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{"title":"[Chiral capillary gas chromatography for the separation of the enantiomers of 4-chloromethyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane].","authors":"Zhenyong Zhang","doi":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2023.06010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1123.2023.06010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chiral compounds play an important role in the pharmaceutical industry owing to their unique biological activities. The enantiomers must be separated because they can exhibit different pharmacological activities. Thus, the development of chiral separation methods is essential to determine the purity of enantiomers. 4-Chloromethyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane is an important chiral pharmaceutical intermediate. In this context, a method based on chiral capillary gas chromatography was established for the separation and determination of the enantiomers of 4-chloromethyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane. The separation of (<i>R</i>)- and (<i>S</i>)-4-chloromethyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane was initially investigated using two conventional stationary-phase capillary columns: SH-I-5Sil MS and SH-WAX. The stationary phase of SH-I-5Sil MS consisted of 5% phenyl and 95% polymethylsiloxane, whereas the stationary phase of SH-WAX consisted of 100% crosslinked polyethylene glycol. Neither of the columns exhibited chiral selectivity, so they both were unable to separate the enantiomers of 4-chloromethyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane. Subsequently, the separation of (<i>R</i>)- and (<i>S</i>)-4-chloromethyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane was investigated using four chiral columns: Rt-bDEXm, Rt-bDEXsm, Rt-bDEXse, and InertCap CHIRAMIX. Among the chiral columns, Rt-bDEXse, which used a stationary phase composed of 2,3-di-<i>O</i>-ethyl-6-<i>O</i>-<i>tert</i>-butyl dimethylsilyl <i>β</i>-cyclodextrin added to 14% cyanopropyl phenyl and 86% dimethyl polysiloxane, achieved the best separation of (<i>R</i>)- and (<i>S</i>)-4-chloromethyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane. Thus, this column was selected as the analytical column for further method optimization. Detection was performed using a hydrogen flame ionization detector. The effects of various gas chromatographic parameters, such as linear velocity, initial column temperature, column heating rate, and solvent type, on the separation of (<i>R</i>)- and (<i>S</i>)-4-chloromethyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane were investigated. The optimal chromatographic conditions included a linear velocity of 70 cm/s, an initial column temperature of 70 ℃, and a column heating rate of 2.0 ℃/min. The final column oven temperature was 150 ℃. Methanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate, <i>n</i>-hexane, dichloromethane, and dimethyl sulfoxide were selected as solvents. The results showed that dimethyl sulfoxide interfered with the peaks of the target compounds, whereas the other solvents had no significant effect on the peak shape and separation of (<i>R</i>)- and (<i>S</i>)-4-chloromethyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane. Methanol was finally selected as the solvent in this study. Further experiments revealed that (<i>R</i>)- and (<i>S</i>)-4-chloromethyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane could be rapidly separated within 10 min, with a resolution greater than 1.5. A good linear relationship was observed in the range of 0.5-50.0 mg/L, with a linear correlation coefficient","PeriodicalId":9864,"journal":{"name":"色谱","volume":"41 12","pages":"1135-1140"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10719802/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138797562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Determination of 14 <i>β</i>-agonists in animal meat by ultra high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry].","authors":"Jieqiong Dong, Jin Xiao, Xin Zhou, Ning Li, Xuesong Wang, Junjie Kang","doi":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2023.03008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1123.2023.03008","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The addition of &lt;i&gt;β&lt;/i&gt;-agonists to animal feed can significantly improve the lean-meat rate of pigs, cattle, sheep, and other animals. However, the food residues of &lt;i&gt;β&lt;/i&gt;-agonists are harmful to human health. When meat with &lt;i&gt;β&lt;/i&gt;-agonist residues is consumed, poisoning symptoms such as palpitation, dizziness, and muscle tremors may develop, and damage to the cardiovascular system, liver, and kidney may occur. In this study, a method based on ultra high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) was established for the rapid detection of 14 &lt;i&gt;β&lt;/i&gt;-agonists (clenbuterol, salbutamol, ractopamine, clorprenaline, terbutaline, tulobuterol, bromobuterol, bambuterol, zilpaterol, mabuterol, fenoterol, arformoterol, cimaterol, and