Tandem mass spectrometric analysis of glyphosate,glufosinate, aminomethylphosphonic acid and methylphosphinicopropionic acid

A detailed MS(n) study of glyphosate, glufosinate and their main metabolites, aminomethylphosphonic acid and methylphosphinicopropionic acid, using an ion trap mass spectrometer, was performed. The analytes show good response in negative ion electrospray mass spectrometry (ES-MS) as [M-H](-) ions. Tandem-MS spectra reveal a wealth of structurally specific ions, allowing characterisation of the fragmentation pathways of the four analytes in their native form for the first time. The ions formed at each stage of fragmentation reveal ions common to each analyte, such as phosphinate, as well as analyte specific transitions. Simplex optimisation allows optimum trapping and fragmentation parameters to be determined leading to improved response for particular transitions and transition sequences, and revealing previously unseen ions.     

毛细管电泳-激光诱导荧光法测定草甘膦、草胺膦及氨甲基膦酸

建立了一种快速、有效的毛细管电泳分离-激光诱导荧光检测有机磷除草剂草甘膦、草胺膦和草甘膦的代谢物氨甲基膦酸的方法。将荧光衍生试剂5-(4, 6-二氯三嗪基)氨基荧光素(DTAF)成功用于衍生上述3种化合物。最佳衍生条件: DTAF的浓度为1.0 μmol/L,以50 mmol/L硼酸(pH 9.5)作为缓冲溶液,在30 ℃下反应40 min。以pH 9.5的30 mmol/L硼酸缓冲溶液(含15 mmol/L Brij-35)作为电泳背景电解质,3种衍生物得到基线分离。在优化的条件下,草甘膦、草胺膦、氨甲基膦酸的检出限分别为3.21、6.14和1.99 ng/kg。将该方法应用于环境水样和土壤中除草剂及代谢物的测定,回收率为91.3%～106.0%。该方法准确、灵敏,可满足环境样品中有机磷农药及其代谢物残留的检测要求。     

Analysis of glyphosate,glufosinate and aminomethylphosphonic acid by capillary electrophoresis with indirect fluorescence detection

A capillary electrophoresis (CE)-indirect fluorescence detection method is described for the simultaneous determination of glufosinate, glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid. The three analytes were separated by CE in 5 min with a 1 mM fluorescein solution at pH 9.5. Fluorescein also functioned as a background fluorophore for the indirect detection of these nonfluorescent species. Linearity of more than two orders of magnitudes was generally obtained. The concentration limits of detection were in the microM range. Precisions of migration times and peak areas were less than 1.7% and 7.4%, respectively. Quantitation of glyphosate and glufosinate in commercial herbicides is demonstrated. In addition, the applicability of the method for the analysis of ground water was examined.     

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.     

柱后加碱-高效阴离子交换色谱-脉冲安培检测法测定农田土中草铵膦、氨甲基膦酸和草甘膦残留

应用柱后加碱-高效阴离子交换色谱-脉冲安培检测法同时测定了农田土中草铵膦、氨甲基膦酸和草甘膦的残留。土壤样品用2 mmol/L氢氧化钠振荡提取，混匀后依次用0.22 μm滤膜、IC-C₁₈和IC-Na柱处理。滤液中的3种目标物和共存离子经IonPacAS11-HC离子色谱柱分离，柱后加碱-脉冲安培检测器检测。结果表明，草铵膦和草甘膦质量浓度在20.0~1000 μg/L、氨甲基膦酸质量浓度在5.0~400 μg/L范围内线性关系良好，相关系数均大于0.999。草铵膦、氨甲基膦酸和草甘膦的检出限分别为0.08、0.02和0.04 mg/kg，回收率为80.2%~106%，相对标准偏差为0.7%~5.0%（n=6）。该方法抗干扰性强、灵敏度和准确度高，操作简便快捷，适用于农田土中草铵膦，氨甲基膦酸和草甘膦残留量的检测。     

柱前衍生-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱测定茶叶中草甘膦、草铵膦及主要代谢物氨甲基膦酸残留

