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Mazraedoost S, Žuvela P, Ulenberg S, Bączek T, Liu JJ. Cross-column density functional theory-based quantitative structure-retention relationship model development powered by machine learning. Anal Bioanal Chem 2024:10.1007/s00216-024-05243-7. [PMID: 38507043 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-024-05243-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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Quantitative structure-retention relationship (QSRR) modeling has emerged as an efficient alternative to predict analyte retention times using molecular descriptors. However, most reported QSRR models are column-specific, requiring separate models for each high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system. This study evaluates the potential of machine learning (ML) algorithms and quantum mechanical (QM) descriptors to develop QSRR models that can predict retention times across three different reversed-phase HPLC columns under varying conditions. Four machine learning methods-partial least squares (PLS) regression, ridge regression (RR), random forest (RF), and gradient boosting (GB)-were compared on a dataset of 360 retention times for 15 aromatic analytes. Molecular descriptors were calculated using density functional theory (DFT). Column characteristics like particle size and pore size and experimental conditions like temperature and gradient time were additionally used as descriptors. Results showed that the GB-QSRR model demonstrated the best predictive performance, with Q2 of 0.989 and root mean square error of prediction (RMSEP) of 0.749 min on the test set. Feature analysis revealed that solvation energy (SE), HOMO-LUMO energy gap (∆E HOMO-LUMO), total dipole moment (Mtot), and global hardness (η) are among the most influential predictors for retention time prediction, indicating the significance of electrostatic interactions and hydrophobicity. Our findings underscore the efficiency of ensemble methods, GB and RF models employing non-linear learners, in capturing local variations in retention times across diverse experimental setups. This study emphasizes the potential of cross-column QSRR modeling and highlights the utility of ML models in optimizing chromatographic analysis.
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- Sargol Mazraedoost
- Intelligent Systems Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Intelligent Systems Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gen. J. Hallera 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gen. J. Hallera 107, 80-416, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Intelligent Systems Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea.
- Institute of Cleaner Production Technology, Pukyong National University, (48513) 45, Yongso-Ro, Nam-Gu, Busan, South Korea.
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Gély CA, Picard-Hagen N, Chassan M, Garrigues JC, Gayrard V, Lacroix MZ. Contribution of Reliable Chromatographic Data in QSAR for Modelling Bisphenol Transport across the Human Placenta Barrier. Molecules 2023; 28:500. [PMID: 36677565 PMCID: PMC9863378 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28020500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Regulatory measures and public concerns regarding bisphenol A (BPA) have led to its replacement by structural analogues, such as BPAF, BPAP, BPB, BPF, BPP, BPS, and BPZ. However, these alternatives are under surveillance for potential endocrine disruption, particularly during the critical period of fetal development. Despite their structural analogies, these BPs differ greatly in their placental transport efficiency. For predicting the fetal exposure of this important class of emerging contaminants, quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) studies were developed to model and predict the placental clearance indices (CI). The most usual input parameters were molecular descriptors obtained by modelling, but for bisphenols (BPs) with structural similarities or heteroatoms such as sulfur, these descriptors do not contrast greatly. This study evaluated and compared the capacity of QSAR models based either on molecular or chromatographic descriptors or a combination of both to predict the placental passage of BPs. These chromatographic descriptors include both the retention mechanism and the peak shape on columns that reflect specific molecular interactions between solute and stationary and mobile phases and are characteristic of the molecular structure of BPs. The chromatographic peak shape such as the asymmetry and tailing factors had more influence on predicting the placental passage than the usual retention parameters. Furthermore, the QSAR model, having the best prediction capacity, was obtained with the chromatographic descriptors alone and met the criteria of internal and cross validation. These QSAR models are crucial for predicting the fetal exposure of this important class of emerging contaminants.
