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Gazeli O, Elia EA, Argirusis N, Lazarou C, Anastassiou C, Franzke J, Garcia-Reyes JF, Georghiou GE, Agapiou A. Low-cost heat assisted ambient ionization source for mass spectrometry in food and pharmaceutical screening. Analyst 2024; 149:4487-4495. [PMID: 39042100 DOI: 10.1039/d4an00901k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
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Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry (AI-MS) techniques have revolutionized analytical chemistry by enabling rapid analysis of samples under atmospheric conditions with minimal to no preparation. In this study, the optimization of a cold atmospheric plasma for the analysis of food and pharmaceutical samples, liquid and solid, using a Heat-Assisted Dielectric Barrier Discharge Ionization (HA-DBDI) source is described. A significant enhancement in analyte signals was observed when a heating element was introduced into the design, potentially allowing for greater sensitivity. Furthermore, the synergy between the inlet temperature of the mass spectrometer and the heating element allows for precise control over the analytical process, leading to improved detection sensitivity and selectivity. Incorporating computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulations into the study elucidated how heating modifications can influence gas transport properties, thereby facilitating enhanced analyte detection and increased signal intensity. These findings advance the understanding of HA-DBDI technology and provide valuable insights for optimizing AI-MS methodologies for a wide range of applications in food and pharmaceutical analysis.
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- Odhisea Gazeli
- PHAETHON Centre of Excellence for Intelligent, Efficient and Sustainable Energy Solutions, Nicosia 2109, Cyprus
- ENAL Electromagnetics and Novel Applications Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 2109, Cyprus
- Analytical Chemistry Research Group, Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, Nicosia, 1678, Cyprus.
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- PHAETHON Centre of Excellence for Intelligent, Efficient and Sustainable Energy Solutions, Nicosia 2109, Cyprus
- ENAL Electromagnetics and Novel Applications Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 2109, Cyprus
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- PHAETHON Centre of Excellence for Intelligent, Efficient and Sustainable Energy Solutions, Nicosia 2109, Cyprus
- ENAL Electromagnetics and Novel Applications Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 2109, Cyprus
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS - e.V., Bunsen-Kirchhoff-Str. 11, 44139 Dortmund, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry Research Group, Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- PHAETHON Centre of Excellence for Intelligent, Efficient and Sustainable Energy Solutions, Nicosia 2109, Cyprus
- ENAL Electromagnetics and Novel Applications Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 2109, Cyprus
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, Nicosia, 1678, Cyprus.
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Trimpin S, Inutan ED, Pagnotti VS, Karki S, Marshall DD, Hoang K, Wang B, Lietz CB, Richards AL, Yenchick FS, Lee C, Lu IC, Fenner M, Madarshahian S, Saylor S, Chubatyi ND, Zimmerman T, Moreno-Pedraza A, Wang T, Adeniji-Adele A, Meher AK, Madagedara H, Owczarzak Z, Musavi A, Hendrickson TL, Peacock PM, Tomsho JW, Larsen BS, Prokai L, Shulaev V, Pophristic M, McEwen CN. Direct sub-atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometry: Evaporation/sublimation-driven ionization is amazing, fundamentally, and practically. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2024; 59:e5018. [PMID: 38736378 DOI: 10.1002/jms.5018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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This paper covers direct sub-atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometry (MS). The discovery, applications, and mechanistic aspects of novel ionization processes for use in MS that are not based on the high-energy input from voltage, laser, and/or high temperature but on sublimation/evaporation within a region linking a higher to lower pressure and modulated by heat and collisions, are discussed, including how this new reality has guided a series of discoveries, instrument developments, and commercialization. A research focus, inter alia, is on how best to understand, improve, and use these novel ionization processes, which convert volatile and nonvolatile compounds from solids (sublimation) or liquids (evaporation) into gas-phase ions for analysis by MS providing reproducible, accurate, sensitive, and prompt results. Our perception on how these unprecedented versus traditional ionization processes/methods relate to each other, how they can be made to coexist on the same mass spectrometer, and an outlook on new and expanded applications (e.g., clinical, portable, fast, safe, and autonomous) is presented, and is based on ST's Opening lecture presentation at the Nordic Mass spectrometry Conference, Geilo, Norway, January 2023. Focus will be on matrix-assisted ionization (MAI) and solvent-assisted ionization (SAI) MS covering the period from 2010 to 2023; a potential paradigm shift in the making.
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- Sarah Trimpin
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- MSTM, LLC, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- MSTM, LLC, Newark, Delaware, USA
- Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Iligan City, Philippines
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- MSTM, LLC, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- MSTM, LLC, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- MSTM, LLC, Newark, Delaware, USA
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Department of Chemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- MSTM, LLC, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Forth Worth, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA
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- MSTM, LLC, Newark, Delaware, USA
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- MSTM, LLC, Newark, Delaware, USA
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Subbaraj AK, Deb-Choudhury S, Pavan E, Realini CE. Volatile fingerprints of beef cooking methods using sol-gel-based solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and direct analysis in real-time mass spectrometry (DART-MS). RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2024; 38:e9655. [PMID: 38073203 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.9655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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RATIONALE The aroma profile of food is a complex mixture of volatile compounds that constitutes a major component of the overall eating experience. The food service industry and chefs therefore constantly seek ways to investigate and thereby enhance the aroma profile. Oven cooking, sous vide and pan fry are three cooking methods of beef commonly practised by chefs. Near real-time analysis of volatile compounds from these three cooking methods will provide insight into respective volatile fingerprints and help improve cooking techniques. METHODS Volatile compounds from three beef cooking methods were captured using an in-house sol-gel based solid phase microextraction (SPME) method and analysed using direct analysis in real-time mass spectrometry (DART-MS). A volatile organic compound (VOC) standard was used to demonstrate successful implementation of the sol-gel coating technique. Volatile features discriminating the three cooking methods were shortlisted and statistically assessed by univariate and multivariate analyses. RESULTS The VOC standard was successfully adsorbed by the sol-gel method and detected by DART-MS. Hierarchical cluster analysis clearly demarcated three beef cooking methods based on their volatile fingerprints. Out of 65 significant features differentiating the cooking methods, 50 were at highest concentrations from pan-fry cooking only, followed by 14 with highest concentrations from oven cooking followed by pan frying. Sous vide followed by pan frying showed lowest concentrations of almost all volatile features. CONCLUSIONS The sol-gel-based solid-phase microextraction technique combined with DART-MS was successful in differentiating beef cooking methods based on their volatile fingerprints. A workflow for rapid assessment of the volatile profile from beef cooking methods was established, providing a baseline to further explore volatile profiles from other key ingredients.
