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Girel S, Meister I, Glauser G, Rudaz S. Hyphenation of microflow chromatography with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry for bioanalytical applications focusing on low molecular weight compounds: A tutorial review. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2024. [PMID: 38952056 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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Benefits of miniaturized chromatography with various detection modes, such as increased sensitivity, chromatographic efficiency, and speed, were recognized nearly 50 years ago. Over the past two decades, this approach has experienced rapid growth, driven by the emergence of mass spectrometry applications serving -omics sciences and the need for analyzing minute volumes of precious samples with ever higher sensitivity. While nanoscale liquid chromatography (flow rates <1 μL/min) has gained widespread recognition in proteomics, the adoption of microscale setups (flow rates ranging from 1 to 100 μL/min) for low molecular weight compound applications, including metabolomics, has been surprisingly slow, despite the inherent advantages of the approach. Highly heterogeneous matrices and chemical structures accompanied by a relative lack of options for both selective sample preparation and user-friendly equipment are usually reported as major hindrances. To facilitate the wider implementation of microscale analyses, we present here a comprehensive tutorial encompassing important theoretical and practical considerations. We provide fundamental principles in micro-chromatography and guide the reader through the main elements of a microflow workflow, from LC pumps to ionization devices. Finally, based on both our literature overview and experience, illustrated by some in-house data, we highlight the critical importance of the ionization source design and its careful optimization to achieve significant sensitivity improvement.
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- Sergey Girel
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Swiss Center of Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT), Basel, Switzerland
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- Neuchâtel Platform of Analytical Chemistry, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Swiss Center of Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT), Basel, Switzerland
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Fekete S, Guillarme D. Ultra-short columns for the chromatographic analysis of large molecules. J Chromatogr A 2023; 1706:464285. [PMID: 37562104 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Today, reverse phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) analysis of proteins is almost exclusively performed on conventional columns (100-150 mm) in gradient elution mode. However, it was shown many years ago that large molecules present an on/off retention mechanism, and that only a very short inlet segment of the chromatographic column retains effectively the large molecules. Much shorter columns - like only a few centimetres or even a few millimetres - can therefore be used to efficiently analyse such macromolecules. The aim of this review is to summarise the historical and more recent works related to the use of very short columns for the analysis of model and therapeutic proteins. To this end, we have outlined the theoretical concepts behind the use of short columns, as well as the instrumental limitations and potential applications. Finally, we have shown that these very short columns were also possibly interesting for other chromatographic modes, such as ion exchange chromatography (IEX), hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) or hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC), as analyses in these chromatographic modes are performed in gradient elution mode.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU - Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, CMU - Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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Influence of the Column Inner Diameter on Chromatographic Efficiency in Miniaturized and Conventional Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. Chromatographia 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-023-04237-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Lenčo J, Jadeja S, Naplekov DK, Krokhin OV, Khalikova MA, Chocholouš P, Urban J, Broeckhoven K, Nováková L, Švec F. Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography of Peptides for Bottom-Up Proteomics: A Tutorial. J Proteome Res 2022; 21:2846-2892. [PMID: 36355445 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.2c00407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The performance of the current bottom-up liquid chromatography hyphenated with mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analyses has undoubtedly been fueled by spectacular progress in mass spectrometry. It is thus not surprising that the MS instrument attracts the most attention during LC-MS method development, whereas optimizing conditions for peptide separation using reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) remains somewhat in its shadow. Consequently, the wisdom of the fundaments of chromatography is slowly vanishing from some laboratories. However, the full potential of advanced MS instruments cannot be achieved without highly efficient RPLC. This is impossible to attain without understanding fundamental processes in the chromatographic system and the properties of peptides important for their chromatographic behavior. We wrote this tutorial intending to give practitioners an overview of critical aspects of peptide separation using RPLC to facilitate setting the LC parameters so that they can leverage the full capabilities of their MS instruments. After briefly introducing the gradient separation of peptides, we discuss their properties that affect the quality of LC-MS chromatograms the most. Next, we address the in-column and extra-column broadening. The last section is devoted to key parameters of LC-MS methods. We also extracted trends in practice from recent bottom-up proteomics studies and correlated them with the current knowledge on peptide RPLC separation.
