Three-phase solvent bar microextraction and determination of trace amounts of clenbuterol in human urine by liquid chromatography and electrospray tandem mass spectrometry

Three-phase solvent bar microextraction (TPSBME) technique is described for the quantitative determination of trace amounts of clenbuterol (CB) in urine samples using liquid chromatography (LC) and electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (ES-TMS). CB was extracted from a basified urine sample (donor phase) into the organic solvent residing in the pores of a freely moving hollow fiber and then back extracted into an acidic solution (acceptor phase) inside the lumen of the hollow fiber. The ends of the fiber were pressure-sealed. Here, forward and back extraction took place spontaneously. We studied various parameters affecting the extraction efficiency viz. type of organic solvent (octanol, nonanol and dihexyl ether) used for immobilization in the pores of the hollow fiber, i.e. extraction time (10-40 min), stirring speed (0-1000 rpm), effect of sodium chloride (0-25%, w/v) and concentration of the donor (0.25-3 M NaOH) and the acceptor (0.5-5 M formic acid) phases. After extraction, CB was analyzed by injecting the analyte enriched acceptor phase into LC combined with ES-TMS. Enrichment factor (79), repeatability (R.S.D. = 5.1%), correlation coefficient (0.9972, for the range of 0.1-4 ng mL⁻¹), detection limit (7 pg mL⁻¹) were also investigated. The present technique is compared with the reported solid phase microextraction techniques in terms of selectivity, analysis time per extraction, cost of analysis per extraction, and precision. Among all microextraction techniques reported, this technique is the most economical sample preparation/preconcentration technique to our knowledge. The method was applied for the analysis of CB in human urine.     

Gas and liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry for the multiresidue analysis of β-agonists in biological matrices

β-Agonists are substances used in veterinary and human medicine for the treatment of pulmonary disorders. They have found a use as growth promoters to improve meat-to-fat ratios in cattle but they are not authorized for use in the European Union. Due to their presence in trace levels (usually less than 1 μg/kg), to the diversity of the illegally used compounds and to the complexity of the biological matrices analysed, the detection of these residues requires a very sensitive and specific method of determination. This work describes the strategy of analysis we developed for five β-agonists in urine and liver. The combination of improved solid- or liquid-phase extraction methods and LC or GC-MS-MS (in the multiple reaction monitoring mode) has shown to provide a system suitable for the control of these substances. The efficiency of extraction and the sensitivity and selectivity allow this multiresidue detection down to, and below, the UK regulatory level of 0.5 μg/kg. Moreover, the use of LC removes the need for the derivatisation step (cyclic methylboronate derivatives) which is required prior to GC-MS-MS analysis.     

饲料中盐酸克伦特罗、沙丁胺醇高效液相色谱测定

建立了用液相色谱法同时测定饲料中违禁药物盐酸克伦特罗、沙丁胺醇含量的方法 ;样品经甲醇 -盐酸溶液提取后 ,经液 -液萃取、固相萃取小柱净化 ,用ZorbaxCN柱分离 ,二极管阵列检测器检测、外标法定量 ;盐酸克伦特罗、沙丁胺醇的定量下限(w)分别为0.10×10-6 、0.36×10-6,回收率分别大于88 %和74 % ,RSD(n=5)分别小于6.4 %和3.0%。     

盐酸克仑特罗片剂中克仑特罗及其杂质含量的HPLC测定

建立了测定盐酸克仑特罗片剂含量的高效液相色谱法。选用Agilent Eclipse XDB-C8柱(4.6 mm×250 mm,5μm),流动相为甲醇-水(40∶60,含20 mmol.L-1磷酸二氢钾,以磷酸调至pH 4.0),流速为1.0 mL.min-1,检测波长240 nm,线性范围为0.50~50.0 mg.L-1(r=0.999 9),检出限为0.5 ng,回收率在98.5~102.0%之间,RSD为2.06%~3.07%(n=5)。     

固相萃取/气相色谱-质谱同时测定猪肉中4种β-激动剂类药物残留量

β-激动剂(属于苯乙胺类药物,PEAs)是一类可以引起交感神经兴奋的类似肾上腺素的药物。一些β-激动剂如克伦特罗、沙丁胺醇、特布它林、非诺特罗可使多种动物(牛、羊、猪、家禽等)体内的营养成分由脂肪组织向肌肉组织转移,从而显著提高胴体的瘦肉率和饲料转化率,因此常用做饲料