SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION OF INSECT EPICUTICULAR HYDROCARBONS FOR GAS-CHROMATOGRAPHIC MASS-SPECTROMETRIC ANALYSIS

Authors
MONETI G DANI FR PIERACCINI G TURILLAZZI S
Citation
G. Moneti et al., SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION OF INSECT EPICUTICULAR HYDROCARBONS FOR GAS-CHROMATOGRAPHIC MASS-SPECTROMETRIC ANALYSIS, Rapid communications in mass spectrometry, 11(8), 1997, pp. 857-862
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy,"Chemistry Analytical
Journal title
Rapid communications in mass spectrometry → ACNP
ISSN journal
09514198
Volume
11
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
857 - 862
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-4198(1997)11:8<857:SMOIEH>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
A recently developed solvent-free sampling method, solid-phase microex traction, has been employed for sampling the cuticular hydrocarbons fr om three species of social wasps for GM/MS analysis. Comparison betwee n the gas chromatograms of cuticular hydrocarbons obtained by microext raction and those of hexane-extracted samples from the same specimens shows that solid-phase microextraction is very suitable for sampling i nsect cuticle hydrocarbons, including those of high molecular weight. Because of its simplicity, this method is very suitable for routine wo rk. (C) 1997 by John Whey & Sons, Ltd.