TY - JOUR A1 - Lischka, Susanne A1 - Körte, F. A1 - Faust, R. A1 - Nehls, Irene A1 - Piechotta, Christian T1 - Synthesis, characterization and application of a two-fold 13C-labeled calibration standard for the analysis of arsenobetaine using HPLC-ESI-MS/MS without high resolution mass spectrometry N2 - A procedure has been developed for the determination of arsenobetaine in fish matrix by HPLC–ESI-MS/MS. Hereby (trimethylarsonium)-1,2-13C-acetate (arsenobetaine) is used as internal calibration standard. Arsenobetaine was determined in a fish material (Sea Bass) with an expanded uncertainty of 3.8%. KW - Arsenobetaine KW - ESI-MS/MS KW - Isotopic labeled KW - 13C PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2011.07.047 SN - 0039-9140 VL - 85 IS - 4 SP - 1996 EP - 1999 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-25163 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Xu, R. A1 - Teich, W. A1 - Frenzel, Florian A1 - Hoffmann, Katrin A1 - Radke, J. A1 - Rösler, J. A1 - Faust, K. A1 - Blank, A. A1 - Brandenburg, S. A1 - Misch, M. A1 - Vajkoczy, P. A1 - Onken, J. S. A1 - Resch-Genger, Ute T1 - Optical characterization of sodium fluorescein in vitro and ex vivo N2 - Objective: The utilization of fluorescein-guided biopsies and resection has been recently discussed as a suitable strategy to improve and expedite operative techniques for the resection of central nervous system (CNS) tumors. However, little is known about the optical properties of sodium fluorescein (NaFl) in human tumor tissue and their potential impact on ex vivo analyses involving fluorescence-based methods. Methods: Tumor tissue was obtained from a study cohort of an observational study on the utilization of fluorescein-guided biopsy and resection (n=5). The optical properties of fluorescein-stained tissue were compared to the optical features of the dye in vitro and in control samples consisting of tumor tissue of high-grade glioma patients (n=3) without intravenous (i.v.) application of NaFl. The dye-exposed tumor tissues were used for optical measurements to confirm the detectability of NaFl emission ex vivo. The tissue samples were fixed in 4%PFA, immersed in 30% sucrose, embedded in Tissue-Tek OCT compound, and cut to 10 mm cryosections. Spatially resolved emission spectra from tumor samples were recorded on representative slides with a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope FV1000 (Olympus GmbH, Hamburg, Germany) upon excitation with lexc = 488 nm. Results: Optical measurements of fluorescein in 0.9% sodium chloride (NaCl) under in vitro conditions showed an absorption maximum of lmax abs = 479 nm as detected with spectrophotometer Specord 200 and an emission peak at lmax em = 538 nm recorded with the emCCD detection system of a custom-made microscope-based single particle setup using a 500 nm long-pass filter. Further measurements revealed pH- and concentration-dependent emission spectra of NaFl. Under ex vivo conditions, confocal laser scanning microscopy of fluorescein tumor samples revealed a slight bathochromic shift and a broadening of the emission band. Conclusion: Tumor uptake of NaFl leads to changes in the optical properties – a bathochromic shift and broadening of the emission band – possibly caused by the dye’s high pH sensitivity and concentration-dependent reabsorption acting as an innerfilter of the dye’s emission, particularly in the short wavelength region of the Emission spectrum where absorption and fluorescence overlap. Understanding the ex vivo optical properties of fluorescein is crucial for testing and validating its further applicability as an optical probe for intravital microscopy, immunofluorescence localization studies, and flow cytometry analysis. KW - Fluorescence KW - Optical probe KW - Sensor KW - Fluorescein KW - PH KW - Imaging KW - Tissue KW - Cancer KW - Medical diagnostics KW - Tumor KW - In vivo KW - Ex vivo KW - Quantum yield KW - Dye KW - Quality assurance KW - Microscopy PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-527843 DO - https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2021.654300 SN - 2234-943X VL - 11 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Frontiers Media CY - Lausanne AN - OPUS4-52784 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Faust, R. A1 - Nauroozi, D. A1 - Bruhn, C. A1 - Koch, B. A1 - Kuhlich, Paul A1 - Piechotta, Christian A1 - Nehls, Irene T1 - (3,5,5,6,8,8-Hexamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)methanol: a possible metabolite of the synthetic musk fragrance AHTN N2 - The title compound (AHTN-OH), C17H26O, was prepared in order to provide standard materials for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of environmental pollutants. The molecule possesses a chiral C atom, although the structure determination was performed on racemic material, expressed in the structure as disordered chiral sites. The asymmetric unit consists of four AHTN-OH molecules containing an hydroxy group and forming a tetrameric cyclic motif built up by four strong hydrogen bonds between these hydroxy groups and additionally by two weak C–H···π interactions. Furthermore, these tetramers are linked via very weak C–H···π interactions, forming chains along the c axis. PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811018009 SN - 1600-5368 VL - 67 SP - o1462-o1463, sup1-15 PB - Munksgaard CY - Copenhagen AN - OPUS4-24310 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -