Determination of tridemorph and other fungicide residues in fruit samples by liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry

A rapid and sensitive liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS-MS) method for the determination of tridemorph and other pre- and post-harvest fungicides (carbendazim, thiabendazole, imazalil, propiconazole and bitertanol) in banana and orange samples has been developed and validated. The sample preparation was a simple extraction step with acetone using a high-speed blender prior to the injection of the five-fold diluted extract into the LC system with no other previous sample pre-treatment. Quantification was carried out using a matrix matched calibration curve which was linear in the range of 1-100 ng ml(-1) for all the compounds. The limit of quantification was 0.05 mg kg(-1) for all studied compounds, whereas limits of detection ranged between 0.005 and 0.025 mg kg(-1) (0.01 mg kg(-1) for tridemorph). Recoveries for tridemorph from spiked banana and orange samples at 0.05 and 1 mg kg(-1) were satisfactory, with values between 83 and 99% and relative standard deviations (R.S.D.s) lower than 13% (n = 5). For the other fungicides, recoveries between 75 and 95% with R.S.D.s lower than 12% were obtained. The developed method has been applied to the determination of selected fungicides in real samples of bananas and oranges from different origin. Thiabendazole and imazalil have been detected in almost all orange samples analyzed, and in around of 30% of banana samples. Bitertanol residues exceeded the maximum residue level (0.05 mg kg(-1)) in three banana samples while tridemorph was only detected in one sample.     

固相分散萃取与气相色谱-负化学离子源质谱联用法测定食品中三唑醇的残留量

建立了食品中三唑醇残留量的固相分散萃取-气相色谱-负化学离子源质谱联用检测方法。样品中三唑醇残留物由正己烷饱和的乙腈(含1%冰醋酸)提取,加入无水硫酸镁与无水醋酸钠振荡促使提取液分层后进行固相分散萃取净化,用气相色谱-负化学离子源质谱法进行测定与确证,外标法定量。方法具有良好的选择性和抗干扰能力,其检出限和定量限分别为0.001 mg/kg和0.003 mg/kg;线性范围为0.050～0.750 mg/L,相关系数为0.9947;在0.005,0.010,0.020 mg/kg共3个添加水平下的平均回收率为70%～110%,相对标准偏差不大于12.0%。该方法适合于多种食品中三唑醇残留量的确证分析。     

固相萃取–高效液相色谱法测定豆芽中4-氯苯氧乙酸钠和6-苄基腺嘌呤的残留量

建立了测定豆芽中4-氯苯氧乙酸钠和6-苄基腺嘌呤的固相萃取–高效液相色谱法。样品以0.1 mol/L的盐酸溶液为提取剂,经C18固相萃取柱净化处理,以乙腈–10 mmol/L乙酸铵水溶液(体积比25∶75)为流动相,Tech Mate C_(18)–ST色谱柱分离,4-氯苯氧乙酸钠和6-苄基腺嘌呤的紫外检测波长分别为228 nm和267 nm,色谱峰面积外标法定量。在0.50~100.00 mg/L浓度范围内,4-氯苯氧乙酸钠的相关系数为0.999 8,精密度在1.3%~8.2%之间(n=6),回收率在103.1%~109.0%之间;在0.05~10 mg/L浓度范围内,6-苄基腺嘌呤相关系数为0.999 9,精密度在0.9%~3.8%之间(n=6),回收率在88.0%~95.4%之间。4-氯苯氧乙酸钠和6-苄基腺嘌呤的检出限(S/N=3)分别为0.24,0.02 mg/kg。该法可以同时完成豆芽中4-氯苯氧乙酸钠和6-苄基腺嘌呤的分析检测。     

Determination of melamine residue in liquid milk by capillary electrophoresis with solid-phase extraction

A novel solid-phase extraction-capillary electrophoresis (SPE-CE) method was developed for the determination of melamine residue in liquid milk. The conditions of SPE and CE were investigated and optimized. A 1% trichloroacetic acid plus 2.2% lead acetate solution were used for the extraction of analyte and the removal of protein. A Cleanert PCX SPE cartridges column was used for clean up. The 50 mM sodium dihydrogenphosphate running buffer (pH adjusted to 3.2 with citric acid) was used as a running buffer. The linearity is satisfactory in the range of 0.8-100 μg/mL with a correlation coefficient of 0.9998. Under the optimal conditions, the method limit of detection (LOD) and method limit of quantification were 0.12 mg/kg and 0.37 mg/kg, respectively. The recovery of melamine from different liquid milk samples was in the range of 89.5-98.5% with a relative standard deviation of 1.8-3.5%. The intra- and inter-day assay precision was 2.8% (n = 6) and 4.1% for five days, respectively. The developed method has been applied successfully for the determination of melamine residue in liquid milk samples. The results obtained by the proposed method agree with those obtained by high-performance liquid chromatographic method. The proposed method enables the quantitative determination of melamine residues at levels as low as 0.37 mg/kg in different liquid milk.     

