Determination of flunixin residues in bovine muscle tissue by liquid chromatography with UV detection.

A new and sensitive liquid chromatography-ultra violet method with a detection limit of 6 ng/g (ppb) and a limit of quantification of 15 ng/g was developed for the determination of flunixin residues in bovine muscle tissue. Flunixin in homogenized animal tissue was extracted with acetonitrile after enzyme digestion. The tissue digest (extract) was then cleaned up on a solid-phase extraction cartridge and eluted with acidified hexane. After the eluate was evaporated to dryness under nitrogen at 55 degrees C, the residue was reconstituted in 1 mL mobile phase solution and analyzed by reversed-phase gradient chromatography with UV detection at 285 nm. The method was then applied in a survey study of slaughter animals to determine whether flunixin is being used in an off-label manner for veal and beef production in Canada.     

Multilaboratory validation of a method to confirm chloramphenicol in shrimp and crabmeat by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

An existing method for chloramphenicol (CAP) determination in shrimp using a gas chromatograph with electron capture detector was adapted for confirmation of CAP with a liquid chromatograph interfaced to a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. CAP residues are extracted from tissue with ethyl acetate, isolated via liquid-liquid extraction, and concentrated by evaporation. Extracts are chromatographed by using a reversed-phased column and analyzed by electrospray negative mode tandem mass spectrometry. Four product ions (m/z 152, 176, 194, and 257) of precursor m/z 321 were monitored. Moving from gas chromatography to liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry improved the sensitivity of the method greatly, enabling reliable confirmation of CAP residues at 0.3 microg/kg (ppb). The method meets confirmation criteria recommended by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and 4-point identification criteria established by the European Union. With slight modifications to accommodate different equipment, the method was validated in 3 laboratories.     

Determination of sulfonamide residues in the tissues of food animals using automated precolumn derivatization and liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection

A liquid chromatographic method for the determination of sulfachloropyridazine, sulfadiazine, sulfadimethoxine, sulfadoxine, sulfaethoxypyridazine, sulfamethazine, sulfaquinoxaline, and sulfathiazole residues in the muscle, liver, and kidney of food animals using sulfapyridine as internal standard is reported. Tissues are extracted using a modified version of AOAC Official Method 983.31 (Sulfonamide Residues in Animal Tissues). The sample extract is reconstituted in pH 3.0 buffer-acetonitrile (60 + 40) and filtered into an autosampler vial. Using a programmable autosampler of a liquid chromatograph, a portion of the sample is derivatized precolumn with fluorescamine. The sulfonamide derivatives are separated by liquid chromatography using a C18 column with a mobile phase of 0.02M phosphoric acid-acetonitrile (60.5 + 39.5) and detected by fluorescence (excitation, 405 nm; emission, 495 nm). The method was applied to swine and cattle muscle, liver, and kidney; sheep and horse muscle and kidney; and chicken muscle and liver. The mean values for samples fortified with sulfonamides at levels between 0.05 and 0.2 microg/g agreed within 96-99% of spiked levels, with coefficients of variation ranging from 4-10%. The limit of detection (LOD) for all sulfonamides was 0.01 microg/g, with the exception of sulfaquinoxaline, for which the LOD was 0.015 microg/g.     

A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for fluazifop residue analysis in crops

An LC-MS-MS assay is described for fluazifop residue analysis in crops. The residues are extracted with acidified organic solvent, the esters and conjugates are hydrolysed with 6 M hydrochloric acid, then the extracts are cleaned-up by solid phase extraction using C2(EC) and Si cartridges in tandem. Quantitative analysis is performed by gradient liquid chromatography coupled to triple quadrupole mass spectrometer using atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation. All fluazifop-P-butyl, free fluazifop-P and any conjugates are quantified as fluazifop-P. The limit of quantification is 0.01-0.05 mg/kg depending on crop matrices. The clean-up method is also suitable for LC-UV analysis with a compromise in higher limit of quantification 0.05-0.2 mg/kg.     