采用柱前衍生-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱测定茶叶中草甘膦、草铵膦及其主要代谢物氨甲基膦酸残留。利用正交试验方法,系统研究了提取与净化等前处理条件对茶叶中草甘膦、草铵膦和代谢物氨甲基膦酸检测的影响。实验结果表明,最优的前处理方案为茶叶样品经纯水旋涡提取,阳离子交换柱净化,0.5%（v/v）甲酸水溶液洗脱和9-芴甲基氯甲酸酯衍生,C₁₈色谱柱分离,超高效液相色谱-串联质谱定量分析（电喷雾正离子）。结果表明：在1~100 μ g/L范围内,草甘膦、草铵膦和氨甲基膦酸呈现良好的线性关系,相关系数（R²）均大于0.991,该方法检出限为0.0160~0.0300 mg/kg,定量限为0.0530~0.100 mg/kg。在0.0500、0.400和1.20 mg/kg 3个添加水平下,草甘膦、草铵膦和氨甲基膦酸的平均回收率为78.3%~108%,相对标准偏差为5.46%~9.63%。利用该方法检测837份茶叶中草甘膦、草铵膦和氨甲基磷酸残留,检出率分别为3.46%、0.24%和4.42%,超标率为0.24%。该方法简单、快速、灵敏、准确,能够满足大批量茶叶中草甘膦、草铵膦和氨甲基膦酸残留的检测需要。     

Enrichment and low‐level determination of glyphosate,aminomethylphosphonic acid and glufosinate in drinking water after cleanup by cation exchange resin

For the determination of glyphosate, aminomethylphosphonic acid and glufosinate in drinking water, different procedures of enrichment and cleanup were examined using anion exchange or SPE. In many cases interactions of, e.g. alkaline earth metal ions especially calcium could be observed during enrichment and cleanup resulting in loss of analytes. For that reason, a novel cleanup and enrichment procedure for the determination of these phosphonic acid herbicides has been developed in drinking water using cation‐exchange resin. In summary, the cleanup procedure with cation‐exchange resin developed in this study avoids interactions as described above and is applicable to calcium‐rich drinking water samples. After derivatization with 9‐fluorenylmethylchloroformate followed by LC with fluorescence detection, LOD of 12, 14 and 12 ng/L and mean recoveries from real‐world drinking water samples of 98±9, 100±16 and 101±11% were obtained for glyphosate, aminomethylphosphonic acid and glufosinate, respectively. The low LODs and the high precision permit the analysis of these phosphonic acid herbicides according to the guidelines of the European Commission.     

Improved coupled-column liquid chromatographic method for the determination of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid residues in environmental waters

An existing method for the determination of glyphosate and its main metabolite aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in water has been improved. It is based on precolumn derivatization with the fluorescent reagent 9-fluorenylmethylcloroformate (FMOC) followed by large-volume injection in a coupled-column LC system using fluorescence detection (LC-LC-FD). The derivatization step was slightly modified by changing parameters such as volume and/or concentration of sample and reagents to decrease the limits of quantification (LOQ) of glyphosate and AMPA to 0.1 microg/l. Additionally, the use of Amberlite IRA-900 for preconcentration of glyphosate, prior to the derivatization step, was investigated; the LOQ of glyphosate was lowered to 0.02 microg/l. Drinking, surface and ground water spiked with glyphosate and AMPA at 0.1-10 microg/l concentrations were analysed by the improved LC-LC-FD method. Recoveries were 87-106% with relative standard deviations lower than 8%. Drinking and ground water spiked with glyphosate at 0.02 and 0.1 microg/l were analysed after preconcentration on the anion-exchange resin with satisfactory recoveries (94-105%) and precision (better than 8%).     

液相色谱-串联质谱法测定稻米中的草甘膦和氨甲基膦酸残留

采用液相色谱-串联质谱建立了稻米中草甘膦及氨甲基膦酸残留量的测定方法。试样经水提取和C18固相萃取柱净化后,在硼酸缓冲液中与9-芴甲基氯甲酸酯(FMOC-Cl)进行衍生反应。以5 mmol/L乙酸铵溶液(pH 9)和乙腈为流动相,草甘膦和氨甲基膦酸的衍生产物在C18柱进行液相色谱分离;质谱检测采用电喷雾负离子化模式和多反应监测模式。结果表明,草甘膦和氨甲基膦酸在0.00050～1.0 mg/L范围内线性良好,线性相关系数(r)分别为0.9997和0.9999。通过对空白大米样品进行3个加标水平的添加回收实验(n=5),草甘膦和氨甲基膦酸的平均回收率和相对标准偏差(RSD)分别为72.5%～113.6%和3.8%～16.2%,方法的检出限分别为2.0 μg/kg和3.0 μg/kg。该方法快速、灵敏,适用于稻米中草甘膦和氨甲基膦酸的同时分析。     

