canadian Journal of Chemistry 93, no. 1 (January 2015): 7–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2014-0260.
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This review describes the evolution of time-resolved electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (TRESI-MS), a technology that was developed in large part at Western University. TRESI-MS was initially designed to characterize rapid chemical and biochemical reactions occurring on the millisecond time scale without need for a chromophore. Early TRESI-MS setups usually consisted of continuous-flow rapid mixers with a fixed tee for analysis of a single time point, and later adjustable reaction chamber devices allowing for automatic tracking of the reaction over time. Advances in instrumentation design over the years have resulted in improved time resolution, with microfluidic device implementation allowing for coupling to hydrogen−deuterium exchange (HDX) experiments. Areas of application that will be discussed include the investigation of protein folding intermediates, identification of enzyme−substrate intermediates in the pre-steady state, and the use of time-resolved HDX to study the dynamics of weakly structured protein regions. While some limitations still persist with the method, the continued development of TRESI-MS and related approaches paves the way to a promising future and the study of unexplored application areas.
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Ferreira, Christina R., Karen E. Yannell, Alan K. Jarmusch, Valentina Pirro, Zheng Ouyang, and R. Graham Cooks. "Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Other Clinical Measurements." Clinical Chemistry 62, no. 1 (January 1, 2016): 99–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2014.237164.
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Abstract BACKGROUND One driving motivation in the development of point-of-care (POC) diagnostics is to conveniently and immediately provide information upon which healthcare decisions can be based, while the patient is on site. Ambient ionization mass spectrometry (MS) allows direct chemical analysis of unmodified and complex biological samples. This suite of ionization techniques was introduced a decade ago and now includes a number of techniques, all seeking to minimize or eliminate sample preparation. Such approaches provide new opportunities for POC diagnostics and rapid measurements of exogenous and endogenous molecules (e.g., drugs, proteins, hormones) in small volumes of biological samples, especially when coupled with miniature mass spectrometers. CONTENT Ambient MS-based techniques are applied in diverse fields such as forensics, pharmaceutical development, reaction monitoring, and food analysis. Clinical applications of ambient MS are at an early stage but show promise for POC diagnostics. This review provides a brief overview of various ambient ionization techniques providing background, examples of applications, and the current state of translation to clinical practice. The primary focus is on paper spray (PS) ionization, which allows quantification of analytes in complex biofluids. Current developments in the miniaturization of mass spectrometers are discussed. SUMMARY Ambient ionization MS is an emerging technology in analytical and clinical chemistry. With appropriate MS instrumentation and user-friendly interfaces for automated analysis, ambient ionization techniques can provide quantitative POC measurements. Most significantly, the implementation of PS could improve the quality and lower the cost of POC testing in a variety of clinical settings.
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Piel, Felix, Markus Müller, Klaus Winkler, Jenny Skytte af Sätra, and Armin Wisthaler. "Introducing the extended volatility range proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometer (EVR PTR-MS)." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 14, no. 2 (February 22, 2021): 1355–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-1355-2021.
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Abstract. Proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) is widely used in atmospheric sciences for measuring volatile organic compounds in real time. In the most widely used type of PTR-MS instruments, air is directly introduced into a chemical ionization reactor via an inlet capillary system. The reactor has a volumetric exchange time of ∼0.1 s, enabling PTR-MS analyzers to measure at a frequency of 10 Hz. The time response does, however, deteriorate if low-volatility analytes interact with surfaces in the inlet or in the instrument. Herein, we present the extended volatility range (EVR) PTR-MS instrument which mitigates this issue. In the EVR configuration, inlet capillaries are made of passivated stainless steel, and all wetted metal parts in the chemical ionization reactor are surface-passivated with a functionalized hydrogenated amorphous silicon coating. Heating the entire setup (up to 120 ∘C) further improves the time-response performance. We carried out time-response performance tests on a set of 29 analytes having saturation mass concentrations C0 in the range between 10−3 and 105 µg m−3. The 1/e-signal decay times after instant removal of the analyte from the sampling flow were between 0.2 and 90 s for gaseous analytes. We also tested the EVR PTR-MS instrument in combination with the chemical analysis of aerosols online (CHARON) particle inlet, and 1/e-signal decay times were in the range between 5 and 35 s for particulate analytes. We show on a set of example compounds that the time-response performance of the EVR PTR-MS instrument is comparable to that of the fastest flow tube chemical ionization mass spectrometers that are currently in use. The fast time response can be used for rapid (∼1 min equilibration time) switching between gas and particle measurements. The CHARON EVR PTR-MS instrument can thus be used for real-time monitoring of both gaseous and particulate organics in the atmosphere. Finally, we show that the CHARON EVR PTR-MS instrument also rapidly detects highly oxygenated species (with up to eight oxygen atoms) in particles formed by limonene ozonolysis.
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Rissanen, Matti P., Jyri Mikkilä, Siddharth Iyer, and Jani Hakala. "Multi-scheme chemical ionization inlet (MION) for fast switching of reagent ion chemistry in atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry (CIMS) applications." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 12, no. 12 (December 17, 2019): 6635–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-6635-2019.
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Abstract. A novel chemical ionization inlet named the Multi-scheme chemical IONization inlet (MION), Karsa Ltd., Helsinki, Finland) capable of fast switching between multiple reagent ion schemes is presented, and its performance is demonstrated by measuring several known oxidation products from much-studied cyclohexene and α-pinene ozonolysis systems by applying consecutive bromide (Br−) and nitrate (NO3-) chemical ionization. Experiments were performed in flow tube reactors under atmospheric pressure and room temperature (22 ∘C) utilizing an atmospheric pressure interface time-of-flight mass spectrometer (APi-ToF-MS, Tofwerk Ltd., Thun, Switzerland) as the detector. The application of complementary ion modes in probing the same steady-state reaction mixture enabled a far more complete picture of the detailed autoxidation process; the HO2 radical and the least-oxidized reaction products were retrieved with Br− ionization, whereas the highest-oxidized reaction products were detected in the NO3- mode, directly providing information on the first steps and on the ultimate endpoint of oxidation, respectively. While chemical ionization inlets with multiple reagent ion capabilities have been reported previously, an application in which the charging of the sample occurs at atmospheric pressure with practically no sample pretreatment, and with the potential to switch the reagent ion scheme within a second timescale, has not been introduced previously. Also, the ability of bromide ionization to detect highly oxygenated organic molecules (HOM) from atmospheric autoxidation reactions has not been demonstrated prior to this investigation.
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Štícha, Martin, Ivan Jelínek, and Mikuláš Vlk. "Chemical Conversion of Hardly Ionizable Rhenium Aryl Chlorocomplexes with p-Substituted Anilines." Molecules 26, no. 11 (June 5, 2021): 3427. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26113427.
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Fast and selective analytical methods help to ensure the chemical identity and desired purity of the prepared complexes before their medical application, and play an indispensable role in clinical practice. Mass spectrometry, despite some limitations, is an integral part of these methods. In the context of mass spectrometry, specific problems arise with the low ionization efficiency of particular analytes. Chemical derivatization was used as one of the most effective methods to improve the analyte’s response and separation characteristics. The Schotten–Baumann reaction was successfully adapted for the derivatization of ESI hardly ionizable Re(VII) bis(catechol) oxochlorocomplex. Various alkyl and halogen p-substituted anilines as possible derivatization agents were tested. Unlike the starting complex, the reaction products were easily ionizable in electrospray, providing structurally characteristic molecular and fragment anions. DFT computer modeling, which proposed significant conformation changes of prepared complexes within their deprotonation, proved to have a close link to MS spectra. High-resolution MS and MS/MS measurements complemented with collision-induced dissociation experiments for detailed specification of prepared complexes’ fragmentation pathways were used. The specified fragmentation schemes were analogous for all studied derivatives, with an exception for [Re(O)(Cat)2PIPA].
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Raofie, Farhad, Graydon Snider, and Parisa A. Ariya. "Reaction of gaseous mercury with molecular iodine, atomic iodine, and iodine oxide radicals — Kinetics, product studies, and atmospheric implications." Canadian Journal of Chemistry 86, no. 8 (August 1, 2008): 811–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/v08-088.
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Mercury is present in the Earth’s atmosphere mainly in elemental form. The chemical transformation of mercury in the atmosphere may influence its bioaccumulation in the human food chain as well as its global cycling. We carried out the first kinetic and product studies of the reactions of gaseous mercury with molecular iodine, atomic iodine, and iodine oxide radicals at tropospheric pressure (~740 Torr) and 296 ± 2 K in air and in N2 (1 Torr = 133.322 4 Pa; 0 °C = 273.15 K). Atomic iodine was formed using UV photolysis of CH2I2. IO radicals were formed by the UV photolysis of CH2I2 in the presence of ozone The reaction kinetics were studied using absolute rate techniques with gas chromatographic and mass spectroscopic detection (GC–MS). The measured rate coefficient for the reaction of Hg0 with I2 was ≤ (1.27 ± 0.58) × 10–19 cm3 molecule–1 s–1. The reaction products were analyzed in the gas phase from the suspended aerosols and from deposits on the walls of the reaction chambers using six complementary methods involving chemical ionization and electron impact mass spectrometry, GC–MS, a MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer, a cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometer (CVAFS), and a high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) coupled to an energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). The major reaction products identified were HgI2, HgO, and HgIO or HgOI. The implications of the results are discussed with regards to both the chemistry of atmospheric mercury and its potential implications in the biogeochemical cycling of mercury.Key words: mercury, molecular iodine, atomic iodine, iodine oxide radicals kinetics, product study, atmospheric chemistry.
