Analysis of chloramphenicol in honey and royal jelly by LC/MS/MS

A sensitive and selective method using liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) was developed for the determination of chloramphenicol (CAP) in honey and royal jelly. Mass spectral acquisition was performed in the negative mode by applying multiple reaction monitoring. In LC separation, Mightyl RP-18GP and 10 mmol/L ammonium acetate-acetonitrile were used as the column and mobile phase, respectively. CAP in honey samples was diluted with water, while CAP in royal jelly was extracted with 1% metaphosphoric acid-methanol (4 : 6). The solutions were cleaned up with an Oasis HLB cartridge. The quantification limits of CAP in honey and royal jelly were 0.3 ng/g and 1.5 ng/g, respectively. The recoveries of CAP from both honey and royal jelly at the quantification limits were over 92%. Twenty honey products and seven royal jelly products were analyzed by the developed method. CAP was detected in one honey product at 0.6 ng/g and in six royal jelly products at the level of 1.5-17.8 ng/g. These results show that the developed method has satisfactory sensitivity selectivity and is useful for the determination of CAP residues in honey and royal jelly.     

Analysis of tetracyclines in honey and royal jelly by LC/MS/MS

A simple and accurate method using liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) was developed for the determination of tetracyclines (TCs), i.e., oxytetracycline (OTC), chlortetracycline (CTC) and tetracycline (TC), in honey and royal jelly. Mass spectral acquisition was performed in the positive mode. In LC separation, L-column ODS and 0.01% formic acid-acetonitrile were used as the column and mobile phase, respectively. TCs in a honey sample were diluted with water, while TCs in royal jelly were extracted with 2% metaphosphoric acid-methanol (6:4). They were cleaned up with Oasis HLB and Sep Pak C18 cartridges, respectively. The quantification limits of TC, OTC, and CTC were 5, 5, and 10 ng/g, respectively, while those in royal jelly were 25, 25, and 50 ng/g, respectively. The recoveries of TCs from both honey and royal jelly were 75-120%.     

QuEChERS EMR-Lipid技术结合LC/MS/MS快速筛查与确证猪肉中55种兽药残留

运用QuEChERS Enhanced Matrix Removal(EMR)-Lipid技术作为前处理方法,通过高效液相-三重四极杆质谱联用技术建立猪肉中55种兽药残留的快速检测方法。样品采用5%甲酸乙腈进行提取,经QuEChERS EMR-Lipid净化,氮吹浓缩后的溶液通过Agilent Eclipse Plus C₁₈(150 mm×3.0 mm,1.8 μm)进行分离,在三重四极杆正离子动态多反应监测模式下进行检测,通过保留时间及离子对丰度比进行快速筛查和确证,并采用基质标准曲线定量。结果表明,55种化合物在30 min内完成分离,在1.25~250 ng/mL范围内线性关系良好,相关系数r≥0.998,定量限均为1 μg/kg,在1~100 μg/kg加标回收中,回收率在60.5%~139.5%,RSD在1.0%~20.1%(n=6)。本方法简单、快捷、高效,适用于猪肉中多兽药残留的快速筛查与确证。     

Analysis of tetrodotoxin in puffer-fish by LC/MS

A simple and reliable method using liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS) for the analysis of tetrodotoxin in puffer-fish was developed. Tetrodotoxin in puffer-fish was extracted with 0.1% acetic acid by heating in a boiling water bath, and the extracts were cleaned up on a Bond Elut C18 (500 mg) cartridge. The LC separation was performed on a TSK-gel ODS 80Ts column (25 cm x 2 mm i.d.) using 5 mmol/L heptafluoro-n-butyric acid (HFBA)-methanol (99:1) as the mobile phase at a flow rate of 0.2 mL/min. Positive ionization produced a typical [M + H]+ molecular ion of tetrodotoxin (m/z 320.1). The calibration graph for tetrodotoxin was rectilinear from 0.1 to 1 microgram/mL with selected ion monitoring (SIM). The detection limit of tetrodotoxin in puffer-fish was 1 microgram/g (equivalent to ca. 5 MU/g).     

