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Serafimov K, Knappe C, Li F, Sievers-Engler A, Lämmerhofer M. Solving the retention time repeatability problem of hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1730:465060. [PMID: 38861823 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2024.465060] [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: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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Hydrophilic interaction (liquid) chromatography (HILIC) has become the first choice LC mode for the separation of hydrophilic analytes. Numerous studies reported the poor retention time repeatability of HILIC. The problem was often ascribed to slow equilibration and insufficient re-equilibration time to establish the sensitive semi-immobilized water layer at the interface of the polar stationary phase and the bulk mobile phase. In this study, we compare retention time repeatability in HILIC for borosilicate glass and PFA (co-polymer of tetrafluoroethylene and perfluoroalkoxyethylene) solvent bottles. During this study, we observed peak patterns shifting towards higher retention times (for metabolites and peptides) and lower retention times (oligonucleotide sample) with ongoing analysis time when standard borosilicate glass bottles were used as solvent reservoirs. It was hypothesized that release of ions (sodium, potassium, borate, etc.) from the borosilicate glass bottles leads to alterations (thickness and electrostatic screening effects) in the semi-immobilized water layer which is adsorbed to the polar stationary phase surface under acetonitrile-rich eluents in HILIC with concomitant shifts in retention. When PFA solvent bottles were employed instead of borosilicate glass, retention time repeatability was greatly improved and changed from average 8.4 % RSD for the tested metabolites with borosilicate glass bottles to 0.14 % RSD for the PFA solvent bottles (30 injections over 12 h). Similar improvements were observed for peptides and oligonucleotides. This simple solution to the retention time repeatability problem in HILIC might contribute to a better acceptance of HILIC, especially in fields like targeted and untargeted metabolomics, peptide and oligonucleotide analysis.
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- Kristian Serafimov
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical (Bio-)Analysis, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical (Bio-)Analysis, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical (Bio-)Analysis, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical (Bio-)Analysis, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical (Bio-)Analysis, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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Hoxie N, Qiu Y, Kales SC, Schneider R, Hu X, Dalal A, Ford-Scheimer SL, Wiseman R, Tsukamoto T, Wei H, Slusher BS, Janiszewski JS, Hall MD. Development of a high-throughput dual-stream liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method to screen for inhibitors of glutamate carboxypeptidase II. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2024:e9772. [PMID: 38867136 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.9772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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RATIONALE Glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII) catalyzes the hydrolysis of N-acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG) to yield glutamate (Glu) and N-acetylaspartate (NAA). Inhibition of GCPII has been shown to remediate the neurotoxicity of excess Glu in a variety of cell and animal disease models. A robust high-throughput liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method was needed to quantify GCPII enzymatic activity in a biochemical high-throughput screening assay. METHODS A dual-stream LC/MS/MS method was developed. Two parallel eluent streams ran identical HILIC gradient methods on BEH-Amide (2 × 30 mm) columns. Each LC channel was run independently, and the cycle time was 2 min per channel. Overall throughput was 1 min per sample for the dual-channel integrated system. Multiply injected acquisition files were split during data review, and batch metadata were automatically paired with raw data during the review process. RESULTS Two LC sorbents, BEH-Amide and Penta-HILIC, were tested to separate the NAAG cleavage product Glu from isobaric interference and ion suppressants in the bioassay matrix. Early elution of NAAG and NAA on BEH-Amide allowed interfering species to be diverted to waste. The limit of quantification was 0.1 pmol for Glu. The Z-factor of this assay averaged 0.85. Over 36 000 compounds were screened using this method. CONCLUSIONS A fast gradient dual-stream LC/MS/MS method for Glu quantification in GCPII biochemical screening assay samples was developed and validated. HILIC separation chemistry offers robust performance and unique selectivity for targeted positive mode quantification of Glu, NAA, and NAAG.
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- Nate Hoxie
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery and Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery and Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery and Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery and Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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Gély C, Monneau YR, Hologne M, Faure K. Impact of conditioning runs on hydrophilic interaction chromatography repeatability and its application as a second dimension in online comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography. J Sep Sci 2024; 47:e2300935. [PMID: 38801757 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202300935] [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: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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A common separation approach for polar compounds involves coupling reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) with hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) in two-dimensional chromatography. The higher proportion of acetonitrile used in the HILIC mobile phase, which enhances mass spectrometry detection, encourages its use in the second dimension. Previous studies demonstrated that the HILIC column can be partially equilibrated within very short timeframes without compromising retention time stability, rendering it suitable in online comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography (LC×LC) setups. In addition, a specific number of conditioning cycles seems necessary to establish stable retention times. Here, the repeatability of HILIC when employed as second dimension in LC×LC was investigated, with a focus on determining the required number of conditioning cycles to achieve repeatable retention times. Various parameters influenced by the LC×LC online modulation system were studied, such as steep gradient slopes up to 8%, and very short equilibration times, less than or equal to dead time, as well as injection volume and solvent, which depend on the first dimension. Finally, the use of HILIC as a second dimension with tailored conditioning runs was applied to the analysis of hyaluronic acid hydrogel digests. The application of an RPLC×HILIC method using five conditioning runs yielded exceptional stability in second-dimension retention times.
