Mass spectrometry internal standard

Precision expressed as 95% confidence intervals Spark source mass spectrometry, internal standard method From [735]... 

In the second type of quaniiiaiive mass spectrometry for molecular species, analyte concentrations are obtained directly from the heights of the mass spectral peaks. Tor simple mixtures, it is sometimes possible to find peaks at unique m/r values for each component. Under these circumstances, calibration curves of peak heights versus concentration can be prepared and used for analysis of unknowns. More accurate results can ordinarily be rcali/ed, however, by incorporating a lixed amount of an internal standard substance in both samples and calibration standards. The ratio of the peak intensity of the analyte species to that of the internal standard is then plotted as a function of analyle concentration. The internal standard tends to reduce uncertainties arising in sample preparation and introduction. These uncertainties are often a major source ol indeterminate error with ibe small samples needed for mass spectrometry. Internal standards are also used inOCVMS and f.C/MS. For these techniques, the ratio of peak areas serves as the analytical variable. 

Isotope ratio mass spectrometry International Standards Organization Known or known sample Acid dissociation constant Base disscxdation constant Distribution coefficient Henry s Law constant Solubility product constant Water dissociation constant,... 

Murray KK, Boyd RK, Eberlin MN, Langley GJ, Li L, Naito Y. Standard definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Division, 2006. http //old.iupac.org/reports/ provisional/abstract06/murray 310107.html (21 November 2010). 

Quantitative mass spectrometry, also used for pharmaceutical appHcations, involves the use of isotopicaHy labeled internal standards for method calibration and the calculation of percent recoveries (9). Maximum sensitivity is obtained when the mass spectrometer is set to monitor only a few ions, which are characteristic of the target compounds to be quantified, a procedure known as the selected ion monitoring mode (sim). When chlorinated species are to be detected, then two ions from the isotopic envelope can be monitored, and confirmation of the target compound can be based not only on the gc retention time and the mass, but on the ratio of the two ion abundances being close to the theoretically expected value. The spectrometer cycles through the ions in the shortest possible time. This avoids compromising the chromatographic resolution of the gc, because even after extraction the sample contains many compounds in addition to the analyte. To increase sensitivity, some methods use sample concentration techniques. 

Adequate precision and accuracy are only likely to be achieved if some standardization procedure is employed and the nature of this, internal or external standards or the method of standard additions, needs to be chosen carefully. If internal standardization procedures are adopted then appropriate compound(s) must be chosen and their effect on the chromatographic and mass spectrometry methods assessed. The ideal internal standard is an isotopically labelled analogue of the analyte but, although there are a number of commercial companies who produce a range of such molecules, these are not always readily available. An analytical laboratory is then faced with the choice of carrying out the synthesis of the internal standard themselves or choosing a less appropriate alternative with implications on the accuracy and precision of the method to be developed. 

Figure 5.66 Molecular structures of Idoxifene and its deutrated internal standard ds-Idoxifene. Reprinted from J. Chromatogr., B, 757, Comparison between liqnid chromatography-time-of-flightmass spectrometry and selected-reaction monitoring liqnid chromatography-mass spectrometry for qnantitative determination of Idoxifene in hnman plasma , Zhang, H. and Henion, I., 151-159, Copyright (2001), with permission from Elsevier Science.

D2O = deutered water. HPLC = high performance liquid chromatography. IS = internal standard. MeOH = methanol. MS = mass spectrometry. NMR = nuclear magnetic resonance. PDA = photodiode array detector. TEA = triethylamine. MTBE = methyl tert-butyl ether. 

Characterization of various types of damage to DNA by oxygen-derived species can be achieved by the technique of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), which may be applied to DNA itself or to DNA-protein complexes such as chromatin (Dizdaroglu, 1991). For GC-MS, the DNA or chromatin is hydrolysed (usually by heating with formic acid) and the products are converted to volatile derivatives, which are separated by gas chromatography and conclusively identified by the structural evidence provided by a mass spectrometer. Stable isotope-labelled bases may be used as internal standards... 

Residues of isoxaflutole, RPA 202248 and RPA 203328 are extracted from surface water or groundwater on to an RP-102 resin solid-phase extraction (SPE) cartridge, then eluted with an acetonitrile-methanol solvent mixture. Residues are determined by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) on a Cg column. Quantitation of results is based on a comparison of the ratio of analyte response to isotopically labeled internal standard response versus analyte response to internal standard response for calibration standards. 

Tebuconazole (provided by Bayer), Q -[2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]-o -(l,l-dimethyl-ethyl)-li/-l,2,4-triazole-l-ethanol. Molar mass 307.8, (M- -H)+ ion observed at approximately m/z 308.1 [liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS)] Tebuconazole-fnflzoZe-i,2,4-- fV3 (provided in acetonitrile solution by Bayer), [ NsJtebuconazole stable-isotope internal standard, o -[2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]-Q -(l,l-dimethylethyl)-li/- A3-l,2,4-triazole-l-ethanol. Molar mass 310.8, (M -I- H)+ ion observed at approximately m/z 311.1 (LC/MS)... 

Mass spectrometry involves the study of ions in the vapour phase. Mass spectrometers are analytical instruments that convert neutral molecules into gaseous ions and separate those ions according to the ratio of their mass-to-charge (m/z) The location of the mass lines provides a qualitative analysis, and their intensity, mostly measured relative to that of the matrix element or a suitable internal standard, gives a quantitative analysis. 

Hieda et al. determined theophylline, theobromine, and caffeine in human plasma and urine by gradient capillary HPLC with frit fast atom bombardment (FAB) mass spectrometry with 7-ethyl theophylline as the internal standard.64... 

The urine samples were analyzed using a modified version of a published method.8 The method involved fortification of the urine samples with an internal standard 3,4,5-trichloro-2-pyridinyl, which is a structural isomer of the 3,5,6-TCP metabolite of chlorpyrifos hydrolysis of labile acid conjugates to 3,5,6-TCP solvent extraction derivitization to the f-butyl-dimethylsilyl ester of 3,5,6-TCP and subsequent negative-ion chemical ionization gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis. Creatinine was determined in urine using a modification of a method of Fabiny and Erting-shausen.9... 

Flegal and Stukas [406] described the special sampling and processing techniques necessary for the prevention of lead contamination of seawater samples, prior to stable lead isotopic ratio measurements by thermal ionisation mass spectrometry. Techniques are also required to compensate for the absence of an internal standard and the presence of refractory organic compounds. The precision of the analyses is 0.1 -0.4% and a detection limit of 0.02 ng/kg allows the tracing of lead inputs and biogeochemical cycles. 

In the analysis of seawater, isotope dilution mass spectrometry offers a more accurate and precise determination than is potentially available with other conventional techniques such as flameless AAS or ASV. Instead of using external standards measured in separate experiments, an internal standard, which is an isotopically enriched form of the same element, is added to the sample. Hence, only a ratio of the spike to the common element need be measured. The quantitative recovery necessary for the flameless atomic absorption and ASV techniques is not critical to the isotope dilution approach. This factor can become quite variable in the extraction of trace metals from the salt-laden matrix of seawater. Yield may be isotopically determined by the same experiment or by the addition of a second isotopic spike after the extraction has been completed. 

Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry (IDMS) A quantitative mass spectrometry technique in which an isotopically enriched compound is used as an internal standard. See Chapter 14 for a more detailed explanation. 

O. A. Mirgorodskaya, Y. P. Kozmin, M. I. Titov, R. Kbmer, C. P. Sonksen, and P. Roepstorff. Quantitation of Peptides and Proteins by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/ Ionization Mass Spectrometry Using lsO-Labeled Internal Standards. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 14(2000) 1226-1232. 

Hankin et al. [46] have used spacially residued time of flight mass spectrometry for quantification studies on polyaromatic hydrocarbons. Deuterated polyaromatic hydrocarbons were used as internal standards, chrysene-d being adopted in the final method. Theoretical values were obtained bj this procedure on standard reference soils. 

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