液相色谱-串联质谱法测定肠衣中克伦特罗残留量不确定度分析

对液相色谱-串联质谱法测定肠衣中克伦特罗残留量的不确定度进行分析,建立数学模型,找出影响测量不确定度的各种因素,对各个不确定度分量进行评估和计算合成。给出了液相色谱-串联质谱法测定肠衣中克伦特罗残留量的相对合成标准不确定度urel=0.034及扩展不确定度U(X)=0.03μg/kg。     

LC-MS/MS测定牛奶中六种青霉素类抗生素残留

目的建立一种用LC-MS/MS快速测定牛奶中6种青霉素类抗生素残留的方法。方法选择青霉素G-D7为内标,样品经乙腈沉淀蛋白,SPE柱净化、浓缩,有效地去除杂质。经高效液相色谱C18柱分离,选用含0·1%甲酸的水和乙腈作流动相,在26min内,在线梯度洗脱将6种青霉素类抗生素得以分离。结果方法检出限为青霉素G0·02ng/ml、青霉素V0·06ng/ml、苯唑西林0·04ng/ml、氯唑西林0·11ng/ml、奈夫西林0·02ng/ml、双氯唑西林0·19ng/ml,在0·2~2·0ng/ml线性范围内,相关系数r为0·991,回收率大于90%,方法精密度为4·87%。结论该方法准确可靠,重复性好,灵敏度高。可适用于牛奶中多组分β-内酰胺类抗生素的确认和准确定量检测,能满足各国对上述β-内酰胺类抗生素的最低检出要求。     

Analysis of the constituents in jojoba wax used as a food additive by LC/MS/MS

Jojoba wax is a natural gum base used as a food additive in Japan, and is obtained from jojoba oil with a characteristically high melting point. Although the constituents of jojoba oil have been reported, the quality of jojoba wax used as a food additive has not yet been clarified. In order to evaluate its quality as a food additive and to obtain basic information useful for setting official standards, we investigated the constituents and their concentrations in jojoba wax. LC/MS analysis of the jojoba wax showed six peaks with [M+H]+ ions in the range from m/z 533.6 to 673.7 at intervals of m/z 28. After isolation of the components of the four main peaks by preparative LC/MS, the fatty acid and long chain alcohol moieties of the wax esters were analyzed by methanolysis and hydrolysis, followed by GC/MS. The results indicated that the main constituents in jojoba wax were various kinds of wax esters, namely eicosenyl octadecenoate (C20:1-C18:1) (1), eicosenyl eicosenoate (C20:1-C20:1) (II), docosenyl eicosenoate (C22:1-C20:1) (III), eicosenyl docosenoate (C20:1-C22:1) (IV) and tetracosenyl eiosenoate (C24:1-C20:1) (V). To confirm and quantify the wax esters in jojoba wax directly, LC/MS/MS analysis was performed. The product ions corresponding to the fatty acid moieties of the wax esters were observed, and by using the product ions derived from the protonated molecular ions of wax esters the fatty acid moieties were identified by MRM analysis. The concentrations of the wax esters I, II and III, in jojoba wax were 5.5, 21.4 and 37.8%, respectively. In summary, we clarified the main constituents of jojoba wax and quantified the molecular species of the wax esters without hydrolysis by monitoring their product ions, using a LC/MS/MS system.     

Analysis of thyroid hormones in health foods by LC/MS

A method was developed for analysis of thyroid hormones, 3,5,3'-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3) and L-thyroxine (T4), in health foods by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS). In order to release T3 and T4 from thyroglobulin, samples were first hydrolyzed enzymatically using protease at a temperature of 37 +/- 1 degrees C for 28 h. The T3 and T4 were extracted with ethyl acetate and then the ethyl acetate layer was evaporated. The residue was dissolved in the mobile phase and analyzed by LC/MS. The LC separation was carried out on a ODS-3 column (2.1 x 150 mm) using H2O/CH3CN/CH3COOH (650/350/5) as the mobile phase. LC/ESI-MS was performed in the selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode using [M + H]+ ions at m/z 652 for T3 and m/z 778 for T4. The detection limit of both T3 and T4 released from thyroglobulin was 0.1 microgram/g in health foods. The present method was applied to analysis of three health foods which were labeled as foods for dieting. T3 and T4 were detected in two of the samples, and their contents were 16 and 29 micrograms/g and 31 and 90 micrograms/g, respectively.     

