A simple and rapid method for simultaneous determination of benzoic and sorbic acids in food using in-tube solid-phase microextraction coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography

A simple, rapid and sensitive on-line method for the simultaneous determination of benzoic and sorbic acids in food was developed by coupling in-tube solid-phase microextraction (SPME) to high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with UV detection. The diethylamine-modified poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) monolithic capillary selected as the extraction medium exhibited a high extraction capability towards benzoic and sorbic acids. To obtain optimum extraction performance, several in-tube SPME parameters were investigated, including pH value, inorganic salt, and the organic solvent content of the sample matrix. After simple dilution with 0.02 mol/L phosphate solution (pH 4.0), carbonated drink, juice drink, sauce and jam samples could be directly injected for extraction. For succade samples, a small amount of acetonitrile was required to extract analytes prior to dilution and subsequent extraction. The linearity of the method was investigated over a concentration range of 5–20000 ng/mL for both analytes, and the correlation coefficients (R ² values) were higher than 0.999. The detection limits for benzoic and sorbic acids were 1.2 and 0.9 ng/mL, respectively. The method reproducibility was tested by evaluating the intra- and interday precisions; relative standard deviations of less than 4.4 and 9.9%, respectively, were obtained. Recoveries of compounds from spiked food samples ranged from 84.4 to 106%. The developed method was shown to be suitable for the routine monitoring of benzoic and sorbic acids in various types of food samples.     

反相高效液相色谱法测定化妆品中的苯甲酸和山梨酸

建立了反相高效液相色谱法测定化妆品中苯甲酸和山梨酸的分析方法.样品经甲醇超声提取后,直接过滤进样检测.采用Sinochrom C18色谱柱,以0.02 mol/L乙酸铵-甲醇(体积比为85:15)为流动相,流速为2.0 mL/min,检测波长为230 nm.结果表明:苯甲酸和山梨酸浓度在2.00～12.00 μg/mL...     

乳及乳制品中多种防腐剂和甜味剂的同时测定

建立了高效液相色谱法同时测定乳及乳制品中安赛蜜、苯甲酸、糖精钠、山梨酸和阿斯巴甜的方法。通过加入适量沉淀剂除去样品中绝大部分蛋白质后,采用C18色谱柱分离,以甲醇-0.05 mol/L磷酸二氢钾溶液为流动相梯度洗脱,用二极管阵列检测器于230 nm波长处检测安赛蜜、苯甲酸和山梨酸,于210 nm波长处检测糖精钠和阿斯巴甜。被测物的回收率为96.0%～103.5%,精密度(以相对标准偏差(RSD)计)为1.93%～2.76%,安赛蜜、苯甲酸、糖精钠、山梨酸和阿斯巴甜的检出限分别为1.0, 1.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 μg/g。该方法可用于乳及乳制品中这5种添加剂的同时测定。     

吸收光谱法同时检测食品中的苯甲酸钠与山梨酸钾

利用苯甲酸钠和山梨酸钾的紫外吸收光谱特性,设计了正交试验,结合偏最小二乘变量筛选法,获得变量数少、相关系数高、预报准确性好、能同时对苯甲酸钠和山梨酸钾进行浓度预报的模型,并应用于饮料、蜜饯、糕点和调色酒样品中苯甲酸钠和山梨酸钾的检测。样品平行测定结果的相对标准偏差均小于10%,方法的加标回收率为82%～107%,苯甲酸钠和山梨酸钾的检测范围分别为0.1～16.0 mg.L-1和0.1～6.0 mg.L-1,检出限分别为0.05 mg.L-1和0.01 mg.L-1。样品的检测结果与国标法的检测结果相吻合。     

Simultaneous determination of sorbic and benzoic acids in food dressing by headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography

A facile headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) procedure using 85 microm polyacrylate (PA) fiber is presented for the simultaneous determination of preservatives (sorbic and benzoic acids) in food dressing, including Thousand Island Dressing, HellMANN'S Salad Dressing and Tomato Ketchup, by gas chromatography (GC) with flame ionization detector (FID). The method presented preserves the advantages typical of HS-SPME such as simplicity, low intensity of labor, low cost and solvent free. The main factors affecting the HS-SPME process, such as extraction temperature and time, desorption temperature and time, the acidity and salt concentration of the solution, were optimized. Limits of detection (LODs) of the method were 2.00 microg/L for sorbic acid and 1.22 microg/L for benzoic acid. Relative standard deviations (RSDs) for quintuplicate analyses at three concentration levels of 0.10, 2.0 and 20 mg/L ranged between 3.86 and 14.8%. The method also showed good linearity n a range from 0.02 to 40 mg/L with correlation coefficients (R2) of 0.9986 for sorbic acid and 0.9994 for benzoic acid. Recoveries for the two analytes in all the samples tested ranged from 83.44 to 113.2%. Practical applicability was demonstrated through the simultaneous determination of sorbic and benzoic acids in the three complex samples.     

高效液相色谱法同时测定食品中的5种添加剂

采用高效液相色谱法测定了食品中山梨酸、苯甲酸、糖精钠、乙酰磺胺酸钾和脱氢乙酸等5种食品添加剂.结果表明:高效液相色谱法能够满足食品中5种食品添加剂同时测定的要求;在0～200 mg/L的线性范围内.相关系数r大于0.999 2,对5种食品添加剂的最低检出限分别为0.15、0.25、0.45、0.17、0.23 mg/k...     

Analysis of anthocyanins in commercial fruit juices by using nano-liquid chromatography-electrospray-mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography with UV-vis detector

Nano-LC and conventional HPLC techniques were applied for the analysis of anthocyanins present in commercial fruit juices using a capillary column of 100 μm id and a 2.1 mm id narrow-bore C(18) column. Analytes were detected by UV-Vis at 518 nm and ESI-ion trap MS with HPLC and nano-LC, respectively. Commercial blueberry juice (14 anthocyanins detected) was used to optimize chromatographic separation of analytes and other analysis parameters. Qualitative identification of anthocyanins was performed by comparing the recorded mass spectral data with those of published papers. The use of the same mobile phase composition in both techniques revealed that the miniaturized method exhibited shorter analysis time and higher sensitivity than narrow-bore chromatography. Good intra-day and day-to-day precision of retention time was obtained in both methods with values of RSD less than 3.4 and 0.8% for nano-LC and HPLC, respectively. Quantitative analysis was performed by external standard curve calibration of cyanidin-3-O-glucoside standard. Calibration curves were linear in the concentration ranges studied, 0.1-50 and 6-50 μg/mL for HPLC-UV/Vis and nano-LC-MS, respectively. LOD and LOQ values were good for both methods. In addition to commercial blueberry juice, qualitative and quantitative analysis of other juices (e.g. raspberry, sweet cherry and pomegranate) was performed. The optimized nano-LC-MS method allowed an easy and selective identification and quantification of anthocyanins in commercial fruit juices; it offered good results, shorter analysis time and reduced mobile phase volume with respect to narrow-bore HPLC.     

高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定调味料中的痕量苯甲酸与山梨酸

建立了调味料中痕量苯甲酸、山梨酸的高效液相色谱-串联质谱检测方法.调味料样品经盐酸酸化后用乙醚多次提取,酸性氯化钠洗涤提取液,挥干后用1 mL90% 0.2 mmol/L NH4OAc(pH 5.0)的乙腈溶液溶解,过膜备用.采用电喷雾负离子电离(ESI-)模式和单反应监控(SRM)模式检测,外标法定量.该方法在0.5...     

Simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of Tartrazine, Sunset Yellow and Ponceau 4R in commercial products by partial least squares and principal component regression multivariate calibration methods

Three multivariate calibration methods, partial least squares (PLS-1 and PLS-2) and principal component regression (PCR), were proposed and successfully applied to the simultaneous determination of three dyes, Tartrazine (E-102), Sunset Yellow (E-110) and Ponceau 4R (E-124) in mixtures by ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrophotometry. The designed and optimized training set of calibration was applied to the determination of the three dyes in several synthetic mixtures, containing 1.6–20.0 mg/L of Tartrazine, 3.2–40.0 mg/L of Sunset Yellow and 3.2– 36.0 mg/L of Ponceau 4R. 94.5–105.3% recovery values were obtained. Three commercial foods that contained the three dyes were also satisfactorily analyzed without separation step. The results obtained by the application of the three chemometric approaches in the commercial products are discussed and compared with those obtained by an HPLC method and very similar values were found by all methods. Repeatability and reproducibility studies (with the Student’s and F tests) were achieved over two series of nine standards for each dye, showing no significant differences at the 95% confidence level.     

Headspace solid-phase microextraction applied to the simultaneous determination of sorbic and benzoic acids in beverages

A new analytical procedure was developed using headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) for the simultaneous determination of sorbic and benzoic acids in beverages. The sample were processed depending on their nature, either only diluted with water, or treated with a NaOH solution and filtered through a 0.45-μm membrane filter. The samples were heated in a vial in the presence of sulfuric acid and anhydrous sodium sulfate and the analytes were collected from the headspace by using a 65-μm polydimethylsiloxane-divinylbenzene (PDMS-DVB) coated fiber and determined by gas chromatography with flame ionization detector (GC-FID). To enhance the sensitivity of HS-SPME, the temperature and time of the extraction and desorption, the acidity and salt concentration of the extraction solution were optimized. Linear range of the analytes was found to be between 0.1 and 20 mg/L with regression coefficients (R²) of 0.9998 for sorbic acid and 0.9980 for benzoic acid. Limits of detection (LOD) were 5.83 μg/L and 11.4 μg/L for sorbic and benzoic acids, respectively. Relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) for six replicate analyses within 3 days (two times/day) was found to be lower than 8.62% at three concentration levels (2, 6, 10 mg/L). Recoveries ranged from 81.20% to 108.1% for real samples. The results demonstrate the suitability of the HS-SPME technique to analyze sorbic and benzoic acids in a variety of beverages.     

Divalent pairing ion for ion-interaction chromatography of sulphonates and car☐ylates

An ion-interaction method for the simultaneous separation and UV detection of compounds with weak or strong ionic groups, using a divalent cationic ion pair reagent, namely hexamethonium bromide, has been studied and developed. The analytes considered were tartaric, fumaric, pyruvic, maleic, phthalic, benzoic, sorbic, 4-hydroxybenzoic, benzene and toluene-4-sulphonic acids, and they were chosen for their practical importance. The chromatographic optimization for their separation has been achieved by varying eluent composition (methanol, NaCl and hexamethonium concentrations) and studying the performance of different stationary phases (octyl- and octadecyl-silica based columns). The method developed has been successfully applied to benzoate and sorbate determination in orange juices.     

A strategy for enhancing the quantitative determination ability of the diffuse reflectance near-infrared spectroscopy

Near-infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (NIRDRS) has been proved to be a convenient and fast quantitative method for complex samples. The high detection limit or the low sensitivity of the method, however, is a big problem obstructing its application in the analysis of low concentration samples. A strategy for quantitative determination of low concentration samples was developed by using NIRDRS. The method takes an adsorbent as a substrate for gathering the analytes from a solution, and uses the multivariate calibration technique for quantitative calculation. So, the detection limit can be improved and the interferences can be eliminated when complex samples are analyzed. Taking benzoic and sorbic acids as the analyzing targets and the alumina as the adsorbent, partial least squares (PLS) model is built from the NIRDRS of the adsorbates. The results show that the concentrations that can be quantitatively detected are as low as 0.011 and 0.013 mg mL(-1) for benzoic and sorbic acids, respectively, and the co-adsorbates do not interfere each other.     

Simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of carbamazepine and phenytoin in serum by PLS regression and comparison with HPLC

Carbamazepine (CBZ) and phenytoin (PHT) are two antiepileptic drugs which are used simultaneously. In this paper a partial least-squares (PLS) calibration method is described for the simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of CBZ and PHT in plasma. Standard binary mixtures of CBZ and PHT have been resolved by application of PLS-1 to their UV spectra. Then, the binary standard solutions, spiked to plasma, were prepared and after the extraction of the drugs, their corresponding UV spectrum were analyzed by PLS regression to calculate the concentration of drugs in unknown plasma. A leave one out cross-validation procedure was employed to find the optimum numbers of latent variables using PRESS. A HPLC method was also applied for simultaneous determination of two drugs in the plasma and in methanol. The mean recoveries obtained by PLS were 98.4 and 98.2 for CBZ and PHT and those obtained by HPLC were 100.1 and 101.7, respectively. Although, the HPLC method showed better performance than PLS, it was found that the results obtained by PLS were comparable with those obtained by HPLC method.     

Dosage simultane par chromatographie liquide a haute performance de l'acide benzoique et de l'acide sorbique: High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of benzoic and sorbic acids

High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of benzoic and sorbic acids. Quantitative h.p.l.c. for benzoic and sorbic acids in foodstuffs, especially soft drinks, is described. Recoveries were 101.49% ± 1.39 for sorbic acid and 99.52% ± 1.05 for benzoic acid in the concentration ranges normally used (50–100 mgl^-1).     

Simultaneous voltammetric determination of levodopa, carbidopa and benserazide in pharmaceuticals using multivariate calibration

An analytical methodology based on differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) on a glassy carbon electrode and the partial least-squares (PLS-1) algorithm for the simultaneous determination of levodopa, carbidopa and benserazide in pharmaceutical formulations was developed and validated. Some sources of bi-linearity deviation for electrochemical data are discussed and analyzed. The multivariate model was developed as a ternary calibration model and it was built and validated with an independent set of drug mixtures in presence of excipients, according with manufacturer specifications. The proposed method was applied to both the assay and the uniformity content of two commercial formulations containing mixtures of levodopa-carbidopa (10:1) and levodopa-benserazide (4:1). The results were satisfactory and statistically comparable to those obtained by applying the reference Pharmacopoeia method based on high performance liquid chromatography. In conclusion, the methodology proposed based on DPV data processed with the PLS-1 algorithm was able to quantify simultaneously levodopa, carbidopa and benserazide in its pharmaceuticals formulations using a ternary calibration model for these drugs in presence of excipients. Furthermore, the model appears to be successful even in the presence of slight potential shifts in the processed data, which have been taken into account by the flexible chemometric PLS-1 approach.     

Simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of Tartrazine, Sunset Yellow and Ponceau 4R in commercial products by partial least squares and principal component regression multivariate calibration methods

Three multivariate calibration methods, partial least squares (PLS-1 and PLS-2) and principal component regression (PCR), were proposed and successfully applied to the simultaneous determination of three dyes, Tartrazine (E-102), Sunset Yellow (E-110) and Ponceau 4R (E-124) in mixtures by ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrophotometry. The designed and optimized training set of calibration was applied to the determination of the three dyes in several synthetic mixtures, containing 1.6–20.0 mg/L of Tartrazine, 3.2–40.0 mg/L of Sunset Yellow and 3.2– 36.0 mg/L of Ponceau 4R. 94.5–105.3% recovery values were obtained. Three commercial foods that contained the three dyes were also satisfactorily analyzed without separation step. The results obtained by the application of the three chemometric approaches in the commercial products are discussed and compared with those obtained by an HPLC method and very similar values were found by all methods. Repeatability and reproducibility studies (with the Student’s and F tests) were achieved over two series of nine standards for each dye, showing no significant differences at the 95% confidence level. Received: 27 October 1997 / Revised: 9 January 1998 / Accepted: 24 January 1998     

