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Ai H, Lee YY, Xie X, Tan CP, Ming Lai O, Li A, Wang Y, Zhang Z. Structured lipids produced from palm-olein oil by interesterification: A controllable lipase-catalyzed approach in a solvent-free system. Food Chem 2023; 412:135558. [PMID: 36716631 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.135558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Palm olein (POL) was modified by enzymatic interesterification with different degrees of acyl migration in a solvent-free packed bed reactor. The fatty acid and acylglycerol composition, isomer content, thermodynamic behavior, and relationship between crystal polymorphism, solid fat content (SFC), crystal microstructure, and texture before and after modification were studied. We found that the increase in sn-2 saturation interesterification was not only due to the generated tripalmitin (PPP) but also caused by acyl migration, and the SFC profiles were changed accordingly. The emergence of high melting point acylglycerols was an important factor accelerating the crystallization rate, further shortening the crystallization induction time, leading to the formation of large crystal spherulites, thereby reducing the hardness. The transformation from the β' to the β form occurred during post-hardening during storage. The isomer content also affected the physicochemical properties of the modified POL.
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- Hongzeng Ai
- JNU-UPM International Joint Laboratory on Plant Oil Processing and Safety, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China
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- School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
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- JNU-UPM International Joint Laboratory on Plant Oil Processing and Safety, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China; National R&D Center for Freshwater Fish Processing, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330022, China
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- JNU-UPM International Joint Laboratory on Plant Oil Processing and Safety, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China
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- JNU-UPM International Joint Laboratory on Plant Oil Processing and Safety, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China
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- JNU-UPM International Joint Laboratory on Plant Oil Processing and Safety, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China; Guangdong Joint International Research Centre of Oilseed Biorefinery, Nutrition and Safety, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China
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- JNU-UPM International Joint Laboratory on Plant Oil Processing and Safety, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China; Guangdong Joint International Research Centre of Oilseed Biorefinery, Nutrition and Safety, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China.
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- JNU-UPM International Joint Laboratory on Plant Oil Processing and Safety, Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China.
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Manful CF, Pham TH, Spicer H, Thomas RH. A multimodal analytical method to simultaneously determine monoacetyldiacylglycerols, medium and long chain triglycerides in biological samples during routine lipidomics. Lipids Health Dis 2022; 21:42. [PMID: 35538477 PMCID: PMC9092795 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-022-01650-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Monoacetyldiglycerides (MAcDG), are acetylated triglycerides (TG) and an emerging class of bioactive or functional lipid with promising nutritional, medical, and industrial applications. A major challenge exists when analyzing MAcDG from other subclasses of TG in biological matrices, limiting knowledge on their applications and metabolism. Methods Herein a multimodal analytical method for resolution, identification, and quantitation of MAcDG in biological samples was demonstrated based on thin layer chromatography-flame ionization detection complimentary with C30-reversed phase liquid chromatography-high resolution accurate mass tandem mass spectrometry. This method was then applied to determine the MAcDG molecular species composition and quantity in E. solidaginis larvae. The statistical method for analysis of TG subclass composition and molecular species composition of E. solidaginis larvae was one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results The findings suggest that the proposed analytical method could simultaneously provide a fast, accurate, sensitive, high throughput analysis of MAcDG from other TG subclasses, including the fatty acids, isomers, and molecular species composition. Conclusion This method would allow for MAcDG to be included during routine lipidomics analysis of biological samples and will have broad interests and applications in the scientific community in areas such as nutrition, climate change, medicine and biofuel innovations. Graphical abstract ![]()
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12944-022-01650-w.
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- Charles F Manful
- School of Science and the Environment/ Boreal Ecosystem Research Initiative, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 5G4, Canada.
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- School of Science and the Environment/ Boreal Ecosystem Research Initiative, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 5G4, Canada
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- School of Science and the Environment/ Boreal Ecosystem Research Initiative, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 5G4, Canada
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- School of Science and the Environment/ Boreal Ecosystem Research Initiative, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 5G4, Canada.
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Regio- and Stereospecific Analysis of Triacylglycerols—A Brief Overview of the Challenges and the Achievements. Symmetry (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/sym14020247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The efforts to reveal, in detail, the molecular and intramolecular structures of one of the main lipid classes, namely, triacyl-sn-glycerols, which are now known to affect their specific and important role in all living organisms, are briefly overviewed. Some milestones of significance in the gradual but continuous development and improvement of the analytical methodology to identify the triacylglycerol regio- and stereoisomers in complex lipid samples are traced throughout the years: the use of chromatography based on different separation principles; the improvements in the chromatographic technique; the development and use of different detection techniques; the attempts to simplify and automatize the analysis without losing the accuracy of identification. The spectacular recent achievements of two- and multidimensional methods used as tools in lipidomics are presented.
