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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
卷 6, 期 1, 页码 65-70出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/b309237b
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A GC - MS method for the quantification of bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS, endotoxin) is presented. After hydrolytic cleavage of 3-hydroxy fatty acids (3-OH FAs) from the lipid A region of LPS, derivatisation of both the hydroxyl and the carboxyl group was performed in one step with a mixture of methyl-bis(trifluoracetamide) (MBTFA) and N-methyl-N-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl) trifluoracetamide ( MTBSTFA). Using GC - MS in the EI mode with selected ion monitoring (SIM) for analysis, baseline separation of 3-OH FAs ( and of possibly interfering 2-OH FAs) was achieved. The sensitivity of the method (LOD 7 - 50 pg/injection for the different 3-OH FAs investigated) allows for the efficient quantification of LPS in occupational and environmental samples. Degradation of 3-OH FAs as well as of their derivatives during sample preparation and GC - MS separation as a possible source of errors in analytical methods based on 3-OH FA determination is reported for the first time. Thermal elimination of water from the underivatised 3-OH FAs and of trifluoroacetic acid from the derivatives was identified as the cause of degradation. The resulting alpha,beta-unsaturated compounds showing the same mass spectra as the 3-OH FA derivatives were detected as more or less prominent satellite peaks. By using alkaline instead of acidic hydrolysis and cool on-column instead of split/splitless injection, elimination was reduced to an acceptable level.
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