A versatile method for stable carbon isotope analysis of carbohydrates by high-performance liquid chromatography/isotope ratio mass spectrometry

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Boschker, H. T. S. [1 ]
Moerdijk-Poortvliet, T. C. W. [1 ]
van Breugel, P. [1 ]
Houtekamer, M. [1 ]
Middelburg, J. J. [1 ]
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[1] Ctr Estuarine & Marine Ecol, Netherlands Inst Ecol NIOO KNAW, NL-4400 AC Yerseke, Netherlands
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10.1002/rcm.3804
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Q5 [生物化学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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We have developed a method to analyze stable carbon isotope ((13)C/(12)C) ratios in a variety of carbohydrates using high-performance liquid chromatography/isotope ratio mass spectrometry (HPLC/IRMS). The chromatography is based on strong anion-exchange columns with low strength NaOH eluents. An eluent concentration of 1 mM resulted in low background signals and good separation of most of the typical plant neutral carbohydrates. We also show that more strongly bound carbohydrates such as acidic carbohydrates can be separated by inclusion of NO(3)(-) as an inorganic pusher ion in the eluent. Analyses of neutral carbohydrate concentrations and their stable carbon isotope ratios are shown for plant materials and marine sediment samples both at natural abundance and for 13 C-enriched samples. The main advantage of HPLC/IRMS analysis over traditional gas chromatography based methods is that no derivatization is needed resulting in simple sample treatment and improved accuracy and reproducibility. Copyright (C) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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页码:3902 / 3908
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