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Pagonis, Demetrios, Pedro Campuzano-Jost, Hongyu Guo, Douglas A. Day, Melinda K. Schueneman, Wyatt L. Brown, Benjamin A. Nault, et al. "Airborne extractive electrospray mass spectrometry measurements of the chemical composition of organic aerosol." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 14, no. 2 (February 26, 2021): 1545–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-1545-2021.
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Abstract. We deployed an extractive electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer (EESI-MS) for airborne measurements of biomass burning aerosol during the Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality (FIREX-AQ) study onboard the NASA DC-8 research aircraft. Through optimization of the electrospray working solution, active control of the electrospray region pressure, and precise control of electrospray capillary position, we achieved 1 Hz quantitative measurements of aerosol nitrocatechol and levoglucosan concentrations up to pressure altitudes of 7 km. The EESI-MS response to levoglucosan and nitrocatechol was calibrated for each flight, with flight-to-flight calibration variability of 60 % (1σ). Laboratory measurements showed no aerosol size dependence in EESI-MS sensitivity below particle geometric diameters of 400 nm, covering 82 % of accumulation-mode aerosol mass during FIREX-AQ. We also present a first in-field intercomparison of EESI-MS with a chemical analysis of aerosol online proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometer (CHARON PTR-MS) and a high-resolution Aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS). EESI-MS and CHARON PTR-MS levoglucosan concentrations were well correlated, with a regression slope of 0.94 (R2=0.77). AMS levoglucosan-equivalent concentrations and EESI-MS levoglucosan showed a greater difference, with a regression slope of 1.36 (R2=0.96), likely indicating the contribution of other compounds to the AMS levoglucosan-equivalent measurement. The total EESI-MS signal showed correlation (R2=0.9) with total organic aerosol measured by AMS, and the EESI-MS bulk organic aerosol sensitivity was 60 % of the sensitivity to levoglucosan standards.
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Osak, Marcin, Grzegorz Buszewicz, Jacek Baj, and Grzegorz Teresiński. "Determination of Cyanide in Blood for Forensic Toxicology Purposes—A Novel Nci Gc-Ms/Ms Technique." Molecules 26, no. 18 (September 17, 2021): 5638. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26185638.
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One of the recently evolving methods for cyanide determination in body fluids is GC-MS, following extractive alkylation with pentafluorobenzyl bromide or pentafluorobenzyl p-toluenesulfonate. The aim of this study was to improve previous GC methods by utilizing a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer, which could enhance selectivity and sensitivity allowing for the reliable confirmation of cyanide exposure in toxicological studies. Another purpose of this study was to facilitate a case investigation including a determination of cyanide in blood and to use the obtained data to confirm the ingestion of a substance, found together with a human corpse at the forensic scene. The blood samples were prepared following extractive alkylation with a phase transfer catalyst tetrabutylammonium sulfate and the PFB-Br derivatization agent. Optimal parameters for detection, including ionization type and multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) transitions had been investigated and then selected. The validation parameters for the above method were as follows—linear regression R2 = 0.9997 in the range of 0.1 µg/mL to 10 µg/mL; LOD = 24 ng/mL; LOQ = 80 ng/mL and an average recovery of extraction of 98%. Our study demonstrates the first attempt of cyanide determination in blood with gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The established method could be applied in forensic studies due to MS/MS confirmation of organic cyanide derivative and low matrix interferences owning to utilizing negative chemical ionization.
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Kamgang Nzekoue, Franks, Thomas Henle, Giovanni Caprioli, Gianni Sagratini, and Michael Hellwig. "Food Protein Sterylation: Chemical Reactions between Reactive Amino Acids and Sterol Oxidation Products under Food Processing Conditions." Foods 9, no. 12 (December 17, 2020): 1882. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods9121882.
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Sterols, especially cholesterol and phytosterols, are important components of food lipids. During food processing, such as heating, sterols, like unsaturated fatty acids, can be oxidized. Protein modification by secondary products of lipid peroxidation has recently been demonstrated in food through a process called lipation. Similarly, this study was performed to assess, for the first time, the possibility of reactions between food proteins and sterol oxidation products in conditions relevant for food processing. Therefore, reaction models consisting of oxysterol (cholesterol 5α,6α-epoxide) and reactive amino acids (arginine, lysine, and methionine) were incubated in various conditions of concentration (0–8 mM), time (0–120 min), and temperature (30–180 °C). The identification of lysine adducts through thin-layer chromatography (TLC), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a diode array detector (DAD), and electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry (MS) evidenced a reaction with lysine. Moreover, the HPLC-ESI with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) analyses allowed observation of the compound, whose mass to charge ratio m/z 710.5 and fragmentation patterns corresponded to the reaction product [M + H]+ between cholesterol-5α,6α-epoxide and the ε-amino-group of Nα-benzoylglycyl-l-lysine. Moreover, kinetic studies between Nα-benzoylglycyl-l-lysine as a model for protein-bound lysine and cholesterol 5α,6α-epoxide were performed, showing that the formation of lysine adducts strongly increases with time, temperature, and oxysterol level. This preliminary study suggests that in conditions commonly reached during food processing, sterol oxidation products could react covalently with protein-bound lysine, causing protein modifications.
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Raina, Renata, and Patricia Hall. "Comparison of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry and Gas Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry with Electron Ionization and Negative-Ion Chemical Ionization for Analyses of Pesticides at Trace Levels in Atmospheric Samples." Analytical Chemistry Insights 3 (January 2008): ACI.S1005. http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/aci.s1005.
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A comparison of detection limits of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in selected ion monitoring (SIM) with gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) in selected reaction monitoring (SRM) mode with both electron ionization (EI) and negative-ion chemical ionization (NCI) are presented for over 50 pesticides ranging from organochlorines (OCs), organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) and pre-emergent herbicides used in the Canadian prairies (triallate, trifluralin, ethalfluralin). The developed GC-EI/SIM, GC-NCI/SIM, and GC-NCI/SRM are suitable for the determination of pesticides in air sample extracts at concentrations <100 pg µL-1 (< 100 pg m-3 in air). No one method could be used to analyze the range of pre-emergent herbicides, OPs, and OCs investigated. In general GC-NCI/SIM provided the lowest method detection limits (MDLs commonly 2.5-10 pg µL-1) along with best confirmation (<25% RSD of ion ratio), while GC-NCI/SRM is recommended for use where added selectivity or confirmation is required (such as parathion-ethyl, tokuthion, carbofenothion). GC-EI/SRM at concentration < 100 pg µL-1 was not suitable for most pesticides. GC-EI/SIM was more prone to interference issues than NCI methods, but gave good sensitivity (MDLs 1-10 pg µL-1) for pesticides with poor NCI response (OPs: sulfotep, phorate, aspon, ethion, and OCs: alachlor, aldrin, perthane, and DDE, DDD, DDT).
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Liesener, André, Anna-Maria Perchuc, Reto Schöni, Nils Helge Schebb, Marianne Wilmer, and Uwe Karst. "Screening of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in snake venom by electrospray mass spectrometry." Pure and Applied Chemistry 79, no. 12 (January 1, 2007): 2339–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac200779122339.
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An electrospray ionization/mass spectrometry (ESI/MS)-based assay for the determination of acetylcholinesterase (AChE)-inhibiting activity in snake venom was developed. It allows the direct monitoring of the natural AChE substrate acetylcholine (AC) and the respective product choline. The assay scheme was employed in the screening for neurotoxic activity in fractions of the venom of Bothrops moojeni. AChE inhibition was assessed in two fractions. As a positive control, the established AChE inhibitor 1,5-bis(4-allyl-dimethylammoniumphenyl)pentan-3-one dibromide (BW284c51) was used, a dose-response curve for this compound was generated and the IC50 value for the inhibitor was determined to be 1.60 ± 0.09 × 10-9 mol L-1. The dose-response curve was used as "calibration function" for the venom inhibition activity, resulting in BW284c51-equivalent concentrations of 1.76 × 10-9 mol L-1 and 1.07 × 10-9 mol L-1 for the two fractions containing activity. The ESI/MS-based assay scheme was validated using the established Ellman reaction. The data obtained using both methods were found to be in good agreement. The ESI/MS-based assay scheme is therefore an attractive alternative to the standard colorimetric assay.
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Xie, Yulu, Xican Li, Jingyu Chen, Yuman Deng, Wenbiao Lu, and Dongfeng Chen. "pH Effect and Chemical Mechanisms of Antioxidant Higenamine." Molecules 23, no. 9 (August 29, 2018): 2176. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules23092176.
