Simultaneous Determination of Glyphosate,Glufosinate, and Aminomethylphosphonic Acid by Capillary Electrophoresis After 9‐Fluorenylmethyl Chloroformate Derivatization

A capillary electrophoresis (CE) with UV absorption detection method is described for the simultaneous determination of glufosinate, glyphosate, and aminomethylphosphoric acid. The 9‐fluorenylmethyl chloroformate (FMOC‐Cl) was used for precolumn derivatization of the non‐absorbing herbicides. The three analytes were separated by CE in 9 min with 25 mM borate buffer at pH 9, followed by detection with a UV detector at 260 nm. We demonstrate how the detection limit can be enhanced by using acetonitrile‐salt mixtures. With acetonitrile‐salt mixtures, the limit of detection (LOD) was in the 10^?7 M range. Linearity of more than two orders of magnitude was generally obtained. Precisions of migration times and peak areas were less than 0.9% and 7.5%, respectively. The applicabilities of the method for the analysis of ground water and lake water were examined.     

The fate and behavior of glufosinate-enantiomers and their metabolites in open-field soil and weeds

In this study, a chiral method based on high performance liquid chromatography–Q-Exactive Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry was developed to determine glufosinate stereoisomers and three metabolites in weed. Fortified recoveries in weed and soil samples were from 78.6 to 94.3 %, with relative standard deviations of less than 9.8 % and fortified values ranging from 0.04 to 40 mg/kg for the glufosinate enantiomers and 0.08–8 mg/kg for three metabolites. When glufosinate was given at the peak of weed growth in three orchards, it was mostly distributed and degraded in the weeds, with little remaining in the soil. The two glufosinate enantiomers degraded rapidly in the weeds and soils, with half-lives ranging from 0.7 to 3.1 days. The degradation of glufosinate enantiomers in Guizhou and Hunan weeds was enantioselective, with l-glufosinate being preferentially degraded. In Hainan weed, the degradation rate of the two enantiomers was nearly the same. In open field soils, glufosinate enantiomers were almost non-enantioselective. 3-methylphosphinico-propionic acid (MPP) was the primary glufosinate metabolite in weeds and soils, accounting for up to 14 % of the parent. N-acetyl-glufosinate (NAG) was relatively low, with less than 1 % of the parent glufosinate metabolized into 2-methylphosphinico-acetic acid (MPA).     

Rapid and direct determination of glyphosate,glufosinate, and aminophosphonic acid by online preconcentration CE with contactless conductivity detection

Rapid and direct online preconcentration followed by CE with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (CE‐C⁴D) is evaluated as a new approach for the determination of glyphosate, glufosinate (GLUF), and aminophosphonic acid (AMPA) in drinking water. Two online preconcentration techniques, namely large volume sample stacking without polarity switching and field‐enhanced sample injection, coupled with CE‐C⁴D were successfully developed and optimized. Under optimized conditions, LODs in the range of 0.01–0.1 μM (1.7–11.1 μg/L) and sensitivity enhancements of 48‐ to 53‐fold were achieved with the large volume sample stacking‐CE‐C⁴D method. By performing the field‐enhanced sample injection‐CE‐C⁴D procedure, excellent LODs down to 0.0005–0.02 μM (0.1–2.2 μg/L) as well as sensitivity enhancements of up to 245‐ to 1002‐fold were obtained. Both techniques showed satisfactory reproducibility with RSDs of peak height of better than 10%. The newly established approaches were successfully applied to the analysis of glyphosate, glufosinate, and aminophosphonic acid in spiked tap drinking water.     

