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John AS, Sidek MM, Thang LY, Sami S, Tey HY, See HH. Online sample preconcentration techniques in nonaqueous capillary and microchip electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1638:461868. [PMID: 33453653 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.461868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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One of the major drawbacks of electrophoresis in both capillary and microchip is the unsatisfactory sensitivity. Online sample preconcentration techniques can be regarded as the most common and powerful approaches commonly applied to enhance overall detection sensitivity. While the advances of various online preconcentration strategies in capillary and microchip employing aqueous background electrolytes are well-reviewed, there has been limited discussion of the feasible preconcentration techniques specifically developed for capillary and microchip using nonaqueous background electrolytes. This review provides the first consolidated overview of various online preconcentration techniques in nonaqueous capillary and microchip electrophoresis, covering the period of the last two decades. It covers developments in the field of sample stacking, isotachophoresis, and micellar-based stacking. Attention is also given to multi-stacking strategies that have been used for nonaqueous electrophoresis.
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- Annestasia Simbut John
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia; Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials, Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
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Beutner A, Scherer B, Matysik FM. Dual detection for non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis combining contactless conductivity detection and mass spectrometry. Talanta 2018; 183:33-38. [PMID: 29567184 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Coupling of two detectors is a powerful tool to enhance the overall analytical performance generating complementary information and overcoming the limitations of the single detectors. In this work, capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (C4D) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) were coupled in conjunction with non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE). Non-aqueous electrolytes are highly compatible with ESI due to their volatility. Moreover, they exhibit low background conductivity, which is essential for the detection with C4D. A NACE-C4D-MS method was developed using an acetonitrile buffer containing 2 M HAc and 4 mM NH4Ac as background electrolyte. The influence of the inner diameter of the separation capillary on the C4D was studied and taken into account. A capillary with 50 µm inner diameter was found to be best suited. The complementarity of the two detectors was shown by determining a sample mixture containing choline, thiamine, nitrate, and chloride as well as bromide and acetylcholine as internal standards. The C4D was the detector of choice for the inorganic ions, which were not detectable with the MS whereas the MS had much lower limits of detections for the organic biomolecules. The method was applied on an extract of a food supplement containing the model analytes.
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- Andrea Beutner
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, Universitaetsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, Universitaetsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, Universitaetsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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Posch TN, Pütz M, Martin N, Huhn C. Electromigrative separation techniques in forensic science: combining selectivity, sensitivity, and robustness. Anal Bioanal Chem 2014; 407:23-58. [PMID: 25381613 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-8271-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Revised: 10/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In this review we introduce the advantages and limitations of electromigrative separation techniques in forensic toxicology. We thus present a summary of illustrative studies and our own experience in the field together with established methods from the German Federal Criminal Police Office rather than a complete survey. We focus on the analytical aspects of analytes' physicochemical characteristics (e.g. polarity, stereoisomers) and analytical challenges including matrix tolerance, separation from compounds present in large excess, sample volumes, and orthogonality. For these aspects we want to reveal the specific advantages over more traditional methods. Both detailed studies and profiling and screening studies are taken into account. Care was taken to nearly exclusively document well-validated methods outstanding for the analytical challenge discussed. Special attention was paid to aspects exclusive to electromigrative separation techniques, including the use of the mobility axis, the potential for on-site instrumentation, and the capillary format for immunoassays. The review concludes with an introductory guide to method development for different separation modes, presenting typical buffer systems as starting points for different analyte classes. The objective of this review is to provide an orientation for users in separation science considering using capillary electrophoresis in their laboratory in the future.
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- Tjorben Nils Posch
- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Central Institute for Engineering, Electronics and Analytics, Analytics ZEA-3, 52425, Jülich, Germany
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Hou J, Li G, Wei Y, Lu H, Jiang C, Zhou X, Meng F, Cao J, Liu J. Analysis of five alkaloids using surfactant-coated multi-walled carbon nanotubes as the pseudostationary phase in nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 2014; 1343:174-81. [PMID: 24720903 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.03.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2013] [Revised: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/21/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In this paper, surfactant-coated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (SC-MWNTs) have been proposed as a novel pseudostationary phase (PSP) to enhance the separation of isoquinoline alkaloids in nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE). Several parameters affecting NACE separation were studied including the MWNT concentration, the electrolyte concentration, pH* and the separation voltage. In comparison to conventional NACE, the addition of an MWNT dispersion using surfactant solutions in the electrolyte produced an important enhancement in the resolution due to the π-π interactions between the analytes and the surface of the carbon nanotubes. Using SC-MWNTs (6μgmL(-1)) as a PSP in the background electrolyte (BGE) (i.e., 20mM sodium acetate in methanol-acetonitrile (80:20, v/v)) provided the complete separation of five alkaloids. Finally, the developed method has been successfully applied to the detection and quantification of the tested compounds of Rhizoma Coptidis.
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- Jingyi Hou
- Area Major Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Normal University, Haidian District, Beijing 100088, PR China; State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- Area Major Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Normal University, Haidian District, Beijing 100088, PR China; State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- Area Major Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Normal University, Haidian District, Beijing 100088, PR China; State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China; School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan 250353, PR China
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- Area Major Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Normal University, Haidian District, Beijing 100088, PR China; State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- Area Major Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Normal University, Haidian District, Beijing 100088, PR China; State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- Area Major Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Normal University, Haidian District, Beijing 100088, PR China; State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- Area Major Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Normal University, Haidian District, Beijing 100088, PR China; State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China.
