Effects of column length and particle diameter on phospholipid analysis by nanoflow liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry

Ju Yong Lee, Sangsoo Lim, Myeong Hee Moon

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Abstract

The effects of column length and particle size on the efficiency of separation and characterization of phospholipids (PLs) are investigated using nanoflow liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (nLC-ESI-MS-MS). Since PLs are associated with cell proliferation, apoptosis, and signal transduction, it is of increasing interests in lipidomics to establish reliable analytical methods for the qualitative and quantitative profiling of PLs related to biomarker development in adult diseases. Due to the complexity of PLs, the preliminary separation of PLs is necessary prior to MS analysis. In this study, length of capillary column and the particle size of reversed phase (C18) packing materials are varied to find a reliable condition for the high speed and high resolution separation using 8 PL standard mixtures. From experiments, it was found that a capillary column of nLC-ESI-MS-MS analysis for PL mixtures can be minimized to a 5 cm long pulled tip column packed with 3 μm C18 particles without losing resolution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)65-68
Number of pages4
JournalMass Spectrometry Letters
Volume2
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Capillary column
  • Effect of column length
  • nLC-ESI-MS-MS
  • Particle size
  • Phospholipids

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