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In this article, we determine the pH effect and chemical mechanism of antioxidant higenamine by using four spectrophotometric assays: (1) 2-phenyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide radical (PTIO•)-scavenging assay (at pH 4.5, 6.0, and 7.4); (2) Fe3+-reducing power assay; (3) Cu2+-reducing power assay; and (4) 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH•)-scavenging assay. The DPPH•-scavenging reaction product is further analyzed by ultra-performance liquid chromatography, coupled with electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS/MS) technology. In the four spectrophotometric assays, higenamine showed good dose-response curves; however, its IC50 values were always lower than those of Trolox. In UPLC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS/MS analysis, the higenamine reaction product with DPPH• displayed three chromatographic peaks (retention time = 0.969, 1.078, and 1.319 min). The first gave m/z 541.2324 and 542.2372 MS peaks; while the last two generated two similar MS peaks (m/z 663.1580 and 664.1885), and two MS/MS peaks (m/z 195.9997 and 225.9971). In the PTIO•-scavenging assays, higenamine greatly decreased its IC50 values with increasing pH. In conclusion, higenamine is a powerful antioxidant—it yields at least two types of final products (i.e., higenamine-radical adduct and higenamine-higenamine dimer). In aqueous media, higenamine may exert its antioxidant action via electron-transfer and proton-transfer pathways. However, its antioxidant action is markedly affected by pH. This is possibly because lower pH value weakens its proton-transfer pathway via ionization suppression by solution H+, and its electron-transfer pathway by withdrawing the inductive effect (-I) from protonated N-atom. These findings will aid the correct use of alkaloid antioxidants.
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Zhao, Yue, Michelle C. Fairhurst, Lisa M. Wingen, Véronique Perraud, Michael J. Ezell, and Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts. "New insights into atmospherically relevant reaction systems using direct analysis in real-time mass spectrometry (DART-MS)." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 10, no. 4 (April 11, 2017): 1373–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-1373-2017.
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Abstract. The application of direct analysis in real-time mass spectrometry (DART-MS), which is finding increasing use in atmospheric chemistry, to two different laboratory model systems for airborne particles is investigated: (1) submicron C3–C7 dicarboxylic acid (diacid) particles reacted with gas-phase trimethylamine (TMA) or butylamine (BA) and (2) secondary organic aerosol (SOA) particles from the ozonolysis of α-cedrene. The diacid particles exhibit a clear odd–even pattern in their chemical reactivity toward TMA and BA, with the odd-carbon diacid particles being substantially more reactive than even ones. The ratio of base to diacid in reacted particles, determined using known diacid–base mixtures, was compared to that measured by high-resolution time-of-flight aerosol mass spectrometry (HR-ToF-AMS), which vaporizes the whole particle. Results show that DART-MS probes ∼ 30 nm of the surface layer, consistent with other studies on different systems. For α-cedrene SOA particles, it is shown that varying the temperature of the particle stream as it enters the DART-MS ionization region can distinguish between specific components with the same molecular mass but different vapor pressures. These results demonstrate the utility of DART-MS for (1) examining reactivity of heterogeneous model systems for atmospheric particles and (2) probing components of SOA particles based on volatility.
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Stróżyńska, Monika, Jürgen H. Gross, and Katrin Schuhen. "Structural investigation of perfluorocarboxylic acid derivatives formed in the reaction with N,N-dimethylformamide dialkylacetals." European Journal of Mass Spectrometry 26, no. 2 (October 9, 2019): 131–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1469066719880546.
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A structural investigation of perfluorocarboxylic acid derivatives formed in the reaction with N,N-dimethylformamide dialkylacetals employing several techniques of mass spectrometry (MS) is described. Two derivatizing reagents, dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal (DMF-DMA) and dimethylformamide diethylacetal (DMF-DEA) were used. In contrast to carboxylic acids, perfluorocarboxylic acids are not able to form alkyl esters as the main product in this reaction. We found that perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) forms a salt with N,N-dimethylformamide dialkylacetals. This salt undergoes a further reaction inside the injection block of a gas chromatograph (GC) by loss of CO2 and then forms 1,1-perfluorooctane-(N,N,N,N-tetramethyl)-diamine. The GC-MS experiments using both electron ionization (EI) and positive-ion chemical ionization (PCI) revealed that the same reaction products are formed with either derivatizing reagent. Subjecting the perfluorocarboxylic acid derivative to electrospray ionization (ESI) and direct analysis in real time (DART), both positive- and negative-ion modes indicated that cluster ions are formed. In the positive-ion mode, this cluster ion consists of two iminium cations and one PFOA anion, while in the negative-ion mode, it comprises two PFOA anions and one cation. The salt structure was further confirmed by liquid injection field desorption/ionization (LIFDI) as well as infrared (IR) spectroscopy. We propose a simple mechanism of N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylformamidinium cation formation. The structure elucidation is supported by specific fragment ions as obtained by GC-EI-MS and GC-PCI-MS analyses.
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Endalew, Abebe K., and Yohannes Kiros. "Catalytic Autoxidation of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters from Jatropha Oil." Journal of Fuels 2014 (October 16, 2014): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/470790.
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Metal catalysts for transesterification of vegetable oils can cause autoxidation side reactions which reduces the fuel quality of the biodiesel. On the other side, oxidation of highly unsaturated oils can open opportunities for the synthesis of other important renewable chemical products. This study reports catalytic oxidation of fatty acids of Jatropha curcas oil (JCO) by Li-CaO/Fe2(SO4)3 catalyst during transesterification at mild reaction conditions. The catalytic oxidation of the triglycerides was shown to be enhanced by the presence of lithium incorporated in the otherwise active catalyst combination of CaO/Fe2(SO4)3 used for high conversion into FAME. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) was used to assess the reaction products.
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Sathyanarayanan, Gowtham, Markus Haapala, and Tiina Sikanen. "Interfacing Digital Microfluidics with Ambient Mass Spectrometry Using SU-8 as Dielectric Layer." Micromachines 9, no. 12 (December 8, 2018): 649. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi9120649.
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This work describes the interfacing of electrowetting-on-dielectric based digital microfluidic (DMF) sample preparation devices with ambient mass spectrometry (MS) via desorption atmospheric pressure photoionization (DAPPI). The DMF droplet manipulation technique was adopted to facilitate drug distribution and metabolism assays in droplet scale, while ambient mass spectrometry (MS) was exploited for the analysis of dried samples directly on the surface of the DMF device. Although ambient MS is well-established for bio- and forensic analyses directly on surfaces, its interfacing with DMF is scarce and requires careful optimization of the surface-sensitive processes, such as sample precipitation and the subsequent desorption/ionization. These technical challenges were addressed and resolved in this study by making use of the high mechanical, thermal, and chemical stability of SU-8. In our assay design, SU-8 served as the dielectric layer for DMF as well as the substrate material for DAPPI-MS. The feasibility of SU-8 based DMF devices for DAPPI-MS was demonstrated in the analysis of selected pharmaceuticals following on-chip liquid-liquid extraction or an enzymatic dealkylation reaction. The lower limits of detection were in the range of 1–10 pmol per droplet (0.25–1.0 µg/mL) for all pharmaceuticals tested.
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Crosswhite, Mark R., Patrick C. Bailey, Lena N. Jeong, Anastasia Lioubomirov, Clarissa Yang, Adam Ozvald, J. Brian Jameson, and I. Gene Gillman. "Non-Targeted Chemical Characterization of JUUL Virginia Tobacco Flavored Aerosols Using Liquid and Gas Chromatography." Separations 8, no. 9 (August 24, 2021): 130. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/separations8090130.
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The chemical constituents of JUUL Virginia Tobacco pods with 3.0% and 5.0% nicotine by weight (VT3 and VT5) were characterized by non-targeted analyses, an approach to detect chemicals that are not otherwise measured with dedicated methods or that are not known beforehand. Aerosols were generated using intense and non-intense puffing regimens and analyzed by gas chromatography electron ionization mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography electrospray ionization high resolving power mass spectrometry. All compounds above 0.7 µg/g for GC–MS analysis or above 0.5 µg/g for LC–HRMS analysis and differing from blank measurements were identified and semi-quantified. All identifications were evaluated and categorized into five groups: flavorants, harmful and potentially harmful constituents, extractables and/or leachables, reaction products, and compounds that could not be identified/rationalized. For VT3, 79 compounds were identified using an intense puffing regimen and 69 using a non-intense puffing regimen. There were 60 compounds common between both regimens. For VT5, 85 compounds were identified with an intense puffing regimen and 73 with a non-intense puffing regimen; 67 compounds were in common. For all nicotine concentrations, formulations and puffing regimens, reaction products accounted for the greatest number of compounds (ranging from 70% to 75%; 0.08% to 0.1% by mass), and flavorants comprised the second largest number of compounds (ranging from for 15% to 16%; 0.1 to 0.2% by mass). A global comparison of the compounds detected in JUUL aerosol to those catalogued in cigarette smoke indicated an approximate 50-fold decrease in chemical complexity. Both VT3 and VT5 aerosols contained 59 unique compounds not identified in cigarette smoke.
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Zhou, Xingchen, Zeneng Cheng, Liling Ran, Xin Guo, Zhi Liu, and Peng Yu. "Determination of Glucosamine in Human Plasma by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Source-Tandem Mass Spectrometry." Chromatography Research International 2011 (June 15, 2011): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/815183.
