Immuno-affinity columns versus conventional clean-up: a method-comparison study for the determination of zearalenone in corn

The efficiency of a modern analytical method employing immuno-affinity columns (IACs) is compared to a well established traditional technique with respect to the determination of zearalenone (ZON) in corn in the μg/kg range. Despite of a constant error of about 4 μg/kg in the examined working range of 10–200 μg/kg, analytical data obtained from the analysis of spiked and naturally contaminated samples showed good correspondence for the compared methods. The performance characteristics of immuno-affinity-chromatography as a new clean-up technique for the determination of ZON in corn is reported for the first time and compared to a conventional clean-up procedure Received: 25 March 1997 / Revised: 5 May 1997 / Accepted: 12 May 1997     

Interlaboratory comparison study for the determination of the Fusarium mycotoxins deoxynivalenol in wheat and zearalenone in maize using different methods

Seventeen laboratories from six different countries, using their usual in-house methods, participated in an interlaboratory comparison test for the determination of the Fusarium mycotoxins deoxynivalenol (DON) in wheat and zearalenone (ZON) in maize. The toxins generally were extracted from maize and wheat employing mixtures of water, acidified water with an organic solvent or even pure water (for DON). While participants who used enzyme linked immuno sorbent assays (ELISA) for the determination of DON did not perform any clean-up, various techniques were applied for the purification of raw extracts (e.g. liquid/liquid extraction, solid phase extraction (SPE), immuno affinity chromatography (IAC)). For the final separation/quantification step either high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) (mostly for ZON), gas chromatography (GC) (for DON) or ELISA were employed by participants. The aim of this study was to obtain information about the state of the art of mycotoxin analysis in cereals and to support a knowledge and experience exchange between the participating laboratories in the field of mycotoxin analysis. For each mycotoxin 5 different sample types were distributed, standard solutions (10.10 μg/ml ZON in methanol, 10.09 μg/ml DON in ethyl acetate), blank materials, spiked samples (75.1 μg/kg and 378.3 μg/kg ZON in maize, 126.2 μg/kg and 2519 μg/kg DON in wheat) and naturally contaminated maize and wheat. Coefficients of variation (CV) between laboratory mean results (outliers excluded) ranged from 6.2 to 27.7% for ZON and from 18.9 to 30.0% for DON. Except for the maize samples spiked at 75.1 μg/kg ZON the overall means (outliers rejected) statistically could not be distinguished from the respective target values. Average recoveries of the reported results ranged from 87.7 to 96.2% for ZON and from 94.2 to 108.5% for DON.     

快速基质分散净化-超快速液相色谱-串联质谱法同时测定玉米中22种三嗪类除草剂残留

建立了玉米中扑灭津、莠去津、敌草净、特丁通等22种三嗪类除草剂多残留的分析方法。样品以乙腈为提取剂,经高速匀浆方法提取并浓缩后,以增强型脂质去除净化剂(EMR-Lipid)净化,除去了样品中的脂质,有效地降低了样品中的复杂基质所带来的背景干扰,净化液再经增强型脂质去除萃取剂(EMR-Polish)盐析萃取,以 Kinetex XB-C18柱为分离柱,用乙腈和0.1%甲酸溶液进行梯度洗脱,电喷雾正离子(ESI+)多反应模式监测,超快度液相色谱-串联质谱(UFLC-MS/ MS)测定,基质匹配标准曲线法定量。加标水平为5,10和20μg/ kg 时,22种农药的回收率为72%~105%,相对标准偏差小于15%。22种农药的检出限为0.16~1.8μg/ kg,在1.0~50μg/ L 范围内线性关系良好(r>0.993)。本方法具有快速、准确、灵敏度高等优点,能够准确测定玉米中22种三嗪类除草剂的残留量。     

Interlaboratory comparison study for the determination of the Fusarium mycotoxins deoxynivalenol in wheat and zearalenone in maize using different methods

