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Development of a GC/Quadrupole-Orbitrap mass spectrometer, part I: design and characterization.

ABSTRACT: Identification of unknown compounds is of critical importance in GC/MS applications (metabolomics, environmental toxin identification, sports doping, petroleomics, and biofuel analysis, among many others) and remains a technological challenge. Derivation of elemental composition is the first step to determining the identity of an unknown compound by MS, for which high accuracy mass and isotopomer distribution measurements are critical. Here, we report on the development of a dedicated, applications-grade GC/MS employing an Orbitrap mass analyzer, the GC/Quadrupole-Orbitrap. Built from the basis of the benchtop Orbitrap LC/MS, the GC/Quadrupole-Orbitrap maintains the performance characteristics of the Orbitrap, enables quadrupole-based isolation for sensitive analyte detection, and includes numerous analysis modalities to facilitate structural elucidation. We detail the design and construction of the instrument, discuss its key figures-of-merit, and demonstrate its performance for the characterization of unknown compounds and environmental toxins.

SUBMITTER: Peterson AC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4204906 | biostudies-other | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Development of a GC/Quadrupole-Orbitrap mass spectrometer, part I: design and characterization.

Peterson Amelia C AC Hauschild Jan-Peter JP Quarmby Scott T ST Krumwiede Dirk D Lange Oliver O Lemke Rachelle A S RA Grosse-Coosmann Florian F Horning Stevan S Donohue Timothy J TJ Westphall Michael S MS Coon Joshua J JJ Griep-Raming Jens J

Analytical chemistry 20140910 20

Identification of unknown compounds is of critical importance in GC/MS applications (metabolomics, environmental toxin identification, sports doping, petroleomics, and biofuel analysis, among many others) and remains a technological challenge. Derivation of elemental composition is the first step to determining the identity of an unknown compound by MS, for which high accuracy mass and isotopomer distribution measurements are critical. Here, we report on the development of a dedicated, applicati ...[more]

PMID: 25208235

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Development of a GC/Quadrupole-Orbitrap mass spectrometer, part I: design and characterization.

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