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Tintrop LK, Bräkling S, Vetter M, Eßer W, Drees F, Salemi A, Jochmann MA, Klee S, Schmidt TC. Evaluation of GC-EI&CI-TOFMS for Nontarget Analysis of Industrial Wastewater Using Hydrophilic-Lipophilic-Balanced SPME. Anal Chem 2024; 96:6122-6130. [PMID: 38603779 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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The evaluation of nontarget analysis (NTA) techniques for the monitoring of wastewater is important as wastewater is an anthropogenic pollution source for aquatic ecosystems and a threat to human and environmental health. This study presents the proof-of-concept NTA of industrial wastewater samples. A prototype hydrophilic-lipophilic-balanced (HLB) SPME and gas chromatography interfaced with time-of-flight high-resolution mass spectrometry (GC-TOFMS) with electron ionization (EI) and chemical ionization (CI) in parallel are employed. The HLB-SPME consists of a poly(divinylbenzene-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) structure, allowing the extraction of hydrophilic as well as lipophilic substances. As the combination of parallel CI and EI data provides a comprehensive data set as a unique feature, this study is strongly focused on the compound identification procedure and confidence reporting of exemplary substances. Furthermore, the use of three different CI reagent ions, including [N2H]+/[N4H]+, [H3O]+, and [NH4]+, enables a broad range of analytes to be ionized in terms of selectivity and softness. The complementary information provided by EI and CI data allows a level 3 identification or higher in 69% of cases. The polarity coverage based on the physicochemical properties of the analytes (such as volatility, water solubility, hydrophilicity, and lipophilicity) was visualized by using Henry's law and octanol-water partitioning constants. In conclusion, the presented approach is shown to be valuable for water analysis and allows enhanced and accelerated compound identification compared to utilizing only one type of ionization.
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- Lucie K Tintrop
- Instrumental Analytical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45141 Essen, Germany
- Centre for Water and Environmental Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Instrumental Analytical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Instrumental Analytical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Instrumental Analytical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- Instrumental Analytical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45141 Essen, Germany
- Centre for Water and Environmental Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45141 Essen, Germany
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- TOFWERK AG, Schorenstrasse 39, 3645 Thun, Switzerland
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- Instrumental Analytical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45141 Essen, Germany
- Centre for Water and Environmental Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 5, 45141 Essen, Germany
- IWW Water Centre, Moritzstrasse 26, 45476 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Heide J, Ehlert S, Koziorowski T, Rüger CP, Walte A, Zimmermann R. Simultaneous on-line vacuum single- and multi-photon ionization on an orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight mass spectrometer platform. Analyst 2022; 147:3662-3674. [DOI: 10.1039/d2an00774f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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New instrumental development for robust process monitoring with two soft ionization methods working in parallel.
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- J. Heide
- Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Chair of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Chair of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Photonion GmbH, 19061 Schwerin, Germany
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- PROBAT-Werke von Gimborn Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Emmerich am Rhein, Germany
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- Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Chair of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Photonion GmbH, 19061 Schwerin, Germany
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- Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Chair of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Cooperation Group “Comprehensive Molecular Analytics”, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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Amirav A, Fialkov AB, Gordin A, Elkabets O, Margolin Eren KJ. Cold Electron Ionization (EI) Is Not a Supplementary Ion Source to Standard EI. It is a Highly Superior Replacement Ion Source. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:2631-2635. [PMID: 34652909 PMCID: PMC8589250 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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GC-MS usually employs a 70 eV electron ionization (EI) ion source, which provides mass spectra with detailed fragment ion information that are amenable for library search and identification with names and structures at the isomer level. However, conventional EI often suffers from low intensity or the absence of molecular ions, which reduces detection and identification capabilities in analyses. In an attempt to enhance the molecular ions, several softer ion sources are being used to supplement standard EI, including chemical ionization (CI), atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI), field ionization (FI), photoionization (PI), and low electron energy EI. However, the most advantageous way to enhance molecular ions is to use cold EI, which employs 70 eV EI of cold molecules in supersonic molecular beams. Cold EI yields classical EI mass spectra with highly enhanced molecular ions, which still provides high detectability and library-searchable mass spectra. In this paper, we explain and discuss why cold EI is not a supplementary ion source to standard EI, but rather it is a highly superior replacement to standard EI. With cold EI, there is no need for standard EI or any other supplemental ion source. We describe 16 benefits and unique features of cold EI that not only yield better results for existing applications but also significantly extend the range of compounds and applications amenable for GC-MS analysis.
