Rapid Screening of 26 Organophosphorus Pesticides in Fresh Milk by Ultra Liquid Chromatography Coupled With Quadrupole-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

[Objectives]A rapid screening and analysis method for 26 organophosphorus agrochemicals in fresh milk was established using ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole-time of flight mass spectrometry.[Methods]Raw milk was extracted with acetonitrile solution containing 0.2%formic acid by volume,and purified with a Dikma ProElut QuECHERS solid phase extraction cartridge.Target compounds were separated on a Waters ACQUITY UPLC HSS T3 chromatographic column(2.1 mm×50 mm,1.8μm)with methanol-water solution as a mobile phase for gradient elution,and through scanning with an electrospray ion source in positive ion mode,26 kinds of organophosphorus agrochemicals could be accurately qualitatively determined within 10 min.[Results]When using formic acid acetonitrile with a volume fraction of 0.2%,there were more types of detected compounds and a greater recovery;and using B cartridge could effectively eliminate the interference of non-polar substances such as phospholipids,achieve higher number of detected compounds than those of A and C,and well separate the 26 kinds of agrochemical residues.[Conclusions]This study provides a reference method for the rapid screening of agrochemical residues in dairy cows in the future.

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.

Measurement of Arsenic Species in Infant Rice Cereals by Liquid Chromatography Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Infant rice cereals were analyzed for total arsenic, inorganic arsenic (i-As) and the organic arsenic species monomethylarsonoic acid (MMA) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) using liquid chromatography inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LC-ICP-MS). Total arsenic concentrations in the samples ranged from 110 ng/gup to 420 ng/g. The i-As in the rice cereals accounted for 33% to 77% of the total arsenic. The observed variability between infant rice cereals makes a dietary survey approach to accessing arsenic exposures difficult.

Stable Isotope Dilution Analysis of Gibberellin Residues in Tomato Paste by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

An accurate and sensitive method for the simultaneous determination of gibberellic acid（GA3）, gibberellin A4（GA4） and gibberellin A7（GA7） residues in tomato paste was developed by coupling solid phase extraction to high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry（LC-MS/MS） with electrospray ionization based stable isotope dilution analysis（SIDA）. The isotope labeled internal standard can compensate for the losses during the extraction and cleanup steps and for discrimination due to ion suppression. After extraction from methanol, hydrophile lipophilic balance（HLB） solid phase extraction（SPE） column was tested for the capacity of the cleanup of the tomato paste in compared with C18 SPE column which is the common way to the detection of GAs, and the former gained better result. Spiked experiments were performed in the non-contaminated tomato pastes and the recoveries of GA3, GA4 and GA7 were 42.6%―75.0% in external standard method（ESM） and 91.1%―103.8% in internal standard method（ISM） respectively. The validities of this method were investigated and good analytical performance for the three GAs was obtained, including low limits of method detection（2 ng/g for GA3 and GA4, 0.3 ng/g for GA7）, excellent linear dynamic ranges（5―500 ng/g for GA3 and GA4, 1―100 ng/g for GA7） and good relative standard deviation ranges（4.8%―9.4% for the intra-day test and 3.5%―11.9% for the inter-day test）.

Effect of pediatric tuina on hypothalamic metabolites in young rabbits using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

Objective: To investigate the changes in the hypothalamic metabolites of lipopolysaccharide(LPS) febrile young rabbits after the treatment with pediatric tuina.Methods: A total of 30 young rabbits were randomly assigned into three groups: the normal group, the model group, and the tuina group. Both the model group and the tuina group were injected intravenously with LPS. “Six antipyretic manipulations”(pushing Tianmen, pushing Kangong, kneading Taiyang,kneading Erhougaogu, clearing Tianheshui, and pushing Jizhu) were administered 1 h after the LPS injection in the tuina group. The rectal temperatures of the young rabbits were monitored during the experiment to explore the antipyretic effect. Three hours after the injection, the content of interleukin-1β(IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-a, and prostaglandin E;(PGE;) in the serum was detected. In addition, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(LC-MS) was used for the hypothalamus metabolomics.Results: Compared with the model group, the rectal temperature of the tuina group was decreased at 2 h and 3 h after the LPS injection(P =.04, P =.03, respectively), and the content of IL-1β, TNF-a, and PGE2was decreased(P =.03, P =.003, and P =.008, respectively). The metabolomics results showed that there were 23 potential biomarkers after the tuina intervention, enriching 27 pathways. Lipid metabolites,especially glycerophospholipids, were a majority of the altered metabolites. The primary metabolic pathways affected by tuina included the arachidonic acid metabolism, the GABAergic synapse, D-glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism, and the glutamatergic synapse.Conclusion: Pediatric tuina reduced the temperature of the febrile rabbits and downregulated the expression of IL-1β, TNF-a, and PGE2, and the antipyretic mechanism may be related to changes in metabolites and metabolic pathways in the hypothalamus.

