Off-line LCxLC-Mass Spectrometry Workflow using CID and EAD for the Quantification and Comprehensive Structural Double Bond Characterization of Glycerophospholipids in Plasma Samples
- 1Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
- 2University of Geneva
- 3CTC Analytics AG
Abstract
Here we describe an automated workflow using a PAL Robotic Tool Changer (RTC) system for plasma lipid sample preparation and off-line two-dimensional liquid chromatography (LCxLC) separation. The orthogonal chromatographic platform couples hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) in the first dimension with rapid reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) in the second dimension, facilitated by automated fraction collection at 10-second intervals into 96-well plates. Lipid profiling and structural identification strategies were evaluated using collision-induced dissociation (CID) and electron-activated dissociation (EAD) across data-dependent acquisition (DDA), dataindependent acquisition (DIA / SWATH), and high-resolution multiple reaction monitoring (HRMRM) modes. Standard Reference Material NIST SRM 1950 (Human Plasma) was employed for lipid quantification and double-bond characterization of phosphatidylcholines (PCs). By combining automated modified Matyas liquid-liquid extraction, and off-line LCxLC, a total of 115 PC’s lipids could be detected in SRM 1950 plasma sample. For 74 PC’s including isomers, double assignments could be proposed based on the EAD spectra.
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BibTeX
@misc{iglesias2026offline,
title = {{Off-line LCxLC-Mass Spectrometry Workflow using CID and EAD for the Quantification and Comprehensive Structural Double Bond Characterization of Glycerophospholipids in Plasma Samples}},
author = {Laura Gisela González Iglesias and Renzo Picenoni and Guenter Boehm and Gérard Hopfgartner},
howpublished = {ChemRxiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.26434/chemrxiv.15009982/v1},
url = {https://chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.26434/chemrxiv.15009982/v1},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Off-line LCxLC-Mass Spectrometry Workflow using CID and EAD for the Quantification and Comprehensive Structural Double Bond Characterization of Glycerophospholipids in Plasma Samples
AU - Laura Gisela González Iglesias
AU - Renzo Picenoni
AU - Guenter Boehm
AU - Gérard Hopfgartner
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/06
PB - ChemRxiv
DO - 10.26434/chemrxiv.15009982/v1
UR - https://chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.26434/chemrxiv.15009982/v1
AB - Here we describe an automated workflow using a PAL Robotic Tool Changer (RTC) system for plasma lipid sample preparation and off-line two-dimensional liquid chromatography (LCxLC) separation. The orthogonal chromatographic platform couples hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) in the first dimension with rapid reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) in the second dimension, facilitated by automated fraction collection at 10-second intervals into 96-well plates. Lipid profiling and structural identification strategies were evaluated using collision-induced dissociation (CID) and electron-activated dissociation (EAD) across data-dependent acquisition (DDA), dataindependent acquisition (DIA / SWATH), and high-resolution multiple reaction monitoring (HRMRM) modes. Standard Reference Material NIST SRM 1950 (Human Plasma) was employed for lipid quantification and double-bond characterization of phosphatidylcholines (PCs). By combining automated modified Matyas liquid-liquid extraction, and off-line LCxLC, a total of 115 PC’s lipids could be detected in SRM 1950 plasma sample. For 74 PC’s including isomers, double assignments could be proposed based on the EAD spectra.
ER -