Detection of Plant-Derived Natural Toxins by Probe Electrospray Ionization Kit and LC-MS

User Benefits

- Components in plants can be detected with simple pretreatment. - Highly polar to medium polar compounds can be measured quickly without column separation. - Mass data can be acquired with stable mass accuracy without requiring internal standard substances for mass calibration.

Introduction

Some plants that live in nature possess toxic components (natural toxins) that are harmful only to other organisms. Some of these toxic plants look very similar to edible plants, such as vegetables and wild plants, and cases of food poisoning due to accidental ingestion are reported every year. Some natural toxins have a high mortality rate, which is important in food hygiene. Therefore, rapid and effective screening methods are required. This article describes a new analytical method using the probe electrospray ionization kit DPiMS QT and the quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer LCMS-9050. The DPiMS QT uses the Probe Electro Spray Ionization (PESI) technique, which enables direct analysis with minimal time from pretreatment to analysis.

September 23, 2025 GMT