Development of melamine certified reference material in milk using two different isotope dilution mass spectrometry techniques

A new certified reference material (CRM) of melamine in milk GLHK-11-02 was developed aiming to address the great demand from the testing community after the melamine crises. The material was prepared by adding an appropriate quantity of melamine into the skimmed milk samples and the final product was in the form of fine lyophilized powder. Characterization of the material relied on two newly developed gravimetric isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS) methods, one using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and another gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Experimental parameters with crucial effects on the performance of the two IDMS methods were thoroughly investigated. These included purity of standard used, equilibration time of isotopes, efficiency of extraction methods as well as possible interferences from the matrix and melamine analogues. Precision was found to be excellent with a coefficient of variation of 2.5% for the LC-IDMS/MS (n=46) and 1.9% for the GC-IDMS (n=30) respectively. Using one-tail Student's t-test at 95% confidence interval, analytical data sets generated from the two methods were found to exhibit no significant difference. Measurement accuracy of the methods was further verified through an Asia Pacific Metrology Program (APMP) pilot study. Analytical results of the present LC-IDMS/MS for the two milk test samples at the concentration level of about 0.45 and 3.5 mg kg(-1) were proven to be very good. There were excellent overlaps between our results and the assigned reference values, and the absolute deviation was less than 3.2%. Both the LC-IDMS/MS and GC-IDMS methods were shown to be sufficiently reliable and accurate for certification of the melamine CRM. Certified value of melamine in dry mass fraction in GLHK-11-02 was 1.14 mg kg(-1). Expanded uncertainty due to sample inhomogeneity, long term and short term stability and variability in the characterization procedure was at 7.1% or 0.08 mg kg(-1). The CRM is primarily used to provide a complete method validation for and to improve the technical competence of melamine analysis to food and chemical testing laboratories.     

固相萃取-表面增强拉曼光谱法测定奶粉中三聚氰胺

建立了固相萃取-表面增强拉曼光谱法(SPE-SERS)测定奶粉中三聚氰胺的分析方法。待测物经乙腈提取、活性碳吸附及氢氧化钠溶液洗脱后进行SERS检测。该方法的线性范围为0.005 0~1.6 mg/L,检出限为0.100 mg/kg,回收率为75.3%~125%,相对标准偏差(RSD,n=5)不大于9.3%。该法灵敏度高、杂质干扰小、结果准确可靠,能满足奶粉中三聚氰胺的快速检测,在奶粉质量监控方面具有良好的应用潜力。     

化学发光法测定奶粉中的三聚氰胺

在碱性条件下,三聚氰胺对鲁米诺-铁氰化钾体系化学发光反应具有明显的增敏作用;据此建立了流动注射化学发光测定奶粉中三聚氰胺的分析方法,确定了优化测定条件,并将该方法用于测定奶粉中的三聚氰胺.结果表明,在优化测定条件下,三聚氰胺的质量浓度在1.0×10-6～4.0×10-5 g.L-1范围内与发光强度呈现良好的线性关系,检出限为2.6×10-7 g.L-1,11次平行测定4.0×10-6 g.L-1三聚氰胺的相对标准偏差为3.42%.与此同时,将所建立的方法用于奶粉中三聚氰胺的测定,结果令人满意.     

高效毛细管电泳浊度法检测牛奶及奶粉中的三聚氰胺

建立高效毛细管电泳(HPCE)浊度法检测牛奶和奶粉中三聚氰胺的方法。样品中加入三氯乙酸水溶液,加热样品至沸腾后自然冷却,使蛋白质充分凝聚、沉降,并提取三聚氰胺。色谱条件为:毛细管柱长度50cm、内径75μm,分离电压13kV,进样量12.3kPa×3s,分离温度25℃,检测波长236nm。加标回收率为83%～98%之间,定量限为1mg/kg。测量结果的相对标准偏差为1.8%～3.4%(n=5)。该法可用于大量牛奶和奶粉样品中三聚氰胺的快速检测。     

气相色谱-串联质谱法测定食品中的三聚氰胺

建立了使用气相色谱-串联质谱(GC-MS/MS)测定食品中三聚氰胺含量的分析方法。利用三氯乙酸超声萃取样品中的三聚氰胺,经乙酸锌溶液沉淀蛋白质后,将提取液离心、过滤、净化、衍生后采用GC-MS/MS的多反应监测模式（MRM）进行检测。方法的重现性良好,6次重复测定的峰面积的相对标准偏差小于9%;最低定量检测限（S/N=10）为1 μg/kg,在0.1~100 μg/L范围内具有良好的线性关系。应用所建立的方法测定了奶粉、奶糖、含乳饮料、饼干等食品中的三聚氰胺含量,为三聚氰胺滥用的检测和判断提供了方法。     

