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Bos TS, Pirok BWJ, Karlson L, Schantz S, Dahlseid TA, Stoll DR, Somsen GW. Fingerprinting of hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose by comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry of monomers resulting from acid hydrolysis. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1722:464874. [PMID: 38598893 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2024.464874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
Abstract
Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) is a type of cellulose derivative with properties that render it useful in e.g. food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industry. The substitution degree and composition of the β-glucose subunits of HPMC affect its physical and functional properties, but HPMC characterization is challenging due to its high structural heterogeneity, including many isomers. In this study, comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to examine substituted glucose monomers originating from complete acid hydrolysis of HPMC. Resolution between the different monomers was achieved using a C18 and cyano column in the first and second LC dimension, respectively. The data analysis process was structured to obtain fingerprints of the monomers of interest. The results revealed that isomers of the respective monomers could be selectively separated based on the position of substituents. The examination of two industrial HPMC products revealed differences in overall monomer composition. While both products contained monomers with a similar degree of substitution, they exhibited distinct regioselectivity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tijmen S Bos
- Division of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, HV, Amsterdam 1081, the Netherlands; Centre for Analytical Sciences Amsterdam (CASA), the Netherlands.
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- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Science (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, XH, Amsterdam 1098, the Netherlands; Centre for Analytical Sciences Amsterdam (CASA), the Netherlands
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- Nouryon Chemicals, Zutphenseweg 10, AJ, Deventer 7418, the Netherlands
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- Oral Product Development, Pharmaceutical Technology & Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, SE-431 83, Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota, 56082 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota, 56082 United States
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- Division of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, HV, Amsterdam 1081, the Netherlands; Centre for Analytical Sciences Amsterdam (CASA), the Netherlands
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Mischnick P, Schleicher S. Potential of ion mobility mass spectrometry in cellulose ether analysis: substitution pattern of hydroxyethyl celluloses. Anal Bioanal Chem 2024:10.1007/s00216-024-05224-w. [PMID: 38436692 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-024-05224-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
Abstract
Ion mobility mass spectrometry (ESI-tims-ToF-MS, syringe pump infusion) has been applied to glucose and oligosaccharide ethers derived from hydroxyethyl-methyl celluloses (HEMC) and hydroxyethyl celluloses (HEC) after permethylation and partial depolymerization: by hydrolysis without or with subsequent reductive amination with m-amino benzoic acid (mABA) or by reductive cleavage. As model compounds without tandem substitution methoxyethylated methylcellulose was used. Regioisomeric glucose ethers were separated according to their ion mobility, and positions of substitution could be assigned. Glucose ethers including isomers with tandem substitution showed additional signals with a smaller collision cross-section (CCS) than core-substituted isomers. Positional isomers of cellobiose ethers were only partly resolved due to too high complexity but showed a characteristic fingerprint that might allow classifying samples. Relative intensities of signals of glucose ether isomers could only be quantified in case of ABA derivatives with its fixed charge, while sodium adducts of methoxyethyl ethers showed an influence of the MeOEt position on ion yield. Results were in very good agreement with reference analysis. [M + Na]+ adducts of α- and β-anomers of glucose derivatives were separated in IM, complicating position assignment. This could be overcome by reductive cleavage of the permethylated HE(M)C yielding 1,5-anhydroglucitol-terminated oligosaccharides, showing the best resolved fingerprints of the cellobiose ethers of a particular cellulose ether. With this first application of ion mobility MS to the analysis of complex cellulose ethers, the promising potential of this additional separation dimension in mass spectrometry is demonstrated and discussed.
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- Petra Mischnick
- Institute of Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Schleinitzstr. 20, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Schleinitzstr. 20, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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van der Zon AAM, Verduin J, van den Hurk RS, Gargano AFG, Pirok BWJ. Sample transformation in online separations: how chemical conversion advances analytical technology. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 60:36-50. [PMID: 38053451 PMCID: PMC10729587 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03599a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
Abstract
While the advent of modern analytical technology has allowed scientists to determine the complexity of mixtures, it also spurred the demand to understand these sophisticated mixtures better. Chemical transformation can be used to provide insights into properties of complex samples such as degradation pathways or molecular heterogeneity that are otherwise unaccessible. In this article, we explore how sample transformation is exploited across different application fields to empower analytical methods. Transformation mechanisms include molecular-weight reduction, controlled degradation, and derivatization. Both offline and online transformation methods have been explored. The covered studies show that sample transformation facilitates faster reactions (e.g. several hours to minutes), reduces sample complexity, unlocks new sample dimensions (e.g. functional groups), provides correlations between multiple sample dimensions, and improves detectability. The article highlights the state-of-the-art and future prospects, focusing in particular on the characterization of protein and nucleic-acid therapeutics, nanoparticles, synthetic polymers, and small molecules.
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Affiliation(s)
- Annika A M van der Zon
- University of Amsterdam, van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, Analytical Chemistry Group, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Centre of Analytical Sciences Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre of Analytical Sciences Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences, Division of BioAnalytical Chemistry, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- University of Amsterdam, van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, Analytical Chemistry Group, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Centre of Analytical Sciences Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- University of Amsterdam, van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, Analytical Chemistry Group, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Centre of Analytical Sciences Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- University of Amsterdam, van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, Analytical Chemistry Group, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Centre of Analytical Sciences Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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