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.

COMPREHENSIVE TWO-DIMENSIONAL LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY COUPLED WITH QUADRUPLE TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY FOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS ANALYSIS OF TRIPTERYGIUM GLYCOSIDES TABLETS

Comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography platform(LC×LC)coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight(QTOF)mass spectrometry(MS)is developed to separate,identify and relatively determine the chemical constituents of two types of tripterygium glycosides tablets(TGT).The types and relative contents of the constituents discovered in two kinds of TGT tablets were subsequently compared.C8andC18 column were used for the separation of the first

Pharmacokinetic Comparison of Four Major Bio-Active Components of Naoxintong Capsule in Normal and Acute Blood Stasis Rats Using Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Triple-Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry

Objective: To compare the pharmacokinetic differences of the main components of Naoxintong capsule(NXTC) in normal and acute blood stasis rats. Materials and Methods: Rats were subcutaneously injected with adrenaline hydrochloride twice;during the two subcutaneous injections, the rats were placed in ice water for 4 min to reproduce the model rat of acute blood stasis. The normal and acute blood stasis rats were administrated a 5.04 g/kg dose of NXTC suspension. Then, blood samples were collected from the posterior retinal venous plexus at different time points. Plasma concentrations of four major bio-active components including caffeic acid, ferulic acid, formononetin, and tanshinone IIA in NXTC were measured using ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry. Phoenix Win Nonlin v6.2 software was used to calculate the pharmacokinetic parameters. Results: Compared with the normal rats, the acute blood stasis rats showed a significant decrease in C_(max) of ferulic acid and formononetin, AUC_(all) of caffeic acid and ferulic acid, and AUC_(INF_obs) of ferulic acid. Conversely, an increase in the Vz_F_obs and MRT_(last) of ferulic acid and caffeic acid was observed. These findings demonstrate that the absorption of the four NXTC components was weakened in the acute blood stasis rats and that the elimination time was prolonged. Conclusions: The significant difference in some parameters of the four NXTC components between the normal and acute blood stasis rats might be caused by an increase in blood viscosity and the subsequent slowing down of blood flow in the acute blood stasis rats. The pharmacokinetic study conducted in pathological state can provide important information and scientific basis for further rational clinical application of NXTC.

Rapid Differentiation of Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix from Different Geographic Origins Using Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

Objective:There are different geographic origins of Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radixs(AKRs)sold in the market with different quality.This study aims to establish a rapid analysis method to distinguish the different geographic origins of AKRs and to realize the rapid evaluation of their quality.Methods:An ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-TOF MS)method was utilized to acquire the constituents'information of AKRs from different geographic origins.MSE data and Progenesis QI software were employed to identify the chemical constitutes.Principal component analysis(PCA)was applied to comparing MS data to find the chemical markers of AKRs from different geographic origins.Results:Twenty-three components were detected and 17 out of them were identified,including diester-diterpenoid alkaloids,monoester-diterpenoid alkaloids,and amine-diterpenoid alkaloids.Three pairs of isomers were detected and two of them were distinguished by the retention time of standard samples.Thirteen chemical markers were screened out through PCA and orthogonal partial least square discriminant analysis.Through detecting Napelline or isomer of Napelline(m/z 360.2530)and Aconifine(m/z 662.3170),AKRs from inner Mongolia autonomous could be screened.According to the existence of benzoylaconine(m/z 604.3108)and Indaconitine(m/z 630.3159),it could be confirmed that the AKRs are from Xinjiang Uygur autonomous.AKRs that cannot detect compounds above-mentioned could be from Liaoning or Shanxi Province.Conclusions:The chemical profile could be used not only to distinguish the AKRs from different geographic origins but also to identify the true and false of AKRs.This study lays a foundation for the study of efficacy and toxic of AKRs.

