Abstract:
A problem is to provide a microspray column capable of increasing the ionization efficiency, and a high sensitive mass spectrometer and a mass spectrometric method using such a microspray column. For solving this problem, we provide a column for introducing a sample in an ionization source of a mass spectrometer (ESI/MS) being designed to ionize a sample molecule with electrospray and introduce it into an analyzer, has structural features of: (1) 0.5 μm or less in an inner diameter of a tip opening of the column; (2) 0.5 μm or more and 5 μm or less in a particle size of a column filler; and (3) fritless, a microspray column having the above (1) to (3), a mass spectrometer having such a microspray column in an ionization source, and a mass spectrometric method capable of performing a nonoflow electrospray with the microspray column.
Abstract:
It is an object of the present invention to improve the performance of gradient liquid transfer in nano/micro liquid chromatographs when solvents are mixed. In a gradient liquid transfer device and method for a nano/micro liquid chromatograph, an opening and closing unit (160) capable of opening and closing a solvent passage (150) for transferring a secondary solvent is provided in the vicinity of a solvent mixing section (152) in a liquid transfer system (130); a passage from a metering pump (146) of a liquid transfer section (142) to the opening and closing unit (160) is filled with the secondary solvent in advance; and an appropriate pressure is applied to the secondary solvent. Therefore, the entry of a primary solvent into the solvent passage for transferring the secondary solvent is suppressed. In another gradient liquid transfer device and method for a nano/micro liquid chromatograph, a liquid having a low compression rate is filled, in advance, in a part of a solvent passage subsequent to a metering pump of a liquid transfer section, and only the required amount of a secondary solvent is filled subsequent to the liquid. Therefore, the entry of the primary solvent into a solvent passage for transferring the secondary solvent is suppressed, and liquid-transfer performance is improved.
Abstract:
A problem is to provide a microspray column capable of increasing the ionization efficiency, and a high sensitive mass spectrometer and a mass spectrometric method using such a microspray column. For solving this problem, we provide a column for introducing a sample in an ionization source of a mass spectrometer (ESI/MS) being designed to ionize a sample molecule with electrospray and introduce it into an analyzer, has structural features of: (1) 0.5 μm or less in an inner diameter of a tip opening of the column; (2) 0.5 μm or more and 5 μm or less in a particle size of a column filler; and (3) fritless, a microspray column having the above (1) to (3), a mass spectrometer having such a microspray column in an ionization source, and a mass spectrometric method capable of performing a nonoflow electrospray with the microspray column.
Abstract:
It is an object to provide a recycle chromatograph with supercritical fluid mobile phase for separating a sample into components by recycling a mobile phase which includes modifier solvent for the purpose of taking a desired component.It is structured in such a manner that a recycling pump (10), a column (14), a detector (16), and a three-way valve (18) are connected in a sequential order as described above to form a closed loop which acts as a recycle flow line. A back-pressure regulator (20) is connected to the remainder port (C) of this three-way valve (18), and a mobile phase supplying and pressurizing device (30, 38, 30A, 48) for supplying the mobile phase under a predetermined pressure is connected to a flow line between the three-way valve (18) and the recycling pump (10).By means of this mobile phase supplying and pressurizing device and the recycle closed loop, (the column pressure drop .DELTA.p)/(column plate number) can be reduced, whereupon the column effective plate number can be increased. Thus, a sufficient resolution rate for fractionating a component can be obtained after appropriate recycling times.Furthermore, by combining the mobile phase supplying device (30, 38 30A, 38A, 48) and the back-pressure regulator (20), the internal pressures in the column and the detector can be kept above the critical pressure even if unnecessary components are being removed or a necessary component is being fractionated. As a result of which fractionation can be performed.
