Seafood freshness determination through vapour phase Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

A new vapour-phase manifold has been developed to determine trimethylamine (TMA) in fish and cephalopod samples by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. Samples were treated off-line for 1 h with trichloroacetic acid (TCA), filtered and washed. The obtained extracts were aspirated and alkalinized with NaOH 2.0 M, in an on-line system. TMA was separated from the solution in a gas phase separator and then transported by means of a nitrogen carrier into a home made 10 cm pathlength IR gas cell, where the corresponding FT-IR spectra were acquired by accumulating 30 scans per spectrum with 2 cm⁻¹ nominal resolution. The method was applied to the determination of TMA in natural samples providing concentration values statistically comparables with those obtained by a head space gas chromatography (HS-GC) reference procedure. The sample throughput by FT-IR is increased by a factor of 6 as compared with HS-GC.     

Supramolecular solvents in solid sample microextractions: Application to the determination of residues of oxolinic acid and flumequine in fish and shellfish

Supramolecular solvents are here proposed firstly as extractants in solid sample microextractions. The approach was evaluated by extracting flumequine (FLU) and oxolinic acid (OXO), two widely used veterinary medicines, from fish and shellfish muscle using a supramolecular solvent made up of decanoic acid (DeA) reverse micelles. The antibiotics were extracted in a single step (∼15 min), at room temperature, using 400 μL of solvent. After centrifugation, an aliquot of the extract was directly analyzed by liquid chromatography and fluorescence, without the need of clean-up or solvent evaporation. Contrary to the previously reported methods, both OXO and FLU were quantitatively extracted from fish and shellfish, independently of sample composition. The high extraction efficiencies observed for these antibiotics were a consequence of their amphiphilic character which resulted in the formation of DeA-OXO and DeA-FLU mixed aggregates. The quality parameters of this quantitative method including sensitivity, linearity, selectivity, repeatability, trueness, ruggedness, stability, decision limit and detection capability were evaluated according to the 2002/657/EC Commission Decision. Quantitation limits in the different samples analyzed (salmon, sea trout, sea bass, gilt-head bream, megrim and prawns) ranged between 6.5 and 22 μg kg⁻¹ for OXO and, 5 and 15 μg kg⁻¹ for FLU. These limits were far below the current maximum residue limits (MRLs) set by the European Union (EU) (i.e. 100 and 600 μg kg⁻¹, for OXO and FLU, respectively). The trueness of the method was determined by analyzing a Certified Reference Material (CMR, BCR^®-725) consisting of a lyophilised salmon tissue material. Recoveries for fortified samples (50–100 μg kg⁻¹ of OXO and 50–600 μg kg⁻¹ of FLU) and their relative standard deviations were in the intervals 99–102% and 0.2–5%, respectively. The repeatability, expressed as relative standard deviation, was 3.6% for OXO and 2.3% for FLU ([OXO] = [FLU] = 200 μg kg⁻¹ and n = 11).     

Gas-liquid chromatography of amino acids: Columns and methodology as a basis for routine amino acid analysis using glass capillary gas chromatography

A carefully Standardized technique is described for the preparation of glass capillary columns which can be used successfully for routine quantitative amino acid analysis. Comparison is made between two different modes of sample injection. Preliminary quantitative results from “split” injection and “on-column” injection techniques are evaluated statistically and it is concluded that the “on-column” system is a prerequisite for quantitative amino acid analysis by glass capillary gas chromatography. An analysis of fish muscle protein hydrolyzate illustrates an application of this technique and results are compared with those from a packed column analysis.     

Aalysis of the fatty acid composition of the lipid classes in human blood serum under normal diet and when supplemented with fish oil

Total lipids have been extracted from human serum with chloroform–methanol 2:1 (v/v) and separated into individual classes by TLC. After transesterification the fatty acid methyl esters were analyzed by capillary gas chromatography on an FFAP column. The quantitation of ω-3 fatty acids has been performed using internal and external standards. Internal lipid standards for each lipid class were carried throughout the entire analytical procedure. Under normal diet eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are incorporated into the lipid classes to different extents: cholesterol esters; EPA, 6.5 ± 1.9 γ/ml serum; DHA, 4.3 ± 1.9 μg/ml: phospholipids; EPA, 5.9 ± 2.7 μg/ml; DHA, 31.8 ± 8.1 μg/ml. Fish oil supplementation leads to a 4 to 6-fold rise in EPA and to an approximately 2-fold rise in DHA.     