超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定不同茶叶中草甘膦、氨甲基膦酸及草铵膦的残留

建立了超高效液相色谱-串联质谱同时快速测定不同茶叶中草甘膦、氨甲基膦酸及草铵膦的方法。样品用0.05 mol/L NaOH提取,并以HCl调节pH值,Oasis HLB小柱净化除杂,氯甲酸-9-芴基甲酯(FMOCCl)柱前衍生反应后,超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定。本方法在5~1000μg/L浓度范围内,不同茶叶基质中草甘膦、氨甲基膦酸、草铵膦线性关系良好(R2>0.99)。在0.1,0.4和4 mg/kg添加水平下,不同茶叶(绿茶、红茶、乌龙茶、普洱茶)中3种化合物回收率均介于72.1%~109.9%之间,相对标准偏差RSD在0.5%~9.8%之间(n=6),方法定量限(LOQ)在0.03~0.08 mg/kg之间(S/N=10)。本方法稳定,简便,灵敏,能够满足检测需求。     

Separation and Purification of Glufosinate Through Combination of an Electrodialysis Membrane and a Macroporous Adsorption Resin

Glufosinate is a nonselective organophosphorus herbicide with low toxicity and high efficiency that is widely used in forestry, agriculture and other industries. In the process of manufacturing glufosinate, large amounts of ammonium chloride and coloured organic impurities are generated. Because of its high solubility in water, separation of glufosinate from inorganic salts is extremely difficult. Hence, a co-separation method combining an electrodialysis membrane and a macroporous adsorption resin was developed to obtain glufosinate with higlier purity. For the electrodialysis process, a glufosinate reaction solution was placed in a dilute chamber and desalinated. The concentration of inorganic salts in the resultant glufosinate aqueous solution was only 0.99 g/L under the optimal conditions of an operating voltage and a volume ratio of 9 V and 1:1, respectively. For the macroporous resin adsorption/desorption process, the sample solution treated by electrodialysis was pumped into the resin-filled column, which was eluted to obtain the eluent when the adsorption reached equilibrium. Consequently, nearly all the coloured organic impurities were removed under the optimal conditions, in which the resin type, pH value, flow rate, glufosinate concentration, temperature, ratio of ethanol and volume of eluent were LX-300C,3,0.5 mL·cm^2·min^-1,20 mg/mL,25℃, 50% and 400 mL, respectively. After the electrodialysis and adsorption/desorption process, the purity of the glufosinate was increased to 95.14%, and its recovery rate was as high as 98%. The advantages of this process included its ease of operation, environmental friendliness and low cost, which provided strong potential for its use in industrial applications.     

Rapid determination of glyphosate, glufosinate, bialaphos, and their major metabolites in serum by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry using hydrophilic interaction chromatography

We developed a simple and rapid method for the simultaneous determination of phosphorus-containing amino acid herbicides (glyphosate, glufosinate, bialaphos) and their major metabolites, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) and 3-methylphosphinicopropionic acid (MPPA), in human serum. Serum samples were filtrated through an ultrafiltration membrane to remove proteins. The filtrate was then washed with chloroform, and injected into a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) system. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) column. Determination of the target herbicides and metabolites was successfully carried out without derivatization or solid phase extraction (SPE) cartridge clean-up. The recoveries of these compounds, added to human serum at 0.2μg/mL, ranged from 94% to 108%, and the relative standard deviations (RSDs) were within 5.9%. The limits of detection (LODs) were 0.01μg/mL for MPPA, 0.02μg/mL for AMPA, 0.03μg/mL for both glyphosate and glufosinate, and 0.07μg/mL for bialaphos, respectively.     

毛细管电泳-间接紫外法测定饮用水中草甘膦、草铵膦及其代谢产物

提出了毛细管电泳-间接紫外分析方法测定饮用水中草甘膦及其代谢产物氨甲基膦酸、草铵膦及其代谢产物3-甲基磷酸亚基丙酸。样品与25mmol·L-1乙酸铵溶液混匀后,采用SAX型固相萃取小柱提取待测物。洗脱液经毛细管电泳分离,以o-磷酸基-DL-苏氨酸为内标物,紫外检测波长为214nm。草甘膦、草铵膦、氨甲基膦酸和3-甲基磷酸亚基丙酸的线性范围为0.10~20.0mg·L-1,检出限(3S/N)分别为0.22,0.30,0.18,0.03mg·L-1,加标回收率在82.1%~108%之间。     