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- Juraj Lenčo
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Heyrovského 1203/8, 500 05Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Heyrovského 1203/8, 500 05Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Heyrovského 1203/8, 500 05Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, University of Manitoba, 799 JBRC, 715 McDermot Avenue, WinnipegR3E 3P4, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Heyrovského 1203/8, 500 05Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Heyrovského 1203/8, 500 05Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (CHIS), Faculty of Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050Brussel, Belgium
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Heyrovského 1203/8, 500 05Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Heyrovského 1203/8, 500 05Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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Murisier A, D’Atri V, Pirner S, Larraillet V, Fekete S, Lauber M, Guillarme D. Ultra-Fast Middle-Up Reversed Phase Liquid Chromatography Analysis of Complex Bispecific Antibodies Obtained in Less Than One Minute. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:2315. [PMID: 36365134 PMCID: PMC9698801 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14112315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
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This work illustrates the benefits and limitations of using ultra-short reversed phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) columns for the characterization of various complex bispecific antibodies after prolonged thermal stress at the middle-up level of analysis. First, we have demonstrated that alternative organic modifiers, such as isopropanol, can be used in RPLC mode without generating excessive pressure, thanks to the prototype 10 × 2.1 mm, 2.7 µm particle column. However, compared to acetonitrile, the selectivity was not improved, at least for the selected biopharmaceutical products. Importantly, very fast separations (sub-1 min) of high quality were systematically obtained for the different samples when using a spectroscopic detector, but a severe loss of performance was observed with mass spectrometry (MS) detection due to dispersion effects. Based on these results, there is a clear need to improve the interfacing between LC and MS (shorter/thinner tubing) to mitigate band broadening.
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- Amarande Murisier
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Waters Corporation, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford, MA 01757-3696, USA
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Peak broadening caused by using different micro-liquid chromatography detectors. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:6107-6114. [PMID: 35705858 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04170-9] [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: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Advancements in column technology resulted in smaller particles and more efficient phases. In parallel, the use of columns with reduced dimensions is becoming more common. This means the effective column volume is also decreased, thereby making the systems more susceptible to effects of band broadening due to extra-column volume. Despite these trends and the fact that a growing number of miniaturized liquid chromatography systems are being offered commercially, manufacturers often stick to the modular concept with dedicated units for pumps, column oven, and detectors. This modular design results in long connection capillaries, which leads to extra-column band broadening and consequently prevents the exploitation of the intrinsic efficiency of state-of-the-art columns. In particular, band broadening post column has a considerable negative effect on efficiency. In this study, mass flow and concentration-dependent detectors were examined for their influence on band broadening using a micro-LC system. A mass spectrometric detector, an evaporative light scattering detector, two UV detectors, and a previously undescribed fluorescence detector were compared. The influence on efficiency is compared using plate height vs linear velocity data and peak variance. It is shown that an increase in the inner diameter after the post-column transfer capillary leads to significant loss in plate height. Comparing the UV detectors, it could be shown that the dispersion was reduced by 38% by the reduction of the post-column volume. The largest variance was found for the evaporative light scattering detector, which was 368% higher compared to the variance of the detector with the least effect on band broadening.
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Mostafa ME, Grinias JP, Edwards JL. Evaluation of Nanospray Capillary LC-MS Performance for Metabolomic Analysis in Complex Biological Matrices. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1670:462952. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.462952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Yang S, Li N, Ma Z, Tang T, Li T. [Research advances in nano liquid chromatography instrumentation]. Se Pu 2021; 39:1065-1076. [PMID: 34505428 PMCID: PMC9404240 DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1123.2021.06017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The miniaturization of liquid chromatography equipment is among the most important focus areas in chromatographic technology. It involves the miniaturization of the physical dimensions of the instrument, size of the separation material, and inner diameter of the column. The advantages of a reduced inner diameter of the column have been investigated for several decades, and can be summarized as follows. First, the sample consumption is lower, which is particularly beneficial when a limited amount of sample is available, as is the case with natural products, and in biochemistry and biomedicine. Second, the consumption of the mobile phase is reduced, making the process environmentally friendly and facilitating green chemistry. This allows the addition of more expensive solvent additives, such as chiral additives or isotopic reagents, while maintaining a low analysis cost. Moreover, the degree of band dilution in the column is lower than that with conventional liquid chromatography under the same sample injection conditions. Thus, enhanced mass sensitivity is achieved. Other benefits of a reduced inner diameter of the column include temperature control due to effective heat transfer through the columns and easier coupling to mass detectors, which is particularly advantageous for analyzing complex samples. Typically, the term “nano liquid chromatography” is associated with liquid chromatography, which employs capillary columns of inner diameters less than 100 μm and flow rates in the range of tens to hundreds of nanoliters per minute. Because of the extremely low flow rates and small column volume, the extra-column effect becomes more prominent. Thus, the requirements for every component of liquid chromatographs are augmented toward improving their performance and optimizing the extra-column band broadening of the entire system. The solvent delivery equipment should be able to pump mobile phases accurately and steadily at nanoliter-level flow rates. A gradient mode is required to achieve this, which implies that the lowest flow rate for a single pump unit should reach a few nanoliters per minute. A certain operating pressure is also necessary to employ columns with different inner diameters and particle sizes. A precise and repeatable sample injection procedure is essential for nano liquid chromatography. The injection volume and mode should be suitable for capillary columns, without inducing a significant extra-column effect. A higher-sensitivity detector should be employed, and sample dispersion should be limited. The improved tubing and connection method in nano liquid chromatography should offer stability, reliability, and ease of operation. The extra-column volume should also be restricted to suit nanoliter-level flow rates. Considering that most nano liquid chromatographic instruments have been coupled with a mass detector, this review mainly focused on nanoliter solvent delivery modules, sample injection modules, and tubing and connection modules. By searching and summarizing research articles, technical patents, and brochures of instrument manufacturers, technical routes and research progress on these modules were described in detail. The pump designs can be classified into four types. Pneumatic amplifying pumps have been used in ultra-high-pressure applications. The flow-splitting delivery system, though easy to realize, may lead to a large amount of solvent wastage. Splitless pumps, which are classified based on two main principles, are widely used. Some pumps based on other physical phenomena have been suggested; however, they lacked stability and robustness. Two types of injection modes have been utilized in nano liquid chromatography. The direct nanoliter injection mode typically takes advantage of the groove on the rotor of a switching valve. The trapping injection mode uses trap columns to enable the introduction of large sample volumes. As for the tubing and connection, a few appropriate designs can be acquired from commercial suppliers. The robustness has been improved using some patented technologies. The optimization principles and research progress on optical absorption detection are briefly introduced. Finally, commercial nano liquid chromatographic systems are compared by considering the pumps and injectors.
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- Sandong Yang
- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, China
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- Dalian Elite Analytical Instruments Co., Ltd., Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Elite Analytical Instruments Co., Ltd., Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Elite Analytical Instruments Co., Ltd., Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Elite Analytical Instruments Co., Ltd., Dalian 116023, China
- Elite Suzhou Analytical Instruments Co., Ltd., Suzhou 215123, China
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Fekete S, Murisier A, Losacco GL, Lawhorn J, Godinho JM, Ritchie H, Boyes BE, Guillarme D. Using 1.5 mm internal diameter columns for optimal compatibility with current liquid chromatographic systems. J Chromatogr A 2021; 1650:462258. [PMID: 34058594 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.462258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This article describes the use of a new prototype column hardware made with 1.5 mm internal diameter (i.d.) and demonstrates some benefits over the 1.0 mm i.d. micro-bore column. The performance of 2.1, 1.5 and 1.0 mm i.d. columns were systematically compared. With the 1.5 mm i.d. column, the loss of apparent column efficiency can be significantly reduced compared to 1.0 mm i.d. columns in both isocratic and gradient elution modes. In the end, the 1.5 mm i.d. column is almost comparable to 2.1 mm i.d. column from a peak broadening point of view. The advantages of the 1.5 mm i.d. hardware vs 2.1 mm i.d. narrow-bore columns are the lower sample and solvent consumption, and reduced frictional heating effects due to decreased operating flow rates.