A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for fluazifop residue analysis in crops

An LC-MS-MS assay is described for fluazifop residue analysis in crops. The residues are extracted with acidified organic solvent, the esters and conjugates are hydrolysed with 6 M hydrochloric acid, then the extracts are cleaned-up by solid phase extraction using C₂(EC) and Si cartridges in tandem. Quantitative analysis is performed by gradient liquid chromatography coupled to triple quadrupole mass spectrometer using atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation. All fluazifop-P-butyl, free fluazifop-P and any conjugates are quantified as fluazifop-P. The limit of quantification is 0.01–0.05 mg/kg depending on crop matrices. The clean-up method is also suitable for LC-UV analysis with a compromise in higher limit of quantification 0.05–0.2 mg/kg.     

Multiresidue determination of sulfonamides in a variety of biological matrices by supported liquid membrane with high pressure liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry detection

A high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled to a mass spectrometer (MS) was used for a simultaneous determination of 16 sulfonamide compounds spiked in water, urine, milk, and bovine liver and kidney tissues. Supported liquid membrane (SLM) made up of 5% tri-n-octylphosphine oxide (TOPO) dissolved in hexyl amine was used as a sample clean-up and/or enrichment technique. The sulfonamides mixture was made up of 5-sulfaminouracil, sulfaguanidine, sulfamethoxazole, sulfamerazine, sulfamethizole, sulfamethazine (sulfadimidine), sulfacetamide, sulfapyridine, sulfabenzamide, sulfamethoxypyridazine, sulfamonomethoxine, sulfadimethoxine sulfasalazine, sulfaquinoxaline, sulfadiazine, and sulfathiazole. Some of these compounds, such as, sulfaquinoxaline, sulfadiazine, sulfabenzamide, sulfathiazole and sulfapyridine failed to be trapped efficiently by the same liquid membrane (5% TOPO in hexylamine). The detection limits (DL) obtained were 1.8 ppb for sulfaguanidine and sulfamerazine and between 3.3 and 10 ppb in bovine liver and kidney tissues for the other sulfonamides that were successfully enriched with SLM; 2.1 ppb for sulfaguanidine and sulfamerazine and between 7.5 and 15 ppb in cow’s urine, whereas the DL values in milk were 12.4 ppb for sulfaguanidine and sulfamerazine and between 16.8 and 24.3 for the other compounds that were successfully enriched by the membrane. Several factors affecting the extraction efficiency during SLM enrichment, such as donor pH, acceptor pH, enrichment time and the membrane solvent were studied.     

Simultaneous determination of betamethasone and dexamethasone residues in bovine liver by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry

In this study a new method for the simultaneous confirmation of betamethasone and dexamethasone residues in bovine liver is presented. A Quattro LCZ triple quadrupole mass spectrometer, equipped with an atmospheric pressure ionization (API) source, was coupled to a high performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) system. Spiked liver samples were first extracted with acetonitrile, and the extracts were purified on C-18 columns. LC separations were performed on a Hypercarb column, with acetonitrile/water (90:10, v/v, +0.3% formic acid) as the mobile phase. Retention times for dexa- and betamethasone were 6.60 and 8.50 min, respectively. Fluorometholone had a retention time of 6.70 min and was used as the internal standard. The detection of the analytes was performed in the multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. The assay was linear over the range of 0.5 to 8 microg/kg for both analytes. The estimated determination limits were 0.2 microg/kg for both beta- and dexamethasone and the quantification limits were 0.4 microg/kg for dexamethasone and 0.3 microg/kg for betamethasone. Analysis precision at 1, 2 and 4 microg/kg was lower than 6.1% (relative standard deviation, RSD) and accuracy was at least 97.5%. Recoveries at 1, 2 and 4 microg/kg ranged between 56 and 69%.     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱内标法同时测定水产品中15种喹酮类药物残留量

建立了水产品中15种喹诺酮类药物(QNs)残留量的高效液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)测定方法。以氘代试剂为内标,样品经酸性乙腈萃取后,用正己烷脱脂,旋转蒸发浓缩,采用HPLC-MS/MS选择反应监测(SRM)正离子模式测定,内标法定量。可同时对水产品中的15种QNs进行定性和定量测定。15种QNs的检出限(S/N=3)为1.0μg/kg,定量限(S/N=10)为2.0μg/kg;在10.0～200.0ng/mL时峰强度与质量浓度的线性关系良好(r0.99)。方法的平均回收率范围为66%～121%。该法简便快捷,分析成本低,在一定程度上实现了药物残留的快速检测。     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱法同时测定鳗鱼和虾中残留的33种喹诺酮和磺胺类药物

