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MALDI-TOF Bulk Spectrometry Engineering as a Tool for the Rapid Carried out Antimicrobial Resistance within Germs.
Saponins constitute an important class of secondary metabolites of the plant kingdom. Here, we present a mass spectrometry-based database for rapid and easy identification of saponins henceforth referred to as saponin mass spectrometry database (SMSD). TAS4464 mw With a total of 4196 saponins, 214 of which were obtained from commercial sources. Through liquid chromatography-tandem high-resolution/mass spectrometry (HR/MS) analysis under negative ion mode, the fragmentation behavior for all parent fragment ions almost conformed to successive losses of sugar moieties, α-dissociation and McLafferty rearrangement of aglycones in high-energy collision induced dissociation. The saccharide moieties produced sugar fragment ions from m/z (monosaccharide) to m/z (polysaccharides). The parent and sugar fragment ions of other saponins were predicted using the above mentioned fragmentation pattern. The SMSD is freely accessible at http//47.92.73.2088082/ or http//cpu-smsd.com (preferrably using google). It provides three search modeposition can be explored, grouped and identified with a high degree of predictive accuracy. This specialized database would aid in the identification of saponins in complex matrices particular in the study of traditional Chinese medicines or plant metabolomics.In addition to the diverse extraction techniques available, capsule phase microextraction (CPME), which uses a microextraction capsule (MEC), has recently been introduced as a sorptive-based sample preparation technique. In this study, two different MECs (MEC-C18/SAX and MEC-C18/SCX) based on mixed-mode ion-exchange technology were synthesized and evaluated for the selective extraction of a group of ionizable compounds, including acidic and basic analytes. A sulfonic acid was used as the cation-exchange group in MEC-C18/SCX, and a quaternary amine as the anion-exchange group in MEC-C18/SAX. The extraction parameters optimized were sample pH, elution solvent, sample/elution volume and extraction/elution time. The optimized CPME method followed by LC-MS/MS was used to determine the ionizable compounds in environmental water samples, including river water and effluent wastewater, with excellent selectivity and matrix effect values below -30% (except -33% for mephedrone) and apparent recovery results ranging from 40% to 69%, except for ibuprofen ( less then 35%) and atenolol ( less then 25%). The analytical method was validated for environmental water samples, and used in the analysis of several samples in which some of the target compounds were found at ng L-1 concentration levels.It is significant to precisely isolate potential active compounds from medicinal herbs containing multiple compounds. Herein, a new strategy for precise separation of lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) inhibitors from the rhizome of Corydalis yanhusuo (RCY) using counter-current chromatography (CCC) guided by molecular docking and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis was established. First, representative alkaloids from RCY were docked with LSD1 for screening active skeleton compounds. Simultaneously, the crude extract of RCY was preliminarily separated via pH-zone refining CCC. Subsequently, guided by LC-MS/MS analysis of the fragmentation pathways, three potential active fractions were obtained, followed by further online-storage and recycling CCC separation. Finally, three high-purity target quaternary alkaloids compound 3 (dehydrocorydaline), 7 (coptisine), and 8 (columbamine) were successfully isolated as a new class of potential natural LSD1 inhibitors by only one CCC instrument with multiple modes. Compound 3, with the highest LSD1 inhibition ratio of 2.44 μM, was tested for its ability to inhibit tumor invasion and metastasis in U2OS cells. Therefore, the CCC separation guided by virtual screening is a promising method for the targeted isolation of enzyme inhibitors from medicinal herbs.In the past two decades, supercritical fluid chromatography has evolved from a niche application to a comprehensive technology and a fully-fledged alternative to conventional high-performance liquid chromatography. In this study, we have focused on chiral separation of synthetic cathinones in gradient supercritical fluid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry using an inverse gradient of a make-up solvent. Synthetic cathinones possess an amphetamine-like effect and, therefore, are frequently being offered on the Internet as a replacement for illicit drugs. Cathinones are chiral compounds, however, they are usually marketed and used as racemic mixtures. Since the effect of individual enantiomers can significantly vary, there is a need for the development of enantioseparation methods enabling to study the biological effects of individual enantiomers. Since cathinones are basic molecules, they are easily protonated (positively charged) under weakly acidic mobile phase conditions, which is a typical feature ep constant the overall amount of the organic solvent (modifier and make-up) introduced into the mass spectrometer when using a gradient of the organic modifier. We show that the developed gradient elution method facilitates the chiral separation of all employed analytes, while the mobile-phase gradient compensation by the inverse make-up gradient enables their detection with high signal intensities.An experimental methodology for the determination of the obstruction factor in the expression for mesopore diffusion in Zorbax Eclipse Plus C18 reversed-phase particles is proposed. The method uses peak parking experiments conducted on particles that were previously stripped of their stationary phase by flushing the column with trifluoroacetic acid at a temperature of 60°C. Further using pure organic solvents as the mobile phase, any potential retention or surface diffusion effect is omitted. To avoid interference between the parked peaks and baseline disturbances typically occurring when switching on and off the flow, peak parking experiments were carried out in a set-up wherein two identical columns were used in parallel. This set-up allowed to maintain the flow through the detector at all times, by redirecting the flow from one column to the other during the peak parking experiments. Several tracer molecules (ionic and deuterated tracers) were compared and it was found that the use of deuterated molecules provides the best possible coverage of the accessible space of the mesopore volume.
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