Table 1 Parameters of analysis by means of gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry.

From: Volatile scents of influenza A and S. pyogenes (co-)infected cells

Gas chromatograph

Agilent 7890A

Desorption

thermal

Injector temperature

200 °C

Mode

splitless mode (60 s)

Column

60 m RTX- 624 column 6%

(Cyanopropylphenyl/94% dimethyl polysiloxane)

Column thickness

0.32 mm ID, 1.8 μm

Carrier gas

helium

Carrier gas flow

1.5 ml/min

Temperature program

40 °C for 5 min, 8 °C/min to 120 °C for 2 min, 10 °C/min to 220 °C,

20 °C/min to 240 °C for 4.5 min

MSD with triple axis detector

Agilent 5975C inert XL

Ionization

electron impact ionization (EI −70 eV)

Scan mode

SIM Ions

full scan mode with mass range 35–250 amu

41, 43, 53, 57, 62, 67, 72, 91, 106, 116, 123

Scan rate

2.73 scan/s