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Ramaley L, Cubero Herrera L, Melanson JE. Determination of regioisomers in triacylglycerols. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2021; 35:e8961. [PMID: 33002255 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- Louis Ramaley
- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada
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Zhang C, Žukauskaitė A, Petřík I, Pěnčík A, Hönig M, Grúz J, Široká J, Novák O, Doležal K. In situ characterisation of phytohormones from wounded Arabidopsis leaves using desorption electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry imaging. Analyst 2021; 146:2653-2663. [DOI: 10.1039/d0an02118k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The distribution of target phytohormones is highlighted in wounded Arabidopsis leaves, the differences in their abundance are determined, and the correlations between them are analysed using DESI-MSI analysis.
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- Chao Zhang
- Department of Chemical Biology
- Faculty of Science
- Palacký University Olomouc
- CZ-78371 Olomouc
- Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical Biology
- Faculty of Science
- Palacký University Olomouc
- CZ-78371 Olomouc
- Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators
- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences & Faculty of Science
- Palacký University Olomouc
- CZ-78371 Olomouc
- Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators
- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences & Faculty of Science
- Palacký University Olomouc
- CZ-78371 Olomouc
- Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical Biology
- Faculty of Science
- Palacký University Olomouc
- CZ-78371 Olomouc
- Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Biology
- Palacký University Olomouc
- CZ-78371 Olomouc
- Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators
- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences & Faculty of Science
- Palacký University Olomouc
- CZ-78371 Olomouc
- Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators
- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences & Faculty of Science
- Palacký University Olomouc
- CZ-78371 Olomouc
- Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical Biology
- Faculty of Science
- Palacký University Olomouc
- CZ-78371 Olomouc
- Czech Republic
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Enantiomeric separation of triacylglycerols containing fatty acids with a ring (cyclofatty acids). J Chromatogr A 2020; 1622:461103. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.461103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Direct inlet negative ion chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometric analysis of triacylglycerol regioisomers in human milk and infant formulas. Food Chem 2020; 328:126991. [PMID: 32512466 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A previously developed direct inlet tandem mass spectrometric method for analysis of triacylglycerol (TAG) regioisomers was updated and validated for operation with current instrumentation with improved sensitivity and throughput. TAG regioisomers in pooled Chinese and Finnish human milk samples, two bovine milk samples and 11 infant formulas were identified and quantified. A total of 241 TAG regioisomers were identified and quantified, consisting of over 60 mol% of all TAGs in the human milk samples. The infant formulas deviated largely from human milk in regioisomeric composition of TAGs. In the Finnish and Chinese human milks, the most abundant ones were 1,3-dioleoyl-2-palmitoylglycerol (OPO; 7.4 and 8.8 mol% of all TAGs) and 1(3)-linoleoyl-2-palmitoyl-3(1)-oleoylglycerol (LPO; 4.7 and 8.3 mol% of all TAGs). In the infant formulas 1,2(2,3)-dioleoyl-3(1)-palmitoylglycerol (OOP) and 1(3)-linoleoyl-2-oleoyl-3(1)-palmitoylglycerol/1(3)-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-3(1)-oleoylglycerol (LOP/PLO) were more abundant than OPO and LPO. The differences between human milk and infant formula prompt for further development of current formulas.
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Tarvainen M, Kallio H, Yang B. Regiospecific Analysis of Triacylglycerols by Ultrahigh-Performance-Liquid Chromatography–Electrospray Ionization–Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2019; 91:13695-13702. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Marko Tarvainen
- Food Chemistry and Food Development, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Turku Turun yliopisto FI-20014 Finland
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- Food Chemistry and Food Development, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Turku Turun yliopisto FI-20014 Finland
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- Food Chemistry and Food Development, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Turku Turun yliopisto FI-20014 Finland
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Marshall DL, Criscuolo A, Young RSE, Poad BLJ, Zeller M, Reid GE, Mitchell TW, Blanksby SJ. Mapping Unsaturation in Human Plasma Lipids by Data-Independent Ozone-Induced Dissociation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2019; 30:1621-1630. [PMID: 31222675 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-019-02261-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Over 1500 different lipids have been reported in human plasma at the sum composition level. Yet the number of unique lipids present is surely higher, once isomeric contributions from double bond location(s) and fatty acyl regiochemistry are considered. In order to resolve this ambiguity, herein, we describe the incorporation of ozone-induced dissociation (OzID) into data-independent shotgun lipidomics workflows on a high-resolution hybrid quadrupole-Orbitrap platform. In this configuration, [M + Na]+ ions generated by electrospray ionization of a plasma lipid extract were transmitted through the quadrupole in 1 Da segments. Reaction of mass-selected lipid ions with ozone in the octopole collision cell yielded diagnostic ions for each double bond position. The increased ozone concentration in this region significantly improved ozonolysis efficiency compared with prior implementations on linear ion-trap devices. This advancement translates into increased lipidome coverage and improvements in duty cycle for data-independent MS/MS analysis using shotgun workflows. Grouping all precursor ions with a common OzID neutral loss enables straightforward classification of the lipidome by unsaturation position (with respect to the methyl terminus). Two-dimensional maps obtained from this analysis provide a powerful visualization of structurally related lipids and lipid isomer families within plasma. Global profiling of lipid unsaturation in plasma extracts reveals that most unsaturated lipids are present as isomeric mixtures. These new insights provide a unique picture of underlying metabolism that could in the future provide novel indicators of health and disease.