Seventeen laboratories from six different countries, using their usual in-house methods, participated in an interlaboratory comparison test for the determination of the Fusarium mycotoxins deoxynivalenol (DON) in wheat and zearalenone (ZON) in maize. The toxins generally were extracted from maize and wheat employing mixtures of water, acidified water with an organic solvent or even pure water (for DON). While participants who used enzyme linked immuno sorbent assays (ELISA) for the determination of DON did not perform any clean-up, various techniques were applied for the purification of raw extracts (e.g. liquid/liquid extraction, solid phase extraction (SPE), immuno affinity chromatography (IAC)). For the final separation/quantification step either high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) (mostly for ZON), gas chromatography (GC) (for DON) or ELISA were employed by participants. The aim of this study was to obtain information about the state of the art of mycotoxin analysis in cereals and to support a knowledge and experience exchange between the participating laboratories in the field of mycotoxin analysis. For each mycotoxin 5 different sample types were distributed, standard solutions (10.10 μg/ml ZON in methanol, 10.09 μg/ml DON in ethyl acetate), blank materials, spiked samples (75.1 μg/kg and 378.3 μg/kg ZON in maize, 126.2 μg/kg and 2519 μg/kg DON in wheat) and naturally contaminated maize and wheat. Coefficients of variation (CV) between laboratory mean results (outliers excluded) ranged from 6.2 to 27.7% for ZON and from 18.9 to 30.0% for DON. Except for the maize samples spiked at 75.1 μg/kg ZON the overall means (outliers rejected) statistically could not be distinguished from the respective target values. Average recoveries of the reported results ranged from 87.7 to 96.2% for ZON and from 94.2 to 108.5% for DON. Received: 2 December 1996 / Revised: 17 February 1997 / Accepted: 18 February 1997     

Co-isolation of deoxynivalenol and zearalenone with sol–gel immunoaffinity columns for their determination in wheat and wheat products

The paper describes a sample clean-up method for the co-isolation of deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZON), two mycotoxins naturally co-occurring in wheat. The method is based on immunoaffinity columns prepared by co-immobilising anti-DON and anti-ZON antibodies in a porous sol–gel glass. The main task in developing the method consisted in finding a loading medium allowing retention of both analytes as well as a common elution medium for the dissociation of both antigen–antibody complexes formed. This can be achieved by co-extracting DON and ZON with ACN–water (60:40, v/v), reducing the acetonitril concentration to 2.5% before loading an aliquot of the diluted sample extract onto the DON/ZON column. The columns are washed with 5 ml of MeOH–water (10:90, v/v) before DON and ZON are co-eluted with 4 ml of ACN–water (50:50, v/v). Concentrations of DON and ZON are determined with HPLC-UV and HPLC-fluorescence detection, respectively. The sample clean-up method was shown to be applicable to wheat and wheat products, e.g., cornflakes, milk wheat mash and rusk. Spiking experiments (spike level 500 μg DON/kg and 50 μg ZON/kg) resulted in recovery rates from 82% to 111%.     

Supercritical fluid extraction of macrocyclic lactone mycotoxins in maize flour samples for rapid amperometric screening and alternative liquid chromatographic method for confirmation

A rapid and simple method for the direct screening of macrocyclic lactone mycotoxins (zearalenone, ZON; alpha-zearalenol, alpha-ZOL; and beta-zearalenol, beta-ZOL) in maize flour samples is proposed. The sample screening method comprises supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and clean-up on Florisil adsorption cartridge of the selected toxic compounds, followed by continuous flow electrochemical detection. Those samples for which the total concentration is close to or above the threshold limit established by legislation (0.200 mg kg(-1)) are subjected to preconcentration on C18 chromatographic material and liquid chromatographic separation for confirmation purposes. This confirmation method allows the determination of ZON, alpha-ZOL and beta-ZOL in the range between 30 and 300 microg kg(-1), with a average relative standard deviation lower than 5.2 in all cases.     