LC/MS/MS法测定白酒中氨基甲酸酯类农残研究

首次建立同时对蒸馏白酒中8种氨基甲酸酯类农药(抗蚜威、恶虫威、克百威、仲丁威、甲萘威、扑灭威、多菌灵、灭多威)残留的液相色谱串联质谱法(liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, LC/MS/MS)定性鉴别和定量测试方法,此8种农药残留的方法检出限为0.5 μg/kg^10 μg/kg。上述8种农药残留在蒸馏白酒中加标回收率为87.6 %~100.0 %,精密度为0.89 %~5.6 %,均能够满足测试要求。     

Simultaneous determination of quinolones in foods by LC/MS/MS

A simple method was developed for the simultaneous determination of seven quinolones (enoxacin, ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, danofloxacin, lomefloxacin, enrofloxacin and sarafloxacin) in foods using liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS). The seven quinolones were extracted with acetonitrile containing 0.2% formic acid, and the extracted solution was cleaned up on a C18 cartridge. The extract was diluted with 5 mmol/L IPCC-MS3 for injection into the LC-ESI-MS/MS. The LC separation was carried out on an ODS column with gradient elution of 5 mmol/L IPCC-MS3-acetonitrile as the mobile phase. Mass spectral acquisition was done in the positive ion mode by applying selected reaction monitoring (SRM). The recoveries of the seven quinolones were mostly greater than 60% from foods fortified at 10 ng/g. The detection limits in foods were 2 ng/g for enoxacin and ciprofloxacin, and 1 ng/g for the other drugs. Twenty cattle muscle, 7 swine muscle, 9 chicken muscle, 16 milk, 19 prawn and 20 broiled eel samples from retail markets were analyzed by this method. Enrofloxacin and its metabolite ciprofloxacin were detected in 9 broiled eel at the level of trace (tr)-34 ng/g and tr-10 ng/g, respectively.     

Monitoring of 49 Pesticides and 17 Mycotoxins in Wine by QuEChERS and UHPLC–MS/MS Analysis

An effective method for the determination of 49 pesticide residues and 17 mycotoxins in wine by a modified QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe) method and ultrahigh‐performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry was developed. The target compounds were extracted with 1% (v/v) formic acid–acetonitrile, and no cleanup steps were required. The extracts were separated on a C18 chromatographic column (2.1 mm × 50 mm, 1.7 µm) with acetonitrile and water with 0.2% formic acid solution and ammonium acetate (10 mM) as the mobile phases under gradient elution at a flow rate of 0.2 mL/min. The determination was conducted using electrospray ionization in positive ion mode with multiple reaction monitoring. The analytes were quantified by comparison with matrix‐matched standard solutions. The good linearities were obtained in the range of 0.05 to 500.0 µg/kg, and the correlation coefficients were all greater than 0.9935. The average recoveries of the 66 target compounds ranged from 69% to 119%, and the RSDs were in the range of 1% to 10%. The limits of detection were in the range of 0.05 to 20.0 µg/kg. The method was proved to be rapid, selective, sensitive, and stable, and it has been applied to analysis of 64 wine samples.     

Analysis of nine kinds of sweeteners in foods by LC/MS

A simple and rapid method for the simultaneous determination of nine kinds of sweeteners (acesulfame potassium, AK; sucralose, SUC; saccharin, SA; cyclamate, CYC; aspartame, APM; dulcin, DU; glycyrrhizic acid, GA; stevioside, STV; rebaudioside A, REB) in various foods by high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS) was developed. The LC separation was performed on a ZORBAX Eclipse XDB-C18 (2.1 mm x 150 mm) with a mobile phase of 5 mmol/L dibutylammonium acetate (DBAA) and acetonitrile-water (8: 2). Mass spectral acquisition was done in the negative ion mode by applying selected ion monitoring (SIM). The sweeteners were extracted from foods with 0.08 mol/L phosphate buffer (pH 7.0)- ethanol (1:1), and the extract was cleaned up on a Sep-pak Vac C18 cartridge after the addition of tetrabutylammonium bromide and phosphate buffer (pH 3.0). The recovery of the nine kinds of sweeteners from five kinds of foods fortified at the level 0.01 g/kg, 0.05 g/kg and 0.20 g/kg was 75.7-109.2%, and the between-day SD values were 0.5-10.9%. The quantification limits of AK, SA, CYC, APM and STV were 0.001 g/kg, and those of SUC, DU, GA and REB were 0.005 g/kg. A recovery test from each cleaned-up sample solution was necessary to detect ionization suppression.     

