Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of dexamethasone in bovine tissues.

A sensitive and selective high-performance liquid chromatographic procedure is described for the determination of the synthetic corticosteroid dexamethasone (DXM), in bovine muscle, kidney, liver and fat tissues, using methylprednisolone as the internal standard. Following extraction with ethyl acetate (muscle, kidney and liver) or diethyl ether (fat) and clean-up of the tissue extract, the drug residue was isolated using a C18 solid-phase extraction column. Separation of DXM was achieved by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection at 254 nm. By using this procedure, DXM levels as low as 0.01 mg kg-1 can be detected in muscle, kidney, liver and fat.     

Determination of field-incurred pyrimethanil residues in persimmon (Diospyros kaki Linn) by liquid chromatography

Field trials have been carried out to determine the residues of the fungicide pyrimethanil in persimmon (Diospyros kaki Linn) after field treatment. Three treatments using pyrimethanil (PYR 30% WP) were carried out on persimmon trees at a recommended dose rate: the former was sprayed at two different times at 30 and 21 days prior to harvesting; the second was sprayed three times at 40, 30 and 21 days prior to harvesting; and the third was sprayed four times at 40, 30, 21 and 14 days prior to harvesting. The analysis was based on liquid-liquid extraction and solid-phase extraction followed by liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection at 268 nm. Pyrimethanil was confirmed by high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry HPLC-MS in the selected ion monitoring mode. The method was validated with spiked fruit samples at concentrations of 0.1 and 0.4 ppm. Average recoveries (three replicates) ranged from 87.1 to 92.1% with relative standard deviations between 4.5 and 11.98%. The calculated limit of detection was 0.02 ppm and the limit of quantitation was 0.07 ppm. After two, three or four applications, pyrimethanil residues on persimmon averaged 0.44, 0.48 or 0.53 ppm, respectively; all of these values were below the maximum residue level established by the Korean Food and Drug Administration (5.0 ppm). This indicates that pyrimethanil residues declined to a level well below the maximum residue level within the 14 day period between the last application and harvesting.     

离子交换固相萃取-高效液相色谱法研究吡虫啉在梨中的分布及残留动态

建立一种以固相萃取(SPE)、高效液相色谱(HPLC)为基础的测定梨果皮、果肉中吡虫啉残留量的方法。样品用乙腈进行提取,经二氯甲烷液液分配后用阳离子交换固相萃取(SCX-SPE)柱净化,高效液相色谱/二极管阵列检测法(HPLC/DAD)测定。各种添加水平(果皮:0.05、0.1、0.5、2 mg/kg;果肉:0.05、0.5、1mg/kg)的回收率为83%~103%,相对标准偏差(RSD)小于10%,方法的检出限为0.05 mg/kg。运用此方法分别对梨果皮和果肉中吡虫啉的残留动态进行研究,发现吡虫啉主要在梨果皮中残留,得到吡虫啉在果皮中的消解动态方程为:wt=w0×exp(-0.235t),半衰期是2.98 d。     

Determination and dynamics of difenoconazole residues in Chinese cabbage and soil

An analytical method was developed using a solid phase extraction （SPE） cleanup and gas chromatography for detecting the residues of difenoconazole in Chinese cabbage and soil. The recovery and the relative standard deviation of this method in Chinese cabbage was 87.6-99.0%, 1.71-10.50%, respectively; in soil was 92.4-95.5%, 4.93-10.70%, respectively. Further degradation of difenoconazole residue in Chinese cabbage and soil was studied to evaluate residue behavior and environmental safety of difenoconazole. Degradation rate of difenoconazole in both Chinese cabbage and soil followed the first order kinetics with the half-lives of 6.6-7.8 and 54.2-55.0 days, respectively.     

甘蓝及其土壤中灭幼脲的残留检测与消解动态研究

建立了杀虫剂灭幼脲在甘蓝及其土壤中残留量的高效液相色谱检测方法。样品经提取和固相萃取(SPE)小柱净化后进行测定,灭幼脲的回收率为77.1%~81.6%,变异系数在4.3%~9.7%之间。残留动态研究表明,灭幼脲在甘蓝及其土壤中消解的半衰期分别为4~6 d和15~16 d;以20 g制剂/亩的剂量(最高推荐剂量)施药14d后收获时,甘蓝中最高残留量为0.38 mg/kg,土壤中最高残留量为0.28 mg/kg。     

Multiresidue analysis of pesticides in vegetables and fruits using two-layered column with graphitized carbon and water absorbent polymer

A high-throughput multiresidue analysis of pesticides in non-fatty vegetables and fruits was developed. The method consisted of a single extraction and a single clean-up procedure. Food samples were extracted with ethyl acetate and the mixture of extract and food dregs were poured directly into the clean-up column. The clean-up column consisted of two layers of water-absorbent polymer (upper) and graphitized carbon (lower), which were packed in a reservoir (75 ml ) of a cartridge column. The polymer removed water in the extract while the carbon performed clean-up. In a recovery test, 110 pesticides were spiked and average recoveries were more than 95% from spinach and orange. Most pesticides were recovered in the range 70-115% with RSD usually < 10% for five experiments. The residue analyses were performed by the extraction of 12 pesticides from 13 samples. The two methods resulted in similar residue levels except chlorothalonil in celery, for which the result was lower with the proposed method. The results confirmed that the proposed method could be applied to monitoring of pesticide residue in foods.     