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- Szabolcs Fekete
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Advanced Materials Technology, 3521 Silverside road, Suite 1-K, DE 19810, Wilmington, United States
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- Advanced Materials Technology, 3521 Silverside road, Suite 1-K, DE 19810, Wilmington, United States
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- Advanced Materials Technology, 3521 Silverside road, Suite 1-K, DE 19810, Wilmington, United States
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- Advanced Materials Technology, 3521 Silverside road, Suite 1-K, DE 19810, Wilmington, United States
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Gunnarson C, Lauer T, Willenbring H, Larson E, Dittmann M, Broeckhoven K, Stoll DR. Implications of dispersion in connecting capillaries for separation systems involving post-column flow splitting. J Chromatogr A 2021; 1639:461893. [PMID: 33524933 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.461893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 01/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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It is common practice in liquid chromatography to split the flow of the effluent exiting the analytical column into two or more parts, either to enable parallel detection (e.g., coupling the separation to two destructive detectors such as light scattering and mass spectrometry (MS)), or to accommodate flow rate limitations of a detector (e.g., electrospray ionization mass spectrometry). In these instances the user must make choices about split ratio and dimensions of connecting tubing that is used between the split point and the detector, however these details are frequently not mentioned in the literature, and rarely justified. In our own work we often split the effluent following the second dimension (2D) column in two-dimensional liquid chromatography systems coupled to MS detection, and we have frequently observed post 2D column peak broadening that is larger than we would expect to result from dispersion in the MS ionization source itself. For the present paper we describe a series of experiments aimed at understanding the impact of the split ratio and post-split connecting tubing dimensions on dispersion of peaks exiting an analytical column. We start with the simple idea - based on the principle of conservation of mass - that analyte peaks entering the split point are split into two parts such that the analyte mass (and thus peak volume) entering and exiting the split point is conserved, and directly related to the ratio of flow rates entering and exiting the split point. Measurements of peak width and variance after the split point show that this simple view of the splitting process - along with estimates of additional dispersion in the post-split tubing - is sufficient to predict peak variances at the detector with accuracy that is sufficient to guide experimental work (median error of about 10% over a wide range of conditions). We feel it is most impactful to recognize that flow splitting impacts apparent post-column dispersion not because anything unexpected happens in the splitting process, but because the split dramatically reduces the volume of the analyte peak, which then is more susceptible to dispersion in connecting tubing that would not cause significant dispersion under conditions where splitting is not implemented. These results will provide practitioners with a solid basis on which rational decisions about split ratios and dimensions of post-split tubing can be made.
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- Caden Gunnarson
- Gustavus Adolphus College, Department of Chemistry, St. Peter, MN, USA
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- Gustavus Adolphus College, Department of Chemistry, St. Peter, MN, USA
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- Gustavus Adolphus College, Department of Chemistry, St. Peter, MN, USA
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- Agilent Technologies, R&D and Marketing GmbH & Co KG, Hewlett-Packard-Straße 8, 76337 Waldbronn, Germany
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of Chemical Engineering, Brussels, Belgium
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- Gustavus Adolphus College, Department of Chemistry, St. Peter, MN, USA.
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Beccaria M, Cabooter D. Current developments in LC-MS for pharmaceutical analysis. Analyst 2020; 145:1129-1157. [DOI: 10.1039/c9an02145k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Liquid chromatography (LC) based techniques in combination with mass spectrometry (MS) detection have had a large impact on the development of new pharmaceuticals in the past decades.
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- Marco Beccaria
- KU Leuven
- Department for Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences
- Pharmaceutical Analysis
- Leuven
- Belgium
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- KU Leuven
- Department for Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences
- Pharmaceutical Analysis
- Leuven
- Belgium
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Kaplitz AS, Kresge GA, Selover B, Horvat L, Franklin EG, Godinho JM, Grinias KM, Foster SW, Davis JJ, Grinias JP. High-Throughput and Ultrafast Liquid Chromatography. Anal Chem 2019; 92:67-84. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Alexander S. Kaplitz
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028, United States
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- Advanced Materials Technology, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware 19810, United States
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- Analytical Platforms & Platform Modernization, GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Providence, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028, United States
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Desmet G, Broeckhoven K. Extra-column band broadening effects in contemporary liquid chromatography: Causes and solutions. Trends Analyt Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2019.115619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Measurement of the Band Broadening of UV Detectors used in Ultra-high Performance Liquid Chromatography using an On-tubing Fluorescence Detector. Chromatographia 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-018-3622-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Blanchard E, Nonell A, Chartier F, Rincel A, Bresson C. Evaluation of superficially and fully porous particles for HILIC separation of lanthanide-polyaminocarboxylic species and simultaneous coupling to ESIMS and ICPMS. RSC Adv 2018; 8:24760-24772. [PMID: 35542138 PMCID: PMC9082343 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra02961j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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In this work, amide-bonded columns packed with fully porous particles (FPP) and superficially porous particles (SPP) were evaluated to separate lanthanide-polyaminocarboxylic species by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC), using two model samples of interest in nuclear and other industrial applications. We assessed the gains achieved by reducing the dimensions of the columns along with the size of the FPPs to sub-2 μm and by using sub-3 μm SPP-packed columns. The FPP-packed Acquity column (100 × 2.1 mm; 1.7 μm) performed better than the SPP-packed Accucore column (150 × 2.1 mm; 2.6 μm), with a separation that was two times more efficient and three times shorter, while generating around 30% less in effluent volumes. This column was also coupled simultaneously to electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (ESIMS) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS). The instrumental set-up was performed in a conventional laboratory, by taking into account the geometrical constraints existing in the laboratory dedicated to radioelement analysis. Furthermore, separation of the series of lanthanide (Ln) species was demonstrated for the first time thanks to the separation mode of hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography.
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- E Blanchard
- Den - Service d'Etudes Analytiques et de Réactivité des Surfaces (SEARS) - Laboratoire de développement Analytique Nucléaire, Isotopique et Elémentaire (LANIE), CEA, Université Paris-Saclay F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette France +33 (0)169089475 +33 (0)169088348
- Sorbonne Universités F-75005 Paris France
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- Den - Service d'Etudes Analytiques et de Réactivité des Surfaces (SEARS) - Laboratoire de développement Analytique Nucléaire, Isotopique et Elémentaire (LANIE), CEA, Université Paris-Saclay F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette France +33 (0)169089475 +33 (0)169088348
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- Den - Département de Physico-Chimie (DPC), CEA, Université Paris-Saclay F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette France
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- Den - Service d'Etudes Analytiques et de Réactivité des Surfaces (SEARS) - Laboratoire de développement Analytique Nucléaire, Isotopique et Elémentaire (LANIE), CEA, Université Paris-Saclay F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette France +33 (0)169089475 +33 (0)169088348
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- Den - Service d'Etudes Analytiques et de Réactivité des Surfaces (SEARS) - Laboratoire de développement Analytique Nucléaire, Isotopique et Elémentaire (LANIE), CEA, Université Paris-Saclay F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette France +33 (0)169089475 +33 (0)169088348
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Broeckhoven K, Vanderlinden K, Guillarme D, Desmet G. On-tubing fluorescence measurements of the band broadening of contemporary injectors in ultra-high performance liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1535:44-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.12.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Peris-Díaz MD, Alcoriza-Balaguer MI, García-Cañaveras JC, Santonja F, Sentandreu E, Lahoz A. RpeakChrom: Novel R package for the automated characterization and optimization of column efficiency in high-performance liquid chromatography analysis. Electrophoresis 2017; 38:2985-2995. [PMID: 28665035 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201700180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2017] [Revised: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Characterization of chromatographic columns using the traditional van Deemter method is limited by the necessity of calculating extra-column variance, issue particularly relevant when modeling asymmetrical peaks eluted from monolithic columns. A novel R package that implements Parabolic Variance Modified Gaussian approach for accurate peak modeling, van Deemter equation and two alternatives approaches, based on van Deemter, has been developed to calculate the height equivalent to a theoretical plate (HETP). To assess package capabilities conventional packed reverse-phase and monolithic HPLC columns were characterized. Peaks eluted from the monolithic column showed a high value of factor asymmetry due, in part, to the contribution of extra-column factors. Such deviation can be circumvented by the two alternatives approaches implemented in the R-package. Furthermore, increased values of eddy diffusion and mass transfer kinetics terms in HETP were observed for the packed column, while accuracy was below 9% in all cases. These results showed the usefulness of the R-package for both modeling chromatographic peaks and assessing column efficiency. The RpeakChrom package could become a helpful tool for testing new stationary phases during column development and to evaluate column during its lifetime. This R tool is freely available from CRAN (https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=RpeakChrom).
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- Manuel David Peris-Díaz
- Biomarkers and Precision Medicine Unit, Analytical Unit, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Fundación Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Biomarkers and Precision Medicine Unit, Analytical Unit, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Fundación Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Biomarkers and Precision Medicine Unit, Analytical Unit, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Fundación Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Facultat de Ciencias Matematicas, Universidad de Valencia, Burjassot, Spain
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- Biomarkers and Precision Medicine Unit, Analytical Unit, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Fundación Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Biomarkers and Precision Medicine Unit, Analytical Unit, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Fundación Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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Vanderheyden Y, Broeckhoven K, Desmet G. Peak deconvolution to correctly assess the band broadening of chromatographic columns. J Chromatogr A 2016; 1465:126-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.08.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Revised: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Grinias JP, Wong JMT, Kennedy RT. Repeatability of gradient ultrahigh pressure liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry methods in instrument-controlled thermal environments. J Chromatogr A 2016; 1461:42-50. [PMID: 27457561 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.07.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Revised: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The impact of viscous friction on eluent temperature and column efficiency in liquid chromatography is of renewed interest as the need for pressures exceeding 1000bar to use with columns packed with sub-2μm particles has grown. One way the development of axial and radial temperature gradients that arise due to viscous friction can be affected is by the thermal environment the column is placed in. In this study, a new column oven integrated into an ultrahigh pressure liquid chromatograph that enables both still-air and forced-air operating modes is investigated to find the magnitude of the effect of the axial thermal gradient that forms in 2.1×100mm columns packed with sub-2μm particles in these modes. Temperature increases of nearly 30K were observed when the generated power of the column exceeded 25W/m. The impact of the heating due to viscous friction on the repeatability of peak capacity, elution time, and peak area ratio to an internal standard for a gradient UHPLC-MS/MS method to analyze neurotransmitters was found to be limited. This result indicates that high speed UHPLC-MS/MS gradient methods under conditions of high viscous friction may be possible without the negative effects typically observed with isocratic separations under similar conditions.
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- James P Grinias
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
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Spaggiari D, Daali Y, Rudaz S. An extensive cocktail approach for rapid risk assessment of in vitro CYP450 direct reversible inhibition by xenobiotic exposure. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2016; 302:41-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2016.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Revised: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Andrés A, Broeckhoven K, Desmet G. Methods for the experimental characterization and analysis of the efficiency and speed of chromatographic columns: A step-by-step tutorial. Anal Chim Acta 2015; 894:20-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2015] [Revised: 08/08/2015] [Accepted: 08/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Regalado EL, Welch CJ. Pushing the speed limit in enantioselective supercritical fluid chromatography. J Sep Sci 2015; 38:2826-32. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201500270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Revised: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Erik L. Regalado
- Process & Analytical Chemistry; Merck Research Laboratories; Rahway NJ USA
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Jeanneret F, Tonoli D, Rossier MF, Saugy M, Boccard J, Rudaz S. Evaluation of steroidomics by liquid chromatography hyphenated to mass spectrometry as a powerful analytical strategy for measuring human steroid perturbations. J Chromatogr A 2015. [PMID: 26195035 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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This review presents the evolution of steroid analytical techniques, including gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS), immunoassay (IA) and targeted liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (LC-MS), and it evaluates the potential of extended steroid profiles by a metabolomics-based approach, namely steroidomics. Steroids regulate essential biological functions including growth and reproduction, and perturbations of the steroid homeostasis can generate serious physiological issues; therefore, specific and sensitive methods have been developed to measure steroid concentrations. GC-MS measuring several steroids simultaneously was considered the first historical standard method for analysis. Steroids were then quantified by immunoassay, allowing a higher throughput; however, major drawbacks included the measurement of a single compound instead of a panel and cross-reactivity reactions. Targeted LC-MS methods with selected reaction monitoring (SRM) were then introduced for quantifying a small steroid subset without the problems of cross-reactivity. The next step was the integration of metabolomic approaches in the context of steroid analyses. As metabolomics tends to identify and quantify all the metabolites (i.e., the metabolome) in a specific system, appropriate strategies were proposed for discovering new biomarkers. Steroidomics, defined as the untargeted analysis of the steroid content in a sample, was implemented in several fields, including doping analysis, clinical studies, in vivo or in vitro toxicology assays, and more. This review discusses the current analytical methods for assessing steroid changes and compares them to steroidomics. Steroids, their pathways, their implications in diseases and the biological matrices in which they are analysed will first be described. Then, the different analytical strategies will be presented with a focus on their ability to obtain relevant information on the steroid pattern. The future technical requirements for improving steroid analysis will also be presented.
