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A new ion trap scan function for gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) quantitation is described that employs alternating mass-selective storage (rf/dc isolation) of ions from an analyte and its coeluting isotopically labeled internal standard. This scan includes two separate ionization/isolation/mass analysis sequences within the same scan function, each optimized for either the analyte or the internal standard. This results in alternating between analyzing the analyte and the internal standard during their coelution. The method is conceptually similar to using two different scan functions to analyze either the analyte or the internal standard in alternating scans; however, it is much faster because it eliminates the slow procedure of continuously downloading alternating scan functions from disk. This allows more data points to be obtained over a GC peak, resulting in more reproducible GC peak profiles as well as better sensitivity and precision. Results of calibration curves spanning four orders of magnitude (0.5 pg to 5 pg injected on column) obtained by using this method give excellent linear correlations (r 2 > 0.9990) and precision (relative standard deviations of triplicate injections < 10%).
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Kleintop, B.L., Yost, R.A. & Abolin, C.R. Alternating RF/DC Isolations for Quantitation with Coeluting Internal Standards in Gas Chromatography/Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 3, 85–88 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1016/1044-0305(92)85022-C
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