Abstract
Addition of n-1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorohexanol (NFH-OH) to the epoxide ring of juvenile hormone (JH)-I, -II, -III, and ethyl-10,11-epoxyfarnesoate (JH-III-Et) yields a stable 10-hydroxy-11-NFH derivative, the mass spectrum of which contains an NFH fragment as base peak. Combination of capillary column gas chromatography-selected ion monitoring mass spectrometry makes it possible to detect and to quantify all the naturally occurring juvenile hormones from biological probes in the femtomole range. Besides high selectivity and sensitivity the method as described works faster than other procedures as extensive purification of the samples is unnecessary. By use of JH-III-Et as internal standard, interference with hormone signals in the selected ion current profile can be avoided and all the homologous juvenile hormones measured simultaneously.
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