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Oliveira GM, Dionísio TJ, Siqueira-Sandrin VS, Ferrari LADL, Colombini-Ishikiriama BL, Faria FAC, Santos CF, Calvo AM. Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for Detection and Quantification of Meloxicam and 5'-Carboxymeloxicam in Oral Fluid Samples. Metabolites 2023; 13:755. [PMID: 37367912 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13060755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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A sensitive, selective and particularly fast method of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was developed and validated for the determination of meloxicam and its main metabolite, 5'-carboxymeloxicam, in oral fluid samples. Meloxicam and its major metabolite were separated using a Shim-Pack XR-ODS 75 L × 2.0 column and C18 pre-column at 40 °C using a mixture of methanol and 10 mM ammonium acetate (80:20, v/v) with an injection flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. The total time of the analytical run was 5 min. Sixteen volunteers had oral fluid samples collected sequentially before and after taking a meloxicam tablet (15 mg) for up to 96 h. With the concentrations obtained, the pharmacokinetic parameters were determined using the Phoenix WinNonlin software. The parameters evaluated for meloxicam and 5'-carboxymeloxicam in the oral fluid samples showed linearity, accuracy, precision, medium-quality control (MQC-78.12 ng/mL), high-quality control (HQC-156.25 ng/mL), lower limits of quantification (LLOQ-0.6103 ng/mL), low-quality control (LQC-2.44 ng/mL), stability and dilution. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) was also detected and quantified in the oral fluid samples, demonstrating the possibility of a pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) study with this methodology. All the parameters evaluated in the validation of the methodology in the oral fluid samples proved to be stable and within the possible variations in each of the described parameters. Through the data presented, the possibility of a PK/PD study was demonstrated, detecting and quantifying meloxicam, its main metabolite and PGE2 in oral fluid samples using LC-MS/MS.
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- Gabriela Moraes Oliveira
- Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo (HRAC/USP), Bauru 17012-900, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru 17012-901, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru 17012-901, SP, Brazil
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- Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo (HRAC/USP), Bauru 17012-900, SP, Brazil
- Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru 17012-901, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru 17012-901, SP, Brazil
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Llambrich M, Brezmes J, Cumeras R. The untargeted urine volatilome for biomedical applications: methodology and volatilome database. Biol Proced Online 2022; 24:20. [PMID: 36456991 PMCID: PMC9714113 DOI: 10.1186/s12575-022-00184-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Chemically diverse in compounds, urine can give us an insight into metabolic breakdown products from foods, drinks, drugs, environmental contaminants, endogenous waste metabolites, and bacterial by-products. Hundreds of them are volatile compounds; however, their composition has never been provided in detail, nor has the methodology used for urine volatilome untargeted analysis. Here, we summarize key elements for the untargeted analysis of urine volatilome from a comprehensive compilation of literature, including the latest reports published. Current achievements and limitations on each process step are discussed and compared. 34 studies were found retrieving all information from the urine treatment to the final results obtained. In this report, we provide the first specific urine volatilome database, consisting of 841 compounds from 80 different chemical classes.
