Screening for Plant Toxins in Honey and Herbal Beverage by Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Ion Mobility-Quadrupole Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

The standards of plant toxins were separated by a C18 column with gradient elution with 0.1% formic acid/water (V/V) and 0.1% formic acid/acetonitrile (V/V) as mobile phase and acquired by ion mobility-quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry (IM-QTOF MS) in positive ion mode. A database of 308 plant toxins including retention time, collision cross-section (CCS) and its fragment ions was established. Honey dissolved in water or herbal beverage was extracted by acetonitrile and purified with PSA sorbent, and then acquired by ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography IM-QTOFMS. The acquired data were processed by comparing with the database we established to confirm the target compounds. The average recoveries for samples at two levels ranged from 60.6% - 120.1%, with relative standard deviation (n = 6) less than 25%. The limit of quantitation for plant toxins ranged from 1 - 20 μg/kg. The developed screening method was used in determination of honey, herbal beverage and honey flavored tea beverage samples. The results showed that berberine was detected in one honey with 1 μg/kg and caffeine was present in some beverages with the concentration from 200 and 5500 μg/kg. This method could meet the requirement for rapid screening of plant toxins in honey and herbal beverage. It can be used for the quality control of honey and herbal beverage in enterprises or quality inspection departments. It also can be used in the rapid screening of food poisoning.

Dimension-Enhanced Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Ion Mobility-Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Combined with Intelligent Peak Annotation for the Rapid Characterization of the Multiple Components from Seeds of Descurainia sophia

The complex composition of herbal metabolites necessitates the development of powerful analytical techniques aimed to identify the bioactive components.The seeds of Descurainia sophia(SDS)are utilized in China as a cough and asthma relieving agent.Herein,a dimension-enhanced integral approach,by combining ultra-high performance liquid chromatography/ion mobility-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry(UHPLC/IMQTOF-MS)and intelligent peak annotation,was developed to rapidly characterize the multicomponents from SDS.Good chromatographic separation was achieved within 38 min on a UPLC CSH C18(2.1×100 mm,1.7μm)column which was eluted by 0.1%formic acid in water(water phase)and acetonitrile(organic phase).Collision-induced dissociation-MS^(2)data were acquired by the data-independent high-definition MS^(E)(HDMS^(E))in both the negative and positive electrospray ionization modes.A major components knockout strategy was applied to improve the characterization of those minor ingredients by enhancing the injection volume.Moreover,a self-built chemistry library was established,which could be matched by the UNIFI software enabling automatic peak annotation of the obtained HDMS^(E)data.As a result of applying the intelligent peak annotation workflows and further confirmation process,a total of 53 compounds were identified or tentatively characterized from the SDS,including 29 flavonoids,one uridine derivative,four glucosides,one lignin,one phenolic compound,and 17 others.Notably,four-dimensional information related to the structure(e.g.,retention time,collision cross section,MS^(1)and MS^(2)data)was obtained for each component by the developed integral approach,and the results would greatly benefit the quality control of SDS.

CO₂Absorption Solvent Degradation Compound Identification Using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Quadrapole-Time of Flight (LCMSQTOF)

The degradation of the alkanolamine solvent used in the removal of acid gases from natural gas streams due to exposure to contaminants, thermal degradation and presence of oxygen or oxygen containing compounds will change the solvent properties, such as heat transfer coefficient, diffusion coefficient, and mass transfer coefficient of the solvent. Therefore, characterization and quantification of amine degradation product becomes one of the important analyses to determine alkanolamine solvent’s health. In order to identify degradation products of alkanolamine solvent, analytical strategies by using mass spectrometry (MS) as detector have been studied extensively. In this work, due to the low concentration of the amine degradation product, a method was developed for identification of alkanolamine degradation products using LCMS-QTOF technique. A strategy for identification of trace degradation products has been identified. Six (6) alkanolamine degradation products had been identified by using LCMS-QTOF targeted analysis in the blended alkanolamine solvent used in natural gas processing plant. Another fifteen (15) molecular formulas having similarity in chemical structure to alkanolamine degradation products were identified using untargeted analysis strategy, as possible compounds related to degradation products. Using LCMS-QTOF via targeted and untargeted analysis strategy, without tedious column separation and reference standard, enables laboratory to provide a quick and indicative information for alkanolamine solvent’s organic degradation compounds identification in CO2 adsorption, within reasonable analysis time.

Research on accurate quantitation technique using liquid chromatography coupled with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry and experiment optimization—take a novel diuretic as an example

Liquid chromatography coupled with the triple quadrupole mass spectrometry(LC-QQQ MS)technique is the most commonly used technique for quantitative analysis.It is widely used in pharmacology,targeted metabolomics,Chinese medicine quality control,and other research fields.The technique monitors only characteristic precursors and product ions through multiple reaction monitoring(MRM)mode and can detect targeted molecules in complex matrix with high specificity and sensitivity.In the present study,a diarylamide derivative diuretic was used as an example to introduce the method establishment and parameter optimization of this liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry technique.Diuretic and its internal standard could be completely separated within a 5-min gradient,and the quantitative linear range was 1–1000 ng/mL with R2=0.9996 in practical samples.This study showed that the key to the method development for LC-QQQ MS was the selection of the LC mobile phase,the elution gradient,the declustering potential,and the collision energy of compounds in MS.

Characterization of impurities in the bulk drug lisinopril by liquid chromatography/ion trap spectrometry

Two trace impurities in the bulk drug lisinopril were detected by means of high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry （HPLC/MS） with a simple and sensitive method suitable for HPLC/MSn analysis. The fragmentation behavior of lisinopfil and the impurities was investigated, and two unknown impurities were elucidated as 2-（6-amino- l-（l-carboxyethylamino）- l-oxohexan-2-ylamino）-4-phenylbutanoic acid and 6-amino-2-（l-carboxy-3-phenylpropylamino）-hexanoic acid on the basis of the multi-stage mass spectrometry and exact mass evidence, The proposed structures of the two unknown impurities were further confirmed by nuclear magnetic resonance （NMR） experiments after preparative isolation.

基于UPLC-Triple-TOF MS/MS对巴氏杀菌乳中磷脂成分的分析

基于超高效液相色谱-串联四极杆飞行时间高分辨质谱(ultra-high performance liquid chromatographytriple quadrupole-time of flight tandem mass spectrometry,UPLC-Triple-TOF MS/MS)法对巴氏杀菌乳中的磷脂成分进行分析鉴定。采用色谱柱ACQUITY UPLC^®BEH C18(2.1 mm×100 mm,1.7μm),以流动相A水-甲醇-乙腈(1∶1∶1,V/V)和流动相B异丙醇-乙腈(1∶1,V/V)进行梯度洗脱,在电喷雾电离正模式下采集数据。依据高分辨质谱提供的保留时间、准分子离子、二级碎片等脂质分析数据,并结合标准品碎裂方式等信息,共鉴定出磷脂分子68种。其中,磷脂酰胆碱22种,占比7.98%;磷脂酰乙醇胺17种,占比56.60%;磷脂酰丝氨酸10种,占比1.70%;磷脂酰肌醇7种,占比1.33%;鞘磷脂12种,占比32.39%。本研究采用灵敏度高、精密度及稳定性良好的UPLC-Triple-TOF MS/MS方法实现了对牛乳中磷脂的全面定性与定量分析。此方法检测出的牛乳磷脂信息完整、磷脂种类多于其他检测技术,可为牛乳的磷脂研究提供数据基础。

Separation and identification of moxifloxacin impurities in drug substance by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with ultraviolet detection and Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

In this paper, a high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with ultraviolet detection and Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry （HPLC-UV/FrICRMS） method was described for the investigation of impurity profile in moxifloxacin （MOX） drug substance and chemical reference substance. Ten impurities were detected by HPLC-UV, while eight impurities were identified by using the high accurate molecular mass combined with multiple-stage mass spectrometric data and fragmentation rules. In addition, to our knowledge, five impurities were founded for the first time in MOX drug substance.

黑果枸杞化学成分的UPLC-Triple TOF/MS分析及其总花色苷类含量测定

采用超高效液相色谱-飞行时间质谱联用技术对黑果枸杞中的化学成分进行分析,通过多级离子碎片信息,结合天然产物高分辨质谱数据库及相关文献进行推断;采用超高效液相色谱仪,使用Acquity UPLC BEH C18柱(2.1 mm×50 mm,1.7μm),以0.1%三氟乙酸-10%甲酸溶液及甲酸-水-甲醇-乙腈(1∶5∶2∶2,V/V)为流动相进行梯度洗脱,检测波长530 nm,对黑果枸杞中的总花色苷进行定量分析;黑果枸杞中的总花色苷含量以矢车菊素-3-O-葡萄糖苷为标准计算。从黑果枸杞中共鉴定出化合物30个,其中包括生物碱类化合物13个、花色苷类化合物13个。矢车菊素-3-O-葡萄糖苷在0.005~0.08 mg/mL质量浓度范围内线性关系良好(R=0.9999);平均加样回收率为95.45%,相对标准偏差为2.62%。本方法可快速、高效地鉴定黑果枸杞中的化合物;花色苷含量测定方法重复性好、准确度高,有助于提高黑枸杞的品质控制。

Investigations on the degradation of aspartame using high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry

Aspartame is a widely used sweetener, the long-term safety of which has been controversial ever since it was accepted for human consumption. It is unstable and can produce some harmful degradation products under certain storage conditions. A high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry method was developed for the simultaneous analysis of aspartame and its four degradation products, including aspartic acid, phenylalanine, aspartyl-phenylalanine and 5-benzyl-3,6- dioxo-2-piperazieacetic acid in water and in diet soft drinks. Aspartame and its four degradation products were quantified by a matrix matched external standard calibration curve with excellent correlation coefficients. The limits of detection were 0.16-5.8 μg/L, which exhibited higher sensitivity than common methods. This method was rapid, sensitive, specific and capable of eliminating matrix interferences. It was also applied to the study of the degradation of aspartame at various pH and temperatures. The results indicated that aspartame was partly degraded under strong acidic or basic conditions and the extent of degradation increased with increasing temperature.

GLOBAL ANALYSIS OF THE METABOLITES OF CURCUMIN IN RATS BY ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY COUPLED WITH QUADRUPOLE TIME OF-FLIGHT TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY

Curcumin,a safe natural yellow pigment with a wide range of pharmacological activities,is used both in herbal drugs and as a food coloring agents.Studies have shown that curcumin would suffer from extensive metabolism in vivoand the predominant metabolic pathways are reduction and conjugation.In order to comprehensively study the metabolism and enrich the metabolic profile of cxurcumin in vivo,we carried out this research.A systematic method with highly sensitive UPLC-Q/TOF-MS was established to analyze different biological samples of rats after

气相色谱-三重四极杆质谱法测定黄芪中42种农药残留

目的建立气相色谱-三重四极杆质谱法测定黄芪中42种农药的方法。方法黄芪中的多组分农药采用乙腈提取,上清液经N-丙基乙二胺、十八烷基硅烷键合硅胶、硅胶净化,采用程序升温进样口上机测定,基质匹配曲线外标法定量。结果42种农药在0.01~1.00μg/mL范围内线性关系良好,相关系数为0.9954~0.9999,在空白基质中添加低(0.02 mg/kg)、中(0.40 mg/kg)、高(2.00 mg/kg)3个不同浓度的混合标准品各6份,加标回收率为72.5%~109.3%,相对标准偏差为1.25%~6.07%,检出限为0.002~0.010mg/kg,定量限为0.005~0.030 mg/kg。在100批次黄芪样本中检出6种农药,分别是α-硫丹、对硫磷、甲基对硫磷、硫环磷、氯氰菊酯、氰戊菊酯,样品检出率6.0%,样品超标率1.0%,超标农药为氯氰菊酯。结论本方法灵敏度高、准确性好,适用于黄芪中42种农药的同时测定。

改进和优化黑果枸杞及其制品中花青素测定的pH示差法

建立一种基于美国官方分析化学师协会(Association of Official Analytical Chemists,AOAC)方法检测黑果枸杞及其制品中花青素含量的改进pH示差法。考察了黑果枸杞及其制品中花青素的最佳提取和检测条件,通过液相色谱-三重四级杆串联质谱法鉴别出黑果枸杞中花青素的具体化学结构,并计算出混合花青素的平均摩尔质量。通过分光光度法测得混合花青素的平均摩尔消光系数,对改进后的pH示差法进行方法学验证和花青素的含量测定。结果显示,最佳提取和检测条件如下:黑果枸杞花青素提取溶剂为盐酸-80%(体积分数)乙醇(3∶97,体积比),料液比为1∶100(g∶mL),提取温度为50℃,提取时间为30 min,缓冲溶液稀释5倍后静置平衡20 min。液相色谱-三重四级杆串联质谱法鉴别黑果枸杞中主要以矮牵牛素类花青素为主(占97.96%),黑果枸杞特有的混合花青素平均摩尔质量为912.7 g/mol,平均摩尔消光系数为29591 L/(mol·cm)。pH示差法改进后能够满足方法学验证要求,固体样品和液体样品最低检出限分别为28.2 mg/100 g、0.282 mg/100 mL。方法改进后花青素提取增长率均大于20%,静置平衡20 min后单次检测结果精密度小于0.3%。以矮牵牛素类花青素代替矢车菊素-3-O-葡萄糖苷计算花青素含量平均提高了2.41倍,能真实地反映黑果枸杞及其制品中花青素的含量。

超高效液相色谱-四极杆-飞行时间高分辨质谱用于化妆品中15种前列腺素类似物的快速筛查和测定

建立了超高效液相色谱-四极杆-飞行时间高分辨质谱(UPLC-Q-TOF MS)快速筛查和测定化妆品中15种前列腺素类似物的方法。样品以饱和氯化钠作为分散剂(蜡质类样品以四氢呋喃分散),经乙腈提取,离心取上清液过滤后,采用Poroshell 120 EC-C_(18)柱(150 mm×3.0 mm,2.7μm)分离,以5 mmol/L甲酸铵(含0.1%甲酸)-乙腈为流动相梯度洗脱。在ESI正离子模式下,采用Targeted MS/MS模式采集15种前列腺素类似物的质谱信息,构建筛查数据库进行快速筛查,确证后的目标物通过外标法定量。结果表明,15种前列腺素类似物的线性关系良好,相关系数(r^(2))均大于0.99;检出限为0.3~17.6μg/g,定量下限为1.1~58.8μg/g。在低、中、高3个加标水平下,水剂、膏霜、乳类、粉类、凝胶5类化妆品基质的回收率为70.1%~134%,相对标准偏差不大于7.5%。该方法简单高效、准确度好,可用于化妆品中前列腺素类似物的定性确证和定量分析,为化妆品风险识别提供技术支撑。

高效液相色谱-三重四级杆质谱测定黄花蒿中青蒿素含量方法的设计

利用高效液相色谱-三重四级杆质谱仪建立了黄花蒿中青蒿素含量的测定方法,并进行线性与范围、精密度、回收率及实验室比对方法学验证。结果表明:青蒿素在3~300 ng/mL线性良好(R^(2)=0.9994),检出限和定量限分别为0.25和0.75μg/g;该方法精密度良好,重复性RSD在2.0%~4.8%;平均加样回收率在93.8%~109.8%。分别在3个实验室对青蒿素含量比对检测,各实验室检测分析同一样品相对标准偏差在0.5%~3.3%。该实验项目难度适中,在保证可操作的同时具一定的创新性,可培养学生的科研探索精神,适用于研究生的中药成分分析开放性实验教学。

超高效液相色谱-三重四极杆质谱法同时测定纺织品中30种芳香胺类化合物的含量

取0.1 g 5 mm×5 mm的纺织品小片,加入17 mL(70±2)℃柠檬酸盐缓冲溶液(pH 6.0),参考GB/T 17592—2011进行还原裂解、萃取、浓缩,加适量甲醇稀释,采用超高效液相色谱-三重四极杆质谱法同时测定30种芳香胺类化合物的含量。以ZORBAX Eclipse Plus C18色谱柱作固定相,不同体积比0.1%(体积分数)甲酸溶液和甲醇的混合溶液作流动相进行梯度洗脱,电喷雾离子源正离子(ESI+)模式电离,外标法定量。结果显示:各目标物的质量浓度在50~2000μg·L^(-1)内和峰面积呈线性关系,检出限(3S/N)为0.05~1.69μg·kg^(-1);按照标准加入法进行回收试验,测定值的相对标准偏差(n=6)为3.0%~7.0%,回收率为60.3%~96.5%。方法用于两个质控样品的分析,测定值和指定值基本一致。

复合露酒的非挥发性成分鉴定及抗疲劳效应

该研究采用高效液相色谱-四级杆飞行时间串联质谱联用(HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS)法对复合露酒(38%vol)中的非挥发性化合物进行检测,并将复合露酒灌胃至小鼠22 d,考察其对小鼠负重游泳的影响,评价其抗疲劳的保健作用。结果表明,从复合露酒(0.2257 g生药/mL)中共鉴定出52种非挥发性物质,包括皂苷类24种、黄酮类6种、核苷类4种、氨基酸类4种、生物碱类3种、其他11种。与模型组相比,低、中、高剂量组小鼠体质量减少量均极显著减少(P<0.01);中、高剂量组小鼠负重游泳时间均极显著延长(P<0.01);低、中剂量组小鼠血尿素氮(BUN)含量显著增加(P<0.01,P<0.05);低、中、高剂量组小鼠乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)活力、肝糖原(LG)含量显著增加(P<0.01,P<0.05),说明该款复合露酒非挥发性成分丰富,可增强身体对负荷的适应性,具有明显的抗疲劳效果,对功能性食品开发提供一定的基础。

高效液相色谱-串联四极杆质谱法测定荔枝中降糖氨酸A和亚甲基环丙基甘氨酸

建立高效液相色谱-串联四极杆质谱定量分析荔枝中降糖氨酸A和亚甲基环丙基甘氨酸两种降糖氨酸的测定方法。荔枝样品以90%乙醇为提取溶剂进行超声提取,离心取上清,氮吹后用水复溶。经丹磺酰氯衍生化后,采用Waters HSS T3色谱柱(100 mm×2.1 mm,1.8μm)进行分离,柱温为35℃,水(含0.1%甲酸)和乙腈为流动相,梯度洗脱,流量为0.3 mL/min。质谱采用电喷雾电离源,正离子扫描,多反应监测模式进行检测。两种降糖氨酸的质量浓度在0.01~0.50μg/mL范围内与其色谱峰面积线性良好,相关系数均大于0.999,降糖氨酸A的检出限为0.05 mg/kg,亚甲基环丙基甘氨酸的检出限为0.08 mg/kg,加标回收率为81.4%~98.7%,相对标准偏差为3.2%~5.9%(n=6)。该方法操作简单,分析时间短,灵敏度高,准确可靠,为荔枝中降糖氨酸A和亚甲基环丙基甘氨酸两种降糖氨酸的测定提供了有效的技术手段。

液相色谱-三重四极杆复合线性离子阱质谱法测定烟用香精香料中9种有机酸的含量

采用液相色谱-三重四极杆复合线性离子阱质谱法定性定量检测烟用香精香料中苹果酸、柠檬酸、乳酸、丙二酸、琥珀酸、马来酸、酒石酸、己二酸、乙酰丙酸等9种有机酸。取0.1 g烟用香精香料样品,加入20 mL水,超声提取10 min。取上清液1 mL,过0.22μm水相滤膜后用水稀释10倍,按照优化的仪器工作条件测定。在Synergi Hydro-RP色谱柱上用不同体积比的0.1%(体积分数,下同)甲酸溶液和含0.1%甲酸的甲醇溶液的混合液梯度洗脱分离各有机酸后,用电喷雾离子源负离子模式电离,多反应监测-信息依赖采集-增强子离子(MRM-IDA-EPI)模式扫描,MRM模式定量,保留时间结合EPI标准品二级质谱库定性。结果表明:9种有机酸的质量浓度均在一定范围内和定量子离子峰面积呈线性关系,检出限(3s/k)为0.003~0.018 mg·L^(-1);对实际样品进行加标回收试验,回收率为73.3%~112%,日内(n=6)、日间(n=5)精密度试验所得测定值的相对标准偏差分别不大于10%和不大于15%;方法用于142种烟用香精香料样品的分析,检出率较高的4种有机酸为乳酸、苹果酸、琥珀酸和柠檬酸。

超高效液相色谱-三重四级杆串联质谱法测定化妆品中达克罗宁和新康唑

利用超高效液相色谱-三重四级杆串联质谱技术,建立化妆品中达克罗宁和新康唑非法添加物定性定量检测方法。样品经饱和氯化钠溶液分散,乙腈提取,超声波冰浴30 min助提。采用C18柱色谱柱(100 mm×2.1 mm,1.9μm),用流动相A(0.1%甲酸水)和流动相B(甲醇)进行梯度洗脱,流量为0.3 mL/min,柱温为30℃,进样体积为2μL。达克罗宁和新康唑的质量浓度在1~100 ng/mL范围内与色谱峰面积线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0.999。当取样质量为0.2 g时,质量分数定量限均为0.1μg/g,检出限均为0.03μg/g。该方法灵敏、快速,可用于化妆品中达克罗宁和新康唑两种目标物的测定。

失笑散化学成分分析

目的分析失笑散的化学成分。方法采用超高效液相色谱串联三重四极杆飞行时间质谱(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS)法,色谱柱为Cortecs UPLC T3柱(100 mm×2.1 mm,1.6μm),流动相为0.1%甲酸水溶液-乙腈(梯度洗脱),流速为0.3 mL/min,柱温为30℃,进样量为2μL;电喷雾离子源(ESI),正负离子模式。结果共解析出53个化学成分,其中组方药材蒲黄中23个,五灵脂中14个,其余16个为两者共有。蒲黄独有成分及其与五灵脂共有成分均以黄酮类成分为主,而五灵脂独有成分以萜类成分为主。结论该方法操作简便,重复性好,可为进一步研究失笑散的效应-物质基础提供依据。