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- Clémence Gély
- Universite Claude Bernard Lyon1, ISA, UMR5280, CNRS, Villeurbanne, France
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- Universite Claude Bernard Lyon1, ISA, UMR5280, CNRS, Villeurbanne, France
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- Universite Claude Bernard Lyon1, ISA, UMR5280, CNRS, Villeurbanne, France
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- Universite Claude Bernard Lyon1, ISA, UMR5280, CNRS, Villeurbanne, France
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Peterka O, Maccelli A, Jirásko R, Vaňková Z, Idkowiak J, Hrstka R, Wolrab D, Holčapek M. HILIC/MS quantitation of low-abundant phospholipids and sphingolipids in human plasma and serum: Dysregulation in pancreatic cancer. Anal Chim Acta 2024; 1288:342144. [PMID: 38220279 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.342144] [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: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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A new hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry method is developed for low-abundant phospholipids and sphingolipids in human plasma and serum. The optimized method involves the Cogent Silica type C hydride column, the simple sample preparation by protein precipitation, and the removal of highly abundant lipid classes using the postcolumn valve directed to waste during two elution windows. The method allows a highly confident and sensitive identification of low-abundant lipid classes in human plasma (246 lipid species from 24 lipid subclasses) based on mass accuracy and retention dependencies in both polarity modes. The method is validated for quantitation using two internal standards (if available) for each lipid class and applied to human plasma and serum samples obtained from patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), healthy controls, and NIST SRM 1950. Multivariate data analysis followed by various statistical projection methods is used to determine the most dysregulated lipids. Significant downregulation is observed for lysophospholipids with fatty acyl composition 16:0, 18:0, 18:1, and 18:2. Distinct trends are observed for phosphatidylethanolamines (PE) in relation to the bonding type of fatty acyls, where most PE with acyl bonds are upregulated, while ether/plasmenyl PE are downregulated. For the sphingolipid category, sphingolipids with very long N-acyl chains are downregulated, while sphingolipids with shorter N-acyl chains were upregulated in PDAC. These changes are consistently observed for various classes of sphingolipids, ranging from ceramides to glycosphingolipids, indicating a possible metabolic disorder in ceramide biosynthesis caused by PDAC.
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- Ondřej Peterka
- University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Studentská 573, 532 10, Pardubice, Czech Republic
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- University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Studentská 573, 532 10, Pardubice, Czech Republic
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- University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Studentská 573, 532 10, Pardubice, Czech Republic
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- University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Studentská 573, 532 10, Pardubice, Czech Republic
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- University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Studentská 573, 532 10, Pardubice, Czech Republic
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- Research Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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- University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Studentská 573, 532 10, Pardubice, Czech Republic; University of Vienna, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Währinger Strasse 38, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Studentská 573, 532 10, Pardubice, Czech Republic.
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McCalley DV. Practical examination of flow rate effects and influence of the stationary phase water layer on peak shape and retention in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1715:464608. [PMID: 38194863 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464608] [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: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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The effect of flow velocity on retention and peak shape of neutral, acidic and basic probe compounds was studied using seven different UHPLC hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) columns. Surprisingly on some columns, the retention factor k was found to vary somewhat with flow velocity, due to the combined effects of pressure and of frictional heating on retention. The selectivity of different HILIC columns was much greater than typically found with RP columns. The volume of the water layer on the HILIC columns was measured using the toluene exclusion procedure. For the neutral solute uridine, a good correlation was found between the volume of the water layer and retention, indicating the likely domination of a partition mechanism. For the ionogenic solutes, the correlation was generally poor, due to the presence of strong additional mechanisms such as ionic retention and repulsion. Reduced Van Deemter plots for uridine showed a negative correlation between the reduced b coefficient and the volume of the water layer, which can be attributed to reduced surface diffusion in this viscous layer. Once again, the behaviour of ionic solutes was complex on some columns making detailed interpretation difficult.
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- David V McCalley
- Centre for Research in Biosciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay, Bristol, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland BS16 1QY, UK.
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Bussy U, You H, Curtis J, Kwik-Uribe C. Definition of system suitability and proficiency testing acceptance criteria for the standardization of quality control methodologies of botanical bioactives: A case study for the development of AOAC Official Method of Analysis 2020.05 flavanols and procyanidins. Food Res Int 2023; 173:113230. [PMID: 37803543 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113230] [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: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
Abstract
Flavanols and procyanidins are bioactives found in many foods including cocoa. The characterization of cocoa flavanols and procyanidins (CF) has historically been challenged by the lack of commercially available standards and weak chromatographic separation performances. The recent release of a reference material and the final authorization of an AOAC Official Method of Analysis (AOAC 2020.05) technically enables the standardization of CF testing. However, the practical implementation of CF testing for routine testing remains challenging for new laboratories, highlighting the need to define guidelines and acceptance criteria to verify normal method performance and user proficiency. This study leveraged the data generated from the recent multi-laboratory validation to define normal method performances. While the challenges associated with HILIC separation can be alleviated through a thorough system equilibration, monitoring system performances remains critical to routine operation and a laboratory's ability to generate reliable data. Guidelines for routine analysis were developed for system precision and bracketing standard recovery, as well as acceptance criteria for the analysis of the reference material. These guidelines not only complete a body of work that provide accessible, reliable, and robust CF analysis solution to research and quality laboratories, but also provide an example to facilitate the establishment and implementation of future international testing standards for botanical bioactives.
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- Eurofins Botanical Testing, Brea, CA, USA.
