Determination of Tetracyclines and Their Epimers in Agricultural Soil Fertilized with Swine Manure by Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry

A rapid, sensitive and specific ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry （UPLC-MS） method was developed for the analysis of tetracycline antibiotics, including tetracycline （TC）, oxytetracycline （OTC）, chlortetracycline （CTC） and their 4-epimers （4-epiTCs） in agricultural soil fertilized with swine manure. Soil samples were extracted and cleaned-up with 10 mL EDTA-McIlvaine buffer solution （pH 4.0）, then cleaned-up and pre-concentrated using the Oasis MAX cartridge and then eluted with 1 mL solution by mixing formic acid, methanol and water at a ratio of 2：15：83 （v/v/v）. The purified samples were separated by an ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column using acetonitrile and water containing 0.1% formic acid mobile phase and detected by a single quadrupole MS. The limits of detection for the soil extraction method （LODsoil） ranged from 0.6-2.5 lag kg-~ with recoveries from 23.3-159.2%. Finally, the method was applied to an agricultural field in an area with intensive pig-fattening farming. Tetracyclines were detected in soil from 2.8 to 42.4 μg kg-1 soil. These results demonstrate that soil from swine farms can become severely contaminated with tetracycline antibiotics and their metabolites.

Determination of Steroid Hormone Residues in Fish Tissues Using Gel Permeation Chromatography and Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

A highly sensitive method was developed for the simultaneous determination of 8 steroid hormones in high-fat fish tissues using ultra high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry(UPLC-MS/MS).The 8 steroid hormones were extracted from the tissues with diethyl ether.Differing from other common purification methods,the extract solutions were cleaned by gel permeation chromatography(GPC) using ethyl acetate-cyclohexane solution(1:1,v/v) as the mobile phase.The separation of target compounds was carried out by a BEH C18 column and a gradient elution consisting of acetonitrile and 0.2% aqueous formic acid(v/v).The compounds were detected under the multiple reaction monitoring(MRM) mode and quantified with external standard method.This method was validated with respect to linearity,specificity,accuracy and precision.A linearity with correlation coefficient larger than 0.995 was achieved in the range of 0.5 to 50 ng m L^(-1).The average recoveries at the spiked levels of 1.0,5.0,and 10.0 μg kg^(–1) varied between 81.7% and 90.8%,with the relative standard deviations(n=5) ranged from 3.50% to 10.0%.The limit of quantification(LOQ) for 8 steroid hormones ranged from 0.2 to 1.5 μg kg^(-1).It was concluded that this method can be successfully applied for the determination of 8 steroid hormones in complicated matrices including high-fat fish tissues.

Simultaneous Determination of Bisphenols and Alkylphenols in Water by Solid Phase Extraction and Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-tandem Mass Spectrometry

To establish an analytical method for determination of four bisphenols （BPA, BPB, BPF, and BPS） and two alkylphenols （4-n-OP, 4-n-NP） in water by ultra performance liquid chromatography- tandem mass spectrometry （UPLC/MS/MS）. The water samples were extracted and condensed with solid-phase extraction （SPE） using C18 cartridges and eluted by acetonitrile. Separation was carried out with Acquity BEH C8 column and detection were performed by UPLC/MS/MS. Quantification was calculated by using the internal standard BPA-d16 and 4-n-NP-d8. The linear correlation coefficients of these compounds in the range of 1.0-100.0μg/L were all over 0.999. The minimum detectable concentrations were 0.75-1.0 ng/L, and the recoveries ranged from 87.0% to 106.9%.

Uncertainty Evaluation of Determination of Microcystin MC-LR in Environmental Samples by Solid Phase Extraction-Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

To assess uncertainty of determination of MC-LR in environmental samples by solid phase extraction- ultra performance liquid chromatography- tandem mass spectrometry,the sources of the uncertainty were evaluated firstly,and the expanded uncertainty was calculated finally.The results show that when MC-LR concentration in the water samples was 0.50 μg/L,the expanded uncertainty was 0.00628 μg/L(k=2).

