Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to avoid the defects in the prior art and provide a method for simultaneously detecting four cytokinins in litchi by UPLC-MS/MS, the method can accurately and simultaneously detect four cytokinins in litchi, and has the advantages of easiness in operation, short detection period, good reproducibility, high sensitivity and low cost.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:
provides a method for simultaneously detecting four cytokinins in litchi by UPLC-MS/MS, which comprises the following steps,
Step one, extraction and purification, comprising:
S11, obtaining litchi sample tissues, and grinding the litchi sample tissues under the condition of liquid nitrogen to obtain sample powder;
s12, placing the sample powder into a centrifuge tube, adding acetonitrile solution, leaching for 6-10 hours at 3-4 ℃, shaking at regular time, centrifuging the centrifuge tube at 3-4 ℃, collecting supernatant and residues,
Wherein 5-11 mL of acetonitrile solution is added to each 1g of sample powder, and the concentration of the acetonitrile solution is 60-85%;
s13, repeating the step S12 on the residues, and recovering the supernatant obtained in the residues and combining the supernatant obtained in the step S12 to obtain a sample crude extract;
S14, sequentially activating and balancing the PCX column by using methanol and 2% formic acid aqueous solution, eluting by using an eluent, collecting the eluent,
Wherein the leaching solution consists of a methanol solution and formic acid, the content of the formic acid is 0.05-0.2%,
The eluent consists of a methanol solution and ammonia water, wherein the content of the ammonia water is 1-3%, and 15-21 mL of the eluent is added into each 1g of sample powder;
s15, blowing and concentrating the eluting liquid nitrogen, and then adding a methanol aqueous solution for re-dissolving to obtain a re-solution, wherein the concentration of the methanol aqueous solution is 10% -20%;
step two, UPLC-MS/MS detection analysis, which comprises:
S21, carrying out UPLC-MS/MS detection analysis on the complex solution,
The liquid phase condition is that the mobile phase B is methanol, the mobile phase A is 5mmol/L ammonium formate aqueous solution, the elution is carried out by a gradient elution mode, the elution program is shown in the table 1,
TABLE 1 gradient elution procedure
The mass spectrum conditions are that an electrospray ion source is adopted, the detection mode is a multi-reaction detection mode, the temperature of the ion source is 150 ℃, the capillary voltage is 0.35kV, the desolvation gas temperature is 500 ℃, the atomizing gas flow rate is 1000L/Hr, the taper hole gas flow is 50L/Hr, the collision argon is 0.17L/h, the relevant mass spectrum parameters of four cytokinins are shown in the table 2,
Table 2 relevant mass spectral parameters for four cytokinins
In some embodiments, in S12, shake is performed 1 to 3 times.
In some embodiments, in S12, the centrifugal speed is 9000-11000 r/min and the centrifugal time is 7-15 min.
In some embodiments, in S21, the complex solution is vortexed and filtered through a 0.22um organic filter before performing UPLC-MS/MS detection analysis.
The method for simultaneously detecting four cytokinins in litchi by using UPLC-MS/MS has the beneficial effects that:
The method for simultaneously detecting four cytokinins in litchi by using liquid-phase secondary mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) adopts ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), UPLC further improves the separation degree and the analysis speed on the basis of HPLC, and mass spectrometry MS ionizes atoms or molecules according to the mass-to-charge ratio of the atoms or molecules, so that separation and detection of the compounds are realized, the method has the characteristics of special identification capability, high selectivity and high sensitivity, the defect of insufficient HPLC selectivity and sensitivity is effectively overcome, the problem that various compounds with similar structures and polarities cannot be effectively separated due to co-outflow of HPLC is avoided, and a basis is laid for subsequently simultaneously detecting the four cytokinins with similar structures in litchi. The UPLC-MS/MS integrates the advantages of HPLC and MS, has the characteristics of high separability and high speed of UPLC, and has the characteristics of high selectivity and high sensitivity of MS, the invention has the advantages of easy operation of pretreatment, short detection period, good reproducibility, high sensitivity, low cost and the like, and the final result is reliable, thereby being applicable to rapid screening and quantitative determination of cytokinin in litchi and being applied to practical work.
Detailed Description
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While the preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present invention may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.
Examples
Referring to fig. 1, the present example discloses a method for simultaneously detecting four cytokinins in litchi by using UPLC-MS/MS, comprising the following steps,
Step one, extraction and purification, comprising:
S11, obtaining litchi sample tissues, and grinding the litchi sample tissues under the condition of liquid nitrogen to obtain sample powder;
grinding is carried out under the protection of liquid nitrogen, so that the sample is prevented from being oxidized.
S12, placing the sample powder into a centrifuge tube, adding acetonitrile solution (ACN), leaching for 6-10 hours at 3-4 ℃, shaking at regular time, centrifuging the centrifuge tube at 3-4 ℃, collecting supernatant and residues,
Wherein 5-11 mL of acetonitrile solution is added to each 1g of sample powder, and the concentration of the acetonitrile solution is 60-85%;
Cytokinin in the sample powder was collected into acetonitrile solution by leaching with acetonitrile solution. The shaking mode can effectively improve the leaching effect.
S13, repeating the step S12 on the residues, and recovering the supernatant obtained in the residues and combining the supernatant obtained in the step S12 to obtain a sample crude extract;
The residue is repeatedly leached to achieve the maximum possible recovery of cytokinins in the residue.
S14, sequentially activating and balancing the PCX column by using Methanol (MEOH) and a 2% formic acid aqueous solution (Foxmic acidwater), eluting by using an eluent, collecting the eluent,
Wherein the eluent consists of a Methanol (MEOH) solution and formic acid (Foxmic acid), the content of the formic acid is 0.05-0.2%,
The eluent consists of a methanol solution and ammonia water (ammonia), wherein the content of the ammonia water is 1-3%, and 15-21 mL of the eluent is added into each 1g of sample powder;
purification is performed by the steps of activation, equilibration, rinsing and elution.
S15, blowing and concentrating the eluting liquid nitrogen, and then adding a methanol aqueous solution for re-dissolving to obtain a re-solution, wherein the concentration of the methanol aqueous solution is 10-20%;
Purifying, concentrating, and re-dissolving to a specific volume by re-dissolving.
Step two, UPLC-MS/MS detection analysis, which comprises:
s22, carrying out UPLC-MS/MS detection analysis on the complex solution,
The liquid phase condition is that the mobile phase B is methanol, the mobile phase A is 5mmol/L ammonium formate aqueous solution, the elution is carried out by a gradient elution mode, the elution program is shown in the table 1,
TABLE 1 gradient elution procedure
The mass spectrum conditions are that an electrospray ion source is adopted, the detection mode is a multi-reaction detection mode, the temperature of the ion source is 150 ℃, the capillary voltage is 0.35kV, the desolvation gas temperature is 500 ℃, the atomizing gas flow rate is 1000L/Hr, the taper hole gas flow is 50L/Hr, the collision argon is 0.17L/h, the relevant mass spectrum parameters of four cytokinins are shown in the table 2,
Table 2 relevant mass spectral parameters for four cytokinins
The components of the sample after liquid chromatography separation sequentially enter a mass spectrum detector, and are ionized in an ion source to generate ions with certain charges and different mass numbers. The motion behaviors of different ions in the electromagnetic field are different, and the ions are separated according to different mass-to-charge ratios (m/z) by adopting a mass analyzer, so that mass spectrograms which are arranged according to the sequence of the mass-to-charge ratios are obtained. And (5) obtaining qualitative and quantitative results of the sample through analysis and treatment of a mass spectrogram.
In this embodiment, in S12, shake is performed 1 to 3 times.
In the embodiment, in S12, the centrifugal speed is 9000-11000 r/min, and the centrifugal time is 7-15 min.