毛细管气相色谱法测定速冻食品中的山梨酸和苯甲酸

建立了速冻食品中山梨酸和苯甲酸的毛细管气相色谱检测方法。样品用石油醚-乙醚高速匀浆的方法提取后,通过改变酸度而改变其在有机相和水相中分配比的方法,去除脂肪等杂质的干扰,用FFAP毛细管色谱柱FID检测器进行检测。该方法测定结果的相对标准偏差为1.4%~6.6%,回收率为90.5%~96.9%,检出限为1mg/kg。     

On-line preconcentration of weak electrolytes by electrokinetic accumulation in CE: experiment and simulation

A new on-line preconcentration technique was developed that makes possible to determine nanomolar concentrations of weak acidic analytes in CE. The method consists of long-running electrokinetic sample injection and stacking (electrokinetic immobilization) of the analytes at a boundary of two electrolytes with different pH values (pH 9.5 and 2.5) and consequent mobilization of the stacked uncharged analytes in a micellar system (containing SDS micelles). Several factors including buffer concentration, pH, applied voltage, time of preconcentration, and SDS concentration were tested to optimize the analysis method. An about 4600-fold increase of the sample concentration (in comparison with the standard CZE) can be achieved during the preconcentration step. Two preservatives applied in food industry -- benzoic acid and sorbic acid were used as model samples. The applicability of the proposed method in food analysis was demonstrated by determination of nanomolar concentrations of benzoic acid in sunflower oil. An extended version of the computer program Simul was used for modeling both the preconcentration and mobilization processes taking place in the capillary.     

Sensitive determination of organic acid preservatives in juices and soft drinks treated by monolith-based stir cake sorptive extraction and liquid chromatography analysis

A simple, efficient, and sensitive method for simultaneous determination of sorbic acid (SA), benzoic acid (BA), and cinnamic acid (CA) in juices and soft drinks was developed by stir cake sorptive extraction (SCSE) coupling to high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection. The SCSE based on polymeric ionic liquid-based monolith (PILM) as extractive medium was used to concentrate these three organic acid preservatives. Because hydrophobic and ion-exchange interactions co-contributed to the extraction, the PILM-SCSE exhibited a high extractive capability towards analytes. To obtain optimum extraction performance, several SCSE parameters were investigated and discussed, including desorption solvent, pH value, ionic strength in the sample matrix, and the extraction and desorption time. Under the optimized extraction conditions, limits of detection of 0.16, 1.08, and 0.18 μg/L (S/N?=?3) and quantification limits of 0.52, 3.42, and 0.61 (S/N?=?10) were obtained for SA, BA, and CA, respectively. The method also showed good linearity and reproducibility, as well as advantages such as simplicity, low cost, and high feasibility. Finally, the proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of SA, BA, and CA in real juices and soft drinks, and the recoveries ranged from 63.0 to 107 %.     

毛细管电泳-量子点间接激光诱导荧光检测5种食品防腐剂

以碲化镉量子点为荧光背景物质,建立了毛细管电泳-间接激光诱导荧光检测食品中对羟基苯甲酸丙酯、脱氢乙酸钠、山梨酸、苯甲酸和丙酸钠含量的方法,紫外吸收很弱的丙酸钠在本方法中显示为正峰,可被有效检出.研究了碲化镉量子点浓度、背景电解质浓度、pH值、分离电压对分析物峰高和迁移时间的影响.在最佳条件下,对羟基苯甲酸丙酯、脱氢乙酸钠、山梨酸、苯甲酸和丙酸钠在8.5 min内得到分离,检出限分别为0.21,0.32,0.50,0.30和0.36 mg/L,相对标准偏差分别为3.9％,2.1％,2.5％,1.9％和2.3％,平均加标回收率分别为96.8％,93.4％,96.3％,98.1％和99.1％.本方法的检出限及线性范围均优于文献报道结果,对食品中这5种防腐剂检测的结果与高效液相色谱法结果一致.