Analysis of hydroxylated phenylalkylamine stimulants in urine by GC-APPI-HRMS
- 1 November 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
- Vol. 412 (28), 7837-7850
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-020-02913-0
Abstract
A gas chromatography-atmospheric pressure photoionization-high-resolution mass spectrometry (GC-APPI-HRMS) method was developed for the determination of eight phenylalkylamine stimulants in urine samples. Spiked urine samples were hydrolyzed, processed by solid-phase extraction, and derivatized before analysis. Two derivatization reactions were studied: the formation of trimethylsilyl (TMS) derivatives withN-methyl-N-trimethylsilyl trifluoroacetamide (MSTFA) and trimethylsilyl/trifluoroacetyl (TMS/TFA) derivatives with MSTFA andN-methyl-bis (trifluoroacetamide) (MBTFA) as derivatization reagents. Gas chromatography of both derivatives was performed with a 100% dimethylsiloxane column and a good separation of all isomeric compounds was achieved. To maximize the signal of the protonated molecule [M+H](+), the APPI most critical parameters were optimized. Three solvents were tested as dopant agents, with acetone yielding the lower in-source collision-induced dissociation (CID) fragmentation. The acquisition was performed in full scan and product ion scan (parallel reaction monitoring, PRM) using a quadrupole-Orbitrap mass analyzer (35,000 FWHM atm/z200) in positive ion detection mode. At the optimal working conditions, the full scan method was evaluated for the fulfillment of identification requirements in doping analysis. Selectivity, limits of detection, matrix effect, and precision were estimated to validate the method for confirmation purposes and its applicability was tested by the analysis of spiked samples as well as by the analysis of samples obtained after the administration of some of the compounds to healthy volunteers. Results were compared with those obtained by GC-electron ionization-MS, demonstrating that the GC-APPI-HRMS method improved selectivity and sensibility, achieving lower limits of detection and satisfactory reproducibility.Keywords
Funding Information
- Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sport
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (CTQ2015-63968-C2-2-P)
- Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (2017SGR81)
- Consell Català de l’Esport
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