液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱法测定豇豆中的水胺硫磷

建立了豇豆中水胺硫磷的液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱分析方法。样品经乙腈超声提取后进行液相色-电喷雾串联质谱分析。方法检出限为0.1μg/kg(S/N=3)。空白样本添加水平在0.1、1.0、5.0μg/kg时,平均回收率为80.1~87.9%,相对偏差(n=6)为6.7~8.1%。使用MRM-IDA-EPI的模式,一次进样可得到MRM色谱图及MS2质谱图。该方法具有前处理简单、回收率高、精密度好,选择性强,灵敏度高的优点,符合农药残留的分析要求。     

QuEChERS-GC-MS/MS测定饮料中邻苯二甲酸酯

采用QuEChERS-气相色谱/三重四极杆质谱(GC/MS/MS)同时测定饮料中17种邻苯二甲酸酯类塑化剂。样品经正己烷提取,基质分散固相萃取净化,采用气相色谱-质谱/质谱法测定,外标法定量。17种邻苯二甲酸酯在各自的线性范围内(5μg/L~1 000μg/L)线性关系良好,线性相关系数在0.99以上,添加10、50和200μg/kg 3个不同浓度水平,含乳饮料中17种邻苯二甲酸酯的平均回收率在80.9%~108.7%,相对标准偏差在0.2%~14.2%,果汁饮料中17种邻苯二甲酸酯的平均回收率在81.4%~110.2%,相对标准偏差在1.3%~13.0%,检出限和定量下限分别为1.5μg/kg~3.0μg/kg和5.0μg/kg~10.0μg/kg。该方法灵敏度高、重现性好、结果准确可靠,适合饮料中邻苯二甲酸酯类塑化剂的检测。     

改良QuEChERS技术结合液相色谱-串联质谱联用法同时快速检测辣椒制品中14种非法添加工业染料

采用改良Qu ECh ERS技术作为前处理方法,建立了辣椒制品中14种非法添加工业染料的液相色谱-串联质谱联用快速检测方法。样品采用乙腈-丙酮(7∶3,V/V)提取,经EMR-Lipid净化,以Agilent Poroshell 120 EC C18(50 mm×2.1 mm,2.7μm)色谱柱分离,采用多反应监测模式检测,外标法定量分析。14种成分在11 min内完成分离,检出限为0.4~7.1μg/kg,不同加标水平的平均回收率为70.5%~102.1%,相对标准偏差为0.3%~9.3%。本方法准确、快速、重复性好,可为辣椒制品中非法添加工业染料的检测提供一种更加快速、简便的技术支持。     

QuEChERS结合液相色谱-串联质谱法测定食用菌中13种农药残留

目的:建立并应用QuEChERS结合液相色谱-串联质谱法测定食用菌中13种农药残留。方法:样品5.0 g用乙腈-水(4:1)15 mL超声提取,经N-丙基乙二胺(PSA)30.0 mg和无水硫酸镁15.0 mg分散固相萃取吸附剂净化。使用HSS T3色谱柱,0.1%甲酸和乙腈为流动相梯度洗脱。质谱采用电喷雾正离子源和多反应监测模式。结果:13种农药的质量浓度在0.5~200 μg/L范围内与峰面积呈良好的线性关系,检出限(S/N=3)0.03~0.3 μg/kg。加标回收率84.3%~102%,相对标准偏差(n=6)2.8%~6.3%。结论:该方法可用于食用菌中13种农药残留的检测。     

三聚氰胺检测五LC/MS/MS法分析食品中的三聚氰胺

奶粉类食品前处理 1.所需试剂及耗材 1%三氯乙酸溶液,0.1mol/L盐酸溶液,5%氨水-甲醇溶液,以及Oasis MCX固相萃取柱(60mg/3mL,或相当者),使用前分别用3mL甲醇、3mL0.1mol/L盐酸溶液对固相萃取柱进行预处理,并保持柱体的湿润.     

