Quantitative analysis of polypeptide antibiotic residues in a variety of food matrices by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry

A quantitative LC–MS/MS method was developed for the determination of five polypeptide antibiotics (bacitracin, colistin A, colistin B, polymyxin B1 and polymyxin B2) in a variety of food matrices (muscle, liver, kidney, egg and milk). The described method is sufficiently sensitive, selective and provides acceptable recoveries for all compounds. The extraction is based on acidified methanolic solvent. This is followed by a reversed phase solid phase extraction step to clean-up and concentrate the extracts. The use of a modern core shell column in combination with an eluent consisting of trifluoroacetic acid, formic acid and acetonitrile provides chromatographically well resolved analyte peaks The single-step clean-up is fast and produces a sufficiently clean extract in order to control matrix-related signal suppression in the electrospray interface.     

Recent applications of surface plasmon resonance biosensors for analyzing residues and contaminants in food

Abstract  Optical biosensors based on surface plasmon resonance are increasingly used to detect and (semi)quantify residues and contaminants in food. This review provides an overview of the methods published in this field since the year 2003. Such biosensors have mostly been applied to veterinary drug residues, like aminoglycosides, beta-agonists, cephalexin, chloramphenicol, fluoroquinolones, levamisole, nicarbazin, nitroimidazoles, penicillins, ractopamine, sulfonamides, tetracyclines, and tylosin in milk, egg, honey, prawn, muscle, liver and kidney. Only a few methods have been published on pesticide residues, mycotoxins, phycotoxins, polychlorinated biphenyls and surfactants. These procedures are described with regard to biological recognition element, type of sensor chip, immobilisation procedure, sample extraction and clean-up, crossreactivity, nonspecific binding, matrix interference, chip regeneration, assay formats, calibration, validation and instrumentation. Graphical Abstract        

Current trends in sample preparation for growth promoter and veterinary drug residue analysis

A comprehensive review is presented on the current trends in sample preparation for the isolation of veterinary drugs and growth promoters from foods. The objective of the review is to firstly give an overview of the sample preparation techniques that are applied in field. The review will focus on new techniques and technologies, which improve efficiency and coverage of residues. The underlying theme to the paper is the developments that have been made in multi-residue methods and particularly multi-class methods for residues of licensed animal health products, which have been developed in the last couple of years. The role of multi-class methods is discussed and how they can be accommodated in future residue surveillance.     

Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry in food safety

The use of powerful mass spectrometric detectors in combination with liquid chromatography has played a vital role to solve many problems related to food safety. Since this technique is especially well suited for, but not restricted to the analysis of food contaminants within the food safety area, this review is focused on providing an insight into this field. The basic legislation in different parts of the world is discussed with a focus on the situation within the European Union (EU) and why it favors the use of liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS). Main attention in this review is on the achievements that have been possible because of the latest advances and novelties in mass spectrometry and how these progresses have influenced the best control of food allowing an increase in the food safety and quality standards. Emphasis is given to the potential and pitfalls of the different LC–MS approaches as well as in its possibilities to address current hot issues in food safety, such as the development of large-scale multi-residue methods and the identification of non-target and unknown compounds. Last but not least, future perspectives and potential directions are also outlined highlighting prospects and achievements.     

Determination of residual levels of naloxone,yohimbine, thiophanate,and altrenogest in porcine muscle using QuEChERS with liquid chromatography and triple quadrupole mass spectrometry

A quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe QuEChERS (method) was used for the simultaneous detection of four veterinary drug residues, namely naloxone, yohimbine, thiophanate, and altrenogest, in porcine muscle, using liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry. Because of the unavailability of a suitable internal standard, matrix‐matched calibrations were used for quantification, with determination coefficients ≥ 0.9542. The accuracy (expressed as recovery %) ranged from 60.53 to 83.25%, and the intra‐ and interday precisions (expressed as relative standard deviations) were <12%. The limits of quantification were 5, 0.5, 2, and 5 ng/g for naloxone, yohimbine, thiophanate, and altrenogest, respectively. Samples purchased from local markets in Seoul, Republic of Korea, revealed no traces of the target analytes. The developed method described herein is sensitive and reliable and can be applied to quantify the tested veterinary drugs in animal tissues.     