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- College of Material Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, PR China.
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- Area Major Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Normal University, Haidian District, Beijing 100088, PR China; State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China.
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Separation technique for the determination of highly polar metabolites in biological samples. Metabolites 2012; 2:496-515. [PMID: 24957644 PMCID: PMC3901216 DOI: 10.3390/metabo2030496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2012] [Revised: 07/31/2012] [Accepted: 08/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Metabolomics is a new approach that is based on the systematic study of the full complement of metabolites in a biological sample. Metabolomics has the potential to fundamentally change clinical chemistry and, by extension, the fields of nutrition, toxicology, and medicine. However, it can be difficult to separate highly polar compounds. Mass spectrometry (MS), in combination with capillary electrophoresis (CE), gas chromatography (GC), or high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is the key analytical technique on which emerging "omics" technologies, namely, proteomics, metabolomics, and lipidomics, are based. In this review, we introduce various methods for the separation of highly polar metabolites.
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Ye L, Huang Y, Li J, Xiang G, Xu L. Nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis of imatinib mesylate and related substances. J Sep Sci 2012; 35:2108-13. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201200114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2012] [Revised: 04/22/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Tongji School of Pharmacy; Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Wuhan China
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- Tongji School of Pharmacy; Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Wuhan China
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Li J, Liu X, Cai B, Zhang Y, Fu X, Yin D. [Simultaneous determination of the five alkaloids in Rhizoma Coptidis by nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis]. Se Pu 2012; 28:402-7. [PMID: 20712125 DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1123.2010.00402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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A method for the simultaneous determination of berberine, palmatine, jatrorrhizine, magnoflorine and coptisine from Rhizoma Coptidis samples based on the nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE) mode has been developed. The effects of several important factors, such as nonaqueous solvents, running buffer system and its concentration and pH, separation voltage, temperature and detection wavelength, were investigated to acquire the optimum conditions. The optimum conditions for the separation were as follows: the selected running buffer was a methanol solution (pH 5.8) containing 40 mmol/L sodium acetate and 40 mmol/L ammonium acetate; the separation voltage was 25 kV; detection wavelength was set at 254 nm; the sample was injected at 5 kPa x 6 s and the column temperature was maintained at 20 degrees C. The analytes can be obtained good baseline resolutions in a 64.5 cm x 75 microm capillary (56 cm of effective length) within 20 min. The average recoveries of the established method were between 98.37% and 101.03%. The method is simple, accurate and reproducible, and can be used for the quality control analysis of Rhizoma Coptidis.
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- Junsong Li
- Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicines Processing, Nanjing 210029, China
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Hansen SH. Sample preparation and separation techniques for bioanalysis of morphine and related substances. J Sep Sci 2009; 32:825-34. [PMID: 19219840 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.200800623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In present time the use or misuse of morphine and its derivatives are monitored by assaying the presence of the drug and its metabolites in biofluids. In the present review, focus is placed on the sample preparation and on the separation techniques used in the current best practices of bioanalysis of morphine and its major metabolites. However, as methods for testing the misuse of heroin, a morphine derivative, often involve bioanalytical methods that cover a number of other illicit drug substances, such methods are also included in the review. Furthermore, the review also includes bioanalysis in a broader perspective as analysis of plant materials, cell cultures and environmental samples. The review is not intended to cover all publications that include bioanalysis of morphine but is more to be considered a view into the current best practices of bioanalysis of morphine, its metabolites and other related substances.
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- Steen Honoré Hansen
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Analytical Chemsitry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Morales-Cid G, Cárdenas S, Simonet BM, Valcárcel M. Direct automatic determination of free and total anesthetic drugs in human plasma by use of a dual (microdialysis-microextraction by packed sorbent) sample treatment coupled at-line to NACE-MS. Electrophoresis 2009; 30:1684-91. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.200800493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Aturki Z, D’Orazio G, Fanali S, Rocco A, Bortolotti F, Gottardo R, Tagliaro F. Capillary electrochromatographic separation of illicit drugs employing a cyano stationary phase. J Chromatogr A 2009; 1216:3652-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2008.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2008] [Revised: 12/03/2008] [Accepted: 12/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Kim J, Chun MS, Choi K, Chung DS. Large volume stacking using an EOF pump in NACE-MS. Electrophoresis 2009; 30:1046-51. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.200800396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Varenne A, Descroix S. Recent strategies to improve resolution in capillary electrophoresis—A review. Anal Chim Acta 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2008.08.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Vassort A, Shaw PN, Ferguson PD, Szücs R, Barrett DA. Comparison of CZE, open-tubular CEC and non-aqueous CE coupled to electrospray MS for impurity profiling of drugs. Electrophoresis 2008; 29:3563-74. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.200700769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Gao F, Zhang Z, Fu X, Li W, Wang T, Liu H. Analysis of phospholipids by NACE with on-line ESI-MS. Electrophoresis 2007; 28:1418-25. [PMID: 17372939 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A hyphenated method of nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (NACE-ESI-MS) is described for the simultaneous analysis of phospholipids. The best results were obtained with a mixed solution of methanol/ACN (40:60 v/v) containing 20 mM ammonium acetate and 0.5% acetic acid, under the applied voltage of 30 kV and capillary temperature of 25 degrees C. ESI-MS measurements were performed in the negative mode with methanol/ACN (40:60 v/v) containing 50 mM ammonium acetate as sheath liquid at a flow rate of 2 microL/min. Different phospholipid classes have been successfully separated within 16 min, and the molecular species of every single class have been identified by using MS(2) or MS(3), which generates characteristic fragments through CID. The developed method has been applied to analyze the phospholipids extracted from rat peritoneal surface and the molecular species of phospholipid classes are presented.