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- Maria Llambrich
- Department of Electrical Electronic Engineering and Automation, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, Metabolomics Interdisciplinary Group, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), 43204, Reus, Spain
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- Department of Electrical Electronic Engineering and Automation, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, Metabolomics Interdisciplinary Group, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), 43204, Reus, Spain
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- Department of Electrical Electronic Engineering and Automation, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, Metabolomics Interdisciplinary Group, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), 43204, Reus, Spain
- Oncology Department, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), 43204, Reus, Spain
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Siqueira Sandrin VS, Oliveira GM, Weckwerth GM, Polanco NLDH, Faria FAC, Santos CF, Calvo AM. Analysis of Different Methods of Extracting NSAIDs in Biological Fluid Samples for LC-MS/MS Assays: Scoping Review. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12080751. [PMID: 36005622 PMCID: PMC9416228 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12080751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to carry out a systematic investigation and analysis of different drug extraction methods, specifically non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in biological fluid samples, for Liquid Chromatography in Mass Spectrometry assays (LC-MS/MS). A search was carried out in the main databases between 1999 and 2021, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist. Data were obtained through PubMed, Lilacs, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science databases using the Boolean operators AND and OR. Studies were pre-selected by title and abstract by two independent reviewers. The selected texts were read in full, and only those that were complete and compatible with the inclusion and exclusion criteria were eligible for this research. A total of 248 references were obtained in the databases. After removing the duplicates and analyzing the titles and abstracts, 79 references were evaluated and passed to the next phase, which comprised the complete reading of the article. A total of 39 publications were eligible for this study. In 52% of the studies, the authors used the liquid–liquid extraction method (LLE), while in 41%, the solid-phase extraction method (SPE) was used. A total of 5% used microextraction methods and 2% used less-conventional techniques. The literature on the main methods used, the LLE and SPE methods, is extensive and consolidated; however, we found other studies that reported modifications of these traditional techniques, which were equally validated for use in LC-MS/MS. From this review, it is concluded that the diversity of techniques, reliability, and practical information about each analytical method used in this study can be adapted to advances in LC-MS/MS techniques; however, more ecological, economic, and sustainable approaches should be explored in the future.
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Dominguez-Tello A, Dominguez-Alfaro A, Gómez-Ariza JL, Arias-Borrego A, García-Barrera T. Effervescence-assisted spiral hollow-fibre liquid-phase microextraction of trihalomethanes, halonitromethanes, haloacetonitriles, and haloketones in drinking water. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 397:122790. [PMID: 32388100 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A new analytical method was optimized to determine 18 disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water, including four different chemical groups. For this purpose, spiral-shaped hollow-fibre liquid phase microextraction with 1-octanol as the acceptor solvent assisted by effervescence was applied using a homemade supporting device that was specifically designed for this application. The device was printed in a 3D printer and allows for an increased fibre surface even with a low sample volume, which significantly facilitates the extraction. The samples were analysed by gas chromatography coupled to both an electron capture detector and a mass spectrometer for the quantification and unequivocal identification of the analytes, respectively. Effervescence was generated using citric acid and bicarbonate at a molar ratio 1:2, which significantly improves the extraction efficiency and reduces mechanical operations, since stirring and modifiers are not required. The results showed enrichment factors ranging from 13.1 to 140.1. Satisfactory recoveries (80-113 %) were obtained, with relative standard deviations from 3 to 15 % and good linearity. The detection limits (ng L-1) ranged from 10 to 35 (trihalomethanes), 12 to 220 (halonitromethanes), 17 to 79 (haloacetonitriles) and 10 to 16 (haloketones). The applicability of the method was assessed in 6 local water distribution systems.
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- A Dominguez-Tello
- GIAHSA - Water Management Public Company of Huelva. Carretera A-492 Km.4, 21110 Aljaraque, Huelva, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen, Av. Fuerzas Armadas, 21007, Huelva, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen, Av. Fuerzas Armadas, 21007, Huelva, Spain; ceiA3 - Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, University of Huelva, Spain; Research Centre for Natural Resources, Health and the Environment (RENSMA), University of Huelva, Av. Fuerzas Armadas, 21007, Huelva, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen, Av. Fuerzas Armadas, 21007, Huelva, Spain; ceiA3 - Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, University of Huelva, Spain; Research Centre for Natural Resources, Health and the Environment (RENSMA), University of Huelva, Av. Fuerzas Armadas, 21007, Huelva, Spain.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen, Av. Fuerzas Armadas, 21007, Huelva, Spain; ceiA3 - Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, University of Huelva, Spain; Research Centre for Natural Resources, Health and the Environment (RENSMA), University of Huelva, Av. Fuerzas Armadas, 21007, Huelva, Spain.
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Canlı O, Çetintürk K, Öktem Olgun EE. Determination of 117 endocrine disruptors (EDCs) in water using SBSE TD–GC-MS/MS under the European Water Framework Directive. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:5169-5178. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02553-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Dutra FVA, Pires BC, Coelho MM, Costa RA, Francisco CS, Lacerda V, Borges KB. Restricted access macroporous magnetic polyaniline for determination of coumarins in rat plasma. Microchem J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2019.104490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ratiu IA, Bocos-Bintintan V, Monedeiro F, Milanowski M, Ligor T, Buszewski B. An Optimistic Vision of Future: Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections by Sensing Their Associated Volatile Organic Compounds. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2019; 50:501-512. [PMID: 31514505 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2019.1663147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Simple tests using sniff analysis that have the ability of diagnosing and rapidly distinguishing between infections due to different bacteria are urgently required by medical community worldwide. Professionals interested in this topic wish for these tests to be simultaneously cheap, fast, easily applicable, non-invasive, robust, reliable, and sensitive. Current analytical instrumentation has already the ability for performing real time (minutes or a few dozens of minutes) analysis of volatile bacterial biomarkers (the VOCs emitted by bacteria). Although many articles are available, a review displaying an objective evaluation of the current status in the field is still needed. This review tries to present an overview regarding the bacterial biomarkers released from in vitro cultivation of various bacterial strains and also from different biological matrices investigated, over the last 10 years. We have described results of relevant studies, which used modern analytical techniques to evaluate specific biomarker profiles associated with bacterial infections. Our purpose was to present a comprehensive view of available possibilities for detection of emitted bacterial VOCs from different matrices. We intend that this review to be of general interest for both medical doctors and for all researchers preoccupied with bacterial infectious diseases and their rapid diagnosis using analytical instrumentation.
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- Ileana-Andreea Ratiu
- Department of Environmental Chemistry and Bioanalytics, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.,Interdisciplinary Centre of Modern Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.,Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry and Bioanalytics, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.,Interdisciplinary Centre of Modern Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.,Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Philosophy, Science and Letters of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, CEP, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry and Bioanalytics, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.,Interdisciplinary Centre of Modern Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry and Bioanalytics, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.,Interdisciplinary Centre of Modern Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry and Bioanalytics, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland.,Interdisciplinary Centre of Modern Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
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Cernosek T, Eckert KE, Carter DO, Perrault KA. Volatile Organic Compound Profiling from Postmortem Microbes using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. J Forensic Sci 2019; 65:134-143. [PMID: 31479524 DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.14173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are by-products of cadaveric decomposition and are responsible for the odor associated with decomposing remains. The direct link between VOC production and individual postmortem microbes has not been well characterized experimentally. The purpose of this study was to profile VOCs released from three postmortem bacterial isolates (Bacillus subtilis, Ignatzschineria indica, I. ureiclastica) using solid-phase microextraction arrow (SPME Arrow) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Species were inoculated in headspace vials on Standard Nutrient Agar and monitored over 5 days at 24°C. Each species exhibited a different VOC profile that included common decomposition VOCs. VOCs exhibited upward or downward temporal trends over time. Ignatzschineria indica produced a large amount of dimethyldisulfide. Other compounds of interest included alcohols, aldehydes, aromatics, and ketones. This provides foundational data to link decomposition odor with specific postmortem microbes to improve understanding of underlying mechanisms for decomposition VOC production.
