Table 2.
Analytical conditions for the determination of the tested analytes in various matrices.
| Condition | Content | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Instrument | LC: Alience 2695 LC separation module, Waters MS/MS: Micromass Quattro Micro triple quadrupole tandem mass, Waters |
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| Chromatographic separation | |||
| Column | Agilent ZORBAX Eclipse Plus C18 (3.0 mm I.D. × 150 mm L, 3.5 μm) | ||
| Flow rate | 0.3 mL/min | ||
| Injection volume | 5 μL | ||
| Oven temp. | 40 °C | ||
| Mobile phase | A: 5 mM ammonium formate, 0.1% formic acid in methanol B: 5 mM ammonium formate, 0.1% formic acid in water |
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| Gradient | Time | A (%) | B (%) |
| 0.0 | 5 | 95 | |
| 2.0 | 5 | 95 | |
| 4.0 | 95 | 5 | |
| 10.0 | 95 | 5 | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 95 | |
| 15.0 | 5 | 95 | |
| MS/MS condition | |||
| Capillary voltage | 3.9 kV | ||
| Source temp. | 150 °C | ||
| Desolvation gas temp. | 250 °C | ||
| Desolvation gas flow | 500 L/h | ||