cimbuterol) in animal food sources. The sample pretreatment method and chromatographic conditions were optimized. The samples were hydrolyzed with &lt;i&gt;β&lt;/i&gt;-glucuronidase hydrochloride/aryl sulfate esterase in ammonium acetate buffer (pH 5.2). Enzymatic hydrolysis was performed in a constant-temperature water bath ((36±2) ℃) oscillator for 16 h. The samples were cooled to room temperature and extracted with 0.5% formic acid acetonitrile. NaCl was added to separate the organic and aqueous phases, and 5 mL of the upper organic layer was purified using a one-step purification solid-phase extraction column. After drying with nitrogen at 50 ℃, the residue was dissolved in 0.4 mL of 0.2% formic acid aqueous solution. The samples were passed through a 0.22 μm filter and detected by UHPLC-MS/MS with gradient elution using acetonitrile and 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution as the mobile phases. The analytes were separated on a Phenomenex Kinetex F5 column and detected by positive-ion scanning in multiple-reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. Internal and external standard methods were used for quantitative analysis. The effects of the extract pH, solid-phase extraction column, purification method, and dissolved solution on the extraction efficiency were optimized during pretreatment. UHPLC-quadrupole time-of-flight MS was used to verify the purification effect of the one-step purification solid-phase extraction column, and the results indicated that this type of column could remove most of the phospholipids, sphingolipids, and glycerides in the sample extract. The factors influencing the different chromatographic columns and mobile phases were investigated. MS scanning was conducted in positive-ion mode with needle pump injection in mass-only mode, and the two daughter ions with the highest responses for each target were selected as the quantitative and qualitative ions. The declustering potential (DP) and collision energy (CE) of each ion were separately optimized in MRM mode. The switching mode of the mass spectrum and waste liquid was used, and the mobile phase was switched to waste liquid after all the target peaks were removed. These steps ensured that impurities in the sample flowed out of the ","PeriodicalId":9864,"journal":{"name":"色谱","volume":"41 12","pages":"1106-1114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10719807/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138797566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Determination of nine organic amine compounds in CO₂ absorption liquid by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography-electrostatic field orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry].","authors":"Ze-Kun Tang,&nbsp;Hui-Hui Wan,&nbsp;Hong Li,&nbsp;Shao-Yun Chen,&nbsp;Jin-Feng Zhao,&nbsp;Yu-Ming Sun,&nbsp;Rui Cai,&nbsp;Qiang Xu,&nbsp;Hua Zhang","doi":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2022.12014","DOIUrl":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2022.12014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Carbon dioxide (CO₂) absorption and capture is an effective measure to achieve the \"dual carbon\" goal of carbon peak and carbon neutrality in China. Organic amine compounds are widely used in the industrial separation and recovery of CO₂. Thus, the establishment of analytical methods for organic amine compounds is of great significance for the research and development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology. In this study, a method was developed for the determination of nine organic amine compounds in CO₂ absorption liquid by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC)-electrostatic field orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry. The sample was diluted with water and filtered through a 0.22 μm nylon membrane before sampling and analysis. An Accucore HILIC column (100 mm×2.1 mm, 2.6 μm) was used for separation at 30 ℃. Gradient elution was conducted using 90% acetonitrile aqueous solution containing 5 mmol/L ammonium formate and 0.1% formic acid as mobile phase A and 10% acetonitrile aqueous solution containing 5 mmol/L ammonium formate and 0.1% formic acid as mobile phase B. Determination was performed using an electrospray ion source (ESI) in the positive ion mode. The quantitative analysis was carried out by standard addition method. The chromatographic retention performance of different chromatographic columns and the influence of different mobile phases on the separation of the organic amine compounds were compared, and the method was validated. The results showed that the linear ranges of the nine organic amine compounds were 0.04-25000 ng/mL with the linear correlation coefficients (<i>R</i>²) greater than 0.9910. The limits of detection (LODs) of the method were in the range of 0.0004-0.0080 ng/mL, and the limits of quantification (LOQs) of the method were in the range of 0.0035-0.0400 ng/mL. The average recoveries of the method ranged from 85.30% to 104.26% with relative standard deviations (RSDs) of 0.04%-7.95% at the spiked levels of 1, 1.5 and 3 times sample concentration. The established method was applied to detect the absorption waste liquid of a cement plant, and nine organic amine compounds could be effectively detected. The stability of the actual sample was tested, and the RSDs were 0.10%-6.35% in 48 h at 4 ℃. The method is sensitive, rapid and accurate for the determination of the nine organic amine compounds in industrial waste water. It can provide reference for the detection of organic amine compounds, and provide strong technical support for the research and industrial application of CO₂ capture technology.</p>","PeriodicalId":9864,"journal":{"name":"色谱","volume":"41 9","pages":"799-806"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10507531/pdf/cjc-41-09-799.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10247142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Detection and analysis of moving reaction boundary-based electrophoresis distance using smartphone images].","authors":"Xin-Qiao Song,&nbsp;Ze-Hua Guo,&nbsp;Wei-Wen Liu,&nbsp;Gen-Han Zha,&nbsp;Liu-Yin Fan,&nbsp;Cheng-Xi Cao,&nbsp;Qiang Zhang","doi":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2023.06001","DOIUrl":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2023.06001","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Electrophoresis titration (ET) based on the moving reaction boundary (MRB) theory can detect the analyte contents in different samples by converting content signals into distance signals. However, this technique is only suitable for on-site qualitative testing, and accurate quantification relies on complex optical equipment and computers. Hence, applying this method to real-time point-of-care testing (POCT) is challenging. In this study, we developed a smartphone-based ET system based on a visual technique to achieve real-time quantitative detection. First, we developed a portable quantitative ET device that can connect to a smartphone; this device consisted of five components, namely, an ET chip, a power module, a microcontroller, a liquid crystal display screen, and a Bluetooth module. The device measured 10 cm×15 cm×2.5 cm, weighed 300 g, and was easy to hold. Thus, it is suitable for on-site testing with a run time of only 2-4 min. An assistant mobile software program was also developed to control the device and perform ET. The colored electrophoresis boundary can be captured using the smartphone camera, and quantitative detection results can be obtained in real time. Second, we proposed a quantitative algorithm based on ET channels. The software was used to recognize the boundary migration distance of three channels, a standard curve based on two given contents of the standards was established using the two-point method, and the content of the test sample was calculated. Human serum albumin (HSA) and uric acid (UA) were used as a model protein and biosample, respectively, to test the performance of the detection system. For HSA detection, different HSA solutions were mixed with a polyacrylamide gel (PAG) stock solution, phenolphthalein was added as an indicator, and sodium persulfate and tetramethyl ethylenediamine (TEMED) were used to promote polymerization to form a gel. For UA detection, agarose gel was filled into the ET channel, the UA sample, urate oxidase, and leucomalachite green were added into the anode cell and incubated for 20 min. ET was then performed. The fitting goodness (&lt;i&gt;R&lt;/i&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;) values of HSA and UA were 0.9959 and 0.9935, respectively, with a linear range of 0.5-35.0 g/L and a log-linear range of 100-4000 μmol/L. The limits of detection for HSA and UA were 0.05 g/L and 50 μmol/L, respectively, and the corresponding relative standard deviations (RSDs) were not greater than 2.87% and 3.21%, respectively. These results demonstrate that the detection system has good accuracy and sensitivity. Clinical samples collected from healthy volunteers were used as target blood samples, and the developed system was used to measure serum total protein and UA levels. Serum samples from five volunteers were selected, standard curves of total serum protein and UA were established, and the test results were compared with hospital standard testing results. The relative errors for serum total protein and UA were less than 6.0","PeriodicalId":9864,"journal":{"name":"色谱","volume":"41 9","pages":"752-759"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10507530/pdf/cjc-41-09-752.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10288710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Rapid extraction and detection of five alkaloids in dried khat by solvent extraction-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry].","authors":"Hong-Fei Shi, Bo-Peng Xu, Cheng-Xin Xu, Xiu-Qi Zhou, Hong-Fu Xu","doi":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2023.03009","DOIUrl":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2023.03009","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Khat is a common plant that grows primarily in Eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Cathinone, norpseudoephedrine, and norephedrine are the main psychoactive components of khat. Experimental studies have shown that red and green khat have similar cathinone contents, but green khat contains more norpseudoephedrine and norephedrine than red khat. Research indicates that Ethiopians believe that red khat has stronger psychoactive effects than green khat. Therefore, we speculated that other substances in red khat may enhance its psychoactive effects. Using the sampling method, we identified two other psychoactive components in khat: methcathinone and ethcathinone. At present, only a few studies on the extraction and detection of alkaloids from khat have been published in China, and no reports on the extraction and detection of methcathinone and ethcathinone from khat are available. In this study, we established an extraction and detection method for five alkaloids in dried khat using high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (HPLC-Q-TOF MS). To establish the extraction method, we optimized the extraction solvent and process. The amounts of dichloromethane and sodium hydroxide added during the purification step were also optimized. To establish the detection method, we optimized the chromatographic and MS conditions. The final extraction and detection method was as follows: Dried khat powder (0.1 g) was loaded into a polypropylene centrifuge tube, added with 1 mL of 0.05 mol/L hydrochloride aqueous solution, and vortex-oscillated for 3 min for extraction. The sample was centrifuged at 10000 r/min for 3 min. Next, 600 μL of the supernatant was placed in a centrifuge tube, added with 1 mL of dichloromethane, shaken for 1 min, and centrifuged at 10000 r/min for 3 min. Subsequently, 300 μL of the supernatant was placed in a centrifuge tube, added with 80 μL of 1 mol/L sodium hydroxide aqueous solution, shaken for 1 min, and added with 1 mL of acetonitrile. Vortex oscillation was performed for 2 min to extract the sample, after which solid sodium chloride (0.4 g) was added to the mixture, followed by shaking for 1 min to separate the acetonitrile and aqueous phases. The mixture was then centrifuged at 10000 r/min for 3 min. Finally, the supernatant was collected and diluted for further testing. The five target analytes were separated on a ZORBAX Eclipse Plus Phenyl-Hexyl column (100 mm×3.0 mm, 1.8 μm) via gradient elution using 0.1% acetic acid aqueous solution and acetonitrile as mobile phases with a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min and column temperature of 30 ℃. The analytes were identified using the targeted MS/MS method under positive electrospray ionization mode and quantified using the external standard method. The five alkaloids showed good correlations (all correlation coefficients (&lt;i&gt;r&lt;/i&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;)≥0.9976) with their respective linear ranges. The limits of detection were between 0.08 and 0.75 μg/L, a","PeriodicalId":9864,"journal":{"name":"色谱","volume":"41 9","pages":"771-780"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10507533/pdf/cjc-41-09-771.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10288712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[New pretreatment method for detecting petroleum hydrocarbons in soil: silica-gel dehydration and cyclohexane extraction].","authors":"Jian Qu,&nbsp;Yu-Wen Ni,&nbsp;Hao-Ran Yu,&nbsp;Hong-Xu Tian,&nbsp;Long-Xing Wang,&nbsp;Ji-Ping Chen","doi":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2023.04019","DOIUrl":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2023.04019","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oil is a primary source of energy worldwide. However, the use of oil produces large amounts of pollutants, which are detrimental to the environment. The presence of petroleum hydrocarbons in soil is a critical marker of environmental pollution and safety. Rapid on-site detection technology has been broadly used in emergency tracking, offering critical information support for effective reactions to environmental emergencies. Thus, it is expected to play an increasingly critical role in environmental remediation efforts. The current approach for petroleum hydrocarbon detection in soil mainly involves Soxhlet extraction with a combination of solvents, including acetone and &lt;i&gt;n&lt;/i&gt;-hexane. The samples are then analyzed after rotary evaporation, dehydration with anhydrous sodium sulfate, and purification using a magnesium silica-type adsorbent. Unfortunately, this approach requires sample analysis to be performed in the laboratory, which is tedious and time consuming, and consumes large amounts of solvents. Moreover, the rotary evaporator is not portable. Therefore, this method is not appropriate for the rapid on-site detection of petroleum hydrocarbons. In this study, a rapid on-site detection method based on silica-gel dehydration and cyclohexane extraction was developed for the extraction and pretreatment of petroleum hydrocarbons (C10-C40) in soil. First, an appropriate amount of silica gel was added to