LC–MS

In a new study, researchers used GC–MS and LC–MS were used to detect composition fraud in food supplement creation.

A new dried spot-based technique involving untargeted liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry was testing for characterizing foodstuffs.

Discover a novel GC-based method for accurately analyzing organic carbonates in lithium-ion batteries without the need for complex calibrations.

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A new separation platform based on chromatographic techniques was used to characterize algae hydrocolloids.

Grape pomace, a byproduct of the winery industry, holds various phenolic compounds within it. Scientists used liquid chromatography-based techniques to harvest these potentially beneficial components.

New QuEChERs-based methods were created to detect pesticide residues in commercial dry pet food.

Shea kernels contain bioactive secondary metabolites that can offer potential health benefits. Researchers aimed to learn more about these substances.

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Water pollution management is an important process that faces difficulty with handling microplastics. University of Porto (Portugal) researchers aimed to optimize existing methods to help rectify this issue.

In a new study, researchers explored quantifying bile acids and tryptophan metabolites in human serum samples was created using ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC–MS/MS).

To address multi-drug resistance (MDR) among harmful substances, liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry was used to test fosfomycin as a means of bypassing growing MDR amongst microorganisms.

Diflubenzuron and similar compounds can be signs of cattle fever ticks, which can cause morbidity in cattle. LC–MS/MS was recently tested as a means of detecting these disease-carrying insects.

Detecting tryptophan and other metabolites can be done using various techniques. Researchers created a new UHPLC–MS/MS-based method for quantifying these substances in human plasma.

While venous blood sampling can help gain understanding of patients’ health through phenolic compound analysis, this process can prove discomforting. Volumetric absorptive microsampling has recently been proposed as a more suitable and equally effective alternative.

Dimethylamine (DMA) is the smallest organic amine, typically being found in both humans and marine ecosystems. Dimitrios Tiskas of Hannover Medical School recently analyzed the nature and significance of DMA and other amines.

Kerstin Thurow, who achieved first professorship in “Laboratory Automation” at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Rostock, in Germany, offers insights into the constantly-evolving field of laboratory automation.

Brett Paull from the University of Tasmania, Tasmania and his team describe the latest development in portable LC instruments and their experience of taking portable systems out to the field.

The potential of skin-based diagnostics using UHPLC–IMS-HRMS to offer safe, cost-effective, and field-friendly solutions for TB screening is highlighted.

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was recently used to detect acylated impurities in artificial hormones meant to treat prostate cancer symptoms.

Chinese researchers created a new approach for identifying and quantifying illegal additives in fruit and vegetable plums, types of often-consumed health-care foods.

Here is some of the most popular content posted on LCGC International this week.

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This new study presents a validated QuEChERS–LC-MS/MS method for detecting eight persistent, mobile, and toxic substances in escarole, tomatoes, and tomato leaves irrigated with contaminated water.