Fabrication of polyaniline‐coated halloysite nanotubes by in situ chemical polymerization as a solid‐phase microextraction coating for the analysis of volatile organic compounds in aqueous solutions

We have synthesized an organic–inorganic polyaniline–halloysite nanotube composite by an in situ polymerization method. This nanocomposite is immobilized on a stainless‐steel wire and can be used as a fiber coating for solid‐phase microextraction. It was found that our new solid‐phase microextraction fiber is an excellent adsorbent for the extraction of some volatile organic compounds in aqueous samples in combination with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. The coating can be prepared easily, is mechanically stable, and exhibits relatively high thermal stability. It is capable of extracting phenolic compounds from water samples. Following thermal desorption, the phenols were quantified by gas chromatography with mass spectrometry. The effects of extraction temperature, extraction time, sample ionic strength, stirring rate, pH, desorption temperature and desorption time were studied. Under optimal conditions, the repeatability for one fiber (n = 5), expressed as the relative standard deviation, is between 6.2 and 9.1%. The detection limits range from 0.005 to 4 ng/mL. The method offers the advantage of being simple to use, with a shorter analysis time, lower cost of equipment and higher thermal stability of the fiber in comparison to conventional methods of analysis.     

固相微萃取-气相色谱/质谱法建立烟用香精指纹图谱

采用固相微萃取法(SPME)对6批次的烟用HMT-4香精成分进行提取,GC/MS对其进行分析,建立了该香精的GC/MS指纹图谱的研究方法。通过参兑实验考察了色谱指纹图谱用于香精质量控制的可行性。结果表明:SPME法具有操作简便、快速、节能、萃取效率高等特点,适合于烟用香精成分的提取。6批次的HMT-4香精的指纹图谱稳定性好,相似度高,具有很强的特征性和唯一性。通过参兑实验发现色谱指纹图谱能全面、综合、准确地反映烟用香精的质量情况,可以成为烟用香精质量控制的有效手段。     

Development of a Chromatographic Fingerprint of Tobacco Flavor by Use of GC and GC-MS

A new chromatographic fingerprinting method has been established for quality control of tobacco flavor. Three different extraction techniques, simultaneous distillation extraction (SDE), liquid–liquid extraction, and solid-phase microextraction were evaluated for isolation of the components of interest. After comparison of their performance, a combination of SDE and GC-MS was used for simple, reliable, and reproducible development of a chromatographic fingerprint of tobacco flavor. Twelve samples of the flavor from different batches were used to establish the fingerprint. Thirty-nine volatile components of the tobacco flavor samples, accounting for 86.54% of the total content, were identified and quantified. The 12 samples had 28 peaks in common. The method of fingerprint analysis was then validated on the basis of the relative retention times and relative peak areas of the common peaks, sample stability, and similarity analysis. The similarities of the 12 samples of tobacco flavor were >0.80, showing that samples from different batches were, to some extent, consistent. The chromatographic fingerprint developed was successfully used to differentiate tobacco flavor samples from tobacco extract prepared from tobacco leaf, both by similarity comparison and by principal-components projection analysis. The method can be used for quality control of tobacco flavor.     

Stable and sensitive method for the simultaneous determination of N5-methyltetrahydrofolate, leucovorin, methotrexate and 7-hydroxymethotrexate in biological fluids

A high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of N5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid, leucovorin, methotrexate and 7-hydroxymethotrexate in plasma and liquor samples is presented. Gradient elution is used to increase the sensitivity. Four sample preparation methods were compared with respect to the stability of the injectable sample. Samples can be pretreated with a simple deproteinization method. For enhanced selectivity a solid-phase extraction procedure is described.     

Microwave-assisted extraction and fingerprint studies of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) by high performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography

In order to choose an appropriate extraction method, samples of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill were extracted by different methods and it was found that microwave-assisted extraction gave the best results. The contents of schisandrin, schisantherin, deoxyschizandrin, and r-schizandrin of 10 samples collected from different regions in China were determined by HPLC. The chromatograms of ten samples were used to establish the fingerprints of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill and two methods based on HPLC and GC were applied to them simultaneously. The fingerprints consisted of 18 common peaks obtained by HPLC and 17 common peaks obtained by GC, which showed good stability and repeatability with RSD less than 3% for retention time. The fingerprints are suitable for identifying and differentiating samples by geographical origin and can be used for quality control.     