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- Terezie Cernosek
- Laboratory of Forensic and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Forensic Sciences Unit, Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Chaminade University of Honolulu, 3140 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu, HI
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- Laboratory of Forensic and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Forensic Sciences Unit, Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Chaminade University of Honolulu, 3140 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu, HI
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- Laboratory of Forensic Taphonomy, Forensic Sciences Unit, Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Chaminade University of Honolulu, 3140 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu, HI
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- Laboratory of Forensic and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Forensic Sciences Unit, Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Chaminade University of Honolulu, 3140 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu, HI
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Application of Needle Trap Device Based on the Carbon Aerogel for Trace Analysis of n-Hexane in Air Samples. Chromatographia 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-019-03779-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Bertuzzi AS, McSweeney PL, Rea MC, Kilcawley KN. Detection of Volatile Compounds of Cheese and Their Contribution to the Flavor Profile of Surface-Ripened Cheese. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2018; 17:371-390. [DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Revised: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Andrea S. Bertuzzi
- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark; Fermoy Co. Cork Ireland P61 C996
- School of Food and Nutritional Science; Univ. College Cork; Ireland T12 R229
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- School of Food and Nutritional Science; Univ. College Cork; Ireland T12 R229
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- Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark; Fermoy Co. Cork Ireland P61 C996
- the APC Microbiome Inst; Univ. College Cork; Ireland T12 R229
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Mass spectrometric techniques for the analysis of volatile organic compounds emitted from bacteria. Bioanalysis 2017; 9:1069-1092. [PMID: 28737423 DOI: 10.4155/bio-2017-0051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Bacteria are the main cause of many human diseases. Typical bacterial identification methods, for example culture-based, serological and genetic methods, are time-consuming, delaying the potential for an early and accurate diagnosis and the appropriate subsequent treatment. Nevertheless, there is a stringent need for in situ tests that are rapid, noninvasive and sensitive, which will greatly facilitate timely treatment of the patients. This review article presents volatile organic metabolites emitted from various micro-organism strains responsible for common bacterial infections in humans. Additionally, the manuscript shows the application of different analytical techniques for fast bacterial identification. Details of these techniques are given, which focuses on their advantages and drawbacks in using for volatile organic components analysis.
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Kędziora K, Wasiak W. Extraction media used in needle trap devices—Progress in development and application. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1505:1-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Revised: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Investigation of carbon-based nanomaterials as sorbents for headspace in-tube extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Anal Bioanal Chem 2017; 409:3861-3870. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-017-0331-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Revised: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Dawidowicz AL, Szewczyk J, Dybowski MP. Modified HS-SPME for determination of quantitative relations between low-molecular oxygen compounds in various matrices. Anal Chim Acta 2016; 935:121-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.06.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Revised: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Breath testing has enormous potential in the medical diagnostic field. The underlying complexity and perceived availability of adequate specimens, combined with a lack of knowledge of the metabolic pathways that give rise to compounds that are sources of analytes detectable in breath, has greatly slowed development. These real obstacles have recently been largely overcome in the use of breath testing to identify patients with cystic fibrosis associated Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and tuberculosis. This review summarizes progress made in the characterization of microbial volatiles produced by major lower respiratory tract bacterial pathogens, and their potential use as diagnostic markers in patient breath testing.
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- James E Graham
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and Department of Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA; E-mail:
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Kusano M, Kobayashi M, Iizuka Y, Fukushima A, Saito K. Unbiased profiling of volatile organic compounds in the headspace of Allium plants using an in-tube extraction device. BMC Res Notes 2016; 9:133. [PMID: 26928722 PMCID: PMC4772445 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-016-1942-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Plants produce and emit important volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which have an essential role in biotic and abiotic stress responses and in plant-plant and plant-insect interactions. In order to study the bouquets from plants qualitatively and quantitatively, a comprehensive, analytical method yielding reproducible results is required. RESULTS We applied in-tube extraction (ITEX) and solid-phase microextraction (SPME) for studying the emissions of Allium plants. The collected HS samples were analyzed by gas chromatography-time-of-flight-mass spectrometry (GC-TOF-MS), and the results were subjected to multivariate analysis. In case of ITEX-method Allium cultivars released more than 300 VOCs, out of which we provisionally identified 50 volatiles. We also used the VOC profiles of Allium samples to discriminate among groups of A. fistulosum, A. chinense (rakkyo), and A. tuberosum (Oriental garlic). As we found 12 metabolite peaks including dipropyl disulphide with significant changes in A. chinense and A. tuberosum when compared to the control cultivar, these metabolite peaks can be used for chemotaxonomic classification of A. chinense, tuberosum, and A. fistulosum. CONCLUSIONS Compared to SPME-method our ITEX-based VOC profiling technique contributes to automatic and reproducible analyses. Hence, it can be applied to high-throughput analyses such as metabolite profiling.
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- Miyako Kusano
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Department of Genome System Science, Graduate School of Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba, Japan.