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- Clémence A. Gély
- ToxAlim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), National Veterinay School of Toulouse (ENVT), University of Toulouse, 31076 Toulouse, France
- Therapeutic Innovations and Resistances (INTHERES), National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), National Veterinay School of Toulouse (ENVT), University of Toulouse, 31076 Toulouse, France
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- ToxAlim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), National Veterinay School of Toulouse (ENVT), University of Toulouse, 31076 Toulouse, France
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- Therapeutic Innovations and Resistances (INTHERES), National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), National Veterinay School of Toulouse (ENVT), University of Toulouse, 31076 Toulouse, France
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- Molecular Interactions and Chemical and Photochemical Reactivity Laboratory (IMRCP), University of Toulouse, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- ToxAlim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), National Veterinay School of Toulouse (ENVT), University of Toulouse, 31076 Toulouse, France
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- Therapeutic Innovations and Resistances (INTHERES), National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), National Veterinay School of Toulouse (ENVT), University of Toulouse, 31076 Toulouse, France
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CORAL: Quantitative Structure Retention Relationship (QSRR) of flavors and fragrances compounds studied on the stationary phase methyl silicone OV-101 column in gas chromatography using correlation intensity index and consensus modelling. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Sagandykova G, Buszewski B. Perspectives and recent advances in quantitative structure-retention relationships for high performance liquid chromatography. How far are we? Trends Analyt Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2021.116294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Richardson AK, Chadha M, Rapp-Wright H, Mills GA, Fones GR, Gravell A, Stürzenbaum S, Cowan DA, Neep DJ, Barron LP. Rapid direct analysis of river water and machine learning assisted suspect screening of emerging contaminants in passive sampler extracts. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2021; 13:595-606. [PMID: 33427827 DOI: 10.1039/d0ay02013c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A novel and rapid approach to characterise the occurrence of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in river water is presented using multi-residue targeted analysis and machine learning-assisted in silico suspect screening of passive sampler extracts. Passive samplers (Chemcatcher®) configured with hydrophilic-lipophilic balanced (HLB) sorbents were deployed in the Central London region of the tidal River Thames (UK) catchment in winter and summer campaigns in 2018 and 2019. Extracts were analysed by; (a) a rapid 5.5 min direct injection targeted liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for 164 CECs and (b) a full-scan LC coupled to quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry (QTOF-MS) method using data-independent acquisition over 15 min. From targeted analysis of grab water samples, a total of 33 pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, drug metabolites, personal care products and pesticides (including several EU Watch-List chemicals) were identified, and mean concentrations determined at 40 ± 37 ng L-1. For targeted analysis of passive sampler extracts, 65 unique compounds were detected with differences observed between summer and winter campaigns. For suspect screening, 59 additional compounds were shortlisted based on mass spectral database matching, followed by machine learning-assisted retention time prediction. Many of these included additional pharmaceuticals and pesticides, but also new metabolites and industrial chemicals. The novelty in this approach lies in the convenience of using passive samplers together with machine learning-assisted chemical analysis methods for rapid, time-integrated catchment monitoring of CECs.
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- Alexandra K Richardson
- Dept. Analytical, Environmental & Forensic Sciences, School of Population Health & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK
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Guo Z, Huang S, Wang J, Feng YL. Recent advances in non-targeted screening analysis using liquid chromatography - high resolution mass spectrometry to explore new biomarkers for human exposure. Talanta 2020; 219:121339. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Poole CF, Atapattu SN. Determination of physicochemical properties of small molecules by reversed-phase liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1626:461427. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.461427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Buszewski B, Žuvela P, Sagandykova G, Walczak-Skierska J, Pomastowski P, David J, Wong MW. Mechanistic Chromatographic Column Characterization for the Analysis of Flavonoids Using Quantitative Structure-Retention Relationships Based on Density Functional Theory. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E2053. [PMID: 32192096 PMCID: PMC7139519 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21062053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This work aimed to unravel the retention mechanisms of 30 structurally different flavonoids separated on three chromatographic columns: conventional Kinetex C18 (K-C18), Kinetex F5 (K-F5), and IAM.PC.DD2. Interactions between analytes and chromatographic phases governing the retention were analyzed and mechanistically interpreted via quantum chemical descriptors as compared to the typical 'black box' approach. Statistically significant consensus genetic algorithm-partial least squares (GA-PLS) quantitative structure retention relationship (QSRR) models were built and comprehensively validated. Results showed that for the K-C18 column, hydrophobicity and solvent effects were dominating, whereas electrostatic interactions were less pronounced. Similarly, for the K-F5 column, hydrophobicity, dispersion effects, and electrostatic interactions were found to be governing the retention of flavonoids. Conversely, besides hydrophobic forces and dispersion effects, electrostatic interactions were found to be dominating the IAM.PC.DD2 retention mechanism. As such, the developed approach has a great potential for gaining insights into biological activity upon analysis of interactions between analytes and stationary phases imitating molecular targets, giving rise to an exceptional alternative to existing methods lacking exhaustive interpretations.
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- Bogusław Buszewski
- Department of Environmental Chemistry and Bioanalytics, Faculty of Chemistry, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland;
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Modern Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Wileńska 4, 87-100 Torun, Poland; (J.W.-S.); (P.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore; (P.Ž.); (J.D.)
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry and Bioanalytics, Faculty of Chemistry, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland;
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Modern Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Wileńska 4, 87-100 Torun, Poland; (J.W.-S.); (P.P.)
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Modern Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Wileńska 4, 87-100 Torun, Poland; (J.W.-S.); (P.P.)
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Modern Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Wileńska 4, 87-100 Torun, Poland; (J.W.-S.); (P.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore; (P.Ž.); (J.D.)
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore; (P.Ž.); (J.D.)
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Šegan S, Penjišević J, Šukalović V, Andrić D, Milojković-Opsenica D, Kostić-Rajačić S. Investigation of lipophilicity and pharmacokinetic properties of 2-(methoxy)phenylpiperazine dopamine D2 ligands. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2019; 1124:146-153. [PMID: 31200246 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2019.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography and micellar thin-layer chromatography were used in order to investigate retention behaviour and to determine lipophilicity of series of 2-(methoxy)phenylpiperazine dopamine D2 ligands with different size, shape and rigidity. The retention mechanism was discussed. The lipophilicity parameters obtained in conventional reversed-phase systems expressed as RM0 and C0, as well as RM values determined in microemulsion reversed-phase systems were correlated with in silico determined lipophilicity values. In silico pharmacokinetic properties of 2-(methoxy)phenylpiperazine dopamine D2 ligands revealed the importance of experimentally determined lipophilicity values besides the molecular weight, on the blood-brain barrier permeability process. Also, the experimentally determined lipophilicity was found as a very important factor in plasma protein binding process of 2-(methoxy)phenylpiperazine dopamine D2 ligands. Besides, the Lipinski's rule of five indicates that examined ligands satisfy the criterion of drug-like molecules. The principal component analysis was performed on the experimentally determined and calculated lipophilicity values as well on the molecular descriptors which describe the pharmacokinetic properties in order to provide basic insights into similarities among the studied ligands.
