TY - JOUR A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Becker, Roland A1 - Jung, Christian A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - On the thermally induced isomerisation of hexabromocyclododecane stereoisomers N2 - The interconversion of the stereoisomers contained in technical 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane, a major brominated flame retardant increasingly found in the environment and in biota, was investigated at elevated temperatures. The application of pure enantiomers of the three constituents α-, β-, and γ-HBCD enabled the unambiguous elucidation of the individual isomerisation reactions as well as the quantification of all respective rate constants. At 160 °C the rate constants range over two orders of magnitude from 1.50 × 10-3 to 1.88 × 10-5 mol(%) s-1. A preliminary mechanistic explanation for the differences of the rate constants which govern the composition of HBCD diastereomers at equilibrium is given. KW - Flame retardant KW - Diastereomers KW - Enantiomers KW - Rearrangement KW - Kinetics KW - HBCD PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.11.009 SN - 0045-6535 SN - 0366-7111 VL - 71 IS - 4 SP - 656 EP - 662 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Kidlington, Oxford AN - OPUS4-17753 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Esslinger, Susanne A1 - Becker, Roland A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Hexabromcyclododecan in heimischen Süßwasserfischen N2 - Hexabromcyclododecan senkt als Flammschutzmittel die Entflammbarkeit von Polymeren und verhindert damit Brände. Als persistente Verbindung reichert es sich in der belebten und in der unbelebten Umwelt an und steht daher im Fokus öffentlichen Interesses. PY - 2009 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/nadc.200967612 SN - 1439-9598 SN - 1521-3854 VL - 57 IS - 9 SP - 901 EP - 904 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-19911 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Esslinger, Susanne A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Becker, Roland A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Enantiomerenspezifischer Vergleich von HBCD-Gehalten maritimer Lebewesen zweier norwegischer Fjorde PY - 2010 SN - 0934-3504 SN - 1865-5084 VL - 22 IS - 4 SP - 441 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-22906 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Becker, Roland A1 - Esslinger, Susanne A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Enantiomer-specific analysis of hexabromocyclododecane in fish from Etnefjorden (Norway) N2 - High-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC–MS/MS) was applied to sterospecifically quantify the content of α-, β-, and γ-hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) in six fish species from the Norwegian Etnefjorden. A combination of a β-PM cyclodextrin and an achiral column enabled the paired chromatographic separation of the stereoisomers in the order (-)-α-, (+)-α-, (-)-β-, (+)-β-, (+)-γ- and, (-)-γ-HBCD. The limits of detection were in the range of 6–21 pg g-1 depending on the stereoisomer and the concentrations of α-, β-, and γ-HBCD in fillets ranged from <5.4 ng g-1 to 11.1 µg g-1 lipid weight. α-HBCD enantiomers were throughout dominating, and in most cases the accumulation of the respective first eluted enantiomers ((-)-α-, (-)-β- and (+)-γ-HBCD) was observed. Deviations from the racemic EF-value were considered to be significant if it was outside of the expanded uncertainty range for each of the racemic HBCD-ratios. The composition of HBCD isomers varied between the investigated fish species and the relative high values for the γ-HBCD concentrations for the bottom-dwellers flounder and thorny skate seems to echo the HBCD pattern of ocean sediments. KW - Flame retardant KW - Diastereomers KW - Chiral separation KW - Bioaccumulation KW - Enantiomeric fraction PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.06.019 SN - 0045-6535 SN - 0366-7111 VL - 80 IS - 10 SP - 1241 EP - 1245 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Kidlington, Oxford AN - OPUS4-22377 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Becker, Roland A1 - Weber, M. A1 - Durmaz, V. A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - HBCD stereoisomers: Thermal interconversion and enantiospecific trace analysis in biota T2 - DIOXIN 2008, 28th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) CY - Birmingham, UK DA - 2008-08-17 KW - HBCD KW - Stereoisomerie KW - Persistent Organic Pollutant KW - HPLC-MS PY - 2008 UR - http://www.dioxin20xx.org/pdfs/2008/08-819.pdf IS - Paper #154 SP - 1 EP - 4 AN - OPUS4-17842 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Becker, Roland A1 - Jung, Christian A1 - Piechotta, Christian A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Investigation of extraction procedures and HPLC-DAD/MS for the determination of the brominated flame retardant tetrabromobisphenol A bis(2,3-dibromopropylether) in environmental samples N2 - A method for the determination of the novel brominated flame retardant tetrabromobisphenol A bis(2,3-dibromopropylether), 1,1'-(isopropylidene)bis[3,5-dibromo-4-(2,3-dibromo-propoxy)-benzene] (TBBPA-dbpe), was developed. Technical TBBPA-dbpe was purified and the results of a thorough physical characterisation are reported. The application of APCI-MS is discussed and the fragmentation patterns are described. Quantification of TBBPA-dbpe was done by HPLC-DAD using external calibration. The validation of the method was accomplished using sediment and sewage sludge samples spiked with defined amounts of authentic TBBPA-dbpe. The average recovery rates of TBBPA-dbpe from spiked samples ranged from 35 to 91% (sediment) and from 57 to 98% (sewage sludge) depending on the respective extraction method. Pressurised fluid extraction (PFE) and fluidised bed extraction were superior to classical Soxhlet and sonication procedures and yielded recovery rates between 90 and 98% with relative standard deviations of 2%. The limits of detection (DTC), identification (ID) and determination (DTM) using HPLC-DAD were 10, 21 and 30 ng g-1 in sediment and 22, 44 and 72 ng g-1 in sewage sludge, respectively. KW - Extraction KW - TBBPA-dbpe KW - Sewage sludge KW - Sediment KW - LC-MS KW - Mass spectrometry KW - APCI KW - HPLC-DAD PY - 2006 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-006-0339-z SN - 1618-2642 SN - 1618-2650 VL - 384 IS - 7-8 SP - 1485 EP - 1492 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-12255 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Bremser, Wolfram A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Krüger, Rita A1 - Rasenko, Tatjana A1 - Siegel, David A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Certification of reference materials for ochratoxin A analysis in coffee and wine N2 - Mycotoxins are important non-anthropogenic food and feed contaminants, which can be present on almost every agricultural commodity. Effective consumer protection therefore essentially depends on food surveillance by reliable quantitative analysis enabled by appropriate quality control. Certified (matrix) reference materials (CRMs) are versatile tools to support Quality assurance. However, in the case of ochratoxin A (OTA), a hepato- and nephrotoxic mycotoxin, which is regulated in various foods, there is a lack of suitable CRMs. This lack has now been overcome by the development of two European Reference Materials (ERM®) for the Determination of OTA in roasted coffee (ERM®-BD475) and red wine (ERM®-BD476). This article discusses the material preparation process as well as the results of homogeneity and stability testing. Furthermore, the results of the inhouse certification studies carried out at BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing are presented and discussed. Interlaboratory comparison studies involving selected expert laboratories with documented Expertise in the field of mycotoxin analysis were conducted to confirm the certified values determined by BAM. The certified ochratoxin A values and their corresponding expanded uncertainties (k = 2) were assigned in full compliance with the requirements of ISO Guide 35 and are as follows: (6.0 ± 0.6) µg kg-1 for roasted coffee, ERM®-BD475, and (0.52 ± 0.11) µg L-1 for red wine, ERM®-BD476. KW - OTA KW - Coffee KW - Wine KW - Food safety and quality KW - European reference materials KW - CRM PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00769-011-0783-0 SN - 0949-1775 SN - 1432-0517 VL - 16 SP - 429 EP - 437 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-24235 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Bremser, Wolfram A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Siegel, David A1 - Töpfer, Antje A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Development of two certified reference materials for acrylamide determination in foods N2 - Certified reference materials (CRMs) are a versatile tool for quality assurance in the chemical laboratory. In the case of acrylamide analysis, the availability of appropriate materials was rather limited. This lack of acrylamide matrix CRMs has now been overcome by the development of two European reference materials (ERM) for the determination of acrylamide in food (crispbread, ERM-BD272, and rusk, ERM-BD274). This article describes the preparation of the materials, provides the results of the