表面增强拉曼光谱法同时检测奶粉中三聚氰胺和二聚氰胺

本文建立了奶粉中同时检测三聚氰胺及二聚氰胺的表面增强拉曼光谱法.奶粉样品经15％三氯乙酸溶液提取,中性氧化铝吸附杂质后进行拉曼光谱检测.三聚氰胺线性范围为0.0050～0.075 mg/L,检出限为0.0015 mg/L,回收率在79.5％～124％之间,相对标准偏差小于8.8％(n=5);二聚氰胺线性范围为0.50～l0mg/L,检出限为0.15 mg/L,回收率在76.5％～112％之间,相对标准偏差小于9.4％(n=5).该方法相比常规表面增强拉曼光谱法,仅通过一种样品前处理手段即可对奶粉中的三聚氰胺或二聚氰胺进行定性检出及定量分析,相比色谱等检测方法具有样品前处理过程简单、耗时短等优点,在奶粉质量监控方面具有良好的应用前景.     

亲水色谱-串联质谱法对牛奶与奶粉中三聚氰胺及其衍生物含量的测定

建立了牛奶和奶粉中三聚氰胺及其3种衍生物（三聚氰酸、三聚氰酸一酰胺、三聚氰酸二酰胺）的亲水色谱-串联质谱检测方法（HILIC-MS/MS）。牛奶样品直接用乙腈超声波提取;奶粉样品先用水溶解后再加乙腈超声波提取,高速离心后以乙腈-水为流动相,采用亲水作用色谱柱分离这4种化合物,在电喷雾正、负电离切换多反应监测模式下进行定性与定量分析,三聚氰酸一酰胺与三聚氰酸二酰胺含量在50～10000μg/kg之间、三聚氰胺与三聚氰酸在25～5000μg/kg之间,均获得良好的线性。方法检出限（LOD）为5～20μg/kg,定量下限（LOQ）为50～100μg/kg,3个添加水平的平均回收率为81%～97%。该方法简便、快速、准确,可满足牛奶及奶粉中三聚氰胺、三聚氰酸、三聚氰酸一酰胺、三聚氰酸二酰胺测定的需要。     

衍生化-离子阱气相色谱质谱联用检测乳粉中三聚氰胺时不同质谱检测方法研究

利用N,O-双三甲基硅基三氟乙酰胺(BSTFA)和三甲基氯硅烷(TMCS)衍生化试剂对乳粉中三聚氰胺进行衍生化处理,利用离子阱气相色谱质谱联用仪,建立了全扫描、选择离子监测、二级质谱3种测定三聚氰胺的质谱方法.选择离子监测以三聚氰胺衍生物的特征离子m/z342,327,171,99为定性离子,以m/z327为定量离子;全扫描法二级质谱特征峰为定性依据,以特征离子m/z327为定量离子;二级质谱法以衍生物二级质谱m/z285,171,213为定性离子,以m/z 285为定量离子.3种方法的线性范围为0.05～2.0 mg/L,线性相关系数分别为0.9986、0.9990、0.9988;检测限分别为0.005、0.002、0.003 mg/kg,RSD分别为6.3%、5.7%、6.1%(n=6),方法的回收率为84%～105%.3种不同质谱检测方法应用到乳粉的检测中效果良好,均能够满足乳粉中三聚氰胺的检测要求.     

Comparison of standard addition and conventional isotope dilution mass spectrometry for the quantification of endogenous progesterone in milk

In this study, a standard addition–isotope dilution mass spectrometry (SA-IDMS) method for quantification of endogenous progesterone in milk has been described. The method validation results, linearity, limits of detection and quantification, recovery and uncertainty were fit for the purpose of assigning reference mass fractions to proficiency testing schemes. The developed technique was compared to the isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IDMS) method already existing in the laboratory. Analytical results of two milk samples were (1.377 ± 0.048) μg/kg and (4.457 ± 0.155) μg/kg by SA-ID-LC/MS method, while the results were (1.355 ± 0.019) μg/kg and (4.359 ± 0.059) μg/kg by ID-LC/MS, respectively. Since SA-IDMS was an effective quantitative method that overcame matrix effect, similar quantitative results from IDMS and SA-IDMS indicated that the quantification of progesterone in milk was barely influenced by matrix. Both IDMS and SA-IDMS could be used to assign reference mass fractions to progesterone in milk inter-laboratory proficiency testing schemes.     