Planar electrochromatography Part 1. Planar electrochromatography on non-wetted thin-layers

Summary Planar electrochromatographic separations of test substances were performed on non pre-wetted, commercially available, thin-layer plates. The behavior of different layers and solvents was studied in an applied electric field of up to 2000 V cm^–1. Evident electrokinetic effects, electroosmosis and electrophoresis were observed only on silica gel and polyamide layers developed with polar solvents. The selectivity of separation of nonionic and ionogenic compounds was greatly enhanced. Although experimental conditions were controlled to a certain extent, results obtained with the same solvents were reproducible within 5%.     

薄层电色谱技术的研究进展

薄层电色谱技术将电场力的作用引入薄层色谱的分离过程中,具有分离时间短、分辨率高等特点,将可能在物质分析分离中发挥重要作用.本文介绍了薄层电色谱仪器装置的设计、固定相和流动相的类型、薄层电色谱的应用等内容,总结了目前的研究工作中存在的主要问题,并展望了该技术未来的发展趋势,还介绍了与薄层电色谱有相似的毛细管电色谱和自由流电泳技术.引文献50篇.     

SPE-HPLC法测定枸杞中阿维菌素B1a残留量

建立了固相萃取前处理净化技术-高效液相色谱(HPLC)法检测枸杞中阿维菌素B1a残留量的方法.样品用乙腈提取,经C18固相萃取柱净化,采用C18柱(250 mm×4.6 mm i.d.,5 μm)分离,以V(甲醇):V(水)=85:15为流动相,在245 nm下进行检测.阿维菌素B1a在0.20～2.00 μg/mL范围呈良好的线性关系(γ=0.9994);该方法检出限(S/N=3)为0.02mg/kg;添加回收率为88.3%～102.5%,相对标准偏差为2.1%～3.8%.     

Automated screening of food and water samples for pesticide residues by means of capillary GC-MSD using a library of pesticide spectra and macro programming

Automatic pesticide screening has been performed by use of a macro program to compare mass spectra acquired during GC-MS with those in designated mass spectral libraries containing a limited number of target compounds. The automated evaluation procedure has enabled fast recognition of pesticides in complex chromatograms.     

Determination of pesticides and veterinary drug residues in food by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry: A review

Monitoring of pesticides and veterinary drug residues is required to enforce legislation and guarantee food safety. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) is the prevailing technique for assessing both types of residues because LC offers a versatile and universal separation mechanism suitable for non-gas chromatography (GC) amenable and the majority of GC-amenable compounds. This characteristic becomes more relevant when LC is coupled to MS because the high sensitivity and specificity of the detector allows to apply generic sample preparation procedures, which simultaneously extract a wide variety of residues with different physico-chemical properties. Determination of metabolites and degradation products, non-target suspected screening of an increasing number of residues, and even unknowns identification are also becoming inherent LC-MS advantages thanks to the latest advances. For routine analysis and, in particular, for official surveillance purposes in food control, analytical methods properly validated following strict guidelines are needed. After a brief introduction and an outline of the legislation applicable around the world, aspects such as improvement of specificity of high-throughput methods, resolution and mass accuracy of identification strategies and quantitative accuracy are critically reviewed in this article. In them, extraction, separation and determination are emphasized. The main objective is to offer an assessment of the state of the art and identify research needs and future trends in determining pesticide and veterinary drug residues in food by LC-MS.     