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A sensitive, specific, and rapid high-performance liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-APCI-MS/MS) method for the determination of glucosamine in human plasma was developed and validated. Plasma samples were processed by protein precipitation with dehydrated ethanol, and the chromatographic separation was performed on an Agilent XDB-C18 column with a mobile phase of methanol—0.2% formic acid solution (70 : 30, v/v). Mass spectrometric quantification was carried out in the multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode, monitoring ion transitions of m/z 180.1 to m/z 162.1 with collision energy (CE) of 2 eV for glucosamine and m/z 181.1 to m/z 163.1 with CE of 2 eV for the internal standard (IS) in positive ion mode. The linear calibration curves covered a concentration range of 53.27–3409 ng/mL with a lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) of 53.27 ng/mL. The extraction recovery of glucosamine was greater than 101.7%. The intra- and interday precisions for glucosamine were less than 10%, and the accuracies were between 93.7% and 102.6%, determined from quality control (QC) samples of three representative concentrations. The method has been successfully applied to determining the plasma concentration of glucosamine in a clinical pharmacokinetic study involving 20 healthy Chinese male volunteers.
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Zhao, Yue, Jeremy K. Chan, Felipe D. Lopez-Hilfiker, Megan A. McKeown, Emma L. D'Ambro, Jay G. Slowik, Jeffrey A. Riffell, and Joel A. Thornton. "An electrospray chemical ionization source for real-time measurement of atmospheric organic and inorganic vapors." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 10, no. 10 (October 4, 2017): 3609–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-3609-2017.
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Abstract. We present an electrospray ion source coupled to an orthogonal continuous-flow atmospheric pressure chemical ionization region. The source can generate intense and stable currents of several specific reagent ions using a range of salt solutions prepared in methanol, thereby providing both an alternative to more common radioactive ion sources and allowing for the generation of reagent ions that are not available in current chemical ionization mass spectrometry (CIMS) techniques, such as alkaline cations. We couple the orthogonal electrospray chemical ionization (ESCI) source to a high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometer (HR-ToF-MS), and assess instrument performance through calibrations using nitric acid (HNO3), formic acid (HCOOH), and isoprene epoxydiol (trans-β-IEPOX) gas standards, and through measurements of oxidized organic compounds formed from ozonolysis of α-pinene in a continuous-flow reaction chamber. When using iodide as the reagent ion, the HR-ToF-ESCIMS prototype has a sensitivity of 11, 2.4, and 10 cps pptv−1 per million counts per second (cps) of reagent ions and a detection limit (3σ, 5 s averaging) of 4.9, 12.5, and 1.4 pptv to HNO3, HCOOH, and IEPOX, respectively. These values are comparable to those obtained using an iodide-adduct HR-ToF-CIMS with a radioactive ion source and low-pressure ion–molecule reaction region. Applications to the α-pinene ozonolysis system demonstrates that HR-ToF-ESCIMS can generate multiple reagent ions (e.g., I−, NO3−, acetate, Li+, Na+, K+, and NH4+) having different selectivity to provide a comprehensive molecular description of a complex organic system.
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Haarhoff, Zuzana, Andrew Wagner, Pierre Picard, Dieter M. Drexler, Tatyana Zvyaga, and Wilson Shou. "Coupling Laser Diode Thermal Desorption with Acoustic Sample Deposition to Improve Throughput of Mass Spectrometry–Based Screening." Journal of Biomolecular Screening 21, no. 2 (September 29, 2015): 165–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087057115607184.
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The move toward label-free screening in drug discovery has increased the demand for mass spectrometry (MS)–based analysis. Here we investigated the approach of coupling acoustic sample deposition (ASD) with laser diode thermal desorption (LDTD)–tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). We assessed its use in a cytochrome P450 (CYP) inhibition assay, where a decrease in metabolite formation signifies CYP inhibition. Metabolite levels for 3 CYP isoforms were measured as CYP3A4-1′-OH-midazolam, CYP2D6-dextrorphan, and CYP2C9-4′-OH-diclofenac. After incubation, samples (100 nL) were acoustically deposited onto a stainless steel 384-LazWell plate, then desorbed by an infrared laser directly from the plate surface into the gas phase, ionized by atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI), and analyzed by MS/MS. Using this method, we achieved a sample analysis speed of 2.14 s/well, with bioanalytical performance comparable to the current online solid-phase extraction (SPE)–based MS method. An even faster readout speed was achieved when postreaction sample multiplexing was applied, where three reaction samples, one for each CYP, were transferred into the same well of the LazWell plate. In summary, LDTD coupled with acoustic sample deposition and multiplexing significantly decreased analysis time to 0.7 s/sample, making this MS-based approach feasible to support high-throughput screening (HTS) assays.
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Qiu, Jiangbing, Elliott J. Wright, Krista Thomas, Aifeng Li, Pearse McCarron, and Daniel G. Beach. "Semiquantitation of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins by Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Using Relative Molar Response Factors." Toxins 12, no. 6 (June 16, 2020): 398. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins12060398.
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Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) are a complex class of analogs of the potent neurotoxin saxitoxin (STX). Since calibration standards are not available for many PSTs, including C-11 hydroxyl analogs called M-toxins, accurate quantitation by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS) can be challenging. In the absence of standards, PSTs are often semiquantitated using standards of a different analog (e.g., STX), an approach with a high degree of uncertainty due to the highly variable sensitivity between analytes in electrospray ionization. Here, relative molar response factors (RMRs) were investigated for a broad range of PSTs using common LC-MS approaches in order to improve the quantitation of PSTs for which standards are unavailable. First, several M-toxins (M1-M6, M9 and dcM6) were semipurified from shellfish using preparative gel filtration chromatography and quantitated using LC-charged aerosol detection (LC-CAD). The RMRs of PST certified reference materials (CRMs) and M-toxins were then determined using selective reaction monitoring LC-MS/MS and full scan LC-high-resolution MS (LC-HRMS) methods in positive and negative electrospray ionization. In general, RMRs for PSTs with similar chemical structures were comparable, but varied significantly between subclasses, with M-toxins showing the lowest sensitivity. For example, STX showed a greater than 50-fold higher RMR than M4 and M6 by LC-HRMS. The MS instrument, scan mode and polarity also had significant impacts on RMRs and should be carefully considered when semiquantitating PSTs by LC-MS. As a demonstration of their utility, the RMRs determined were applied to the semiquantitation of PSTs in contaminated mussels, showing good agreement with results from calibration with CRMs.
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Joshi, Vineet, Yashpal S. Chhonker, Dhruvkumar Soni, Kelly C. Cunningham, Derrick R. Samuelson, and Daryl J. Murry. "A Selective and Sensitive LC-MS/MS Method for Quantitation of Indole in Mouse Serum and Tissues." Metabolites 12, no. 8 (August 2, 2022): 716. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/metabo12080716.
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Indole is an endogenous substance currently being evaluated as a biomarker for ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. A novel, selective, and sensitive method using liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was developed for quantitation of indole concentrations in mouse plasma and tissues. Samples were prepared by protein precipitation using ice-cold acetonitrile (ACN) followed by injecting the extracted analyte to LC-MS/MS system. Indole was separated using Synergi Fusion C18 (4 µm, 250 × 2.0 mm) column with mobile phase 0.1% aqueous formic acid (A) and methanol (B) using gradient flow with run time 12 min. The mass spectrometer was operated in atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) positive mode at unit resolution in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode, using precursor ion > product ion combinations of 118.1 > 91.1 m/z for indole and 124.15 > 96.1 m/z for internal standard (IS) indole d7. The MS/MS response was linear over the range of indole concentrations (1–500 ng/mL). The validated method was applied for quantitation of indole concentrations range in mouse lungs (4.3–69.4 ng/g), serum (0.8–38.7 ng/mL) and cecum (1043.8–12,124.4 ng/g). This method would help investigate the role of indole as a biomarker and understand its implications in different disease states.
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Koss, Abigail R., Kanako Sekimoto, Jessica B. Gilman, Vanessa Selimovic, Matthew M. Coggon, Kyle J. Zarzana, Bin Yuan, et al. "Non-methane organic gas emissions from biomass burning: identification, quantification, and emission factors from PTR-ToF during the FIREX 2016 laboratory experiment." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 18, no. 5 (March 7, 2018): 3299–319. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-3299-2018.
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Abstract. Volatile and intermediate-volatility non-methane organic gases (NMOGs) released from biomass burning were measured during laboratory-simulated wildfires by proton-transfer-reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry (PTR-ToF). We identified NMOG contributors to more than 150 PTR ion masses using gas chromatography (GC) pre-separation with electron ionization, H3O+ chemical ionization, and NO+ chemical ionization, an extensive literature review, and time series correlation, providing higher certainty for ion identifications than has been previously available. Our interpretation of the PTR-ToF mass spectrum accounts for nearly 90 % of NMOG mass detected by PTR-ToF across all fuel types. The relative contributions of different NMOGs to individual exact ion masses are mostly similar across many fires and fuel types. The PTR-ToF measurements are compared to corresponding measurements from open-path Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (OP-FTIR), broadband cavity-enhanced spectroscopy (ACES), and iodide ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry (I− CIMS) where possible. The majority of comparisons have slopes near 1 and values of the linear correlation coefficient, R2, of > 0.8, including compounds that are not frequently reported by PTR-MS such as ammonia, hydrogen cyanide (HCN), nitrous acid (HONO), and propene. The exceptions include methylglyoxal and compounds that are known to be difficult to measure with one or more of the deployed instruments. The fire-integrated emission ratios to CO and emission factors of NMOGs from 18 fuel types are provided. Finally, we provide an overview of the chemical characteristics of detected species. Non-aromatic oxygenated compounds are the most abundant. Furans and aromatics, while less abundant, comprise a large portion of the OH reactivity. The OH reactivity, its major contributors, and the volatility distribution of emissions can change considerably over the course of a fire.