鱼肉组织中多溴联苯醚的定量分析

多溴联苯醚(PBDEs)是一类广泛用于家用电器、电子产品、塑料泡沫、家居装饰材料等行业的添加型阻燃剂[1],使用量最多的是五溴联苯醚(penta-BDE),八溴联苯醚(octa-BDE)和十溴联苯醚(deca-BDE)3种[2]。最近的研究表明[4-6],多溴联苯醚已广泛地存在于各种环境介质、生物体及人体中     

鱼明胶作为卤化银纳米粒子载体的研究

采用的鱼明胶样品是从深海鱼的鱼皮提取而得,在成份和物理性质方面鱼明胶与通常使用的动物明胶有显著的差别.研究表明,鱼明胶的蛋白成分中α组分占绝对优势,且其中分子量较小的α2组分又比分子量较大的α1组分含量高得多.在鱼明胶中几乎没有分子量最大的γ组分.其氨基酸残基中,脯氨酸和羟脯氨酸的含量比动物胶低,而蛋氨酸含量却明显高于后者.鱼明胶还具有较低的胶凝温度.这些特点可能使之适宜作为分散介质来制备AgBrI纳米粒子乳剂.此外,鱼明胶中含有较多含硫物质,而且杂质铁主要以三价形式存在.并且进一步利用鱼明胶作为保护载体,在广泛的胶银比(即明胶量与银量之比值)范围(从8∶ 1到4∶ 1)获得了平均粒径为14 nm的 AgBrI纳米粒子乳剂.该乳剂具有良好的单分散性和热稳定性.对纳米粒子乳剂进行硫-金协同敏化可以提高其感光度.若适当增加敏化剂用量和适当延长敏化时间这种协同敏化作用的效果更好.     

基于锯齿波偏频的谐振式光纤陀螺标度因数测试

针对转台测试谐振式光纤陀螺标度因数时存在的测试精度受限于转台性能影响的问题,提出一种基于锯齿波等效输入的陀螺标度因数测试方法.通过在相位调制器上叠加锯齿波偏频信号用于模拟角速度输入,分析了实际转台输入和模拟角速度输入下谐振式光纤陀螺闭环传递函数,推导了偏频锯齿波信号参数与实际输入角速度的对应关系,理论证明了其技术可行性.搭建了基于锯齿波偏频的陀螺标度因数测试系统,对研制的陀螺样机进行了标度因数及非线性度测试,基于锯齿波偏频方法测得的陀螺标度因数与实际转台测试结果基本一致,且标度因数非线性度从0.42%优化到0.26%.研究表明基于锯齿波偏频的谐振式光纤陀螺标度因数快速标定测试方法不仅可以精确测得标度因数,还可有效抑制转台振动等环境干扰引入的测量误差.     

Development of a volatile amine sensor for the monitoring of fish spoilage

A sensor with potential for the development of a “chemical barcode” for real-time monitoring of fish freshness is described. This on-package sensor contains a pH sensitive dye, bromocresol green, that responds through visible colour change to basic volatile spoilage compounds, such as trimethylamine (TMA), ammonia (NH₃) and dimethylamine (DMA) collectively known as Total Volatile Basic Nitrogen (TVB-N). The sensor characteristics were studied as well as its response with standard ammonia gas. Trials on cod and under-utilised species have verified that the sensor response correlates with bacterial growth patterns in fish samples thus enabling the “real-time” monitoring of spoilage in various fish species. The sensor response can be interrogated with a simple, inexpensive reflectance colorimeter that we have developed based on two light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a photodetector.     

化学发光酶免疫分析测定鱼肉中呋喃它酮代谢物方法研究

建立了呋喃它酮代谢物5-吗啉甲基-3-氨基-2-6唑烷基酮(AMOZ)间接竞争化学发光酶免疫分析(icCLEIA)检测方法,通过单因素实验优化了包被原浓度、抗体稀释倍数、反应缓冲体系及浓度、竞争反应时间等参数,结果表明icCLEIA最佳反应条件为:包被抗原浓度为10 ng/mL,抗体稀释60000倍,最佳竞争时间为50 min,体系缓冲液0.01 mol/L PBS(pH 7.4).在优化的条件下,本方法的线性检测范围为0.026 ～3.52 μg/L,IC50为0.29 μg/L,检出限(LOD,IC10)为0.012 μg/L.对鱼肉样品的平均添加回收率在101.4％～115.5％之间.建立的icCLEIA方法可用于实际样品中AMOZ残留检测.