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- Arvind K Subbaraj
- Proteins and Metabolites Team, AgResearch Limited, Lincoln, New Zealand
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- Food Technology and Processing Team, AgResearch Limited, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Balcarce, Argentina
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- Food Technology and Processing Team, AgResearch Limited, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Caleb Bagley M, Garrard KP, Muddiman DC. The development and application of matrix assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization: The teenage years. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2023; 42:35-66. [PMID: 34028071 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In the past 15 years, ambient ionization techniques have witnessed a significant incursion into the field of mass spectrometry imaging, demonstrating their ability to provide complementary information to matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization. Matrix-assisted laser desorption electrospray ionization is one such technique that has evolved since its first demonstrations with ultraviolet lasers coupled to Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometers to extensive use with infrared lasers coupled to orbitrap-based mass spectrometers. Concurrently, there have been transformative developments of this imaging platform due to the high level of control the principal group has retained over the laser technology, data acquisition software (RastirX), instrument communication, and image processing software (MSiReader). This review will discuss the developments of MALDESI since its first laboratory demonstration in 2005 to the most recent advances in 2021.
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- Michael Caleb Bagley
- FTMS Laboratory for Human Health Research, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- FTMS Laboratory for Human Health Research, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
- The Precision Engineering Consortium, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
- Molecular Education, Technology, and Research Innovation Center (METRIC), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- FTMS Laboratory for Human Health Research, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
- Molecular Education, Technology, and Research Innovation Center (METRIC), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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Kravets KY, Timakova SI, Grechnikov AA, Borodkov AS, Laptinskaya PK, Kuzmin VS, Simanovsky YO. Screening of Medicinal Compounds in Blood by Atmospheric Pressure Laser Plasma Ionization Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061934822100082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Strong KA, Stokes P, Parker D, Buckley AK, Mosely JA, Brodie CN, Dyer PW. Versatile, Cheap, Readily Modifiable Sample Delivery Method for Analysis of Air-/Moisture-Sensitive Samples Using Atmospheric Pressure Solids Analysis Probe Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2022; 94:11315-11320. [PMID: 35930735 PMCID: PMC9386681 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A cheap, versatile, readily modified, and reusable glass probe system enabling delivery of solid air-/moisture-sensitive samples for mass spectrometric (MS) analysis using an Atmospheric pressure Solids Analysis Probe (ASAP) is described. The simplicity of the design allows quick and easy ASAP MS analyses of sensitive solid and liquid samples without the need for any modifications to commercially available vertically loaded ASAP mass spectrometers. A comparison of ASAP mass spectra obtained for metal complexes under air and an inert atmosphere is given.
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- Kerry A Strong
- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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Pursell ME, Sharif D, DeBastiani A, Li C, Majuta S, Li P, Valentine SJ. Development of cVSSI-APCI for the Improvement of Ion Suppression and Matrix Effects in Complex Mixtures. Anal Chem 2022; 94:9226-9233. [PMID: 35729103 PMCID: PMC9260805 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c05136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The new ionization technique termed vibrating sharp-edge spray ionization (cVSSI) has been coupled with corona discharge to investigate atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) capabilities. The optimized source was evaluated for its ability to enhance ion signal intensity, overcome matrix effects, and limit ion suppression. The results have been compared with state-of-the-art ESI source performance as well as a new APCI-like source. In methanol, the ion signal intensity increased 10-fold and >10-fold for cocaine and the suppressed analytes, respectively. The ability to overcome ion suppression was improved from 2-fold to 16-fold for theophylline and vitamin D2, respectively. For aqueous samples, ion signal levels increased by two orders of magnitude for all analytes. In both solvent systems, the signal-to-noise ratios also increased for all suppressed analytes. One example of the characterization of low-ionizing (by ESI or cVSSI alone) species in the presence of high-ionizing species by direct analysis from a cotton swab is presented. The work is discussed with respect to the advantages of cVSSI-APCI for direct, in situ, and field analyses.
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- Madison E. Pursell
- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506
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Gupta S, Samal N. Application of direct analysis in real-time mass spectrometry (DART-MS) in forensic science: a comprehensive review. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES 2022. [DOI: 10.1186/s41935-022-00276-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
As the rate of crime is constantly increasing, the workload on the forensic analyst also piles up. The availability of a limited number of seized samples makes it crucial to directly analyze the sample, thereby preventing wastage in the prior steps of sample preparation. Due to such needs, the forensic community is consistently working on broadening the usage of direct analysis in real-time mass spectrometry (DART-MS). DART-MS is a relatively new technique for rapid mass spectral analysis. Its use for chemical analysis credits its ability to analyze the sample at atmospheric pressure.
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This article gives insight into the ionization mechanisms, data analysis tools, and the use of hyphenated techniques like thermal-desorption-DART-MS, infrared-thermal-desorption-DART-MS, Joule-heating thermal-desorption-DART-MS, etc. This review summarizes the applications of DART-MS in the field of Forensic Science reported from 2005 to 2021. The applications include analysis of drugs, warfare agents, gun-shot residues, ink differentiation, and other forensically relevant samples. The paper also presents the relation between the type of DART-MS technique and the ionization mode used for a particular class of compounds.
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The review follows that the high-resolution mass-spectrometers or low-resolution mass-spectrometers systems in the positive or negative mode were highly dependent on the type of analyte under investigation. Drugs, inks, dyes, and paints were mainly analyzed using the positive ionization mode in the HRMS technique. The examinations of fire accelerants predominantly used the positive ionization mode in the LRMS technique. Moreover, the limit of detection values obtained from the qualitative screening of street drugs were of ppb level, indicating high sensitivity of DART-MS. Considering the work done in the past years, there are potential future research needs of this technology, especially in forensic science.
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Lattouf E, Anttalainen O, Kotiaho T, Hakulinen H, Vanninen P, Eiceman G. Parametric Sensitivity in a Generalized Model for Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Reactions. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:2218-2226. [PMID: 34264074 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Gas phase reactions between hydrated protons H+(H2O)n and a substance M, as seen in atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) with mass spectrometry (MS) and ion mobility spectrometry (IMS), were modeled computationally using initial amounts of [M] and [H+(H2O)n], rate constants k1 to form protonated monomer (MH+(H2O)x) and k2 to form proton bound dimer (M2H+(H2O)z), and diffusion constants. At 1 × 1010 cm-3 (0.4 ppb) for [H+(H2O)n] and vapor concentrations for M from 10 ppb to 10 ppm, a maximum signal was reached at 4.5 μs to 4.6 ms for MH+(H2O)x and 7.8 μs to 46 ms for M2H+(H2O)z. Maximum yield for protonated monomer for a reaction time of 1 ms was ∼40% for k1 from 10-11 to 10-8 cm3·s-1, for k2/k1 = 0.8, and specific values of [M]. This model demonstrates that ion distributions could be shifted from [M2H+(H2O)z] to [MH+(H2O)x] using excessive levels of [H+(H2O)n], even for [M] > 10 ppb, as commonly found in APCI MS and IMS measurements. Ion losses by collisions on surfaces were insignificant with losses of <0.5% for protonated monomer and <0.1% for proton bound dimer of dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) at 5 ms. In this model, ion production in an APCI environment is treated over ranges of parameters important in mass spectrometric measurements. The models establish a foundation for detailed computations on response with mixtures of neutral substances.