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Zheng, Yunliang, Nana Xu, Xingjiang Hu, Qiao Zhang, Yanpeng Liu, and Qingwei Zhao. "Development and Application of a LC-MS/MS Method for Simultaneous Quantification of Four First-Line Antituberculosis Drugs in Human Serum." Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry 2020 (July 8, 2020): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8838219.
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A simple, rapid, and sensitive liquid chromatography (LC)/mass spectrometry (MS) method was established and validated for simultaneous quantitation of pyrazinamide, isoniazid, rifampicin, and ethambutol in human blood sample. Samples were pretreated by a single-step precipitation with acetonitrile. Chromatographic separation was achieved on XSelecT HSS T3 column by gradient elution with a total run time of 5.0 min. MS detection was performed by a triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometer in the multiple reaction monitoring mode with a positive electrospray ionization source. Isotope-labeled internal standard, especially rifampicin-D8, was applied to adjust for the loss during sample treatment. The established LC-MS/MS method showed a wide analytical range (pyrazinamide: 1.02∼60.0 μg/mL, isoniazid: 0.152∼10.0 μg/mL, rifampicin: 0.500∼30.0 μg/mL, and ethambutol: 0.0998∼5.99 μg/mL) and a good linearity (r > 0.99 for the four analytes) with acceptable accuracy and precision (90.15%∼104.62% and 94.00%∼104.02% for intra- and interaccuracy, respectively; RSD%: <12.46% and <6.43% for intra- and interprecision, respectively). It also showed excellent recoveries (79.24%∼94.16% for all analytes) and absence of significant matrix effect. This method was successfully applied to the quantification of four first-line antituberculosis (anti-TB) drugs, suggesting its suitability for therapeutic drug monitoring in the clinical practices.
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Xu, Zhan-Ling, Ming-Yue Xu, Hai-Tao Wang, Qing-Xuan Xu, Ming-Yang Liu, Chun-Peng Jia, Fang Geng, and Ning Zhang. "Pharmacokinetics of Eight Flavonoids in Rats Assayed by UPLC-MS/MS after Oral Administration of Drynariae rhizoma Extract." Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry 2018 (December 18, 2018): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4789196.
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As a traditional Chinese medicine, Drynariae rhizoma (Kunze ex Mett.) J. Sm. has been used to treat osteoporosis and bone resorption for 2500 years. Based on the previous study and literature references, flavonoids were proved to be the most abundant and main active compounds of Drynariae rhizoma for osteoporosis treatment. In order to make good and rational use of Drynariae rhizoma in future, a rapid, sensitive, and selective ultraperformance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method was developed to investigate the pharmacokinetics of eight main flavonoids in rat plasma after oral administration of the Drynariae rhizoma extract, including neoeriocitrin, luteolin-7-O-β-D-glucoside, astragalin, naringin, eriodictyol, luteolin, naringenin, and kaempferol. Plasma samples’ pretreatment involved a solid-phase extraction column. The separation was performed on an ACQUITY UPLCTM BEH C18 column with a gradient mobile-phase system of acetonitrile and 1% acetic acid in water. The detection was performed using a triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometer equipped with an electrospray ionization interface (ESI) by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) in the positive ion mode. All calibration curves exhibited good linearity (r2 > 0.9990) over the measured ranges. The intraday and interday precisions (RSD) were within 13.87%, and the accuracy (RE) ranged from −14.57% to −0.25% at three quality control levels. Extraction recovery, matrix effect, and stability were satisfactory. The pharmacokinetic characteristics of the eight flavonoids of interest were clearly elucidated.
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de Jong, Wilhelmina HA, Kendon S. Graham, Jan C. van der Molen, Thera P. Links, Michael R. Morris, H. Alec Ross, Elisabeth GE de Vries, and Ido P. Kema. "Plasma Free Metanephrine Measurement Using Automated Online Solid-Phase Extraction HPLC–Tandem Mass Spectrometry." Clinical Chemistry 53, no. 9 (September 1, 2007): 1684–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2007.087114.
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Abstract Background: Quantification of plasma free metanephrine (MN) and normetanephrine (NMN) is considered to be the most accurate test for the clinical chemical diagnosis of pheochromocytoma and follow-up of pheochromocytoma patients. Current methods involve laborious, time-consuming, offline sample preparation, coupled with relatively nonspecific detection. Our aim was to develop a rapid, sensitive, and highly selective automated method for plasma free MNs in the nanomole per liter range. Methods: We used online solid-phase extraction coupled with HPLC-tandem mass spectrometric detection (XLC-MS/MS). Fifty microliters plasma equivalent was prepurified by automated online solid-phase extraction, using weak cation exchange cartridges. Chromatographic separation of the analytes and deuterated analogs was achieved by hydrophilic interaction chromatography. Mass spectrometric detection was performed in the multiple reaction monitoring mode using a quadrupole tandem mass spectrometer in positive electrospray ionization mode. Results: Total run-time including sample cleanup was 8 min. Intra- and interassay analytical variation (CV) varied from 2.0% to 4.7% and 1.6% to 13.5%, respectively, whereas biological intra- and interday variation ranged from 9.4% to 45.0% and 8.4% to 23.2%. Linearity in the 0 to 20 nmol/L calibration range was excellent (R2 > 0.99). For all compounds, recoveries ranged from 74.5% to 99.6%, and detection limits were <0.10 nmol/L. Reference intervals for 120 healthy adults were 0.07 to 0.33 nmol/L (MN), 0.23 to 1.07 nmol/L (NMN), and <0.17 nmol/L (3-methoxytyramine). Conclusions: This automated high-throughput XLC-MS/MS method for the measurement of plasma free MNs is precise and linear, with short analysis time and low variable costs. The method is attractive for routine diagnosis of pheochromocytoma because of its high analytical sensitivity, the analytical power of MS/MS, and the high diagnostic accuracy of free MNs.
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Sun, Liqiong, Shutian Tao, and Shaoling Zhang. "Characterization and Quantification of Polyphenols and Triterpenoids in Thinned Young Fruits of Ten Pear Varieties by UPLC-Q TRAP-MS/MS." Molecules 24, no. 1 (January 3, 2019): 159. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24010159.
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Large quantities of thinned young pears, a natural source of bioactive compounds, are abandoned as agricultural by-products in many orchards. Hence, ten thinned young pear varieties were systematically investigated in terms of their chemical composition and antioxidant potential. Through ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q TRAP-MS/MS), 102 polyphenols and 16 triterpenoids were identified and individually quantified within a short time using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). Subsequently, the antioxidant capacities of these pears were determined with DPPH assays, and the correlation between total antioxidant activity and each component was analyzed. The results indicated that the bioactive compound content and antioxidant capacity in thinned pears were considerably high. Regarding chemical composition, chlorogenic acid, quinic acid and arbutin were the primary polyphenols and ursolic acid was the predominant triterpenoid, whereas 27 polyphenolic compounds, especially chlorogenic acid and most of the flavan-3-ols, were the main antioxidants in young pears. These findings should provide a scientific basis for the further use of pear fruit by-products.
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Fu, Kaiwei, Bei Liu, Xiaopeng Chen, Zhiyu Chen, Jiezhen Liang, Zhongyao Zhang, and Linlin Wang. "Investigation of a Complex Reaction Pathway Network of Isobutane/2-Butene Alkylation by CGC–FID and CGC-MS-DS." Molecules 27, no. 20 (October 13, 2022): 6866. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27206866.
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The mechanism of reaction in isobutane/2-butene alkylation systems is extremely complicated, accompanied by numerous side reactions. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of the reaction pathways in this system is essential for an in-depth discussion of the reaction mechanism and for improving the selectivity of the major products (clean fuel blend components). The alkylation of isobutane/2-butene was studied using a self-made intermittent reaction device with a metering, cooling, reaction, vacuum and analysis system. The alkylates were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed using a capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-data system (CGC-MS-DS) and capillary gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (CCGC-FID), respectively, and the precision and recovery of the quantitative analytical methods were verified. The results showed that the relative standard deviation (RSD) of the standard sample was below 0.78%, and the recoveries were from 98.53% to 102.85%. Under the specified reaction conditions, 79 volatile substances were identified from the alkylates, and the selectivity of C8 and trimethylpentanes (TMPs) reached 63.63% and 53.81%, respectively. The changes of the main chemical components in the alkylation reaction with time were tracked and analyzed, based on which reaction pathways were determined, and a complex reaction network containing the main products’ and the by-products’ generation pathway was constructed.