超声萃取-高效液相色谱法测定烟草中β-D-吡喃葡萄糖-3-氧代-α-紫罗兰醇苷

建立了一种用超声波辅助萃取-高效液相法测定烟草中β-D-吡喃葡萄糖-3-氧代-α-紫罗兰醇苷含量的新方法。以甲醇为萃取溶剂,超声萃取条件经过正交实验优化,优化后的条件为料液比1:40(m/V,g/mL)、萃取功率160W,萃取时间20 min。所得萃取液经大孔吸附树脂柱层析法分离后,用Waters SunFireC18(150 mm×4.6 mm,5μm)色谱柱分离,紫外检测器(波长为243nm)检测,流动相为V(乙腈):V(水)=20:80;流速1 mL/min。β-D-吡喃葡萄糖-3-氧代-α-紫罗兰醇苷在0.01～1 mg/mL范围内线性关系良好,相关系数为0.9994,相对标准偏差为1.8%,检出限为0.05μg/mL,平均回收率为87.80%。该方法适用于β-D-吡喃葡萄糖-3-氧代-α-紫罗兰醇苷的定量分析。     

Quantitative determination of methylphenidate in plasma by gas chromatography negative ion chemical ionisation mass spectrometry using <Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-(pentafluorobenzyloxycarbonyl)-benzoyl derivatives

The use of a novel electrophoric derivatisation reagent, o-(pentafluorobenzyloxycarbonyl)-benzoyl chloride, for the quantitative determination of methylphenidate in plasma is described. The drug can be quantitatively measured down to 72 pg/mL plasma using only 250 μL of sample due to the extraordinary sensitivity of the derivatives under negative ion chemical ionisation mass spectrometry. Plasma samples were made alkaline with carbonate buffer and treated with extraction solvent n-hexane and reagent solution for 30 min, which, after concentration, was measured by GC-NICI-MS. The method is rapid as extraction and derivatisation occur in one single step. A stable isotope-labelled internal standard was used and its synthesis described. Full validation data are given to demonstrate the usefulness of the assay, including specificity, linearity, accuracy and precision, long-term stability, short-term stability, freeze–thaw stability, stock solution stability, autosampler stability, aliquot analysis, robustness, matrix effect, and prospective analytical batch size accuracy. The method has been successfully applied to pharmacokinetic profiling of the drug after oral application.     

Pressurized hot water extraction (PHWE)

Pressurized hot water extraction (PHWE) has become a popular green extraction method for different classes of compounds present in numerous kinds of matrices such as environmental, food and botanical samples. PHWE is also used in sample preparation to extract organic contaminants from foodstuff for food safety analysis and soils/sediments for environmental monitoring purposes. The main parameters which influence its extraction efficiency are namely the temperature, extraction time, flow rates and addition of modifiers/additives. Among these different parameters studied, temperature is described as the most important one. It is reported that the extraction of certain compounds is rather dependent on pressurized water with different applied temperature. Thus, the stability and reduced solubilities of certain compounds at elevated temperatures are highlighted in this review. With some modifications, a scaled-up PHWE could extract a higher amount of desirable compounds from solid and powdered samples such as plant and food materials. The PHWE extracts from plants are rich in chemical compounds or metabolites which can be a potential lead for drug discovery or development of disease-resistant food crops.     

Determination of pyridine in soil and water samples of a polluted area

A method for the analyses of pyridine in environmental samples is described. For soil samples a distillation procedure followed by an extraction, an acidic extraction or a Soxhlet extraction can be used. For water samples a distillation procedure followed by extraction can be employed. Deuterated pyridine is used as an internal standard and the extracts are analyzed by GC-MS. The recoveries of the methods are higher than 80%; the detection limits for pyridine are 0.01 mg/kg for soil samples and 0.2 g/l for water samples.     

Solid-phase extraction of prostanoids using an automatic sample preparation system.

A commercial automated solid-phase extraction system for cyclooxygenase arachidonic acid metabolites in urine samples has been evaluated. Comparison of manual and automatic batch (36 samples) extraction procedures for tritium labelled prostanoids added as tracers to urine samples has shown equivalent results with recoveries greater than 90% for prostaglandins E2, F2alpha and 6-keto prostaglandin F1alpha as well as thromboxane B2. Analyte stability is not affected by the automated procedure, which uses less solvents and has a faster overall processing time than the manual method. The automated system has been applied to the extraction of prostanoids in urine samples from workers exposed to dichloroethane.     

The new method for the determination of cobalt in sea water by solvent extraction with 2-nitroso-5-diethylaminophenol

Cobalt in sea waters can be determined spectrophotometrically by means of 2-nitroso-5-diethylaminophenol after extraction of the complex into 1,2-dichloro-ethane. No preliminary concentration is needed. Interferences are prevented by masking or by stripping from the organic phase. The method is applicable over the range 0–0.24 μg Co 1^-1 when 1–1 or 2–1 samples are taken. The relative standard deviation is 4% for 0.15 μg Co 1^-1. The stability of cobalt in sea water samples is discussed.     

Determination of triazines in soil by microwave-assisted extraction followed by solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

A method for determining triazine herbicides in soil samples that combines microwave-assisted extraction with solid-phase microextraction is described. Water containing 1% methanol was employed as extractant. The parameters of solid-phase microextraction and microwave-assisted extraction were investigated. In solid-phase microextraction, particular attention was paid to the negative effect of salt on fiber stability. Our experiments showed that this effect could be effectively reduced by simply washing the fiber with deionized water. The selected triazines could be efficiently extracted by the aqueous extractant at 105 degrees C for 3 min, with 80% output of maximum power (1,200 W). The extraction procedure provided good precision (<7%) and recoveries (76.1-87.2%). The limits of detection were in the range 2-4 microg/kg. Compared with conventional liquid extraction, microwave-assisted extraction-solid-phase microextraction was more efficient, accurate and faster, and used a very small amount of organic solvent (only 250 microL methanol). The extraction of aged spiked soil samples indicated that, although the recoveries were lower than those of freshly spiked samples, they were nevertheless satisfactory for the quantitative analysis of real-world samples.     

Fast and accurate determination of arsenobetaine in fish tissues using accelerated solvent extraction and HPLC-ICP-MS determination

A high-performance liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (HPLC-ICP-MS) method has been developed for the fast and accurate analysis of arsenobetaine (AsB) in fish samples extracted by accelerated solvent extraction. The combined extraction and analysis approach is validated using certified reference materials for AsB in fish and during a European intercomparison exercise with a blind sample. Up to six species of arsenic (As) can be separated and quantitated in the extracts within a 10-min isocratic elution. The method is optimized so as to minimize time-consuming sample preparation steps and allow for automated extraction and analysis of large sample batches. A comparison of standard addition and external calibration show no significant difference in the results obtained, which indicates that the LC-ICP-MS method is not influenced by severe matrix effects. The extraction procedure can process up to 24 samples in an automated manner, yet the robustness of the developed HPLC-ICP-MS approach is highlighted by the capability to run more than 50 injections per sequence, which equates to a total run-time of more than 12 h. The method can therefore be used to rapidly and accurately assess the proportion of nontoxic AsB in fish samples with high total As content during toxicological screening studies.     

A highly sensitive method for detection of bisphenol A in water samples based on functionalised Fe3O4@SiO2@nylon66

A simple and sensitive method was developed for preconcentration and determination of bisphenol A (BPA) in environmental samples by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The hydrophilic silicon-dioxide- and nylon66-functionalised magnetic material (Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@nylon66) was used as a sorbent for magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE). With the anhydrous microemulsion reaction, the Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@nylon66 had shown great characteristics such as good magnetic responsivity, water dispersibility and stability. Based on the materials, various extraction parameters including pH, extraction time, elution time, the number of sorbents, sample volume and elution times were optimised. The whole extraction procedure could be accomplished within 20 min and the materials could be used more than 10 times after regeneration. Under the optimised conditions, different types of water samples (Tap water, river water, sea water and underground water) were successfully analysed to verify the applicability of the proposed method. The recoveries of different samples ranged from 88.54% to 104.46%. An enrichment factor of 250 was achieved with 0.05 μg/L detection limit. Thus, the developed MSPE is a potential technique that can be used for water samples preconcentration or combined with other analytical methods for determination of BPA.     

