Estimation of measurement uncertainty for the determination of aflatoxin M1 in milk using immunoaffinity clean-up procedures

A measurement uncertainty estimated for aflatoxin M₁ determination in milk sample has been calculated using data generated from analytical method validation studies. The protocol adopted is described in detail in document LGC/VAM/1998/088. The uncertainty budget was based on precision, trueness and ruggedness data. The individual contributions are described in detail. The expanded uncertainty for aflatoxin M ₁ at a concentration of 20 ng L⁻¹ was estimated as 2.81 ng L⁻¹. This was calculated using a coverage factor of two which gives a level of confidence of approximately 95%. Presented at AOAC Europe / Eurachem Symposium March 2005, Brussels, Belgium     

Determination of vitamins A and E in milk powder using supercritical fluid extraction for sample clean-up

A method for the analysis of the natural contents of vitamins A and E in milk powder has been developed. The method utilises supercritical fluid extraction, a miniaturised alkaline saponification procedure and reversed-phase HPLC with UV detection. Modifications of the sample matrix, combinations of static and dynamic modes of extraction and effects of changes in extraction parameters such as temperature, flow-rate, time, collection solvent and collection temperature were studied to optimise the extraction efficiency and selectivity. Supercritical CO2 at 80 degrees C and 37 MPa, modified with 5% methanol and pumped at a flow-rate of 1.0 ml/min, gave recoveries of 99 and 96% for vitamins A and E, respectively, using a 15 min static followed by a 15 min dynamic extraction. The measurements gave a within-day RSD of 4% for both vitamin A and E, and between-day RSDs of 4 and 8% for vitamins A and E, respectively.     

乳粉中黄曲霉毒素M1残留标准物质研制

通过饲喂牛的方式获得乳粉中黄曲霉毒素M1阳性乳品,经冷冻干燥、混匀、包装、分装、辐照灭菌制备了乳粉中黄曲霉毒素M1标准物质。6家实验室均采用液相色谱-同位素稀释质谱法对乳粉中黄曲霉毒素M1标准物质进行联合定值。分别采用F检验和t检验对标准物质进行均匀性、稳定性检验,结果表明该标准物质均匀性与稳定性良好,均符合标准物质定值技术要求。对定值结果进行不确定度评定,乳粉中黄曲霉毒素M1残留标准物质定值结果为(2.45±0.41)μg/kg,k=2。该标准物质可用于乳品中黄曲霉毒素M1的日常质量控制及定量检测。     

Determination of aflatoxin M1 in milk using solid-phase extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection

Solid-phase extraction of aflatoxin Ml from milk using Diapak S16M and Diapak S solid-phase extraction cartridges followed by HPLC determination with a Flyuorat-02 fluorescence detector was studied.     

Fully automated column-switching HPLC determination of aflatoxin M1 in milk using dialysis as sample preparation

A procedure has been developed for the automated determination of aflatoxin M1 in decreamed milk, by using on-line dialysis and subsequent trace enrichment on a reverse phase column. After foreflush to the analytical column the determination is performed with fluorescence detection. Fully automated analysis within 10 min is thus possible with reproducible dialysis recoveries above 50% (CV is 3.3%, n = 20) and detection levels of 50 ng/kg.     

High-performance liquid chromatography with post-column derivatisation and fluorescence detection for sensitive determination of aflatoxin M1 in milk and cheese

A new HPLC method with fluorescence detection using pyridinium hydrobromide perbromide as a post-column derivatising agent has been developed to determine aflatoxin M1 in milk and cheese. The detection limits were 1 ng/kg for milk and 5 ng/kg for cheese. The calibration curve was linear from 0.001 to 0.1 ng injected. The method includes a preliminary C18-SPE clean-up and the average recoveries of Aflatoxin M1 from milk and cheese, spiked at levels of 25-75 ng/kg and 100-300 ng/kg, respectively, were 90 and 76%; the precision (RSDr) ranged from 1.7 to 2.6% for milk and from 3.5 to 6.5% for cheese. The method is rapid, easily automatable and therefore useful for accurate and precise screening of aflatoxin M1 in milk and cheese.     

Rapid and simple determination of aflatoxin M1 in milk in the low parts per 10(12) range

A method for extracting aflatoxin M1 from milk is proposed in which the use of disposable Extrelut clean-up columns simplifies the analysis considerably in comparison with existing methods. The quantitative determination is based on one-dimensional thin-layer chromatography and fluorescence densitometric measurement. The detection limit is 5 ppt (parts per 10(12)) in milk and the recovery is 78 +/- 4% at a level of 50 ppt.     

A simple method for the fluorodensitometric determination of aflatoxin M1 in milk powder

A simple and accurate method for the fluorodensitometric determination of aflatoxin M₁ is described. Aflatoxin M₁ is extracted into chloroform and spotted on a silica gel thin-layer chromatography plate. A solvent system of ethyl ether-methanol-water (96:3:1) is used. The spots of aflatoxin M₁ are evaluated by direct densitometric light emission measurements.     

Liposomes loaded with quantum dots for ultrasensitive on-site determination of aflatoxin M1 in milk products

A quantitative fluorescence-labeled immunosorbent assay and qualitative on-site column tests were developed for the determination of aflatoxin M1 in milk products. The use of liposomes loaded with quantum dots as a label significantly increased the assay sensitivity by encapsulating multiple quantum dots in a single liposome and, therefore, amplifying the analytical signal. Two different techniques were compared to obtain aflatoxin–protein conjugates, used for further coupling with the liposomes. The influence of nonspecific interactions of the liposome-labeled conjugates obtained with the surface of microtiter plates and column cartridges was evaluated and discussed. The limit of detection for fluorescence-labeled immunosorbent assay was 0.014 μg kg^-1. For qualitative on-site tests, the cutoff was set at 0.05μg kg^-1, taking into account the EU maximum level for aflatoxin M1 in raw milk, heat-treated milk, and milk for the manufacture of milk-based products. The direct addition of labeled conjugate to the milk samples resulted in an additional decrease of analysis time. An intralaboratory validation was performed with sterilized milk and cream samples artificially spiked with aflatoxin M1 at concentrations less than, equal to and greater than the cutoff level. It is shown that milk products can be analyzed without any sample preparation, just diluted with the buffer. The rates for false-positive and false-negative results were below 5 % (2.6 % and 3.3 %, respectively).

Rapid clean-up and effective sample preparation procedure for unambiguous determination of the cyclic peptides microcystin and nodularin

Summary A new sample preparation strategy has been established to improve the identification and determination of nodularin and microcystins. The sample preparation consisted of enrichment of the analytes by solid phase extraction with C18 cartridges followed by clean-up of the enriched raw extracts by high performance size exclusion gel permeation chromatography. In contrast to established clean-up procedures based on polarity, related distribution of microcystins and nodularin in non-miscible phases (e. g. a C18 cartridge as stationary phase and a water-containing eluent as mobile phase) this strategy separates microcystins from interfering compounds by molecular size differences. The sample preparation procedure can be automated easily and was validated for both water samples as well as raw extracts of algal cells. The method was success-fully applied during an experiment with natural algae communities from the Baltic Sea to investigate the influence of different nutrient limitations on toxicity ofNodularia sp...     

Immunoaffinity column cleanup with liquid chromatography for determination of aflatoxin M1 in liquid milk: collaborative study

A collaborative study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of an immunoaffinity column cleanup liquid chromatographic method for determination of aflatoxin M1 in milk at proposed European regulatory limits. The test portion of liquid milk was centrifuged, filtered, and applied to an immunoaffinity column. The column was washed with water, and aflatoxin was eluted with pure acetonitrile. Aflatoxin M1 was separated by reversed-phase liquid chromatography (LC) with fluorescence detection. Frozen liquid milk samples both naturally contaminated with aflatoxin M1 and blank samples for spiking, were sent to 12 collaborators in 12 different European countries. Test portions of samples were spiked at 0.05 ng aflatoxin M1 per mL. After removal of 2 noncompliant sets of results, the mean recovery of aflatoxin M1 was 74%. Based on results for spiked samples (blind pairs at 1 level) and naturally contaminated samples (blind pairs at 3 levels) the relative standard deviation for repeatability (RSDr) ranged from 8 to 18%. The relative standard deviation for reproducibility (RSDR) ranged from 21 to 31%. The method showed acceptable within- and between-laboratory precision data for liquid milk, as evidenced by HORRAT values at the low level of aflatoxin M1 contamination.     

Use of packed-fiber solid-phase extraction for sample clean-up and preconcentration of vitamin B_(12) before determination

A rapid and simple preconcentration step applying packed-fiber solid-phase extraction columns has been investigated to vitamin B_(12).The extraction performance of the new method was investigated preliminarily on vitamin functional drink.The analysis used a reversed-phase C_(18) column,with a photo-diode array detector at 220 nm.The samples were preconcentrated with packed-fiber solid-phase extraction columns.Good linearity was observed in vitamin functional drink.The repeatability of extraction performa...     

Comparison of solid-phase extraction sorbents for sample clean-up in the analysis of organic explosives

In this study, a method was developed for determination of steroid hormones (17beta-estradiol, estrone, 17alpha-ethynylestradiol) in tap and sewage water samples from Sweden. Sample preparation and analysis were performed by a hollow-fibre microporous membrane liquid-liquid extraction (HF-MMLLE) set-up combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). In this approach, only the organic liquid in the lumen (10microL) of the hollow-fibre membrane was utilised for depleting extraction. Several parameters were studied, including: type of organic solvent, sample pH, salt and humic acid content. The optimised method allowed the determination of the analyte at the low ngL(-1) level in tap and sewage water. A linear plot gave correlation coefficients better than 0.995 and resulted in a method limit of detection of 1.6, 3 and 10ngL(-1) for 17beta-estradiol, estrone, and 17alpha-ethynylestradiol, respectively, in sewage water. Enrichment factors were over 1400 after derivatisation. The repeatabilities at 50 and 600ngL(-1) were better than 10% and 6%, respectively.     

Rapid HPLC method for the determination of aflatoxin MI in milk at the ng/kg level

Summary A combination of HPLC with a quick extraction and clean-up procedure is described which is suitable for 100 ml of milk. Clean-up is performed on small silica gel columns. One quarter of the extract ( 20 ml milk) is used for reverse phase HPLC with a filter fluorescence detector. Every ten minutes a sample can be injected. Limit of determination is about 0.005 g/kg. At that level, with the remaining of the extract, a confirmation test can be performed with two dimensional thin-layer chromatography. Recovery of the procedure at the 0.05 g/kg level is about 75%.

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Schnelle Bestimmung von Aflatoxin M_I in Milch im ng/kg-Bereich durch HPLC

Zusammenfassung Eine Kombination von HPLC mit einem Extraktions- und Reinigungsverfahren wird beschrieben, die für Volumina von 100 ml Milch geeignet ist. Die Reinigung erfolgt an kleinen Silicagel-Säulen. Etwa ein Viertel des Extrakts wird für die reversed-phase-HPLC mit einem Filter-Fluorescenz-Detektor verwendet. Erfassungsgrenze ist etwa 0,005 g/kg. Alle 10 min kann eine Probe injiziert werden. Mit dem übrigen Extrakt können zur Bestätigung zweidimensionale Dünnschicht-Chromatogramme hergestellt werden. Im Bereich von 0,05 g/kg beträgt die Wiederfindung 75%.

     

In-house validation of an improved sample extraction and clean-up method for GC determination of isomers of nervonic acid in meat products

An improved extraction and clean-up method for determination of brain-specific fatty acids, in particular lignoceric acid (C24:0) and the cis/ trans isomers of nervonic acid (15 c-t C24:1), in meat products has been developed. The method is based on isolation of the polar lipids of interest from the bulk lipids by solid-phase extraction. The fatty acids, derivatised to their fatty acid methyl esters, are quantified by GC in a DB5 column. Fresh meat samples were extracted by using a mixture of n-butanol:hexane (1:9) as solvent. The extract was loaded in a silica gel cartridge column previously equilibrated with hexane. The first fraction containing the major part of the fat was eluted with hexane while acetone and methanol allowed the elution of fatty acids bound to polar moieties such as nervonic and lignoceric acids. This second fraction containing the analyte was methylated and injected into the GC for quantification after addition octacosane (C(28)) as internal standard.     

Automated high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of chloramphenicol in milk and swine muscle tissue using on-line immunoaffinity sample clean-up.

An on-line high-performance liquid immunoaffinity chromatographic (HPLIAC) system for the direct determination of chloramphenicol in milk and swine muscle tissue is described. The system consisted of a dual-column system in which an HPLIAC column was directly coupled to an RP-8 high-performance liquid chromatographic column. Skimmed and deproteinated milk or aqueous muscle tissue extract was directly injected into the HPLIAC column. After a washing step with phosphate-buffered saline, chloramphenicol was desorbed by a glycine-NaCl buffer (pH 2.8) and directly concentrated on the RP-8 column. Next, chromatography was carried out using acetonitrile-sodium acetate buffer as the mobile phase. Chloramphenicol was detected at 280 nm. Mean recoveries from spiked raw milk were 70 +/- 2% (1-50 micrograms/kg) and from spiked swine muscle tissue 64 +/- 2% (10-50 micrograms/kg). The calibration curves were linear in the range 1-200 micrograms/kg spiking levels. Limits of determination were 1 microgram/kg for milk and 10 micrograms/kg for muscle tissue.