Analysis of melamine in milk powder by using a magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer based on carbon nanotubes with ultra high performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry

A new magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer was coupled with ultra high performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry for the selective determination of melamine in milk powder. The magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer has been prepared by using carbon nanotubes as the matrix, Fe₃O₄ particles as the magnetic ingredient, melamine as the template molecule, methacrylic acid as the functional monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as the cross‐linker and polyvinylpyrrolidone as the dispersant. The polymer was characterized with scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and a physical property measurement system. The isothermal adsorption, kinetics adsorption, and selectivity were studied to evaluate the rebinding properties of the magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer. Various parameters affecting the extraction efficiency such as the amount of polymer, extraction time, and eluting solution were evaluated. The limit of detection was 0.00075 mg/kg. The relative standard deviations of the intraday and interday precision are 0.4–2.7 and 2.3–5.1%, respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied to determine melamine in different milk powder samples from different provenances, and satisfactory recoveries of 89.0–95.6% were obtained. This method has great significance for quality control and is simple and suitable for the rapid determination of melamine in milk powder.     

固相萃取-亲水相互作用色谱/串联质谱法同时测定食品中三聚氰胺和三聚氰酸

建立了固相萃取-亲水相互作用色谱/串联质谱同时测定食品中三聚氰胺和三聚氰酸残留量的方法。采用乙腈和水提取试样中残留的三聚氰胺和三聚氰酸,正己烷脱脂,提取液经亲水性键合硅胶和阳离子交换树脂复合填料柱(MCT柱)净化。采用亲水相互作用色谱柱进行分离,质谱采用正、负离子切换模式电离,多反应监测模式检测,同位素内标法定量。三聚氰胺和三聚氰酸在10～2500 μg/L范围内呈线性相关,相关系数(r)均大于0.99,定量限分别为25和50 μg/kg。本方法在动物源性食品、植物源性食品、乳及乳制品等不同样品中的三聚氰胺和三聚氰酸高、中、低3个添加水平的回收率分别在70.0%～129.6%和70.0%～128.6%之间,相对标准偏差分别在1.4%～23.3%和2.8%～18.7%之间。该方法可满足食品中三聚氰胺和三聚氰酸同时定量测定的需要。     

便携式三聚氰胺快速检测仪的研制与应用

自主研发了便携式三聚氰胺速检仪,利用纳米增敏表面增强拉曼光谱法,定量检出限为0.5 mg/kg;采用相对测量方式可有效克服测量不稳定性.用于原奶、消毒奶、酸奶、奶粉中三聚氰胺检测,线性关系良好.样品前处理步骤简单.通常情况,平均单样检测时间小于2 min,仪器检测时间小于30 s,尤其适用于现场快速分析.除了可应用于乳...     

Determination of melamine in dairy products by an electrochemiluminescent method combined with solid-phase extraction

An electrochemiluminescence (ECL) enhancement method combined with solid-phase extraction has been developed for the determination of melamine in dairy products. It was found that melamine in a strong base solution is able to enhance the ECL of Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ at glass carbon electrode. The optimum experimental conditions for the determination of trace melamine by ECL, such as scan mode and scan rate of the applied potential, the type of buffer solutions and their pH conditions, were investigated. Under optimized conditions, the enhanced ECL intensity was linearly proportional to the logarithm of melamine concentration in the range of 0.01-1.0 ppb, and the detection limit was 0.003 ppb. The method has been successfully demonstrated to determine melamine in dairy products including liquid milk, yogurt and milk powder samples. The relative standard deviations ranging from 5.3% to 11.2% and the recoveries from 95.2% to 102.4% were acquired by this method. A possible mechanism for the ECL enhancement effect was also proposed.     

Fast quantitative determination of melamine and its derivatives by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

A simple, sensitive and fast method for the determination of melamine and its derivatives in milk powder using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) was developed. Neither time-consuming sample preparation, nor special target plates, or other extra equipment are necessary. The common matrix sinapinic acid (SA) was used with a dried-droplet preparation. Detection limits (signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio = 3) for standard solutions of melamine, ammeline and cyanuric acid were 10, 25 and 10 μg/L, respectively. The limit of quantification (LOQ) for melamine was 25 μg/L and excellent linearity (R(2): 0.9990) was maintained over the range of 10-2000 μg/L. Ammeline and cyanuric acid were analyzed with an LOQ of 50 μg/L and also excellent linearity (R(2): 0.9997 and R(2): 0.9998). Good accuracy and precision were obtained for all concentrations within the range of the standard curve. The developed method was successfully used for the determination of melamine, ammeline and cyanuric acid in milk powder samples with a simple sample preparation. The LOQ of melamine was 0.5 μg/g. Ammeline and cyanuric acid were detectable at 0.5 and 5 μg/g. This method showed excellent accuracy, precision and linearity and significantly reduces the needed analysis time, as only approximately 10 s/sample measuring time is required. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first published method to quantify melamine and derivatives by MALDI-TOF-MS.     

