Less Configuration and More Dimensionality: Preparative Heart-Cut Multidimensional Liquid Chromatography Based on Trapping Arrays

Anal Chem. 2022 Dec 13;94(49):16997-17002. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c03875. Epub 2022 Nov 30.

Abstract

The resolving power of multiple dimensional liquid chromatography (mD-LC) is multiplicative as it adds dimensions. However, the issue in creating a preparative mD-LC system is that the higher the dimensionality, the more complicated the system configuration. Thus, we presented a new configuration of preparative mD-LC using one set of LC modules and trapping array-based multiple heart-cut interfaces. A preparative two-dimensional liquid chromatography (2D-LC) separation of herbal medicine formulation produced 40 compounds with a purity of >90%. During the separation process, the interface stores the fractions and allocates positions for the fractions from a different dimension; LC draws the fraction from the interface, makes nD separation, and sends isolated fractions to the interface. By repeating this process, we achieved variable dimensionality of LC separations. We also presented a preparative 3D-LC separation of herbal medicines to validate the principle of "less configuration and more dimensionality". Thus, we can explore the higher dimensional preparative separations. The developed preparative mD-LC displayed exceptional power in the isolation of various compounds and has great potential in the application of natural products.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biological Products*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods
  • Chromatography, Liquid / methods

Substances

  • Biological Products