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Smart Operation

                     Dramatic Improvement in the Efficiency of Multicomponent Simultaneous Analysis


                     The efficiency of multi-component simultaneous analysis is dramatically improved thanks to Smart SIM , which           Functions Using Retention Indices
                                                                                                    ™
                     simplifies and automates the method creation, and LabSolutions Insight  software, which greatly reduces the time       Automatic Adjustment of Compound Retention Time (AART)
                                                                            ™
                     needed for analyzing data.                                                                                                                                                     C17        C18        C19
                                                                                                                                                                                    Original registered
                     In addition, databases specialized for specific fields are provided, so regardless of the field in which quantitative   The AART (Automatic Adjustment of Retention   method information
                     analysis is to be performed, highly reliable data can be obtained as the result of the optimized analytical        Time) function can estimate the retention times of
                     conditions.                                                                                                        target components from retention indices and the          1700 1735  1800              R.I.
                                                                                                                                        retention times of an alkane standard mix*.              C17         C18        C19
                                                                                                                                        * Requires alkane mix which is sold separately.                Identification
                                                                                                                                                                                      Customer’s       Window
                       More Convenient Multicomponent Analysis Achieved by Smart SIM                                                                                                  Instrument
                                                                                                                                                                                                1700  1735  1800               R.I.
                     The Smart SIM automatic method creation function automatically configures the SIM program to suit the
                     retention times. Even in cases where there are a number of compounds and they are apportioned to multiple                                                            20       21      22            Retention time
                                                                                                                                                                                               21.1 min  21.5 min            Analyte
                     methods, the methods can be integrated while maintaining the sensitivity as is. This significantly reduces the                                                           (Calculated RT)  (Originally registered RT)
                     number of analysis cycles and the measurement time, improving productivity.                                                                                                       Automatic Adjustment
                                                                                                                                           Databases Specific to All Kinds of Industries

                                                                                                                                        Databases are available for a variety of   GC/MS Forensic Toxicological Database
                                                                                                                                        industries, and contain analysis conditions
                                                                                                                                        optimized for multicomponent batch analysis.   Analysis of serum            318.00
                                                    The optimal MS table is                                                             Analysis can start immediately just by                                      272.00
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    233.00
                                                     automatically created                                                              automatically correcting the retention times
                                                                                                                                        utilizing the AART function.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   23.0  23.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Chlorpromazine
                                                                                                                                                       Smart Metabolites             5.0  7.5  10.0  12.5  15.0  17.5  20.0  22.5  25.0  27.5  30.0  32.5  35.0
                                                                                                                                                         Database                It is pre-registered with more than 1400 mass spectra including free-, TMS- and TFA-body
                     Smart SIM                                                                                                                                                   types for compounds that are required in forensic toxicological analysis of drugs of abuse,
                                                                                                                                                                                 drugs for psychiatric and neurological disease, and other medicines and pesticides.
                                                                                                                                             Simultaneous           Off-Flavor    Compound Composer Database Software
                                                                                                                                           Analysis Database        Database      for Simultaneous Analysis (Environmental Analysis)
                                                                                                                                                                                    Analysis of river water           213
                     All compound information contained in methods for currently used Shimadzu GC/MS systems can be stored in the
                     database simply by selecting the files.                                                                                   Forensic Toxicology  Quick-DB
                                                                                                                                                 Database      Pesticide Database
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      26.00  26.50
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Bisphenol A

                                                                                                                                                                                   5.0  7.5  10.0  12.5  15.0  17.5  20.0  22.5  25.0  27.5  30.0  32.5  35.0
                                                                                                                                                                                 Simultaneous GC/MS analysis supporting identification and quantification of 942
                                                                                                                                                                                 environmental pollutants can be performed.
                                                                                                                                                                                 The retention times and calibration curve information of environmentally hazardous
                                                                                                                                                                                 chemical substances are registered, so approximate concentrations can be obtained, even
                                                                                                                                                                                 when it is difficult to obtain standards.
                                                                                                                                           Quantitation Analysis Without Using Standard Samples

                                                                                                                                               ™
                                                                                                                                        Quick-DB  GC/MS Residual Pesticides Database is preregistered with calibration curves created utilizing pesticide
                     High-sensitivity, high-accuracy analysis is enabled in comparison to the group measurement method. In a batch      surrogates, enabling quantitative analysis without having to create methods using standards. A total of 474 components
                     analysis of 434 components, favorable repeatability and calibration curves were obtained, even down to the         (for scan or SIM mode) are contained in the database, enabling the comprehensive quantitative analysis of pesticides.
                     trace-quantity region, improving quantitative performance.
                                                                                                                                                              (Compound Composer Database Software and GC/MS Forensic Toxicological Database also contain this function.)
                                                                   Conventional Method
                            Smart SIM            Y = 8320.518X − 2899.459  (Group Measurement)  Y = 7547.102X − 26544.7
                                                 R^2 = 0.999566                         R^2 = 0.9921897                                                                                                  Calibration curves of the relative ratio of
                             1 (#1)   Zoxamide   R = 0.999783       1 (#1)   Zoxamide   R = 0.9960872                                                                   Intensity  Internal  Intensity   internal standard substances are
                             1 (#2)   2 ppb      Average RF: 8604.262  1 (#2)  2 ppb    Average RF: 6020.259                                                                    Standard
                             1 (#3)   %RSD = 2.4%   RF SD: 1,424.947  1 (#3)  %RSD = 24.9%   RF SD: 1,293.612                                                             Pesticide  Substance  Internal  preregistered. A semi-quantitative value is
                             1 (#4)   (n = 6)    RF %RSD: 16.56094  1 (#4)              RF %RSD: 21.48766                                                                                 Pesticide  Standard  acquired by adding an internal standard to a
                             1 (#5)            Area                 1 (#5)   (n = 6)  Area                                                                                                      Substance
                             1 (#6)           800000                1 (#6)           700000                                                                                                              sample. If accurate quantitative values are
                                              700000                                 600000
                                              600000                                 500000                                                                                                              required, be sure to quantify them using a
                                              500000                                                                                                                                                     conventional method.
                                              400000                                 400000
                                              300000                                 300000
                                              200000                                 200000                                                                              Ratio on Database  Ratio on Actual Instrument
                                              100000                                 100000
                                                 0                                     0
                              17.3  17.4  17.5  17.6  17.7  17.8  0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90  Conc.  17.2  17.3  17.4  17.5  17.6  17.7  0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90  Conc.  (Tolclofos-methyl: 10 ng/mL)
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