the soil, and the mixture was completely ground to eliminate moisture. Next, petroleum hydrocarbons were extracted with 40 mL of cyclohexane, and the extract was cleaned by Florisil solid-phase extraction (SPE) column elution. Finally, the samples were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) to evaluate the above method. The silica gel exhibited optimal adsorption properties compared with anhydrous sodium sulfate, calcium oxide, and molecular sieves, with recovery of 87.5%. The effects of different soil water content (5%, 10%, and 20%) and silica gel (1, 3, 5, and 10 times the moisture content) dosage on the extraction of petroleum hydrocarbons were investigated. The recoveries of petroleum hydrocarbons increased from 74.0% to 103.8% after 15 min of invasive extraction (relative standard deviation, RSD, &lt;10.1%) when silica gel amounting to 10 times the moisture content was used. Five types of silica gels with different properties were purchased from four manufacturers, and the effects of these silica gels on the dehydration and extraction efficiency of petroleum hydrocarbons in soil were assessed. The results showed that amorphous silica gel led to low recoveries (&lt;60%), spherical silica gel achieved extraction efficiencies of approximately 70%-90%, and alkaline silica gel produced recoveries with poor precision. Therefore, neutral spherical silica gel was used for further experiments. The fingerprints of petroleum hydrocarbons with different carbon numbers are an important reference for identifying pollution sources. Thus, ensuring good recover","PeriodicalId":9864,"journal":{"name":"色谱","volume":"41 9","pages":"814-820"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10507524/pdf/cjc-41-09-814.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10247149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Simultaneous determination of six rare sugars in solid foods by high performance liquid chromatography-evaporative light-scattering detection].","authors":"Yu Liu,&nbsp;Jia-Li Xing,&nbsp;Jian Shen,&nbsp;Xiao-Li Bi,&nbsp;Ling-Yan Mao,&nbsp;Xiao-Rong Xu,&nbsp;Shu-Fen Zhang,&nbsp;Yong-Jiang Lou,&nbsp;Xi Wu,&nbsp;Ying-Hua Mu","doi":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2023.02014","DOIUrl":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2023.02014","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Excessive sugar consumption is associated with metabolic health problems. Rare sugars are gradually being used as substitutes for sugar, and their consumption is increasing daily, raising food-safety issues such as false advertising, adulteration, and overdosing. The determination of rare-sugar compounds has attracted considerable attention in recent years. However, no standard method for the simultaneous determination of six rare sugars (allulose, tagatose, trehalose, isomaltulose, erythritol, and mannitol) in solid foods is available. Therefore, establishing a suitable analytical method for these sugars is necessary. In this study, high performance liquid chromatography coupled with evaporative light-scattering detection was used to determine rare sugars in solid foods. The optimum chromatographic and detector conditions were determined by evaluating the instrument parameters. Analysis was carried out on a Zorbax Original NH&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; column (250 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm) via flow-rate gradient elution (0-15 min, 1.0 mL/min; 15-18 min, 1.0-2.0 mL/min; 18-25 min, 2.0 mL/min) with acetonitrile-water (80∶20, v/v) as the mobile phase. Sharp and symmetric chromatographic peaks were obtained under these conditions. The resolutions for all the six rare sugars were greater than 1.5. Optimization of the evaporative light-scattering detector was extremely important to the responses of the rare-sugar compounds. The two most significant parameters were the nebulizer carrier gas flow rate and drift tube temperature. The detection system was operated under the following conditions: the drift tube temperature was set to 50 ℃, the nebulizer carrier gas was high-purity nitrogen, the carrier gas flow rate was 1.0 mL/min, the nitrogen pressure was regulated to 275.79 kPa, and the gain factor was set to 3. The sample was extracted with 25 mL of water, shaken and vortexed for 10 min, purified with 200 μL of zinc acetate solution and 200 μL of potassium ferricyanide solution, and centrifuged at 4500 r/min for 10 min. Next, 1 mL of the supernatant was passed through a 0.22 μm aqueous-phase filter membrane, and the filtrate obtained was analyzed using the evaporative light-scattering detector. The six rare sugars were quantitatively analyzed using the external standard method and showed good linearity with coefficients of determination (&lt;i&gt;R&lt;/i&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;) greater than 0.9985. The limits of detection and quantification were 0.020-0.60 and 0.60-1.8 g/100 g, respectively. In addition, when blank solid food samples were spiked with the analytes at three levels, the average recoveries of the six rare sugars were 92.6%-103.2%, with relative standard deviations (RSDs) of 0.7%-4.4%. An RSD of &lt;5% indicated that the method had good precision. Interference experiments were performed to determine whether the sugars and artificial sweeteners commonly found in solid foods affected the targets. The method established in this study was used to analyze the contents of the six rare ","PeriodicalId":9864,"journal":{"name":"色谱","volume":"41 9","pages":"781-788"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10507526/pdf/cjc-41-09-781.