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For the identification of trace level organic molecules, such as drug or pesticide metabolites, there is need of a practical method to do packed capillary liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) with radiochemical detection. This problem has been successfully solved by use of a post column flow-splitter, with coaxially transported makeup flow that increases the split flow rate to a flow compatible with commercially available radiochemical flow cells. To test the device, 14C-labeled azoxystrobin, a commercial fungicide, was analyzed by liquid chromatography-radiochemical activity monitor-mass spectrometry (LC-RAM-MS) using a 0.32 mm i.d. packed capillary column. Azoxystrobin could be detected at 500 pCi with good signal/noise. The method is general and can be used with capillary LC columns of smaller diameters. Column efficiency of about 20,000 theoretical plates/m was achieved using either radiochemical or mass spectrometric data, thus demonstrating the lack of band broadening using the described method for radiochemical detection. The simple hardware described allows the routine use of packed capillary LC with radiochemical detection.
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Onisko, B.C. Radiochemical detection for packed capillary liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 13, 82–84 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1044-0305(01)00330-0
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