Abstract:
A rectangular thin panel conveyance unit that prevents damage of a plurality of rectangular thin panels while conveying the plurality of rectangular thin panels that are stacked so as not to contact one another. A rectangular thin panel conveyance unit includes a plurality of sets of four corner modules, and vibration suppressing bodies for rectangular thin panels in a fixed shape. The corner module has a support surface to support each corner portion of the rectangular thin panel from a lower side. At each corner portion, stacking the corner modules in a columnar shape in the vertical direction stacks a plurality of rectangular thin panels in the vertical direction. At this time, the vibration suppressing body has the thickness that is equal to or less than the distance between the support surfaces of the corner modules adjacent to one another in the vertical direction. The vibration suppressing bodies are disposed on each of a top surface and an inferior surface of the rectangular thin panel such that the vibration suppressing body faces a planar portion of each rectangular thin panel to restrict amplitude of vibration of the rectangular thin panel in the vertical direction, which is caused by conveyance of the plurality of stacked rectangular thin panels, within a predetermined range. The vibration suppressing body has a contact portion for the planar portion of the rectangular thin panel.
Abstract:
It is an object of the present invention to improve the performance of gradient liquid transfer in nano/micro liquid chromatographs when solvents are mixed.In a gradient liquid transfer device and method for a nano/micro liquid chromatograph, an opening and closing unit (160) capable of opening and closing a solvent passage (150) for transferring a secondary solvent is provided in the vicinity of a solvent mixing section (152) in a liquid transfer system (130); a passage from a metering pump (146) of a liquid transfer section (142) to the opening and closing unit (160) is filled with the secondary solvent in advance; and an appropriate pressure is applied to the secondary solvent. Therefore, the entry of a primary solvent into the solvent passage for transferring the secondary solvent is suppressed. In another gradient liquid transfer device and method for a nano/micro liquid chromatograph, a liquid having a low compression rate is filled, in advance, in a part of a solvent passage subsequent to a metering pump of a liquid transfer section, and only the required amount of a secondary solvent is filled subsequent to the liquid. Therefore, the entry of the primary solvent into a solvent passage for transferring the secondary solvent is suppressed, and liquid-transfer performance is improved.
Abstract:
Extraction and separation method and apparatus using a supercritical fluid for extracting a specified component from a sample by a supercritical fluid and introducing the supercritical fluid containing the extracted component into a silica gel column coated with silver nitrate so as to separate the extracted component.By the combination of the extracting operation by a supercritical fluid under mild conditions and chromatography taking the advantage of the selectivity of the silica gel column coated with silver nitrate to olefins, the extract is obtained at a high concentration without producing denaturation.
Abstract:
Disclosed are an apparatus for the identification of a ribonucleic acid, whereby not only the molecular weights of digestion products, from which nothing but the nucleic acid residue composition can be understood, but also nucleic acid residue sequence data is obtained from a product ion mass set and thus the identification reliability for the individual digestion products can be remarkably improved; a method for the identification of a ribonucleic acid; and a program and system for the identification of a ribonucleic acid. The method as described above comprises: searching for nucleic acid sequence database by using a fragment mass set indicating the molecular weights and inner structural data of individual oligonucleotides that are obtained by tandem mass spectrometry on digested oligonucleotides formed by chemically or enzymatically cleaving a ribonucleic acid; scoring candidate sequences; among candidate sequences showing the highest scores, referring those showing scores exceeding the threshold as identified sequences; and using these identified sequences in mapping on nucleic acid sequence database including genomic sequences.
Abstract:
Nano-electrospray ionization techniques include the introduction of a separation solvent containing a sample to a column-integrated needle having a column filled with a resin for liquid chromatography. The separated sample components are sprayed from the tip of the column-integrated needle toward a sample introduction orifice of a mass spectrometer. An organic solvent is simultaneously introduced to a solvent-supplying needle. The organic solvent is supplied from the tip of the solvent-supplying needle to the tip of the column-integrated needle.
Abstract:
Nano-electrospray ionization techniques include the introduction of a separation solvent containing a sample to a column-integrated needle having a column filled with a resin for liquid chromatography. The separated sample components are sprayed from the tip of the column-integrated needle toward a sample introduction orifice of a mass spectrometer. An organic solvent is simultaneously introduced to a solvent-supplying needle. The organic solvent is supplied from the tip of the solvent-supplying needle to the tip of the column-integrated needle.