Identification of Dimethyldioctadecylammonium Ion (m/z 550.6) and Related Species (m/z 522.6, 494.6) as a Source of Contamination in Mass Spectrometry

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 666-670

  Manier, M Lisa ^a   Cornett, D Shannon ^a   Hachey, David L ^a   Caprioli, Richard M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; HYDROCARBONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TRACE ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; DIMETHYLDIOCTADECYLAMMONIUM ION; RESOLUTION MEASUREMENTS; TRACE-LEVEL ANALYSIS;

ION BEAMS;

AMMONIA; CARBON; HYDROCARBON; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTAMINATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIPIDOMICS; LIPOPHILICITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ARTIFACTS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

EID: 42749088406     PISSN: 10440305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2008.01.015     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Krutchinsky A.N., and Chait B.T. On the Nature of Chemical Noise in MALDI Mass Spectra. J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 13 (2002) 129-134
2. Tran J.C., and Doucette A.A. Cyclic Polyamide Oligomers Extracted from Nylon 66 Membrane Filter Disks as a Source of Contamination in Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 17 (2006) 652-656
3. Hughes D.E., and Bramer A.M. Anomalous Liquid Chromatographic Results Originating from the Presence of Soap Residues and the Use of Nylon Filters. J. Chromatogr. A 408 (1987) 296-302
4. Schlosser A., and Volkmer-Engert R. Volatile Polydimethylcyclosiloxanes in the Ambient Laboratory Air Identified as Source of Extreme Background Signals in Nanoelectrospray Mass Spectrometry. J. Mass Spectrom. 38 (2003) 523-525
5. Verge K.M., and Agnes G.R. Plasticizer Contamination from Vacuum System O-Rings in a Quadrupole Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer. J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 13 (2002) 901-905
6. Zhang X.K., Dutky R.C., and Fales H.M. Rubber Stoppers as a Source of Contaminants in Electrospray Analysis of Proteins and Peptides. Anal. Chem. 68 (1996) 3288-3289
7. Hironobu K., and Kozo S. Solution Behavior of Dialkyldimethylammonium Chloride in Water. Basic Properties of Antistatic Fabric Softeners. J. Phy. Chem. 82 15 (1978) 1710-1714
8. Fernandez P., Alder A.C., Suter M.J.-F., and Giger W. Determination of the Quaternary Ammonium Surfactant Ditallowdimethylammonium in Digested Sludges and Marine Sediments by Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Liquid Chromatography with Postcolumn Ion-Pair Formation. Anal. Chem. 68 5 (1996) 921-929
9. Cotter R.J., and Hansen G. Mass Spectral Determination of Long-Chain Quaternary Amines in Mixtures. Anal. Chim. Acta. 136 (1982) 135-142
10. Giolando S.T., Rapaport R.A., Larson R.J., Federle T.W., Stalmans M., and Masscheleyn P. Environmental Fate and Effects of DEEDMAC: A New Rapidly Biodegradable Cationic Surfactant for Use in Fabric Softeners. Chemosphere 30 6 (1995) 1067-1083