Lipidomics phenotyping of clam (Corbicula fluminea) through graphene/fibrous silica nanohybrids based solid-phase extraction and HILIC-MS analysis

Food Chem. 2021 Aug 30:354:129565. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129565. Epub 2021 Mar 13.

Abstract

Polyunsaturated phospholipids are abundant in clam (Corbicula fluminea) but difficult to be fully extracted. Herein, graphene/fibrous silica (G/KCC-1) nanohybrids were synthesized, characterized, and applied for solid-phase extraction (SPE) of phospholipids in clam. The effectiveness of G/KCC-1 SPE was verified by hydrophilic interaction chromatography mass spectrometry (HILIC-MS) based lipidomics and statistical analysis. The ions of PE 16:0/18:1 (m/z 716.4), PC 16:0/20:5 (m/z 824.6) and etc. were regarded as the main difference among the crude lipids, acetone washed extract, and eluate of G/KCC-1 SPE. Finally, this method was validated in terms of linearity (R2 0.9965 to 0.9981), sensitivity (LOD 0.19-0.51 μg·mL-1 and LOQ 0.48 - 1.47 μg·mL-1), and precision (RSDintra-day ≤ 7.16% and RSDinter-day ≤ 7.30%). In conclusion, the G/KCC-1 SPE and HILIC-MS method was shown to be accurate and efficient in selective extracting and phenotyping phospholipids in C. fluminea.

Keywords: Corbicula fluminea; Graphene/KCC-1; HILIC-MS; Phospholipids; Solid-phase extraction.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chromatography, Liquid*
  • Corbicula / metabolism*
  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Lipidomics / methods*
  • Mass Spectrometry*
  • Phenotype
  • Seafood / analysis
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry*
  • Solid Phase Extraction*

Substances

  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Graphite