On the use of a 2D-carbon microfiber fractionation system to improve flow-injection QTOF-HRMS analysis in complex matrices: the case of Abelmoschus manihot flower extracts.
Chol-San JonLei YangZhao WangMeiyu CuiHuaze SunLiyuan WangLu LiuDonatella NardielloMaurizio QuintoMiao HeDonghao LiPublished in: The Analyst (2022)
A two-dimensional microscale carbon fiber/active carbon fiber system combined with a quadrupole time of flight high-resolution mass spectrometry (2DμCFs-QTOF-HRMS) system is proposed for the rapid putative identification of polar, medium-polar and weakly polar constituents in complex matrices while strongly mitigating ionic suppression effects. The capabilities of 2DμCFs-QTOF-HRMS have been proven by analysing the composition of Abelmoschus manihot flower extracts, allowing, in a single run, the detection of 41 known substances and the presence of 6 compounds never revealed before in these samples. 2DμCFs-QTOF-HRMS has been compared with traditional HPLC-MS, showing higher versatility and a significant reduction of both analysis time (70 min to 5 min) and solvent consumption (35 mL to 1.5 mL). A comparison with the results obtained by direct flow-injection MS analyses demonstrated that 2DμCFs-QTOF-HRMS leads to a more comprehensive analysis and to improved detection sensitivity. The proposed method can be considered suitable for the rapid and comprehensive analysis of food, environmental and pharmaceutical complex samples. 2DμCFs-QTOF-HRMS can thus be considered a rapid, versatile, reliable, high-throughput and economical technique that allows for the collection of information on polar, semipolar, and weakly polar components in complex matrices.
Keyphrases
- ms ms
- high resolution mass spectrometry
- liquid chromatography
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- gas chromatography
- ionic liquid
- ultra high performance liquid chromatography
- high throughput
- tandem mass spectrometry
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- simultaneous determination
- high resolution
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