同位素稀释气相色谱-质谱法测定土壤/底泥中23种有机氯农药

建立了同位素稀释气相色谱-质谱法(ID-GC-MS))测定土壤/底泥中23种有机氯农药残留的分析方法。样品经干燥、研磨、筛分处理后用250 mL丙酮-正己烷(体积比为1:1)混合溶剂进行索氏提取24 h,再经铜粉、凝胶渗透色谱和弗罗里硅土固相萃取柱净化,最后用DB-5毛细管柱进行分离和电子轰击电离源质谱在选择离子监测模式下进行检测,并用 13C标记同位素稀释内标法定量。实验结果表明,23种化合物的标准曲线的线性相关性良好,线性范围为50～1600 μg/L,同位素内标的回收率范围为60%～110%,相对标准偏差为1.5%～18%;方法的检出限为0.20～10.3 μg/kg。该方法的净化效果较好,定量准确,适用于土壤/底泥这类复杂基质中农药残留的确证分析。     

Molecularly imprinted polymers applied to the clean-up of zearalenone and α-zearalenol from cereal and swine feed sample extracts

A molecularly imprinted polymer prepared using 1-allylpiperazine (1-ALPP) as the functional monomer, trimethyltrimethacrylate (TRIM) as the crosslinker and the zearalenone (ZON)-mimicking template cyclododecanyl-2,4-dihydroxybenzoate (CDHB) has been applied to the clean-up and preconcentration of this mycotoxin (zearalenone) and a related metabolite, alpha-zearalenol (alpha-ZOL), from cereal and swine feed sample extracts. The extraction of ZON and alpha-ZOL from the food samples was accomplished using pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) with MeOH/ACN (50:50, v/v) as the extraction solvent, at 50 degrees C and 1500 psi. The extracted samples were cleaned up and preconcentrated through the MIP cartridge and analyzed using HPLC with fluorescence detection (lambda (exc)=271/ lambda (em)=452 nm). The stationary phase was a polar endcapped C18 column, and ACN/MeOH/water 10/55/35 (v/v/v, 15 mM ammonium acetate) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL min(-1) was used as the mobile phase. The method was applied to the analysis of ZON and alpha-ZOL in wheat, corn, barley, rye, rice and swine feed samples fortified with 50, 100 and 400 ng g(-1) of both mycotoxins, and it gave recoveries of between 85 and 97% (RSD 2.1-6.7%, n=3) and 87-97% (RSD 2.3-5.6%, n=3) for alpha-ZOL and ZON, respectively. The method was validated using a corn reference material for ZON.     

分散固相萃取气相色谱-负化学离子源质谱法测定大豆和玉米中20种农药的残留量

建立了一种大豆和玉米中20种农药残留量的分散固相萃取气相色谱-负化学离子源质谱分析方法。样品经乙腈提取并浓缩后加入N-丙基乙二胺（PSA）、石墨化碳黑和C18 3种填料进行分散固相萃取净化,气相色谱-负化学离子源质谱分时段选择离子监测技术测定与确证,外标法定量。所有农药在20～400 μg/L范围内线性均良好;方法的定量限(LOQ)均不高于2 μg/kg;在5,10和20 μg/kg 3个添加水平下所有农药的平均回收率均处于70%～130%之间,相对标准偏差(RSD)低于17%;运用该方法检测大豆和玉米样品时没有干扰现象。     

Dynamic covalent hydrazine chemistry as a selective extraction and cleanup technique for the quantification of the Fusarium mycotoxin zearalenone in edible oils