homogeneity and stability studies, and presents and discusses the outcome of the certification studies. Expert laboratories from different European countries took part in the certification studies using various analytical methods. The acrylamide mass fractions were certified to 980 µg kg-1 for crispbread and 74 µg kg-1 for rusk. KW - Certified reference materials KW - ERM KW - Acrylamide KW - Crispbread KW - Rusk KW - Quality assurance KW - Homogeneity KW - Stability PY - 2009 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/jf901329t SN - 0021-8561 SN - 1520-5118 VL - 57 IS - 18 SP - 8202 EP - 8207 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Columbus, Ohio AN - OPUS4-19888 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Siegel, David A1 - Witt, Angelika A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Determination of total sulfite in wine by ion chromatography after in-sample oxidation N2 - Sulfur dioxide (SO2) or sulfites are the most common preservatives used in winemaking. The level of total SO2 is subject to regulation. Currently, the regulatory determination of total SO2 (including sulfites) is done by the optimized Monier–Williams (OMW) method, which includes time-consuming distillation and titration steps. This paper describes the development and application of an alternative, rapid, straightforward, and reliable method for the determination of total sulfite in wine. In this method, a simple oxidation step using alkaline hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) solution is followed by ion chromatographic (IC) analysis of sulfate coupled with conductometric detection. Thirteen wines were analyzed in order to compare the in-sample oxidation method with the OMW-procedure. A t-test revealed satisfying compliance regarding sample preparation, i.e., alkaline H2O2 treatment and acidic distillation (OMW method). Comparable results were also obtained between IC analysis and acid/base titration. Our results indicate that the novel method (limit of quantification: 4 mg SO2 L-1) is well suited for the cost-efficient monitoring of regulatory limits. KW - Sulfur dioxide KW - Wine analysis KW - Hydrogen peroxide oxidation KW - IC KW - Optimized Monier-Williams method PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/jf102086x SN - 0021-8561 SN - 1520-5118 VL - 58 IS - 17 SP - 9463 EP - 9467 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Columbus, Ohio AN - OPUS4-21912 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Neuhof, Torsten A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Letter: High-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray mass spectrometry analysis of the mycotoxin aurofusarin N2 - High-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) can be used for simultaneous quantification of various mycotoxins in contaminated food samples. Therefore, multi-mycotoxin methods have been developed in the last couple of years. To enlarge these methods for further analytes, we have developed a LC-MS/MS method for the quantification of the mycotoxin aurofusarin. Additionally, further LC-MSn experiments were performed to demonstrate the fragmentation pattern of aurofusarin. Applicable multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) transitions of aurofusarin were found and optimized by parameter variation of the tandem mass spectrometer. The applicability of the developed method was tested by analysis of naturally contaminated wheat. KW - LC-MS/MS KW - Multi-mycotoxin method KW - Aurofusarin PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1255/ejms.935 SN - 1469-0667 SN - 1356-1049 SN - 1365-0718 VL - 14 IS - 5 SP - 329 EP - 333 PB - IM Publications CY - Chichester AN - OPUS4-18199 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Klein-Hartwig, Karin A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Natürliche Umwelt- und Lebensmitteltoxine: Herstellung eines Referenzmaterials für die Mykotoxine T-2 und HT-2 PY - 2010 SN - 0934-3504 SN - 1865-5084 VL - 22 IS - 4 SP - 407 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-22205 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Nehls, Irene A1 - Sulyok, M. A1 - Schuhmacher, R. A1 - Krska, R. T1 - Multimykotoxin-Analytik - Giftstoffe verschiedener Schimmelpilzarten in Lebensmitteln PY - 2009 SN - 1619-8662 SN - 0946-7726 VL - 9-10 SP - 34 EP - 37 PB - GIT-Verlag CY - Darmstadt AN - OPUS4-20139 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Siegel, David A1 - Merkel, Stefan A1 - Maul, Ronald A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Determination of mycotoxins in foods: current state of analytical methods and limitations N2 - Mycotoxins are natural contaminants produced by a range of fungal