TY - JOUR
T1 - Micellar electrokinetic chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry employing a volatile surfactant for the analysis of amino acids in human urine
AU - Moreno-Gonzalez, D.
AU - Sastre Torano, J.
AU - Gamiz-Garcia, L
AU - Garcia-Campana, A.M.
AU - de Jong, G.J.
AU - Somsen, G.W.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - A new MEKC-ESI-MS method for the analysis of amino acids (AAs) in human urine was developed employing ammonium perfluorooctanoate (APFO) as volatile surfactant. The influence of APFO on the MS signal of AAs was evaluated by infusion experiments, which showed that APFO hardly affects analyte responses and presents significantly less ion suppression than equal concentrations of ammonium acetate. In order to obtain efficient separation of AAs, MEKC parameters such as the pH and APFO concentration of the BGE, were optimized. Optimum AA resolution, including baseline separation of leucine and isoleucine, was obtained using 150 mM APFO (pH 9.0) as BGE, representing a considerable selectivity improvement over CE using 50 mM ammonium acetate (pH 9.0). Optimization of CE-MS parameters, such as sheath liquid composition and flow rate, and ESI and MS settings, led to LODs ranging from 9 to 26 ng/mL for the 20 tested AAs, which is highly favorable for an MEKC-MS method. Good linearity (r
AB - A new MEKC-ESI-MS method for the analysis of amino acids (AAs) in human urine was developed employing ammonium perfluorooctanoate (APFO) as volatile surfactant. The influence of APFO on the MS signal of AAs was evaluated by infusion experiments, which showed that APFO hardly affects analyte responses and presents significantly less ion suppression than equal concentrations of ammonium acetate. In order to obtain efficient separation of AAs, MEKC parameters such as the pH and APFO concentration of the BGE, were optimized. Optimum AA resolution, including baseline separation of leucine and isoleucine, was obtained using 150 mM APFO (pH 9.0) as BGE, representing a considerable selectivity improvement over CE using 50 mM ammonium acetate (pH 9.0). Optimization of CE-MS parameters, such as sheath liquid composition and flow rate, and ESI and MS settings, led to LODs ranging from 9 to 26 ng/mL for the 20 tested AAs, which is highly favorable for an MEKC-MS method. Good linearity (r
U2 - 10.1002/elps.201300247
DO - 10.1002/elps.201300247
M3 - Article
SN - 0173-0835
VL - 34
SP - 2615
EP - 2622
JO - Electrophoresis
JF - Electrophoresis
ER -
