Addressing Chemical Diversity and Expanding Analytical Capabilities with Atmospheric Pressure GC
Atmospheric pressure gas chromatography is a technique that allows rapid switching between UPLC-MS and GC-MS applications.
Atmospheric pressure gas chromatography (APGC) is a technique that allows rapid switching between UPLC-MS and GC-MS applications. This provides laboratories with the flexibility to analyse volatile and semi-volatile compounds of low and intermediate polarity traditionally analysed by dedicated vacuum GC-MS instruments. Changeover of the electrospray source requires minimal tools, no breaking of vacuum and typically less than 5 minutes to perform. It is possible to acquire data in ESI+ using UPLC separation, then within 1 hour, review data acquired using APGC on the same instrument (assuming a typical GC run time of 25-30 min). This type of procedure can be particularly valuable when screening samples prepared using generic techniques such as QuEChERS, which can generate extracts amenable to both UPLC and GC separations.
Multi-Step Preparative LC–MS Workflow for Peptide Purification
March 21st 2025This article introduces a multi-step preparative purification workflow for synthetic peptides using liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS). The process involves optimizing separation conditions, scaling-up, fractionating, and confirming purity and recovery, using a single LC–MS system. High purity and recovery rates for synthetic peptides such as parathormone (PTH) are achieved. The method allows efficient purification and accurate confirmation of peptide synthesis and is suitable for handling complex preparative purification tasks.