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- David L Marshall
- Central Analytical Research Facility, Institute for Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
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- Institute of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Center for Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH, Hanna-Kunath Str. 11, 28199, Bremen, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Central Analytical Research Facility, Institute for Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen) GmbH, Hanna-Kunath Str. 11, 28199, Bremen, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Molecular Horizons, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, Australia
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- Central Analytical Research Facility, Institute for Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
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Balgoma D, Guitton Y, Evans JJ, Le Bizec B, Dervilly-Pinel G, Meynier A. Modeling the fragmentation patterns of triacylglycerides in mass spectrometry allows the quantification of the regioisomers with a minimal number of standards. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1057:60-69. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Řezanka T, Kolouchová I, Gharwalová L, Palyzová A, Sigler K. Lipidomic Analysis: From Archaea to Mammals. Lipids 2018; 53:5-25. [PMID: 29446847 DOI: 10.1002/lipd.12001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Lipids are among the most important organic compounds found in all living cells, from primitive archaebacteria to flowering plants or mammalian cells. They form part of cell walls and constitute cell storage material. Their biosynthesis and metabolism play key roles in faraway topics such as biofuel production (third-generation biofuels produced by microorganisms, e.g. algae) and human diseases such as adrenoleukodystrophy, Zellweger syndrome, or Refsum disease. Current lipidomic analysis requires fast and accurate processing of samples and especially their characterization. Because the number of possible lipids and, more specifically, molecular species of lipids is of the order of hundreds to thousands, it is necessary to process huge amounts of data in a short time. There are two basic approaches to lipidomic analysis: shotgun and liquid chromatography-mass spectometry. Both methods have their pros and cons. This review deals with lipidomics not according to the type of ionization or the lipid classes analyzed but according to the types of samples (organisms) under study. Thus, it is divided into lipidomic analysis of archaebacteria, bacteria, yeast, fungi, algae, plants, and animals.
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- Tomáš Řezanka
- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Vídeňská 1083, Prague, 142 20, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Chemical Technology Prague, Technická 5, Prague, 166 28, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Chemical Technology Prague, Technická 5, Prague, 166 28, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Vídeňská 1083, Prague, 142 20, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Vídeňská 1083, Prague, 142 20, Czech Republic
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Triacylglycerols in edible oils: Determination, characterization, quantitation, chemometric approach and evaluation of adulterations. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1515:1-16. [PMID: 28801042 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Vegetable oils are a dietary source of lipids that constitute an essential component of a healthy diet. The commonly used vegetable oils differ significantly for their triacylglycerol (TAG) profile. TAGs represent the principal components of oils and may contain different fatty acids (FA) esterified with glycerol leading to several positional isomers. To differentiate individual TAGs species in edible oils, advanced analysis systems and innovative methods are therefore required. TAGs can be considered as good fingerprints for quality control and many studies have been performed to develop rapid and low cost analytical methods to determinate the authenticity, origin and eventually evidence frauds or adulterations. The present manuscript provides a general overview on the most common vegetable oils TAGs compositions and on the related analytical methodologies recently used. Finally, the chemometric applications developed to assess the authenticity, quality and botanical origin of various edible oils are discussed.
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Regioisomeric and enantiomeric analysis of triacylglycerols. Anal Biochem 2016; 524:3-12. [PMID: 27318242 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2016.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2016] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A survey of useful methods for separation and identification of regioisomers and enantiomers of triacylglycerols. Gas chromatography, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, 13C NMR determination of regioisomers by enzymatic methods, and supercritical fluid chromatography are briefly surveyed, whereas a detailed description is given of the analysis of triacylglycerols by liquid chromatography, especially with silver ion (Ag+; argentation), and nonaqueous reversed phase liquid chromatography. Special attention is paid to chiral chromatography. Details of mass spectrometry of triacylglycerols are also described, especially the identification of important triacylglycerol ions such as [M + H-RCOOH]+ in atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectra.
