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The tools used for evidentiary sample collection are often challenged in criminal cases. Maintaining the integrity of evidentiary samples continues to be a major challenge - especially when samples stay in transit during transportation where sample integrity is highly compromised. Thus, there is a crucial need for a cost-effective, efficient DNA collection and storage system that maintain sample integrity from collection until processing, while providing a means to ensure proper chain of custody

Here we report on the attributes of a novel ATP detection reagent for cell viability with all of the assay performance of the previous CellTiter-Glo® Reagent, but now with markedly enhanced stability as a single component in a liquid format. These new features provide for much greater ease-of-use in that storage of the reagent at 4°C eliminates the requirement for reagent thawing and minimizes temperature equilibration time.

Minimal carry-over is a prerequisite for high throughput analysis. However, minimized carry-over and cycle time are competing and a careful optimization is mandatory. In this study the influence of wash conditions on carry-over of various compounds was investigated. A strategy to minimize carry-over was developed. The influences of different wash tasks were investigated. Finally the contribution of different system components such as injector valve or column was studied.

Enrichment techniques are commonly used for the analysis of flavoring compounds in different matrices with GC/MS. Analysis of flavoring compounds is done by purge & trap, SPME or headspace, depending on requirements for sensitivity. The In-Tube Ex¬traction (ITEX) Dynamic Headspace uses a micro trap filled with an adsorbent material to efficiently extract the compounds. Here we evaluate if the ITEX can be used to effectively analyze for these compounds and reduce the analyst’s time involved.

-Chemical deconvolution algorithms accurately reported independent
components of dead coelutions where such components belong to distinct chemical classes.
-Present algorithms fail to distinguish chemically similar analytes such as branched and linear alkanes, thus chemical deconvolution is not a
substitute for GCxGC.
-Chemical deconvolution algorithms accurately rejected more than 80% of spurious signals from manually curated spectra found to be contaminated with unrelated signa

The use of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography to help increase chromatographic resolution is a major step in tackling the problem of confident peak identification in a complex sample matrix. Combining the separation power of two-dimensional gas chromatography, with resolving power greater than 25,000, and sub ppm mass accuracies of a high resolution multi-reflecting TOFMS is the ideal solution to confident compound identification within a complex sample matrix.

This poster displays the successful beginning stages of an innovative way to detect phosphorus in standing bodies of water by minimizing the quantity of chemicals used, reducing the cost of analysis instrumentation, allowing the potential for real-time monitoring, and producing consistent and reliable results.

Combining comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC) with a High Resolution Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer and Chemical Ionization is a powerful tool for compound identification. Performance of the LECO Pegasus GC-HRT 4D using Chemical Ionization (CI) was demonstrated using Benzophenone and Diesel. GC×GC separation results in narrow peaks, therefore, a high speed detection system is necessary.

The Pegasus GC-HRT and GC-HRT 4D instruments are effective tools for the comprehensive analysis of yeast extracts.
• Enhanced chromatographic resolution of the HRT 4D system facilitated compound characterization by improving spectral similarity scores
• High quality data resulted in excellent spectral similarity scores when compared to large, well-established databases (NIST, Wiley)
• High resolution, accurate mass data was crucial for determination of fragment, molecular, and adduct

GC×GC-HRT is a powerful tool for the comprehensive analysis and
chemical characterization of analytes in complex matrices. The combination of high resolution front-end separation with high
resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry made possible the
identification of compounds previously unknown in these samples.