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- Sandra Šegan
- Institute of Chemistry, Technology, and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technology, and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technology, and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry, P.O. Box 51, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technology, and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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Merli D, Speltini A, Dondi D, Longhi D, Milanese C, Profumo A. Intermolecular interactions of substituted benzenes on multi-walled carbon nanotubes grafted on HPLC silica microspheres and interaction study through artificial neural networks. ARAB J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2015.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Characterisation of Gas-Chromatographic Poly(Siloxane) Stationary Phases by Theoretical Molecular Descriptors and Prediction of McReynolds Constants. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20092120. [PMID: 31035726 PMCID: PMC6539345 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20092120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Revised: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Retention in gas–liquid chromatography is mainly governed by the extent of intermolecular interactions between the solute and the stationary phase. While molecular descriptors of computational origin are commonly used to encode the effect of the solute structure in quantitative structure–retention relationship (QSRR) approaches, characterisation of stationary phases is historically based on empirical scales, the McReynolds system of phase constants being one of the most popular. In this work, poly(siloxane) stationary phases, which occupy a dominant position in modern gas–liquid chromatography, were characterised by theoretical molecular descriptors. With this aim, the first five McReynolds constants of 29 columns were modelled by multilinear regression (MLR) coupled with genetic algorithm (GA) variable selection applied to the molecular descriptors provided by software Dragon. The generalisation ability of the established GA-MLR models, evaluated by both external prediction and repeated calibration/evaluation splitting, was better than that reported in analogous studies regarding nonpolymeric (molecular) stationary phases. Principal component analysis on the significant molecular descriptors allowed to classify the poly(siloxanes) according to their chemical composition and partitioning properties. Development of QSRR-based models combining molecular descriptors of both solutes and stationary phases, which will be applied to transfer retention data among different columns, is in progress.
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Milojković-Opsenica D, Andrić F, Šegan S, Trifković J, Tešić Ž. Thin-layer chromatography in quantitative structure-activity relationship studies. J LIQ CHROMATOGR R T 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/10826076.2018.1447892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- ICTM - Department of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Zdravković M, Antović A, Veselinović JB, Sokolović D, Veselinović AM. QSPR in forensic analysis – The prediction of retention time of pesticide residues based on the Monte Carlo method. Talanta 2018; 178:656-662. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2017.09.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2017] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Applications of the solvation parameter model in reversed-phase liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1486:2-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.05.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Revised: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Quantitative structure-(chromatographic) retention relationship models for dissociating compounds. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2016; 127:176-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2016.02.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Revised: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Poisot M, Gutiérrez-Ponce MJS, Ramírez-Galicia G. QSRR Study of Substituted Phenol Compounds: Proposed Models for Inter-Column Comparison. Chromatographia 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-016-3093-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Santoro AL, Carrilho E, Lanças FM, Montanari CA. Quantitative structure–retention relationships of flavonoids unraveled by immobilized artificial membrane chromatography. Eur J Pharm Sci 2016; 88:147-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2015.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Revised: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 12/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Bade R, Bijlsma L, Miller TH, Barron LP, Sancho JV, Hernández F. Suspect screening of large numbers of emerging contaminants in environmental waters using artificial neural networks for chromatographic retention time prediction and high resolution mass spectrometry data analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 538:934-41. [PMID: 26363605 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.08.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Revised: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/14/2015] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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The recent development of broad-scope high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) screening methods has resulted in a much improved capability for new compound identification in environmental samples. However, positive identifications at the ng/L concentration level rely on analytical reference standards for chromatographic retention time (tR) and mass spectral comparisons. Chromatographic tR prediction can play a role in increasing confidence in suspect screening efforts for new compounds in the environment, especially when standards are not available, but reliable methods are lacking. The current work focuses on the development of artificial neural networks (ANNs) for tR prediction in gradient reversed-phase liquid chromatography and applied along with HRMS data to suspect screening of wastewater and environmental surface water samples. Based on a compound tR dataset of >500 compounds, an optimized 4-layer back-propagation multi-layer perceptron model enabled predictions for 85% of all compounds to within 2min of their measured tR for training (n=344) and verification (n=100) datasets. To evaluate the ANN ability for generalization to new data, the model was further tested using 100 randomly selected compounds and revealed 95% prediction accuracy within the 2-minute elution interval. Given the increasing concern on the presence of drug metabolites and other transformation products (TPs) in the aquatic environment, the model was applied along with HRMS data for preliminary identification of pharmaceutically-related compounds in real samples. Examples of compounds where reference standards were subsequently acquired and later confirmed are also presented. To our knowledge, this work presents for the first time, the successful application of an accurate retention time predictor and HRMS data-mining using the largest number of compounds to preliminarily identify new or emerging contaminants in wastewater and surface waters.