建立了鳗鱼和虾中33种喹诺酮类(QNs)和磺胺类(SAs)药物残留量的高效液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)测定方法。以氘代试剂为内标,样品经酸性乙腈萃取后,用正己烷脱脂,旋转蒸发浓缩,采用LC-MS/MS选择反应监测(SRM)正离子模式测定,同时对鳗鱼和虾中的33种QNs和SAs进行定性和定量。33种QNs和SAs的检出限(S/N=3)为1.0 μg/kg,定量限(S/N=10)为2.0 μg/kg;在10.0～200.0 μg/L时目标物的峰强度与质量浓度的线性关系良好(r>0.99);平均回收率为66%～123%。该法简便快捷,降低了分析成本,也在一定程度上实现了药物残留的快速检测。     

Validated method for determination of ultra-trace closantel residues in bovine tissues and milk by solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry

A liquid chromatographic-electrospray ionisation-tandem mass spectrometry method (LC-ESI-MS/MS) with solid extraction was developed and validated for the detection and determination of closantel residues in bovine tissues and milk. An acetonitrile-acetone mixture (80:20, v/v) was used for one-stage extraction of closantel residues in bovine tissues and milk samples, and the extract was cleaned by solid phase extraction with Oasis MAX cartridges. The mass spectrometer was operated in multiple reactions monitoring mode with negative electrospray interface. The limits of detection in different matrices were in the range of 0.008-0.009 microg/kg. The overall recoveries for bovine muscle, liver, kidney and milk samples spiked at four levels including MRL were in the range of 76.0-94.3%. The overall relative standard deviations were in the range of 3.57-8.61%. The linearity is satisfactory with a correlation coefficient (r(2)) of 0.9913-0.9987 at both concentration ranges of 0.02-100 microg/kg and 200-5000 microg/kg. The method is capable of identifying closantel residues at > or =0.02 microg/kg levels and was applied in the determination of closantel residues in animal origin foods.     

Determination of clenbuterol in bovine plasma and tissues by gas chromatography-negative-ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry

A highly sensitive and specific assay was developed for the determination of clenbuterol in bovine plasma and tissues. Clenbuterol and the internal standard [2H9]clenbuterol were measured by gas chromatography-negative-ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry with methane as the reagent gas. Bovine tissues including muscle, liver, heart, kidney, lung, suet, brain, spinal cord and thymus were ground in a buffer of pH 7 and then extracted using ethyl acetate. After two subsequent purification steps, the cleaned-up organic extract was derivatized with pentafluoropropionic anhydride. The mass spectrometer was set to monitor the abundant ions m/z 368 and 377 of the perfluoroacyl derivatives. This assay was performed with 1 ml of plasma or 0.2 g of tissue. The feasibility of this method was demonstrated by the determination of clenbuterol residues as the femtomole level in a variety of tissues.     

Rapid forensic selected reaction monitoring liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry determination of ionophore antibiotics found at toxic levels in animal feeds

A rapid, accurate, and selective method was developed for the forensic determination of ionophore antibiotics in animal feeds. A simple extraction procedure and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) in the selected reaction monitoring (SRM) mode were used for rapid identification and confirmation of monensin and lasalocid in feed samples and for quantitation of monensin. Extracts from a homogenous portion of ground feeds were prepared using liquid-solid extraction and liquid-liquid extraction techniques. Feed extracts were further purified by a simple defatting and solvent wash step and then concentrated to dryness. Feed extract residues were reconstituted in 1 mL LC mobile phase and a 2 microL aliquot injected into the SRM LC/MS system. The latter system used a C18, 100 x 2.0 mm, LC column coupled to a PE-Sciex API 2000 tandem triple quadrupole mass spectrometer equipped with a TurbolonSpray LC/MS interface. Feed samples were extracted and analyzed for the determination of monensin and lasalocid within a couple of hours. Control feed samples fortified with monensin at concentrations from 50 ppb to 5 ppm provided a linear response and calibration curve across this range with a correlation coefficient of 0.996.     

