Determination of magnesium isotopic ratios of biological reference materials via multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Publication Name
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
Abstract
Rationale: Despite a wide range of potential applications, magnesium (Mg) isotope composition has been so far sparsely measured in reference materials with a biological matrix, which is important for the quality control of the results. We describe a method enabling the chemical separation of Mg in geological and biological materials and the determination of its stable isotope composition. Methods: Different geological (BHVO-1, BHVO-2, BCR-1, and IAPSO) and biological (SRM-1577c, BCR-383, BCR380R, ERM-CE464, DORM-2, DORM-4, TORT-3, and FBS) reference materials were used to test the performance of a new sample preparation procedure for Mg isotopic analysis. The procedure consisted of a simple three-stage elution method to separate Mg from the matrix. Mg isotopic analyses were performed in two different laboratories and with three different multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry instruments. Results: The biological reference materials show a wide range of δ Mg values (relative to DSM3 standard), spanning over 2‰, from 0.52 ± 0.29‰ (2SD, n = 7) in bovine liver (SRM-1577c) to −1.45 ± 0.20‰ (2SD, n = 5) in tuna fish (ERM-CE464), with an external precision of 0.03‰ (2SD, n = 85). Conclusions: This study indicates that isotopic measurements of Mg in biological reference materials show good performance, with the results being within the accepted range. We confirmed that δ Mg values in liver are the most positive of all biological materials reported so far. 26 26
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Volume
35
Issue
10
Article Number
e9074