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Veres, P., J. B. Gilman, J. M. Roberts, W. C. Kuster, C. Warneke, I. R. Burling, and J. de Gouw. "Development and validation of a portable gas phase standard generation and calibration system for volatile organic compounds." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions 3, no. 1 (January 29, 2010): 333–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amtd-3-333-2010.
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Abstract. We report on the development of an accurate, portable, dynamic calibration system for volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The Mobile Organic Carbon Calibration System (MOCCS) combines the production of gas-phase VOC standards using permeation or diffusion sources with quantitative total organic carbon (TOC) conversion on a palladium surface to CO2 in the presence of oxygen, and the subsequent CO2 measurement. MOCCS was validated using three different comparisons: (1) TOC of high accuracy methane standards compared well to expected concentrations (3% relative error), (2) a gas-phase benzene standard was generated using a permeation source and measured by TOC and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) with excellent agreement (<4% relative difference), and (3) total carbon measurement of 4 known gas phase mixtures were performed and compared to a calculated carbon content to agreement within the stated uncertainties of the standards. Measurements from laboratory biomass burning experiments of formic acid by negative-ion proton-transfer chemical-ionization mass spectrometry (NI-PT-CIMS) and formaldehyde by proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry (PTR-MS), both calibrated using MOCCS, were compared to open path Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (OP-FTIR) to validate the MOCCS calibration and were found to compare well (R2 of 0.91 and 0.99 respectively).
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Veres, P., J. B. Gilman, J. M. Roberts, W. C. Kuster, C. Warneke, I. R. Burling, and J. de Gouw. "Development and validation of a portable gas phase standard generation and calibration system for volatile organic compounds." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 3, no. 3 (June 16, 2010): 683–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-3-683-2010.
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Abstract. We report on the development of an accurate, portable, dynamic calibration system for volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The Mobile Organic Carbon Calibration System (MOCCS) combines the production of gas-phase VOC standards using permeation or diffusion sources with quantitative total organic carbon (TOC) conversion on a palladium surface to CO2 in the presence of oxygen, and the subsequent CO2 measurement. MOCCS was validated using three different comparisons: (1) TOC of high accuracy methane standards compared well to expected concentrations (3% relative error), (2) a gas-phase benzene standard was generated using a permeation source and measured by TOC and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) with excellent agreement (<4% relative difference), and (3) total carbon measurement of 4 known gas phase mixtures were performed and compared to a calculated carbon content to agreement within the stated uncertainties of the standards. Measurements from laboratory biomass burning experiments of formic acid by negative-ion proton-transfer chemical-ionization mass spectrometry (NI-PT-CIMS) and formaldehyde by proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry (PTR-MS), both calibrated using MOCCS, were compared to open path Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (OP-FTIR) to validate the MOCCS calibration and were found to compare well (R2 of 0.91 and 0.99, respectively).
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Muñoz-Labrador, Ana, Silvana Azcarate, Rosa Lebrón-Aguilar, Jesús E. Quintanilla-López, Plácido Galindo-Iranzo, Sofia Kolida, Lisa Methven, Robert A. Rastall, F. Javier Moreno, and Oswaldo Hernandez-Hernandez. "Transglycosylation of Steviol Glycosides and Rebaudioside A: Synthesis Optimization, Structural Analysis and Sensory Profiles." Foods 9, no. 12 (November 26, 2020): 1753. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods9121753.
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To improve flavor profiles, three cyclodextrin glucosyltransferases (CGTases) from different bacteriological sources, Paenibacillus macerans, Geobacillus sp. and Thermoanaerobacter sp., were used with an extract of steviol glycosides (SVglys) and rebaudioside A (RebA) as acceptor substrates in two parallel sets of reactions. A central composite experimental design was employed to maximize the concentration of glucosylated species synthesized, considering temperature, pH, time of reaction, enzymatic activity, maltodextrin concentration and SVglys/RebA concentration as experimental factors, together with their interactions. Liquid chromatography coupled to a diode-array detector (LC-DAD), liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) were used to characterize and identify the chemical structures obtained along the optimization. To assess the impact on the sensory properties, a sensory analysis was carried out with a group of panelists that evaluated up to 16 sensorial attributes. CGTase transglucosylation of the C-13 and/or C-19 led to the addition of up to 11 glucose units to the steviol aglycone, which meant the achievement of enhanced sensory profiles due to a diminution of bitterness and licorice appreciations. The outcome herein obtained supposes the development of new potential alternatives to replace free sugars with low-calorie sweeteners with added health benefits.
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Jin, Yan, Shuang Yue Li, Shu Jun Li, and Li Jun Zhang. "Synthesis and Characterization of Rosinyl Amine Salt Surfactant." Advanced Materials Research 183-185 (January 2011): 1888–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.183-185.1888.
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Rosin is reputed as green petroleum because it is renewable, not expensive, and environmental friendly. China is rich in rosin resources. In this report, rosin was used as raw material to prepare rosinyl amine salt (RAS) surfactant. The optimal reaction conditions of RAS was modified rosin and dimethylamine mole ratio of 1:2, reaction temperature of 78 oC and reaction time of 2 h. The chemical structure of the product was identified by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis. As a surfactant, it has a critical micellar concentration (CMC) of 7.07×10-5mol/L, a surface tension of 44.36 mN/m, an emulsification activity of 5min, a height of foam of 165 mm, and a foam stability of 143 mm.
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Wang, Jian, and David Wotherspoon. "Determination of Pesticides in Apples by Liquid Chromatography with Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty." Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL 90, no. 2 (March 1, 2007): 550–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jaoac/90.2.550.
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Abstract A liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS/MS) method was developed and validated to determine 90 pesticides in apple samples. MS/MS data acquisition was achieved by applying multiple-reaction monitoring of 2 fragment ion transitions to provide a high degree of sensitivity and selectivity for both quantitation and confirmation. Matrix-matched standard calibration curves with the use of isotopically labeled standards (or a chemical analog) as internal standards were used to achieve the best accuracy for the method. Both a conventional method validation procedure and a designed experiment were applied to study the accuracy and precision of the method. A compiled computer program that provided a semiautomated procedure for handling a large number of calculations was used to calculate the overall recovery, intermediate precision, and measurement uncertainty (MU). In general, the overall recoveries from samples spiked at levels of 10, 50, and 80 g/kg, ranged from 60.8 to 121.1%, intermediate precision was <10%, and MUs were <30%. Poor accuracy and/or repeatability was observed for pyridate and etofenprox. The method limits of detection based on a signal-to-noise ratio of >3 were usually <1 g/kg (ppb), except those for aldicarb sulfoxide and pyridaphenthion, which were about 5 g/kg.
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Ogiso, Hideo, Ryoji Suno, Takuya Kobayashi, Masashi Kawami, Mikihisa Takano, and Masaru Ogasawara. "A Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Method to Study the Interaction between Membrane Proteins and Low-Molecular-Weight Compound Mixtures." Molecules 27, no. 15 (July 30, 2022): 4889. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27154889.
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Molecular interaction analysis is an essential technique for the study of biomolecular functions and the development of new drugs. Most current methods generally require manipulation to immobilize or label molecules, and require advance identification of at least one of the two molecules in the reaction. In this study, we succeeded in detecting the interaction of low-molecular-weight (LMW) compounds with a membrane protein mixture derived from cultured cells expressing target membrane proteins by using the size exclusion chromatography-mass spectrometry (SEC-MS) method under the condition of 0.001% lauryl maltose neopentyl glycol as detergent and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization. This method allowed us to analyze the interaction of a mixture of medicinal herbal ingredients with a mixture of membrane proteins to identify the two interacting ingredients. As it does not require specialized equipment (e.g., a two-dimensional liquid chromatography system), this SEC-MS method enables the analysis of interactions between LMW compounds and relatively high-expressed membrane proteins without immobilization or derivatization of the molecules.
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Yang, Yang, Feng Zhang, Shouhong Gao, Zhipeng Wang, Mingming Li, Hua Wei, Renqian Zhong, and Wansheng Chen. "Simultaneous Determination of 34 Amino Acids in Tumor Tissues from Colorectal Cancer Patients Based on the Targeted UHPLC-MS/MS Method." Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry 2020 (August 1, 2020): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4641709.
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A targeted ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) method was established and validated for the simultaneous determination of 34 amino acids in tissue samples from colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. The chromatographic separation was achieved on an Agilent ZORBAX SB-C18 column (3.0 × 150 mm, 5 μm) with a binary gradient elution system (A, 0.02% heptafluorobutyric acid and 0.2% formic acid in water, v/v; B, methanol). The run time was 10 min. The multiple reaction monitoring mode was chosen with an electrospray ionization source operating in the positive ionization mode for data acquisition. The linear correlation coefficients were >0.99 for all the analytes in their corresponding calibration ranges. The sample was pretreated based on tissue homogenate and protein precipitation with a 100 mg aliquot sample. The average recovery and matrix effect for 34 amino acids and 3 internal standards were 39.00%∼146.95% and 49.45%∼173.63%, respectively. The intra- and interday accuracy for all the analytes ranged from −13.52% to 14.21% (RSD ≤8.57%) and from −14.52% to 12.59% (RSD ≤10.31%), respectively. Deviations of stability under different conditions were within ±15% for all the analytes. This method was applied to simultaneous quantification of 34 amino acids in tissue samples from 94 CRC patients.
