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Analysis of sensory and toxicologically important compounds in beer
Vrzal, Tomáš ; Čabala, Radomír (advisor) ; ADAM, Martin (referee) ; Feltl, Ladislav (referee)
One of the most relevant group of toxicologically significant compounds in beer are N-nitrosamines. In this thesis, the attention was paid especially on non-volatile nitroso compounds whose concentrations in beer, a chemical structure, and a biological effect has not been known yet. For the reason of the lack of knowledge regarding this compound group, the method for their sensitive detection by chemiluminescence detection after gas chromatographic separation was developed. This method permits a classification of detected nitroso compounds to different groups (N-nitroso, C-nitroso, and combination of C-nitroso and nitro) and distinguish them from interferences. The method is based on recording of a pyrolytic profile of each chromatographic peak, the profiles are then processed by discriminant analysis. The method has been developed for finding and structural identification purposes of these unknown compounds. Its application on an artificially nitrosated beer sample, together with gas chromatographic tandem mass spectrometric analysis, led to structural identification of several representatives of nitroso compounds. Sensory active compounds in this thesis are represented by carbonyl compounds and fatty acids. Carbonyl compounds - furfural and hydroxymethylfurfural - were used during the development...
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Development and optimization of a robust pressure modulator for multidimensional gas chromatography
Ston, Martin ; Čabala, Radomír (advisor) ; Ventura, Karel (referee) ; Jelínek, Ivan (referee)
Comprehensive gas chromatography (GC×GC) is a modern and advanced analytical method designed to separate very complex samples, when the separation efficiency of classical gas chromatography is not sufficient. GC×GC allows complete simultaneous analysis of a sample on two different columns, interconnected by special interface called the modulator. Three types of control units were set up and a robust pulse flow modulator (PFM) was developed in this work. PFM working parameters have been always optimized to allow combinations of columns with different sizes. Optimized PFM allows application of columns with 10-60 m length and 0.15-0.25 mm internal diameters for the first dimensions and with 1-10 m length and 0.25-0.32 mm internal diameters for the second dimension. For demonstration reasons, analyses of complex real samples, such as essential oils, oil derivatives and biological samples, were performed. PFM was compared with the commercial cryofocusation modulator Zoex for the selected column set and one sample (a mixture of volatile solvents) on a gas chromatograph equipped with both modulators. The average repeatability of retention times, expressed as a relative standard deviation, was approximately 2.0 % for PFM (cryofocusation about 0.5 %) and of the peak areas was approximately 3.5 %...
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Analysis of biologically active substances by modern separation methods
Bierhanzl, Václav ; Čabala, Radomír (advisor) ; Pacáková, Věra (referee) ; Sýkora, David (referee)
The thesis is dedicated to the phospholipids and their polar headgroups analysis by gas chromatography, capillary electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. Phospholipids are the most important polar lipids and they are classified into phospholipid classes according to their phosphorylated groups. Phospholipids can be found in cell membranes and the changes in their ratio are monitored to research the impact of external conditions on cells. Actually thin layer chromatography is still used for phospholipid class ratio analyses. It is not suitable for microbiological research due to its time demandingness. The presented compendium of papers engaged in phospholipid classification is targeted on Bacillus subtilis strain, which produces potential antibiotics with detergent effect - surfactin. Published methods can be used for research of optimal conditions for producing microbe cultivation. Because non-polar parts of the phospholipid molecule (fatty acids) can affect the analysis methods on spliced polar headgroups have to be designed. Capillary electrophoresis and gas chromatography methods were developed and the latter one was further optimized for simultaneous analysis with fatty acids. Additional part deals with an alternative approach which consists in direct injection on mass spectrometer of intact...
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Modern microextraction techniques for gas chromatographic analysis
Bursová, Miroslava ; Čabala, Radomír (advisor) ; Feltl, Ladislav (referee) ; Kubinec, Róbert (referee)
The submitted thesis is focused on the development, optimization, testing and practical application of the new microextraction method called Bell Shaped Extraction Device assisted Liquid-Liquid Microextraction (BSED-LLME). The method is based on the application of a miniature bell-shaped extraction tool in which the extraction takes place, so that only minimal solvent losses can occur, and which allows a reproducible dosing and collection of a small volume of the extraction solvent. The BSED- LLME method was used to preconcentrate selected volatile and less volatile analytes from aqueous samples into organic solvents of a density lower than water. After the extraction, the analytes were determined by fast gas chromatography with flame ionization detection and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry. The statistical methods known as Design of Experiment (DOE) were used for determination of the optimal extraction conditions for BSED-LLME procedure. DOE is based on a mathematical description of the system and the prediction of the optimal setting of experimental parameters that may influence extraction efficiency. Factors such as extraction time, volume of extraction solvent, addition of sodium chloride (ionic strength), stirring rate and the diameter of the extraction vessel ect., have been tested....
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Chromatograhic characterization of chiral and achiral separation systems
Kučerová, Gabriela ; Tesařová, Eva (advisor) ; Čabala, Radomír (referee) ; Ševčík, Juraj (referee)
Dissertation thesis is a 5-publications' collection concerning characterization and application potential of cyclodextrins, polysaccharides and macrocyclic antibiotics based chiral stationary phases. The effects of stationary phase and mobile phase are studied. This approach ensures the complex insight into separation systems studied. Systems with different nature of chiral selector were studied by HPLC. Namely, macrocyclic antibiotics and derivatized polysaccharides were used for experiments. Former ones provided better results for enantioseparation of non-coded amino acids than latter ones. Dynamic coating procedure was used for preparation of a new chiral stationary phase. Characterization of new cationic cyclodextrin based chiral stationary phase was performed. Linear free energy relationship method was used for characterization of two different separation systems, i.e. newly prepared stationary phase and commercially available stationary phase. Based on results obtained, newly prepared stationary phase showed better results for separation of different achiral groups of analysts. New stationary phase prepared by dynamic coating was compared with chromatographic system, in which the chiral selector was used as a mobile phase additive. The chiral selector used for the two different approaches was...
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Study of lipid biosynthesis during hypoxia using chromatography and mass spectrometry
Mušutová, Martina ; Cvačka, Josef (advisor) ; Čabala, Radomír (referee)
5 Abstract The topic of this diploma thesis is the study of lipide biosynthesis in a hypoxic environment with the use of chromatography and mass spectrography. The first part of the thesis explains the theoretical basis for the research stipulated in the study of OSA and its connection to Type 2 diabetes mellitus. I propose the theory that hypoxia leads to the heightened biosynthesis of fatty acids by way of the reductive citric acid cycle. The research of this reductive citric acid cycle was done by means of cultivated cells with added labeled [5-13 C] glutamine and its absorption into the fatty acids has been observed with the help of GC-MS. The lipides have been extracted from the cell samples, from which the fraction of triglyceride has been isolated with the help of thin layer chromatography. Furthermore, the transesterification to fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) has been performed. The collected data showed a 91 % increase in FAME 16:0 and a 102 % increase in FAME 16:1 in a hypoxic environment compared to the control group. Furthermore, it has been found that samples in a hypoxic environment contained 5.9 % more [13 C1] FAME 16:0, 12 % more [13 C1] FAME 16:1 and almost 3 % more [13 C2] FAME 16:1 compared to the control group. Keywords Lipide biosynthesis, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, FAME, GC-MS,...
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