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- Elie Lattouf
- VERIFIN, Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- VERIFIN, Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program and Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- VERIFIN, Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- VERIFIN, Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- VERIFIN, Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, 1175 N Horseshoe Drive, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, United States
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Bonnar C, Popelka-Filcoff R, Kirkbride KP. Armed with the Facts: A Method for the Analysis of Smokeless Powders by Ambient Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2020; 31:1943-1956. [PMID: 32872785 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.0c00193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The work presented here follows several others in investigating what capabilities, if any, ambient mass spectrometry might have toward the analysis of compounds commonly associated with smokeless propellant powders. This family of instrumental techniques has attracted curiosity from the field of forensic science due to its desirable properties such as rapid collection of information-rich data, combined with minimal requirements for sample mass and preparation. Experiments were conducted with a "Direct Sample Analysis" ion source integrated with a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. The ionization behaviors of nitroglycerin, methyl and ethyl centralite, akardite, diphenylamine, nitrosodiphenylamine, and nitrated diphenylamine derivatives were investigated specifically, with accurate-mass data presented for each. Diphenylamine standards were used to demonstrate the performance of this instrument, which exhibited good response linearity across 1 order of magnitude and sub-nanogram detection limits. Thirty smokeless powder extracts, recovered from ammunition potentially in circulation within Australia, were analyzed to determine whether the technique is appropriate for rapid analysis of smokeless powder particles. Results demonstrated that the technique might be applied to compare individual particles with each other or to a database. Such a capability may be of value in the examination of explosive devices containing smokeless powder, postblast residues therefrom, or muzzle discharge from a close-range shooting. However, when efforts were made to detect residues from the hands of a volunteer shooter, only some returned positive results, and a high background signal from the sample collection stub indicates that detection using this instrument is thus far insufficiently reliable.
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- Callum Bonnar
- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042, Australia
- School of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042, Australia
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Desorption atmospheric pressure chemical ionization: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1130:146-154. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.05.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Jjunju FPM, Damon DE, Romero-Perez D, Young IS, Ward RJ, Marshall A, Maher S, Badu-Tawiah AK. Analysis of non-conjugated steroids in water using paper spray mass spectrometry. Sci Rep 2020; 10:10698. [PMID: 32612114 PMCID: PMC7329809 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-67484-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A novel strategy for the direct analysis of non-conjugated steroids in water using paper spray mass spectrometry (PS-MS) has been developed. PS-MS was used in the identification and quantification of non-conjugated (free) steroids in fish tank water samples. Data shown herein indicates that individual amounts of free steroids can be detected in aqua as low as; 0.17 ng/µL, 0.039 ng/µL, 0.43 ng/µL, 0.0076 ng/µL for aldosterone, corticosterone, cortisol, and β-estrone, respectively, and with an average relative standard deviation of ca. < 10% in the positive ion mode using PS-MS/MS. Direct detection of free steroids in a raw water mixture, from aquaculture, without prior sample preparation is demonstrated. The presence of free steroids released in fish water samples was confirmed via tandem mass spectrometry using collision-induced dissociation. This approach shows promise for rapid and direct water quality monitoring to provide a holistic assessment of non-conjugated steroids in aqua.
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- Fred P M Jjunju
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3GJ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3GJ, UK
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- Institute of Integrative Biology, Biosciences Building, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZB, UK
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3GJ, UK
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3GJ, UK
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3GJ, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
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Ahmed E, Xiao D, Dumlao MC, Steel CC, Schmidtke LM, Fletcher J, Donald WA. Nanosecond Pulsed Dielectric Barrier Discharge Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2020; 92:4468-4474. [PMID: 32083845 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Dielectric barrier discharge ionization (DBDI) is an emerging technique for ionizing volatile molecules directly from complex mixtures for sensitive detection by mass spectrometry (MS). In conventional DBDI, a high frequency and high voltage waveform with pulse widths of ∼50 μs (and ∼50 μs between pulses) is applied across a dielectric barrier and a gas to generate "low temperature plasma." Although such a source has the advantages of being compact, economical, robust, and sensitive, background ions from the ambient environment can be formed in high abundances, which limits performance. Here, we demonstrate that high voltage pulse widths as narrow as 100 ns with a pulse-to-pulse delay of ∼900 μs can significantly reduce background chemical noise and increase ion signal. Compared to microsecond pulses, ∼800 ns pulses can be used to increase the signal-to-noise and signal-to-background chemical noise ratios in DBDI-MS by up to 172% and 1300% for six analytes, including dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP), 3-octanone, and perfluorooctanoic acid. Using nanosecond pulses, the detection limit for DMMP and PFOA in human blood plasma can be lowered by more than a factor of 2 in comparison to microsecond pulses. In "nanopulsed" plasma ionization, the extent of internal energy deposition is as low as or lower than in electrospray ionization and micropulsed plasma ionization based on thermometer ion measurements. Overall, nanosecond high-voltage pulsing can be used to significantly improve the performance of DBDI-MS and potentially other ion sources involving high voltage waveforms.
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- Ezaz Ahmed
- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.,National Wine and Grape Industry Centre, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.,Australian Research Council Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.,National Wine and Grape Industry Centre, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.,National Wine and Grape Industry Centre, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.,Australian Research Council Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Su Y, Ma X, Page J, Shi R, Xia Y, Ouyang Z. Mapping Lipid C=C Location Isomers in Organ Tissues by Coupling Photochemical Derivatization and Rapid Extractive Mass Spectrometry. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2019; 445:116206. [PMID: 32256186 PMCID: PMC7133712 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2019.116206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Lipid desaturation plays important roles in biological processes and the disease states. Here, we report a simple but efficient method for mapping unsaturated phospholipids including the spatial distribution of lipid C=C location isomers in animal organs by coupling the C=C specific derivatization with direct analysis mass spectrometry (MS). Lipids are sampled directly by a stainless-steel wire from rat brain or kidney, extracted, and derivatized via the Paternò-Büchi reaction in a glass emitter of the nanoelectrospray ionization (nanoESI) source. Subsequent analysis by nanoESI-tandem mass spectrometry reveals C=C locations and relative quantities of lipid C=C location isomers. Unsaturated lipids, such as phospholipids and free fatty acids, have been identified with ion intensities spanning two orders of magnitude in rat brain. Typical sample consumption is less than 10 μg/measurement and the time for each analysis is about 3 min. This method should serve as a complementary method to high spatial resolution mass spectrometry imaging techniques, because it offers a streamlined experimental workflow for rapid profiling of lipids with C=C specificity to enable such applications as point-of-care disease diagnostics.
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- Yuan Su
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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Astarita G, Dhungana S, Shrestha B, Laiakis EC. Metabolomic approaches to study the tumor microenvironment. Methods Enzymol 2019; 636:93-108. [PMID: 32178829 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2019.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Tumors are characterized by metabolic dysregulation, reprogramming, and the presence of metabolites, which can act both as energy mediators and signaling messengers. Measuring the concentration and composition of metabolites in the tumor microenvironment can help to better understand the tumor pathology and might improve therapeutic treatments. Metabolomics can provide a description of the physiological and pathological status, as well as help to identify biomarkers of the disease. Additionally, mass spectrometry-based tissue imaging techniques can show the spatial distribution of metabolites. In this chapter we present protocols for the extraction and analysis of metabolites and lipids, with emphasis on liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and mass spectrometry imaging.