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- Fabienne Jeanneret
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; Human Protein Sciences Department, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology, Geneva, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; Human Protein Sciences Department, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology, Geneva, Switzerland; Institut Central (ICHV), Hôpital du Valais, Sion, Switzerland
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- Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses, University Center of Legal Medicine, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Inhibition screening method of microsomal UGTs using the cocktail approach. Eur J Pharm Sci 2015; 71:35-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2015.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Revised: 02/01/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ma Y, Chassy AW, Miyazaki S, Motokawa M, Morisato K, Uzu H, Ohira M, Furuno M, Nakanishi K, Minakuchi H, Mriziq K, Farkas T, Fiehn O, Tanaka N. Efficiency of short, small-diameter columns for reversed-phase liquid chromatography under practical operating conditions. J Chromatogr A 2015; 1383:47-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2014] [Revised: 01/05/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Buckenmaier S, Miller CA, van de Goor T, Dittmann MM. Instrument contributions to resolution and sensitivity in ultra high performance liquid chromatography using small bore columns: Comparison of diode array and triple quadrupole mass spectrometry detection. J Chromatogr A 2015; 1377:64-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.11.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Revised: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 11/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Broeckhoven K, Desmet G. The future of UHPLC: Towards higher pressure and/or smaller particles? Trends Analyt Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2014.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Coupling ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry for in-vitro drug-metabolism studies. Trends Analyt Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2014.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Dubbelman AC, Cuyckens F, Dillen L, Gross G, Hankemeier T, Vreeken RJ. Systematic evaluation of commercially available ultra-high performance liquid chromatography columns for drug metabolite profiling: Optimization of chromatographic peak capacity. J Chromatogr A 2014; 1374:122-133. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.11.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Revised: 11/13/2014] [Accepted: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Kaufmann A. Combining UHPLC and high-resolution MS: A viable approach for the analysis of complex samples? Trends Analyt Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2014.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Phenotyping of CYP450 in human liver microsomes using the cocktail approach. Anal Bioanal Chem 2014; 406:4875-87. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-7915-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Multi-target screening of biological samples using LC–MS/MS: focus on chromatographic innovations. Bioanalysis 2014; 6:1255-73. [DOI: 10.4155/bio.14.80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Multi-target screening of biological fluids is a key tool in clinical and forensic toxicology. A complete toxicological analysis encompasses the sample preparation, the chromatographic separation and the detection. The present review briefly covers the new trends in sample preparation and detection and mainly focuses on the chromatographic stage, since a lot of technical improvements have been proposed over the last years. Among them, columns packed with sub-2 μm fully porous particles and sub-3 μm core-shell particles allow for significant improvements of resolution and higher throughput. Even if reversed-phase LC remains the most widely used chromatographic mode for toxicological screening, hydrophilic interaction chromatography and supercritical fluid chromatography appear as promising alternatives for attaining orthogonal selectivity, retention of polar compounds, and enhanced MS sensitivity.
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Coupling state-of-the-art supercritical fluid chromatography and mass spectrometry: From hyphenation interface optimization to high-sensitivity analysis of pharmaceutical compounds. J Chromatogr A 2014; 1339:174-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Revised: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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