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Stable Nitrogen Isotope Analysis of Amino Acid Enantiomers by Gas Chromatography/Combustion/ Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry

The analysis of the stable nitrogen isotope compositions of individual amino acid stereoisomers through the use of gas chromatography/combustion/isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC/C/IRMS) is presented. Nitrogen isotopic compositions of single amino acids or of their enantiomers is possible without the labor-intensive and time-consuming preparative-scale chromatographic procedures required for conventional stable isotope analysis. Following hydrolysis and derivatization, single-component isotope analysis is accomplished on nanomole quantities of each of the stereoisomers of an amino acid, utilizing the effluent stream of gas chromatographic separation. Nitrogen isotope fractionation is minimal during acylation of the amino acid, with no additional nitrogen being added stoichiometrically to the derivative. Thus, the isotopic composition of the nitrogen in the derivative is that of the original compound. Replicate stable nitrogen isotope analyses of 11 amino acids, and their trifluoroacetyl (TFA)/isopropyl (IP) ester derivatives, determined by both conventional isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) and GC/C/IRMS, indicate that the GC procedure is highly reproducible (standard deviations typically 0.3-0.4‰) and that isotopic differences between the amino acid and its TFA/IP derivative are, in general, less than 0.5‰.

Metal-organic framework Co(D-cam)1/2(bdc)1/2(tmdpy) for improved enantioseparations on a chiral cyclodextrin stationary phase in gas chromatography

Initial efforts to combine a chiral metal-organic framework (MOF), Co(D-Cam)1/2(bdc)1/2(tmdpy) (D-Cam=D-camphoric acid, bdc=1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, tmdpy=4,4′-trimethylenedipyridine), with peramylated β-cyclodextrins to investigate whether the use of a MOF can enhance enantioseparations on a cyclodextrin stationary phase are reported. Compared with columns of peramylated β-cyclodextrin incorporated in a MOF containing sodium chloride, the column of peramylated β-cyclodextrin+MOF shows excellent selectivity for the recognition of racemates, and higher resolutions are achieved on the peramylated β-cyclodextrin+MOF stationary phase. Experimental results indicate that the use of Co(D-Cam) 1/2(bdc)1/2(tmdpy) can improve enantioseparations on peramylated β-cyclodextrins. This is the first report that chiral MOFs can improve enantioseparations on a chiral stationary phase for chromatography. Copyright

Comparison of liquid chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (LC/IRMS) and gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC/C/IRMS) for the determination of collagen amino acid δ13C values for palaeodietary and palaeoecological reconstruction

Results are presented of a comparison of the amino acid (AA) δ13C values obtained by gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC/C/IRMS) and liquid chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (LC/IRMS). Although the primary focus was the compound-specific stable carbon isotope analysis of bone collagen AAs, because of its growing application for palaeodietary and palaeoecological reconstruction, the results are relevant to any field where AA δ13C values are required. We compare LC/IRMS with the most up-to-date GC/C/IRMS method using N-acetyl methyl ester (NACME) AA derivatives. This comparison involves the analysis of standard AAs and hydrolysates of archaeological human bone collagen, which have been previously investigated as N-trifluoroacetyl isopropyl esters (TFA/IP). It was observed that, although GC/C/IRMS analyses required less sample, LC/IRMS permitted the analysis of a wider range of AAs, particularly those not amenable to GC analysis (e.g. arginine). Accordingly, reconstructed bulk δ13C values based on LC/IRMS-derived δ13C values were closer to the EA/IRMS-derived δ13C values than those based on GC/C/IRMS values. The analytical errors for LC/IRMS AA δ13C values were lower than GC/C/IRMS determinations. Inconsistencies in the δ13C values of the TFA/IP derivatives compared with the NACME- and LC/IRMS-derived δ13C values suggest inherent problems with the use of TFA/IP derivatives, resulting from: (i) inefficient sample combustion, and/or (ii) differences in the intra-molecular distribution of δ13C values between AAs, which are manifested by incomplete combustion. Close similarities between the NACME AA δ13C values and the LC/IRMS-derived δ13C values suggest that the TFA/IP derivatives should be abandoned for the natural abundance determinations of AA δ13C values.