Determination of monosaccharide composition of polysaccharide and free monosaccharides in Cistanches Herba by ion chromatography-integral pulsed amperometry / 药学学报

Polysaccharides and free monosaccharides are important active components in Cistanches Herba, which have functions of anti-aging and immunological activity regulation. The study of monosaccharide composition in polysaccharide and free monosaccharide can lay a foundation for the study of primary structure, spatial structure of Cistanche polysaccharide and biological activity of Cistanches Herba. In this study, a method of water extraction and alcohol precipitation was used to extract Cistanche polysaccharide. Trifluoroacetic acid was selected as the hydrolytic acid for polysaccharide hydrolysis. An orthogonal experimental method is established. Three levels of acid concentration, hydrolysis temperature and hydrolysis time were selected to investigate the optimal hydrolysis condition. The optimal hydrolysis condition was 0.08 mol·L-1 trifluoroacetic acid hydrolysis at 100 ℃ for 3 h. The free monosaccharides of Cistanches Herba were extracted by water extraction. The established ion chromatogram integrated pulsed amperometry method can efficiently separate 11 monosaccharides in a short time. The method has good repeatability and high sensitivity, methodological experiment results meet the requirements of quantitative determination. It can accurately determine the monosaccharide composition of Cistanche polysaccharide and free monosaccharide content. Ion chromatography does not require derivatization operation and the pre-treatment steps are simple. This method can measure fructose, but PMP derivation-HPLC method can't. The monosaccharide composition of Cistanche polysaccharide include fucose, arabinose, rhamnose-galactose, glucose, xylose, mannose, fructose, ribose and glucuronic acid, among which the contents of glucose and fructose are relatively high. The free monosaccharides in the water extract of Cistanches Herba include glucose, fructose and mannose.

Correlation between saliva glucose and blood glucose levels by ion chromatography / 中华内分泌外科杂志

Objective:To analyze the correlation between saliva glucose and blood glucose level by measuring the concentration of saliva with high-precision ion chromatograph, and further to provide the clinical data for saliva glucose as an auxiliary index of blood glucose monitoring.Methods:A total of 268 subjects with normal glucose metabolism (NGT) and diabetes mellitus (DM) were enrolled and fasting venous blood and saliva samples were collected at the same time. The levels of saliva glucose, blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) were measured by ion chromatograph, automatic biochemical analyzer and glycosylated hemoglobin analyzer, respectively. Methods of Kruskal-Wallis H test was used for comparison between groups, and the Spearman correlation was used for correlation analysis. Results:The mean values of blood glucose, saliva glucose and HbA1c in the DM group are all higher than those in the NGT group, and the differences are all statistically significant ( P<0.05). Saliva glucose cut-off points are set at 10, 15, 20 and 25 mg/L, respectively. When the saliva glucose concentration is greater than or equal to the above cut-off points, the saliva glucose level are positively correlated with the blood glucose level ( r=0.321, 0.379, 0.509 and 0.428, respectively, P<0.05) . Conclusion:The level of saliva glucose in DM is significantly higher than that in NGT. When the concentration of saliva glucose is greater than 20 mg/ L, there is a significant positive correlation between saliva glucose and blood glucose, and the max correlation coefficient r is 0.509.

Determinação de baixas concentrações de lítio em águas de abastecimento público por cromatografia de íons: validação de método / Determination of low concentrations of lithium in public water supply by the ion chromatography: method validation

Esta nota apresenta a validação de um método para realizar a determinação de lítio em concentrações menores do que 40 μg L-1 em amostras de águas de abastecimento público, utilizandose cromatografia de íons e calibração externa, com a curva analítica obtida por regressão linear (mínimos quadrados ordinários). O método é seletivo, e apresenta limite de detecção igual a 1,0 μg L-1 e limite de quantificação igual a 2,0 μg L-1 . Os ensaios de recuperação em três níveis de concentração apresentaram resultados entre 99,4 e 101,9%. Na avaliação da precisão nos mesmos três níveis de concentração, os coeficientes de variação exibiram valores entre 1,1 e 4,0%.

This note presents the validation of a method for determining the lithium at concentrations less than 40 μg L-1 in the public water supply, by using the ion chromatography and external calibration, and the analytical curve was obtained by the linear regression (ordinary least squares). The employed method is selective, showing the detection limit equal to 1.0 μg L-1 and the quantification limit equal to 2.0 μg L-1 . Recovery tests in three concentration levels presented results from 99.4 to 101.9%. On the precision evaluation in the same three concentration levels, the coefficients of variation exhibited values between 1.1 and 4.0%.

Determination of Sodium Glycerophosphate and Phosphate Salts in Concentrated Divitamins and Sodium Phosphate Syrup by Ion Chromatography / 中国药师

Objective:To establish ion chromatography(IC) method for determination of the content of sodium glycerophosphate and phosphate salts in concentrated divitamins and sodium phosphate syrup. Methods:An AG19 -HC (50 mm× 4 mm) guard col-umn and an IonPac AS18 -HC (250 mm × 4 mm) ion analysis column were used, potassium hydroxide solution was applied as the mobile phase with gradient elution,and a conductance detector was used with suppression conductometric detection. Results:Sodium glycerophosphate and phosphate could be separated well under the chromatographic conditions. The linear range was 1.054-84.35 μg ·ml-1(r=0.999 4)for sodium glycerophosphate and 0.316 8-25.35 μg·ml-1(r=0.999 8)for phosphate. The average recovery was 99.35% (RSD=1.16%,n=9) and 98.96%(RSD=2.61%,n=9), respectively.Conclusion: The method is simple, rapid and accurate,and can be used for the quality control of concentrated divitamins and sodium phosphate syrup.

Determination of Methylamines and Methylamine-N-oxides in Particulate Matter Using Solid Phase Extraction Coupled with Ion Chromatography / 分析化学

A novel method for determination of methylamines and methylamine-N-oxides in fine particles using solid phase extraction (SPE) coupled with ion chromatography (IC) was developed. The experimental conditions including solid phase extraction and chromatographic condition were optimized. The quartz filter loaded with particulate matter (PM) samples was ultrasonically extracted with 20 mL of methanol and water (1:3,V/V) mixture and the extraction process repeated for another 2 times. After the extraction, a total of 60 mL of extraction solvent was dropped into the extraction equipment in solid phase column. The Agilent AccuBond C18was chosen for enriching the methylamine,dimethylamine,trimethylamine and trimethylamine-N-oxide in fine particles. Under the optimum conditions, the target species on Agilent Accu Bond C18were washed by 0. 5 mL of acetonitrile solution and then concentrated into a constant volume (2 mL) before injecting into IC for analysis. A 250 mm×4 mm id PRP X-200 column was used for the separation of analytes at the temperature of 25oC. The mobile phase was a mixture of acetonitrile solution (3%, V/V) and nitric acid (5 mmol/L) with the flow rate being kept at 1 mL/min. The four aliphatic amine species were fully resolved and the separations were completed within 30 min. The linearity of the four compounds ranged from 0.45 to 1000 μg/kg with the precisions of 2%-4% and the detection limits of 0.002-0.003 μg/m3. The recoveries of four aliphatic amine species in real environmental samples were higher than 90%. This method was successfully applied to the analysis of real fine particle samples collected at Beijing. The concentrations of trimethylamine and methylamine-N-oxides were in the range of 0.01-0.08 μg/m3and 0.02-0.14 μg/m3for Beijing dust and haze samples,respectively.

Ion Chromatography Method of Four Carboxylic Acids in Workplace Air / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

Objective@#To assess psychological acceptance and occupational stress of medical staff, analyze the relationship among personality, psychological acceptance and occupational stress and discuss the direct or indirect effects of personality to occupational stress.@*Methods@#The gaseous four kinds of carboxylic acids in the workplace air were simultaneously collected by silica gel tube, and then desorbed by deionized water and eluted by ion chromatograph. The the content was detected by conductivity detector.@*Results@#The linear relationship was good in the concentration range of about 0~140 mg/L. The correlation coefficient r>0.999, and the maximum detection limit was 4.5 μg/mL. The sampling efficiency of the four carboxylic acids ranges from 96.10%~100.27%. Through the sample added recovery experiments, the low and high content of the silicone tube samples were detected; and the range of desorption efficiency was 82.18%~100.12%; the range of precision was 0.70%~3.71%.@*Conclusion@#This method adopts deionized water to desorb samples, and the application of ion chromatography detection have reached the requirements of《Guidelines for the establishment of occupational health standards, Part 4: Determination of chemical substances in workplace air》, which can be used in four kinds of workplace air detection of carboxylic acid compounds.

Simultaneous determination of 9 kinds of anion in workplace air by Ion chromatography / 中国职业医学

OBJECTIVE: To establish a simultaneously detecting method for 9 kinds of anion in workplace air by ion chromatography. METHODS: Nine kinds of anions in workplace air include fluoride ion,chloride ion,nitrite ion,bromide ion,nitrate ion,sulfate ion,phosphate ion,oxalate denominationbl and iodide ion were sampled with sodium carbonatesodium bicarbonate( concentration 3. 2,1. 1 mmol/L respectively),separated by the anion column,detected by the conductivity detector and quantified by external standard method. RESULTS: The linearity of the 9 anions in the corresponding mass concentration range was good( correlation coefficient > 0. 999). The detection limit was 0. 02-0. 18mg/L and the marking recovery was 96. 0%-100. 5%. The within-run relative standard deviation( RSD) was 0. 3%-2. 5%,and the between-run RSD was 0. 4%-3. 1%. All the sampling efficiencies were > 96. 8%,and the samples could be stored at room temperature for 5 days. CONCLUSION: The method has good accuracy,high sensitivity,with simple and rapid operation,and can simultaneously measure various anions in the air of workplace.

Detecting sulfur dioxide in workplace air by ion chromatography coupled with solid adsorption tube sampling / 中国职业医学

OBJECTIVE: To establish a detecting method for sulfur dioxide in workplace air by molecular sieve solid adsorption tube sampling and ion chromatography. METHODS: Air samples were collected by molecular sieve solid adsorption tubes,desorbed by distilled water,oxidized by hydrogen peroxide in weak base system,separated by anion exchange chromatography and detected by conductivity detector. RESULTS: The good linearity range of sulfur dioxide was0. 10-16. 00 mg/L,and the correlation coefficient was 0. 999 8. The detection limit was 0. 02 mg/L,the minimum detectable concentration was 0. 01 mg/m3. The average desorption efficiency was 96. 53%-99. 35%. The within-run and between-run relative standard deviations were 1. 73%-3. 65% and 1. 80%-4. 46% respectively. The samples could be stored at room temperature for at least 14 days. CONCLUSION: This method is suitable for detecting sulfur dioxide in workplace air.

Contents Determination of Citric Acid in Fentanyl Citrate Raw Materials and Its Injection by Ion Chroma-tography / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To determine the contents of citric acid in fentanyl citrate raw materials and its injection by ion chro-matography. METHODS:The determination was performed on Thermo Dionex IonPacTM AS11-HC column with mobile phase con-sisted of potassium hydroxide (gradient elution) at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The column temperature was 35 ℃,and sample size was 20 μL. The detector was suppressed conductivity detector. RESULTS:The linear range of citric acid were 0.1157-74.05 μg/mL(r=0.9995). The limit of quantitation was 0.1150 μg/mL,and the limit of detection was 0.0400 μg/mL;RSDs of preci-sion,stability and reproducibility tests were all lower than 2.0%;the average recoveries were 99.6%-101.5%(RSD=0.68%,n=9). CONCLUSIONS:The method is environmentally-friendly and simple with good accuracy and precision,and suitable for the contents determination of citric acid in fentanyl citrate raw materials and injection.

Determination of Chloride Ion and Sulfate Ion in Ethylparaben by Ion Chromatography and Quality Evaluation of Products at Different Levels / 中国药师

Objective: To establish an ion chromatography (IC) method to determine the content of chloride ion and sulfate ion in ethylparaben, and evaluate the quality status of chloride ion and sulfate ion in ethylparaben at different levels.Methods: Ion chromatograph was used.The column was Dionex IonPac AS 18 (250 mm ×4 mm,5 μm) using potassium hydroxide as the mobile phase with gradient elution, the flow rate was 1.0 ml·min-1 , the injection volume was 25 μl, and the quantitative method was standard curve.Results: The method showed good linear relationship within the range of 0.02-4.00 μg·ml-1 for chloride ion (r=0.999 9) and 0.10-10.00μg·ml-1 for sulfate ion (r=0.999 5).The average recovery was 90.12% (RSD=3.4%) and 85.54% (RSD=6.2%) for chloride ion and sulfate ion, respectively (n =9).The content range of chloride ion and sulfate ion was 0.000 3%-0.015 7% and 0.000 9%-0.024 4% in 63 batches of samples, respectively.Conclusion: The established method is simple, fast and accurate, which can be used to determine the contents of chloride ion and sulfate ion in ethylparaben and is helpful to its quality control.

Simultaneous Determination of 9 Common Inorganic Anions in Huanglian Shangqing Tables by Accelerat-ed Solvent Extraction-ion Chromatography / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To establish the method for simultaneous determination of 9 common inorganic anions in Huanglian shangqing tablet. METHODS:The accelerated solvent extraction-ion chromatography was adopted. Inorganic anions were deter-mined by Ion Pac AS11-HC anion exchange column,protected by Ion Pac AG11-HC column and eluted by hydroxide potassium so-lution(gradient elution)at the flow rate of 1.2 mL/min. The column temperature was set at 30 ℃,elution time was 18 min,and sample volume was 25 mL. RESULTS:The linear ranges of fluorinion,formate ion,nitrite ion,bromide ion,nitrate ion,sulfate ion,oxalate ion and phosphate ion were 0.1-5 mg/L(r=0.9990-0.9999). The limits of quantitation were 0.020,0.078,0.030, 0.058,0.052,0.068,0.084,0.064,0.074 mg/L,and the limits of detection were 0.005,0.024,0.008,0.017,0.015,0.022, 0.026,0.020,0.021 mg/L,respectively. RSDs of precision,stability and repeatability were all lower than 4.0%;recoveries were 80.00%-125.08%(RSD ranged 0.97%-2.47%). CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple,precise,stable and repeatable,and can be used for 9 common inorganic anions in Huanglian shangqing tablet.

Determination of Multi-components in Potassium Sodium Hydrogen Citrate Granule by Ion Chromatogra-phy / 中国药师

Objective:To establish a method of ion chromatography for the determination of sodium, potassium and citric acid in potassium sodium hydrogen citrate granule. Methods:The chromatographic conditions for potassium and sodium were as follows:a Di-onex IonPac CS12A column (250 mm × 4. 6 mm, 5μm), 0. 02 mol·L-1 methane sulfonic acid solution as the mobile phase, the flow rate of 1. 0 ml·min-1 , the suppressor of CSRS 300, the inhibition current of 59 mA, the inhibition type conductivity detector, and the injection volume of 25 μl. The chromatographic conditions for citrate were as follows: a Dionex HPICE-AS1 colunm ( 250 mm × 9. 0 mm,7. 5 μm), 0. 015 mol·L-1sulfuric acid solution as the mobile phase, the flow rate of 0. 6 ml·min-1, the detection wave-length of 220 nm and the injection volume of 10 μl. Results: The linear range of sodium was 0.82-82.49 μg·ml-1(r=0.9999), and the average recovery was 98.9%(RSD =0.55%, n =9). The linear range of potassium was 1.38-137.89 μg·ml-1 (r =1. 0000), and the average recovery was 100. 5% (RSD=0. 53%, n=9). The linear range of citric acid was 0. 021-10. 600 μg· ml-1(r=1. 0000), and the average recovery was 99. 1% (RSD=0. 54%, n=9). Conclusion:The method is simple, rapid and ac-curate, and can be used for the quality control of potassium sodium hydrogen citrate granule.

A study on the concentration of sulfites in foods by online dialysis - ion chromatography method / 预防医学

Objective To establish a rapid and accurate detecting method for sulfite in food residues. Methods Applying an fluorine ionsalkali - stable liquid to extract ultrasonically. After removing the suspended substances by high - speed centrifugation,we used online dialysis - ion chromatography to determine sulfite. Chromatographic conditionswere set as follows:Metrosep A Supp 5 - 150 / 4. 0 anion analysis column,using 3. 2 mmol / L sodium carbonate - 1. 0 mmol / L sodium bicarbonate 5% acetone as the eluent,with 0. 70 mL / min flow rate,20 μL injection volume and a conductivity detector. Results Sulfites( calculated as sulfur dioxide)manifested a good linear relationship when its concentration ranged from 0. 50 μg / mL to 50. 00 μg / mL,r = 0. 999 8. The minimum detection limit was 0. 54 mg / kg. The spiked concentrations were 10. 0 mg / kg,100. 0 mg / kg,500. 0 mg / kg,900. 0 mg / kg to samples. Relative standard deviation(n = 6,% )was 5. 04,1. 20,0. 56,0. 98,with the recovery rate between 85. 4% - 104. 4% . Conclusion This method is simple,rapid,with high sensitivity and accuracy of measurement,and which is suitable for the detection of sulfites content in food matrix.