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Narduzzi L, Delgado-Povedano MDM, Lara FJ, Le Bizec B, García-Campaña AM, Dervilly G, Hernández-Mesa M. A comparison of hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis for the metabolomics analysis of human serum. J Chromatogr A 2023; 1706:464239. [PMID: 37541059 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464239] [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: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023]
Abstract
Cationic, anionic, zwitterionic and, partially polar metabolites are very important constituents of blood serum. Several of these metabolites underpin the core metabolism of cells (e.g., Krebs cycle, urea cycle, proteins synthesis, etc.), while others might be considered ancillary but still important to grasp the status of any organism through blood serum analysis. Due to its wide chemical diversity, modern metabolomics analysis of serum is still struggling to provide a complete and comprehensive picture of the polar metabolome, due to the limitations of each specific analytical method. In this study, two metabolomics-based analytical methods using the most successful techniques for polar compounds separation in human serum samples, namely hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) and capillary electrophoresis (CE), are evaluated, both coupled to a high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometer via electrospray ionization (ESI-Q-TOF-MS). The performance of the two methods have been compared using five terms of comparison, three of which are specific to metabolomics, such as (1) compounds' detectability (2) Pezzatti score (Pezzatti et al. 2018), (3) intra-day precision (repeatability), (4) ease of automatic analysis of the data (through a common deconvolution alignment and extrapolation software, MS-DIAL, and (5) time & cost analysis. From this study, HILIC-MS proved to be a better tool for polar metabolome analysis, while CE-MS helped identify some interesting variables that gave it interest in completing metabolome coverage in metabolomics studies. Finally, in this framework, MS-DIAL demonstrates for the first time its ability to process CE data for metabolomics, although it is not designed for it.
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- Luca Narduzzi
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Av. Fuentenueva s/n, Granada E-18071, Spain.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Av. Fuentenueva s/n, Granada E-18071, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Av. Fuentenueva s/n, Granada E-18071, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Av. Fuentenueva s/n, Granada E-18071, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Av. Fuentenueva s/n, Granada E-18071, Spain.
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Saw YL, Boughton JR, Wroniuk FL, Mostafa ME, Pellegrinelli PJ, Calvez SA, Kaplitz AS, Perez LJ, Edwards JL, Grinias JP. Use of N-(4-aminophenyl)piperidine derivatization to improve organic acid detection with supercritical fluid chromatography-mass spectrometry. J Sep Sci 2023; 46:e2300343. [PMID: 37603367 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202300343] [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: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
Abstract
The analysis of organic acids in complex mixtures by LC-MS can often prove challenging, especially due to the poor sensitivity of negative ionization mode required for detection of these compounds in their native (i.e., underivatized or untagged) form. These compounds have also been difficult to measure using supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC)-MS, a technique of growing importance for metabolomic analysis, with similar limitations based on negative ionization. In this report, the use of a high proton affinity N-(4-aminophenyl)piperidine derivatization tag is explored for the improvement of organic acid detection by SFC-MS. Four organic acids (lactic, succinic, malic, and citric acids) with varying numbers of carboxylate groups were derivatized with N-(4-aminophenyl)piperidine to achieve detection limits down to 0.5 ppb, with overall improvements in detection limit ranging from 25-to-2100-fold. The effect of the derivatization group on sensitivity, which increased by at least 200-fold for compounds that were detectable in their native form, and mass spectrometric detection are also described. Preliminary investigations into the separation of these derivatized compounds identified multiple stationary phases that could be used for complete separation of all four compounds by SFC. This derivatization technique provides an improved approach for the analysis of organic acids by SFC-MS, especially for those that are undetectable in their native form.
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- Yih Ling Saw
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA
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Taylor MR, Kawakami J, McCalley DV. Managing sample introduction problems in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2023; 1700:464006. [PMID: 37167803 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
Abstract
Sample injection can cause serious problems in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) when the injection solvent has higher elution strength than the mobile phase (mp). It can lead to asymmetric peak shapes and poor efficiency. The problem can occur when the mp contains a high proportion of organic e.g. 95% acetonitrile (a weak solvent) whereas the injection solvent contains a higher proportion of water (a strong solvent) that is necessary to dissolve polar samples. We investigated different strategies to overcome this problem. A simple method is pre-column dilution where the injector is programmed to deliver a plug of weak solvent (e.g. pure acetonitrile) along with the sample dissolved in a solvent with higher water content than the mp. Another option is to use alternative organic solvents to acetonitrile in the injection solvent, e.g. isopropanol, acetone or tetrahydrofuran, that may give enhanced sample solubility. The role of the volume of injection solvents was investigated as well as the possible effects of mass overload on the results. The use of small sample volumes is always recommended to reduce mismatch effects.
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- Mark R Taylor
- Pfizer Global Research and Development, Discovery Park, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, CT13 9NJ, UK
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- Pfizer Global Research and Development, 280 Shennecossett Rd, Groton, CT 06340, USA
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- Centre for Research in Biosciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK.
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Montero L, Ayala-Cabrera JF, Bristy FF, Schmitz OJ. Multi- 2D LC × LC as a Novel and Powerful Implement for the Maximum Separation of Complex Samples. Anal Chem 2023; 95:3398-3405. [PMID: 36721361 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Achieving complete information about the chemical composition of complex samples requires the use of multianalytical platforms able to maximize the acquisition of high-quality data for unequivocal identification. However, this process requires long analysis times and several instruments. Food analysis is one of the analytical fields where the analysis of very complex samples has a huge impact. One of these complex samples is vermouth, a fortified wine based on the maceration of a large number of herbs, fruits, barks, seeds, and leaves. The application of conventional or even advanced analytical techniques like comprehensive two-dimensional (2D) liquid chromatography (LC × LC) does not provide enough separation power to resolve the complete profile of this sample. In this work, a novel 2DLC strategy called multi-2D LC × LC is developed. This new setup consists of the use of two different columns with different separation properties in the second dimension (2D) that can be selected during the LC × LC analysis accordingly to the chemical nature of the compounds eluted from the first dimension (1D). The vermouth sample was analyzed using a 1D-PFP and a combination of HILIC (from 0 to 30 min) and C18 (from 30 to the end) columns in the 2D. This setup increased both the peak capacity and the orthogonality of the analysis in comparison to the use of only one of the columns in the 2D. Multi-2D LC × LC is presented as an integrated 2DLC tool that maximizes the separation capacity for very complex samples.