In this embodiment, in S21, the complex solution is vortexed and uniformly mixed, and then passed through an organic filter membrane of 0.22um, and then subjected to UPLC-MS/MS detection analysis.
Impurity removal is achieved through the organic filter membrane, and detection accuracy is improved.
Experimental example
In order to verify the effect of the invention in detecting four cytokinins of litchi, the following experiment is carried out, and the steps comprise:
extraction and purification, namely 0.25g of litchi sample ground by liquid nitrogen is taken in a 15mL plastic centrifuge tube, 2.5mL of 80% acetonitrile solution is added, and leaching is carried out for 8 hours at 4 ℃ and shaking is carried out for 2 times.
Taking out, centrifuging at 4deg.C at 10000r/min for 10min, collecting supernatant, and collecting residue.
Adding 2.5mL of 80% acetonitrile into the residue, oscillating for 10min, centrifuging at 4 ℃ at 10000r/min for 10min, and combining the two extracts to obtain a crude extract of the sample.
Sequentially activating and balancing with methanol and 2% formic acid aqueous solution, eluting with methanol solution (containing 0.1% formic acid), eluting with 2.5ml2% ammonia water-methanol solution twice, collecting eluate in test tube, blowing nitrogen to near dryness, adding 0.25ml 5% methanol aqueous solution, re-dissolving, vortex mixing, and passing through 0.22um organic filter membrane to be tested.
Liquid phase and Mass Spectrometry conditions in liquid phase conditions mobile phase B was methanol and mobile phase A was 5mmol/L aqueous ammonium formate, elution gradients were as shown in Table 1 above.
The mass spectrum condition is electrospray ion source (ESI+), and the detection mode is a multi-reaction detection (MRM) mode. The ion source temperature is 150 ℃, the capillary voltage is 0.35kV, the desolvation gas temperature is 500 ℃, the atomizing gas flow rate is 1000L/Hr, the taper hole gas flow is 50L/Hr, and the collision gas (argon) is 0.17L/h. Other mass spectral parameters are shown in table 2 above.
Analysis of results:
As can be seen from tables 3 and 4, the detection limit (3 times signal to noise ratio) and the quantification limit (10 times signal to noise ratio) of the four cytokinins (TZR, IPR, DHZ, IP) are respectively lower than 9.35 and 31.15pg/g, and have good linear relation within the concentration range of 0.05-50 ng/mL, and the linear correlation coefficient (r 2) is higher than 0.999. The average recovery rate of the four cytokinins is 80.0% -108.2% and the standard deviation is 0.8% -15.5% under the standard adding level of three kinds of high, medium and low concentrations (0.4,2 and 20 ng/mL).
Therefore, the invention can efficiently and simultaneously detect four cytokinins in litchi.
Table 3 labeling recovery rates and relative standard deviation% of four cytokinins in litchi rind
TABLE 4 Linear equation, linear Range, correlation coefficient and detection Limit for four cytokinins
The analysis of the results effectively demonstrates the feasibility of the method for simultaneously detecting four cytokinins in litchi by using UPLC-MS/MS.
According to the technical scheme, four cytokinins of trans-zeatin nucleoside (TZR), dihydrozeatin (DHZ), isopentenyl adenine (IP) and isopentenyl adenine nucleoside (IPR) in litchi are measured simultaneously by using a liquid-phase secondary mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method. 0.25g litchi sample was leached with acetonitrile-water (80:20, v/v) solution for 8h, purified by Bond Elut Plexa PCX solid phase extraction column (PCX column), eluted with 2.5% aqueous ammonia methanol and detected by 0.22um organic filter. And selecting XSelect HSS T chromatographic columns, carrying out gradient elution for 7min by taking methanol and 5mmol/L ammonium formate aqueous solution as mobile phases (table 1), adopting electrospray positive ion (ESI+) mode ionization, and selecting a reaction monitoring (MRM) mode to quantify cytokinin, so as to realize simultaneous detection and analysis of four cytokinins in litchi with similar structures.
The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, but various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.