A novel, cost-efficient method for the analytical extraction of the Fusarium mycotoxin zearalenone (ZON) from edible oils by dynamic covalent hydrazine chemistry (DCHC) was developed and validated for its application with high performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD). ZON is extracted from the edible oil by hydrazone formation on a polymer resin functionalised with hydrazine groups and subsequently released by hydrolysis. Specifity and precision of this approach are superior to liquid partitioning or gel permeation chromatography (GPC). DCHC also extracts zearalanone (ZAN) but not α-/β-zearalenol or -zearalanol. The hydrodynamic properties of ZON, which were estimated using molecular simulation data, indicate that the compound is unaffected by nanofiltration through the resin pores and thus selectively extracted. The method's levels of detection and quantification are 10 and 30 μg/kg, using 0.2 g of sample. Linearity is given in the range of 10–20,000 μg/kg, the average recovery being 89%. Bias and relative standard deviations do not exceed 7%. In a sample survey of 44 commercial edible oils based on various agricultural commodities (maize, olives, nuts, seeds, etc.) ZON was detected in four maize oil samples, the average content in the positive samples being 99 μg/kg. The HPLC-FLD results were confirmed by HPLC–tandem mass spectrometry and compared to those obtained by a liquid partitioning based sample preparation procedure.     

气相色谱-负化学离子源质谱测定大豆和玉米中12种三唑类杀菌剂的残留量

建立了一种可用于大豆和玉米中12种三唑类杀菌剂残留量测定的分散固相萃取-气相色谱-负化学离子源质谱方法。样品经含1%冰醋酸的乙腈提取,分散固相萃取法净化,采用气相色谱-负化学离子源质谱分时段选择离子监测技术进行测定与确证,外标法定量。12种农药在50～1000 μg/L范围内线性关系均良好;所有农药的方法定量限(LOQ)均低于8 μg/kg;在10,20和40 μg/kg 3个添加水平下所有农药的回收率为70%～130%,相对标准偏差(RSD)≤13.9%。该方法在检测大豆和玉米基质时无干扰现象出现。     

Analytical performances of a DNA-ligand system using time-resolved fluorescence for the determination of ochratoxin A in wheat

The analytical performances of a novel DNA-ligand system using the time-resolved fluorescence (TRF) response of ochratoxin A (OTA)-terbium-DNA aptamer interaction were tested for the quantitative determination of OTA in wheat. Wheat was extracted with acetonitrile/water (60:40, v/v) followed by clean-up through affinity columns containing a DNA-aptamer-based oligosorbent. Then, OTA was detected by TRF spectroscopy after reaction with a terbium fluorescent solution containing the DNA-aptamer probe. The entire procedure was performed in less than 30 min, including sample preparation, and allowed analysis of several samples simultaneously with a 96-well microplate reader. The average recovery from samples spiked with 2.5-25 μg kg(-1) OTA was 77%, with a relative standard deviation lower than 6% and a quantification limit of 0.5 μg kg(-1). Comparative analyses of 29 naturally contaminated (up to 14 μg kg(-1)) wheat samples using the aptamer-affinity column/TRF method or the immunoaffinity column/high-performance liquid chromatography method showed good correlation (r = 0.985) in the range tested. The trueness of the aptamer-based method was additionally assessed by analysis of two quality control wheat materials for OTA. The DNA-ligand system is innovative, simple and rapid, and can be used to screen large quantities of samples for OTA contamination at levels below the EU regulatory limit with analytical performances satisfying EU criteria for method acceptability.     

玉米粉中吡虫啉、三唑酮、乙草胺与异丙甲草胺的QuEChERS/高效液相色谱-串联质谱快速检测

建立了玉米粉中吡虫啉、三唑酮、乙草胺和异丙甲草胺4种常用农药的Qu ECh ERS/高效液相色谱-串联质谱残留分析方法。前处理采用Qu ECh ERS方法,以乙腈为提取剂,N-丙基乙二胺(PSA)和石墨化碳黑(GCB)为分散净化剂,并利用高效液相色谱-串联质谱在多反应离子监测模式(MRM)下进行检测,基底匹配工作曲线法定量。结果表明:4种农药在0.005~1.000 mg/L浓度范围内均具有良好的线性关系(r2≥0.998);在0.05~1.00 mg/kg加标水平下的平均回收率为74.9%~98.4%,相对标准偏差(n=5)为1.6%~5.3%;方法检出限(LOD)为0.001~0.26μg/kg;定量下限(LOQ)为0.004~0.867μg/kg。该方法分析速度快、灵敏度高、重现性好,适用于玉米粉中吡虫啉、三唑酮、乙草胺和异丙甲草胺4种农药残留的快速检测和确证。     

Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in high-throughput confirmation and quantification of 34 anabolic steroids in bovine muscle

An ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry multi-residue method for the determination of 34 anabolic steroids (10 estrogens including stilbenes, 14 androgens and 10 gestagens) in meat of bovine origin is reported. The extraction and clean-up procedure involved homogenization with methanol, defatting with hexane, liquid/liquid extraction with diethylether and finally SPE clean-up with coupled Si and NH(2) cartridges. The analytes were separated on a 1.9 μm Hypersil Gold column (100×2.1 mm) and quantified on a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (TSQ Vantage) operating simultaneously in both positive and negative atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation (APCI) modes. This analytical procedure was subsequently validated according to EU criteria (CD 2002/657/EC), resulting in decision limits and detection capabilities ranging between 0.04 and 0.88 μg kg(-1) and 0.12 and 1.9 μg kg(-1), respectively. The method obtained for all, natural and synthetic steroids, adequate precisions and intra-laboratory reproducibilities (relative standard deviation below 20%), and the linearity ranged between 0.991 and 0.999. The performance characteristics fulfill the recommended concentrations fixed by the Community Reference Laboratories. The developed analysis is sensitive, and robust and therefore useful for confirmation and quantification of anabolic steroids for research purposes and residue control programs.     

Design of an imprinted clean-up method for mycophenolic acid in maize

In the present work, the development of imprinted polymers selective towards mycophenolic acid and their application in food analysis are reported for the first time. To synthesize the molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) 4-vinylpyridine and ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate were applied as functional monomer and cross-linker, respectively. Besides the toxin itself, the implementation of structural analogues as templates was evaluated. A molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction (MISPE) procedure was designed for the selective clean-up of maize extracts. Binding experiments and Scatchard analysis indicated the presence of specific binding sites in the imprinted polymers. The imprinting effect varied along with the selected template. The dissociation constant (K(D)) of the higher affinity binding sites ranged from 0.8 μmol/l to 15.6 μmol/l, while the K(D) of the lower affinity binding sites was in the range of 138.5-519.3 μmol/l. The performance of the MIPs throughout the clean-up of spiked maize sample extracts was evaluated and compared with the results obtained when applying a non-imprinted polymer. Depending on the polymers and the spiked concentration, recoveries after MISPE and non-imprinted solid-phase extraction varied respectively from 49% to 84% and from 28% to 31%. The imprinted polymers were superior regarding matrix effect, limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ). LOD ranged from 0.17 μg/kg to 0.25 μg/kg and LOQ varied from 0.57 μg/kg to 0.82 μg/kg. Analysis of 15 maize samples by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry revealed that the MIPs could be excellent sorbents for clean-up of contaminated food samples.     

气相色谱法测定坚果中8种拟除虫菊酯农药残留

建立了东盟进口坚果夏威夷果、开心果、杏仁中8种拟除虫菊酯农药残留的检测方法。样品采用乙腈作萃取溶剂超声波提取,经中性氧化铝串联弗罗里硅土小柱净化,组分经不同极性的两根毛细管柱进行分离,采用气相色谱法以ECD检测器检测坚果中8种拟除虫菊酯农药。该方法在0.01~1.0μg/m L浓度范围内具有良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.999 2~0.999 9;在农药添加浓度为10,20,50μg/kg时,回收率为71%~115%,相对标准偏差为4.5%~9.8%,检出限(LOD,S/N=3)为0.014~0.28μg/kg,定量下限(LOQ,S/N=10)为0.047~0.94μg/kg。该方法分离效果好,准确可靠,回收率高,方便快速,可用于坚果中农药残留的日常检测。     

A rapid and environmental friendly determination of the dithiocarbamate metabolites ethylenethiourea and propylenethiourea in fruit and vegetables by ultra high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