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- Fei Gao
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, P. R. China
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Cruces-Blanco C, Gámiz–Gracia L, García-Campaña A. Applications of capillary electrophoresis in forensic analytical chemistry. Trends Analyt Chem 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2006.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Monton MRN, Soga T. Metabolome analysis by capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1168:237-46; discussion 236. [PMID: 17376458 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.02.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2006] [Revised: 01/26/2007] [Accepted: 02/20/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Capillary electrophoresis (CE)-mass spectrometry (MS), as an analytical platform, has made significant contributions in advancing metabolomics research, if still limited up to this time. This review, covering reports published between 1998 and 2006, describes how CE-MS has been used thus far in this field, with the majority of the works dealing with targeted metabolite analyses and only a small fraction using it in the comprehensive context. It also discusses how some of the key features of CE-MS were exploited in selected metabolomic applications.
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- Maria Rowena N Monton
- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Yamagata 997-0017, Japan
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Scriba GKE. Nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1159:28-41. [PMID: 17316665 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2006] [Revised: 01/30/2007] [Accepted: 02/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Nonaqueous background electrolytes broaden the application of capillary electrophoresis displaying altered separation selectivity and interactions between analytes and buffer additives compared to aqueous background electrolytes. In addition, nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE) appears to be ideally suited for online coupling with mass spectrometry due to the high volatility and low surface tension of many organic solvents. Despite these advantages and an increasing use of nonaqueous background electrolytes in CE, coupling of NACE to mass spectrometry has not yet been applied very often to date. The present review summarizes the applications of online NACE-MS with regard to the analysis of drugs, stereoisomers, peptides, alkaloids, polymers and others. A brief discussion of solvent effects in NACE and pH of nonaqueous background electrolyte systems is also presented.
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- Gerhard K E Scriba
- Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, School of Pharmacy, Philosophenweg 14, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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Zhang CJ, Wu XZ. On-capillary Chemiluminescence Detection for Capillary Electrophoresis with a Single Capillary. ANAL SCI 2007; 23:743-6. [PMID: 17575361 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.23.743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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On-capillary chemiluminescence detection for capillary electrophoresis with a single capillary was reported. A hole (about 30 microm diameter) was made on the capillary wall at about 50.5 cm from the inlet end. Hydrogen peroxide solution could enter the capillary from the hole, and mixed with luminol and copper(II) to produce chemiluminescence. The chemiluminescence was detected by a PMT under the hole. Several factors that influenced chemiluminescence intensity were investigated. The detection limits for luminol and N-(4-aminolbutyl)-N-ethylisoluminol (ABEI) were 1 x 10(-11) and 2 x 10(-10) mol L(-1), respectively. The method features simple construction and no dead volume.
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- Cheng-Jie Zhang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Fukui, Japan
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This review presents different solvents and electrolytes commonly used as BGEs in NACE for the analysis of pharmaceutical compounds. Most NACE applications carried out since 1998 for the analysis of compounds of pharmaceutical interest are presented in four tables: (i) analysis of drugs and related substances, (ii) analysis of chiral substances, (iii) analysis of phytochemical extracts and (iv) analysis of drugs in biological fluids. These selected examples are used to illustrate the interest in NACE versus conventional aqueous CE.
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- Laurent Geiser
- Laboratory of Analytical Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne,Geneva, Switzerland
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Determination of chlorhexidine digluconate and polyhexamethylene biguanide in eye drops by capillary electrophoresis with contactless conductivity detection. Anal Chim Acta 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2006.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Qi S, Ding L, Tian K, Chen X, Hu Z. Novel and simple nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis separation and determination bioactive triterpenes in Chinese herbs. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2006; 40:35-41. [PMID: 16011887 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2005.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2005] [Revised: 05/13/2005] [Accepted: 06/02/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Three bioactive triterpenes ursolic acid, oleanolic acid and 2alpha,3beta,24-trihydroxy-urs-12-en-28-oic acid were simultaneously separated by nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE) with methanol:acetonitrile (65:35 v/v) mixture containing 90 mm trishydroxymethylaminomethane (Tris) at an applied voltage of +25 kV and a hydrodynamic injection of 5s. The effect of solvent composition, electrolyte nature and concentration on the electrophoretic behavior of the analytes were systematically studied. Separations were carried out in a fused-silica capillary tube with UV detection at 214 nm. Good separation and correlation coefficients were obtained. Meanwhile, the method was applied to separation and determination the three components in six Chinese herbs extraction. It is concluded that this method could be used for speedy and accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis of bioactive triterpenes in Chinese herbs.