A Rapid Separation and Highly Determination of Paraben Species by Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography —Electrochemical Detection

In this study, a new technique was developed using rapid ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC)-based separation coupled with electrochemical detection by a boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode for the detection and quantification of three commonly used parabens (methylparaben (MP), ethylparaben (EP) and propylparaben (PP)). We aimed to reduce the analysis time by using UPLC coupled with a short reverse phase C 18 monolithic column (25 mm×4.6 mm). Operating the monolithic column at low back-pressure resulted in high flow rates. A mobile phaseconsisting of a 25:75 (v/v) ratio of acetonitrile:0.05 Mphosphate buffer (pH 5) at a flow rate of 2.5 mL·min?1 was used to perform the separation. The amperometric detection with the BDD electrode was found to be optimal and reliably reproducible at a detection potential of 1.5 V vs. Ag/AgCl. Under these conditions, the separation of the three targetanalytes (MP, EP and PP) was achieved in 2 min and was linear within a sample concentration range of 0.1 to 50.0 mg·L?1 (r2 values of 0.9970, 0.9994 and 0.9994 for MP, EP and PP, respectively). This method was successfully applied to determine the concentrations of each parabeninsix real samples with therecoveries ranging from of 80.3% - 98.9% for all three parabensfrom samples spiked at 12, 22 and 32 mg·L?1. Therefore, the proposed method can be used as an alternative rapid and selective method for the determination of paraben levels in real samples.

Chemical Components of Achyranthes bidentata Leaves by Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

[Objectives] To study the chemical components and relative content of Achyranthes bidentata leaves and provide a scientific basis for further development and utilization of A. bidentata leaves.[Methods] The chemical components of A. bidentata leaves were rapidly analyzed using the ultra high performance liquid chromatography-time of flight-high resolution mass spectrometry (UHPLC-TOF-MS).[Results] Thirty eight chemical compounds were identified in samples of A. bidentata leaves collected from Wen County of Henan Province, in which seven chemical compounds had the relative content higher than 5%, linoleic acid reached 25.7% and inokosterone A reached 13.8%.[Conclusions] A. bidentata leaves contain many kinds of chemical compounds. This study is expected to provide a certain basis for further extraction of linoleic acid and inokosterone A.

Simultaneous Determination of Ultraviolet Absorbers and Antibacterial Agents in Textiles by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Orbitrap High Resolution Mass Spectrometry

This paper reported a new analytical method for the simultaneous determination of seven benzotriazole ultraviolet absorbers and seven antibacterial agents in textiles. After ultrasonic extraction for the textile samples in methanol, the solutions were analyzed by ultra-high performance liquid chromotagraphy/orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry (UPLC/Orbitrap HRMS). It showed that a good chromatographic separation for these target compounds was achieved by a Hypersil GOLD column (100 mm × 2.1 mm × 1.9 μm) with a gradient elution of methanol and 0.1% aqueous formic acid solution (containing 0.5 mmol/L ammonium acetate). Triclosan and 4-chloro-3,5-dimethyl phenol (PCMX) were detected by the orbitrap HRMS in an electrospray ionization (ESI) negative mode while the other twelve target compounds were detected by orbitrap HRMS in ESI positive mode. Full scan experiment was performed over the range from m/z 100 to m/z 500. These target compounds were routinely detected with mass accuracy below 2 × 10-6 (2 ppm) at the optimized conditions. The results showed that the limits of detection (LODs) were in the range from 0.1 to 0.3 μg/kg. The blank samples were spiked at three levels and their average recoveries varied from 80.5% to 96.3% while the relative standard deviation (RSD) changed from 3.2% to 9.9%. The present method was also applied for the determination of those ultraviolet absorbers and antibacterial agents in the commercial textiles.