Rapid determination of melamine in milk and milk powder by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and using cyclodextrin-decorated silver nanoparticles

We have synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) decorated with α-cyclodextrin (CD) by using the traditional silver mirror reaction in the presence of CD. The CD-AgNPs were used as substrate in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) for determining melamine. The intensity of the Raman band of melamine at 704 cm^?1 was used to determine melamine in milk and milk powder. The use of CD-AgNPs as the SERS substrate rather than classical silver nanoparticles makes the method more sensitive in giving an enhancement by a factor of up to?~?10⁶ in scattering efficiency. The effects of the volume of solutions (of CD-AgNPs, NaCl, NaOH, melamine) and of mixing time were optimized. The standard addition method was employed for quantitative analysis. The correlation coefficient of the calibration plot is 0.9995, and the limit of detection is 3.0 μg L^?1. The method was successfully applied to the determination of melamine in milk and milk powder, with relative standard deviations of <10 % and recoveries between 89 and 104 %.

亲水作用色谱-电喷雾串联质谱法检测原料奶及奶制品中的三聚氰胺

建立了亲水作用色谱-电喷雾串联质谱测定原料奶及奶制品中三聚氰胺的方法。样品采用1%三氯乙酸水溶液-乙腈（体积比为1∶1）混合溶液提取,混合型阳离子交换反相固相萃取柱（MCX）富集净化,亲水作用色谱柱分离,电喷雾串联四极杆质谱仪进行检测。结果表明,三聚氰胺的质量浓度在0.05～10.0 mg/L范围内具有良好的线性关系。原料奶及奶制品中的三聚氰胺在0.5,2.5和10 mg/kg 3个添加水平下,平均回收率为76.3%～98.7%,相对标准偏差均小于6.8%;定量限（S/N＞10）为0.05 mg/kg。     

胶体金免疫层析法快速检测三聚氰胺

采用戊二醛法制备三聚氰胺-BSA偶联抗原,胶体金标记三聚氰胺单克隆抗体,建立了检测三聚氰胺的胶体金免疫层析试验。结果显示,该试验具有良好的敏感性,胶体金免疫层析试验对鲜奶、奶粉和饲料样品中三聚氰胺的最低检测量分别为1.0、2.0和2.5μg/g,该法适合现场快速检测三聚氰胺。     

奶粉中三聚氰胺的加压毛细管电色谱法测定

建立了加压毛细管电色谱法(pCEC)测定奶粉中三聚氰胺含量的方法。采用三氯乙酸和乙腈沉淀样品中的蛋白质,并经强阳离子固相萃取柱富集净化。优化了有机相的比例、流动相的盐浓度和电压,比较了pCEC与毛细管液相色谱(cLC)的三聚氰胺色谱图。经方法学考察,样品在0.8~80 mg/L质量浓度范围内线性关系良好(r0.999 0),检出限为0.4 mg/L,在添加水平为2~100 mg/kg时的回收率为71%~82%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为5.1%~8.5%。     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定牛奶和奶粉中的三聚氰酸

建立了牛奶和奶粉中三聚氰酸(CYA)的高效液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)测定方法。样品用乙腈提取并沉淀蛋白,经强阴离子交换柱富集和净化,AX色谱柱分离,HPLC-MS/MS法测定,内标法定量。50～2000 μg/L范围内CYA的线性关系良好(r≥0.999);在奶粉和牛奶基质中,添加200、500和1000 μg/kg 3个添加水平的回收率均在97%～121%之间,相对标准偏差(RSD)均小于4.8%;定量限(LOQ)为200 μg/kg。方法的前处理快速简便,净化效果好,准确度和精密度高,可用于牛奶和奶粉中CYA的测定。     

基于QuEChERS前处理技术和弱阳离子交换色谱的牛奶和奶粉中三聚氰胺的快速检测方法

应用QuEChERS前处理技术,并结合弱阳离子交换色谱,建立了牛奶和奶粉中三聚氰胺的快速检测方法。样品使用医用酒精(乙醇含量75%)和一种新型脂肪吸附(LAS)材料超声振荡处理,在沉淀(吸附)蛋白质和脂肪的同时提取三聚氰胺,然后经8000 r/min离心,上清液过膜直接分析。色谱分析在弱阳离子交换色谱柱(WCX)上进行,采用2 mmol/L pH为3.8的磷酸二氢钾水溶液为流动相,在5 min内实现分离分析。结果表明,该方法在0.02～20 mg/L内线性相关系数大于0.9999。在1～50 mg/kg添加浓度范围内,牛奶的平均回收率为98.9%～105.2%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为0.9%～3.4%;奶粉的平均回收率为86.4%～102.9%, RSD为1.5%～6.7%。本方法的检出限为0.05 mg/kg(牛奶)和0.1 mg/kg(奶粉)。整个分析检测过程没有使用有毒有害有机溶剂,是一种绿色的分析方法。