Preliminary Study on Compatibility Rationality of Sodium Bisulfite in Zhengqing Fengtongning Injection / 中国药师

Objective: To analyze the compatibility rationality between the raw material and auxiliary material sodium bisulfite in Zhengqin Fengtongning injection.Methods: HPLC was applied to detect the contents of the impurity and the main component in Zhengqing Fengtongning injection, and ion chromatography was applied to determine the content of sodium bisulfite in Zhengqing Fengtongning injection.The changes of impurity, main component and sodium bisulfite among the samples were compared before and after the stress testing (high temperature at 40℃, 60℃ and illumination at 4 500 lx).LC-MS-MS was used to identify the structures of the impurities.Results: The impurity in Zhengqing Fengtongning injection was the combination of the raw material and sodium bisulfite.Conclusion: It is irrational for Zhengqing Fengtongning injection to use sodium bisulfite as the antioxidant.

Determination of Total Chloride in Oral Rehydration Salt Powder (Ⅲ) by Ion Chromatography / 中国药师

Objective:To establish a method for the determination of total chloride in oral rehydration salts powder (Ⅲ) by ion chromatography (IC). Methods:The analysis was performed on an IonPac AS 14A (250 mm × 4 mm) column with an IonPac AG 14A (50 mm × 4 mm) guard column and 9mmol·L-1 Na2 CO3 solution as the mobile phase. The flow rate was 1. 0 ml·min-1 with isocratic elution and the sample size was 25 μl. The suppressor was AERS 500(4mm) with 45mA suppression current, and an ECD was used for the detection. The quantity of chloride ion ( Cl-1 ) was calculated by the peak area with an external standard method. Re-sults:The linear range of Cl-1 was 0. 05-20. 00 mg·L-1(r=0. 9999);the recovery was 98. 89％(RSD=0. 56％, n=6). Conclu-sion:The results demonstrated that the method has the advantages of high sensitivity, simple sample pretreatment, promising accuracy and good reliability, which is suitable for the determination of total chloride in oral rehydration salt powder (Ⅲ) .

On-line Matrix Elimination-ion Chromatography for Determination of Residual TEAB in Clopidogrel Sulfate / 中国药学杂志

OBJECTIVE: To establish a method of on-line matrix elimination together with ion chromatographic for determination of residual tetraethylammonium bromibde(TEAB) which acts as phase transfer catalyst in clopidogrel sulfate. METHODS: An ion excluding column Dionex IonPac NG1 was used for the separation of TEAB from clopidogrel sulfate, using 20 mmol·L-1 MSA as eluent. A pre-concentration column Dionex CG17 was used to enrich the trace TEAB. After being switched to analytical system, the separation was performed on Dionex ICS3000 using Dionex IonPac CS17 as analytical column, and suppressor was not required. 5 mmol·L-1 MSA containing 35% acetonitrile was used as mobile phase. RESULTS: The RSDs of retention time and peak area were good. The recoveries of TEAB were between 97.8%-103.3%. The calibration curves of analytes were linear in the range between 0.4 and 10.0 μg·mL-1. The limit of detection reached 0.2 μg·mL-1. CONCLUSION: This method can be applied to detect trace kation in pharmaceutical chemicals.

Determination of Trace Hydroxylamine in Rasagiline Mesylate by Online SPE-Ion Chromatography / 中国药学杂志

OBJECTIVE: To establish a determination method of trace hydroxylamine in rasagiline mesylate by ion chromatography with on line SPE. METHODS: First, the sample was injected and hydroxylamine was transferred to the analytical column, and the matrix of rasagiline mesylate was trapped on the SPE column, IonPac CG12A. Second, the IonPac CG12A column was washed with acetonitrile and equipped with MSA solution of the same concentration as eluent. RESULTS: The liner calibration curve was obtained over the range of 0.04-3.75 μg·mL-1with a correlation coefficient (r2) of 0.999 9. And the detection limit of hydroxylamine was 0.02 μg·mL-1. The method was applied to detect trace hydroxylamine in rasagiline mesylate samples successfully. The spiked recoveries were 94%-103%. CONCLUSION: The method has high automation degree, selectivity and sensitivity for trace hydroxylamine analysis.

Determination of Content of Antioxidant Sodium Sulfite in Etimicin Sulfate Injection with Ion Chromatography / 中国药学杂志

OBJECTIVE: To establish an ion chromatography method for measuring the content of sodium sulfite as an antioxidant in etimicin sulfate injection. METHODS: DionexIonPac AS11-HC (4 mm×250 mm) and DionexIonPac AG1-HC (4 mm×50 mm) were employed as anion analytical column and anion guard column to separate sodium sulfite and determine its content. Gradient elution was carried out with potassium hydroxide solution at the flow rate of 1.0 mL·min-1. Conductivity detector was used with the suppressor current set at 99 mA, the conductivity pool was maintained at 35℃ and the column temperature was maintained at 30℃. RESULTS: A good linear relationship was found between the peak response and the concentration range of 8-80 μg·mL-1. The detection limit was determined to be 0.02 μg·mL-1 (S/N=3), and the quantitation limit was 0.09 μg·mL-1 (S/N=10). CONCLUSION: In this paper, we set up an analytical technique with such characteristics as rapidity, accuracy and reproducibility, which will serve to control the dosage of sodium sulfite. So far, it seems appropriate to use sodium sulfite as an antioxidant, but its amount in pharmaceutical preparations should be further optimized and decreased in the future.

Comparison study of determination methods of free amino acid in Shuxuetong injection by HPTLC, pre-column derivation-UPLC, and ion chromatography / 药学学报

Free amino acids play a great role in traditional Chinese medicine in injections of animal products, as they may take part in peptide synthesis and exhibit a bioactivity in vivo. However, most of the national standards for drugs and peer-reviewed papers only focus on the total amount of amino acids after peptide hydrolysis. We compare the advantage and disadvantage among high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC), pre-column derivatization ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) and ion chromatography. As a result, the HPTLC and pre-column derivatization UPLC are suitable for quality analysis, while there is high matrix influence for ion chromatography analysis. The verified pre-column derivatization UPLC method is utilized in quantitative analysis. 24 kinds of amino acid were detected by this method, and 8 of them were reported for the first time from the injection. The system has high repeatability and accuracy with LOD on the level of pmol·mL-1.

An Innovative Approach to Sensitive Artificial Sweeteners Analysis by Ion Chromatography-Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry / 分析化学

Artificial sweeteners ( ASs ) have gained more and more attention by environmental scientists because some of them such as acesulfame, have the potential to be the ideal tracers of domestic wastewater for environmental monitoring. In contrast to the existing methods of artificial sweeteners, the analytical method of ASs as a new tracer for environmental samples requires better sensitivity and selectivity to avoid matrix interference. A highly sensitive method for the simultaneous determination of four frequently-used artificial sweeteners in water samples using solid-phase extraction and ion chromatography triple quadrupole mass spectrometer with an electrospray ionization source ( IC-MS/MS) in negative ion mode was developed. The separation effect of different separation columns was compared and a 2-mm ion chromatography column AS19 was chosen in the experiment. Chromatographic separation of all the 4 artificial sweeteners was carried out in 9 min in isocratic elution mode using 60 mmol/L sodium hydroxide as eluent. Different kinds of solid phase extraction cartridges were evaluated to obtain satisfactory recoveries of all of the analytes. Merk LiChrolut EN (200 mg, 3 mL) was preconditioned with 2 mL of methanol, followed by 2 mL of H2 O. About 200 mL of sample (pH<2. 0) was passed through the cartridge at a flow rate of 4 mL/min, and then the cartridge was eluted using 2 mL of methanol. 2 mm suppresser (75 mA) was used to reduce the background noise and to remove the matrix interference. The limits of detection were below 5. 0 ng/L for various artificial sweeteners based on 3-fold the S/N. The recoveries of different matrices in the samples were 65%-120%. The method described here is time-saving, accurate and precise, and is suitable for monitoring artificial sweeteners in different water matrices. The method has also the potential to trace other contaminants in groundwater.