Polymer brush grafted immobilized metal ion affinity adsorbent based on polydopamine/polyethyleneimine-coated magnetic graphene oxide for selective enrichment of cytokinins in plants

Mikrochim Acta. 2023 Apr 26;190(5):191. doi: 10.1007/s00604-023-05776-1.

Abstract

An immobilized metal affinity (IMAC) adsorbent was prepared for selective enrichment of adenine type CKs, via grafting polymer chain pendant with iminodiacetic acid (IDA) from polydopamine (PDA)/polyethyleneimine (PEI)-coated magnetic graphene oxide (magGO) via surface-initiated-atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP). The prepared IMAC sorbent exhibited remarkable adsorption performances and good selectivity for adenine-type CKs and was utilized as a sorbent of magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE) for effective enrichment of four adenine-type CKs in bean sprouts. Under the optimized extraction conditions, an analytical method for four adenine type CKs in bean sprouts was established by combining the MSPE combined with ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS). The recoveries of the analytes were between 80.4 ± 1.9% and 114.6 ± 1.5% (n = 3). The limits of detection (LODs) range from 0.63 to 2.30 pg⋅mL-1. The relative standard deviations of intra-day and inter-day were less than 12.6%. The established method was successfully applied to the selective extraction and sensitive detection of trace adenine-type CKs in plant samples.

Keywords: Adsorptive preconcentration; Bean sprout analysis; Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry; Magnetic solid phase extraction.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cytokinins* / analysis
  • Cytokinins* / chemistry
  • Magnetic Phenomena
  • Plants
  • Polyethyleneimine* / chemistry
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry / methods

Substances

  • Cytokinins
  • polydopamine
  • graphene oxide
  • Polyethyleneimine
  • Polymers