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Buffer salt effects in off‐line coupling of capillary electrophoresis and mass spectrometry
Author(s) -
Marák Jozef,
Staňová Andrea
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
electrophoresis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.666
H-Index - 158
eISSN - 1522-2683
pISSN - 0173-0835
DOI - 10.1002/elps.201300554
Subject(s) - chemistry , chromatography , electrospray ionization , mass spectrometry , analytical chemistry (journal) , capillary electrophoresis , buffer solution , matrix (chemical analysis) , salt (chemistry)
In this work, the impact of buffer salts/matrix effects on the signal in direct injection MS with an electrospray interface (DI‐ESI‐MS) following pITP fractionation of the sample was studied. A range of buffers frequently used in CE analyses (pH 3–10) was prepared containing 10, 50, and 90% v/v of ACN, respectively. The sets of calibration solutions of cetirizine (an antihistaminic drug with an amphiprotic character) within a 0.05–2.0 mg/L concentration range were prepared in different buffers. The greatest enhancements in the MS signal (in terms of change in the slope of the calibration line) were obtained for the beta‐alanine buffer (pH 3.5) in positive ionization and for the borate buffer (pH 9.2) in negative ionization, respectively. The procedure was successfully applied to the analysis of buserelin (a peptidic drug). The slope of the calibration line for solutions containing the beta‐alanine buffer with 50% of ACN was 4 times higher than for water or urine, respectively. This study clearly demonstrates that the buffer salt/matrix effects in an off‐line combination of pITP and DI‐ESI‐MS can also play a positive role, as they can enhance the signal in MS. A similar influence of the above effects can also be presumed in the CE techniques combined on‐line with ESI‐MS.