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Dawidowicz AL, Szewczyk J, Dybowski MP. Modified application of HS-SPME for quality evaluation of essential oil plant materials. Talanta 2016; 146:195-202. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.08.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Revised: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/21/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Porfírio S, Gomes da Silva MD, Peixe A, Cabrita MJ, Azadi P. Current analytical methods for plant auxin quantification – A review. Anal Chim Acta 2016; 902:8-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2015] [Revised: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Kremser A, Jochmann MA, Schmidt TC. PAL SPME Arrow--evaluation of a novel solid-phase microextraction device for freely dissolved PAHs in water. Anal Bioanal Chem 2015; 408:943-52. [PMID: 26677018 PMCID: PMC4709367 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-9187-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Revised: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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After more than 25 years, solid-phase microextraction (SPME) has gained widespread acceptance as a well-automatable and flexible microextraction technique, while its instrumental basis remained mostly unchanged. The novel PAL (Prep And Load solution) SPME Arrow combines the advantages of SPME with the benefits of extraction techniques providing larger sorption phase volumes such as stir bar sorptive extraction (SBSE). It thereby avoids the inherent drawbacks of both techniques such as limitations in method automation in the case of SBSE, as well as the small sorption phase volumes and the lacking fiber robustness of classical SPME fibers. This new design is based on a robust stainless steel backbone, carrying, the screw connection to the PAL sampler, the enlarged sorption phase, and an arrow-shaped tip for conservative penetration of septa (hence the name). An outer capillary encloses this phase apart from enrichment and desorption processes and rests against the tip during transfer and penetrations, resulting in a homogeneously closed device. Here, we present an evaluation and a comparison of the novel PAL SPME Arrow with classical SPME fibers, extracting polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as model analytes, from the freely dissolved fraction in lab water and groundwater via direct immersion using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as common sorption phase material. Limits of detection, repeatabilities, and extraction yields were determined for the PAL SPME Arrow and compared to data of classical SPME fibers and SBSE bars. Results indicate a significant benefit in extraction efficiency due to the larger sorption phase volume. It is accompanied by faultless mechanical robustness and thus better reliability, especially in case of prolonged, unattended, and automated operation. As an exemplary application, the water-soluble fraction of PAHs and derivatives in a roofing felt sample was quantified. Picture of a PAL SPME Arrow during extraction of a stirred water sample ![]()
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- Andreas Kremser
- 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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Tan HS, Hu DD, Song JZ, Xu Y, Cai SF, Chen QL, Meng QW, Li SL, Chen SL, Mao Q, Xu HX. Distinguishing Radix Angelica sinensis from different regions by HS-SFME/GC-MS. Food Chem 2015; 186:200-206. [PMID: 25976811 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.05.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Revised: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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An automated headspace solvent free microextraction (HS-SFME) based gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) was developed for discrimination of Radix Angelica sinensis (RAS) from different cultivation regions. The MS data were subjected to principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical clustering analysis (HCA) to rapidly find the potential characteristic components of RAS from top-geoherb region and non top-geoherb region. Totally, fifty-one volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were identified, in which β-ocimene, α-pinene, 3-methylbutanal, heptanes, butanal were identified as potential markers for distinguishing RAS from top-geoherb region and non top-geoherb region. Sulphur dioxide was detected in some commercial RAS samples, which implied that sulphur-fumigation might be the main reason for the quality inconsistencies of commercial RAS samples. These results suggested that RAS from top-geoherb region and non-top geoherb region could be discriminated by the method. And characteristic chemical markers found in current study can be used for ensuring consistent quality of top-geoherb of RAS.
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- Hong-Sheng Tan
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- PuraPharm (Nanning) Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Nanning 530007, China
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- Perkin Elmer, Lane 1670, Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 100 Shizi Street, Hongshan Road, Nanjing 210028, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 100 Shizi Street, Hongshan Road, Nanjing 210028, China.