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Separation of Enantiomeric Triacylglycerols by Chiral-Phase HPLC. Lipids 2014; 49:1251-60. [DOI: 10.1007/s11745-014-3959-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Řezanka T, Lukavský J, Nedbalová L, Sigler K. Production of structured triacylglycerols from microalgae. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2014; 104:95-104. [PMID: 24833034 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2014] [Revised: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Structured triacylglycerols (TAGs) were isolated from nine cultivated strains of microalgae belonging to different taxonomic groups, i.e. Audouinella eugena, Balbiania investiens, Myrmecia bisecta, Nannochloropsis limnetica, Palmodictyon varium, Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Pseudochantransia sp., Thorea ramosissima, and Trachydiscus minutus. They were separated and isolated by means of NARP-LC/MS-APCI and chiral LC and the positional isomers and enantiomers of TAGs with two polyunsaturated, i.e. arachidonic (A) and eicosapentaenoic (E) acids and one saturated, i.e. palmitic acid (P) were identified. Algae that produce eicosapentaenoic acid were found to biosynthesize more asymmetrical TAGs, i.e. PPE or PEE, whereas algae which produced arachidonic acid give rise to symmetrical TAGs, i.e. PAP or APA, irrespective of their taxonomical classification. Nitrogen and phosphorus starvation consistently reversed the ratio of asymmetrical and symmetrical TAGs.
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- Tomáš Řezanka
- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Vídeňská 1083, CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Centre for Bioindication and Revitalization, Dukelská 135, 379 82 Třeboň, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Centre for Bioindication and Revitalization, Dukelská 135, 379 82 Třeboň, Czech Republic; Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Ecology, Viničná 7, 128 44 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Vídeňská 1083, CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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Grossert JS, Cubero Herrera L, Ramaley L, Melanson JE. Studying the chemistry of cationized triacylglycerols using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and density functional theory computations. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2014; 25:1421-1440. [PMID: 24867430 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-014-0917-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Analysis of triacylglycerols (TAGs), found as complex mixtures in living organisms, is typically accomplished using liquid chromatography, often coupled to mass spectrometry. TAGs, weak bases not protonated using electrospray ionization, are usually ionized by adduct formation with a cation, including those present in the solvent (e.g., Na(+)). There are relatively few reports on the binding of TAGs with cations or on the mechanisms by which cationized TAGs fragment. This work examines binding efficiencies, determined by mass spectrometry and computations, for the complexation of TAGs to a range of cations (Na(+), Li(+), K(+), Ag(+), NH4(+)). While most cations bind to oxygen, Ag(+) binding to unsaturation in the acid side chains is significant. The importance of dimer formation, [2TAG + M](+) was demonstrated using several different types of mass spectrometers. From breakdown curves, it became apparent that two or three acid side chains must be attached to glycerol for strong cationization. Possible mechanisms for fragmentation of lithiated TAGs were modeled by computations on tripropionylglycerol. Viable pathways were found for losses of neutral acids and lithium salts of acids from different positions on the glycerol moiety. Novel lactone structures were proposed for the loss of a neutral acid from one position of the glycerol moiety. These were studied further using triple-stage mass spectrometry (MS(3)). These lactones can account for all the major product ions in the MS(3) spectra in both this work and the literature, which should allow for new insights into the challenging analytical methods needed for naturally occurring TAGs.
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- J Stuart Grossert
- National Research Council Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3Z1, Canada,
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Triglyceride quantification by catalytic saturation and LC–MS/MS reveals an evolutionary divergence in regioisometry among green microalgae. ALGAL RES 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2014.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Tan T, Lai CJS, Zeng SL, Liu EH, Li P. Enzymatic hydrolysis-based absolute quantification of triacylglycerols in plant oil by use of a single marker. Anal Bioanal Chem 2014; 406:4921-9. [PMID: 24912990 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-7899-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2014] [Accepted: 05/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Absolute quantification of triacylglycerols (TAGs) in plant oils is a challenge for analysts, because most of the necessary chemical standards are unavailable. In this study, a new method for absolute quantification analysis of multi-components by use of a single marker (AQAMS), using two crucial technologies, evaluation of the collection recovery without chemical standards and enzymatic hydrolysis, was used for determining the absolute content of TAGs in brucea javanica oil (BJO), using glycerol as the marker. The TAGs in BJO were initially characterized using ultrafast liquid chromatography tandem atmospheric-pressure-chemical-ionization mass spectrometry. Then the TAGs in BJO were individually collected, by target-fraction collection via high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with an evaporative-light-scattering detector (HPLC-ELSD), and their recoveries were calculated by use of a novel non-standard evaluated recovery strategy (NSER). The results revealed that the collection procedure was feasible and reliable. Finally, modified commercial TAG assay kits using glycerol as the marker were used to determine the absolute abundance of individual TAGs in the plant oils. Comparing the result with that obtained by HPLC-ELSD analysis using triolein standard, the content of triolein determined by AQAMS was closely matched. The proposed strategy is a practical measure for solving the problem of the lack of chemical standards, and provides a new method for absolute quantification in natural products of multi-components with the same backbone.