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- Shengda Qi
- Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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Li Y, He X, Qi S, Gao W, Chen X, Hu Z. Separation and determination of strychnine and brucine in Strychnos nux-vomica L. and its preparation by nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2006; 41:400-7. [PMID: 16406713 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2005.11.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2005] [Revised: 11/23/2005] [Accepted: 11/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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An easy, rapid method for simultaneous determination of strychnine and brucine in Strychnos nux-vomica L. and its preparation was developed by nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE) without pretreatment for the first time. Optimum separation was achieved with a fused-silica capillary column (50 cmx75 microm i.d.) and a running buffer containing 30 mM ammonium acetate, 1.0% acetic acid and 15% acetonitrile (ACN) in methanol medium. The applied voltage was 30.0 kV. The analytes were detected by UV at 214 nm. The effects of concentration of ammonium acetate, acetic acid and organic modifier on electrophoretic behavior of the analytes were studied. The established method with sophoridine as internal standard was linear in the range of 5-1000 mg/mL for both strychnine and brucine. The extracts of Strychnos nux-vomica and its preparation could be directly injected for determination with recoveries ranging from 94.5 to 104%.
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- Yuqin Li
- Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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Qi S, Li Y, Wu S, Chen X, Hu Z. Novel nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis separation and determination of bioactive flavone derivatives in Chinese herbs. J Sep Sci 2005; 28:2180-6. [PMID: 16318215 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.200500134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Nonaqueous CE (NACE) coupled to UV detection is described for the separation and determination of bioactive flavone derivatives in Chinese herbs extraction. After optimization of electrophoresis parameters, including the electrolyte nature and the organic solvent composition, a reliable separation of the analytes in an ACN/methanol (60:40, v/v) mixture containing 80 mM Tris and 10 mM sodium cholate was performed. The detection was performed at 254 nm. Method performances, including migration time and peak area reproducibility, linearity, sensitivity, and accuracy, were evaluated. The method was applied to determine bioactive flavone derivatives in seven Chinese herbs.
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- Shengda Qi
- Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, PR China
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Che AJ, Zhang JY, Li CH, Chen XF, Hu ZD, Chen XG. Separation and determination of active components in Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae and its medicinal preparations by nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis. J Sep Sci 2004; 27:569-75. [PMID: 15335042 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.200301710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE) method was developed for simultaneous assay of three bioactive components (1: cryptotanshinone; 2: tanshinone IIA, and 3: tanshinone I) in Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae and in its herbal preparations for the first time. After optimization of separation conditions, a buffer of 250 mmol L(-1) ammonium acetate containing 30% acetonitrile and 1.0% acetic acid (V:V) in methanol was selected for separating the three analytes, but baseline separation of tanshinon I and tanshinone IIA was not obtained. Therefore second-order derivative electropherograms were applied for resolving overlapping peaks. Regression equations revealed good linear relationships (correlation coefficients 0.9943-0.9991) between peak heights in second-order derivative electropherograms and concentrations of the three analytes. The relative standard deviations (RSD) of the migration times and the peak height of the three constituents were in the range of 0.81 -0.88% and 0.34-1.13% (intra-day), 1.57-1.86% and 3.05-5.52% (inter-day), respectively. The recoveries of three constituents ranged from 90.2 to 108.5%. The results indicated that baseline separation of the analytes was sometimes hard to obtain and second-order derivative electropherograms were applicable for the resolving and analysis of overlapping peaks.
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- An Jia Che
- Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P.R. China
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Mbuna J, Takayanagi T, Oshima M, Motomizu S. An Investigation of Weak Ion Association Equilibria between Inorganic Anions and Tetraalkylammonium Ions in Ethanol–Aqueous Media Using Capillary Zone Electrophoresis. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2004. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.77.1465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Application of nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis for quantitative analysis of quinolizidine alkaloids in Chinese herbs. Anal Chim Acta 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2003.11.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Descroix S, Varenne A, Adamo C, Gareil P. Capillary electrophoresis of inorganic anions in hydro-organic media. J Chromatogr A 2004; 1032:149-58. [PMID: 15065791 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2003.11.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The capillary electrophoresis separation of four inorganic anions (NO3-, I-, Br- and SCN-) was investigated over the whole range of methanol-water mixture composition. As the separation selectivity was strongly dependent on the solvent composition, the influence of ion-pairing and solvation phenomena was examined in depth in an attempt to explain this modification. First, a series of experiments was performed in methanolic background electrolytes, with counter-ions of different size. Ion-pair formation involving electrolyte ions was assessed to allow for a correction for free electrolyte ion concentration. Ion-pair formation constants between each inorganic anion and electrolyte counter-ion were next determined from the variations of the anion mobility as a function of the free counter-ion concentration. In view of the low values obtained, ion-pair formation alone failed to explain the selectivity variations. Solvation phenomena were then investigated with the help of a theoretical quantum model, the density functional theory (DFT), coupled with a polarizable continuum model to mime non-specific solvent effects. Whereas this model proved successful at predicting the mobility order at infinite dilution in water, it failed to predict the correct order in methanol.
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- Stéphanie Descroix
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie et Chimie Analytique, UMR CNRS 7575, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Jouyban A, Chan HK, Khoubnasabjafari M, Clark BJ. Calculation of electrophoretic mobility in ternary solvent electrolyte systems. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2003; 32:203-8. [PMID: 12763529 DOI: 10.1016/s0731-7085(03)00093-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Electrophoretic mobility of salmeterol and phenylpropanolamine in capillary electrophoresis has been determined using acetate buffer containing different concentrations of water, methanol and acetonitrile. Maximum electrophoretic mobilities for salmeterol and phenylpropanolamine have been observed at water-methanol-acetonitrile (5:50:45, v/v) and (3:60:37, v/v), respectively, while minimum mobilities of both compounds occurred at methanol-acetonitrile (30:70, v/v). The generated experimental data have been used to evaluate a mathematical model to compute the electrophoretic mobility of the analytes. The proposed model reproduced the mobility data with mean percentage deviations within 1-4%.