Liquid chromatographic determination of diminazene diaceturate (Berenil) in raw bovine milk

A simple liquid chromatographic (LC) method is presented for the determination of diminazene (DZ) in raw bovine milk. DZ is extracted from raw milk by chilled aqueous centrifugation and is isolated from milk components on a cyano solid-phase extraction column. DZ is eluted by using a methanol-ion pairing reagent. A Phenomenex LUNA CN column and an acetonitrile-buffered mobile phase with a counter ion are used for gradient LC. The LC effluent is monitored at a detection wavelength of 372 nm by using a deuterium lamp. Under the parameters described, the retention time of DZ is 8-10 min with a peak area response of 6.5 mAU/ng. The method demonstrated excellent precision over all levels tested (25-400 ppb) with an overall average recovery of 90.4 +/- 14.5%. The method is applicable to the monitoring of milk for DZ residues at the 25 ppb level with a limit of quantitation of 10 ppb.     

Confirmation of sulfamethazine, sulfathiazole, and sulfadimethoxine residues in condensed milk and soft-cheese products by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry

A liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry method (LC/MS/MS) is described for the simultaneous detection of 3 sulfonamide drug residues at 1.25 ppb in condensed milk and soft-cheese products. The 3 sulfonamide drugs of interest are sulfathiazole (STZ), sulfamethazine (SMZ), and sulfadimethoxine (SDM). The method includes extraction of the product with phosphate buffer, centrifugation of the diluted product, and application of a portion of the extract onto a polymeric solid-phase extraction cartridge. The cartridge is washed with water, and the sulfonamides are eluted with methanol. After evaporation, the residue is dissolved in 0.1% formic acid solution, and the solution is filtered before analysis by LC/MS/MS. The LC/MS/MS program involved a series of time-scheduled selected-reaction monitoring transitions. The transitions of MH+ to the common product ions at m/z 156, 108, and 92 were monitored for each residue. In addition, SMZ and SDM had a fourth significant and unique product ion transition that could be measured. Validation was performed with control and fortified-control condensed bovine milk with 2.5, 5, and 10 ppb sulfonamides. This method was applied to imported flavored and unflavored condensed milk and cream cheese bars. The presence of STZ and SMZ residues was confirmed in 3 out of 6 products.     

Determination of flumequine in channel catfish by liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection.

Rapid methods are described for determination of flumequine (FLU) residues in muscle and plasma of farm-raised channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). FLU residues were extracted from tissues with an acidified methanol solution, and extracts were cleaned up on C18 solid-phase extraction cartridges. FLU concentrations were determined by liquid chromatography (LC) using a C18 analytical column and fluorescence detection (excitation, 325 nm; emission, 360 nm). Mean recoveries of FLU from fortified muscle were 87-94% at 5 levels ranging from 10 to 160 ppb (5 replicates per level). FLU recoveries from fortified plasma were 92-97% at 5 levels ranging from 20 to 320 ppb. Limits of detection (signal-to-noise ratio, 3:1) for the method as described were 3 and 6 ppb for muscle and plasma, respectively. Relative standard deviations (RSDs) for recoveries were < or = 12%. Live catfish were dosed with 14C-labeled or unlabeled FLU to generate incurred residues. Recoveries of 14C residues throughout extraction and cleanup were 90 and 94% for muscle and plasma, respectively. RSDs for incurred FLU at 2 levels in muscle and plasma ranged from 2 to 6%. The identity of FLU in incurred tissues was confirmed by LC/mass spectrometry.     

Development of analytical methods for some penicillins in bovine milk by ion-paired chromatography and confirmation by thermospray mass spectrometry

Analytical methods for the determination of cloxacillin, ampicillin/hetacillin, and amoxicillin in bovine milk were developed. The methods involved ultrafiltration of milk diluted with methanol, acetonitrile, and water on a 10,000-dalton cut-off filter. Separation of penicillins from other milk components was accomplished by ion-paired chromatography using a microbore column. The penicillins were detected using ultraviolet photodiode array (UV-PDA) detection and confirmed by thermospray liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The thermospray spectra of these compounds exhibited [M + H]+ and [M + Na]+ ions along with several fragment ions. The limits of detection for these antibiotics were estimated to be 50 to 100 ppb for LC with UV-PDA detection and 100-200 ppb for thermospray LC-MS detection.     