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- Ting Tan
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, No.24 Tongjia lane, Nanjing, 210009, China
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Ramaley L, Herrera LC, Melanson JE. Applicability of non-linear versus linear fractional abundance calibration plots for the quantitative determination of triacylglycerol regioisomers by tandem mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2013; 27:1251-1259. [PMID: 23650038 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Revised: 03/06/2013] [Accepted: 03/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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RATIONALE Regioisomeric analysis of triacylglycerols is important in understanding lipid biochemistry and the involvement of lipids in disease and nutrition. The use of calibration plots employing fractional abundances provides a simple and rapid method for such analyses. These plots are believed to be linear, but evidence exists for non-linearity. The behavior of such plots needs to be understood to allow for proper interpretation of regioisomeric data. METHODS Solutions of five regioisomer pairs were prepared from pure standards and used to construct calibration plots using triple-stage tandem mass spectrometry (MS(3) ) with electrospray ionization (ESIMS(3) ) and cationization by lithium ions. The data were taken by direct infusion with an AB SCIEX QTRAP 2000 QqLIT mass spectrometer. RESULTS Non-linear calibration plots were observed for the four isomer pairs containing the polyunsaturated eicosapentaenoic (20:5) and docosahexaenoic (22:6) acids paired with palmitic acid (16:0) or myristic acid (14:0), while the pair including palmitic and stearic (18:0) acids provided a linear plot. A non-linear model was developed for these plots and then verified experimentally. CONCLUSIONS The fractional abundance calibration plots used in regioisomeric analysis of triacylglycerols are intrinsically non-linear, but may appear linear if the scatter in data points obscures the curvature, if the curvature is slight, or if the response factors for the two isomers in the regioisomer pair are similar. Therefore, linearity should not be assumed for these types of measurements until confirmed experimentally.
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- Louis Ramaley
- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Kaufmann A, Walker S. Post-run target screening strategy for ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled to Orbitrap based veterinary drug residue analysis in animal urine. J Chromatogr A 2013; 1292:104-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2012.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2012] [Revised: 08/20/2012] [Accepted: 09/04/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Cubero Herrera L, Ramaley L, Potvin MA, Melanson JE. A method for determining regioisomer abundances of polyunsaturated triacylglycerols in omega-3 enriched fish oils using reversed-phase liquid chromatography and triple-stage mass spectrometry. Food Chem 2013; 139:655-62. [PMID: 23561158 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.12.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2012] [Revised: 10/30/2012] [Accepted: 12/20/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), followed by post-column addition of lithium salts and electrospray ionisation triple-stage mass spectrometry (ESI-MS(3)) of lithiated TAG adducts, is shown to provide a useful method for the positional analysis of triacylglycerols (TAGs) in fish oils containing eicosapentaenoic (EPA, 20:5) and docosahexaenoic acids (DHA, 22:6). One prominent fragmentation pathway in the ESI-MS(3) of these adduct ions involves the loss of a fatty acid from the sn-1/3 position in the first step followed by the loss of an α,β-unsaturated fatty acid from the sn-2 position in the second. Regioisomeric TAGs of the type ABA and AAB produced abundant product ions - [ABA+Li-RACOOH-R'BCHCHCOOH](+) and [AAB+Li-RACOOH-R'ACHCHCOOH](+) - the relative intensities of which were dependent on the position of acyl substituents. Standard solutions of TAGs containing different ratios of the regioisomeric pairs MME/MEM, PPE/PEP, PPD/PDP, EEP/EPE and DDP/DPD (M=14:0, P=16:0, E=20:5, D=22:6) were analysed by ESI-MS(3) with a quadrupole linear ion trap instrument. Methodology developed on the standards was applied to quantifying the relative isomeric abundances of EPA and DHA in several fish oil samples. DHA was preferentially located at the sn-2 position in both DHA-containing TAGs studied, while EPA was either observed at near equal levels in all positions, or predominantly at the sn-1 and -3 positions in some cases. The analysis protocol allows for quantification of the designated regioisomers in one simple, rapid chromatographic procedure using a single column and has the advantage of specificity over other methods for the positional analysis of TAGs, since it eliminates interferences associated with co-eluting TAGs of the same molecular weight that yield isobaric diacylglycerol-like product ions.
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- Lisandra Cubero Herrera
- National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Marine Biosciences, 1411 Oxford St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3Z1
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Bonham MP, Linderborg KM, Dordevic A, Larsen AE, Nguo K, Weir JM, Gran P, Luotonen MK, Meikle PJ, Cameron-Smith D, Kallio HPT, Sinclair AJ. Lipidomic profiling of chylomicron triacylglycerols in response to high fat meals. Lipids 2012; 48:39-50. [PMID: 23124915 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-012-3735-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2012] [Accepted: 10/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Using lipidomic methodologies the impact that meal lipid composition and metabolic syndrome (MetS) exerts on the postprandial chylomicron triacylglycerol (TAG) response was examined. Males (9 control; 11 MetS) participated in a randomised crossover trial ingesting two high fat breakfast meals composed of either dairy-based foods or vegetable oil-based foods. The postprandial lipidomic molecular composition of the TAG in the chylomicron-rich (CM) fraction was analysed with tandem mass spectrometry coupled with liquid chromatography to profile CM TAG species and targeted TAG regioisomers. Postprandial CM TAG concentrations were significantly lower after the dairy-based foods compared with the vegetable oil-based foods for both control and MetS subjects. The CM TAG response to the ingested meals involved both significant and differential depletion of TAG species containing shorter- and medium-chain fatty acids (FA) and enrichment of TAG molecular species containing C16 and C18 saturated, monounsaturated and diunsaturated FA. Furthermore, there were significant changes in the TAG species between the food TAG and CM TAG and between the 3- and 5-h postprandial samples for the CM TAG regioisomers. Unexpectedly, the postprandial CM TAG concentration and CM TAG lipidomic responses did not differ between the control and MetS subjects. Lipidomic analysing of CM TAG molecular species revealed dynamic changes in the molecular species of CM TAG during the postprandial phase suggesting either preferential CM TAG species formation and/or clearance.
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- Maxine P Bonham
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Monash University, Notting Hill, VIC, Australia.
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Nagy K, Sandoz L, Destaillats F, Schafer O. Mapping the regioisomeric distribution of fatty acids in triacylglycerols by hybrid mass spectrometry. J Lipid Res 2012; 54:290-305. [PMID: 23093552 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.d031484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This study describes the use of hybrid mass spectrometry for the mapping, identification, and semi-quantitation of triacylglycerol regioisomers in fats and oils. The identification was performed based on the accurate mass and fragmentation pattern obtained by data-dependent fragmentation. Quantitation was based on the high-resolution ion chromatograms, and relative proportion of sn-1(3)/sn-2 regioisomers was calculated based on generalized fragmentation models and the relative intensities observed in the product ion spectra. The key performance features of the developed method are inter-batch mass accuracy < 1 ppm (n = 10); lower limit of detection (triggering threshold) 0.1 μg/ml (equivalent to 0.2 weight % in oil); lower limit of quantitation 0.2 μg/ml (equivalent to 0.4 weight % in oil); peak area precision 6.5% at 2 μg/ml concentration and 15% at 0.2 μM concentration; inter-batch precision of fragment intensities < 1% (n = 10) independent of the investigated concentration; and averaged accuracy using the generic calibration 3.8% in the 1-10 μg/ml range and varies between 1-23% depending on analytes. Inter-esterified fat, beef tallow, pork lard, and butter fat samples were used to show how well regioisomeric distribution of palmitic acid can be captured by this method.
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- Kornél Nagy
- Food Science and Technology Department; Nestlé Research Center, Nestec Ltd., Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Analysis of Triacylglycerols and Free Fatty Acids in Algae Using Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11746-012-2138-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Barros L, Dueñas M, Pinela J, Carvalho AM, Buelga CS, Ferreira ICFR. Characterization and quantification of phenolic compounds in four tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) farmers' varieties in northeastern Portugal homegardens. PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN NUTRITION (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2012; 67:229-234. [PMID: 22922837 DOI: 10.1007/s11130-012-0307-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) is one of the most widely consumed fresh and processed vegetables in the world, and contains bioactive key components. Phenolic compounds are one of those components and, according to the present study, farmers' varieties of tomato cultivated in homegardens from the northeastern Portuguese region are a source of phenolic compounds, mainly phenolic acid derivatives. Using HPLC-DAD-ESI/MS, it was concluded that a cis p-coumaric acid derivative was the most abundant compound in yellow (Amarelo) and round (Batateiro) tomato varieties, while 4-O-caffeolyquinic acid was the most abundant in long (Comprido) and heart (Coração) varieties. The most abundant flavonoid was quercetin pentosylrutinoside in the four tomato varieties. Yellow tomato presented the highest levels of phenolic compounds (54.23 μg/g fw), including phenolic acids (43.30 μg/g fw) and flavonoids (10.93 μg/g fw). The phenolic compounds profile obtained for the studied varieties is different from other tomato varieties available in different countries, which is certainly related to genetic features, cultivation conditions, and handling and storage methods associated to each sample.
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- Lillian Barros
- CIMO/Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, Bragança, Portugal
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Řezanka T, Lukavský J, Siristova L, Sigler K. Regioisomer separation and identification of triacylglycerols containing vaccenic and oleic acids, and α- and γ-linolenic acids, in thermophilic cyanobacteria Mastigocladus laminosus and Tolypothrix sp. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2012; 78:147-55. [PMID: 22445652 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Revised: 02/22/2012] [Accepted: 02/29/2012] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Reversed phase liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry (RP-HPLC/APCI-MS) was used for direct analysis of triacylglycerols (TAGs) from different strains of the cyanobacteria Mastigocladus laminosus, Tolypothrix cf. tenuis and Tolypothrix distorta. This technique enabled us to identify and quantify the specific molecular species of TAGs directly from lipid extracts of the cyanobacteria. The regioisomeric series of TAGs having α-linolenic and γ-linolenic and also oleic and cis-vaccenic acids were separated by RP-HPLC and identified by APCI-MS. M. laminosus produced only a few molecular species of TAGs, including both isomers of octadecenoic (oleic and vaccenic) acid, while T. distorta contained tens of molecular species of TAGs having FAs with up to four double bonds (stearidonic acid and including also its positional isomer, i.e. 3,6,9,12-octadecatetraenoic acid) and both positional isomers (α and γ) of linolenic acids. Individual strains of both cyanobacteria exhibited different contents of polyunsaturated fatty acids (Tolypothrix sp.) and different distribution of positional isomers of monoenoic fatty acids in TAGs (M. laminosus).
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- Tomáš Řezanka
- Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Vídeňská 1083, CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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Ratios of Regioisomers of Minor Acylglycerols Less Polar than Triricinolein in Castor Oil Estimated by Mass Spectrometry. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11746-012-2083-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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On-line two dimensional liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry for the analysis of triacylglycerides in peanut oil and mouse tissue. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2012; 895-896:48-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2012.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2011] [Revised: 03/08/2012] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Kalo PJ, Kemppinen A. Regiospecific analysis of TAGs using chromatography, MS, and chromatography-MS. EUR J LIPID SCI TECH 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201100367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Lísa M, Netušilová K, Franěk L, Dvořáková H, Vrkoslav V, Holčapek M. Characterization of fatty acid and triacylglycerol composition in animal fats using silver-ion and non-aqueous reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry and gas chromatography/flame ionization detection. J Chromatogr A 2011; 1218:7499-510. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2011] [Revised: 07/08/2011] [Accepted: 07/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Suomela JP, Leskinen H, Kallio H. Analysis of isomeric forms of oxidized triacylglycerols using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:8095-8100. [PMID: 21702477 DOI: 10.1021/jf2011936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Detailed studies on the regioisomeric structures of oxidized species of triacylglycerols (TAG), formed in food during storage and processing, have not been published thus far. In this study, an analytical approach based on efficient ultra-high-performance liquid chromatographic (UHPLC) separation of different isomers of oxidized TAG species and their tandem mass spectrometric analysis was created. A linear solvent gradient based on acetonitrile and acetone was used in the UHPLC method. A novel method utilizing positive ion ESI using ammonia supplemented in the nebulizer gas was used to produce ammonium adduct ions for mass spectrometric analysis. With the UHPLC method used, different regioisomers of TAG species containing oxidized linoleic or oleic acid could be efficiently resolved. Differences in the fragmentation patterns of many of the oxidized TAG isomers could be demonstrated by the tandem mass spectrometric method. On the basis of the results, the approach enables regiospecific analysis of oxidized TAG molecules.
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- Jukka-Pekka Suomela
- Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
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Murphy RC, Leiker TJ, Barkley RM. Glycerolipid and cholesterol ester analyses in biological samples by mass spectrometry. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2011; 1811:776-83. [PMID: 21757029 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2011.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2011] [Revised: 06/14/2011] [Accepted: 06/15/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Neutral lipids are a diverse family of hydrophobic biomolecules that have important roles in cellular biochemistry of all living species but have in common the property of charge neutrality. A large component of neutral lipids is the glycerolipids composed of triacylglycerols, diacylglycerols, and monoacylglycerols that can serve as cellular energy stores as well as signaling molecules. Another abundant lipid class in many cells is the cholesterol esters that are on one hand sterols and the other fatty acyl lipids, but in either case are neutral lipids involved in cholesterol homeostasis and transport in the blood. The analysis of these molecules in the context of lipidomics remains challenging because of their charge neutrality and the complex mixtures of molecular species present in cells. Various techniques have been used to ionize these neutral lipids prior to mass spectrometric analysis including electron ionization, atmospheric chemical ionization, electrospray ionization and matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization. Various approaches to deal with the complex mixture of molecular species have been developed including shotgun lipidomics and chromatographic-based separations such as gas chromatography, reversed phase liquid chromatography, and normal phase liquid chromatography. Several applications of these approaches are discussed. .