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Serrano M, Silva M, Gallego M. Fast and “green” method for the analytical monitoring of haloketones in treated water. J Chromatogr A 2014; 1358:232-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.06.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Revised: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 06/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Ghosh A, Seeley SK, Seeley JV. Iterative trapping of gaseous volatile organic compounds in a capillary column. Anal Chem 2014; 86:6993-7000. [PMID: 24916549 DOI: 10.1021/ac501169d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The iterative trapping method has been developed for concentrating gaseous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) prior to gas chromatographic analysis. VOCs are trapped in a 50 cm × 0.53 mm metal capillary column coated with a 7 μm thick film of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). Iterative trapping does not employ the two-step thermal desorption approach used by most VOC concentrating techniques. Instead, a four-step cycle involving synchronized changes in flow direction and temperature is repeated throughout the sampling process. This iterative process causes VOCs to accumulate within the capillary well past the level where a standard two-step method reaches its saturation limit. Iterative trapping is capable of sampling and desorbing C5 through C11 n-alkanes with uniform efficiency. This new technique, in its current form, is most appropriate for focusing VOCs from gas volumes on the order of 10 mL. Iterative trapping increases the focusing power of a weak sorbent like PDMS and allows narrow chromatographic peaks to be generated without the use of high desorption temperatures or a secondary focusing stage.
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- Abhijit Ghosh
- Department of Chemistry, Oakland University , Rochester, Michigan 48309, United States
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A portable gas chromatograph with simultaneous detection by mass spectrometry and electroantennography for the highly sensitive in situ measurement of volatiles. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 405:7457-67. [PMID: 23954942 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7196-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2013] [Revised: 06/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/28/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mating disruption is a sustainable method for the control of insect pests, involving the release of synthetic sex pheromones that disrupt the olfactory localization of females by males. However, the development and refinement of this strategy is hampered because current instruments lack the sensitivity to detect volatile organic chemicals in the field, and portable electroantennograms produce non-comparable relative units and distorted results in the presence of plant volatiles. To address the demand for more sensitive instruments that are suitable for the rapid in situ detection of airborne pheromones, we have developed a portable, automated needle trap device connected to a gas chromatograph, mass spectrometer, and electroantennographic detector (NTD-GC-MS/EAD) suitable for field applications. We tested the instrument by measuring the concentration of the sex pheromone (E,Z)-7,9-dodecadienyl acetate, which is used to disrupt the mating of the European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Our data confirm that the instrument generates highly reproducible results and is highly sensitive, with a detection threshold of 3 ng/m(3) (E,Z)-7,9-dodecadienyl acetate in outside air.
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Laaks J, Jochmann MA, Schmidt TC. Empfindlich, automatisch und ohne Lösungsmittel. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/nadc.201390017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Barriola A, Ostra M, Ubide C. Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection for determination of additives in an electrolytic Zn bath. J Chromatogr A 2012; 1256:246-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2012.07.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 07/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Jeleń HH, Majcher M, Dziadas M. Microextraction techniques in the analysis of food flavor compounds: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2012; 738:13-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2012] [Revised: 06/05/2012] [Accepted: 06/06/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The last two decades have provided analysts with more sensitive technology, enabling scientists from all analytical fields to see what they were not able to see just a few years ago. This increased sensitivity has allowed drug detection at very low concentrations and testing in unconventional samples (e.g., hair, oral fluid and sweat), where despite having low analyte concentrations has also led to a reduction in sample size. Along with this reduction, and as a result of the use of excessive amounts of potentially toxic organic solvents (with the subsequent environmental pollution and costs associated with their proper disposal), there has been a growing tendency to use miniaturized sampling techniques. Those sampling procedures allow reducing organic solvent consumption to a minimum and at the same time provide a rapid, simple and cost-effective approach. In addition, it is possible to get at least some degree of automation when using these techniques, which will enhance sample throughput. Those miniaturized sample preparation techniques may be roughly categorized in solid-phase and liquid-phase microextraction, depending on the nature of the analyte. This paper reviews recently published literature on the use of microextraction sampling procedures, with a special focus on the field of forensic toxicology.
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