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- Lidia Montero
- Applied Analytical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 5, 45141Essen, Germany.,Teaching and Research Center for Separation, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 5, 45141Essen, Germany
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- Applied Analytical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 5, 45141Essen, Germany.,Teaching and Research Center for Separation, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 5, 45141Essen, Germany
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- Applied Analytical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 5, 45141Essen, Germany.,Teaching and Research Center for Separation, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 5, 45141Essen, Germany
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- Applied Analytical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 5, 45141Essen, Germany.,Teaching and Research Center for Separation, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 5, 45141Essen, Germany
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Creydt M, Fischer M. Food metabolomics: Latest hardware-developments for nontargeted food authenticity and food safety testing. Electrophoresis 2022; 43:2334-2350. [PMID: 36104152 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202200126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
The analytical requirements for food testing have increased significantly in recent years. On the one hand, because food fraud is becoming an ever-greater challenge worldwide, and on the other hand because food safety is often difficult to monitor due to the far-reaching trade chains. In addition, the expectations of consumers on the quality of food have increased, and they are demanding extensive information. Cutting-edge analytical methods are required to meet these demands. In this context, non-targeted metabolomics strategies using mass and nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers (mass spectrometry [MS]) have proven to be very suitable. MS-based approaches are of particular importance as they provide a comparatively high analytical coverage of the metabolome. Accordingly, the efficiency to address even challenging issues is high. A variety of hardware developments, which are explained in this review, have contributed to these advances. In addition, the potential of future developments is highlighted, some of which are currently not yet commercially available or only used to a comparatively small extent but are expected to gain in importance in the coming years.
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- Marina Creydt
- Hamburg School of Food Science - Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hamburg School of Food Science - Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Park TJ, Shin HS, Hur J. Prediction of polarity-dependent environmental behaviors of humic substances (HS) using a HS hydrophobicity index based on hydrophilic interaction chromatography. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 843:156993. [PMID: 35772533 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
A variety of analytical methods have been applied to describe the properties of aquatic humic substances (HS). However, there are only a few methods available to probe HS hydrophobicity because of the heterogeneous character of HS. In this study, hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) equipped with a UV detector was employed to describe the heterogeneous distribution of HS with respect to its hydrophobicity and to suggest a representative HS hydrophobicity index. To this end, various mobile phases were explored to achieve the optimal separation capability of HILIC. The highest resolution was obtained with a mobile phase comprising acetonitrile and water at a ratio of 70:30 (v:v). A calibration curve was successfully constructed using eight different HS precursor compounds, which allowed for the successful conversion of the retention time (RT) into the octanol-water partition coefficient (Kow) (log Kow = -2.83 × (RT) + 17.44, R2 = 0.950). Several possible HS hydrophobicity indices were derived from the HILIC chromatogram. Among those, the weight-average log KOW value exhibited the strongest negative correlation with the well-known polarity index, (O + N)/C ratios, of seven reference HS samples. This new HILIC-based index (i.e., average log KOW) also presented a good relationship with the HS binding coefficients with pyrene as well as the extent of HS adsorption onto kaolinite at a given solution chemistry (i.e., at a high ionic strength and a neutral pH), both of which are known to be largely governed by the hydrophobic nature of HS. This study demonstrated that the average KOW value based on HILIC is an intuitive and robust HS hydrophobicity index to fully represent the heterogeneous distribution of hydrophobicity within a bulk HS and could be applied to predict many environmental behaviors related to HS hydrophobicity or HS polarity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tae Jun Park
- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, South Korea
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- Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Seoul National University of Science & Technology, Seoul 01811, South Korea
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- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, South Korea.
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A rapid and robust method for amino acid quantification using a simple N-hydroxysuccinimide ester derivatization and liquid chromatography-ion mobility-mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:5549-5559. [PMID: 35338375 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-03993-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
Abstract
The vast majority of mass spectrometry (MS)-based metabolomics studies employ reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) to separate analytes prior to MS detection. Highly polar metabolites, such as amino acids (AAs), are poorly retained by RPLC, making quantitation of these key species challenging across the broad concentration ranges typically observed in biological specimens, such as cell extracts. To improve the detection and quantitation of AAs in microglial cell extracts, the implementation of a 4-dimethylaminobenzoylamido acetic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (DBAA-NHS) derivatization agent was explored for its ability to improve both analyte retention and detection limits in RPLC-MS. In addition to the introduction of the DBAA-NHS labeling reagent, a uniformly (U) 13C-labeled yeast extract was also introduced during the sample preparation workflow as an internal standard (IS) to eliminate artifacts and to enable targeted quantitation of AAs, as well as untargeted amine submetabolome profiling. To improve method sensitivity and selectivity, multiplexed drift-tube ion mobility (IM) was integrated into the LC-MS workflow, facilitating the separation of isomeric metabolites, and improving the structural identification of unknown metabolites. Implementation of the U-13C-labeled yeast extract during the multiplexed LC-IM-MS analysis enabled the quantitation of 19 of the 20 common AAs, supporting a linear dynamic range spanning up to three orders of magnitude in concentration for microglial cell extracts, in addition to reducing the required cell count for reliable quantitation from 10 to 5 million cells per sample.
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Groves RA, Mapar M, Aburashed R, Ponce LF, Bishop SL, Rydzak T, Drikic M, Bihan DG, Benediktsson H, Clement F, Gregson DB, Lewis IA. Methods for Quantifying the Metabolic Boundary Fluxes of Cell Cultures in Large Cohorts by High-Resolution Hydrophilic Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2022; 94:8874-8882. [PMID: 35700271 PMCID: PMC9244871 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
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Metabolomics is a
mainstream approach for investigating the metabolic
underpinnings of complex biological phenomena and is increasingly
being applied to large-scale studies involving hundreds or thousands
of samples. Although metabolomics methods are robust in smaller-scale
studies, they can be challenging to apply to larger cohorts due to
the inherent variability of liquid chromatography mass spectrometry
(LC-MS). Much of this difficulty results from the time-dependent changes
in the LC-MS system, which affects both the qualitative and quantitative
performances of the instrument. Herein, we introduce an analytical
strategy for addressing this problem in large-scale microbial studies.
Our approach quantifies microbial boundary fluxes using two zwitterionic
hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (ZIC-HILIC) columns
that are plumbed to enable offline column equilibration. Using this
strategy, we show that over 397 common metabolites can be resolved
in 4.5 min per sample and that metabolites can be quantified with
a median coefficient of variation of 0.127 across 1100 technical replicates.
We illustrate the utility of this strategy via an analysis of 960
strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated
from bloodstream infections. These data capture the diversity of metabolic
phenotypes observed in clinical isolates and provide an example of
how large-scale investigations can leverage our novel analytical strategy.
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- Ryan A Groves
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada.,Alberta Precision Laboratories, Calgary T2L 2K8, Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada.,Alberta Precision Laboratories, Calgary T2L 2K8, Canada.,Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada
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Lioupi A, Virgiliou C, Walter TH, Smith KM, Rainville P, Wilson ID, Theodoridis G, Gika HG. Application of a hybrid zwitterionic hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography column in metabolic profiling studies. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1672:463013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.463013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Manz C, Götze M, Frank C, Zappe A, Pagel K. Dextran as internal calibrant for N-glycan analysis by liquid chromatography coupled to ion mobility-mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:5023-5031. [PMID: 35614231 PMCID: PMC9234027 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04133-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
LC-MS is one of the most important tools for the comprehensive characterization of N-glycans. Despite many efforts to speed up glycan analysis via optimized sample preparation (e.g., faster enzyme digestion in combination with instant or rapid labeling dyes), a major bottleneck remains the rather long measurement times of HILIC chromatography. Further complication arises from the necessity to concomitantly calibrate with an external standard to allow for accurate retention times and the conversion into more robust GU values. Here we demonstrate the use of an internal calibration strategy for HILIC chromatography to speed up glycan analysis. By reducing the number of utilized dextran oligosaccharides, the calibrant can be spiked directly into the sample such that external calibration runs are no longer required. The minimized dextran ladder shows accurate GU calibration with a minor deviation of well below 1% and can be applied without modifications in sample preparation or data processing. We further demonstrate the simultaneous use of the minimized dextran ladder as calibrant for the estimation of CCS values in traveling wave ion mobility spectrometry. In both cases, the minimized dextran ladder enables the measurement of calibrant and sample in a single HPLC run without losing information or accuracy.
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- Christian Manz
- Department of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Altensteinstr. 23A, 14195, Berlin, Germany.,Analytical Chemistry, CMC, Silence Therapeutics GmbH, Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Altensteinstr. 23A, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Altensteinstr. 23A, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Altensteinstr. 23A, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany. .,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Altensteinstr. 23A, 14195, Berlin, Germany.
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Kohler I, Verhoeven M, Haselberg R, Gargano AF. Hydrophilic interaction chromatography – mass spectrometry for metabolomics and proteomics: state-of-the-art and current trends. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.106986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Gilar M, Berthelette K, Walter TH. Contribution of ionic interactions to stationary phase selectivity in hydrophilic interaction chromatography. J Sep Sci 2022; 45:3264-3275. [PMID: 35347885 PMCID: PMC9545918 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202200165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
We compared the separation selectivities of 19 different hydrophilic interaction chromatography columns. The stationary phases included underivatized silica and hybrid particles, cyano‐bonded silica, materials with neutral ligands such as amide, diol, pentahydroxy, and urea, zwitterionic sorbents, and mixed‐mode materials with amine functionalities. A set of 77 small molecules was used to evaluate the columns. We visualized the retention behavior of the different columns using retention time correlation plots. The analytes were classified as cations, anions, or neutral based on their estimated charge under the separation conditions. This involved adjusting the dissociation constants of the analytes for the acetonitrile content of the mobile phase and experimentally determining the pH of the mobile phase containing 70% acetonitrile. The retention correlation plots show that the selectivity differences strongly depended on ionic interactions. Comparisons of the neutral stationary phases (e.g., diol vs. amide) showed more similar selectivity than did comparisons of neutral columns versus columns with cation or anion exchange activity (bare silica or amine columns, respectively). The zwitterionic columns did not behave as perfectly neutral. The correlation plots indicated that they exhibited either cation or anion exchange activity, although to a lesser degree than the silica and amine‐containing stationary phases.