Glyphosate and glufosinate detection at electrogenerated NiAl-LDH thin films

An amperometric sensor based on Ni_1−xAl_x(OH)₂NO_3x·nH₂O layered double hydroxide (LDH) has been developed for the electrochemical analysis in one step of two herbicides: glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine, Glyp) and glufosinate ((DL-homoalanine-4-yl)-methylphosphinic acid, Gluf). NiAl-LDH was prepared by coprecipitation or by electrodeposition at the Pt electrode surface. Inorganic films were fully characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Adsorption isotherms of Glyp onto this inorganic lamellar material have been established. Electrocatalytic oxidation of Glyp and Gluf is possible at the Ni³⁺ centres of the structure. The electrochemical responses of the NiAl-LDH modified electrode were obtained by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry at 0.49 V/SCE as a function of herbicide concentration in 0.1 M NaOH solution. The electrocatalytic response showed a linear dependence on the Glyp concentration ranging between 0.01 and 0.9 mM with a detection limit of 1 μM and sensitivity 287 mA/M cm². The sensitivity found for Gluf was lower (178 mA/M cm²).     

毛细管电泳在有机磷类除草剂检测中的应用进展

近年来,随着抗草甘膦转基因作物的发展,草甘膦用量逐年增大,大量草甘膦制剂的介入严重影响了土壤、水质及生态环境,危害人类身体健康。如何快速准确检测环境样品中的残留有机磷类除草剂已成为人们关注的焦点问题之一。本文从衍生方法、检测器、离线及在线富集技术等几个方面出发,总结了目前毛细管电泳在检测有机磷类除草剂方面的研究工作,并展望了未来的主要发展方向。     

Residue determination of glyphosate, glufosinate and aminomethylphosphonic acid in water and soil samples by liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray tandem mass spectrometry

This paper describes a method for the sensitive and selective determination of glyphosate, glufosinate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) residues in water and soil samples. The method involves a derivatization step with 9-fluorenylmethylchloroformate (FMOC) in borate buffer and detection based on liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS). In the case of water samples a volume of 10 mL was derivatized and then 4.3 mL of the derivatized mixture was directly injected in an on-line solid phase extraction (SPE)-LC-MS/MS system using an OASIS HLB cartridge column and a Discovery chromatographic column. Soil samples were firstly extracted with potassium hydroxide. After that, the aqueous extract was 10-fold diluted with water and 2 mL were derivatized. Then, 50 microL of the derivatized 10-fold diluted extract were injected into the LC-MS/MS system without pre-concentration into the SPE cartridge. The method has been validated in both ground and surface water by recovery studies with samples spiked at 50 and 500 ng/L, and also in soil samples, spiked at 0.05 and 0.5 mg/kg. In water samples, the mean recovery values ranged from 89 to 106% for glyphosate (RSD <9%), from 97 to 116% for AMPA (RSD < 10%), and from 72 to 88% in the case of glufosinate (RSD < 12%). Regarding soil samples, the mean recovery values ranged from 90 to 92% for glyphosate (RSD <7%), from 88 to 89% for AMPA (RSD <5%) and from 83 to 86% for glufosinate (RSD <6%). Limits of quantification for all the three compounds were 50 ng/L and 0.05 mg/kg in water and soil, respectively, with limits of detection as low as 5 ng/L, in water, and 5 microg/kg, in soil. The use of labelled glyphosate as internal standard allowed improving the recovery and precision for glyphosate and AMPA, while it was not efficient for glufosinate, that was quantified by external standards calibration. The method developed has been applied to the determination of these compounds in real water and soil samples from different areas. All the detections were confirmed by acquiring two transitions for each compound.