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- Giuseppe Astarita
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States; Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States.
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Huba AK, Mirabelli MF, Zenobi R. Understanding and Optimizing the Ionization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Dielectric Barrier Discharge Sources. Anal Chem 2019; 91:10694-10701. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Anna Katarina Huba
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Snyder DT, Szalwinski LJ, Pilo AL, Jarrah NK, Cooks RG. Selective Gas-Phase Mass Tagging via Ion/Molecule Reactions Combined with Single Analyzer Neutral Loss Scans to Probe Pharmaceutical Mixtures. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2019; 30:1092-1101. [PMID: 30887460 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-019-02149-y] [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: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We have demonstrated the use of a simple single ion trap mass spectrometer to identify classes of compounds as well as individual components in complex mixtures. First, a neutral reagent was used to mass tag oxygen-containing analytes using a gas-phase ion/molecule reaction. Then, a neutral loss scan was used to indicate the carboxylic acids. The lack of unit mass selectivity in the neutral loss scan required subsequent product ion scans to confirm the presence and identity of the individual carboxylic acids. The neutral loss scan technique reduced the number of data-dependent MS/MS scans required to confirm identification of signals as protonated carboxylic acids. The method was demonstrated on neat mixtures of standard carboxylic acids as well as on solutions of relevant pharmaceutical tablets and may be generalizable to other ion/molecule reactions.
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- Dalton T Snyder
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Analytical Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, 07065, USA
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- Analytical Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, 07065, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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Costa C, van Es EM, Sears P, Bunch J, Palitsin V, Mosegaard K, Bailey MJ. Exploring Rapid, Sensitive and Reliable Detection of Trace Explosives Using Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry (PS‐MS). PROPELLANTS EXPLOSIVES PYROTECHNICS 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/prep.201800320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Catia Costa
- Ion Beam CentreUniversity of Surrey Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH UK
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- National Physical Laboratory Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LW UK
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- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Sevenoaks, Kent TN14 7BP UK
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- National Physical Laboratory Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LW UK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Surrey Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH UK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Surrey Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH UK
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Wen R, Zeng D, Yang Z, Jiang L, Ma M, Chen B, van Beek TA. Rapid Analysis of Illegal Cationic Dyes in Foods and Surface Waters Using High Temperature Direct Analysis in Real Time High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2018; 66:7542-7549. [PMID: 29954174 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b02388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A high temperature desorption (HTD) direct analysis in real time-high-resolution mass spectrometric (DART-HRMS) method was developed for the rapid analysis of four banned cationic dyes. Rhodamine B is used to dye foods, while malachite green, crystal violet, and methylene blue are added to fishponds as antimicrobials. A simple induced phase separation extraction was used to pretreat samples. The DART-HRMS method employed two temperature steps, i.e., 200 °C for drying, purification, and enrichment of sample solution and 500 °C for thermal desorption and ionization of analytes. The calibration curves of dyes in the range of 50-2000 ng/mL were linear using deuterated malachite green as an internal standard. The LODs vary for all analytes between 0.1 and 30 ppb depending on the matrix and experimental conditions. Through analyses of real samples, two chili powders and one chili oil were found to be contaminated by rhodamine B. The concentrations were comparable with those found by an HPLC-MS/MS method.
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- Ruizhi Wen
- Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&D of Hunan Province and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , China
- School of Sciences , Central South University of Forestry & Technology , Changsha 410004 , China
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- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention , Changsha 410005 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&D of Hunan Province and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&D of Hunan Province and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&D of Hunan Province and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&D of Hunan Province and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , China
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry , Wageningen University , Stippeneng 4 , 6708 WE Wageningen , The Netherlands
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Li Y, Liu Y, Gao H, Helmy R, Wuelfing WP, Welch CJ, Cooks RG. Accelerated Forced Degradation of Pharmaceuticals in Levitated Microdroplet Reactors. Chemistry 2018; 24:7349-7353. [PMID: 29653016 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yangjie Li
- Department of ChemistryPurdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Analytical Sciences, MRLMerck & Co., Inc. West Point PA 19446 USA
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- Department of Analytical Research & Development, MRLMerck & Co., Inc. Rahway NJ 07065 USA
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- Department of Analytical Sciences, MRLMerck & Co., Inc. West Point PA 19446 USA
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- Department of Analytical Sciences, MRLMerck & Co., Inc. West Point PA 19446 USA
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- Department of Analytical Research & Development, MRLMerck & Co., Inc. Rahway NJ 07065 USA
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- Department of ChemistryPurdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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Pavlovich MJ, Musselman B, Hall AB. Direct analysis in real time-Mass spectrometry (DART-MS) in forensic and security applications. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2018; 37:171-187. [PMID: 27271453 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Over the last decade, direct analysis in real time (DART) has emerged as a viable method for fast, easy, and reliable "ambient ionization" for forensic analysis. The ability of DART to generate ions from chemicals that might be present at the scene of a criminal activity, whether they are in the gas, liquid, or solid phase, with limited sample preparation has made the technology a useful analytical tool in numerous forensic applications. This review paper summarizes many of those applications, ranging from the analysis of trace evidence to security applications, with a focus on providing the forensic scientist with a resource for developing their own applications. The most common uses for DART in forensics are in studying seized drugs, drugs of abuse and their metabolites, bulk and detonated explosives, toxic chemicals, chemical warfare agents, inks and dyes, and commercial plant and animal products that have been adulterated for economic gain. This review is meant to complement recent reviews that have described the fundamentals of the ionization mechanism and the general use of DART. We describe a wide range of forensic applications beyond the field of analyzing drugs of abuse, which dominates the literature, including common experimental and data analysis methods. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Mass Spec Rev 37:171-187, 2018.
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- Matthew J Pavlovich
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Barnett Institute for Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, Boston 02115, Massachusetts
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Barnett Institute for Chemical and Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, Boston 02115, Massachusetts
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Sarkar D, Som A, Pradeep T. Catalytic Paper Spray Ionization Mass Spectrometry with Metal Nanotubes and the Detection of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene. Anal Chem 2017; 89:11378-11382. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b02288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Depanjan Sarkar
- DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST
UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 60036, India
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- DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST
UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 60036, India
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- DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST
UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 60036, India
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Caillet C, Sichanh C, Assemat G, Malet-Martino M, Sommet A, Bagheri H, Sengxeu N, Mongkhonmath N, Mayxay M, Syhakhang L, Lapeyre-Mestre M, Newton PN, Roussin A. Role of Medicines of Unknown Identity in Adverse Drug Reaction-Related Hospitalizations in Developing Countries: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study in a Teaching Hospital in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Drug Saf 2017; 40:809-821. [PMID: 28528487 PMCID: PMC5569138 DOI: 10.1007/s40264-017-0544-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The health dangers of medicines of unknown identity (MUIs) [loose pharmaceutical units repackaged in individual bags without labelling of their identity] have been suspected in L/MICs. Using visual and analytical tools to identify MUIs, we investigated the frequency of, and factors associated with, adverse drug reaction (ADR)-related hospitalizations in a central hospital in Vientiane Capital, Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). METHODS All unplanned admissions, except for acute trauma and intentional overdose, were prospectively recorded during a 7-week period in 2013, leading to include 453 adults hospitalized for ≥24 h. The patients or their relatives were interviewed to complete the study questionnaire. MUIs suspected of being involved in ADR(s) were identified through comparison of visual characteristics of tablets/capsules with that of reference medicines (photograph tool), and by proton nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry analyses. Factors associated with ADRs were identified by multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS The frequency of hospitalizations related to an ADR was 5.1% (23/453, 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.1-7.1). Forty-eight (12.8%) patients used MUI(s) in the last 2 weeks preceding hospitalization. They were more likely to be hospitalized because of an ADR (adjusted odds ratio 4.5, 95% CI 1.7-11.5) than patients using medicines of known identity. MUIs were mainly involved in bleeding gastroduodenal ulcers. The photograph tool led to the misidentifications because of look-alike pharmaceutical units in the medicines photograph collection. CONCLUSION According to the results of this study, there is a need to ensure appropriate labelling of medicines at dispensing and to provide well-suited tools to identify MUIs in clinical settings to improve drug safety and patients' care in developing countries with limited capacities for drug analysis.