Ion chromatography coupled with fluorescence/UV detector: A comprehensive review of its applications in pesticides and pharmaceutical drug analysis

Ion chromatography (IC) is a well-known technique for trace determination of inorganic ions and small organic acids. Recently, it has also appeared as a promising alternative to reverse phase chromatography for the determination of polar pesticides and pharmaceutical drugs in various sample matrices. Therefore, this study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the application of IC coupled to fluorescence (FLD) or UV detector for the determination of pesticides and pharmaceutical drugs in samples from all walks of life. Apart from advantages and limitations, a short comparison of IC-FLD/UV with other techniques especially reverse-phase chromatography was drawn to envision future research efforts in this direction. Finally, several related areas such as IC hyphenation with different detectors (spectroscopic and spectrometer), miniaturization, automation, green chemistry, mobile phase, column, sample preparation, etc., were discussed to highlight its application for the determination of a wide range of analytes in the complex sample matrix.     

Portable capillary liquid chromatography for pharmaceutical and illicit drug analysis

A newly developed portable capillary liquid chromatograph was investigated for the separation of various pharmaceutical and illicit drug compounds. The system consists of two high‐pressure syringe pumps capable of delivering capillary‐scale flow rates at pressures up to 10 000 psi. Capillary liquid chromatography columns packed with sub‐2 μm particles are housed in cartridges that can be inserted into the system and easily connected through high‐pressure fluidic contact points by simply applying a specific, predetermined torque rather than using standard fittings and less precise sealing protocols. Several over‐the‐counter analgesic drug separations are demonstrated, along with a simple online measurement of tablet dissolution. Twenty illicit drug compounds were also separated across six targeted drug panels. The results described in this study demonstrate the capability of this compact liquid chromatography instrument to address several important drug‐related applications while simplifying system operation, and greatly reducing solvent usage and waste generation essential for onsite analysis.     

Residual solvents determination in drug products by static headspace-gas chromatography

Summary Two static headspace selective methods for residual solvents belonging to Class I, II and III have been developed, optimized and validated for drug products, which are insoluble in water. The methods give very good sensitivities (detection limits under 10 ppm) and precision (under 5.5% RSD) for all solvents. The detection limit for benzene was 0.1 ppm, in concordance with Pharmacopoeia requirements. During method optimization we found that sample volume and water content have a critical influence on the sensitivity. From our data, it is beneficial to choose low sample volume. If sample solubility in the organic solvent allows it, the optimum sample volume is between 0.1 and 0.3 mL. For drug products with water content greater than 7%, the increase in sensitivity produced by water presence should be taken into consideration, otherwise inconsistent recovery data and underestimation of residual solvent content will happen. The headspace vial volume has a critical influence on system precision. Presented at Balaton Symposium '01 on High-Performance Separation Methods, Siófok, Hungary, September 2–4, 2001     

固相萃取-高效液相色谱法测定浓缩苹果汁中的多菌灵残留量

报道了固相萃取-高效液相色谱法测定浓缩苹果汁中多菌灵残留量的方法.样品经适量水稀释后,C18固相萃取柱提取净化,用V(甲醇)∶V(二氯甲烷)=1∶1淋洗,HPLC法测定.在添加水平为0.10,0.50,2.0 mg/kg时,多菌灵的回收率在92.6%～108.3%之间;RSD＜3% (n=6),检出限为0.02 mg/kg,该方法的测定结果满足农药残留量的检测要求.     

A polar glass capillary column for residue work

Polydiethylene glycol adipate (DEGA) has been successfully used as stationary phase for residue analysis by glass capillary gas chromatography. A specially stabilized version of the phase yields a good polar column which is stable up to 250°C when used in temperature programmed cycles. The paper lists 90 pesticides that have been successfully chromatographed in ng quantities on a DEGA column.     

