title: Characterization of anacardic acids by micellar electrokinetic chromatography and mass spectrometry.
abstract: A possibility of using capillary electrophoresis for separation of anacardic acids (6-alkylsalicylic acids) has been studied. Conventional micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) in non-coated fused silica capillaries and reversed-flow micellar electrokinetic chromatography (RF-MEKC) in capillaries coated with polydimethylacrylamide was applied for separation of anacardic acids extracted from cashew nuts. Influence of the composition of background electrolyte on the resolution of anacardic acid isomers was evaluated. Separations were performed using sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) micelles and mixed micelles of SDS and polyoxyethylene lauryl ether as a pseudostationary phase. To further improve the separation in RF-MEKC, beta-cyclodextrin and a dual cyclodextrin system of beta-cyclodextrin with heptakis-6-sulphato-beta-cyclodextrin was added to the working electrolyte. Best separation of anacardic acids were achieved in the polydimethylacrylamide-coated capillary using 10 mM phosphate background electrolyte pH 6.5 with addition of 1 M urea, 20% acetonitrile, 10 mM of beta-cyclodextrin and 1 mM of heptakis-6-sulfo-beta-cyclodextrin. Mass spectrometry was used for the identification of anacardic acids in the extract from cashew nuts in single and tandem mode using Q-TOF instrument. Nine anacardic acids were identified in the extract form the cashew nuts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, nám. Cs. legií 565, CZ-532 10 Pardubice, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cesla
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Blomberg
authors.forename: Mats
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamberg
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jandera
mesh_terms: D048729:Anacardic Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020374:Chromatography, Micellar Electrokinetic Capillary / Q000379:methods*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D048729:Anacardic Acids