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- A Jouyban
- School of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51664, Iran.
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Zhou Q, Liu J, Cai Y, Liu G, Jiang G. Micro-porous membrane liquid–liquid extraction as an enrichment step prior to nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis determination of sulfonylurea herbicides. Microchem J 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0026-265x(03)00003-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Descroix S, Varenne A, Goasdoue N, Abian J, Carrascal M, Daniel R, Gareil P. Non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis of the positional isomers of a sulfated monosaccharide. J Chromatogr A 2003; 987:467-76. [PMID: 12613843 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(02)01433-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE) method coupled to indirect absorbance detection has been developed for the separation of the three positional isomers of monosulfated fucose. The optimized electrolyte was composed of 12 mM ethanolamine, 2 mM trimesic acid buffer in a methanol-ethanol (1:1, v/v) mixture. As the retained electrolyte entails no separating agent other than the pH buffer, the NACE separation of the positional isomers has been ascribed mainly to selective ion-pairing with the electrolyte counter-ion and the possibility of a selective solvation effect in the alcohol mixture. In the absence of pure isomeric standards, peak identification was completed by MS and NMR spectroscopy and selective enzymatic desulfation. This method should be of interest for the structure elucidation of monosulfated fucose-based polysaccharides and for the screening of sulfoesterase of unknown activity.
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- Stéphanie Descroix
- Laboratoire d'Electrochimie et Chimie Analytique, UMR CNRS 7575, ENSCP, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75231 Paris 05, France
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Geiser L, Cherkaoui S, Veuthey JL. Potential of formamide and N-methylformamide in nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Application to the analysis of beta-blockers. J Chromatogr A 2002; 979:389-98. [PMID: 12498270 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(02)01254-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE) method, coupled with either UV or electrospray mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), is described for the simultaneous analysis of seven beta-blockers. The same electrolyte, namely 25 mM ammonium formate and 1 M formic acid, was used with different investigated organic solvents. In addition to frequently used organic solvents such as methanol (MeOH) and acetonitrile (MeCN), formamide and its derivatives were investigated. Formamide (FA) and N-methylformamide (NMF) present several interesting physico-chemical properties, one of them being a high dielectric constant (e). Since FA and NMF possess a high UV cutoff, beta-blockers with an absorbance above 250 nm were selected as model compounds in order to compare NACE-UV and NACE-MS performances. FA and NMF showed different selectivity compared to water, MeOH or MeCN, and also demonstrated a higher efficiency in terms of the number of theoretical plates (especially NMF). To overcome their unfavorable optical properties, hyphenation with MS detection appears as a promising technique, thanks to its benefits in terms of selectivity, sensitivity and universality. The practical compatibility of FA and NMF with ESI-MS detection in combination with a sheath liquid configuration was demonstrated. In comparison to UV detection, sensitivity was increased, while a high efficiency was maintained. In addition, the low and stable generated currents observed were evidences for the successful hyphenation with ESI-MS. Hence, FA and NMF seemed to be promising alternatives in NACE-ESI-MS, either used as pure organic solvent or as a mixture with MeOH or MeCN.
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- Laurent Geiser
- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Boulevard d'Yvoy 20, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Bianco G, Schmitt-Kopplin P, De Benedetto G, Kettrup A, Cataldi TRI. Determination of glycoalkaloids and relative aglycones by nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis coupled with electrospray ionization-ion trap mass spectrometry. Electrophoresis 2002; 23:2904-12. [PMID: 12207298 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2683(200209)23:17<2904::aid-elps2904>3.0.co;2-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Glycoalkaloids are naturally occurring nitrogen-containing compounds present in many species of the family Solanaceae, including cultivated and wild potatoes (Solanum spp.), tomatoes (Lycopersicon spp.), etc. These compounds have pharmacological and toxicological effects on humans due to their significant anticholinesterase activity and disruption of cell membranes. Herein is reported the development of a capillary electrophoresis (CE) method using nonaqueous (NA) separation solutions in combination with ion trap mass spectrometry (MS and MS/MS) detection for the identification and quantification of glycoalkaloids and their relative aglycones. A mixture 90:10 v/v of MeCN-MeOH containing 50 mM ammonium acetate and 1.2 M acetic acid (applied voltage of 25.5 kV) was selected as a good compromise for the separation and detection of these compounds. The electrospray MS measurements were carried out in the positive ionization mode using a coaxial sheath liquid, methanol-water (1:1) with 1% of acetic acid at a flow rate of 2.5 microL/min. Under optimized experimental conditions, the predominant ion was the protonated molecular ion ([M+H](+)) of solanidine (m/z = 398), tomatidine (m/z = 416), chaconine (m/z = 852), solanine (m/z = 868), and tomatine (m/z = 1034). MS/MS experiments were carried out systematically by changing the relative collisional energy and monitoring the intensities of the fragment ions that were not high enough to allow better quantification than with the mother ions. The method was used for analyzing glycoalkaloids in potato extracts.
