 
            
        This is an Application Brief and does not contain a detailed Experimental section.
This application brief demonstrates the LC-MS isocratic separation of neurotransmitters on XBridge HILIC Column.
The compounds used in this study are:
 
            
        | Column: | XBridge HILIC, 2.1 x 50 mm, 3.5 μm | 
| Part number: | 186004432 | 
| Mobile phase A: | 10 mM NH4COOH with 0.125% HCOOH in H2O | 
| Mobile phase B: | 10 mM NH4COOH with 0.125% HCOOH in 90:5:5 ACN:MeOH:H2O | 
| Isocratic mobile phase composition: | 10% A; 90% B | 
| Flow rate: | 0.5 mL/min | 
| Injection volume: | 10.0 μL (full loop) | 
| Sample diluent: | 75:25 ACN:MeOH with 0.2% HCOOH | 
| Sample concentration: | 5 ng/mL each | 
| Column temperature: | 30 °C | 
| Weak and strong needle wash: | 95:5 ACN:H2O | 
| Detection: | MS | 
| Sampling rate: | 5 points/sec | 
| Instrument: | Waters ACQUITY UPLC with TQD | 
| Ionization mode: | ES+ | 
| Capillary: | 0.5 kV | 
| Cone: | 40 V (choline), 25 V (acetylcholine) | 
| Source temperature: | 120 °C | 
| Desolvation temperature: | 350 °C | 
| Desolvation gas flow: | 800 L/Hr | 
| SIR: | 146.1 m/z (acetylcholine); 104.0 m/z (choline) | 
| Dwell time: | 150 msec | 
| ISD: | 10 msec | 
| ICD: | 10 msec | 
 
            
        WA64076, August 2009