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- Céline Caillet
- Pharmacoépidémiologie, Faculté de Médecine, UMR 1027 INSERM-Université Toulouse III, 37, Allées Jules Guesde, 31000, Toulouse, France.
- Infectious Diseases Data Observatory-WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Churchill Hospital, CCVTM, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
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- Infectious Diseases Data Observatory-WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Churchill Hospital, CCVTM, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
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- Groupe de RMN Biomédicale, Laboratoire SPCMIB, UMR CNRS 5068-Université Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Groupe de RMN Biomédicale, Laboratoire SPCMIB, UMR CNRS 5068-Université Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Pharmacoépidémiologie, Faculté de Médecine, UMR 1027 INSERM-Université Toulouse III, 37, Allées Jules Guesde, 31000, Toulouse, France
- Service de Pharmacologie Médicale et Clinique, Faculté de Médecine, Centre d'Investigation Clinique, CIC1436, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Pharmacoépidémiologie, Faculté de Médecine, UMR 1027 INSERM-Université Toulouse III, 37, Allées Jules Guesde, 31000, Toulouse, France
- Service de Pharmacologie Médicale et Clinique, Faculté de Médecine, Centre Midi-Pyrénées de PharmacoVigilance, de Pharmacoépidémiologie et d'Informations sur le Médicament, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Health Sciences, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Health Sciences, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
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- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Faculty of Postgraduate Studies, University of Health Sciences, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
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- Food and Drug Department, Ministry of Health, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
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- Pharmacoépidémiologie, Faculté de Médecine, UMR 1027 INSERM-Université Toulouse III, 37, Allées Jules Guesde, 31000, Toulouse, France
- Service de Pharmacologie Médicale et Clinique, Faculté de Médecine, Centre d'Investigation Clinique, CIC1436, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Infectious Diseases Data Observatory-WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Churchill Hospital, CCVTM, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
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- Pharmacoépidémiologie, Faculté de Médecine, UMR 1027 INSERM-Université Toulouse III, 37, Allées Jules Guesde, 31000, Toulouse, France
- Service de Pharmacologie Médicale et Clinique, Faculté de Médecine, Centre d'Investigation Clinique, CIC1436, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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Teodoro JAR, Pereira HV, Sena MM, Piccin E, Zacca JJ, Augusti R. Paper spray mass spectrometry and chemometric tools for a fast and reliable identification of counterfeit blended Scottish whiskies. Food Chem 2017; 237:1058-1064. [PMID: 28763950 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.06.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Revised: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A direct method based on the application of paper spray mass spectrometry (PS-MS) combined with a chemometric supervised method (partial least square discriminant analysis, PLS-DA) was developed and applied to the discrimination of authentic and counterfeit samples of blended Scottish whiskies. The developed methodology employed the negative ion mode MS, included 44 authentic whiskies from diverse brands and batches and 44 counterfeit samples of the same brands seized during operations of the Brazilian Federal Police, totalizing 88 samples. An exploratory principal component analysis (PCA) model showed a reasonable discrimination of the counterfeit whiskies in PC2. In spite of the samples heterogeneity, a robust, reliable and accurate PLS-DA model was generated and validated, which was able to correctly classify the samples with nearly 100% success rate. The use of PS-MS also allowed the identification of the main marker compounds associated with each type of sample analyzed: authentic or counterfeit.
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Polícia Federal, Ministério da Justiça, Instituto Nacional de Criminalística, 70390-145 Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Perez CJ, Tata A, de Campos ML, Peng C, Ifa DR. Monitoring Toxic Ionic Liquids in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) with Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging (DESI-MSI). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2017; 28:1136-1148. [PMID: 27778241 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-016-1515-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Revised: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Ambient mass spectrometry imaging has become an increasingly powerful technique for the direct analysis of biological tissues in the open environment with minimal sample preparation and fast analysis times. In this study, we introduce desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging (DESI-MSI) as a novel, rapid, and sensitive approach to localize the accumulation of a mildly toxic ionic liquid (IL), AMMOENG 130 in zebrafish (Danio rerio). The work demonstrates that DESI-MSI has the potential to rapidly monitor the accumulation of IL pollutants in aquatic organisms. AMMOENG 130 is a quaternary ammonium-based IL reported to be broadly used as a surfactant in commercialized detergents. It is known to exhibit acute toxicity to zebrafish causing extensive damage to gill secondary lamellae and increasing membrane permeability. Zebrafish were exposed to the IL in a static 96-h exposure study in concentrations near the LC50 of 1.25, 2.5, and 5.0 mg/L. DESI-MS analysis of zebrafish gills demonstrated the appearance of a dealkylated AMMOENG 130 metabolite in the lowest concentration of exposure identified by a high resolution hybrid LTQ-Orbitrap mass spectrometer as the trimethylstearylammonium ion, [C21H46N]+. With DESI-MSI, the accumulation of AMMOENG 130 and its dealkylated metabolite in zebrafish tissue was found in the nervous and respiratory systems. AMMOENG 130 and the metabolite were capable of penetrating the blood brain barrier of the fish with significant accumulation in the brain. Hence, we report for the first time the simultaneous characterization, distribution, and metabolism of a toxic IL in whole body zebrafish analyzed by DESI-MSI. This ambient mass spectrometry imaging technique shows great promise for the direct analysis of biological tissues to qualitatively monitor foreign, toxic, and persistent compounds in aquatic organisms from the environment. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Consuelo J Perez
- Center for Research in Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Center for Research in Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Center for Research in Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Natural Active Principles and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Center for Research in Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Lombard-Banek C, Portero EP, Onjiko RM, Nemes P. New-generation mass spectrometry expands the toolbox of cell and developmental biology. Genesis 2017; 55. [PMID: 28095647 DOI: 10.1002/dvg.23012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2016] [Revised: 12/01/2016] [Accepted: 12/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Systems cell biology understanding of development requires characterization of all the molecules produced in the biological system. Decades of research and new-generation sequencing provided functional information on key genes and transcripts. However, there is less information available on how differential gene expression translates into the domains of functionally important proteins, peptides, and metabolites, and how changes in these molecules impact development. Mass spectrometry (MS) is the current technology of choice for the detection and quantification of large numbers of proteins and metabolites, because it requires no use of antibodies, functional probes, or a priori knowledge of molecules produced in the system. This review focuses on recent technologies that have improved MS sensitivity for proteins and metabolites and enabled new functionalities to assess their temporal and spatial changes during vertebrate embryonic development. This review highlights case studies, in which new-generation MS tools have enabled the study of hundreds-to-thousands of proteins and metabolites in tissues, cell populations, and single cells in model systems of vertebrate development, particularly the frog (Xenopus), zebrafish, and mouse. New-generation MS expands the toolbox of cell and developmental studies, raising exciting potentials to advance basic and translational research in the life sciences.