A Simple and Fast Separation Method of Fe Employing Extraction Resin for Isotope Ratio Determination by Multicollector ICP-MS

A new, simple and fast separation method for Fe using an extraction chromatographic resin, Aliquat 336 (commercially available as TEVA resin) has been developed. A one milliliter column containing 0.33 mL TEVA resin on 0.67 mL CG-71C was used.Iron was adsorbed with 6mol·L-1 HCl + H2O2 on TEVA resin, and recovered with 2 mol·L-1HNO3. The recovery yield and total blank were 93.5 ± 6.5% and 6 ng, respectively. Theseparation method is simple, and takes < 2 hours. For evaluation of the Fe separation, Fe isotope ratios were measured by a double-spike method employing multicollector inductively coupled plasma source mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) with repeatability of 0.06‰ (SD) for the standard solution and ~0.05‰ for the silicate samples. Therefore, the column chemistry developed in this study is a viable option for Fe isotope ratio measurement by MC-ICP-MS.

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

基于不确定度评估研究ID-LC-MS/MS法检测鸡蛋中氟虫腈砜残留量的关键控制点

为了控制检测结果准确性,以鸡蛋粉中氟虫腈砜残留分析标准物质[GBW(E)100779]为测试样,采用“自下而上”法对基于多功能净化柱(PAC柱)净化的同位素稀释液相色谱串联质谱(ID-LC-MS/MS)法进行测量不确定度评估。“鱼骨图”分析表明,不确定度分量主要来源有样品称样量、内标溶液添加体积、标准工作溶液浓度及其移取体积。内标溶液添加体积引入的不确定度最大,对检测结果不确定度的贡献率为68.59%;万分之一天平称量引入的不确定度可忽略不计。同位素内标的添加过程是ID-LC-MS/MS法检测的关键控制点,参考基准的合理选择和目标物的完全提取是准确测量的前提。进一步用LC-MS/MS法对参考物质、稀释剂和内标溶液的适用性进行了评估,并基于国家有证标准物质[GBW(E)100779]对提取方法进行了优化。研究结果有利于提升鸡蛋食品安全的检测质量和质控水平,为精准检测质控方案的设计提供新思路。

土壤中Sb(Ⅲ)和Sb(Ⅴ)的有效提取与测定

锑的各种形态中三价锑和五价锑的毒性较高,在城市土壤锑组成中占比也较高。研究了萃取方式、萃取剂、萃取条件、色谱分离流动相条件等因素对土壤中价态锑提取和分析的影响,建立了完整的土壤价态锑萃取-分析方法。研究推荐以柠檬酸溶液为萃取剂,70℃恒温振荡萃取的方式提取价态锑,萃取液以乙二胺四乙酸二钾+邻苯二甲酸为流动相,经色谱分离后利用电感耦合等离子体质谱仪对不同价态的Sb进行分析。所建立的方法检出限低,准确性精密度好,可用于实际土壤样品中价态锑的有效提取与测定。

同位素内标-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法快速测定食品中米酵菌酸及异米酵菌酸

建立一种快速测定不同食品中米酵菌酸和异米酵菌酸的超高效液相色谱-串联质谱联用方法。样品中待测物用含0.1%氨水的甲醇-水溶液(体积比为4∶1)提取后,经过MFC335柱净化,BEH C_(18)色谱柱分离,负离子扫描,多反应监测模式检测,同位素内标法定量。两种待测物在0.5~200μg/L质量浓度范围内线性良好,相关系数均大于0.995,检出限和定量限分别为0.2、0.6μg/kg,平均回收率范围为90.6%~109.2%,测定结果的相对标准偏差为2.0%~11.2%(n=6)。该方法适用于各类食品基质中米酵菌酸和异米酵菌酸的快速筛查与公共卫生应急检测。