西红柿、卷心菜中残留丙溴磷的提取及气相色谱-火焰光度检测法分析

 报道了一种简便、快速的西红柿、卷心菜中丙溴磷的提取净化及测定方法。采用丙酮 正己烷 (体积比为 1∶1)提取西红柿、卷心菜中的丙溴磷 ,经活性炭净化后 ,用气相色谱 火焰光度检测法直接测定其含量。丙溴磷在西红柿、卷心菜中的加标回收率分别为 96 .2 %～ 10 5 .9% ,94.7%～ 10 2 .3% ,RSD分别为 3.7%～ 4.9% ,3.7%～5 .0 %。西红柿、卷心菜中丙溴磷的最低检出限为 0 .0 6mg/kg。     

Post-harvest HPLC determination of chlorfluazuron residues in pears treated with different programs

The present study was conducted to monitor the level of chlorfluazuron residues in pear samples in order to assess the risk posed by the presence of such residues to the consumer. Chlorfluazuron was sprayed onto pear trees at the recommended dose rate at two different times at 30 and 21 days prior to harvesting in one treatment, at 21 and 14 days prior to harvesting in another treatment, and three times at 30, 21 and 14 days prior to harvesting in a third treatment. Chlorfluazuron residues were extracted with acetonitrile and partitioned into ethyl acetate. The residue determination was performed on an Apollo C(18) column using HPLC with a UV detection of 254 nm following the clean-up of the extract by open column chromatography with Florisil. The versatility of this method was evidenced by its good linearity (>0.995) in the concentration range between 0.2 and 10 microg/mL. The majority of the mean recoveries at two different fortification levels, 0.05 and 0.25 ppm, ranged from 84.9 +/- 3.2 to 94.3 +/- 10.6, and the repeatability (as the relative standard deviation) from three repetitive determinations of recovery was between 3.8 and 11%. The calculated limit of detection (LOD) was 0.008 ppm and the limit of quantitation was 0.03 ppm. Trace amounts of chlorfluazuron were detectable when it was applied onto the pear trees at two or three times prior to harvesting; however, the levels of chlorfluazuron were not quantified. The excellent sensitivity and selectivity of this method allowed for quantitation and identification at low levels with a run time of less than 12 min. Chlorfluazuron can be used safely to protect pears when sprayed two or three times at 14 days prior to harvesting.     

Determination of benomyl and 2-(4-Thiazolyl)Benzimid-Azole in plant tissues by high-performance liquid chromatography using fluorimetric detection

Methods for determining benomyl [methyl 1-(butylcarbamoyl)-2-benzimid-azole carbamate] residues in plant tissues involve isolation of the residue by extraction with ethyl acetate, hydrolysis of the extracted residue to 2-aminobenzimidazole and final determination by high-performance liquid chromatography using a fluorimeter. 2-(4-Thiazolyl)benzimidazole is also determined by a similar procedure without hydrolysis. The sensitivities of these methods are 0.02 ppm for benomyl and 0.001 ppm for 2-(4-thiazolyl)benzimidazole. Recoveries of these compounds from various plant tissues were 90.5–102.9%. No interference with these methods from the plant tissues tested was found.     

Improved quantitation of 2,4-dichlorophenol in plant tissues by high-performance liquid chromatography with amperometric detection

For the determination of 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP) residues in plant tissues, the use of high-performance liquid chromatography with amperometric detection decreases the quantitation limits by a factor of five compared to those obtained with gas chromatography with Hall conductivity detection. It also avoids the clean-up and derivatization procedures required for electron-capture detection. After extraction of DCP from plant tissue by steam distillation and collection in toluene, an alumina clean-up column is used to remove electroactive interferences from the samples. The DCP is then extracted into aqueous alkaline solution, neutralized, and diluted with acetonitrile to ca. 50% (v/v). An alternative clean-up made use of an in-line, pre-column electrochemical procedure, in which case the alumina column was not used. The components were separated with a reverse-phase column and detected with a polychlorotrifluoroethylene/graphite composite electrode at an applied potential of +1.0 V vs. Ag/AgCl. The quantitation limit for DCP in the plant tissues was 100 pg per injection (0.05 mg Kg^?1).     

Gas chromatographic determination of bifenthrin in technical and selected formulated products: collaborative study

A GC method for the analysis of technical and formulated bifenthrin samples was evaluated in a collaborative study. Bifenthrin is determined by using a 50% (trifluoropropyl)-methylpolysiloxane wide-bore capillary column and flame ionization detector. Ten samples, consisting of four formulations and a technical material were analyzed by 12 collaborators using Youden pairs. The four formulation types included in this study were microemulsion (ME), wettable powder (WP), suspension concentrate (SC), and emulsifiable concentrate (EC). Variability in the analysis of two of the formulation types, SC and EC, was later found to be due to the noncommercial containers used to hold the test samples. Because of this, valid data could not be obtained for the EC and SC. For the two formulations for which valid data could be obtained, ME and WP, and the technical chemical, accuracy and variability results are typical of large data sets. For the technical chemical and the two formulations for which valid data were obtained, Official First Action is recommended.     

Residues analysis of post-harvest imidazole fungicides in citrus fruit by HPLC and GLC

The determination of imazalil and prochloraz fungicide residues has been carried out by HPLC with an UV detector at 204 nm and by GLC with an electron capture detector (ECD). In both cases fungicide residues were extracted with hexane/acetone (90:10, v/v) after pH adjustment and purified by a liquid-liquid partitioning process. When HPLC was used for prochloraz and imazalil analysis, it was necessary to eliminate the interfering substances with a further clean-up process. This was also required when samples with low residue levels were analyzed by GLC. Recovery was always higher than 70%. The detection limit was 0.04 ppm for the HPLC method and 0.02 for the GLC method. Imazalil and prochloraz residues in "Washington Navel" oranges and "Hernandina" clementine fruits, dipped in a 1000 ppm fungicide solution, are reported.     

Residues Analysis of Post-Harvest Imidazole Fungicides in Citrus Fruit by H PLC and GLC

Abstract

The determination of imazalil and prochloraz fungicide residues has been carried out by HPLC with an UV detector at 204 nm and by GLC with an electron capture detector (ECD).

In both cases fungicide residues were extracted with hexane/acetone (90:10, v/v) after pH adjustment and purified by a liquid-liquid partitioning process. When HPLC was used for prochloraz and imazalil analysis, it was necessary to eliminate the interfering substances with a further clean-up process. This was also required when samples with low residue levels were analyzed by GLC.

Recovery was always higher than 70%. The detection limit was 0.04 ppm for the HPLC method and 0.02 for the GLC method.

Imazalil and prochloraz residues in “Washington Navel” oranges and “Hernandina” clementine fruits, dipped in a 1000 ppm fungicide solution, are reported.     

Application of liquid chromatography with electrospray tandem mass spectrometry to the determination of a new generation of pesticides in processed fruits and vegetables

This paper describes a method for the sensitive and selective determination of 24 new pesticide residues (azoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin, kresoxim-methyl, fenazaquin, indoxacarb, fenothiocarb, furathiocarb, benfuracarb, imidachloprid, dimethomorph, fenpyroximate, hexythiazox, tebufenpyrad, tebufenozide, difeconazole, fenbuconazole, flusilazole, paclobutrazol, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, bromuconazole, etofenprox, fenhexamid, pyridaben) in apple puree, concentrated lemon juice and tomato puree. A miniaturized extraction-partition procedure requiring small amounts of non-chlorinated solvents was used. The extracts are analyzed by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS-MS) without any further clean-up step. The pesticides are separated on a reversed-phase polar column using a gradient elution. Fifty-five simultaneous MS-MS transitions of precursor ions were monitored (two or three for each pesticide). Studies at fortification levels of 0.001-0.020 and 0.010-0.200 mg/kg gave mean recoveries ranging from 76 to 106% for all compounds, except for imidacloprid, with (R.S.D.s) < or = 15%. The excellent sensitivity and selectivity of LC-MS-MS method allowed quantitation and identification at low levels also in difficult matrices with a run time of 20 min. With the developed method almost 100 samples of commercial fruit products (nectars, juices, purees) were analyzed. None of samples contained residues higher than 0.010 mg/kg.     

Automation of a clean-up procedure for determination of trichothecenes in cereals using a charcoal-alumina column.

Automation of the clean-up procedure for trichothecenes on a charcoal-alumina column is described. Standard high-performance liquid chromatographic equipment was used for the clean-up step. An acetonitrile-water (84 + 16, v/v) extract of the sample was cleaned up on a column packed with charcoal-alumina-Celite, which was washed with acetonitrile between each sample. The eluates were collected directly in reaction vials and evaporated to dryness. The residual water was removed azeotropically with benzene. The sample was derivatized with 1-(trimethylsilyl)imidazole and analysed by capillary gas chromatography with electron-capture detection.     

Simultaneous determination of sulfonamides, penicillins and coccidiostats in pork by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Veterinary drugs are widely and legally used to treat and prevent disease in livestock. However, drugs are also used illegally as growth-promoting agents. To protect the health of consumers, maximum residue limits (MRL) in food of animal origin have been established and are listed in Regulation 37/2010. According to this regulation, more than 300 drugs need to be controlled regularly in laboratories for residues of veterinary drugs. A cost-effective analytical method is very important and explains why the development of multi-residual methods is becoming popular in laboratories. The aim of this work is to describe a simple, rapid and economical high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous identification and quantification of 21 veterinary drugs in pork muscle samples. The sample clean-up procedure is performed with acidified dichloromethane and does not require solid phase extraction. The method is applicable to nine sulfonamides and seven coccidiostats identified within 36 min. Calculated relevant validation parameters such as recoveries (from 72.to 126 %), intra-precision and intermediate precision (relative standard deviation below 40 %) and decision limits (below 7 μg Kg(-1)) were within acceptable range and in compliance with the requirements of Commission Decision 2002/657/EC.     

Development and validation of a solid-phase extraction method coupled to liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection for the determination of fluoroquinolone residues in powdered infant formulae. Application to the analysis of samples from the Spanish and Latin American market

This paper describes a new method for the effective extraction, clean-up and chromatographic analysis of residues of four fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, enrofloxacin, danofloxacin and sarafloxacin) in powdered infant formulae and follow-on preparations. Samples were reconstituted following the manufacturer's recommendations and treated with trichloroacetic acid in methanol 10% (w/v) for deproteinization. Two solid-phase extraction cartridges have been evaluated for sample clean-up and preconcentration, Strata Screen A and Strata X and the later provided the best recoveries for all the analytes tested. Chromatographic analysis has been carried out using a polar endcapped column (AQUA C(18)) and fluorescence detection, with lomefloxacin (LOME) as internal standard. Method validation has been performed according to European Commission Decision 2002/657/EC criteria, in terms of linearity, recovery, precision, specificity, decision limit (CC(alpha)) and detection capability (CC(beta)). Typical recoveries ranged between 70 and 110% at levels below and above the maximum residue limits of the target analytes in bovine milk, with an excellent intralab reproducibility (RSDs<7%). Matrix effects did not significantly affect method accuracy, as evidenced by analyzing different brands of milk. The method has been successfully applied to the analysis of 100 samples of infant and follow-on formulae of the Spanish and Latin American market, using LC-MS/MS as confirmatory technique.     

Determination of dexamethasone in feed by TLC and HPLC

Two detection methods are described for the determination of dexamethasone in feed, which may be used as screening and confirmatory methods. The procedures were developed after studying different extraction and clean-up procedures: feed extraction was optimized using methylene chloride and hexane followed by a tandem solid-phase clean-up step with silica and C18 cartridges. The confirmatory method presented is based on normal-phase high-performance liquid chromatography on a Diol 5 microns column, with hexane-propan-2-ol (90:10 v/v) as mobile phase, followed by diode array detection and confirmation. All parameters are discussed, especially the extraction and clean-up steps. Recovery studies after application of the proposed method to different kinds of feed samples spiked with dexamethasone at levels between 120 and 1600 ng g-1 yielded a mean value of 55.4% with an overall standard deviation of 15.6%. The proposed procedure allows the determination of dexamethasone in feed at levels lower than 50 ng g-1.     

Some newer approaches to analyte isolation in pesticide residue analysis

Some newer approaches to analyte isolation: “digital” chromatography, semi-preparative high-performance liquid chromatography, column-switching and sweep distillation, are described and their applicaion in pesticide residue analysis illustrated. These techniques have enabled trace levels of a range of pesteicides and their degradation products to be separated from various sample matrices. Moreover, because the newer approaches can be readily automated, there is more scope for unattended operation than with the traditional clean-up techniques, which has resulted in greater productivity.     

Multi-class, multi-residue liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry screening and confirmation methods for drug residues in milk

This paper describes the development and optimization of a multi-residue veterinary drug screening method for whole milk. The drug residues of regulatory interest in milk include beta-lactams, sulfonamides, tetracyclines, fluoroquinolones, and macrolides. Milk samples were extracted with acetonitrile and the samples were then subjected to a clean-up procedure using a bonded solid-phase extraction cartridge and a molecular weight cut-off filter. Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) triple quadrupole electrospray methods were developed to monitor for the drugs in milk. Since established tolerance levels are set for most of these drugs in milk, the initial screening procedure was semi-quantitative, where samples were compared to the response of a positive control. The positive control, consisting of an extract from a portion of milk fortified with the drugs at half their allowed levels, was used to set the laboratory's minimum response criteria for unknown samples. Confirmatory analyses, with additional ion transitions for each residue, were performed on the same extracts.