Dynamic supported liquid membrane tip extraction of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid followed by capillary electrophoresis with contactless conductivity detection

A dynamic supported liquid membrane tip extraction (SLMTE) procedure for the effective extraction and preconcentration of glyphosate (GLYP) and its metabolite aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in water has been investigated. The SLMTE procedure was performed in a semi-automated dynamic mode and demonstrated a greater performance against a static extraction. Several important extraction parameters such as donor phase pH, cationic carrier concentration, type of membrane solvent, type of acceptor stripping phase, agitation and extraction time were comprehensively optimized. A solution of Aliquat-336, a cationic carrier, in dihexyl ether was selected as the supported liquid incorporated into the membrane phase. Quantification of GLYP and AMPA was carried out using capillary electrophoresis with contactless conductivity detection. An electrolyte solution consisting of 12 mM histidine (His), 8 mM 2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid (MES), 75 μM cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), 3% methanol, pH 6.3, was used as running buffer. Under the optimum extraction conditions, the method showed good linearity in the range of 0.01–200 μg/L (GLYP) and 0.1–400 μg/L (AMPA), acceptable reproducibility (RSD 5–7%, n = 5), low limits of detection of 0.005 μg/L for GLYP and 0.06 μg/L for AMPA, and satisfactory relative recoveries (90–94%). Due to the low cost, the SLMTE device was disposed after each run which additionally eliminated the possibility of carry-over between runs. The validated method was tested for the analysis of both analytes in spiked tap water and river water with good success.     

Analysis of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection

A capillary electrophoresis (CE) method coupled with electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection for the analysis of glyphosate (GLY) and its major metabolite aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) is presented. Complete separation of GLY and AMPA was achieved in 8 min using a background electrolyte of 20 mM sodium phosphate (pH 9.0) and a separation voltage of 21 kV. ECL detection was performed with an indium tin oxide (ITO) working electrode bias at 1.6 V (vs. a Pt-wire reference) in a 30 0mM sodium phosphate buffer (pH 8.0) containing 3.5mM Ru(bpy)3 2+ (where bpy=2.2'-bipyridyl). Linear correlation (r>or=0.997) between ECL intensity and analyte concentration was obtained in the ranges 0.169-16.9 and 5.55-111 microg ml(-1) for GLY and AMPA, respectively. The limits of detection (LODs) for GLY and AMPA in water were 0.06 microg ml(-1) and 4.04 microg ml(-1), respectively. The developed method was applied to the analysis of GLY in soybeans. The LOD of GLY in soybean was 0.6 microg g(-1). Total analysis time including sample pretreatment was less than 1h.     

Micro-scale membrane extraction of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid in water followed by high-performance liquid chromatography and post-column derivatization with fluorescence detector

A carrier-mediated supported liquid membrane micro-extraction using single hollow fiber membrane suitable for the determination of the herbicide glyphosate and its main metabolite aminomethylphosphonic acid in water is reported. A solution of 0.20 M Aliquat-336, a cationic carrier, in di-n-hexyl ether was selected as the supported liquid. A 20 microL of 1.0 M potassium chloride as the acceptor phase was filled in the membrane lumen. The membrane was immersed in a 20 mL of pH 9.0 sample solution. After 60-min extraction, the acceptor phase was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography with post-column derivatization. The enrichment factors were found to be 853 and 136 for glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid, respectively. The method detection limits are 0.22 microg/L for glyphosate and 3.40 microg/L for aminomethylphosphonic acid. The procedure was validated and showed good accuracy and precision over a large linear dynamic range. The validated method was tested for the analysis of both analytes in spiked groundwater with good success.     