Development of a Fast and Facile Analytical Approach to Quantify Radiometabolites in Human Plasma Samples Using Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Introduction: Conventional metabolite analyses often require manual sample preparation, generating variability of measurements. This study describes a new method to quantify radiometabolites in blood, combining ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) and turbulent flow chromatography, an alternative fully automated process allowing analyte’s extraction. Methods: A new radiotracer for dopamine transporter imaging, namely LBT-999, was used to demonstrate the method’s robustness. Matrix effect, Turboflow column loading, linearity, specificity and precision were evaluated with in vitro samples of LBT-999 in human plasma. Radiodetector sensitivity and preliminary evaluation were respectively determined by analysis of calibrated samples of [18F]LBT-999 and blood samples from 4 healthy subjects injected with [18F]LBT-999, withdrawn at 5, 15, 30 and 45 min pi. Results: With three sequential loadings (3 × 100 μL) of the Turboflow column, mean coefficients of variation were 1%, below 2%, 2% and 30.9% for matrix effect, specificity, repeatability and intermediate precision, respectively. Correlation coefficients for linearity were superior to 0.97. Limits of detection and quantification of the radiodetector were fixed at 3 and 9 c/s. Retention times for [18F]LBT-999 and the two radiometabolites detected by radio-UHPLC were 6.5, 4.8 and 9.6 min. Forty-five min after the injection, parent fraction was still predominant with 57.8% ± 25% of the total radioactivity. Conclusions: An innovative approach, allying UHPLC and Turboflow column, was developed and its sensitivity, linearity, specificity and repeatability validated. Preliminary results of the clinical trial are in accordance with literature data, demonstrating its efficiency in radiometabolites quantification.

Lysophosphatidylcholine Biomarkers of Lung Cancer Detected by Ultra-performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Quadrupole Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry

Centrifugal ultrafiltration after methanol extraction of whole plasma was used as an optimal condition for the preparation of blood plasma before metabonomic studies. The plasma samples from 102 lung cancer patients and 34 healthy volunteers were prepared with this approach. With ultra-performance liquid chromatography（UPLC） coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry（Q-TOF MS） analysis, the samples were investigated in order to find potential disease biomarkers. After data acquisition, orthogonal signal correction partial least squares models were built to differentiate the healthy volunteers from lung cancer patients and to identify metabolites that showed significantly different expression between the two groups. Several metabolite ions were identified as potential biomarkers according to the variable importance in the project（VIP） value in both ion modes. Five lysophosphatidylcholines were further identified as specifically lysoPC 16：0, isomer of lysoPC 16：0, lysoPC 18：0, lysoPC 18：1 and lysoPC 18：2. These results suggest that UPLC coupled with Q-TOF MS is an effective technique for the analysis of plasma metabolites in metabonomic studies.

Determination of thyreostats in bovine urine using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Five thyreostats(TSs),namely tapazole,thiouracil,methylthiouracil,propylthiouracil,and phenylthiouracil,were determined in bovine urine using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry(UHPLC-MS/MS)in positive electrospray ionization mode.Extraction and clean-up were achieved using a ChemElut cartridge with tert-butyl methyl ether,without a derivatization step.Separation was achieved on an Acquity UPLC SS T3 column.The mobile phase was acetonitrile and water containing 0.2%(v/v)formic acid.The mass spectrometer was operated in multiple reaction monitoring mode.Urine samples were spiked with TS solution at levels corresponding to 5,10,15,and 20μg/L.The accuracy(internal standard corrected)ranged from 92%to 107%,with a repeatability precision(relative standard deviation,RSD)less than 15%for all five analytes.The RSDs within-laboratory reproducibility was less than 26%.The decision limits(CCα)and detection capabilities(CCβ)were obtained from a calibration curve and were in the ranges of 3.1-6.1μg/L and 4.0-7.4μg/L,respectively.The CCαand CCβvalues were below the recommended concentration,which was set at 10μg/L.The results show that the described method is suitable for the direct detection of TSs in bovine urine.This method can also be used to determine TSs in porcine urine.

Rapid Determination of Three Kinds of Microcystins in Environmental Water Samples by Disk SPE-Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

A method of rapidly detecting three kinds of microcystins( MCs) in environmental water samples by using disk SPE- ultra high performance liquid chromatography- tandem mass spectrometry( UPLC- MS / MS) was established. Firstly,environmental water samples were extracted by disk SPE column( C_(18)),and three kinds of MCs were separated by Waters BEH C_(18) chromatographic column with acetonitrile- 0. 2% formic acid solution as the mobile phase. After the gradient elution separation,the external standard method was used for quantitative and qualitative analysis under MRM of UPLC- MS / MS. The results showed that the three kinds of MCs in the range of 0. 05- 10 μg / L showed good linear relation,and the correlation coefficients were higher than 0. 999 4,while the method detection limit was 0. 04 ng / L. Under 0. 1,1,and 5 μg / L standard addition for the same environmental sample,the average recovery was 82. 8%- 108. 8%,and the relative standard deviation of determination results was2. 1%- 10. 1%( n = 6). This method is rapid,sensitive and accurate,so it can be effectively applied in the monitoring of MCs in environmental water samples.

基于UPLC-Q-TOF-MS分析江西特色炮制技术对中药升麻化学成分的影响

目的比较江西特色炮制技术对升麻化学成分的影响,筛选优质饮片品种。方法采用超高效液相色谱-四极杆-飞行时间串联质谱(ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight tandem mass spectrometry,UPLC-Q-TOF-MS)技术,在正、负离子模式下分析升麻不同炮制品的化学成分,通过对照品、相对分子质量、质谱裂解规律和文献信息进行鉴定。利用SIMCA-P13.0软件建立升麻各炮制品主成分分析(principal component analysis,PCA)和偏最小二乘法-判别分析(partial least squares discriminant analysis,PLS-DA)模型,获取PCA得分图、PLA-DA得分图和变量重要性投影(variable importance plot,VIP)值,筛选造成升麻炮制前后主要差异的物质基础。利用MetaboAnatyst网页绘图工具,制作得到热图,可更直观地观察升麻化学成分经炮制后的变化趋势。结果鉴定出71个化学成分,PCA显示经不同方法炮制后升麻组间差异性大,PLS-DA筛选出VIP值>1的33个化学成分作为炮制前后差异性的主要化学标记物。其中生品和蜜炙升麻中三萜类含量较高,蜜麸、蜜糠炒升麻中酚酸类物质含量较高,蜜麸升麻中阿魏酸含量较高。结论酚酸类和三萜皂苷类是区分升麻不同炮制品最重要的化合物类别,为江西特色升麻饮片的药效物质基础及优势品种研究提供了依据。

自动QuEChERS结合UPLC-MS/MS测定莲雾中苯并咪唑类农药残留

为了建立自动QuEChERS结合高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定莲雾中多菌灵、噻菌灵、苯菌灵及甲基硫菌灵4种苯并咪唑类农药残留量的检测方法。将莲雾样品采用混合试剂(5.5 g硫酸镁+1.5 g氯化钠+1.0 g柠檬酸钠+0.5 g柠檬酸二钠)进行净化,经QuEChERS自动样品制备系统进行制备后,应用超高效液相色谱-三重四级杆串联质谱法进行分析。结果表明,4种农药在1.00~10.00 ng/mL质量浓度范围内线性关系良好,决定系数(R2)均大于0.99;0.1、1.0、5.0 mg/kg 3个添加水平下,在莲雾基质中添加回收率为84%~105%,相对标准偏差为0.8%~9.5%(n=3),方法检出限和定量限分别为0.1~0.5μg/kg和0.5~10.0μg/kg。综上,该方法简便省时,净化效果好,灵敏度及准确度高,可用于同时测定莲雾中多菌灵、噻菌灵、苯菌灵及甲基硫菌灵4种苯并咪唑类农药的残留量。

UPLC-MS/MS联合m-PFC测定罗汉果中60种农药残留量

目的:建立罗汉果中60种农药残留的定量筛查方法。方法:样品经乙腈高速匀浆提取、多壁碳纳米管固相萃取小柱净化,采用超高效液相色谱-质谱法,以正、负离子同时扫描的动态多反应监测模式采集数据,采用空白基质匹配法进行定量计算。结果:60种农药线性关系良好,r均大于0.996。其中,59种农药单体的平均回收率为63.9%~108.3%,RSD均小于15%。55批样品中共检出2种禁用农药和12种常用农药。结论:该方法灵敏度高、准确性好,适用于罗汉果中多种农药残留的筛查。

UPLC-MS/MS法检测3种食品中松仁过敏原

基于食品基质中松仁过敏原Pin k 2建立了一种超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法。将松仁经过研磨、脱脂、浸提、酶解后经Easy-nLC 1000-QExactive高分辨质谱仪进行分离分析,结合Uniprot蛋白数据库以及ProteinPilotTM软件对质谱图进行数据处理,经BLAST验证特异性,最终筛选3条松仁特异性肽段。方法学验证结果表明,方法在0.001~50mg/mL范围内线性关系良好,定量限为1mg/kg;在饼干、巧克力和饮料3种空白基质中的平均回收率为88.50%~107.57%,相对标准偏差不高于6.08%,基质效应为89.77%~96.13%。该方法具有灵敏度高、特异性好的优势,可应用于饼干、巧克力、饮料等食品样品中松仁过敏原的检测,为我国食品标签真实性检验及食品中隐性过敏原的检测提供技术支持。

UPLC-FLD法测定全血中原卟啉和锌原卟啉

目的建立全血中原卟啉和锌原卟啉的超高效液相色谱-荧光测定方法。方法全血加入间卟啉Ⅸ-二盐酸盐内标,经纯水稀释后,采用二甲基亚砜-丙酮液液萃取进行净化,经C_(18)色谱柱分离,双通道荧光检测器检测,内标法定量。结果原卟啉和锌原卟啉的线性范围均为0.1~5.0μmol/L,相关系数均为0.9995;方法的检出限分别为0.02μmol/L和0.03μmol/L,定量限分别为0.06μmol/L和0.09μmol/L;原卟啉和锌原卟啉在低、中、高三个浓度加标时,方法的加标回收率分别为85.2%~94.7%和84.8%~92.8%;批内精密度(RSD)分别为2.8%~5.3%和2.7%~6.1%,批间精密度(RSD)分别为3.4%~6.3%和3.2%~7.1%;对30份血样中原卟啉与锌原卟啉检测结果分别为:0.1~0.5μmol/L与0.4~1.2μmol/L。结论本方法适用于全血中的原卟啉和锌原卟啉的同时测定。

肾功能亢进患者血浆中亚胺培南浓度UPLC-MS/MS测定方法的建立及药代动力学研究

目的建立了测定肾功能亢进(ARC)患者血浆中亚胺培南(IMP)浓度的超高效液相色谱-串联质谱(UPLC-MS/MS)方法,并研究IMP在ARC患者体内的药代动力学特征。方法血浆样品用乙腈沉淀蛋白处理,以阿莫西林为内标,采用UPLC-MS/MS法分析。筛选IMP的给药方案为1 g,静脉滴注,每隔8 h的ARC患者,收集不同时间点的血药浓度,计算药代动力学参数。结果IMP在0.40~200.00μg/mL范围内线性良好,精密度、准确度、基质效应、方法回收率和稳定性均符合要求。IMP在ARC患者体内的半衰期为(0.97±0.06)h,血药浓度-时间曲线下面积(AUC)为(48.49±14.93)mg/(L·h),表观分布容积为(16.15±7.90)L,肌酐清除率为(18.30±5.70)L/h,达峰浓度为(15.63±4.60)μg/mL。结论UPLC-MS/MS法准确度高、灵敏度强,可有效用于测定ARC患者血浆中IMP浓度。ARC患者体内IMP的代谢速率和清除率可能发生变化,为临床用药提供重要参考。