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- Giuliana Bianco
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
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Stöckigt J, Sheludk Y, Unger M, Gerasimenko I, Warzecha H, Stöckigt D. High-performance liquid chromatographic, capillary electrophoretic and capillary electrophoretic-electrospray ionisation mass spectrometric analysis of selected alkaloid groups. J Chromatogr A 2002; 967:85-113. [PMID: 12219932 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(02)00037-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Systems for efficient separation of selected alkaloid groups by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), capillary electrophoresis (CE) and capillary electrophoresis coupled with electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (CE-ESI-MS) are described. The optimized HPLC system was applied for the separation of 23 standard indole alkaloids as well as for qualitative and quantitative analyses of crude alkaloid extracts of Rauvolfia serpentina X Rhazya stricta hybrid cell cultures. The developed conditions for CE analysis proved to be efficient for separation of mixtures of standard indole and beta-carboline alkaloids. The described buffer system is also applicable in the combination of CE with electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry. This analytical technique allowed the separation and identification of components of standard indole alkaloid mixture as well as crude extracts of R. serpentina roots, R. serpentina cell suspension cultures and cortex of Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco. The influence of buffer composition and analyte structures on separation is discussed.
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- Joachim Stöckigt
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany.
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Jensen AG, Hansen SH. Separation of hypericins and hyperforins in extracts of Hypericum perforatum L. using non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis with reversed electro-osmotic flow. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2002; 27:167-76. [PMID: 11682223 DOI: 10.1016/s0731-7085(01)00548-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The separation of the lipophilic compounds in extracts of Hypericum perforatum L. is demonstrated in a non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis system with reversed electro-osmotic flow. Solvent mixtures of methanol, dimethylsulfoxide and N-methylformamide were used for the electrophoresis media, with addition of ammonium acetate and sodium acetate as electrolytes. The flow was reversed by the addition of the polycation hexadimethrine bromide, and thus negative voltage was applied. The method shows baseline separation between the four hypericins-protopseudohypericin, pseudohypericin, protohypericin and hypericin-whereas total baseline separation between the two hyperforins-hyperforin and adhyperforin-was not achieved. Using a fused-silica capillary (30 cm x 25 microm ID) and a voltage of -25 kV the analysis time of the hypericins and hyperforins was obtainable within 3 min. Application of the method with a fused-silica capillary of a larger internal diameter (48.5 cm x 50 microm ID) and a voltage of -20 kV resulted in analysis times of 8 min, but also lower limits of detection. The maximal attainable voltage was applied in both cases. Simultaneous separation of the flavonoids-although less efficient-may also be achieved. The technique of non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis with reversed electro-osmotic flow provides a very fast technique to evaluate the composition of hypericins and hyperforins in extracts of Hypericum perforatum L.
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- Anette Gemal Jensen
- Department of Analytical and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Brachet A, Rudaz S, Mateus L, Christen P, Veuthey JL. Optimisation of accelerated solvent extraction of cocaine and benzoylecgonine from coca leaves. J Sep Sci 2001. [DOI: 10.1002/1615-9314(20011101)24:10/11<865::aid-jssc865>3.0.co;2-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Wang Z, Wan H, Anderson MS, Abdel-Rehim M, Blomberg LG. Separation of lidocaine and its metabolites by capillary electrophoresis using volatile aqueous and nonaqueous electrolyte systems. Electrophoresis 2001; 22:2495-502. [PMID: 11519953 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2683(200107)22:12<2495::aid-elps2495>3.0.co;2-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The separation of the basic drug lidocaine and six of its metabolites has been investigated both by using volatile aqueous electrolyte system, at low pH and by employing non-aqueous electrolyte systems. In aqueous systems, the best separation of the compounds under the investigated conditions was achieved by using the electrolyte 60 mM trifluoroacetic acid (TFA)/triethylamine (TEA) at pH 2.5 containing 15% methanol. With this electrolyte, all seven compounds were well separated with high efficiency and migration time repeatability. The separations with bare fused-silica capillaries and polyacrylamide-coated capillaries were compared with higher separation efficiency with the latter. On the other hand, near baseline separation of all the seven compounds was also obtained by employing the non-aqueous electrolyte, 40 mM ammonium acetate in methanol and TFA (99:1, v/v), with comparable migration time repeatability but lower separation efficiency relative to the aqueous system.
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- Z Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Karlstad University, Sweden
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Cherkaoui S, Bekkouche K, Christen P, Veuthey JL. Non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis with diode array and electrospray mass spectrometric detection for the analysis of selected steroidal alkaloids in plant extracts. J Chromatogr A 2001; 922:321-8. [PMID: 11486878 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(01)00907-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis coupled to UV detection is described for the separation and determination of steroidal alkaloids. After optimization of electrophoretic parameters, including the electrolyte nature and the organic solvent composition, a reliable separation of solasodine and solanidine was achieved in a methanol-acetonitrile (20:80, v/v) mixture containing 25 mM ammonium acetate and 1 M acetic acid. For quantitative purposes, a fused-silica capillary with a bubble cell was used and detection was performed at low wavelength (195 nm). Method performances, including migration time and peak area reproducibility, linearity, sensitivity and accuracy, were also evaluated. The method was applied to determine solasodine in Solanum elaeagnifolium berries and Solanum sodomaeum leaves and seeds. To further improve sensitivity in the analysis of solasodine-related compounds, solanidine, demissidine and tomatidine, the developed method was interfaced with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. In the case of solasodine, the detection limit was estimated at 3 microg/ml for NACE-UV and at 0.05 microg/ml for NACE-MS, in the selected ion-monitoring mode.
