PMID- 32193924 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210209 LR - 20210209 IS - 1520-6882 (Electronic) IS - 0003-2700 (Linking) VI - 92 IP - 8 DP - 2020 Apr 21 TI - Metal Probe Microextraction Coupled to Dielectric Barrier Discharge Ionization-Mass Spectrometry for Detecting Drug Residues in Organisms. PG - 5921-5928 LID - 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00004 [doi] AB - In this study, a novel method for the direct coupling of metal probe microextraction (MPME) and a dielectric barrier discharge ionization (DBDI) source with mass spectrometry (MS) is reported. Analytes adsorbed on a tungsten needle were directly transferred to the DBDI source via rapid thermal desorption, which resulted in a limit of detection as low as 8 pg/mL. This is in part due to the "active capillary" configuration of the plasma ion source, where the efficiency of ion transfer to the MS is approximately 100%. Specialty gases to maintain the plasma and carry analytes to the MS are not required. In contrast to direct one-step ionization of molecular adsorbates, the complete separation of the analyte desorption from the probe and the ionization event in our experimental setup greatly enhanced the sensitivity and detection reproducibility (RSD of 8.3%). We show detection of pyrimethamine, a first-line drug for the treatment and prevention of Plasmodium falciparum malaria all over the world, by this MPME/DBDI/MS method. The detection of drug residues in live fish and paramecium was achieved without the need for any sample pretreatment. The relative concentration of the drug in different organs of the fish was determined. This simple and convenient method has the potential for the analysis of chemicals even in single-cell organisms. FAU - Lu, Qiao AU - Lu Q AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6071-8477 AD - Department of Chemistry and the MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. FAU - Lin, Rongkun AU - Lin R AD - Department of Chemistry and the MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. FAU - Du, Chao AU - Du C AD - Department of Chemistry and the MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. FAU - Meng, Yifan AU - Meng Y AD - Department of Chemistry and the MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. FAU - Yang, Manqing AU - Yang M AD - Department of Chemistry and the MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. FAU - Zenobi, Renato AU - Zenobi R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5211-4358 AD - Department of Chemistry and the MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. AD - ETH Zurich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland. FAU - Hang, Wei AU - Hang W AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9145-3181 AD - Department of Chemistry and the MOE Key Lab of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200331 PL - United States TA - Anal Chem JT - Analytical chemistry JID - 0370536 RN - V9306CXO6G (Tungsten) RN - Z3614QOX8W (Pyrimethamine) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cyprinidae MH - Drug Residues/*analysis MH - Paramecium MH - Pyrimethamine/*analysis MH - *Solid Phase Microextraction MH - Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization MH - Tungsten/*chemistry EDAT- 2020/03/21 06:00 MHDA- 2021/02/10 06:00 CRDT- 2020/03/21 06:00 PHST- 2020/03/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/02/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/03/21 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Anal Chem. 2020 Apr 21;92(8):5921-5928. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00004. Epub 2020 Mar 31.