Quantitative determination of fluorotelomer sulfonates in groundwater by LC MS/MS

Aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) are complex mixtures containing fluorocarbon- and hydrocarbon-based surfactants that are used to fight hydrocarbon-fueled fires. The military is the largest consumer of AFFF in the United States, and fire-training activities conducted at military bases have led to groundwater contamination by unspent fuels and AFFF chemicals. A direct-injection, liquid-chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC MS/MS) method was developed to quantify a suite of fluorotelomer sulfonate surfactants in groundwater collected from military bases where fire-training activities were conducted. The 4:2, 6:2, and 8:2 fluorotelomer sulfonates were detected and quantified in groundwater from two of the three military bases. The total fluorotelomer sulfonate concentrations observed at Wurtsmith AFB, MI, and Tyndall AFB, FL, ranged respectively from below quantitation (< or = 0.60) to 182 microg/L and from 1100 to 14,600 microg/L. Analyses of a fluorotelomer-based AFFF concentrate by negative ion fast atom bombardment/mass spectrometry and LC MS/MS analyses indicate that the AFFF concentrate contains only a small amount of fluorotelomer sulfonates and that fluoroalkylthioamido sulfonates are the main anionic fluorosurfactant in the mixtures. More research is needed to determine the fate of fluoroalkylthioamido sulfonates in the environment.     

Analytical method for carbamate pesticides in processed foods by LC/MS/MS

A rapid analytical method for the simultaneous determination of carbamate pesticides in processed foods was established by liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). The pesticides were extracted from samples with acetonitrile using accelerated solvent extract equipment, except for the fine powder type spices, which were extracted in an ultrasonic bath. The crude extract was cleaned up with a multi-solvent GPC column (Shodex Asahipak GF-310 HQ) using acetonitrile as a mobile phase. The eluent from the column at the retention time between 13 to 18 min was concentrated under nitrogen gas and dissolved in a mixture of acetonitrile-water-0.2 mol/L ammonium formate buffer pH 6.0 (10 : 9 : 1). An aliquot was injected into the LC/MS/MS using electrospray ionization (ESI) with acquisition in the positive mode.The recoveries of 29 kinds of pesticide from dried fruits (raisin, prune and mango) and spices (turmeric, masala, sage, thyme and red pepper) fortified at levels of 0.1 and 0.01 microg/g were mostly in the range of 50 to 150% and those from soybean paste and soy sauce fortified at 0.01 microg/g were 46.9 to 122.6% (C.V. 3.8 to 37.6%), except for 4 kinds of pesticide. The determination limits (S/N> or =10) corresponded to 0.001 to 0.05 mug/g of the pesticides in red pepper.     

Development of a LC-IT-TOF MS Procedure to Quantify Veterinary Drug Residues in Milk Employing a QuEChERS Approach

A sensitive liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry (LC-IT-TOF MS) with electrospray ionization method for the identification and quantification of five antibiotic residues in milk has been developed. For sample preparation, a simple modification of the QuEChERS method was used with further sample cleanup using dispersive solid phase extraction according to AOAC official standards 2007.01. The method yielded acceptable accuracy values for each drug at each level, with mean recoveries (n?=?3) ranging from 83 to 92 %. The recovery of antibiotics of the intra-assay ranged from 85 to 95 % (RSD?<?9 %) and the inter-assay from 84 to 95 % (RSD?<?11 %). A total of 31 milk samples, either pasteurized or fresh whole milk, were analyzed following the method. Amoxicillin and oxytetracycline (two of the pasteurized milk samples), ampicillin and amoxicillin (3 of 25 fresh milk samples), and tetracycline and oxytetracycline (two other fresh milk samples out of 25) were detected at levels below the current Brazilian maximum residue levels.