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- S Cherkaoui
- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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Wright LP, Aucamp JP, Apostolides Z. Analysis of black tea theaflavins by non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 2001; 919:205-13. [PMID: 11459305 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(01)00762-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In this study a new capillary electrophoresis (CE) method was developed to quantify the four major theaflavins occurring in black tea. Where aqueous based CE methods showed poor selectivity and considerable band broadening, non-aqueous CE achieved baseline separation of the theaflavins within 10 min. The effects of the organic solvent composition and background electrolyte concentration on the separation selectivity and electrophoretic mobilities were investigated. Our optimized separation solution consisted of acetonitrile-methanol-acetic acid (71:25:4, v/v) and 90 mM ammonium acetate. This method was used to analyze three black tea samples.
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- L P Wright
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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Wey AB, Thormann W. Capillary electrophoresis-electrospray ionization ion trap mass spectrometry for analysis and confirmation testing of morphine and related compounds in urine. J Chromatogr A 2001; 916:225-38. [PMID: 11382295 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(00)01096-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Using an aqueous background electrolyte containing 25 mM ammonium acetate and NH3 (pH 9), CE-tandem MS and CE-triple MS with atmospheric pressure electrospray ionization in the positive ion mode are shown to represent attractive approaches for analysis and confirmation testing of morphine (MOR) and related opioids in human urine. Injection of plain or diluted urine permits monitoring of solutes at concentrations above 2-5 microg/ml. For the recognition of lower concentrations, solute extraction and concentration is required. Liquid-liquid extraction at alkaline pH is shown to be suitable for analysis of free opioids only whereas solid-phase extraction using a mixed-mode polymer phase is demonstrated to permit analysis of both free and glucuronidated opioids. The former sample preparation approach, however, requires about half of the time only. Commencing with 2 ml of urine, reconstitution to provide a sample volume of 0.2 ml and hydrodynamic sample injection, detection limits for free opioids are shown to be on the 100-200 ng/ml drug level. Much improved (ppb) sensitivity is obtained by infusing the extract directly into the source of the MS system. However, solutes that produce equal fragments (such as the two glucuronides of MOR) can thereby not be distinguished. CE-tandem MS and CE-triple MS are demonstrated to be suitable to confirm the presence of MOR, MOR-3-glucuronide, 6-monoacetylmorphine, codeine, codeine-6-glucuronide, dihydrocodeine, methadone and 2-ethylidene-1,5-dimethyl-3,3-diphenylpyrrolidine in a toxicological quality control urine. The same is shown for selected metabolites of codeine and dihydrocodeine in urines collected after administration of pharmaceutical preparations.
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- A B Wey
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Berne, Switzerland
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Cherkaoui S, Rudaz S, Veuthey JL. Nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry for separation of venlafaxine and its phase I metabolites. Electrophoresis 2001; 22:491-6. [PMID: 11258760 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2683(200102)22:3<491::aid-elps491>3.0.co;2-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Aqueous and nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE) were investigated for separation of venlafaxine, a new second-generation antidepressant, and its three phase I metabolites. Working at basic pH, around the venlafaxine pKa value, was effective in resolving the investigated drugs, but created considerable peak tailing. To overcome electrostatic interactions between analytes and silanol groups, investigations were also carried out at acidic pH. However, despite the addition of up to 50% v/v of organic solvents (e.g., methanol or acetonitrile), complete separation of the studied compounds was not possible. NACE was found to be an appropriate alternative to resolve venlafaxine and its metabolites simultaneously. Using a conventional capillary (fused-silica, 64.5 cm length, 50 microm inner diameter), and a methanol-acetonitrile mixture (20/80 v/v) containing 25 mM ammonium formate and 1 M formic acid, complete resolution of these closely related compounds was performed in less than 3.5 min. Selectivity, efficiency and separation time were greatly affected by the organic solvent composition. As the electric current generated in nonaqueous medium was very low, the electric field was further increased by reducing the capillary length. This allowed a baseline resolution of venlafaxine and its three metabolities in 0.7 min. Selectivity was compared in aqueous and nonaqueous media in relation to the acid-base properties of the analytes as well as to the solvation degree. Finally, the method successfully coupled on-line to mass spectrometry with electrospray ionization interface allowed significant sensitivity enhancement.
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- S Cherkaoui
- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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Nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE) is the application of a conductive electrolyte dissolved in either one organic solvent or a mixture of several organic solvents to carry out zone electrophoresis or related techniques in fused-silica capillaries. A complete review on the fundamentals, the optimization of analytical methods, practical considerations, and applications is given. To explain the differences to CE in aqueous media, a brief summary on solvent properties and molecular interactions in solutions introduces the reader into these fields. The use of additives to tune separation selectivity by means beyond a pure zone-electrophoretic mechanism is discussed in detail for organic media. Special detection techniques providing high potential for NACE are presented. Data on the precision of NACE methods and a list of relevant applications are included. More specialized applications like the determination of physicochemical constants in NACE or the setup of a semipreparative mode are described.
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- F Steiner
- University of the Saarland, Instrumental/Environmental Analysis, Saarbrücken, Germany.