species. Their common occurrence in food and feed poses a threat to the health of humans and animals. This threat is caused either by the direct contamination of agricultural commodities or by a "carry-over" of mycotoxins and their metabolites into animal tissues, milk, and eggs after feeding of contaminated hay or corn. As a consequence of their diverse chemical structures and varying physical properties, mycotoxins exhibit a wide range of biological effects. Individual mycotoxins can be genotoxic, mutagenic, carcinogenic, teratogenic, and oestrogenic. To protect consumer health and to reduce economic losses, surveillance and control of mycotoxins in food and feed has become a major objective for producers, regulatory authorities and researchers worldwide. However, the variety of chemical structures makes it impossible to use one single technique for mycotoxin analysis. Hence, a vast number of analytical methods has been developed and validated. The heterogeneity of food matrices combined with the demand for a fast, simultaneous and accurate determination of multiple mycotoxins creates enormous challenges for routine analysis. The most crucial issues will be discussed in this review. These are (1) the collection of representative samples, (2) the performance of classical and emerging analytical methods based on chromatographic or immunochemical techniques, (3) the validation of official methods for enforcement, and (4) the limitations and future prospects of the current methods. KW - Mycotoxins and fungal metabolites KW - Food KW - Rapid and validated methods KW - Regulations KW - Sampling KW - Multi-mycotoxin determination PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-010-2535-1 SN - 0175-7598 VL - 86 IS - 6 SP - 1595 EP - 1612 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-21184 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - rac-(1R,2R,4S)-1,2-Dibromo-4-[(1R)-1,2-dibromoethyl]cyclohexane N2 - In the title compound, C8H12Br4, the cyclohexane ring exhibits a chair conformation. The C-Br distances range from 1.964 (6) to 1.985 (5) Å and the C-C distances range from 1.496 (6) to 1.543 (7) Å. Short intermolecular BrBr contacts [3.467 (4) Å] occur in the crystal. PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053681004763X SN - 1600-5368 VL - 66 IS - 12 SP - o3318,sup-1 - o3318,sup-7 PB - Munksgaard CY - Copenhagen AN - OPUS4-22616 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Nehls, Irene A1 - Sulyok, M. A1 - Schuhmacher, R. A1 - Krska, R. T1 - Multimykotoxin-Analytik - Giftstoffe verschiedener Schimmelpilzarten in Lebensmitteln PY - 2009 SN - 0016-3538 VL - 8 SP - 494 EP - 497 PB - GIT-Verlag CY - Darmstadt AN - OPUS4-19912 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Labsch, Erika A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Witt, Angelika A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Feuchtebestimmung in Lebensmitteln durch coulometrische Karl-Fischer-Titration nach thermischer Wasserfreisetzung KW - KFT KW - Wassergehalt KW - Standardaddition PY - 2010 SN - 0012-0413 SN - 1869-2214 VL - 106 IS - Mai SP - 251 EP - 254 PB - Wiss. Verl.-Ges. CY - Stuttgart AN - OPUS4-21351 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Neue Mykotoxin-Referenzmaterialien - Qualitätssicherung in der Lebensmittelanalytik N2 - Die zuverlässige Überwachung geltender Mykotoxin-Grenzwerte ist elementarer Bestandteil von Lebensmittelsicherheit und Verbraucherschutz. Durch die zunehmende Bedeutung der Qualitätssicherung ist auch die Nachfrage an zertifizierten Referenzmaterialien (ZRM) in den letzten Jahren deutlich gestiegen. Dem steht derzeit jedoch nur eine sehr begrenzte Auswahl geeigneter ZRM gegenüber. KW - Zertifiziertes Referenzmaterial KW - ERM KW - Ochratoxin A KW - Deoxynivalenol KW - Nivalenol KW - Zearalenon KW - Kaffee KW - Wein KW - Weizen PY - 2011 SN - 0012-0413 SN - 1869-2214 IS - September SP - 434 EP - 448 PB - Wiss. Verl.-Ges. CY - Stuttgart AN - OPUS4-24616 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Gärtner, Sonja A1 - Balski, Matthias A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Aus der Kartonverpackung in die Babynahrung N2 - Lebensmittel in Recyclingkartons finden sich längst in allen Supermärkten. Doch die schützende Verpackung kann zu einer Quelle für Kontaminationen durch Phthalate werden. Analytik und Migration dieser hormonell wirksamen Weichmacher sind daher ein aktueller Forschungsschwerpunkt. KW - Analytische Chemie KW - Lebensmittelchemie KW - Umweltanalytik KW - Gaschromatographie KW - Massenspektrometrie PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/nadc.201178449 SN - 1439-9598 SN - 1521-3854 VL - 59 IS - 5 SP - 544 EP - 546 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-23639 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Überwachung pflanzlicher Rohstoffe - Trichothecen-Analytik in Getreide und Getreideerzeugnissen PY - 2010 SN - 0012-0413 SN - 1869-2214 VL - 106 IS - DLR Spezial 2 SP - 66 EP - 72A PB - Wiss. Verl.