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- Richard Bade
- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water, University Jaume I, Avda. Sos Baynat, E-12071 Castellón, Spain
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- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water, University Jaume I, Avda. Sos Baynat, E-12071 Castellón, Spain
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- Analytical & Environmental Sciences Division, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom
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- Analytical & Environmental Sciences Division, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom
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- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water, University Jaume I, Avda. Sos Baynat, E-12071 Castellón, Spain
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- Research Institute for Pesticides and Water, University Jaume I, Avda. Sos Baynat, E-12071 Castellón, Spain.
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Liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole-time of flight tandem mass spectrometry based quantitative structure–retention relationships of amino acid analogues derivatized via n-propyl chloroformate mediated reaction. J Chromatogr A 2015; 1403:70-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Revised: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Bade R, Bijlsma L, Sancho JV, Hernández F. Critical evaluation of a simple retention time predictor based on LogKow as a complementary tool in the identification of emerging contaminants in water. Talanta 2015; 139:143-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.02.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2014] [Revised: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 02/28/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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D’Archivio AA, Maggi MA, Ruggieri F. Modelling of UPLC behaviour of acylcarnitines by quantitative structure–retention relationships. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2014; 96:224-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2014.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 04/02/2014] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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AbstractThe most important advances in planar chromatography published between November 1, 2011 and November 1, 2013 are reviewed in this paper. Included are an introduction to the current status of the field; student experiments, books, and reviews; theory and fundamental studies; apparatus and techniques for sample preparation and TLC separations (sample application and plate development with the mobile phase); detection and identification of separated zones (chemical and biological detection, TLC/mass spectrometry, and TLC coupled with other spectrometric methods); techniques and instruments for quantitative analysis; preparative layer chromatography; and thin layer radiochromatography. Numerous applications to a great number of compound types and sample matrices are presented in all sections of the review.
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Goryński K, Bojko B, Nowaczyk A, Buciński A, Pawliszyn J, Kaliszan R. Quantitative structure-retention relationships models for prediction of high performance liquid chromatography retention time of small molecules: endogenous metabolites and banned compounds. Anal Chim Acta 2013; 797:13-9. [PMID: 24050665 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2013] [Revised: 08/10/2013] [Accepted: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Quantitative structure-retention relationship (QSRR) is a technique capable of improving the identification of analytes by predicting their retention time on a liquid chromatography column (LC) and/or their properties. This approach is particularly useful when LC is coupled with a high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) platform. The main aim of the present study was to develop and describe appropriate QSRR models that provide usable predictive capability, allowing false positive identification to be removed during the interpretation of metabolomics data, while additionally increasing confidence of experimental results in doping control area. For this purpose, a dataset consisting of 146 drugs, metabolites and banned compounds from World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) lists, was used. A QSRR study was carried out separately on high quality retention data determined by reversed-phase (RP-LC-HRMS) and hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC-LC-HRMS) systems, employing a single protocol for each system. Multiple linear regression (MLR) was applied to construct the linear QSRR models based on a variety of theoretical molecular descriptors. The regression equations included a set of three descriptors for each model: ALogP, BELe6, R2p and ALogP(2), FDI, BLTA96, were used in the analysis of reversed-phase and HILIC column models, respectively. Statistically significant QSRR models (squared correlation coefficient for model fitting, R(2)=0.95 for RP and R(2)=0.84 for HILIC) indicate a strong correlation between retention time and the molecular descriptors. An evaluation of the best correlation models, performed by validation of each model using three tests (leave-one-out, leave-many-out, external tests), demonstrated the reliability of the models. This paper provides a practical and effective method for analytical chemists working with LC/HRMS platforms to improve predictive confidence of studies that seek to identify small molecules.
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Affiliation(s)
- Krzysztof Goryński
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Jurasza 2, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland; Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
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