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Wey AB, Caslavska J, Thormann W. Analysis of codeine, dihydrocodeine and their glucuronides in human urine by electrokinetic capillary immunoassays and capillary electrophoresis-ion trap mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2000; 895:133-46. [PMID: 11105855 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(00)00636-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Screening for and confirmation of illicit, abused and banned drugs in human urine is a timely topic in which capillary separation techniques play a key role. Capillary electrophoresis (CE) represents the newest technology employed in this field of analysis. Two rapid competitive binding, electrokinetic capillary-based immunoassays are shown to be capable of recognizing the presence, but not the identity, of urinary opioids, namely codeine (COD), codeine-6-glucuronide, dihydrocodeine (DHC), dihydrocodeine-6-glucuronide, morphine (MOR), morphine-3-glucuronide and ethylmorphine (EMOR). In these approaches, aliquots of urine and immunoreagents of a commercial, broadly cross-reacting fluorescence polarization immunoassay for opiates were combined and analyzed by capillary zone electrophoresis or micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography with laser induced fluorescence detection. With the fluorescent tracer solution employed, the former method is shown to provide simple electropherograms which are characterized by an opioid concentration dependent magnitude of the free tracer peak. In presence of dodecyl sulfate micelles, however, two tracer peaks with equal opioid concentration sensitivity are monitored. These data suggest the presence of two fluorescent tracers which react competitively with the urinary opioids for the binding sites of the antibody. Assay sensitivities for COD and MOR are comparable (10 ng/ml), whereas those for DHC and EMOR are about four-fold lower. Furthermore, glucuronides are shown to react like the corresponding free opioids. Analysis of urines that were collected after administration of 7 mg COD and 25 mg DHC tested positively in both assay formats. The presence of the free and conjugated codeinoids in these urines and their identification was accomplished by capillary electrophoresis-ion trap mass spectrometry (CE-MS). This confirmatory assay is based upon solid-phase extraction using a mixed-mode polymer cartridge followed by CE hyphenated to the LCQ mass spectrometer with electrospray ionization in the positive ion mode. With this technology, MS2 is employed for proper identification of COD (m/z 300.4) and DHC (m/z 302.4) whereas MS3 provides unambiguous identification of the glucuronides of COD (m/z 476.5) and DHC (m/z 478.5) via their fragmentation to COD and DHC, respectively. MSn (n > or = 2) is shown to be capable of properly identifying the urinary codeinoids on the 100-200 ng/ml concentration level.
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- A B Wey
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Berne, Switzerland
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Geiser L, Cherkaoui S, Veuthey JL. Simultaneous analysis of some amphetamine derivatives in urine by nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2000; 895:111-21. [PMID: 11105853 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(00)00476-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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A nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis method, coupled to UV and electrospray mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), is described for the simultaneous analysis of Ecstasy and other related derivatives. Several electrophoretic and ESI-MS parameters were systematically investigated, such as electrolyte nature and concentration, organic solvent and sheath liquid compositions, nebulization gas pressure and drying gas flow-rate. The best results were achieved with an acetonitrile-methanol (80:20, v/v) mixture containing 25 mM ammonium formate and 1 M formic acid, an applied voltage of 30 kV and a separation temperature of 15 degrees C. Under optimized CE-ESI-MS conditions, separation of the investigated drugs was performed in less than 6 min, with a high efficiency. Method precision based on migration time and peak area was determined and the limits of detection, which depend on the tested compound, were established between 20 and 70 ng ml(-1) in the selected ion monitoring mode. Finally, the described method was successfully applied to the analysis of amphetamines in urine after a liquid-liquid extraction.
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- L Geiser
- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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The benefits of non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis have been described in a number of recent publications. The wide selection of organic solvents, with their very different physicochemical properties, broadens our scope to manipulate separation selectivity. The lower currents present in non-aqueous solvents allow the use of high electric field strengths and wide bore capillaries, the latter in turn allowing larger sample load. In many cases detection sensitivity can also be enhanced. The potential of non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis is discussed throughout the paper, and the feasibility of capillary electrophoresis under non-aqueous media is demonstrated with reference to several applications.
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- M L Riekkola
- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Zaugg S, Thormann W. Enantioselective determination of drugs in body fluids by capillary electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 2000; 875:27-41. [PMID: 10839138 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(99)01042-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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During the past decade, chiral capillary electrophoresis (CE) emerged as a promising, effective and economic approach for the enantioselective determination of drugs in body fluids, hair and microsomal preparations. This review discusses the principles and important aspects of CE-based chiral bioassays, provides a survey of the assays developed and presents an overview of the key achievements encountered. Applications discussed encompass the pharmacokinetics of drug enantiomers, the elucidation of the stereoselectivity of drug metabolism and bioanalysis of drug enantiomers of toxicological and forensic interest.
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- S Zaugg
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Bern, Switzerland
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Cherkaoui S, Veuthey JL. Development and robustness testing of a nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis method for the analysis of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. J Chromatogr A 2000; 874:121-9. [PMID: 10768506 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(00)00052-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nine non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were simultaneously separated by nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis with a methanol-acetonitrile (40:60, v/v) mixture containing 20 mM ammonium acetate. The effect of solvent composition, electrolyte nature and concentration on the electrophoretic behavior of the selected drugs was systematically studied. Investigated electrolytes were ammonium, lithium and sodium acetate. Modification of the solvent and/or the electrolyte composition was found to alter the migration order of the pharmaceutical drugs. Finally, to assess method robustness, three sensitive electrophoretic parameters as well as their interactions were evaluated using a full factorial design at two levels.
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- S Cherkaoui
- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Pavillion de Isotopes, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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Li S, Weber SG. Separation of Neutral Compounds in Nonaqueous Solvents by Capillary Zone Electrophoresis. J Am Chem Soc 2000. [DOI: 10.1021/ja993949y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Shu Li
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
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