|Articles|March 2, 2005

The Application Notebook

  • The Application Notebook-03-01-2005
  • Volume 0
  • Issue 0

Analysis of Zeaxanthin by Single Quadrupole LC–MS

(3R, 3’R)-zeaxanthin is one of several dietary carotenoids found in human ocular tissue. Research has shown that concentrations of zeaxanthin, as well as other carotenoids, are significantly lower than normal in the macula of persons diagnosed with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD)...

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Figure 2. Split injection used to measure triplicate test of MTBE, hexane, o-xylene, and 1-methylnaphthalene comparing different solvents (methanol, methylene chloride) and column insertion distances starting with 0.5 mm, 5.0 mm, 10.0 mm, 15 mm, and 20.0 mm. Methanol had the best performance at the 5.0 mm insertion distance and methylene chloride looked slightly better at the 0.5 mm. We would still recommend not going below the 5.0 mm manufacturer recommended insertion distance.
Revisiting insertion distance for methanol and methylene chloride in GC analysis and confirming that insertion depth strongly affects response and reproducibility.