A rapid and simple ultraperformance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry(UPLC-MS/MS) method for the detection of glucuronic acid-conjugated steroid metabolites

In the present study, we effectively detected 10 steroids and glucuronic acid-conjugated steroid metabolites in 12 min by ultraperformance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry （UPLC-MS/MS）. Steroids testosterone （T）, 5ct-dihydrotestosterone （DHT）, androsterone （ADT）, etiocholanolone （ETIO）, estradiol （E2） and their glucuronide conjugates were well-separated on an Eclipse Plus C18 column （2.1 mm×50 ram, RRHD 1.8μm）. The mobile phase consisted of a mixture of methanol and ultrapure water （containing I mM ammonium formate） at a ratio of 60：40 （v/v）, and the flow rate was set at 0.25 mL/min. The LC eluate was detected by electrospray ionization （ESI） source in both positive and negative ion modes. Neutral loss （NL of 176, 194, 211 and 229 Da in positive mode） and precursor ion （PI ofm/z 141,159 and 177 in positive mode and 75, 85 and 133 in negative mode） methods were applied for the detection of steroid glucuronides. The multiple reaction monitoring （MRM） transitions were m/z 289.3→97.1,291.3→105, 291.3→199.2, 273.2→145.4 and 255.2→159.1 for T, DHT, ADT, ETIO and E2 in positive mode, respectively; as well as m/z 463.3→85 for T glucuronide （T-G）, m/z 465.3→75 for DHT glucuronide （DHT-G）, ADT glucuronide （ADT-G）, ETIO glucuronide （ETIO-G） and m/z 447.3→271 for E2 glucuronide （Ez-G） in negative mode. In addition, the analytical method was also applied for the detection of steroid glucuronides in pooled human liver microsomes （HLM）, which might serve as a basis for further investigation of steroid metabolism in vivo and in vitro.

不同品种生菜的多酚、黄酮差异比较与抗氧化活性

生菜富含多种酚酸、黄酮类化合物,是获取膳食多酚的良好食物来源。本研究对50个不同品种(34种绿色品种和16种红色品种)生菜中的总酚、总黄酮含量及其抗氧化能力进行测定,同时采用超高效液相色谱-四极杆-飞行时间质谱法和超高效液相色谱法对生菜中17种特征酚酸和黄酮类化合物进行鉴定及含量测定,再结合多元统计分析进行分类和相关性分析。结果表明,红色品种生菜的总酚、总黄酮含量及抗氧化能力高于绿色品种生菜;50种生菜中鉴定出绿原酸、咖啡酸、异绿原酸A/B、菊苣酸、木犀草素-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖醛酸苷、槲皮素-3-O-葡萄糖酸苷和槲皮素-3-O-葡萄糖苷7种多酚类化合物,整体在红色品种生菜中含量更高。多元统计分析结果表明绿原酸、木犀草素-7-O-β-D-葡萄糖醛酸苷和槲皮素-3-O-葡萄糖苷与抗氧化能力的相关性较高。综上,G21K104、W3088、H20K6457等5个红色新品种及商业种,G21K212、G21K117等4个绿色新品种为高抗氧化活性生菜品种。本研究可为生菜育种、种质资源创新和营养健康、功能性产品开发提供参考依据。

自主研制四极杆-线形离子阱质谱仪测定血清中甲氨蝶呤

本研究基于自主研制的QLIT-6610MD液相色谱-四极杆-线形离子阱-质谱联用仪,建立了准确测量血清中甲氨蝶呤的同位素稀释质谱法。采用甲醇沉淀血清样品的蛋白后测定上清液。通过基质匹配标准曲线定量,在10~5000μg/L浓度范围内,甲氨蝶呤的线性系数R^(2)>0.9990,定量限为10μg/L,质控品精密度优于6.94%,血清样本添加回收率为86.39%~97.84%,变异系数(CV)≤8.04%。应用QLIT-6610MD与AB QTRAP 6500+液相色谱-质谱联用仪同时测定70例临床血清样本,并采用Pearson系数与BLand-ALtman法进行比较。结果表明,2台仪器所测结果一致,QLIT-6610MD可达到三重四极杆质谱仪定量测定血清中甲氨蝶呤的水平,能够满足临床诊断需求,为临床质谱分析提供了一种新的国产仪器选择。此外,本研究还初步探讨了多级碎裂技术(MSn)测定血清中甲氨蝶呤的可能性,为后续研究奠定基础。

