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Electrophoresis, Vol.34, No.24, 3245-3251, 2013
Electrolyte system strategies for anionic isotachophoresis with electrospray-ionization mass-spectrometric detection. 2. Isotachophoresis in moving-boundary systems
This contribution is the second part of the project on strategies used in the selection of electrolyte systems for anionic ITP with ESI-mass spectrometric detection. It presents ITP as a powerful tool for selective stacking of anionic analytes, performed in a nonconventional way in moving-boundary systems where two co-anions are present in both the leading and terminating zones. The theoretical background is given to substantiate the conditions for the existence and migration of ITP boundaries in moving-boundary systems and stacking of analytes at these boundaries. The practical aspects of the theory are shown in form of stacking-window diagrams that bring immediate information about which analytes are stacked in a given system. The presented theory and strategy are illustrated and verified on the example of analysis of a model mixture of salicylic acid, ibuprofen and diclofenac, and comparison of regular and free-acid ITP with moving-boundary ITP systems formed by formic and propionic acids and ammonium as counterion.
Keywords:Electrolyte systems;ESI-MS detection;Isotachophoresis;Moving-boundary electrophoresis;Pharmaceuticals