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- Martin Gilar
- Waters Corporation 34 Maple St. Milford MA 01757 USA
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McCalley DV. Influence of metals in the column or instrument on performance in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1663:462751. [PMID: 34995861 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.462751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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A method is proposed for measuring the relative contribution of extracolumn and column effects to the detrimental interactions which occur between metal-sensitive solutes and the complete HPLC system. The method involves the substitution of a length of narrow bore silica tubing for the column and measuring the extracolumn contribution, which is subtracted from the total bandspreading measured with a column in place to yield the column contribution. The investigation focussed on HILIC separations, which have been relatively little studied compared with similar effects in RPLC. Metal-solute interactions can lead to tailing peaks and reduced sensitivity or even irreversible adsorption of particularly challenging solutes such as mono-, di- and triphosphorylated nucleotides, which show strong interactions between their phosphate groups and metals. A deactivated HILIC column, treated by a vapour deposition procedure gave generally good results when using high pH (pH 9.0) mobile phases, which suppress the effects of metals. The addition of metal complexing agents such as citrate at low millimolar concentration gave further improvements in peak shape at high pH, and even micromolar concentrations of citrate or medronic acid showed good results. These lower concentrations are more favourable for LC-MS. Addition of the higher concentration of citrate gave acceptable results for the nucleotides even at low pH (pH 3.0). With the standard UHPLC instrument used, loss of efficiency due to metal solute interactions was 25% or less, with most losses due to interactions with the column, although this result will depend on the condition and design of the instrument, which is easily assessed by the proposed procedure.
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- David V McCalley
- Centre for Research in Biosciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, United Kingdom.
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Comparison of the Fitting Performance of Retention Models and Elution Strength Behaviour in Hydrophilic-Interaction and Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography. SEPARATIONS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/separations8040054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) is able to separate from polar to highly polar solutes, using similar eluents to those in the reversed-phase mode (RPLC) and a polar stationary phase, where water is adsorbed onto its surface. It is widely accepted that multiple modes of interaction take place in the HILIC environment, which can be far more complex than the interactions in an RPLC column. The behaviour in HILIC should be adequately modelled to predict the retention with optimisation purposes and improve the understanding on retention mechanisms, as is the case for RPLC. In this work, the prediction performance of several retention models is studied for seven HILIC columns (underivatised silica, and silica containing diol, amino and sulfobetaine functional groups, together with three columns recently manufactured with neutral, anionic, and cationic character), using uracil and six polar nucleosides (adenosine, cytidine, guanosine, thymidine, uridine, and xanthosine) as probe compounds. The results in HILIC are compared with those that were offered by the elution of several polar sulphonamides and diuretics analysed with two C18 columns (Chromolith Speed ROD and Zorbax Eclipse XDB). It is shown that eight retention models, which only consider partitioning or both partitioning and adsorption, give similar good accuracy in predictions for both HILIC and RPLC columns. However, the study on the elution strength behaviour, at varying mobile phase composition, reveals similarities (or differences) between RPLC and HILIC columns of diverse nature. The particular behaviour for the HILIC and RPLC columns was also revealed when the retention, in both modes, was fitted to a model that describes the change in the elution strength with the modifier concentration.
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Walter TH, Alden BA, Field JA, Lawrence NL, Osterman DL, Patel AV, DeLoffi MA. Characterization of a highly stable mixed-mode reversed-phase/weak anion-exchange stationary phase based on hybrid organic/inorganic particles. J Sep Sci 2021; 44:1005-1014. [PMID: 33354922 PMCID: PMC7986357 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202001136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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We have characterized Atlantis ethylene-bridged hybrid C18 anion-exchange, a mixed-mode reversed-phase/weak anion-exchange stationary phase designed to give greater retention for anions (e.g., ionized acids) compared to conventional reversed-phase materials. The retention and selectivity of this stationary phase were compared to that of three benchmark materials, using a mixture of six polar compounds that includes an acid, two bases, and three neutrals. The compatibility of the ethylene-bridged hybrid C18 anion-exchange material with 100% aqueous mobile phases was also evaluated. We investigated the batch-to-batch reproducibility of the ethylene-bridged hybrid C18 anion-exchange stationary phase for 27 batches across three different particle sizes (1.7, 2.5, and 5 μm) and found it to be comparable to that of one of the most reproducible C18 stationary phases. We also characterized the acid and base stability of the ethylene-bridged hybrid C18 anion-exchange stationary phase and the results show it to be usable over a wide pH range, from 2 to 10. The extended upper pH limit relative to silica-based reversed-phase/weak anion-exchange materials is enabled by the use of ethylene-bridged hybrid organic/inorganic particles. The improved base stability allows Atlantis ethylene-bridged hybrid C18 anion-exchange to be used with a wider range of mobile phase pH values, opening up a greater range of selectivity options.
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Werneth M, Pani J, Hofbauer L, Pummer S, Weber MT, Pour G, Kählig H, Mayer-Helm B, Stepan H. Stereospecific Response of E/Z-isomers of N-Nitrososarcosine in LC-ESI-MS/MS. J Chromatogr Sci 2021; 59:813-822. [PMID: 33618358 DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmab013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
Abstract
The carcinogenic compound N-nitrososarcosine (NSAR) is found in foods and tobacco products, and its quantification is of great interest. Although the presence of two stereoisomers, E- and Z-NSAR, is well-known, individual investigation of the isomers has not been reported so far. The present study by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) reveals that (i) the mass spectrometric responses of the isomers differ by a factor of approximately two and (ii) the isomer ratio is unstable in freshly prepared standard solutions. As a consequence, NSAR concentrations determined by LC-ESI-MS/MS are biased if those facts are not taken into account. The method described here overcomes the difficulty of stereospecific response by adjusting the isomer ratio and was applied to 100 tobacco products and fully validated for moist and dry snuff reference materials showing expanded measurement uncertainties of ~20% and limits of quantification of ~20 ng/g.
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- Madeleine Werneth
- Ökolab Gesellschaft für Umweltanalytik, A Member of the Japan Tobacco International Group of Companies, Hasnerstraße 127, Vienna 1160, Austria
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- Ökolab Gesellschaft für Umweltanalytik, A Member of the Japan Tobacco International Group of Companies, Hasnerstraße 127, Vienna 1160, Austria
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- Ökolab Gesellschaft für Umweltanalytik, A Member of the Japan Tobacco International Group of Companies, Hasnerstraße 127, Vienna 1160, Austria
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- Ökolab Gesellschaft für Umweltanalytik, A Member of the Japan Tobacco International Group of Companies, Hasnerstraße 127, Vienna 1160, Austria
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- Ökolab Gesellschaft für Umweltanalytik, A Member of the Japan Tobacco International Group of Companies, Hasnerstraße 127, Vienna 1160, Austria
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- Ökolab Gesellschaft für Umweltanalytik, A Member of the Japan Tobacco International Group of Companies, Hasnerstraße 127, Vienna 1160, Austria
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 38, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Ökolab Gesellschaft für Umweltanalytik, A Member of the Japan Tobacco International Group of Companies, Hasnerstraße 127, Vienna 1160, Austria
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- Ökolab Gesellschaft für Umweltanalytik, A Member of the Japan Tobacco International Group of Companies, Hasnerstraße 127, Vienna 1160, Austria
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Comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography as a biomimetic screening platform for pharmacokinetic profiling of compound libraries in early drug development. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1142:157-168. [PMID: 33280693 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography-based biomimetic platform (LCxLC) has been developed and validated for drug diffusion studies. Human serum albumin (HSA) and immobilized artificial membrane (IAM) were thereby used in the first (1D) and second (2D) separation dimension, respectively. While the former was meant to emulate the blood, the latter was instead intended to mimic the intestinal mucosa epithelium. Therefore, the experimental conditions, i.e. pH, temperature and buffer composition, were modulated to reflect faithfully in vivo conditions. 30 compounds, whose effective intestinal permeability (Peff) assayed in situ on humans by a validated technique was known from the literature, were used as model drugs. A good and orthogonal separation was achieved for the whole dataset, although for a better distribution of the most polar compounds in the elution window a segmented gradient elution program had to be employed. Interestingly, the passively uptaken compounds having the most favourable Peff populated a specific area of the 2D plots, implying that the affinity for HSA and IAM has to lie in specific ranges in order for a compound to be satisfactorily absorbed from the intestinal lumen. Although these results should be regarded as preliminary, this work paves an entirely new and unprecedented way to profile pharmaceutically relevant compounds for their in vivo absorption and distribution potential.
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The use of UHPLC, IMS, and HRMS in multiresidue analytical methods: A critical review. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2020; 1158:122369. [PMID: 33091675 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2020.122369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Residue chemists who analyse pesticides in vegetables or veterinary drugs in animal-based food are currently facing a situation where there is a requirement to detect more and more compounds at lower and lower concentrations. Conventional tandem quadrupole instruments provide sufficient sensitivity, but speed and selectivity appear as future limitations. This will become an even larger issue when there is a need to not only detect active compounds but also their degradation products and metabolites. This will likely lead to a situation in which the conventional targeted approach must be expanded or augmented by a certain non-targeted strategy. High-resolution mass spectrometry provides such capabilities, but it frequently requires an additional degree of selectivity for the unequivocal confirmation of analytes present at trace levels in highly complex and variable food matrices. The hyphenation of ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography with ion mobility and high-resolution mass spectrometry provides analytical chemists with a new tool for performing such a demanding multiresidue analysis. The objective of this paper is to investigate the benefits of the added ion mobility dimension as well as to critically discuss the current limitations of this commercially available technology.
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Lv W, Guo L, Zheng F, Wang Q, Wang W, Cui L, Ouyang Y, Liu X, Li E, Shi X, Xu G. Alternate reversed-phase and hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry for broad coverage in metabolomics analysis. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2020; 1152:122266. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2020.122266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Kadlecová Z, Kalíková K, Folprechtová D, Tesařová E, Gilar M. Method for evaluation of ionic interactions in liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1625:461301. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.461301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Chapel S, Rouvière F, Heinisch S. Pushing the limits of resolving power and analysis time in on-line comprehensive hydrophilic interaction x reversed phase liquid chromatography for the analysis of complex peptide samples. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1615:460753. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2019.460753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Wolrab D, Chocholoušková M, Jirásko R, Peterka O, Holčapek M. Validation of lipidomic analysis of human plasma and serum by supercritical fluid chromatography-mass spectrometry and hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:2375-2388. [PMID: 32078000 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02473-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Ultrahigh-performance supercritical fluid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UHPSFC/MS) has a great potential for the high-throughput lipidomic quantitation of biological samples; therefore, the full optimization and method validation of UHPSFC/MS is compared here with ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UHPLC/MS) in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) mode as the second powerful technique for the lipid class separation. First, the performance of six common extraction protocols is investigated, where the Folch procedure yields the best results with regard to recovery rate, matrix effect, and precision. Then, the full optimization and analytical validation for eight lipid classes using UHPSFC/MS and HILIC-UHPLC/MS methods are performed for the same sample set and applied for the lipidomic characterization of pooled samples of human plasma, human serum, and NIST SRM 1950 human plasma. The choice of appropriate internal standards (IS) for individual lipid classes has a key importance for reliable quantitative workflows illustrated by the selectivity while validation and the calculation of the quantitation error using multiple internal standards per lipid class. Validation results confirm the applicability of both methods, but UHPSFC/MS provides some distinct advantages, such as the successful separation of both non-polar and polar lipid classes unlike to HILIC-UHPLC/MS, shorter total run times (8 vs. 10.5 min), and slightly higher robustness. Various types of correlations between methods (UHPSFC/MS and HILIC-UHPLC/MS), biological material (plasma and serum), IS (laboratory and commercially mixtures), and literature data on the standard reference material show the intra- and inter-laboratory comparison in the quantitation of lipid species from eight lipid classes, the concentration differences in serum and plasma as well as the applicability of non-commercially available internal standard mixtures for lipid quantitation.