QuEChERS-UPLC-MS/MS同时测定畜禽肉中23种驱虫类药物残留量

研究旨在建立同时检测畜禽肉中多种驱虫类药物的分析方法,通过优化前处理方法和仪器分析条件,建立了分散固相萃取法-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法(UPLC-MS/MS)同时测定畜禽肉中23种驱虫类药物残留的分析方法,目标物以乙腈提取,分散固相萃取法(QuEChERS)净化,用乙腈+0.1%甲酸水作为流动相、UPLC-MS/MS确证检测、外标法定量。结果显示:所建立的方法定量限为0.2~1.0μg/kg,回收率为71.4%~107.5%,相对标准偏差为0.9%~8.8%。表明该方法定量限低,稳定性好,适用于畜禽肉中23种驱虫类药物残留的同时检测。

基于UPLC-QqQ-MS/MS测定人参属中药对甲亢大鼠类固醇激素含量的影响

本研究利用超高效液相色谱-三重四极杆串联质谱(UPLC-QqQ-MS/MS)联用技术定量测定甲亢大鼠血清中肾上腺素和多种类固醇激素,探讨血清中类固醇激素含量与甲状腺功能亢进的相关性,以及不同药性人参属中药红参和人参叶对甲亢高代谢的改善作用。采用主成分分析(PCA)、Spearman检验进行肾上腺素和类固醇激素与甲状腺功能的相关性分析。结果表明,UPLC-QqQ-MS/MS能够快速检测待测物的含量和变化,灵敏度高、重现性好、准确率高且分析速度快。与空白组相比,甲亢大鼠血清中类固醇激素含量均有不同程度的降低,给予不同药性人参属中药后均出现升高。类固醇激素水平异常在一定程度上与甲状腺激素有关,皮质酮和肾上腺素可作为中药调节类固醇激素代谢的关键指标;睾酮可作为寒性中药调节类固醇激素的生物标志物;肾上腺素和雄烯二酮可作为温性中药调节类固醇激素的生物标志物。该方法能够系统、快速、准确、高效地完成大鼠血清中类固醇激素含量的测定,为类固醇激素的分析测定提供方法参考。

UPLC-Orbitrap-MS/MS研究葶苈子化学成分及其质谱裂解规律

本研究建立了超高效液相色谱-静电场轨道离子阱-串联质谱(UPLC-Orbitrap-MS/MS)法鉴定葶苈子化学成分。将葶苈子的甲醇-水溶液(70:30,V/V)提取液经ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18色谱柱(100 mm×2.1 mm×1.7μm)分离后,导入Orbitrap高分辨质谱仪,在电喷雾正、负离子模式下,采用全扫描-数据依赖型(data dependent)二级质谱扫描(Full MS/dd-MS^(2))模式采集数据,并使用Compound Discoverer(CD)软件对数据进行色谱峰对齐和提取。随后,将母离子和碎片离子的精确质量数导入CD软件与各数据库进行匹配,归纳各类化合物的质谱裂解规律。结果表明,在南葶苈子1(DS1)提取液中鉴定到39种化合物,包括生物碱类、黄酮类、强心苷类、酰胺类、有机酸类、氨基酸类等。采用该方法进一步鉴定南葶苈子2(DS2)和北葶苈子(LA),DS2中鉴定到37种化合物,其中10种为DS1中未鉴定到的;LA中鉴定到42种化合物,其中7种在DS1和DS2中均未鉴定到。本研究可为探讨不同来源葶苈子的药理学作用机制和葶苈子的临床应用提供数据支持。