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10287264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[One-step generation of droplet-filled hydrogel microfibers for 3D cell culture using an all-aqueous microfluidic system].","authors":"Meng-Qian Zhao, Hai-Tao Liu, Xu Zhang, Zhong-Qiao Gan, Jian-Hua Qin","doi":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2023.06008","DOIUrl":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2023.06008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hydrogel microfibers, which are characterized by flexible mechanical properties, a uniform spatial distribution, large surface areas, and excellent biocompatibility, hold great potential for various biomedical applications. However, the fabrication of heterogeneous hydrogel microfibers with high cell-loading capacity and the ability to carry multiple components via an environmentally friendly method remains challenging. In this study, we developed a novel pneumatic pump-assisted all-aqueous microfluidic system that enables the one-step fabrication of all-aqueous droplet-filled hydrogel microfibers with unique morphologies and adjustable configurations. By designing a pump-valve cycling system and selecting two immiscible fluids with stable water interfaces (dextran and polyethylene glycol), we successfully fabricated alginate microfibers with equidistantly arranged droplets through the ionotropic gelation reaction between sodium alginate and calcium chloride. The droplet size, interdroplet spacing, and microfiber dimensions could be flexibly controlled by adjusting the flow rates of the inner-phase, middle-phase, and outer-phase inlets. The results showed that the system enabled the high-throughput in situ formation of functional three-dimensional cell spheroids. The generated cell spheroids exhibited excellent cell viability and drug-testing functionality, indicating their potential applications in cell cultures. The developed technique offers strong support for future biomedical research and applications, and provides a new approach for the preparation of multifunctional hydrogel microfibers for materials science, tissue engineering, and drug testing.</p>","PeriodicalId":9864,"journal":{"name":"色谱","volume":"41 9","pages":"742-751"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10507532/pdf/cjc-41-09-742.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10288706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Determination of 10 carbamate pesticide residues in liquid milk by ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry with pass-through solid-phase extraction purification].","authors":"Chao Yue,&nbsp;Chao-Qun Zhao,&nbsp;Si-Hao Mao,&nbsp;Zhan-Hua Wang,&nbsp;Bei Shi,&nbsp;Xin-Feng Xu,&nbsp;Jing-Jing Liang","doi":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2023.03017","DOIUrl":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2023.03017","url":null,"abstract":"Carbamates are used in broad-spectrum insecticides and herbicides, and have highly efficient, low-residue, and long-lasting characteristics. However, this type of pesticide exerts mutagenic, teratogenic, carcinogenic, and other adverse effects, and its frequent use can exceed the recommended scope and limits. Research on the determination of carbamate pesticides mainly focuses on foods of plant origin and pays less attention to foods of animal origin. The methods for carbamate determination described in the current national standards have complicated operating procedures and low efficiency. Therefore, highly efficient and accurate methods for carbamate detection in milk must be established. In this work, a rapid method based on pass-through solid-phase extraction (SPE) purification coupled with ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) was developed for the simultaneous determination of 10 carbamate pesticides in liquid milk. The pretreatment and instrument methods were systematically optimized. The milk sample was extracted with acetonitrile, and then purified using a Captiva EMR-Lipid filtration kit. The purified extract was separated on an ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column with mobile phase of methanol and 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution in gradient elution. The flow rate was 0.3 mL/min. Column temperature was 35 ℃. Quantitative analysis was performed using the external standard method with matrix matching curves. The 10 carbamate pesticides showed good linear relationships in the mass concentration range of 2-200 μg/L, with correlation coefficients greater than 0.999. The limits of detection (LODs) and quantification (LOQs) for the 10 carbamate pesticides were 0.045-0.23 and 0.15-0.77 μg/kg, respectively. Recovery tests were conducted using the blank-matrix method at three spiked levels of 15, 50, and 100 μg/kg, and good recoveries for the 10 carbamate pesticides were obtained. In particular, the recoveries for the three spiked levels of 15, 50, and 100 μg/kg were 68.7%-93.3% with relative standard deviations (RSDs) of 1.8%-8.0%. The proposed method is efficient, convenient, accurate, and suitable for the rapid detection of the 10 carbamate pesticides in liquid milk. Compared with the conventional NH2 and ENVITM-18 SPE columns used in the national standard determination method, the proposed method demonstrated better purification effects. The recoveries for aldicarb sulfoxide, aldicarb sulfone, methomyl, and carbaryl after purification using the Captiva EMR-Lipid kit increased from 60% to 80%. Thus, the proposed method is suitable for targets with strong polarity and gives measurement results with good repeatability and accuracy.","PeriodicalId":9864,"journal":{"name":"色谱","volume":"41 9","pages":"807-813"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10507527/pdf/cjc-41-09-807.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10288705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Simultaneous determination of 36 mycotoxins in fruits by QuEChERS coupled with ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry].","authors":"Rui Zhao, Qing-Wen Huang, Zhi-Ying Yu, Zheng Han, Kai Fan, Zhi-Hui Zhao, Dong-Xia Nie","doi":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2022.12010","DOIUrl":"10.3724/SP.J.1123.2022.12010","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by toxigenic fungi under specific environmental conditions. Fruits, owing to their high moisture content, rich nutrition, and improper harvest or storage conditions, are highly susceptible to various mycotoxins, such as ochratoxin A (OTA), zearalenone (ZEN), patulin (PAT), &lt;i&gt;Alternaria&lt;/i&gt; toxins, etc. These mycotoxins can cause acute and chronic toxic effects (teratogenicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity, etc) in animals and humans. Given the high toxicity and wide prevalence of mycotoxins, establishing an efficient analytical method to detect multiple mycotoxins simultaneously in different types of fruits is of great importance. Conventional mycotoxin detection methods rely on high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with mass spectrometry (MS). However, fruit sample matrices contain large amounts of pigments, cellulose, and minerals, all of which dramatically impede the detection of trace mycotoxins in fruits. Therefore, the efficient enrichment and purification of multiple mycotoxins in fruit samples is crucial before instrumental analysis. In this study, a reliable method based on a QuEChERs sample preparation approach coupled with ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) was established to determine 36 mycotoxins in fruits. In the optimal extraction method, 2.0 g of a sample was extracted with 10 mL of acetic acid-acetonitrile-water (1∶79∶20, v/v/v) in a 50 mL centrifuge tube, vortexed for 30 s, and ultrasonicated for 40 min. The mixture was then salted out with 2.0 g of anhydrous MgSO&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt; and 0.5 g of NaCl and centrifuged for 5 min. Next, 6 mL of the supernatant was purified using 85 mg of octadecylsilane-bonded silica gel (C&lt;sub&gt;18&lt;/sub&gt;) and 15 mg of &lt;i&gt;N&lt;/i&gt;-propylethylenediamine (PSA). After vigorous shaking and centrifugation, the supernatant was collected and dried with nitrogen at 40 ℃. Finally, the residues were redissolved in 1 mL of 5 mmol/L ammonium acetate aqueous solution-acetonitrile (50∶50, v/v) and passed through a 0.22 μm nylon filter before analysis. The mycotoxins were separated on a Waters XBridge BEH C&lt;sub&gt;18&lt;/sub&gt; column using a binary gradient mixture of ammonium acetate aqueous solution and methanol. The injection volume was 3 μL. The mycotoxins were analyzed in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode under both positive and negative electrospray ionization. Quantitative analysis was performed using an external standard method with matrix-matched calibration curves. Under optimal conditions, good linear relationships were obtained in the respective linear ranges, with correlation coefficients (&lt;i&gt;R&lt;/i&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;) no less than 0.990. The limits of detection (LODs) and quantification (LOQs) were 0.02-5 and 0.1-10 μg/kg, respectively. The recoveries of the 36 mycotoxins in fruits ranged from 77.0% to 118.9% at low, medium, and high spiked levels, with intra- and inter-day precisions in the range of 1.3%","PeriodicalId":9864,"journal":{"name":"色谱","volume":"41 9","pages":"760-770"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10507525/pdf/cjc-41-09-760.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10288708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}