固相萃取HPLC法测定饮用水中的酚类污染物

研究水中酚类污染物的液相谱操作条件,使6种酚获得高效分离、灵敏检测。同时对水中痕量酚类污染的的固相萃取方法进行了评价。     

Rapid Stability Indicating Uv-Assay of Methenamine Mandelate In Tablets Using Solid Phase Extraction

Abstract

A rapid stability-indicating method was developed to quantitatively determine methenamine mandelate in tablets. After dissolution of the sample in water methenamine is separated from its decomposition product formaldehyde by the use of solid-phase extraction. the determination of methenamine may then be carried out by several procedures. A spectrophotometric assay following hydrolysis of methenamine to formaldehyde appeared to be most suitable.

The simplicity and accuracy of the method compares favourable with the U.S.P. XXI method. the procedure can be advantageously used in stability and quality control studies of methenamine containing dosage forms.

Precision and accuracy were checked by comparing the results of 10 identical raw material samples and 10 tablet samples that were both assayed by this method and the USP XXI procedure (Tables 4 and 5).

The assay values for methenamine and the relative standard deviations were similar for both procedures in both raw material and tablets.

Above results show that the SPE procedures give accurate, precise and reliable values for the methenamine assay. Since no titrant standardizations or lengthly sample pretreatments have to be carried out the method is fast, which makes it very suitable for industrial quality control purposes. the method is also economical. No precious instruments are necessary; a simple colorimetric device is sufficient.

The extraction columns can be reused several times. Even after 10 regenerations the columns did not show any deterioration.     

Method validation for the simultaneous determination of fecal sterols in surface waters by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Besides microbiological methods, fecal pollution of surface waters is estimated by gas chromatographic (GC) determination of sterols present in human and animal sewage effluents. The most frequently used biomarkers for the evaluation of contamination levels include coprostanol, cholesterol, dihydrocholesterol, stigmasterol, beta-sitosterol, and stigmastanol. Although several GC techniques are used to measure these compounds in aquatic systems, the analytical performance of GC-mass spectrometric (MS) determination of these sterols has not been systematically characterized. Therefore, the aim of this work is to validate a simple and rapid GC-MS method for the simultaneous analysis of six sterols, considering all parameters and requirements defined by Good Laboratory Practice. Following liquid-liquid extraction of spiked surface water samples, the extracts are silylated and analyzed by GC-MS. The method is evaluated for linearity and limits of detection and quantitation, as well as for precision, extraction efficiency, and stability. The assay is linear up to 160 ng; the limits of detection and quantitation are 5-10 ng and 20 ng, respectively. The within- and between-day precision ranged from 1% to 9% and 1% to 16%, respectively. The extraction efficiency was 65-80%. The stability studies indicate that the sterols in surface water samples begin to degrade after 24 h of refrigerated storage. However, three freeze/thaw cycles could be performed without their decomposition. The method is applied to the analysis of surface water and wastewater samples. The technical advantages make this GC-MS analysis suitable for routine environmental monitoring of fecal pollution in aquatic systems.     

Solid-phase microextraction for herbicide determination in environmental samples

Liquid-liquid extraction or solid-phase extraction followed by gas chromatography (GC) or high-performance liquid chromatography are traditional herbicide residue determination methods for environmental samples. Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) is a solventless, fast, and sensitive alternative herbicide residue extraction method that can be applied to numerous environmental matrices. The objective of this paper was to review SPME literature regarding extraction theory, extraction modes, fiber types, and method optimization in conjunction with present and future SPME applications for herbicide determination in environmental samples.     

阿胶、龟甲胶中脂溶性成分的高效液相色谱指纹图谱

采用高效液相色谱法研究并建立东阿阿胶、龟甲胶脂溶性成分的指纹图谱,为药用动物胶的质量控制提供了有效的方法。采用液-液-液三相静态萃取方法制备样品,以水-乙腈为流动相进行二元梯度洗脱,检测波长为205 nm,柱温25 ℃,分析时间为60 min。采集20批样品的色谱图并对其进行相似度和聚类分析。分别标定了阿胶、龟甲胶的共有峰,其相似度分析及聚类分析结果显示两种胶间存在着明显的差异。该方法稳定可靠,可以有效地区别不同种属的药用动物胶,为动物胶剂的鉴别及质量控制提供了依据。