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- Robert C Murphy
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA.
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Headley JV, Peru KM, Janfada A, Fahlman B, Gu C, Hassan S. Characterization of oil sands acids in plant tissue using Orbitrap ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry with electrospray ionization. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2011; 25:459-62. [PMID: 21213366 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Poad BLJ, Pham HT, Thomas MC, Nealon JR, Campbell JL, Mitchell TW, Blanksby SJ. Ozone-induced dissociation on a modified tandem linear ion-trap: observations of different reactivity for isomeric lipids. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2010; 21:1989-1999. [PMID: 20869881 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2010.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2010] [Revised: 08/12/2010] [Accepted: 08/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Ozone-induced dissociation (OzID) exploits the gas-phase reaction between mass-selected lipid ions and ozone vapor to determine the position(s) of unsaturation. In this contribution, we describe the modification of a tandem linear ion-trap mass spectrometer specifically for OzID analyses wherein ozone vapor is supplied to the collision cell. This instrumental configuration provides spatial separation between mass-selection, the ozonolysis reaction, and mass-analysis steps in the OzID process and thus delivers significant enhancements in speed and sensitivity (ca. 30-fold). These improvements allow spectra revealing the double-bond position(s) within unsaturated lipids to be acquired within 1 s: significantly enhancing the utility of OzID in high-throughput lipidomic protocols. The stable ozone concentration afforded by this modified instrument also allows direct comparison of relative reactivity of isomeric lipids and reveals reactivity trends related to (1) double-bond position, (2) substitution position on the glycerol backbone, and (3) stereochemistry. For cis- and trans-isomers, differences were also observed in the branching ratio of product ions arising from the gas-phase ozonolysis reaction, suggesting that relative ion abundances could be exploited as markers for double-bond geometry. Additional activation energy applied to mass-selected lipid ions during injection into the collision cell (with ozone present) was found to yield spectra containing both OzID and classical-CID fragment ions. This combination CID-OzID acquisition on an ostensibly simple monounsaturated phosphatidylcholine within a cow brain lipid extract provided evidence for up to four structurally distinct phospholipids differing in both double-bond position and sn-substitution.
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- Berwyck L J Poad
- School of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, Gwynneville, Australia
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Recent advances of chromatography and mass spectrometry in lipidomics. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 399:243-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-4327-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2010] [Revised: 10/03/2010] [Accepted: 10/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Herrera LC, Potvin MA, Melanson JE. Quantitative analysis of positional isomers of triacylglycerols via electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry of sodiated adducts. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2010; 24:2745-2752. [PMID: 20814981 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Herein we report a reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (RP-HPLC/MS/MS) method for the analysis of positional isomers of triacylglycerols (TAGs) in vegetable oils. The fragmentation behavior of [M + X](+) ions (X = NH(4), Li, Na or Ag) was studied on a quadrupole-time-of-flight (Q-TOF) mass spectrometer under low-energy collision-induced dissociation (CID) conditions. Mass spectra that were dependent on the X(+) ion and the nature and position of the acyl substituents were observed for four pairs of 'AAB/ABA'-type TAGs, namely PPO/POP, OOP/OPO, LLO/LOL and OOL/OLO (where P is 16:0, palmitic acid; O is 18:1, oleic acid; and L is 18:2, linoleic acid). For the majority of [M + X](+) adducts, the loss of the fatty acid in the outer positions (sn-1 or sn-3) was favored over the loss in the central position (sn-2), which enabled the determination of the fractional abundance of the isomers. Ratios of the intensity of fragment ions at various AAB/ABA compositions produced linear calibration curves with positive slopes, comparable to those obtained traditionally by ESI-MS/MS of [M + NH(4)](+) adducts. The only exceptions were the [M + Ag](+) adducts of the PPO/POP system, which produced calibration curves with negative slopes. Sodium adducts provided the most consistent level of isomeric discrimination for the TAGs studied and also offered the most convenience in that they required no additive to the mobile phase. Therefore, calibration curve data derived from [M + Na](+) adducts were applied to the quantification of TAG regioisomers in sunflower and olive oils. The regiospecific analysis showed that palmitic acid was typically located at positions sn-1 or sn-3, whereas unsaturated fatty acids, oleic and linoleic acids were mostly found at the sn-2 position.
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- Lisandra Cubero Herrera
- National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Marine Biosciences, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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