Investigation of microbore UPLC and nontraditional mobile phase compositions for bioanalytical LC-MS/MS (original) (raw)

Liquid phase microextraction techniques combined with chromatography analysis: A review

Acta Chromatographica, 2019

Sample pretreatment is the first and the most important step of an analytical procedure. In routine analysis, liquid–liquid microextraction (LLE) is the most widely used sample pre-treatment technique, whose goal is to isolate the target analytes, provide enrichment, with cleanup to lower the chemical noise, and enhance the signal. The use of extensive volumes of hazardous organic solvents and production of large amounts of waste make LLE procedures unsuitable for modern, highly automated laboratories, expensive, and environmentally unfriendly. In the past two decades, liquid-phase microextraction (LPME) was introduced to overcome these drawbacks. Thanks to the need of only a few microliters of extraction solvent, LPME techniques have been widely adopted by the scientific community. The aim of this review is to report on the state-of-the-art LPME techniques used in gas and liquid chromatography. Attention was paid to the classification of the LPME operating modes, to the historical ...

Strategies for improving the quantitative bioanalytical performance of LC-MS in pharmacokinetic studies.

2012

Abstract Quantitative bioanalysis is urgently required for the evaluation of pharmacokinetic properties of a drug and to demonstrate the body exposure to the parent drug and/or metabolite for interpretation of the efficacy and toxicity. New trends in drug discovery and development will be always posing challenges on LC-MS-based quantitative bioanalysis. The focus of this minireview is to highlight the commonly used strategies for improving the quantitative bioanalytical performance including overcoming matrix effects and improving MS detectability. "LC-electrolyte effects" and "pulse gradient chromatography" proposed by our group are new approaches that have also showed potential efficiencies on improving overall bioassay performance, including lowering lower limit of quantification (LLOQ), enlarging upper limit of quantification (ULOQ), decreasing matrix effects, and overcoming elutropic effects, etc.. They should also work well in metabolic profiling studies and other important analytical fields, such as food pesticide residue analysis, environmental analysis, clinical and forensic toxicology, doping control, and so on.

LC/MS: A HYPHENATED CHROMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE

Pharmaceutical chemistry is the core branch of pharmacy education and research. It can be categorized as synthesis of new drug molecule, its analysis and pharmacological studies. High performance liquid chromatography is the highly advantageous technique to analyze the sample. Mass spectrometry is method used to quantify the sample. High performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC/MS) is a key enabling technology for the detection and characterization of organic molecules, providing the analytical chemist with one of the most powerful analytical tools of modern times.With advancements in ionization methods and instrumentation, liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) has became a powerful technology for the characterization of macromolecule. This article will illustrate the role of LC/MS analysis in drug discovery process. The LC/MS technique extend its applications to newer areas of pharmaceutical research, including metabolomics, proteomics and biomarker discovery. It is expected that LC/MS technique will continue to play important roles in every aspect of drug discovery and development. LC/MS is typically applied to analysis of multiple component mixtures.

Development of Simple, Fast SPE Protocols for Basic Analyte Extraction with Phospholipid Removal Using Oasis PRiME MCX

2018

■ ■ Increased LC-MS system operating time and prolonged column life due to reduction in fouling INTRODUCTION Liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is one of the most widely used techniques employed to quantify analytes in biological samples. Endogenous phospholipids in such samples complicate the analysis. Phospholipids cause powerful matrix effects1 where the analyte MS signals are suppressed or enhanced. This causes variation in analyte peak areas and therefore the reported analyte concentrations when those peaks overlap the region where the phospholipids elute. Phospholipids can also strongly adhere to the LC stationary phase.2 Their presence on the chromatographic column can change the selectivity and retention of the analytes. Eventually, the column becomes saturated with phospholipids and the excess bleeds off continuously. This causes matrix effects, regardless of the analyte elution time. This is most problematic with the short narrow columns f...