液相色谱-串联质谱法测定牛奶和奶粉中卡巴氧和喹乙醇代谢物的残留量

建立了牛奶和奶粉中卡巴氧代谢物喹喔啉-2-羧酸(QCA)和喹乙醇代谢物3-甲基喹喔啉-2-羧酸(MQCA)残留量的液相色谱-串联质谱测定方法。将样品经0.6%(体积分数)的甲酸溶液进行消化,用Tris缓冲溶液调节pH后,加入Protease蛋白酶进行酶解,样品溶液用0.3 mol/L HCl溶液酸化后,采用阴离子交换固相萃取柱Oasis MAX进行净化和富集。分析样品以0.1%(体积分数)的甲酸溶液-甲醇-乙腈为流动相,经Inertsil ODS-3色谱柱分离,采用负离子扫描,在LC-MS/MS多反应监测模式下进行定性及定量分析。喹口恶啉-2-羧酸和3-甲基喹口恶啉-2-羧酸的方法测定下限牛奶为0.5μg/kg,奶粉为4.0μg/kg。对牛奶在0.5~5.0μg/kg,奶粉在4.0~40.0μg/kg添加水平的平均回收率为68.2%~82.5%,RSD为3.4%~12%。     

Determination of residues of azamethiphos in salmon tissue by liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection.

A liquid chromatographic (LC) method with fluorescence detection (FLD) is described for determining residues of the pesticide azamethiphos (AZA) in salmon tissue. The sample is extracted with ethyl acetate, centrifuged, dehydrated with anhydrous sodium sulfate, evaporated, reconstituted in water, and defatted with hexane. The aqueous phase is passed through a C18 solid-phase extraction (SPE) column. The SPE column is eluted with methanol, and the eluate is evaporated to dryness and then taken up in 10% acetonitrile (ACN) in water. The analyte is determined by LC using a C18 column, ACN-H2O (32 + 68) mobile phase, and FLD with excitation at 230 nm and emission at 345 nm. Composited salmon tissues were fortified with AZA at 5, 10, 21, 42, and 83 ng/g or ppb (target level, X = 10 ng/g). Overall recoveries were 86%, with between-day variability of 5.3%. The method detection limit was calculated as 1.2 ppb AZA based on a 5 g sample. The limit of quantitation as determined empirically by this method is the lower limit of the standard curve, approximately 5 ppb.     

Simultaneous determination of residual antiparasitic lactones in bovine muscle and liver by liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection

Abamectin, doramectin, eprinomectin, ivermectin, milbemectin, and moxidectin in bovine muscle and liver were extracted with acetonitrile. The extracts were partitioned with n-hexane and then evaporated to dryness. The residue was cleaned up on Bond Elute NH2 cartridge, and the drugs were eluted from the cartridge with methanol-ethyl acetate (3 + 7). The eluate was evaporated to dryness, and residues were derivatized with N,N-dimethylformamide-acetic anhyride-1-methylimidazole. The derivatives were determined by liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. Recoveries of the 6 drugs were 79.6-63.8% in muscle and 71.6-60.6% in liver at 0.01 ppm levels. The quantitation limits were 5 ppb for each drug.     

Development and validation of a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry procedure for confirmation of para-toluenesulfonamide in edible fish fillet tissue

Chloramine-T is a disinfectant being developed as a treatment for bacterial gill disease in cultured fish. As part of the drug approval process, a method is required for the confirmation of chloramine-T residues in edible fish tissue. The marker residue that will be used to determine the depletion of chloramine-T residues from the edible tissue of treated fish is para-toluenesulfonamide (p-TSA), a metabolite of chloramine-T. The development and validation of a procedure for the confirmation of p-TSA is described. Homogenized fish tissue is dried by mixing with anhydrous sodium sulfate, and the mixture is extracted with methylene chloride. The extract is passed through a silica gel solid-phase extraction column, from which p-TSA is subsequently eluted with acetonitrile. The acetonitrile extract is evaporated, and the oily residue is dissolved in hexane. The hexane solution is shaken with fresh acetonitrile. The acetonitrile solution is evaporated and the residue is redissolved in dilute potassium hydroxide solution. The aqueous solution is extracted with methylene chloride to further remove more of the fat co-extractive. The aqueous solution is reacted with pentafluorobenzyl bromide in presence of tetrabutylammonium hydrogensulfate. The resulting di-(pentafluorobenzyl) derivative of p-TSA is analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. This method permits the confirmation of p-TSA in edible fish tissue at 20 ppb.