-Ges. CY - Stuttgart AN - OPUS4-22206 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Merkel, Stefan A1 - Dib, Baha A1 - Maul, Ronald A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Degradation and epimerization of ergot alkaloids after baking and in vitro digestion N2 - The degradation and epimerization of ergot alkaloids (EAs) in rye flour were investigated after baking cookies and subsequently subjecting them to an in vitro digestion model. Different steps of digestion were analyzed using salivary, gastric, and duodenal juices. The degradation and bidirectional conversion of the toxicologically relevant (R)-epimers and the biologically inactive (S)-epimers for seven pairs of EAs were determined by a HPLC method coupled with fluorescence detection. Baking cookies resulted in degradation of EAs (2–30 %) and a shift in the epimeric ratio toward the (S)-epimer for all EAs. The applied digestion model led to a selective toxification of ergotamine and ergosine, two ergotamine-type EAs. The initial percentage of the toxic (R)-epimer in relation to the total toxin content was considerably increased after digestion of cookies. Ergotamine and ergosine increased from 32 to 51 % and 35 to 55 %, respectively. In contrast, EAs of the ergotoxine type (ergocornine, α- and β-ergocryptine, and ergocristine) showed an epimeric shift toward their biologically inactive (S)-epimers. Further experiments indicated that the selective epimerization of ergotamine EAs occurs in the duodenal juice only. These results demonstrate that toxification of EAs in the intestinal tract should be taken into consideration. KW - HPLC-FLD KW - Claviceps purpurea KW - Rye KW - Ergotoxine KW - Ergotamine KW - Deoxynivalenol KW - Nivalenol KW - Zearalenone KW - Food KW - ERM KW - Quality assurance PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-012-6386-8 SN - 1618-2642 SN - 1618-2650 VL - 404 IS - 8 SP - 2489 EP - 2497 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-27119 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Merkel, Stefan A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Lumi-ergometrine - structural identification and occurrence in sclerotia N2 - The fungus Claviceps purpurea grows on grasses and cereal grains and produces six predominant ergot alkaloids. These toxic substances undergo different Transformation reactions during storage and cereal processing. One of these reactions is the addition of water to a double bond in the ergoline skeleton. Since light is required for this process, the substances formed were named lumi-ergot alkaloids. From these, a new asymmetric carbon and consequently two epimers with different polarities are formed. For investigations of lumi-ergot alkaloids, ergometrine was used exemplarily as it represents one of the six ergot Alkaloids predominantly formed by Claviceps purpurea. The main reaction product, the less polar compound of the two lumiergometrine epimers, was separated by HPLC and unambiguously identified as 10-(S)-lumi-ergometrine using X-ray structural analysis. A HPLC-MS/MS method was developed for the detection of this substance in sclerotia extracts. Using this method, the existence of both epimeric forms of lumiergometrinecould be proved in the sclerotia. This is the first time that the existence of a lumi-transformation product of ergot alkaloids was proved in naturally grown samples. KW - Lumi-ergot alkaloids KW - Sclerotia KW - Claviceps purpurea KW - HPLC-MS/MS PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12550-011-0116-5 SN - 0178-7888 VL - 28 IS - 1 SP - 59 EP - 66 PB - Springer CY - Berlin; Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-25442 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Merkel, Stefan A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Ergotaminine N2 - The title compound {systematic name: (6aR,9S)-N-[(2R,5S,10aS,10bS)-5-benzyl-10b-hydroxy-2-methyl-3,6-dioxooctahydro-8H-oxazolo[3,2-a]pyrrolo[2,1-c]pyrazin-2-yl]-7-methyl-4,6,6a,7,8,9-hexahydroindolo[4,3-fg]quinoline-9-carboxamide}, C33H35N5O5, was formed by an epimerization reaction of ergotamine. The non-aromatic ring (ring C of the ergoline skeleton) directly fused to the aromatic rings is nearly planar [maximum deviation = 0.317 (4) Å] and shows an envelope conformation, whereas ring D, involved in an intramolecular N–H···N hydrogen bond exhibits a slightly distorted chair conformation. The structure displays chains