Previous published methods for the analysis of ETU and PTU are time-consuming and furthermore use dichloromethane (DCM) for extraction or clean-up. This study details the development and validation of a rapid method that combines a simple extraction step with UHPLC-ESI(+)-MS/MS. This is the first application of UHPLC-MS/MS to analyse these compounds. Besides that, we replaced DCM with a more environmental-friendly solvent. The analytical performance was evaluated with the analysis of spiked celery samples at 50 μg kg(-1) (LOQ) and 300 μg kg(-1). The recoveries were between 65% and 90% for ETU and between 71% and 127% for PTU with RSDs in repeatability and reproducibility conditions below 10% for ETU. This method is rapid (a chromatographic run time of 2 min) and can easily be performed (no laborious clean-up). The presented method is environmental friendly with significant reduction in solvent consumption.     

UPLC-MS-MS法快速测定玉米中的黄曲霉毒素B1

采用高效液相色谱-串联质谱法检测玉米中的黄曲霉毒素B1。对样品前处理条件、净化和分离条件进行了优化,黄曲霉毒素B1检出限为0．02μg／kg,回收率为83．8％～95．7％。建立的方法简便、快速、灵敏度高,能够满足玉米中痕量黄曲霉毒素B1农残的高灵敏测定要求。     

Combination of dispersive solid‐phase extraction and salting‐out homogeneous liquid–liquid extraction for the determination of organophosphorus pesticides in cereal grains

A new analytical method for the determination of organophosphorus pesticides in cereal samples was developed by combining dispersive SPE (d‐SPE) and salting‐out homogeneous liquid–liquid extraction (SHLLE). The pesticides were first extracted from cereal grains with acetonitrile, followed by d‐SPE cleanup. A 2 mL aliquot of the extract was then added to a centrifuge tube containing 9.2 mL water and 3.3 g NaCl for SHLLE. Analysis of the extract was carried out by gas chromatography coupled with flame photometric detection. The d‐SPE procedure effectively provides the necessary cleanup of the extract while SHLLE is used as an efficient concentration technique. Experimental parameters influencing the extraction efficiency including amounts of added water and salt were investigated. Recovery studies were carried out at three fortification levels, yielding recoveries in the range of 57.7–98.1% with the RSD from 3.7 to 10.9%. The reported limits of determination obtained from this study were 1 μg/kg, which is better than the conventional methods. In the analysis of 40 wheat and corn samples taken from Beijing suburbs, only two wheat samples have chlorpyrifos residue over the limits of determination.     

复合免疫亲和柱净化-液相色谱-串联质谱法测定动物源食品中6种黄曲霉毒素和6种玉米赤霉醇类真菌毒素残留量

建立了动物源食品(猪肉、鱼肉、猪肝)中6种黄曲霉毒素(AFB1、AFB2、AFG1、AFG2、AFM1和 AFM2)和6种玉米赤霉醇类真菌毒素(α-玉米赤霉醇、β-玉米赤霉醇、α-玉米赤霉烯醇、β-玉米赤霉烯醇、玉米赤霉酮和玉米赤霉烯酮)残留量的复合免疫亲和柱净化-高效液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/ MS)检测方法。样品经β-葡萄糖苷酸/硫酸酯复合酶酶解后,用甲醇-乙腈(20∶80, V/ V)提取,提取液经玻璃纤维滤纸过滤,滤液用PBS 溶液稀释,复合免疫亲和柱富集和净化后,采用 HPLC-MS/ MS 法分析。12种目标分析物中 AFB2和 AFG2的线性范围为0.03~6.0μg/ L,其余目标分析物的线性范围为0.05~20μg/ L,线性相关系数均大于0.999,检出限在0.01~0.03μg/ kg 范围内,定量限在0.04~0.09μg/ kg 范围内。分别以0.5,1.0和5.0μg/ kg 添加浓度水平进行方法学验证,平均回收率为73.6%~98.4%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为1.9%~11.2%。本方法简便、灵敏,能够满足动物源食品中痕量黄曲霉毒素和玉米赤霉醇类真菌毒素残留的测定要求。