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Large Scale Non-targeted Metabolomic Profiling of Serum by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-MS)
Published on: March 14, 2013
Quantitative assessment of the reliability of identification by high-performance liquid chromatography-mass
1Central Laboratory of Veterinary Control and Ecology, Iskarsko Shosse Boulevard 5, 1528 Sofia, Bulgaria. s_georgi@hotmail.com
Abstract:
At present, mass spectrometry (MS) is the most reliable method for identification but there is not yet a quantitative equation describing this fact. In this investigation an approach to the quantitative assessment of the reliability of identification by MS is proposed which is useful for determination of the selectivity and the validation of analytical methods. Mass spectra of the analytes are presented as maps in which the characteristic ions and their intensities are used for identification. A formula for the quantitative expression of the significance of these parameters to the reliability and the identification is given. The contribution of the resolution of MS instruments or their possibilities of a multiple fragmentation to the reliability of the identification is shown. This approach makes it possible to compare the reliability of identification with different MS instruments. Despite the small contribution of the separation of the chromatographic column compared to the MS separation, the role of the column in the identification is very important to distinguish isomers because their MS spectra are similar.
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