Rapid determination of fosetyl-aluminum residues in lettuce by liquid chromatography/electrospray tandem mass spectrometry

This paper describes a new method for the sensitive and selective determination of fosetyl-aluminum (Al) residues in vegetable samples. The method involves extraction with water by using a high-speed blender and subsequent injection of the 5-fold diluted extract into the liquid chromatograph. Fosetyl-Al is determined by liquid chromatography with electrospray tandem mass spectrometry after the addition of tetrabutylammonium acetate as the ion-pairing reagent. The method has been used to assay lettuce samples spiked at 2 and 0.2 mg/kg. Recoveries were satisfactory, with mean values of 98 and 106%, respectively, and relative standard deviations were < 10%. The limit of quantitation was 0.2 mg/kg, and the limit of detection was as low as 0.05 mg/kg. Matrix-matched calibration was used for quantitation, and the addition of an internal standard improved repeatability. The developed method allows the accurate and rapid determination of low levels of fosetyl-Al residues in lettuce with very little sample handling and good sensitivity; it was shown to be robust by the analysis of almost 100 samples.     

橙汁中苯甲酸含量测定的国际比对APMP.QM-P23

建立了橙汁中苯甲酸含量的高效液相色谱-紫外检测（HPLC-UV）和液相色谱-同位素稀释质谱法（LC-IDMS）两种准确测定方法,应用于亚太计量规划组织（Asia Pacific Metrology Programme,APMP）开展的橙汁中苯甲酸含量测定的国际比对（APMP.QM-P23）,取得了满意的结果,对我国在相关领域的国际计量等效互认提供了有力的支持。本研究着重考察了色谱分离条件和样品预处理条件对测定结果的影响,对两种方法测定比对样品结果的不确定度进行了详细分析研究。HPLC-UV方法的检出限（信噪比大于3）为0.75 mg/kg,在100 mg/kg添加水平下,橙汁中苯甲酸的平均回收率为99.4%;LC-IDMS方法的检出限为0.05 mg/kg,在相同浓度添加水平下,苯甲酸的平均回收率为99.6%。采用两种方法同时对样品进行测定,比对报出结果苯甲酸含量为（102.0±2.1）mg/kg（包含因子k=2）。两种方法均简单、准确、可靠,且具有较好的重现性,LC-IDMS方法由于灵敏度高更适合于橙汁中微量苯甲酸的测定。     

Application of matrix solid-phase dispersion to the determination of a new generation of fungicides in fruits and vegetables

A method based on matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) and gas chromatography to determine eight fungicides in fruits and vegetables is described. Fungicide residues were identified and quantified using nitrogen-phosphorus detection and electron-capture detection connected in parallel and confirmed by mass spectrometric detection. The method required 0.5 g of sample, C18 bonded silica as dispersant sorbent, silica as clean-up sorbent and ethyl acetate as eluting solvent. Recoveries from spiked orange, apple, tomato, artichoke, carrot and courgette samples ranged from 62 to 102% and relative standard deviations were less than 15% in the concentration range 0.05-10 mg kg(-1). Detection and quantitation limits ranged 3-30 microg kg(-1) and 10-100 microg kg(-1), respectively, with linear calibration curves up to 10 mg kg(-1). The analytical characteristics of MSPD compared very favourably with the results of a classical multiresidue method, which uses ethyl acetate and anhydrous sodium sulphate for the extraction.     

基于QuEChERS净化-气相色谱法同时测定蔬菜中6种有机磷类农药残留

建立了QuEChERS（Quick,Easy,Cheap,Effective,Rugged and Safe）法-气相色谱法测定蔬菜中6种有机磷农药残留量的检测方法.样品用1%乙酸乙腈提取,经N-丙基乙二胺（PSA）和无水硫酸镁分散固相萃取净化,气相色谱火焰光度检测器测定.考察了QuEChERS法在两种不同体系（氯化钠盐析和乙酸盐缓冲体系）的提取净化效果.试验结果表明,在乙酸盐缓冲体系中,有机磷农药残留更加稳定,回收率更高.6种有机磷农药残留在0.2~10.0 mg/L之间线性关系良好,相关系数（R²）均大于0.999,检出限在0.003 5~0.015 mg/L之间.低、中、高3个添加水平的回收率在78.5%~106.3%之间,相对标准偏差在1.4%~6.3%之间.方法简单、快捷,准确可靠,适合大批量样品农残检测.     

Turbo flow在线净化-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法检测水果中5种咪唑类农药残留

建立了Turbo flow （TF）在线净化-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱同时检测水果中吡咪唑、咪唑烟酸、咪鲜胺、咪唑嗪和咪唑菌酮等5种咪唑类农药的方法。以饱和氯化钠溶液溶解样品,乙腈提取,蒸干,乙腈-水（1：1,v/v）溶液定容后进入Turbo flow-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱系统分析,外标法定量。对影响TF净化的条件如TF色谱柱、流动相、洗脱溶液、洗脱速率等进行了优化。在优化的实验条件下,以Turbo flow C18 （50 mm×1.0 mm）为净化柱,Hypersil GOLD aQ （100 mm×2.1 mm）为分析柱,乙腈和5 mmol/L甲酸铵溶液（含0.1%（v/v）甲酸）为流动相进行梯度洗脱,在电喷雾正离子选择反应监测模式下进行检测。结果表明,各目标化合物在0.0075~0.75 mg/L范围内线性关系良好（相关系数均大于0.99）,定量限为0.005 mg/kg。对实际样品分别加标0.005、0.01、0.05和0.5 mg/kg,回收率为71.2%~122.4%,相对标准偏差（RSD）为0.5%~8.9%。该方法简便、快速,结果准确可靠,适用于水果中5种咪唑类农药残留的检测。     

Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric determination of oxolinic acid in fish using selected ion monitoring

A gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric (GC-MS) method is described for the determination of oxolinic acid in fish tissues. oxolinic acid is reduced with sodium tetrahydroborate to permit GC analysis. The sample is homogenized with phosphate buffer (pH 6) and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract is partitioned between sodium hydrogencarbonate solution and the aqueous phase is acidified and re-extracted with ethyl acetate. The residue from the ethyl acetate extract is dissolved in methanol and reduced with sodium tetrahydroborate. The reduction product is extracted with diethyl ether and analysed by GC-MS in the selected ion monitoring mode for the ions at m/z 204, 219 and 176. The detection limit is 0.001 mg/kg and the recoveries were 95.6% [relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) 7.7%] at 0.1 mg/kg and 72.9% (R.S.D. 13.3%) at 0.01 mg/kg fortification levels in fish.     

Flow injection spectrophotometric determination of anionic surfactants using methyl orange as chromogenic reagent

A flow injection(FI) spectrophotometric method for the determination of anionic surfactants was developed on the basis of the competition for the cationic surfactant cetyl pyridine (CP+) chloride between the acidic dye methyl orange (MO) and anionic surfactants. In a pH 5.0 medium the cation of cetyl pyridine (CP+) reacts with dissociated methyl orange (MO-) to form an ion-associate complex, causing a blue shift of lambda(max) from 465 nm for MO- to 358 nm for the CP+ x MO- associate. The MO- in the ion-associate complex can be quantitatively substituted by such anionic surfactants as sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (DBS) or sodium lauryl sulfate (LS), leading to an increase in the absorbance measured at 465 nm. This increased absorbance value is proportional to the concentration of anionic surfactants. Various chemical and physical parameters for the FI spectrophotometric method were optimized, and interference-free levels were examined. At the optimized conditions, Beer's law was obeyed in the range 1.4 approximately 25 mg/L sodium DBS for an injected sample volume of 180 microL, and a detection limit of 0.22 mg/L for sodium DBS was achieved at a sampling rate of 90 h(-1). Eleven determinations of a 16 mg/L sodium DBS solution gave a RSD of 0.4%. The proposed method has successfully been applied to the determination of anionic surfactant concentration in waste water and in detergents.     

自制双层固相萃取柱在新会陈皮及其制品中11种有机磷农药测定中的应用

以自制改性多壁碳纳米管（MWNTs）和N-丙基乙二胺（PSA）填料分层填装的双层固相萃取柱为净化柱,建立了测定陈皮及其制品中11种有机磷农药残留的分析方法。样品经乙酸乙酯提取、离心后,固相萃取柱净化,净化液经Agilent RTS-1701毛细管柱分离,火焰光度检测器检测,外标法定量。考察了填料类型、填料用量、洗脱方式等因素对提取效率的影响。在优化条件下,11种有机磷农药检测的线性范围为0.020~1.0 mg/L,相关系数为0.9990~0.9998,检出限为3.5~9.6 μ g/kg。样品在10、25、100 μg/kg 3种水平下的加标回收率为50.8%~109%,相对标准偏差为2.7%~8.5%。该法准确度和灵敏度高、操作简单、快速,检出限能满足对有机磷农药残留的限量要求。自制固相萃取柱可降低成本,值得推广应用。     

分光光度法测定钻井液中示踪剂荧光素钠

研究了钻井液示踪剂荧光素钠的分光光度法测定方法。在pH9.0的乙酸钠缓冲介质中,用5cm比色皿于波长485nm条件下,分光光度法测定钻井水示踪剂荧光素钠的测量下限为0.005μg/mL。对荧光素钠含量为0.012μg/mL的水样,测量相对标准偏差(RSD)为8.7%,可以满足钻井水示踪技术要求。     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定食品中曲酸

建立了食品中新型防腐剂曲酸的高效液相色谱-串联质谱的定量测定方法。动物禽肉、鱼虾甲壳类、酱菜类、水果蔬菜、面制品等固体样品经乙腈提取;酱及酱油、醋、酒、饮料、糖浆等液体样品经水稀释,乙酸锌和亚铁氰化钾沉淀蛋白;以C18柱为分离柱,流动相为乙腈和5 mmol/L乙酸铵甲酸溶液,采用电喷雾串联四极杆质谱进行检测。选择1个母离子和2个子离子进行选择反应监测,以13C6-曲酸作为内标,选择信号最强的子离子进行定量测定。固体类基质中的定量限(按信噪比(S/N)大于10计)为0.1 mg/kg;液体类基质中的定量限为2.5 mg/kg。在0.1～2.0 mg/L范围内呈现良好的线性关系,相关系数r＞0.99。各种基质在3个添加水平的平均回收率在72.6%～114%之间,相对标准偏差均小于11.4%。本方法简单实用,准确可靠,适用范围包括了食品中可能使用曲酸这种食品添加剂的大部分基质,可以满足进出口食品中曲酸的定性和定量要求。     

Determination of selected pesticides by GC with simultaneous detection by MS (NCI) and μ-ECD in fruit and vegetable matrices

A gas chromatography–mass spectrometry method in negative chemical ionization mode has been developed incorporating simultaneous detection using a micro-electron capture detector (μ-ECD) for the determination of pesticides in fruits and vegetables. This instrument configuration uses a three-way splitter device which divides the effluent from the analytical column between the two detectors with the split ratio 1:0.1 (MSD/μ-ECD) in each run. The μ-ECD was used for confirmation purposes. Validation of the method was performed on three matrices: tomato, apple, and orange. The ethyl acetate method was assayed; recovery studies were performed at 10 and 100 μg/kg. Recoveries between 70% and 120% were achieved and relative standard deviations lower than 20% (n = 5) were obtained for all pesticides and matrices studied. Limits of quantification lower than 10 μg/kg were obtained for 100% of pesticides in all of the matrices. Limits of quantification lower than 2.5 μg/kg were achieved for 77.8% of pesticides in the tomato and apple matrices, and for 72.2% of pesticides in the orange matrix. The method showed linear response in the concentration range tested (2.5–500 μg/kg) with correlation coefficients >0.99. Good repeatability and reproducibility results were obtained in all cases, with relative standard deviations lower than 16.7% and 20%, respectively. Finally, 20 incurred samples were analyzed using the proposed method. The simultaneous use of the two detectors was satisfactory for the analysis of these real samples. The total number of pesticides identified was 25. The number of samples which contained at least one pesticide was 15—this represented 75% of the total number of samples studied.     

Multiresidue determination of pesticides in honey by matrix solid-phase dispersion and gas chromatography with electron-capture detection

A multiresidue method was developed for the determination of 15 pesticides (organochlorines, organophosphorus compounds, pyrethroids, and other acaricides) in various commercial honeys (eucalyptus, lavender, orange, rosemary, and multifloral). The analytical procedure is based on the matrix solid-phase dispersion of honey in a mixture of Florisil and anhydrous sodium sulfate; the mixture is placed in small plastic columns and extracted with hexane-ethyl acetate (90 + 10, v/v). The pesticide residues are determined by capillary gas chromatography with electron-capture detection. Recoveries with the method at concentrations between 0.15 and 1.5 microg/g ranged from 80 to 113%, and relative standard deviations were <10% for all the pesticides studied. The pesticide detection limits were within the range 0.5-5 microg/kg for organochlorines, around 3 microg/kg for the chlorinated organophosphorus pesticides studied, near 15 microg/kg for fluvalinate, and about 3 microg/kg for the other pyrethroids.     

Multi-residue determination of 130 multiclass pesticides in fruits and vegetables by gas chromatography coupled to triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry

A multi-residue method has been developed and validated for the simultaneous quantification and confirmation of around 130 multiclass pesticides in orange, nectarine and spinach samples by GC-MS/MS with a triple quadrupole analyzer. Compounds have been selected from different chemical families including insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and acaricides. Three isotopically labeled standards have been used as surrogates in order to improve accurate quantitation. Samples were extracted by using accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) with ethyl acetate. In the case of spinach, an additional clean-up step by gel permeation chromatography was applied. Determination was performed by GC-MS/MS in electron ionization mode acquiring two MS/MS transitions for each analyte. The intensity ratio between quantitation transition (Q) and identification transition (q) was used as confirmatory parameter (Q/q ratio). Accuracy and precision were evaluated by means of recovery experiments in orange, nectarine, and spinach samples spiked at two concentration levels (0.01 and 0.05 mg/kg). Recoveries were, in most cases, between 70% and 120% and RSD were below 20%. The limits of quantification objective for which the method was satisfactorily validated in the three samples matrices were for most pesticides 0.01 mg/kg. Matrix effects over the GC-MS/MS determination were tested by comparison of reference standards in pure solvent with matrix-matched standards of each matrix. Data obtained showed enhancement of signal for the majority of analytes in the three matrices investigated. Consequently, in order to reduce the systematic error due to this effect, quantification was performed using matrix-matched standard calibration curves. The matrix effect study was extended to other food matrices such as raisin, paprika, cabbage, pear, rice, legume, and gherkin, showing in all cases a similar signal enhancement effect.     

离子色谱法同时测定扇贝柱中多种磷酸盐

建立了一种简单、快捷的离子色谱测定扇贝柱中多种磷酸盐的方法。采用超声提取、固相萃取柱净化的方法对样品进行前处理,高容量阴离子交换色谱柱分离,抑制性电导检测器检测。讨论了不同实验条件对多种磷酸盐检测结果的影响。实验证明:磷酸钠检出限为40mg/kg,焦磷酸钠、三聚磷酸钠、三偏磷酸钠均为10mg/kg,回收率在74.8%以上,相对标准偏差(RSD)小于10.7%,实际样品检测结果令人满意。方法具有简便、快捷,选择性好,灵敏度高,无污染、操作步骤简单等优点。     

Liquid chromatography-UV diode-array detection method for multi-residue determination of macrolide antibiotics in sheep's milk

A rapid, simple and sensitive liquid chromatography-UV diode-array detection method was developed for the simultaneous determination of seven macrolides (erythromycin, oleandomycin, roxithromycin, josamycin, spiramycin, tylosin and ivermectin) in sheep's milk. The column, mobile phase, temperature and flow rate were optimised to provide the best resolution of these analytes. The extraction of the antibiotic residues involves the treatment of protein-free samples with a combination of concentrated sodium hydroxide and ethyl acetate. Necessary defatting is achieved by alkaline hydrolysis. The recovery of each antibiotic was between 55% and 77%, with relative standard deviations ranging from 1% to 6.5%. The limit of quantification was 72.4 microg/kg for ivermectin, 48.3 microg/kg for roxithromycin, and 24.1 microg/kg for erythromycin, oleandomycin, spiramycin, josamycin and tylosin. The procedure was successfully used in the multi-residue determination of these macrolides at levels below the maximum concentrations legally allowed in milk samples.     

Determination of fungicide residues in fruits by coupled-column liquid chromatography

Coupled-column liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection was applied to the determination of o-phenylphenol and bitertanol residues in orange and banana fruits. After extraction with a mixture of acetone, dichloromethane-petroleum ether, and ethyl acetate, an extract aliquot of 100 microL was injected directly without any additional clean-up into the chromatographic system using two reversed phase C18 coupled columns. The LC-LC approach allowed automated sample clean up of the vegetal extracts, leading to a simple and rapid analytical procedure, with limits of quantification between 0.01 and 0.05 mg kg(-1). Recovery experiments performed on orange and banana samples fortified at different concentrations (0.01 - 4 mg kg(-1)) gave average recoveries between 70 and 113% with relative standard deviations lower than 15%. The procedure developed was finally applied to orange and banana samples from different geographical locations and the results were confirmed by GC-MS.