同位素稀释-液相色谱-串联质谱法测定4类水产品中甲霜灵的残留量

提出了同位素稀释-液相色谱-串联质谱法测定鱼、虾、蟹、贝4类水产品中甲霜灵残留量的方法。取样品(5±0.05)g,加入10 ng的内标甲霜灵-d 6,静置10 min,用10 mL含1%(体积分数)乙酸的乙腈溶液涡旋混合、离心。取上清液,于45℃氮吹至0.5 mL以下,加入7.5 mL 20%(体积分数,下同)乙腈溶液混匀,用7.5 mL正己烷去脂,Agela Cleanert S C_(18)固相萃取柱富集净化。所得溶液于45℃氮吹至干,用1 mL 20%乙腈溶液复溶,混匀后过0.22μm针式水相尼龙滤膜,滤液收集至进样小瓶中。以SHISEIDO CAPCELL PAK C_(18)色谱柱为固定相,以不同体积比的0.1%(体积分数)甲酸溶液和乙腈的混合液为流动相进行梯度洗脱,内标法定量。结果表明,甲霜灵标准曲线的线性范围为1.0~100.0μg·L^(-1),检出限(3S/N)为0.5μg·kg^(-1)。以不同品种水产品为空白基质,在1.0,2.0,10.0μg·kg^(-1)等3个浓度水平下,甲霜灵的回收率为93.8%~105%,测定值的相对标准偏差(n=6)均小于13%。

High-performance isotope-labeling liquid chromatography mass spectrometry for investigating the effect of drinking Goji tea on urine metabolome profiling

Urine is a human biofluid that is widely used for metabolomics research on disease biomarker discovery.Ideally,the metabolome profiles generated from comparative groups of individuals should mainly consist of the endogenous human metabolites that reflect the healthy states of the individuals.However,external factors,such as diet,may alter the urine metabolome profile by either introducing a significant amount or variety of exogenous metabolites to urine or inducing changes of the metabolome profile.Thus,strict control of the external factors during the sample collection process is critical for urine metabolomics aimed at discovery of disease biomarkers.In this work,we describe a study to determine the effect of drinking Goji tea,which is considered a nutritional supplement drink in some regions of the world,on urine metabolome profile.The purpose of this work is not to determine the nutritional values of Goji tea,but to investigate whether drinking a moderate amount of Goji tea 1-3 h(short-term effect)or 12 h(longer-term effect)before urine collection can cause significant variations of urine metabolome profiles.A highly sensitive dansylation isotope labeling liquid chromatography mass spectrometry(LC-MS)method was used to determine the urine metabolomes before and after drinking Goji tea.From the studies of the short term(<3 h)and longer term(12 h)effects of drinking Goji tea,it is clear that the consumption of a moderate amount of Goji tea does not affect the urine metabolome significantly.Fasting for 12 h should be sufficient to remove any potential interference of Goji metabolites from the human urine metabolome profile.

同位素稀释-液相色谱-串联质谱法同时测定养殖水体中23种镇静剂

建立了同位素稀释液相色谱串联质谱法(LC-MS/MS)同时测定养殖水体中23种镇静剂残留的方法。样品经0.45μm滤膜过滤后,用Oasis HLB固相萃取柱净化,浓缩后用50%的甲醇水定容。以1%甲酸水溶液和乙腈为流动相,采用Agilent InfiniityLab Poroshell 120 SB-C18色谱柱分离后,在多反应监测模式下测定,内标法定量。结果表明,23种镇静剂在0.5~100 ng/L质量浓度范围内线性关系良好(r>0.99),检出限和定量限分别为0.1~0.3和0.4~1.0 ng/L。加标回收率为73.5%~117.6%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为1.1%~9.9%。该方法前处理简单,净化效果较好,灵敏度较高,适用于池塘养殖水体中23种镇静剂类药物残留的快速检测。