Comparison of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry interfaces for the analysis of polar metabolites of benzo[a]pyrene

Robert Koeber, Reinhard Niessner, Josep Maria Bayona

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Abstract

The performance of two liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS) interfacing techniques, thermospray (TSP) and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI), for the analysis of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) metabolites (hydroxy, epoxy and quinone derivatives) was compared. Interface and detection parameters such as source temperature, eluent composition or flow rate were optimized using negative ion mode. In TSP, the main ions are mostly [M]-, [M-H2O]- or [M + CH3COO]-, whereas APCI gives mainly the [M]- and [M - H]- ions. Quantification was carried out by flow injection. Calibration graphs were linear in the range of 10 ng to 1000 ng in TSP and 0.1 ng to 10 ng in APCI. Detection limits were in the range of 1 ng to 20 ng in TSP and 0.002 ng to 0.2 ng in APCI. The presence of BaP-1,6-dione, BaP-3,6-dione, and BaP-6,12-dione was confirmed in environmental samples of air particulate matter.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)267-273
Number of pages7
JournalFresenius' Journal of Analytical Chemistry
Volume359
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

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