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- Denise Wolrab
- Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Pardubice, Studentská 573, 532 10, Pardubice, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Pardubice, Studentská 573, 532 10, Pardubice, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Pardubice, Studentská 573, 532 10, Pardubice, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Pardubice, Studentská 573, 532 10, Pardubice, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Pardubice, Studentská 573, 532 10, Pardubice, Czech Republic.
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Managing the column equilibration time in hydrophilic interaction chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1612:460655. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2019.460655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Berthelette KD, Walter TH, Gilar M, Gritti F, MacDonald TS, Soares M. Evaluating MISER chromatography as a tool for characterizing HILIC column equilibration. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1619:460931. [PMID: 32008823 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.460931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2019] [Revised: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography (HILIC) is a technique for retaining polar analytes that uses polar stationary phases and acetonitrile-rich mobile phases. While this technique has several advantages over reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC), one main drawback is the reported need for longer column equilibration. The reason for this is not fully understood and is a topic of current investigation. In order to better understand and reduce the equilibration needs, accurate characterization of column equilibration under varying conditions is required. The current method of characterizing HILIC column equilibration produces limited data points per test, or low time resolution, and is highly dependent on the column and probe compounds being used. There is a need for an improved method for characterizing HILIC column equilibration, especially if trends across stationary phases are to be observed. In this work, MISER, or Multiple Injections in a Single Experimental Run, is evaluated as a possible tool for characterizing HILIC column equilibration. MISER improves time resolution by allowing for replicate injections without interruption of data collection, enabling a more thorough evaluation of column equilibration compared to traditional techniques. Experimental results gathered using MISER show that equilibration of a BEH Amide column is notably shorter when equilibrating from acetonitrile to mobile phases containing higher percentages of water. Column equilibration to a 10% aqueous mobile phase was found to be approximately 5-fold faster than equilibration to a 3% aqueous mobile phase.
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- Waters Corporation, Milford, MA 01757, United States
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- Waters Corporation, Milford, MA 01757, United States
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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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Ferré S, González-Ruiz V, Guillarme D, Rudaz S. Analytical strategies for the determination of amino acids: Past, present and future trends. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2019; 1132:121819. [PMID: 31704619 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2019.121819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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This review describes the analytical methods that have been developed over the years to tackle the high polarity and non-chromophoric nature of amino acids (AAs). First, the historical methods are briefly presented, with a strong focus on the use of derivatization reagents to make AAs detectable with spectroscopic techniques (ultraviolet and fluorescence) and/or sufficiently retained in reversed phase liquid chromatography. Then, an overview of the current analytical strategies for achiral separation of AAs is provided, in which mass spectrometry (MS) becomes the most widely used detection mode in combination with innovative liquid chromatography or capillary electrophoresis conditions to detect AAs at very low concentration in complex matrixes. Finally, some future trends of AA analysis are provided in the last section of the review, including the use of supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), multidimensional liquid chromatography and electrophoretic separations, hyphenation of ion exchange chromatography to mass spectrometry, and use of ion mobility spectrometry mass spectrometry (IM-MS). Various application examples will also be presented throughout the review to highlight the benefits and limitations of these different analytical approaches for AAs determination.
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- Sabrina Ferré
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU - Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU - Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT), Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU - Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, CMU - Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland; Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT), Switzerland
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Seidl C, Bell DS, Stoll DR. A study of the re-equilibration of hydrophilic interaction columns with a focus on viability for use in two-dimensional liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2019; 1604:460484. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2019.460484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ikegami T. Hydrophilic interaction chromatography for the analysis of biopharmaceutical drugs and therapeutic peptides: A review based on the separation characteristics of the hydrophilic interaction chromatography phases. J Sep Sci 2019; 42:130-213. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201801074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2018] [Revised: 11/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Tohru Ikegami
- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering; Kyoto Institute of Technology; Kyoto Japan
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Pharmaceutical (Bio-) Analysis; Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen; Tübingen Germany
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Retention characteristics of some antibiotic and anti-retroviral compounds in hydrophilic interaction chromatography using isocratic elution, and gradient elution with repeatable partial equilibration. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1045:141-151. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2018.08.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Revised: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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D’Atri V, Fekete S, Clarke A, Veuthey JL, Guillarme D. Recent Advances in Chromatography for Pharmaceutical Analysis. Anal Chem 2018; 91:210-239. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Valentina D’Atri
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Novartis Pharma AG, Technical Research and Development, Chemical and Analytical Development (CHAD), Basel, CH4056, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, CMU-Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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