running approximately parallel to the diagonal of bc plane that are formed through N–H···O hydrogen bonds. PY - 2012 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-254528 DO - https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812003674 SN - 1600-5368 VL - 68 IS - 3 SP - o610-o611, sup1-sup11 PB - Munksgaard CY - Copenhagen AN - OPUS4-25452 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Merkel, Stefan A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Lysergol monohydrate N2 - In the title compound [systematic name: (7-methyl-4,6,6a,7,8,9-hexahydroindolo[4,3,2-fg]quinoline-9-yl)methanol monohydrate], C16H18N2O·H2O, the non-aromatic ring (ring C of the ergoline skeleton) directly fused to the aromatic rings is nearly planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.659 (3) Å, and shows an envelope conformation. In the crystal, hydrogen bonds between the lysergol and water molecules contribute to the formation of layers parallel to (10-2). PY - 2012 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-254015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812002632 SN - 1600-5368 VL - 68 IS - 2 SP - o523, sup1 EP - sup8 PB - Munksgaard CY - Copenhagen AN - OPUS4-25401 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Becker, Roland A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Jung, Christian A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Enantioselective Preparative HPLC Separation of the HBCD-Stereoisomers from the Technical Product and Their Absolute Structure Elucidation Using X-Ray Crystallography N2 - 1,2,5,6,9,10-Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) is a widely used flame retardant, which tends to persist in the environment and accumulates in biota. The six stereoisomers (three racemates named α-, β-, and γ-HBCD) of the technical mixture were isolated with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Direct separations were performed on a chiral stationary phase containing permethylated -cyclodextrin (NUCLEODEX -PM column) and the pure enantiomers of α-, β-, and γ-HBCD were physically characterized for the first time. The absolute configurations of all six isomers were determined by anomalous dispersion using single crystal X-ray crystallography. Optical rotations αD in tetrahydrofuran were +4.2/-4.0 (α-HBCD), +26.1/-27.5 (β-HBCD), and +68.0/-66.3 (γ-HBCD). The sense of rotation could be correlated with the absolute configurations of α-, β-, and γ-HBCD enantiomers and their order of elution on a chiral permethylated β-cyclodextrin-bonded stationary phase. The diastereomers α-, β-, and γ-HBCD displayed distinctly different melting points as well as 1H-, 13C NMR, and IR spectra. KW - Brominated flame retardant KW - Chiral separation KW - Anomalous dispersion KW - Crystal structures KW - Optical rotation KW - Absolute configuration PY - 2007 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/chir.20366 SN - 0899-0042 SN - 1520-636X VL - 19 IS - 3 SP - 214 EP - 222 PB - Wiley-Liss CY - New York, NY AN - OPUS4-14718 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Becker, Roland A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Jung, Christian A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - HBCD enantiomers: absolute configurations and thermal rearrangement T2 - Organohalogen Compounds PY - 2006 UR - http://www.dioxin20xx.org/pdfs/2006/06-466.pdf VL - 68 SP - 1991 EP - 1994 PB - Norwegian Institute of Public Health AN - OPUS4-14540 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Merkel, Stefan A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Koch, Matthias A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - Ergometrinine N2 - The absolute configuration of ergometrinine, C19H23N3O2 {systematic name: (6aR,9S)-N-[(S)-1-hydroxypropan-2-yl]-7-methyl-4,6,6a,7,8,9-hexahydroindolo[4,3-fg]quinoline-9-carboxamide}, was established based on epimerization reaction of ergometrine, which was followed by preparative HPLC. The non-aromatic ring (ring C of the ergoline skeleton) directly fused to the aromatic rings is nearly planar [maximum deviation = 0.271 (3) Å] and shows an envelope conformation, whereas ring D, involved in an intramolecular N-HN hydrogen bond, exibits a slightly distorted chair conformation. The structure displays undulating layers in the ac plane formed by O-H...O and N-H...O hydrogen bonds. KW - Ergometrinine KW - Ergometrine KW - Ergot alkaloids KW - Indole alkaloids KW - Crystal structure KW - Epimerization PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810030825 SN - 1600-5368 VL - 66 IS - 9 SP - o2275, sup-1 - sup-9 PB - Munksgaard CY - Copenhagen AN - OPUS4-21806 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -