Immunochemical detection of aminoglycosides in milk and kidney

In 1996, the European Union established provisional maximum residue limits (MRL) for gentamicin, neomycin, streptomycin and dihydrostreptomycin in milk and tissue (0.1-5 mg kg-1). For the detection of these four aminoglycosides, three enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) for applications in milk and kidney were developed. The screening of defatted and diluted milk resulted in limits of determination (LDM) of < 0.01 mg l-1. Kidney samples were deproteinized with a trichloroacetic acid solution (3%) and after filtration and the addition of buffer, aliquots were used in the ELISA. The LDM of the four aminoglycosides in kidney were < 0.05 mg kg-1. The ELISA were found suitable for the semi-quantitative screening of milk and kidney for the presence of the four aminoglycosides far below the MRL levels. In randomly taken milk samples (n = 776) and in kidneys derived from healthy pigs (n = 124), the aminoglycoside residues found were far below their established MRL. In eight out of the 94 kidney samples obtained from diseased animals after emergency slaughter, aminoglycoside residues were above the MRL.     

亲水作用色谱-串联质谱法测定蜂蜜中链霉素和双氢链霉素残留

建立了亲水作用色谱-串联质谱（HILIC-MS/MS）测定蜂蜜中链霉素和双氢链霉素的分析方法。样品中链霉素和双氢链霉素经20 g/L三氯乙酸水溶液（含50 mmol/L磷酸盐，pH 6.8）提取，HLB固相萃取柱净化，采用HILIC-MS/MS对目标物进行定性和定量分析。采用SIELC Obelisc R色谱柱，以0.5%（体积分数）甲酸水溶液和乙腈为流动相进行梯度洗脱分离，在正离子模式下检测，外标法定量。该方法在2.5~100 μg/L范围内线性关系良好（r>0.99），检出限（LOD）为2.0 μg/kg，定量限（LOQ）为5.0 μg/kg。在空白蜂蜜样品中进行5.0、20.0、100.0 μg/kg 3个水平的加标回收试验，方法的平均回收率为86.9%~113.2%，精密度在10%以下。该方法简单、快速、灵敏，重复性好，可用于蜂蜜中链霉素和双氢链霉素的定量测定。     

液相色谱法测定番茄制品中链霉素和双氢链霉素的残留量

建立了测定番茄制品中链霉素和双氢链霉素残留量的净化方案.样品中的残留物用磷酸盐缓冲液(pH4)提取,经分散固相萃取法初步净化后,再经串联双柱固相萃取净化,用RPC18(Symmetry Shield)色谱柱在梯度洗脱下分离待测物,外标法定量.链霉素的线性范围为0.05～0.8 mg/L,相关系数r＞0.999 8.方法的回收率为71％～95％,定量限(S/N=10)为0.1 mg/kg,测定结果的相对标准偏差为2.6％～10.5％.该方法操作简便,净化效果好,灵敏、准确,检测成本低,适用于检测和分析番茄制品中链霉素和双氢链霉素的残留量.     

混合型离子交换液相色谱-串联质谱法测定蜂蜜中5种氨基糖苷类抗生素残留

建立了混合型离子交换液相色谱-串联质谱测定蜂蜜中链霉素、双氢链霉素、壮观霉素、卡那霉素和阿米卡星等5种氨基糖苷类抗生素的方法。蜂蜜样品采用磷酸盐缓冲溶液提取，分子印迹固相萃取柱富集净化，Obelisc R色谱柱分离，以0.1%（v/v）甲酸水溶液和乙腈为流动相进行梯度洗脱，采用电喷雾电离、正离子模式扫描，多反应监测模式检测，外标法定量。实验结果表明，链霉素和双氢链霉素在5~100 μg/L范围内呈现良好的线性关系，定量限为5 μg/kg；壮观霉素、卡那霉素和阿米卡星在20~500 μg/L范围内呈现良好的线性关系，定量限为20 μg/kg。在空白蜂蜜样品中添加1倍、2倍和5倍定量限水平的5种氨基糖苷类药物，其平均回收率为75.1%~92.3%，相对标准偏差为4.5%~10.7%。该法不添加离子对试剂，可减少对质谱仪的污染，并具有较高的灵敏度，适用于蜂蜜中5种氨基糖苷类抗生素的同时检测。     

Detection of streptomycin and dihydrostreptomycin residues in milk,honey and meat samples using an optical biosensor

Immuno-biosensor inhibition assays for the detection of streptomycin and dihydrostreptomycin residues in whole cows' milk, honey, pig kidney and pig muscle are reported. The antibody showed high cross-reactivity with dihydrostreptomycin in various foodstuffs (buffer 103%, milk 96%, honey 84%, kidney extract 129% and muscle extract 98%). There was no significant cross-reaction with other aminoglycosides or commonly used antibiotics. A streptomycin derivative was used to prepare a stable, reusable sensor chip surface. The assay allowed the direct analysis of bovine whole milk (fat content approximately 3.5%). Honey samples required dilution with buffer, while kidney and muscle samples from pigs were homogenized in an aqueous extraction buffer and clarified by centrifugation. The limit of detection for each assay was determined from known streptomycin-free samples (n = 20; mean - (3 x standard deviation)) and the results were as follows: milk 30 microg kg(-1), honey 15 microg kg(-1), kidney 50 microg kg(-1) and muscle 70 microg kg(-1). Repeatability (or relative standard deviation) between runs were calculated (n = 3) at the respective Community maximum residue limits (MRL) and 0.5 x MRL with the exception of honey since no European MRL exists at present. Results were determined as 4.3% (200 microg kg(-1)) and 2.8% (100 microg kg(-1)) in milk, 13.3% (40 microg kg(-1)) and 9.5% (20 microg kg(-1)) in honey, 7.1% (1000 microg kg(-1)) and 7.6% (500 microg kg(-1)) in kidney and 7.1% (500 microg kg(-1)) and 11% (250 microg kg(-1)) in muscle.     

Liquid chromatography on an amide stationary phase with post-column derivatization and fluorimetric detection for the determination of streptomycin and dihydrostreptomycin in foods

The separation of streptomycin and its derivative dihydrostreptomycin using ion-pair liquid chromatography is proposed. The method is based on the use of a new stationary phase based on a ligand with amide groups and the endcapping of trimethylsilyl which avoids the appearance of tailed peaks. The isocratic mobile phase consisted of a 6:94 (v/v) acetonitrile/10 mM pentanesulfonic acid (pH 3.3) mixture at a flow-rate of 1 mL min⁻¹ and fluorescence detection involved a post-column derivatization reaction using β-naphthoquinone-4-sulfonate. Linearity, precision, recovery and sensitivity were satisfactory. The procedure was applied to the analysis of the aminoglycoside antibiotics in different types of foods, as honey, milk, egg and liver. Extraction was carried out by acidic hydrolysis to release protein-bound antibiotics. Detection limits in the food samples are 7.5 and 15 μg kg⁻¹ for streptomycin and dihydrostreptomycin, respectively.     

Comparison of three solid-phase extraction processes in quantification of ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin in pork meat

Due to strong implications for food safety, control of fluoroquinolones residues in swine meat should be undertaken to verify compliance of the contamination levels with the maximum residue limits recently updated by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 37/2010 of 22 December 2009. Solid-phase extraction is widely used in antibiotic analysis in food of animal origin. In this study, the results of a comparative study using different types of solid-phase extraction columns, HLB, MCX, and MAX, for ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin analysis, in pork meat, are presented. In addition, diverse sample treatments for defatting, precipitate proteins, eliminate cations, and increase the ionic strength, were used to obtain the most suitable method of analysis. Only the MCX's use followed by liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection resulted in chromatograms that allow the quantification at maximum residue limits. The validation method, in terms of CCα and CCβ, recovery and precision determination, was according to the EU Decision 2002/657/EC. This procedure was used in the analysis of 50 samples of pork meat of Portuguese origin. Only two samples presented residues of enrofloxacin at 30 and 42 μg/kg, values under the legal maximum residue limit.     

Detection of pork in heat-processed meat products by monoclonal antibody-based ELISA

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using a monoclonal antibody to a porcine thermal-stable muscle protein was developed for detection of pork in cooked meat products. The assay specifically detects porcine skeletal muscle, but not cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, blood, and nonmuscle organs. No cross-reactivity was observed with common food proteins. Validity of the assay was evaluated with laboratory formulated and commercial meat samples. The detection limit was determined as 0.5% (w/w) pork in heterologous meat mixtures. Overall, intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation were 5.8 and 7.9%, respectively. The accuracy in analyzing market samples was 100% as verified by product labeling and confirmed by a commercial polycolonal antibody test kit.     

High-throughput analysis of tetracycline and penicillin antibiotics in animal tissues using electrospray tandem mass spectrometry with selected reaction monitoring transition

A simple, rapid, and simultaneous analysis method for oxytertracycline, tetracycline, chlortetracycline, penicillin G, ampicillin, and nafcillin in meat has been developed by using electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. The sample preparation was performed by homogenizing with water followed by a centrifugal ultrafiltration, after addition of internal standards (demeclocycline, penicillin G-d5, ampicillin-d5 and nafcillin-d6). The MS/MS analysis involves the combined use of sample enrichment on the short column and a multiple reaction monitoring technique. The overall recoveries from animal (bovine and swine) muscle, kidney, and liver fortified at the levels of 0.05 and 0.1 ppm ranged from 70 to 115% with the coefficients of variation ranging from 0.7 to 14.8% (n = 5). Analysis time, including sample preparation and determination, is only 3h per eight sample and detection limits for all antibiotics are 0.002 ppm. The method is considered to be satisfactory for the rapid screening of the tetracycline and penicillin antibiotic residues in meat.     

Direct, sensitive and selective detection of free fatty acids by high-performance liquid chromatography with post-column ion-pair extraction and absorbance detection

Free fatty acids (C8-C18) are separated by reversed-phase liquid chromatography and detected using a simple post-column dynamic extraction system in which the acids are extracted as ion pairs with chloroform from the aqueous acetonitrile (gradient: 79-99% acetonitrile) mobile phase after the post-column addition of aqueous Methylene Blue solution. The chloroform phase containing the ion pairs is monitored with an absorbance detector at 651 nm. The detection limits ranged from 26 to 83 ng, depending upon the acid, with coefficients of variation of 1.2-14%. Application of the method to butter and margarine samples permitted detection of free fatty acids down to 35 ppm and in orange juice, down to 0.5 ppm using only an organic solvent extraction without further sample clean-up for isolation of the fatty acids.     

双柱固相萃取净化-液相色谱-串联质谱法测定牛奶和奶粉中链霉素和双氢链霉素残留量

建立了双柱固相萃取净化-液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)测定牛奶和奶粉中链霉素和双氢链霉素残留量的分析方法。样品用H3PO4溶液提取,三氯乙酸沉淀蛋白,苯磺酸型和羧酸型固相萃取柱净化,经Atlantis C18色谱柱分离,以电喷雾离子源在正离子多反应监测(MRM)模式下进行测定。牛奶中链霉素和双氢链霉素的方法检出限均为4μg/kg,定量限均为10μg/kg,奶粉中链霉素和双氢链霉素的方法检出限均为30μg/kg,定量限均为80μg/kg,方法回收率为80%~86%,相对标准偏差为5.9%~11.5%。本方法适用于牛奶和奶粉中链霉素和双氢链霉素残留量的测定。     

串联双柱固相萃取-液相色谱-串联质谱法测定番茄酱中链霉素和双氢链霉素残留量

建立了同时测定番茄酱中链霉素和双氢链霉素残留量的串联双柱净化-液相色谱-串联质谱方法。样品中的残留物用磷酸盐缓冲液(pH 4)提取,经分散固相萃取净化和串联双柱固相萃取净化后,用极性色谱柱在梯度洗脱条件下分离待测物,采用正离子电喷雾离子源(ESI+)在多反应监测(MRM)扫描模式下进行测定,外标法定量。链霉素和双氢链霉素在0.01～0.2 mg/L质量浓度范围内线性关系良好,相关系数(r)大于0.999。链霉素和双氢链霉素的定量限均为0.02 mg/kg,回收率为71%～101%,相对标准偏差为2.3%～15%。该方法操作简便,净化效果好,灵敏,准确,适用于检测和分析番茄酱及其制品中链霉素和双氢链霉素残留量。     

Identification and determination of sulphamethazine and N4-acetylsulphamethazine in meat by high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode-array detection

A simple and selective method for the determination of sulphamethazine (SMT) and its metabolite, N4-acetylsulphamethazine (N4-AcSMT), in meat by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with photodiode-array detection was developed. The drugs were extracted from meat with 0.2% metaphosphoric acid-methanol (6:4), followed by a Bond-Elut C18 clean-up procedure. The HPLC separation was carried out on a Supersphere RP-18e column (125 X 4.0 mm I.D.) using 0.05 M sodium dihydrogenphosphate (pH 4.5)-acetonitrile (8:2) as the mobile phase at a flow-rate of 0.5 ml/min, and monitored with a photodiode-array detector. The recoveries of SMT and N4-AcSMT from meat fortified at 0.5 micrograms/g were 90.1-93.3 and 93.0-94.4%, respectively, with coefficients of variation of 1.9-3.2 and 1.5-2.7%. The limits of detection were 0.02 micrograms/g for each drug. SMT was found in ten samples of imported meat (12.5%) at levels ranging from 0.05 to 1.05 micrograms/g.     

Detection of residues of tetracycline antibiotics in pork and chicken meat: correlation between results of screening and confirmatory tests.

Residues of the tetracycline group of antibiotics were quantified in pork and chicken muscle tissue that had previously been screened with a microbiological inhibition test and an immunological method. Pieces of frozen pork and chicken meat were screened on a pH 6 culture medium seeded with Bacillus subtilis. An aqueous extract of the inhibitor-positive samples was then screened with a group-specific commercial ELISA kit, able to detect levels of oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline, tetracycline and doxycycline corresponding with the European MRL or lower. The cut-off value of the ELISA was set at a B/B0 value of 75%. Finally, confirmation and quantification were performed using a validated HPLC method with fluorescence detection. The fluorescence was induced by complexation of the tetracyclines with the zirconium cation which is added post-column to the HPLC eluate. This fluorescence makes it possible to quantitate residues below one-half of the MRL. To gain additional qualitative information some samples were also analysed with LC-MS-MS. ELISA analysis demonstrated the presence of residues of tetracyclines in 12 out of 19 inhibitor-positive pork samples and in 19 out of 21 inhibitor-positive chicken samples. Doxycycline was detected with HPLC in 10 of these 12 pork samples and in 18 out of 19 chicken samples. The two other ELISA positive pork samples contained oxytetracycline, while no tetracyclines were found in one ELISA positive chicken meat sample. The correlation between the ELISA B/B0 values and the actual levels determined with the HPLC method was poor, whereas a better correlation was observed between the inhibition zones and the doxycycline levels. Our results indicate that an inhibition test with a medium at pH 6 and B. subtilis as test organism is well suited to screen pork and chicken muscle tissue for residues of tetracycline antibiotics. Since many positive samples contained doxycycline levels below the MRL, a confirmatory method is necessary to quantify the residues.     

Determination of streptomycin and dihydrostreptomycin in milk and honey by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry

Two liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) methods were developed for the determination of streptomycin (STR) and its derivative dihydrostreptomycin (DHSTR) in milk and honey. These aminoglycoside antibiotics are used as veterinary drugs. In the EU, the presence of dihydro- and streptomycin residues in honey is forbidden, the maximum residue level (MRL) in milk is 200 microg/kg. The methods were optimised with regard to sensitivity and chromatographic efficiency, and validated by a procedure consistent with EU directive 2002/657. Average recoveries and accompanying standard deviations were satisfactory. The limit of quantification of STR was 2 microg/kg in honey and 10 microg/kg in milk, of DHSTR it was a factor two lower. The precision of the milk analysis was improved by using STR as the internal standard for DHSTR and vice versa. In a survey of 186 honeys available on the Dutch market, 26% of the honeys of foreign origin were positive for (DH)STR. This occurence rate was consistent with previous surveys, but lower concentrations were found.     

Simultaneous determination of multiveterinary drug residues in pork meat by liquid chromatography‐tandem mass spectrometry combined with solid phase extraction

An LC‐MS/MS method developed for simultaneous analysis of 54 veterinary drug residues of six families in pork meat samples, including sulfanilamide, nitroimidazoles, quinolones, macrolide antibiotics, lincosamides, and praziquantel. The pork meat sample was prepared by extraction with ACN, and clean‐up on a C₁₈ SPE cartridge. The sample was separated on a C₈ column and eluted with ACN, methanol, and formic acid. The MS/MS detector is operated in the multiple reaction monitoring mode, acquiring two specific precursor‐product ion transitions per target compound. The method showed excellent linearity (R² ≥ 0.99) and high precision (relative SD, RSD ≤ 19.8%) for all compounds. The method quantification limits of 54 veterinary drug residues were in the range of 0.3–3.0 μg/kg. Recoveries for most analytes based on matrix‐matched calibration in matrices were 20.9–121.0%. This method has been successfully applied for analysis of more than 100 pork meat samples from the local market; five of the 54 drugs were detected.     