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- Department of Chemistry, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052
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- Department of Chemistry, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052
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- Department of Chemistry, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052
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Nascimento Correa D, Melendez-Perez J, Jardim Zacca J, Borges R, Morgado Schmidt E, Eberlin M, Meurer E. Direct Detection of Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP) in Real Banknotes from ATM Explosion by EASI-MS. PROPELLANTS EXPLOSIVES PYROTECHNICS 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/prep.201600046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Deleon Nascimento Correa
- ThoMSon Mass Spectrometry Laboratory; Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry; University of Campinas - UNICAMP; 13083-970 Campinas, SP Brazil
- Technical-Scientific Police Superintendency from São Paulo State; Criminalistic Institute, 05507-060; São Paulo, SP Brazil
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- ThoMSon Mass Spectrometry Laboratory; Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry; University of Campinas - UNICAMP; 13083-970 Campinas, SP Brazil
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- Brazilian Federal Police; Scientific and Technical Dept.; 70037-900 Brasília, DF Brazil
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- National Institute of Metrology; Quality and Technology - INMETRO; 25250-020 Duque de Caxias, RJ Brazil
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- ThoMSon Mass Spectrometry Laboratory; Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry; University of Campinas - UNICAMP; 13083-970 Campinas, SP Brazil
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- ThoMSon Mass Spectrometry Laboratory; Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry; University of Campinas - UNICAMP; 13083-970 Campinas, SP Brazil
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- Fenn Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry; Federal University of Paraná; Paraná Brazil
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Ma X, Ouyang Z. Ambient ionization and miniature mass spectrometry system for chemical and biological analysis. Trends Analyt Chem 2016; 85:10-19. [PMID: 28042191 DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2016.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Ambien ionization and miniaturization of mass spectrometers are two fields in mass spectrometry that have advanced significantly in the last decade. The integration of the techniques developed in these two fields is leading to the development of complete miniature analytical systems that can be used for on-site or point-of-care analysis by non-expert users. In this review, we report the current status of development in ambient ionization and miniature mass spectrometers, with an emphasis on those techniques with potential impact on the point-of-care (POC) diagnostics. The challenges in the future development of the integrated systems are discussed with possible solutions presented.
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- Xiaoxiao Ma
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
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Direct Analysis and Quantification of Metaldehyde in Water using Reactive Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry. Sci Rep 2016; 6:35643. [PMID: 27767044 PMCID: PMC5073298 DOI: 10.1038/srep35643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Metaldehyde is extensively used worldwide as a contact and systemic molluscicide for controlling slugs and snails in a wide range of agricultural and horticultural crops. Contamination of surface waters due to run-off, coupled with its moderate solubility in water, has led to increased concentration of the pesticide in the environment. In this study, for the first time, rapid analysis (<~1 minute) of metaldehyde residues in water is demonstrated using paper spray mass spectrometry (PS-MS). The observed precursor molecular ions of metaldehyde were confirmed from tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) experiments by studying the fragmentation patterns produced via collision-induced dissociation. The signal intensity ratios of the most abundant MS/MS transitions for metaldehyde (177 → 149 for protonated ion) and atrazine (221 → 179) were found to be linear in the range 0.01 to 5 ng/mL. Metaldehyde residues were detectable in environmental water samples at low concentration (LOD < 0.1 ng/mL using reactive PS-MS), with a relative standard deviation <10% and an R2 value >0.99, without any pre-concentration/separation steps. This result is of particular importance for environmental monitoring and water quality analysis providing a potential means of rapid screening to ensure safe drinking water.
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Pereira HV, Amador VS, Sena MM, Augusti R, Piccin E. Paper spray mass spectrometry and PLS-DA improved by variable selection for the forensic discrimination of beers. Anal Chim Acta 2016; 940:104-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Revised: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Wu MX, Wang HY, Zhang JT, Guo YL. Multifunctional Carbon Fiber Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2016; 88:9547-9553. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b02166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Meng-Xi Wu
- State Key
Laboratory of Organometallic
Chemistry and National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai,
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- State Key
Laboratory of Organometallic
Chemistry and National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai,
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- State Key
Laboratory of Organometallic
Chemistry and National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai,
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- State Key
Laboratory of Organometallic
Chemistry and National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai,
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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Klute FD, Michels A, Schütz A, Vadla C, Horvatic V, Franzke J. Capillary Dielectric Barrier Discharge: Transition from Soft Ionization to Dissociative Plasma. Anal Chem 2016; 88:4701-5. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b04605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Felix David Klute
- ISAS—Leibniz Institut für analytische Wissenschaften, Bunsen-Kirchhoff-Str. 11, 44139 Dortmund, Germany
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- ISAS—Leibniz Institut für analytische Wissenschaften, Bunsen-Kirchhoff-Str. 11, 44139 Dortmund, Germany
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- ISAS—Leibniz Institut für analytische Wissenschaften, Bunsen-Kirchhoff-Str. 11, 44139 Dortmund, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Bijenicka
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- ISAS—Leibniz Institut für analytische Wissenschaften, Bunsen-Kirchhoff-Str. 11, 44139 Dortmund, Germany
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Motoyama A, Kihara K. Zero volt paper spray ionization mass spectrometry for direct analysis of samples on filter paper substrate. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2015; 29:1905-1916. [PMID: 26411512 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Revised: 07/27/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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RATIONALE Zero volt paper spray ionization (zvPSI) is a newly developed sample introduction/ionization technique for mass spectrometry (MS), which combines favorable features of paper spray ionization (PSI) and solvent-assisted inlet ionization (SAII). With a simple platform similar to PSI, zvPSI allows direct MS analysis of a broad type of samples (liquid, (semi-)solid, and imprint) without applying voltage. METHODS In zvPSI-MS, a rectangular paper slip was used as a sample loader, extraction medium, and droplet emitter to introduce sample extract into the inlet of a mass spectrometer. For (semi-)solid and imprint samples, analyte(s) was directly extracted with solvent and instantaneously introduced into a mass spectrometer by aspiration. Solution samples were analyzed after being dried-up or by dispensing directly onto paper. Ionization was achieved by SAII and ionized molecules were detected by an ion-trap mass spectrometer. RESULTS The developed method allowed direct voltage-free MS analysis of samples on filter paper substrate. Favorable features of PSI and SAII were successfully combined, such as fast data acquisition, flexible sample handlings, and direct extraction capability from solid samples (PSI), with no need for external high-voltage, laser, or nebulizing gas to convert analytes into gas-phase ions (SAII). Comparable to PSI and SAII, a wide variety of compounds such as amino acids, peptides, lipids and synthetic polymers were shown to be analyzed. CONCLUSIONS The developed method (zvPSI-MS) expanded the analytical utility of PSI and SAII to voltage-free direct MS analysis of a broad type of samples (liquid, (semi-)solid, and imprint).
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- Akira Motoyama
- Shiseido Research Center, Shiseido Co., Ltd., 2-2-1 Hayabuchi, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 224-8885, Japan
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- Shiseido Research Center, Shiseido Co., Ltd., 2-2-1 Hayabuchi, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 224-8885, Japan
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Correa DN, Zacca JJ, Rocha WFDC, Borges R, de Souza W, Augusti R, Eberlin MN, Vendramini PH. Anti-theft device staining on banknotes detected by mass spectrometry imaging. Forensic Sci Int 2015; 260:22-26. [PMID: 26784008 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Revised: 09/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We describe the identification and limits of detection of ink staining by mass spectrometry imaging (MSI), as used in anti-theft devices (ATDs). Such ink staining is applied to banknotes during automated teller machine (ATM) explosions. Desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) coupled with high-resolution and high-accuracy orbitrap mass spectrometry (MS) and a moving stage device were applied to obtain 2D molecular images of the major dyes used for staining, that is, 1-methylaminoanthraquinone (MAAQ), rhodamine B (RB) and rhodamine 6G (R6G). MAAQ could not be detected because of its inefficient desorption by DESI from the banknote cellulose surface. By contrast, ATD staining on banknotes is perceptible by the human naked eye only at concentrations higher than 0.2 μg cm(-2), whereas both RB and R6G at concentrations 200 times lower (as low as 0.001 μg cm(-2)) could be easily detected and imaged by DESI-MSI, with selective and specific identification of each analyte and their spatial distribution on samples from suspects. This technique is non-destructive, and no sample preparation is required, which ensures sample preservation for further forensic investigations.
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- Deleon Nascimento Correa
- ThomSon Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil; Technical-Scientific Police Superintendency, Criminalistic Institute Dr. Octávio Eduardo de Brito Alvarenga - IC-SPTC-SP, 05507-06 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Federal Police, Scientific and Technical Department - PF, 70037-900 Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - INMETRO, 25250-020 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology - INMETRO, 25250-020 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- ThomSon Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- ThomSon Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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Fischer CR, Ruebel O, Bowen BP. An accessible, scalable ecosystem for enabling and sharing diverse mass spectrometry imaging analyses. Arch Biochem Biophys 2015; 589:18-26. [PMID: 26365033 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2015.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Revised: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is used in an increasing number of biological applications. Typical MSI datasets contain unique, high-resolution mass spectra from tens of thousands of spatial locations, resulting in raw data sizes of tens of gigabytes per sample. In this paper, we review technical progress that is enabling new biological applications and that is driving an increase in the complexity and size of MSI data. Handling such data often requires specialized computational infrastructure, software, and expertise. OpenMSI, our recently described platform, makes it easy to explore and share MSI datasets via the web - even when larger than 50 GB. Here we describe the integration of OpenMSI with IPython notebooks for transparent, sharable, and replicable MSI research. An advantage of this approach is that users do not have to share raw data along with analyses; instead, data is retrieved via OpenMSI's web API. The IPython notebook interface provides a low-barrier entry point for data manipulation that is accessible for scientists without extensive computational training. Via these notebooks, analyses can be easily shared without requiring any data movement. We provide example notebooks for several common MSI analysis types including data normalization, plotting, clustering, and classification, and image registration.
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- Curt R Fischer
- Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley CA 94720, USA
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- Computational Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, USA
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- Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley CA 94720, USA.
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Yang H, Shi L, Yao W, Wang Y, Huang L, Wan D, Liu S. Differentiation of Disaccharide Isomers by Temperature-Dependent In-Source Decay (TDISD) and DART-Q-TOF MS/MS. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2015; 26:1599-1605. [PMID: 26162649 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-015-1192-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Revised: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Helium direct analysis in real time (He-DART) mass spectrometry (MS) of some compounds, polysaccharides, for example, usually tends to be challenging because of the occurrence of prominent in-source decay (ISD), which was considered as an undesired side reaction, as it complicated the resulting mass spectra. Our approach is to take advantage of an efficient and practical method termed the temperature-dependent ISD (TDISD) technique combined with fragmentation of the dehydrated dimers using DART Q-TOF tandem mass spectrometry for differentiation of disaccharide isomers. In this study, cross-ring cleavages and non-ovalent complexes were detected in the spectra of the saccharides. It was observed that the gas heater temperature had a significant effect on the absence or presence of signal in DART spectra. At high gas temperature, ions in high mass region began to appear. Based on the types of cross-ring cleavages and noncovalent complexes, disaccharide isomers with different linkage positions can be differentiated in both positive and negative ion modes at a lower DART gas temperature. Additionally, anomeric configurations were assigned on the basis of the relative abundance ratio of m/z 198:342 obtained by the comparison of the positive ion mode tandem mass spectrum of an α isomer dimer generated at higher DART gas temperature and that of the corresponding β one. In general, this method is easy, fast, effective, and robust for identifying disaccharide isomers.
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- Hongmei Yang
- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, China
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Subbaraj AK, Barrett BA, Wakelin SA, Fraser K. Using non-targeted direct analysis in real time-mass spectrometry (DART-MS) to discriminate seeds based on endogenous or exogenous chemicals. Anal Bioanal Chem 2015; 407:8047-58. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-8977-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2015] [Revised: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Fast Differential Analysis of Propolis Using Surface Desorption Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Int J Anal Chem 2015; 2015:176475. [PMID: 26339245 PMCID: PMC4539062 DOI: 10.1155/2015/176475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Revised: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Mass spectral fingerprints of 24 raw propolis samples, including 23 from China and one from the United States, were directly obtained using surface desorption atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry (SDAPCI-MS) without sample pretreatment. Under the optimized experimental conditions, the most abundant signals were detected in the mass ranges of 70 to 500 m/z and 200 to 350 m/z, respectively. Principal component analyses (PCA) for the two mass ranges showed similarities in that the colors had a significant correlation with the first two PCs; in contrast there was no correlation with the climatic zones from which the samples originated. Analytes such as chrysin, pinocembrin, and quercetin were detected and identified using multiple stage mass spectrometry within 3 min. Therefore, SDAPCI-MS can be used for rapid and reliable high-throughput analysis of propolis.
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Hernandes VV, Franco MF, Santos JM, Melendez-Perez JJ, Morais DRD, Rocha WFDC, Borges R, de Souza W, Zacca JJ, Logrado LPL, Eberlin MN, Correa DN. Characterization of ANFO explosive by high accuracy ESI(±)–FTMS with forensic identification on real samples by EASI(−)–MS. Forensic Sci Int 2015; 249:156-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2014] [Revised: 12/29/2014] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sisco E, Forbes TP. Rapid detection of sugar alcohol precursors and corresponding nitrate ester explosives using direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry. Analyst 2015; 140:2785-96. [PMID: 25717497 DOI: 10.1039/c4an02347a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This work highlights the rapid detection of nitrate ester explosives and their sugar alcohol precursors by direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry (DART-MS) using an off-axis geometry. Demonstration of the effect of various parameters, such as ion polarity and in-source collision induced dissociation (CID) on the detection of these compounds is presented. Sensitivity of sugar alcohols and nitrate ester explosives was found to be greatest in negative ion mode with sensitivities ranging from hundreds of picograms to hundreds of nanograms, depending on the characteristics of the particular molecule. Altering the in-source CID potential allowed for acquisition of characteristic molecular ion spectra as well as fragmentation spectra. Additional studies were completed to identify the role of different experimental parameters on the sensitivity for these compounds. Variables that were examined included the DART gas stream temperature, the presence of a related compound (i.e., the effect of a precursor on the detection of a nitrate ester explosive), incorporation of dopant species and the role of the analysis surface. It was determined that each variable affected the response and detection of both sugar alcohols and the corresponding nitrate ester explosives. From this work, a rapid and sensitive method for the detection of individual sugar alcohols and corresponding nitrate ester explosives, or mixtures of the two, has been developed, providing a useful tool in the real-world identification of homemade explosives.
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- Edward Sisco
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Materials Measurement Science Division, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA.
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Jjunju FPM, Maher S, Li A, Badu-Tawiah AK, Taylor S, Cooks RG. Analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using desorption atmospheric pressure chemical ionization coupled to a portable mass spectrometer. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2015; 26:271-280. [PMID: 25503470 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-014-1029-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2014] [Revised: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/11/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Desorption atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (DAPCI) is implemented on a portable mass spectrometer and applied to the direct detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and alkyl substituted benzenes. The presence of these compounds in the environment poses a significant threat to the health of both humans and wildlife because of their carcinogenic, toxic, and mutagenic properties. As such, instant detection outside of the laboratory is of particular importance to allow in-situ measurement at the source. Using a rapid, high throughput, miniature, handheld mass spectrometer, several alkyl substituted benzenes and PAHs (i.e., 1,2,3,5-tetramethylbenzene, pentamethylbenzene, hexamethylbenzene, fluoranthene, anthracene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, dibenz[a,h]anthracene, acenaphthene, indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene, 9-ethylfluorene, and 1-benzyl-3-methyl-naphthalene) were identified and characterized using tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) from ambient surfaces, in the open air. This method can provide almost instantaneous information while minimizing sample preparation, which is advantageous in terms of both cost and simplicity of analysis. This MS-based technique is applicable to a wide range of environmental organic molecules.
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- Fred P M Jjunju
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GJ, UK
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Chen CH, Chen TC, Zhou X, Kline-Schoder R, Sorensen P, Cooks RG, Ouyang Z. Design of portable mass spectrometers with handheld probes: aspects of the sampling and miniature pumping systems. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2015; 26:240-7. [PMID: 25404157 PMCID: PMC4323736 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-014-1026-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Revised: 09/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Miniature mass spectrometry analytical systems of backpack configuration fitted with sampling probes could potentially be of significant interest for in-field, real-time chemical analysis. In this study, various configurations were explored in which a long narrow tube was used to connect the turbo and backing pumps used to create and maintain vacuum. Also, for the first time we introduced two new types of pumps for miniature mass spectrometers, the Creare 130 g drag pump and Creare 350 g scroll backing pump. These pumps, along with another Creare 550 turbo pump and the commercially available Pfeiffer HiPace 10 turbo and KnF diaphragm backing pumps, were tested with the backpack configurations. The system performance, especially the scan time, was characterized when used with a discontinuous atmospheric pressure interface (DAPI) for ion introduction. The pumping performance in the pressure region above 1 mtorr is critical for DAPI operation. The 550 g turbo pump was shown to have a relatively higher pumping speed above 1 mtorr and gave a scan time of 300 ms, almost half the value obtained with the larger, heavier HiPace 10 often used with miniature mass spectrometers. The 350 g scroll pump was also found to be an improvement over the diaphragm pumps generally used as backing pumps. With a coaxial low temperature plasma ion source, direct analysis of low volatility compounds glass slides was demonstrated, including 1 ng DNP (2,4-Dinitrophenol) and 10 ng TNT (2,4,6-trinitrotoluene) with Creare 550 g turbo pump as well as 10 ng cocaine and 20 ng DNP with Creare 130 g drag pump.
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- Chien-Hsun Chen
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
- Corresponding Author: Professor Zheng Ouyang, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, Tel: (765) 494-2214, Fax: (765) 496-1912,
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da Silva Ferreira P, Fernandes de Abreu e Silva D, Augusti R, Piccin E. Forensic analysis of ballpoint pen inks using paper spray mass spectrometry. Analyst 2015; 140:811-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c4an01617c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Paper spray mass spectrometry (PS-MS) is explored as a simple, fast, and effective technique for the forensic analysis of inks in documents.
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Affiliation(s)
- Priscila da Silva Ferreira
- Departamento de Química
- Instituto de Ciências Exatas
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Belo Horizonte 31270-901
- Brazil
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- Departamento de Química
- Instituto de Ciências Exatas
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Belo Horizonte 31270-901
- Brazil
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- Departamento de Química
- Instituto de Ciências Exatas
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Belo Horizonte 31270-901
- Brazil
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Schmidt EM, Franco MF, Regino KG, Lehmann EL, Arruda MAZ, de Carvalho Rocha WF, Borges R, de Souza W, Eberlin MN, Correa DN. Direct and non-destructive proof of authenticity for the 2nd generation of Brazilian real banknotes via easy ambient sonic spray ionization mass spectrometry. Sci Justice 2014; 54:459-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2014.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2014] [Revised: 07/07/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Guo C, Tang F, Chen J, Wang X, Zhang S, Zhang X. Development of dielectric-barrier-discharge ionization. Anal Bioanal Chem 2014; 407:2345-64. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-8281-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Revised: 10/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Application of Factor Analysis in Imaging Mass Spectrometric Data Analysis. CHINESE JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2040(14)60757-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Albert A, Shelley JT, Engelhard C. Plasma-based ambient desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: state-of-the-art in qualitative and quantitative analysis. Anal Bioanal Chem 2014; 406:6111-27. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-7989-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2014] [Revised: 06/13/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Li L, Schug KA. Continuous-flow extractive desorption electrospray ionization coupled to normal phase separations and for direct lipid analysis from cell extracts. J Sep Sci 2014; 37:2357-63. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201400361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2014] [Revised: 06/01/2014] [Accepted: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Li Li
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; The University of Texas at Arlington; Arlington TX USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; The University of Texas at Arlington; Arlington TX USA
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Pfeuffer KP, Caldwell J, Shelley JT, Ray SJ, Hieftje GM. Detection of counterfeit electronic components through ambient mass spectrometry and chemometrics. Analyst 2014; 139:4505-11. [DOI: 10.1039/c4an01071j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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