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Structural analysis of natural compounds with aliphatic branched chains using mass spectrometry
Strmeň, Timotej ; Cvačka, Josef (advisor) ; Kozlík, Petr (referee)
The diploma thesis focuses on analysis of fatty alcohols with mass spectrometry. Theoretical part describes distribution, main properties, usage and analytical methods for analysis of fatty alcohols. Experimental work focuses on the search for a proper derivatisation procedure for fatty alcohols, which would enable their detection with soft ionisation techniques of mass spectrometry, as well as their structural analysis. The main aim of the structural analysis is to find the methyl branching in the fragmentation spectra of derivatives of the fatty alcohols.
Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry at low flows: construction and applications
Strmeň, Timotej
(EN) The first part of the thesis describes the ionization reactions in the APCI source in the presence (enclosed configuration) and absence (open configuration) of the ion source housing. Commercial APCI source was modified and used in enclosed, as well as open configuration. All other parameters were kept the same (including the source geometry). In the positive mode, the biggest differences were observed for non-polar analytes dissolved in aprotic solvents like toluene, chloroform and carbon disulfide. Protonated species were dominant in the open configuration, while radical cations were mostly present in the enclosed configuration. The excessive protonation in open ion source was caused by the diffusion of water vapor molecules into the ionization region from the atmosphere. Water vapor molecules were also responsible for the formation of an ion [M + 19]+ from alkynes in the open configuration. The fragmentation study confirmed that the ion [M + 19]+ was a 2-methylketone formed by the addition reaction. The formation of such artifacts can pose problems in qualitative analysis. On the other hand, the ion [M + 55]+ was observed in the enclosed ion source as a reaction product of unsaturated compounds with acetonitrile solvent molecules. Its fragmentation can be used for the double bond...
Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry at low flows: construction and applications
Strmeň, Timotej ; Cvačka, Josef (advisor) ; Sýkora, David (referee) ; Polášek, Miroslav (referee)
(EN) The first part of the thesis describes the ionization reactions in the APCI source in the presence (enclosed configuration) and absence (open configuration) of the ion source housing. Commercial APCI source was modified and used in enclosed, as well as open configuration. All other parameters were kept the same (including the source geometry). In the positive mode, the biggest differences were observed for non-polar analytes dissolved in aprotic solvents like toluene, chloroform and carbon disulfide. Protonated species were dominant in the open configuration, while radical cations were mostly present in the enclosed configuration. The excessive protonation in open ion source was caused by the diffusion of water vapor molecules into the ionization region from the atmosphere. Water vapor molecules were also responsible for the formation of an ion [M + 19]+ from alkynes in the open configuration. The fragmentation study confirmed that the ion [M + 19]+ was a 2-methylketone formed by the addition reaction. The formation of such artifacts can pose problems in qualitative analysis. On the other hand, the ion [M + 55]+ was observed in the enclosed ion source as a reaction product of unsaturated compounds with acetonitrile solvent molecules. Its fragmentation can be used for the double bond...
Aldrithiol-2 as a new derivatization agent for double bond localization in unsaturated compounds by mass spectrometry
Strmeň, Timotej ; Cvačka, Josef
A new method for localizing double bonds in lipids using derivatization with 2,2'-clipyridyl disulfide (Aldrithio-2) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (EST-MS) is presented. The derivatization introduces a permanent charge to the molecules. When collisionally activated, the derivatives provide diagnostic peaks useful for establishing the position of the original double bond. Since permanent charge of the derivative significantly increases the detectability of analytes, the method works well also for of very low polarity like hydrocarbons.
Development of a tube nebulizer for microflow atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry
Strmeň, Timotej ; Vrkoslav, Vladimír ; Pačes, Ondřej ; Cvačka, Josef
A novel nebulizer for microflow atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry was developed. It consisted of a tube with analyte-transporting fused silica capillary inside. The terminal part of the tube was resistively heated using a coiled resistance wire. Optimal nebulizer parameters and construction setup were investigated to fully demonstrate its versability. Corundum appeared to be a more suitable material than quartz for fabrication of the tube nebulizer. The lowest analyte flow rate investigated was 1.0 mul/min with an excellent signal stability reached.
Structural analysis of natural compounds with aliphatic branched chains using mass spectrometry
Strmeň, Timotej ; Cvačka, Josef (advisor) ; Kozlík, Petr (referee)
The diploma thesis focuses on analysis of fatty alcohols with mass spectrometry. Theoretical part describes distribution, main properties, usage and analytical methods for analysis of fatty alcohols. Experimental work focuses on the search for a proper derivatisation procedure for fatty alcohols, which would enable their detection with soft ionisation techniques of mass spectrometry, as well as their structural analysis. The main aim of the structural analysis is to find the methyl branching in the fragmentation spectra of derivatives of the fatty alcohols.
The surface modification of materials by polydopamine layer
Strmeň, Timotej ; Mosinger, Jiří (advisor) ; Havlíček, David (referee)
The bachelor thesis describes structure, main properties and possible applications of polydopamine (PDA). The main focus of the work lies in the description of uses of the PDA, including in detection of chemical substances, in energetics and in biomedicine. The short experimental section studies quality of deposition of the PDA depending on the deposition time and on the types of used nanofiber materials.

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