Estimation of the Postmortem Interval Using Chromatographic Fingerprints of Volatile Organic Compounds from Muscle

Estimation of the postmortem interval(PMI)is a crucial task in the field of forensic pathology and has unfortunately not been properly resolved.In this study,we analyzed volatile organic compounds(VOCs)in rat muscle samples collected at different PMIs and studied the feasibility of muscle VOC fingerprinting as a new method for PMI estimation.In total,110 rats were sacrificed and stored at a constant temperature(25℃).Rat skeletal muscle samples were collected at 0-10‑day postmortem,and then the VOCs were determined using a method of headspace solid‑phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography‑mass spectrometry.The correlations between the VOCs(species and quantities)and PMIs were carefully analyzed and standard muscle VOC fingerprints at 25℃were established for different PMIs.To further test the accuracy of muscle VOC fingerprinting as a method for PMI estimation,ten additional rats with known PMIs were studied.We identified 15 kinds of VOCs and the number of VOC species increased with the PMI.The total peak areas of the VOCs increased significantly with the postmortem day(adjusted R^(2)=0.96-0.97).The mean error of the VOC fingerprinting for PMI estimation was 0.5 days and the mean relative error was 8.33%.We concluded that muscle VOC fingerprinting combining the use of VOC species and peak areas is accurate and effective and could be used as an alternative approach for PMI estimation in forensic practice.Although the preliminary results are encouraging,further studies in human cadavers under real case conditions are needed.

Study on chromatographic fingerprint of sarcandra glabra (Thunb.) by microwave-assisted extraction coupled to HPLC/DAD

Microwave-assisted extraction(MAE)was used for extraction of effective components of sarcandra glabra(Thunb.),and then chromatographic fingerprint of sarcandra glabra(Thunb.)was studied by high performance liquid chromatography/diode array detector(HPLC/DAD).The conditions of MAE were optimized by an orthogonal experiment,and then the authentication and validation of the chromatographic fingerprint were conducted.Nine peaks were identified as common peaks in the fingerprint chromatograms,and isofraxidin was considered as a reference compound and quantified.Relative standard deviations of retention time and peak area of each component were less than 3% and 8%,respectively.Similarity and difference analysis were conducted by use of PCA and relation coefficient.Twenty batches of sarcandra glabra(Thunb.)samples from two different producing areas could be classified into two different groups in the PCA model.The results showed that MAE-HPLC/DAD method was simple,efficient and stable for the study of complex chromatographic fingerprint of sarcandra glabra(Thunb.),which could provide more reliable and precise information for quality evaluation.

Evaluation of reservoir connectivity using whole-oil gas chromatographic fingerprint technology: A case study from the Es_3~3 reservoir in the Nanpu Sag, China

In this study, whole-oil gas chromatographic fingerprint analyses were performed on oils from the Es3^3 reservoir in the Liubei area of the Nanpu Sag. The gas chromatographic peaks of cyclic and branched alkanes with relatively high resolution from nCl0 to nC25 were selected to establish a database of whole-oil gas chromatographic peak height ratio fingerprints. Reservoir fluid connectivity was identified by using clustering analysis. This method can reflect the gas chromatography fingerprint information accurately and entirely, and avoid the one-sidedness of the star diagram method which only selects several fixed gas chromatographic peaks.

Quality evaluation of Huaijiao pill by chromatographic fingerprint and simultaneous determination of its major bioactive components

For quality control purpose,an approach of combining chromatographic fingerprint of Huaijiao pill（HP）and simultaneous determination of its major bioactive components was developed using high performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detector（HPLC-DAD）.For fingerprint analysis,16 peaks were selected as the characteristic peaks to evaluate the similarities of different samples collected from different batches of three manufacturers.The similarities of 17 Huaijiao pill samples were beyond 0.966,indicating that samples from different batches and manufacturers were,to some extent,consistent.Additionally,simultaneous quantification of seven bioactive markers,namely sophoricoside,baicalin,naringin,genistein,rutin,quercetin and 5-O-methylvisammioside,in HP was performed to interpret the quality consistency.The validation of the proposed approach was acceptable,with the accuracy of 90.2%-106.9%in recovery test.The intra-day and inter-day precisions of the method were evaluated and the RSD values were less than 2.81%.The results from the quantitative data showed that the contents of six marker compounds（except for 5-O-methylvisammioside） were quite consistent between batches produced by one manufacturer and significantly distinctive among different manufacturers.The proposed approach was expected to be developed as a powerful tool for the quality control of HP.

烟用香精的GC-MS指纹图谱

在卷烟生产中,烟用香精对卷烟的风格起着决定作用[1],所以稳定的烟用香精质量对卷烟内在品质的控制非常重要.目前,烟用香精的质量控制以物理指标[2]方法为主,对质量的变化反映不显著,给质量控制带来困难.……

Study of Tea Digitized Chromatographic Fingerprint Spectra Using Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography

This paper described the principle of digitized chromatographic fingerprint spectrum and established digitized chromatographic fingerprint spectra of ten brands of Chinese famous tea by the micellar electrokinetic chromatography. This work was done using a 25 mmol·L -1 sodium dodecylsulfate in a 20 mmol·L -1 borate (pH 7 0) solution as running buffer, 20 kV applied potential and detection at 280 nm. The chromatographic fingerprint spectra were digitized by the relative retention value ( α ) and the relative area ( S r), and were analyzed to identify the tea samples. In the absence of the standard samples, the present method was easy setup and inexpensive, and provided the applicable information for the quality assessment of teas.

Chromatographic Fingerprint Analysis of Herbal Medicines

Thin-layer and High Performance Liquid Chromatography of Chinese Drugs Wagner H;Bauer R;Melchart D;Xiao PG;Staudinger A(Eds.) Originally published by Verlag für Ganzheitliche Medizin,Dr.Erich Wühr GmbH,2004 2nd ed.,revised,enlarged,2011,XL,1024 p.376 illus.,100 in color.In 2 volumes, not available separately Hardcover,ISBN

Fingerprint analysis of Zhimu-Huangbai herb pair and simultaneous determination of its alkaloids, xanthone glycosides and steroidal saponins by HPLC-DAD-ELSD

AIM: To develop and validate a high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) coupled with diode array and evaporative light scattering detectors(DAD-ELSD) method for the quantitative determination and fingerprint analysis of ten active constituents in three chemical classes(namely, xanthone glycosides, steroidal saponins, and alkaloids) in Zhimu-Huangbai herb pair(ZB). METHOD: Chromatographic separation was performed on a Diamonsil C18 column(4.6 mm × 250 mm, 5 μm, Dikma) by gradient elution using acetic acid in acetonitrile solution at a flow rate of 1.0 mL·min–1 at 260 nm. The drift tube temperature of ELSD was set to 60 ℃ and nebulizer gas pressure was 4.0 Bar. Method validation was performed to assure its linearity, limits of detection and quantification, precision, repeatability, stability, and accuracy. RESULTS: The HPLC-DAD-ELSD method allowed the quantification of ten compounds(phellodendrine, jatrorrhizine, palmatine, berberine, neomangiferin, mangiferin, timosaponin E-I, timosaponin B-II, timosaponin B, and timosaponin A-III), and was successfully applied to fingerprint analysis for ten batches of ZB samples. CONCLUSION: This was the first time to apply the combination of DAD and ELSD for the simultaneous determination of ten active ingredients in ZB. The results showed that the combination of quantitative analysis for marker ingredients and chemical fingerprint for the TCM herb pair provides a potentially powerful, widely introduced, and internationally accepted strategy for assessment of complex TCM formulas.

TANG Li-da

Thin-layer and High Performance Liquid Chromatography of Chinese Drugs Wagner H;Bauer R;Melchart D;Xiao PG;Staudinger A(Eds.) Originally published by Verlag für Ganzheitliche Medizin,Dr.Erich Wühr GmbH,2004 2nd ed.,revised,enlarged,2011,XL,1024 p.376 illus.,100 in color.In 2 volumes, not available separately Hardcover,ISBN 978-3-7091-0762-1