Determination of thiabendazole in orange juice and rind by liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection and confirmation by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry after extraction by matrix solid-phase dispersion

A method was developed for the determination of thiabendazole (TBZ) in orange juice and rind based on matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD). TBZ was extracted with ethyl acetate and the extract was subsequently cleaned up on a solid-phase extraction column. Fungicide residues were determined by liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. Recoveries through the method ranged from 87 to 97% with relative standard deviations < or = 11%. The detection and quantitation limits were 0.15 and 0.50 microg/kg, respectively. The confirmation of TBZ residues in positive samples was performed by solid-phase microextraction followed by gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection using selected ion monitoring. The developed method was applied to determine TBZ levels in commercial orange juices and in juice and rind of fresh oranges. The influence of storage and washing of fruits on TBZ residues was also studied.     

液相色谱-串联质谱法测定花粉中的链霉素和双氢链霉素

建立了花粉中链霉素（streptomycin,STR）与双氢链霉素（dihydrostreptomycin,DHS）的高效液相色谱-串联质谱（HPLC-MS/MS）检测方法。样品经提取液提取、三氯甲烷沉淀蛋白后,用C18固相萃取柱进行富集净化,采用HPLC-MS/MS对目标物进行定性确证和定量分析。在Protemix WCX-NP5色谱柱（100 mm×2.1 mm,5 μm）上以5%（v/v）甲酸、20 mmol/L醋酸铵和甲醇为流动相进行梯度洗脱分离;质谱采集模式为电喷雾正离子监测模式。链霉素和双氢链霉素的检出限（以信噪比（S/N）=3计）均为5 μg/kg,定量限（以S/N=10计）均为10 μg/kg;在10~200 μg/L的质量浓度范围内呈现良好的线性关系,相关系数（r）大于0.99。本底空白的松花粉、玉米花粉、茶花粉、葵花粉、油菜花粉、杂花粉等6种基质中10、20、50 μg/kg添加水平下的加标回收率范围为76.8%~100.3%,精密度范围为3.70%~12.6%。该方法无需使用对LC-MS联用仪容易造成污染的七氟正丁酸,且方法准确可靠,适用于大部分花粉基质的测定。     

The high throughput analysis of N-methyl carbamate pesticides in wine and juice by electrospray ionization liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry with direct sample injection into a short column

We developed a new analysis method for the N-methyl carbamate pesticides in juice and wine. The juice and wine were diluted with ultra pure water, and determined by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI LC/MS/MS) with direct sample injection into a short column. The new method, including sample preparation and determination, is simple and rapid, and allows simultaneous determination of nine N-methyl carbamate pesticides in juice and wine within analysis time that is much shorter as compared with the traditional method. The average recoveries from juice and wine fortified at the level of 0.1 ppm ranged from 59.6 to 126.7% with the coefficients of variation ranging from 0.4 to 5.1% for intra-day (n = 5 × 3 days) and from 0.5 to 22.6% for inter-day (n = 15). At the fortified level of 0.5 ppm, the recoveries ranged from 69.3 to 127.2% with the coefficients of variation ranging from 0.4 to 6.9% for intra-day (n = 5 × 3 days) and from 0.5 to 22.6% for inter-day (n = 15). The method is considered to be satisfactory for the monitoring of the carbamate pesticides residues in juice and wine, suggesting that the present method is applicable to other pesticide residues in foods.     

液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱同时检测尿液和胃液中12种有毒生物碱

建立了高效液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱同时检测尿液和胃液中12种有毒生物碱的方法.优化了提取条件及色谱-质谱条件,并考察了基质效应的影响,探讨了质谱碎裂机理.尿液和预先调节至中性的胃液经硼砂-NaOH缓冲液(pH 9.6)碱化,乙酸乙酯液液萃取,采用电喷雾电离(ESI+)、多反应监测(MRM)方式,可同时对黄华碱、倒千里光碱、山莨菪碱、钩吻碱、芦竹碱、哈尔碱、吐根碱、血根碱、吴茱萸碱、吴茱萸次碱、雷公藤吉碱和雷公藤次碱12种有毒生物碱进行定性和定量分析.在优化的条件下,12种成分分别在0.5～200 μg/L、1～200 μg/L和5～200μg/L范围内线性关系良好,尿液中除黄华碱和山莨菪碱外,各生物碱的回收率为61.9％～119.1％,胃液中各生物碱回收率为61,0％～1102％,精密度RSD＜ 15％.检出限(LOD)为0.1～0 Sμμg/L,定量限(LOQ)为0.5～5.0 μg/L,时回收率不高的生物碱可通过空白基质配制标样校正,满足定量分析的要求.本方法操作简便、快捷、灵敏度高,适用于中毒患者尿液和胃液中有毒生物碱成分的检测.