亲水作用色谱-串联质谱法测定稻米中的草甘膦和氨甲基磷酸残留量

采用亲水作用色谱-串联质谱建立了同时测定稻米中草甘膦及其主要代谢物氨甲基磷酸残留量的检测方法。样品经水提取,C18固相萃取柱和超滤膜净化,以1 mmol/L乙酸铵溶液(用氨水调pH=11.0)-乙腈为流动相,亲水作用色谱柱分离,采用电喷雾离子源、负离子扫描模式和多反应监测模式质谱检测,基质匹配标准溶液外标法定量。草甘膦和氨甲基磷酸分别在0.001～0.250 mg/L和0.0025～0.250 mg/L质量浓度范围内线性关系良好,检出限(信噪比为3)分别为0.010 mg/kg和0.020 mg/kg。通过对空白大米样品进行0.100、0.500和2.500 mg/kg 3个加标水平的回收试验,草甘膦和氨甲基磷酸的平均回收率和相对标准偏差分别为96.3%～107.3%和1.3%～9.1%(n=3)。该方法无需衍生,净化步骤简便快速,定量准确,可满足稻米中草甘膦和氨甲基磷酸残留检测要求。     

Matrix solid-phase dispersion extraction and determination by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection of residues of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid in tomato fruit

A method based on matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) is described for the quantitative extraction of glyphosate and its major metabolite aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) from tomato fruit. After application of 120 microL of HNO3 1M to the sample, the dispersion column was packed with 0.5 g of sample blended into 1 g of NH2-silica. Two aqueous fractions were obtained. First, AMPA was eluted from the column using deionized water (F1), and then a NaH2PO4 0.005 M solution was used for the elution of glyphosate (F2). Cleanup of F1 and F2 was made by ion exchange chromatography on a SAX anion exchange silica. Determination was done by HPLC with fluorescence detection after precolumn derivatization with 9-fluorenylmethylchloroformate (FMOC-Cl). Mean recoveries calculated at fortification levels of 0.5 microg/g for glyphosate and 0.4 microg/g for AMPA were 87% and 78%, respectively. The relative standard deviations (n=7) for the total procedure were 10% and 16%. Detection limits were 0.05 microg/g for glyphosate and 0.03 microg/g for AMPA.     

Determination of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid in surface water and vegetable oil by capillary zone electrophoresis

A procedure is developed for the determination of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid in surface water and vegetable oil by means of capillary zone electrophoresis with preliminary derivatization with phenylisothiocyanate and UV-detection. The analytical ranges are 0.05–10 mg/L, the detection limits for glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid make 0.005 and 0.02 mg/L, respectively. The analysis takes 1–2 hours, the relative standard deviation of the results of analysis does not exceed 7%.     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱法快速同时测定土壤中草甘膦、草铵膦及其代谢物

建立了快速同时测定土壤中草甘膦(GLY)、草铵膦(GLUF)及其代谢物的高效液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)分析方法.分别对前处理和色谱-质谱条件进行优化,样品采用0.5 mol/L氨水作为溶剂振荡提取,离心,上清液过滤膜后,直接采用HPLC-MS/MS测定,电喷雾离子源(ESI-),多反应监测(MRM)模式...     

Speciation of glyphosate, phosphate and aminomethylphosphonic acid in soil extracts by ion chromatography with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with an octopole reaction system

Ion-pairing chromatography coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) used for the speciation of phosphorus is limited as the mobile phase containing organic solvents changes in detection sensitivity and the carbon precipitates on torch and cones. To address this issue, anion-exchange chromatography with ICP-MS has been used for the speciation of glyphosate, phosphate and aminomethylphosphonic acid in soil extracts. The separation of the targets on a new column was achieved within 5 min using an eluent containing 20 mM NH₄NO₃ at pH 5.1. Furthermore, since the polyatomic ions such as ¹⁴N¹⁶O¹H⁺ and ¹⁵N¹⁶O⁺ from a nitrogen-based ion-pairing reagent interfered with ICP-MS detection of ³¹P, an octopole reaction system was investigated to determine whether the polyatomic interferences could be reduced. The results show that addition of He to the cell can benefit analyses by reducing such interferences, but at the expense of reduced sensitivity. The detection limits in the range of 1.0-1.5 μg L⁻¹ (expressed as P) was achieved when 50 μL was injected using He as the collusion gas.     

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.     

Rapid and direct determination of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid in water using anion-exchange chromatography with coulometric detection

A simple, rapid, and low-cost coulometric method for direct detection of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in water samples using anion-exchange chromatography and coulometric detection with copper electrode is presented. Under optimized conditions, the limits of detection (LODs) (S/N=3) were 0.038microgml(-1) for glyphosate and 0.24microgml(-1) for AMPA, without any preconcentration method. The calibration curves were linear and presented an excellent correlation coefficient. The method was successfully applied to the determination of glyphosate and AMPA in water samples without any kind of extraction, clean-up, or preconcentration step. No interferent was found in the water, like this, the recovery was, practically, 100%.