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Analysis of underivatized amino acid mixtures using high performance liquid chromatography/dual oscillating nebulizer atmospheric pressure microwave induced plasma ionization-mass spectrometry

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A dual oscillating capillary nebulizer (OCN) in conjunction with an atmospheric pressure microwave induced plasma ionization (AP-MIPI) source was applied to the analysis of underivatized amino acid mixtures. It was found that, compared to the single OCN, the dual OCN enhanced the sensitivity of detection several fold. Enhanced sensitivity was compound dependent. For small molecules, such as amino acids, it was 2–5 times more sensitive, while for larger molecules such as peptides it was more than an order of magnitude. The increase in sensitivity was attributed to the enhanced nebulization of the new torch. By using water/ acetonitrile containing 0.1% nonafluoropentanoic acid as the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) mobile phase and a C18 column, all common amino acids were separated and detected. A comparison between the results obtained using microwave induced plasma, atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI), and electrospray ionization (ESI) at flow rates compatible with micro LC (10–100 μL/min) showed a higher sensitivity of detection with the AP-MIPI technique for the analysis of underivatized amino acids.

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Kwon, JY., Moini, M. Analysis of underivatized amino acid mixtures using high performance liquid chromatography/dual oscillating nebulizer atmospheric pressure microwave induced plasma ionization-mass spectrometry. J. Am. Soc. Spectrom. 12, 117–122 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1044-0305(00)00206-3

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