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Yuan, Bin, Abigail Koss, Carsten Warneke, Jessica B. Gilman, Brian M. Lerner, Harald Stark, and Joost A. de Gouw. "A high-resolution time-of-flight chemical ionization mass spectrometer utilizing hydronium ions (H<sub>3</sub>O<sup>+</sup> ToF-CIMS) for measurements of volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 9, no. 6 (July 1, 2016): 2735–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-2735-2016.
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Abstract. Proton transfer reactions between hydronium ions (H3O+) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) provide a fast and highly sensitive technique for VOC measurements, leading to extensive use of proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) in atmospheric research. Based on the same ionization approach, we describe the development of a high-resolution time-of-flight chemical ionization mass spectrometer (ToF-CIMS) utilizing H3O+ as the reagent ion. The new H3O+ ToF-CIMS has sensitivities of 100–1000 cps ppb−1 (ion counts per second per part-per-billion mixing ratio of VOC) and detection limits of 20–600 ppt at 3σ for a 1 s integration time for simultaneous measurements of many VOC species of atmospheric relevance. The ToF analyzer with mass resolution (m∕Δm) of up to 6000 allows the separation of isobaric masses, as shown in previous studies using similar ToF-MS. While radio frequency (RF)-only quadrupole ion guides provide better overall ion transmission than ion lens system, low-mass cutoff of RF-only quadrupole causes H3O+ ions to be transmitted less efficiently than heavier masses, which leads to unusual humidity dependence of reagent ions and difficulty obtaining a humidity-independent parameter for normalization. The humidity dependence of the instrument was characterized for various VOC species and the behaviors for different species can be explained by compound-specific properties that affect the ion chemistry (e.g., proton affinity and dipole moment). The new H3O+ ToF-CIMS was successfully deployed on the NOAA WP-3D research aircraft for the SONGNEX campaign in spring of 2015. The measured mixing ratios of several aromatics from the H3O+ ToF-CIMS agreed within ±10 % with independent gas chromatography measurements from whole air samples. Initial results from the SONGNEX measurements demonstrate that the H3O+ ToF-CIMS data set will be valuable for the identification and characterization of emissions from various sources, investigation of secondary formation of many photochemical organic products and therefore the chemical evolution of gas-phase organic carbon in the atmosphere.
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Yesildal, Fatih, Muhittin Serdar, and Taner Ozgurtas. "A practical ID-LC-MS/MS method for the most commonly analyzed steroid hormones in clinical laboratories." Turkish Journal of Biochemistry 44, no. 2 (August 21, 2018): 130–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/tjb-2018-0214.
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Abstract Background Analysis of steroid hormones rapidly and reliably remains a challenge in clinical laboratories as this plays an important role in evaluation of many endocrine disorders. The aim of this study was to create a steroid profiling panel by using a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method which was composed of the most commonly analyzed steroid hormones in clinical laboratories. Materials and methods Protein precipitation was performed for sample preparation. Ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) system and an analytical column with C18 selectivity was chosen for chromatographic seperation. Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) ion source was preferred for ionization, and tandem MS with triple quadrupole was used. MS scan was performed using the selected reaction monitoring mode in positive polarity. During the method validation process, test performance was evaluated for each steroid hormone, and 40 serum samples were used for method comparison with immunoassays available in our core laboratory. Results An isotope dilution (ID)-LC-MS/MS method was developed, in which 13 steroids can be analyzed in the same run. Test performance was quite good for the 11 steroids (cortisol, DHEA, DHEAS, total testosterone, progesterone, androstenedione, 11-deoxycortisol, cortisone, corticosterone and dihydrotestosterone) while estradiol and aldosterone performance was suboptimal considering the precision and trueness. Conclusion This ID-LC-MS/MS method would be useful in clinical laboratories, especially for the immunoassays having insufficient test performance and when checking for interferences in available immunoassays.
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Antasionasti, Irma, Sri Sudewi, Imam Jayanto, and Jainer Pasca Siampa. "MEKANISME REAKSI FRAGMENTASI SENYAWA KIMIA DALAM KULIT BUAH ALPUKAT (Persea americana Mill.)." Jurnal Farmasi Medica/Pharmacy Medical Journal (PMJ) 2, no. 2 (December 2, 2019): 61. http://dx.doi.org/10.35799/pmj.2.2.2019.26528.
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ABSTRACTInvestigation of the fragment structure of ions and fragmentation reaction is crucial and needs to be done to reconstruct the chemical structure of the examined sample. Therefore, it is necessary to study the fragmentation mechanisms of chemical compound that identified from avocado peel to study the rules of the fragmentation reaction that occurs Sample analysis was examined using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) with ionization Electron Impact (EI). Two compounds foun in avocado peel are 1,2,4-trihidroksiheptadek-12,16-diyne and 1,2,4-trihidroksiheptadek-16-yne-18-ene following the principle of even electron positive (EE+) which tends to always form even electron positive (EE+) and even electron neutral (EE0). The fragmentation mechanisms in both compounds are σ bond dissociation reaction and i cleavage which forms even electron positive (EE+) and even electron neutral (EE0). The fragmentation mechanism of the compounds in avocado peel can be estimated through interpretation of GC-MS mass spectra with base peak m/z 87. Keywords : Persea americana Mill.; GC-MS; fragmentation; 1,2,4-trihidroksiheptadek-12,16-diyne; 1,2,4-trihidroksiheptadek-16-yne-18-ene ABSTRAKPenyidikan struktur ion-ion fragment serta reaksi fragmentasinya sangat penting dan perlu dilakukan untuk dapat merekonstruksi kembali struktur kimia sampel yang diperiksa. Oleh karena itu, perlu diketahui mekanisme fragmentasi senyawa kimia yang diidentifikasi dari sampel kulit buah alpukat untuk mengetahui kaidah reaksi fragmentasi yang terjadi. Analisis sampel dilakukan menggunakan Gas-Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) dengan cara ionisasi Electron Impact (EI). Dua senyawa yang terkandung dalam kulit buah alpukat yaitu senyawa 1,2,4-trihidroksiheptadek-12,16-diena dan senyawa 1,2,4-trihidroksiheptadek-16-ena-18-una mengikuti kaidah fragmentasi ion elektron genap positif (EE+) cenderung untuk selalu membentuk ion elektron genap positif (EE+) dan molekul elektron genap netral (EE0). Mekanisme fragmentasi pada kedua senyawa tersebut terjadi melalui reaksi dissosiasi ikatan σ dan reaksi pemutusan induktif membentuk ion elektron genap positif (EE+) dan molekul elektron genap netral (EE0). Mekanisme fragmentasi senyawa dalam kulit buah alpukat dapat diperkirakan melalui interpretasi spektrum massa GC-MS dengan base peak m/z 87. Kata kunci: Persea americana Mill.; GC-MS; fragmentasi; 1,2,4-trihidroksiheptadek-12,16-diena; 1,2,4-trihidroksiheptadek-16-ena-18-una
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Simon, Roman P., Martin Winter, Carola Kleiner, Robert Ries, Gisela Schnapp, Annekatrin Heimann, Jun Li, et al. "MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry-Based High-Throughput Screening for Inhibitors of the Cytosolic DNA Sensor cGAS." SLAS DISCOVERY: Advancing the Science of Drug Discovery 25, no. 4 (October 4, 2019): 372–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2472555219880185.
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Comprehensive and unbiased detection methods are a prerequisite for high-throughput screening (HTS) campaigns within drug discovery research. Label-free matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) has been introduced as an HTS-compatible readout for biochemical test systems to support the drug discovery process. So far, reported HTS applications were based on surface-modified systems or proof-of-concept studies. We present the utilization of a MALDI-TOF-based screening platform to identify inhibitors of human cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS), a mediator of innate immune response whose aberration has been causally correlated to a number of inflammatory disorders. In this context, the development and validation of a MALDI-TOF-based activity assay is reported to demonstrate fast, robust, and accurate detection of chemical cGAS inhibition by direct quantification of the physiological reaction product cyclic GMP-ATP (cGAMP). Results from a screen of a diverse library of more than 1 million small molecules in 1536-well format against the catalytic cGAS activity are presented with excellent assay performance and data quality. Identified hits were qualified in dose–response experiments and confirmed by RapidFire-MS measurements. Conclusively, the presented data provide the first proof of applicability of direct automated MALDI-TOF MS as a readout strategy for large-scale drug discovery HTS campaigns.
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Kitanovski, Z., A. Čusak, I. Grgić, and M. Claeys. "Chemical characterization of the main products formed through aqueous-phase photonitration of guaiacol." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 7, no. 8 (August 12, 2014): 2457–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-2457-2014.