Enhanced stability designs of cell membrane chromatography for screening drug leads

Cell membrane chromatography is an effective method for screening bioactive components acting on specific receptors in complex systems, which maintains the biological activity of the membrane receptors and improves screening efficiency. However, traditional cell membrane chromatography suffers from poor stability, resulting in a limited life span and low reproducibility, greatly limiting the application of this method. To address this problem, cyanuric chloride-decorated silica gel was used for the covalent immobilization of the cell membranes. Cyanuric chloride reacts with amino groups on the cell membranes and membrane receptors to form covalent bonds. In this way, the cell membranes are not easy to fall off. The column life of the cyanuric chloride-decorated epidermal growth factor receptor/cell membrane chromatography column was extended to more than 8 days, whereas the column life of the normal cell membrane chromatography column dropped sharply in the first 3 days. A cyanuric chloride-decorated epidermal growth factor receptor/cell membrane chromatography online HPLC-IT-TOF-MSn system was applied for screening drug leads from Trifolium pratense L. One potential drug lead, formononetin, which acts on the epidermal growth factor receptor, was screened. Our strategy of covalently immobilizing cell membrane receptors also improved the stability of cell membrane chromatography.     

高效液相色谱法测定黄瓜和油菜中的啶虫脒残留量

建立了一种高效液相色谱测定黄瓜和油菜中啶虫脒农药残留的方法。以乙腈提取,弗罗里硅土净化,采用Agilent 1100高效液相色谱仪带DAD检测器对待测组份进行了分离和测定,检测波长254 nm,使用C18不锈钢反相柱（250 mm&#215;4.6 mmi.d.,5μm）,以V（乙腈）∶V（水）=30∶70作流动相,啶虫脒在0.05-2.00mg/L范围内呈良好的线性关系（r=0.9999）,方法的添加回收率范围为73.7%-85.6%。RSD为2.2%-10.3%,能够满足啶虫脒在黄瓜和油菜中残留分析的要求。     

Multiclass method for the quantification of 92 veterinary antimicrobial drugs in livestock excreta,wastewater, and surface water by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry

A simple multiresidue method was developed for detecting and quantifying 92 veterinary antimicrobial drugs from eight classes (β‐lactams, quinolones, sulfonamides, tetracyclines, lincomycins, macrolides, chloramphenicols, and pleuromutilin) in livestock excreta and water by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry. The feces samples were extracted by ultrasound‐assisted extraction with a mixture of acetonitrile/water (80:20, v/v) and edetate disodium, followed by a cleanup using solid‐phase extraction with an amino cartridge. Water samples were purified with hydrophilic–lipophilic balance solid‐phase extraction column. Urine samples were extracted with acetonitrile and edetate disodium. Detection of veterinary antimicrobial drugs was achieved by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry using both positive and negative electrospray ionization mode. The recovery values of veterinary antimicrobial drugs in feces, urine, and water samples were 75–99, 85–110, and 85–101% and associated relative standard deviations were less than 15, 10, and 8%, respectively. The limits of quantification in feces, urine, and water samples were 0.5–1, 0.5–1, and 0.01–0.05 μg/L, respectively. This method was applied to determine real samples obtained from local farms and provides reliable quantification and identification results of 92 veterinary antimicrobial drugs in livestock excreta and water.     

Residue analysis of organophosphorus pesticides in food with two-dimensional gas chromatography using capillary columns and flame photometric detection

Two-dimensional gas chromatography with two capillary columns of different polarity (SP 2100 and OV 225) is used for pesticide residue analysis in food samples. By means of “live chromatography” applying pneumatic switching technique according to Deans, unequivocal identification of 57 organophosphorus pesticides in food samples is achieved at trace concentrations. The instrument is equipped with only one injection port and one flame photometric detector. On-line data processing is very helpful, especially in calibration and checking the system's reliability with the multitude of test compounds. The complete pesticide residue analysis including clean-up of about six food samples can be completed by one person in 8 hours.     

Residue analysis by multicolumn liquid chromatography — Herbicides in cereals

Summary The application of multicolumn HPLC in the determination of residues of a new herbicide and its main metabolite in green plants, grains and straw of different cereals is demonstrated. The columns are combined on-line by column switching and UV-detection is used. Due to the high separation power of multidimensional liquid chromatography only a simple and fast sample pretreatment is required resulting in a detection limit of 10^–8 g/g.