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- Aviv Amirav
- School
of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
- Aviv
Analytical Ltd., 24 Hanagar
Street, Hod Hasharon 4527713, Israel
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- School
of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- School
of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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Fialkov AB, Ikonen E, Laaksonen T, Amirav A. GC-MS with photoionization of cold molecules in supersonic molecular beams-Approaching the softest ionization method. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2020; 55:e4516. [PMID: 32567120 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A new type of photoionization ion source was developed for the ionization of cold molecules in supersonic molecular beams (named Cold PI). The system was based on a GC-MS with supersonic molecular beams and its fly-through EI of cold molecules ion source (Cold EI) plus quadrupole mass analyzer. A continuously operated deuterium VUV photoionization lamp was added and placed above and between the supersonic nozzle and skimmer whereas the Cold EI ion source served only as a portion of the ion transfer ion optics. The supersonic nozzle and skimmer were voltage biased and the VUV light crossed the supersonic expansion about 10 mm from the nozzle. We obtained over three orders of magnitude enhancement in the relative abundance of the molecular ion of squalane in Cold PI versus in photoionization of this compound as a thermal compound. Accordingly, we also proved that standard photoionization is not as soft ionization method as previously perceived for large compounds. We found that Cold PI is as soft as and possibly softer than field ionization; thus, it could be the softest known ionization method. The ionization yield was about 200-300 times weaker than with Cold EI yet our limit of detection was about 200 femtogram in SIM mode for cholesterol and pyrene which is reasonable. Practically, all hydrocarbons gave only molecular ions with rather uniform response whereas alcohols gave some molecular ions plus major fragment ions particularly with a loss of water (similarly to field ionization). We tested Cold PI in the GC-MS analysis of diesel fuels and analyzed the time averaged data for group type information. We also found that we can analyze the diesel fuels by fast under 20-s flow injection analysis in which the generated averaged mass spectrum of molecular ions only could serve for the characterization of fuels.
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- School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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Gross JH. From the discovery of field ionization to field desorption and liquid injection field desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry-A journey from principles and applications to a glimpse into the future. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2020; 26:241-273. [PMID: 32605392 PMCID: PMC7383431 DOI: 10.1177/1469066720939399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The discovery of the ionizing effect of strong electric fields in the order of volts per Ångstrom in the early 1950s eventually led to the development of field ionization-mass spectrometry (FI-MS). Due to the very low ion currents, and thus, limited by the instrumentation of the 1960s, it took some time for the, by then, new technique to become adopted for analytical applications. In FI-MS, volatile or at least vaporizable samples mainly deliver molecular ions, and consequently, mass spectra showing no or at least minor numbers of fragment ion signals. The next major breakthrough was achieved by overcoming the need to evaporate the analyte prior to ionization. This was accomplished in the early 1970s by simply depositing the samples onto the field emitter and led to field desorption-mass spectrometry (FD-MS). With FD-MS, a desorption ionization method had become available that paved the road to the mass spectral analysis of larger molecules of low to high polarity and even of organic salts. In FD-MS, all of these analytes deliver spectra with no or at least few fragment ion peaks. The last milestone was the development of liquid injection field desorption/ionization (LIFDI) in the early 2000s that allows for sample deposition under the exclusion of atmospheric oxygen and water. In addition to sampling under inert conditions, LIFDI also enables more robust and quicker operation than classical FI-MS and FD-MS procedures. The development and applications of FI, FD, and LIFDI had mutual interference with the mass analyzers that were used in combination with these methods. Vice versa, the demand for using these techniques on other than magnetic sector instruments has effectuated their adaptation to different types of modern mass analyzers. The journey started with magnetic sector instruments, almost skipped quadrupole analyzers, encompassed Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) and orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight (oaTOF) analyzers, and finally arrived at Orbitraps. Even interfaces for continuous-flow LIFDI have been realized. Even though being niche techniques to some degree, one may be confident that FI, FD, and LIFDI have a promising future ahead of them. This Account takes you on the journey from principles and applications of the title methods to a glimpse into the future.
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- Jürgen H Gross
- Jürgen H Gross, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Gas chromatography in combination with fast high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry: Technical overview and perspectives for data visualization. Trends Analyt Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2019.115677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Wu Z, Bagarolo GI, Thoröe-Boveleth S, Jankowski J. "Lipidomics": Mass spectrometric and chemometric analyses of lipids. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2020; 159:294-307. [PMID: 32553782 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2020.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Lipids are ubiquitous in the human organism and play essential roles as components of cell membranes and hormones, for energy storage or as mediators of cell signaling pathways. As crucial mediators of the human metabolism, lipids are also involved in metabolic diseases, cardiovascular and renal diseases, cancer and/or hepatological and neurological disorders. With rapidly growing evidence supporting the impact of lipids on both the genesis and progression of these diseases as well as patient wellbeing, the characterization of the human lipidome has gained high interest and importance in life sciences and clinical diagnostics within the last 15 years. This is mostly due to technically advanced molecular identification and quantification methods, mainly based on mass spectrometry. Mass spectrometry has become one of the most powerful tools for the identification of lipids. New lipidic mediators or biomarkers of diseases can be analysed by state-of-the art mass spectrometry techniques supported by sophisticated bioinformatics and biostatistics. The lipidomic approach has developed dramatically in the realm of life sciences and clinical diagnostics due to the available mass spectrometric methods and in particular due to the adaptation of biostatistical methods in recent years. Therefore, the current knowledge of lipid extraction methods, mass-spectrometric approaches, biostatistical data analysis, including workflows for the interpretation of lipidomic high-throughput data, are reviewed in this manuscript.
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- Zhuojun Wu
- Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany; School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Linden MH, Linden HB, Nieth N, Gross JH. Self-Supplied Liquid Injection Field Desorption/Ionization Ion Source for an Orthogonal Time-of-Flight Instrument. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2019; 30:2358-2368. [PMID: 31376121 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-019-02297-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A new implementation of a dedicated ion source for field ionization (FI), field desorption (FD), and liquid injection field desorption/ionization (LIFDI) for the JEOL AccuTOF GC series of orthogonal-acceleration time-of-flight instruments is presented. In contrast to existing implementations, this third-party LIFDI probe and source combination does not require the exchange of the entire ion source comprising ion source block and lens stack to switch from electron ionization (EI) to LIFDI. Rather, the methods may be swapped conveniently by only exchanging the ion source block for a mechanical probe guide and inserting the LIFDI probe in place of the standard direct insertion probe (DIP) via the vacuum lock. Further, this LIFDI setup does not require any changes of the electronics or software of the AccuTOF mass spectrometer because it is self-supplied in terms of power supply, observation optics, and computer control. The setup offers advanced FI/FD/LIFDI control features such as emission-controlled emitter heating current and emitter flash baking during elongated runs as required for gas chromatography-FI-mass spectrometry (MS). The LIFDI source and probe and its operation are reported in detail. FI spectra of the volatile analytes toluene, heptane, and pentafluoroiodobenzene are presented. LIFDI operation is demonstrated for the analysis of the saturated hydrocarbon dotriacontane and the low-mass hydrocarbon polymers polystyrene 484 and polystyrene 1050. Further, the air-sensitive 2nd-generation Hoveyda-Grubbs catalyst is analyzed by LIFDI-MS. For comparison with long-established LIFDI instrumentation, some of the spectra obtained with the new setup are also compared with those from a double-focusing magnetic sector instrument.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Field Ionization and Field Desorption. Mass Spectrom (Tokyo) 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-54398-7_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Luan H, Yang L, Ji F, Cai Z. PCI-GC-MS-MS approach for identification of non-amino organic acid and amino acid profiles. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2016; 1047:180-184. [PMID: 27381571 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.06.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Revised: 06/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Alkyl chloroformate have been wildly used for the fast derivatization of metabolites with amino and/or carboxyl groups, coupling of powerful separation and detection systems, such as GC-MS, which allows the comprehensive analysis of non-amino organic acids and amino acids. The reagents involving n-alkyl chloroformate and n-alcohol are generally employed for providing symmetric labeling terminal alkyl chain with the same length. Here, we developed an asymmetric labeling strategy and positive chemical ionization gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (PCI-GC-MS-MS) approach for determination of non-amino organic acids and amino acids, as well as the short chain fatty acids. Carboxylic and amino groups could be selectively labelled by propyl and ethyl groups, respectively. The specific neutral loss of C3H8O (60Da), C3H5O2 (74Da) and C4H8O2 (88Da) were useful in the selective identification for qualitative analysis of organic acids and amino acid derivatives. PCI-GC-MS-MS using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) was applied for semi-quantification of typical non-amino organic acids and amino acids. This method exhibited a wide range of linear range, good regression coefficient (R2) and repeatability. The relative standard deviation (RSD) of targeted metabolites showed excellent intra- and inter-day precision (<5%). Our method provided a qualitative and semi-quantitative PCI-GC-MS-MS, coupled with alkyl chloroformate derivatization.
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- Hemi Luan
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
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Pati S, Nie B, Arnold RD, Cummings BS. Extraction, chromatographic and mass spectrometric methods for lipid analysis. Biomed Chromatogr 2016; 30:695-709. [PMID: 26762903 PMCID: PMC8425715 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Revised: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Lipids make up a diverse subset of biomolecules that are responsible for mediating a variety of structural and functional properties as well as modulating cellular functions such as trafficking, regulation of membrane proteins and subcellular compartmentalization. In particular, phospholipids are the main constituents of biological membranes and play major roles in cellular processes like transmembrane signaling and structural dynamics. The chemical and structural variety of lipids makes analysis using a single experimental approach quite challenging. Research in the field relies on the use of multiple techniques to detect and quantify components of cellular lipidomes as well as determine structural features and cellular organization. Understanding these features can allow researchers to elucidate the biochemical mechanisms by which lipid-lipid and/or lipid-protein interactions take place within the conditions of study. Herein, we provide an overview of essential methods for the examination of lipids, including extraction methods, chromatographic techniques and approaches for mass spectrometric analysis.
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- Sumitra Pati
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Baldwin S, Bristow T, Ray A, Rome K, Sanderson N, Sims M, Cojocariu C, Silcock P. Applicability of gas chromatography/quadrupole-Orbitrap mass spectrometry in support of pharmaceutical research and development. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2016; 30:873-880. [PMID: 26969929 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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RATIONALE Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) is a fundamental tool used to identify impurities throughout the active pharmaceutical ingredients development process. The coupling of Orbitrap mass spectrometry with GC marks an exciting advance in capability for GC/MS, offering a significant step change in resolving power, mass accuracy, sensitivity and linear range. METHODS A range of pharmaceutically relevant samples representing typical starting materials has been investigated with particular reference to impurity identification. The mass accuracy in Electron Ionisation (EI) and Chemical Ionisation (CI) was investigated for impurity identification. The linearity and mass accuracy over a wide dynamic range were evaluated. The number of scans obtained across chromatographic peaks was assessed at various resolution settings from 15,000 to 120,000 (full width at half maximum (FWHM) at m/z 200). RESULTS All the accurate mass measurements for impurities were within <1 ppm of the theoretical m/z value. The scan speed at the highest resolution produced 11 scans across the peak, and the mass accuracy for all scans was consistently <1 ppm - sufficient for impurity investigations and quantitative analysis. Linearity was demonstrated for N,N,N'-trimethylethylenediamine over a concentration range of 0.0001 to 0.1250 μg/mL (w/v) with a correlation coefficient R(2) = 0.9996 and mass accuracy across all concentrations at <1.1 ppm. CONCLUSIONS GC/Orbitrap MS has been evaluated for both qualitative and quantitative analysis of typical pharmaceutical precursors and impurities. Accurate mass measurement across a wide dynamic range, linearity and the ability to identify impurities in EI and CI illustrate that this instrument is a powerful tool of great benefit to pharmaceutical analysis.
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- Stephen Baldwin
- Pharmaceutical Development, AstraZeneca R&D, Macclesfield, SK10 2NA, UK
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- Pharmaceutical Development, AstraZeneca R&D, Macclesfield, SK10 2NA, UK
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- Pharmaceutical Development, AstraZeneca R&D, Macclesfield, SK10 2NA, UK
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- Pharmaceutical Development, AstraZeneca R&D, Macclesfield, SK10 2NA, UK
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- Pharmaceutical Development, AstraZeneca R&D, Macclesfield, SK10 2NA, UK
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- Pharmaceutical Development, AstraZeneca R&D, Macclesfield, SK10 2NA, UK
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Alam MS, Stark C, Harrison RM. Using Variable Ionization Energy Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry with Comprehensive GC×GC To Identify Isomeric Species. Anal Chem 2016; 88:4211-20. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b03122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Mohammed S. Alam
- Division of Environmental
Health and Risk Management School of Geography, Earth and Environmental
Sciences University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Division of Environmental
Health and Risk Management School of Geography, Earth and Environmental
Sciences University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Division of Environmental
Health and Risk Management School of Geography, Earth and Environmental
Sciences University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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Hejazi L, Guilhaus M, Hibbert DB, Ebrahimi D. Gas chromatography with parallel hard and soft ionization mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2015; 29:91-99. [PMID: 25462368 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Revised: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 10/31/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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RATIONALE Mass spectrometric identification of compounds in chromatography can be obtained from molecular masses from soft ionization mass spectrometry techniques such as field ionization (FI) and fragmentation patterns from hard ionization techniques such as electron ionization (EI). Simultaneous detection by EI and FI mass spectrometry allows alignment of the different information from each method. METHODS We report the construction and characteristics of a combined instrument consisting of a gas chromatograph and two parallel mass spectrometry ionization sources, EI and FI. When considering both ion yield and signal-to-noise it was postulated that good-quality EI and FI mass spectra could be obtained simultaneously using a post-column splitter with a split fraction of 1:10 for EI/FI. This has been realised and we report its application for the analysis of several complex mixtures. RESULTS The differences between the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the EI and FI chromatograms were statistically insignificant, and the retention times of the chromatograms were highly correlated (r(2) =0.9999) with no detectable bias. The applicability and significance of this combined instrument and the attendant methodology are illustrated by the analysis of standard samples of 13 compounds with diverse structures, and the analysis of mixtures of fatty acids, fish oil, hydrocarbons and yeast metabolites. CONCLUSIONS This combined dual-source instrument saves time and resources, and more importantly generates equivalent chromatograms aligned in time, in EI and FI (i.e. peaks with similar shapes and identical positions). The identical FWHMs and retention times of the EI and FI chromatograms in this combined instrument enable the accurate assignment of fragment ions from EI to their corresponding molecular ions in FI.
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- Leila Hejazi
- School of Chemistry, UNSW Australia, Sydney, 2052, Australia; Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Facility, UNSW Australia, Sydney, 2052, Australia
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Portolés T, Mol JGJ, Sancho JV, Hernández F. Use of electron ionization and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization in gas chromatography coupled to time-of-flight mass spectrometry for screening and identification of organic pollutants in waters. J Chromatogr A 2014; 1339:145-53. [PMID: 24674644 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Revised: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A new approach has been developed for multiclass screening of organic contaminants in water based on the use of gas chromatography coupled to hybrid quadrupole high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (GC-(APCI)QTOF MS). The soft ionization promoted by the APCI source allows effective and wide-scope screening based on the investigation of the molecular ion and/or protonated molecule. This is in contrast to electron ionization (EI) where ionization typically results in extensive fragmentation, and diagnostic ions and/or spectra need to be known a priori to facilitate detection of the analytes in the raw data. Around 170 organic contaminants from different chemical families were initially investigated by both approaches, i.e. GC-(EI)TOF and GC-(APCI)QTOF, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and a notable number of pesticides and relevant metabolites. The new GC-(APCI)QTOF MS approach easily allowed widening the number of compounds investigated (85 additional compounds), with more pesticides, personal care products (UV filters, musks), polychloronaphthalenes (PCNs), antimicrobials, insect repellents, etc., most of them considered as emerging contaminants. Both GC-(EI)TOF and GC-(APCI)QTOF methodologies have been applied, evaluating their potential for a wide-scope screening in the environmental field.
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- Tania Portolés
- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water, University Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain; RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water, University Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain
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- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water, University Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain.
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Portolés T, Pitarch E, López FJ, Hernández F, Niessen WMA. Use of soft and hard ionization techniques for elucidation of unknown compounds by gas chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2011; 25:1589-1599. [PMID: 21594934 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.5028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Investigation of trace-level non-target compounds by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) often is a challenging task that requires powerful software tools to detect the unknown components, to obtain the deconvoluted mass spectra, and to interpret the data if no acceptable library match is obtained. In this paper, the complementary use of electron ionization (EI) and chemical ionization (CI) is investigated in combination with GC/time-of-flight (TOF) MS for the elucidation of organic non-target (micro)contaminants in water samples. Based on accurate mass measurement of the molecular and fragment ions from the TOF MS, empirical formulae were calculated. Isotopic patterns, carbon number prediction filter and nitrogen rule were used to reduce the number of possible formulae. The candidate formulae were searched in databases to find possible chemical structures. Selection from possible structure candidates was achieved using information on substructures and observed neutral losses derived from the fragment ions. Four typical examples (bifenazate, boscalid, epoxiconazole, and fenhexamid) are used to illustrate the methodology applied and the various difficulties encountered in this process. Our results indicate that elucidation of unknowns cannot be achieved by following a standardized procedure, as both expertise and creativity are necessary in the process.
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- Tania Portolés
- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water, University Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain
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Eschner MS, Gröger TM, Horvath T, Gonin M, Zimmermann R. Quasi-Simultaneous Acquisition of Hard Electron Ionization and Soft Single-Photon Ionization Mass Spectra during GC/MS Analysis by Rapid Switching between Both Ionization Methods: Analytical Concept, Setup, and Application on Diesel Fuel. Anal Chem 2011; 83:3865-72. [DOI: 10.1021/ac200356t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Markus S. Eschner
- Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Cooperation Group “Analysis of Complex Molecular Systems”, Institute of Ecological Chemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Chair of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Rostock, Dr.-Lorenz-Weg 1, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Cooperation Group “Analysis of Complex Molecular Systems”, Institute of Ecological Chemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Chair of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Rostock, Dr.-Lorenz-Weg 1, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Tofwerk AG, Uttigenstrasse 22, 3600 Thun, Switzerland
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- Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Cooperation Group “Analysis of Complex Molecular Systems”, Institute of Ecological Chemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Chair of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Rostock, Dr.-Lorenz-Weg 1, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- BIfA—Bavarian Institute of Applied Environmental Research and Technology GmbH, Am Mittleren Moos 46, 86167 Augsburg, Germany
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Gross JH. Field Ionization and Field Desorption. Mass Spectrom (Tokyo) 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-10711-5_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Steinmann D, Ganzera M. Recent advances on HPLC/MS in medicinal plant analysis. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2010; 55:744-57. [PMID: 21131153 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2010.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2010] [Revised: 11/10/2010] [Accepted: 11/11/2010] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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With gaining popularity of herbal remedies worldwide, the need of assuring safety and efficacy of these products increases as well. By nature they are complex matrices, comprising a multitude of compounds, which are prone to variation due to environmental factors and manufacturing conditions. Furthermore, many traditional preparations compose of multiple herbs, so that only highly selective, sensitive and versatile analytical techniques will be suitable for quality control purposes. By hyphenating high performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (LC-MS) these high demands are fulfilled, providing the user with a multitude of technical options and applications. This review intends to reflect the impact of LC-MS for medicinal plant analysis focusing on most relevant reports published within the last five years. Commenced by introductory remarks to the different MS approaches most commonly used (e.g. ion trap and time of flight mass analyzers, fragmentation and ionization modes), respective LC-MS applications on the analysis of natural products in medicinal plants, commercial products and biological samples are presented. Methodological aspects like stationary and mobile phase selection or MS settings are discussed, and advantages or limitations of the described techniques are highlighted.
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- Dirk Steinmann
- Institute of Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Bristow T, Harrison M, Sims M. The application of gas chromatography/atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry to impurity identification in Pharmaceutical Development. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2010; 24:1673-1681. [PMID: 20486265 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Accurate mass measurement (used to determine elemental formulae) is an essential tool for impurity identification in pharmaceutical development for process understanding. Accurate mass liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) is used widely for these types of analyses; however, there are still many occasions when gas chromatography (GC)/MS is the appropriate technique. Therefore, the provision of robust technology to provide accurate mass GC/MS (and GC/MS/MS) for this type of activity is essential. In this report we describe the optimisation and application of a newly available atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation (APCI) interface to couple GC to time-of-flight (TOF) MS.To fully test the potential of the new interface the APCI source conditions were optimised, using a number of standard compounds, with a variety of structures, as used in synthesis at AstraZeneca. These compounds were subsequently analysed by GC/APCI-TOF MS. This study was carried out to evaluate the range of compounds that are amenable to analysis using this technique. The range of compounds that can be detected and characterised using the technique was found to be extremely broad and include apolar hydrocarbons such as toluene. Both protonated molecules ([M + H](+)) and radical cations (M(+.)) were observed in the mass spectra produced by APCI, along with additional ion signals such as [M + H + O](+).The technique has been successfully applied to the identification of impurities in reaction mixtures from organic synthesis in process development. A typical mass accuracy of 1-2 mm/zunits (m/z 80-500) was achieved allowing the reaction impurities to be identified based on their elemental formulae. These results clearly demonstrate the potential of the technique as a tool for problem solving and process understanding in pharmaceutical development. The reaction mixtures were also analysed by GC/electron ionisation (EI)-MS and GC/chemical ionisation (CI)-MS to understand the capability of GC/APCI-MS relative to these two firmly established techniques.
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- Tony Bristow
- AstraZeneca, Pharmaceutical Development, Silk Road Business Park, Charter Way, Macclesfield SK10 2NA, UK.
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Blanksby SJ, Mitchell TW. Advances in mass spectrometry for lipidomics. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2010; 3:433-65. [PMID: 20636050 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.anchem.111808.073705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Recent expansion in research in the field of lipidomics has been driven by the development of new mass spectrometric tools and protocols for the identification and quantification of molecular lipids in complex matrices. Although there are similarities between the field of lipidomics and the allied field of mass spectrometry (e.g., proteomics), lipids present some unique advantages and challenges for mass spectrometric analysis. The application of electrospray ionization to crude lipid extracts without prior fractionation-the so-called shotgun approach-is one such example, as it has perhaps been more successfully applied in lipidomics than in any other discipline. Conversely, the diverse molecular structure of lipids means that collision-induced dissociation alone may be limited in providing unique descriptions of complex lipid structures, and the development of additional, complementary tools for ion activation and analysis is required to overcome these challenges. In this article, we discuss the state of the art in lipid mass spectrometry and highlight several areas in which current approaches are deficient and further innovation is required.
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