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Abstract. Guaiacol (2-methoxyphenol) and its derivatives can be emitted into the atmosphere by thermal degradation (i.e., burning) of wood lignins. Due to its volatility, guaiacol is predominantly distributed atmospherically in the gaseous phase. Recent studies have shown the importance of aqueous-phase reactions in addition to the dominant gas-phase and heterogeneous reactions of guaiacol, in the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in the atmosphere. The main objectives of the present study were to chemically characterize the main products of the aqueous-phase photonitration of guaiacol and examine their possible presence in urban atmospheric aerosols. The aqueous-phase reactions were carried out under simulated sunlight and in the presence of hydrogen peroxide and nitrite. The formed guaiacol reaction products were concentrated by solid-phase extraction and then purified with semi-preparative high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The fractionated individual compounds were isolated as pure solids and further analyzed with liquid-state proton, carbon-13 and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, and direct infusion negative ion electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry ((−)ESI-MS/MS). The NMR and product ion (MS2) spectra were used for unambiguous product structure elucidation. The main products of guaiacol photonitration are 4-nitroguaiacol (4NG), 6-nitroguaiacol (6NG), and 4,6-dinitroguaiacol (4,6DNG). Using the isolated compounds as standards, 4NG and 4,6DNG were unambiguously identified in winter PM10 aerosols from the city of Ljubljana (Slovenia) by means of HPLC/(−)ESI-MS/MS. Owing to the strong absorption of ultraviolet and visible light, 4,6DNG could be an important constituent of atmospheric "brown" carbon, especially in regions affected by biomass burning.
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Vogel, A. L., M. Äijälä, A. L. Corrigan, H. Junninen, M. Ehn, T. Petäjä, D. R. Worsnop, et al. "In-situ submicron organic aerosol characterization at a boreal forest research station during HUMPPA-COPEC 2010 using soft and hard ionization mass spectrometry." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 13, no. 7 (July 5, 2013): 17901–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acpd-13-17901-2013.
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Abstract. The chemical composition of submicron aerosol during the comprehensive field campaign HUMPPA-COPEC 2010 at Hyytiälä, Finland is presented. The focus lies on online measurements of organic acids, which was achieved by using atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) ion trap mass spectrometry (IT-MS). These measurements were accompanied by Aerosol Mass Spectrometry (AMS) measurements and Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) of filter samples, all showing a high degree of correlation. The soft ionization mass spectrometer alternated between gas phase measurements solely and measuring the sum of gas- and particle-phase. The AMS measurements of C, H and O elemental composition show that the aerosol during the campaign was highly oxidized, which appears reasonable due to high and prolonged radiation during the boreal summer measurement period as well as the long transport times of some of the aerosol. In order to contrast ambient and laboratory aerosol, an average organic acid pattern, measured by APCI-IT-MS during the campaign, was compared to terpene ozonolysis products in a laboratory reaction chamber. Identification of single organic acid species remains a major challenge due to the complexity of the boreal forest aerosol. Unambiguous online species identification was attempted by the combinatorial approach of identifying unique fragments in the MS2-mode of standards, and then comparing these results with MS2 field spectra. During the campaign, unique fragments of limonene derived organic acids (limonic acid and ketolimononic acid) and of the biomass burning tracer vanillic acid were detected. Other specific fragments (neutral loss of 28 Da) in the MS2 suggest the occurrence of semialdehydes. Furthermore, an approach to determine the average molecular weight of the aerosol is presented. The campaign average organic molecular weight was determined to be 300 g mol−1. However, a plume of aged biomass burning aerosol, arriving at Hyytiälä from Russia, contained organic compounds up to 800 Da (MWom &approx; 450 g mol−1), showing that the average molecular weight can vary significantly. The high measurement frequency of both, AMS and APCI-IT-MS, enabled the partitioning of selected organic acids between gas- and particle-phase as a function of the total particulate mass to be quantified. Surprisingly high fractions of the higher molecular weight organic acids were observed to reside in the gas phase. These observations might be a consequence of large equilibration timescales for semi-solid boreal forest aerosol, as it has been recently hypothesised by Shiraiwa and Seinfeld (2012).
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Vogel, A. L., M. Äijälä, A. L. Corrigan, H. Junninen, M. Ehn, T. Petäjä, D. R. Worsnop, et al. "In situ submicron organic aerosol characterization at a boreal forest research station during HUMPPA-COPEC 2010 using soft and hard ionization mass spectrometry." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 13, no. 21 (November 8, 2013): 10933–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-10933-2013.
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Abstract. The chemical composition of submicron aerosol during the comprehensive field campaign HUMPPA-COPEC 2010 at Hyytiälä, Finland, is presented. The focus lies on online measurements of organic acids, which were achieved by using atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) ion trap mass spectrometry (IT-MS). These measurements were accompanied by aerosol mass spectrometry (AMS) measurements and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) of filter samples, all showing a high degree of correlation. The soft ionization mass spectrometer alternated between gas-phase measurements solely and measuring the sum of gas and particle phase. The AMS measurements of C, H and O elemental composition show that the aerosol during the campaign was highly oxidized, which appears reasonable due to high and prolonged radiation during the boreal summer measurement period as well as the long transport times of some of the aerosol. In order to contrast ambient and laboratory aerosol, an average organic acid pattern, measured by APCI-IT-MS during the campaign, was compared to terpene ozonolysis products in a laboratory reaction chamber. Identification of single organic acid species remains a major challenge due to the complexity of the boreal forest aerosol. Unambiguous online species identification was attempted by the combinatorial approach of identifying unique fragments in the MS2 mode of standards, and then comparing these results with MS2 field spectra. During the campaign, unique fragments of limonene-derived organic acids (limonic acid and ketolimononic acid) and of the biomass burning tracer vanillic acid were detected. Other specific fragments (neutral loss of 28 Da) in the MS2 suggest the occurrence of semialdehydes. Furthermore, an approach to determine the average molecular weight of the aerosol is presented. The campaign average organic molecular weight was determined to be 300 g mol−1. However, a plume of aged biomass burning aerosol, arriving at Hyytiälä from Russia, contained organic compounds up to 800 Da (MWom&approx;450 g mol−1), showing that the average molecular weight can vary significantly. The high measurement frequency of both AMS and APCI-IT-MS enabled the partitioning of selected organic acids between gas and particle phase as a function of the total particulate mass to be quantified. Surprisingly high fractions of the higher molecular weight organic acids were observed to reside in the gas phase. These observations might be a consequence of large equilibration timescales for semi-solid boreal forest aerosol, as has been recently hypothesized by Shiraiwa and Seinfeld (2012).
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Nelson, Robert E., Stefan K. Grebe, Dennis J. O’Kane, and Ravinder J. Singh. "Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry Assay for Simultaneous Measurement of Estradiol and Estrone in Human Plasma." Clinical Chemistry 50, no. 2 (February 1, 2004): 373–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2003.025478.
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Abstract Background: Estradiol (E2) and estrone (E1) measurements form an integral part of the assessment of female reproductive function and have expanding roles in other fields. However, many E1 and E2 immunoassays have limited functional sensitivity, suffer from cross-reactivity, and display poor intermethod agreement. To overcome these problems, we developed a sensitive liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) assay for the simultaneous measurement of E1 and E2. Methods: After dansyl chloride derivatization, samples were separated by fast gradient chromatography and injected into a tandem mass spectrometer after formation of positive ions with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization. The limits of detection and quantification, recovery, linearity, precision, and reference intervals were determined, and performance was compared with several immunoassays. Results: Total run time per sample was 5 min. The multiple-reaction monitoring ion pairs were m/z 506/171 for 3-dansyl-estradiol and m/z 504/171 for 3-dansyl-estrone. The limits of detection for E1 and E2 were 12.9 pmol/L (3.5 ng/L) and 10.3 pmol/L (2.8 ng/L), respectively. Interassay imprecision (CV) was 4–20% (n = 20). The limits of quantification (functional sensitivities) for E1 and E2 were 44.1 pmol/L (11.9 ng/L) and 23.2 pmol/L (6.3 ng/L), respectively. The assay was linear to >2200 pmol/L (∼600 ng/L) for each analyte. Recoveries were 93–108% for E1 and 100–110% for E2. No cross-reactivity was observed. Method comparison with several immunoassays revealed that the latter were inaccurate and prone to interferences at low E1 and E2 concentrations. Conclusions: LC-MS/MS allows rapid, simultaneous, sensitive, and accurate quantification of E1 and E2 in human serum.
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Jo, Mun Seok, Jae Sik Yu, Joo Chan Lee, Seoyoung Lee, Young-Chang Cho, Hyun-Ju Park, and Ki Hyun Kim. "Lobatamunsolides A–C, Norlignans from the Roots of Pueraria lobata and their Nitric Oxide Inhibitory Activities in Macrophages." Biomolecules 9, no. 12 (November 20, 2019): 755. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom9120755.
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Phytochemical investigation of the methanol (MeOH) extract of Pueraria lobata roots, known as “kudzu”, combined with liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS)-based analysis, resulted in the identification of four norlignans (1–4), including three new norlignans, lobatamunsolides A–C (1–3), and five known isoflavonoids (5–9). The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by a combination of spectroscopic methods, including 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and high resolution (HR)-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESIMS), and their absolute configurations were determined by chemical reaction and quantum chemical electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations. The isolated compounds (1–9) were evaluated for their inhibitory effects on nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Compound 9 displayed the strongest NO inhibitory effect and compound 2 showed a weak effect. The potential mechanism of the effect of compound 9 was investigated by analysis of its molecular docking on the active site of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), which showed the potential interactions of compound 9 with key amino acid residues and the heme cofactor of iNOS. The mechanism as the inhibition of transcriptional iNOS protein expression was confirmed by western blotting experiments.