Development of a stir bar sorptive extraction method coupled to solidification of floating droplets dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction based on deep eutectic solvents for the extraction of acidic pesticides from tomato samples

A stir bar sorptive extraction method coupled with deep eutectic solvent based solidification of floating organic droplets–dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction has been used for the simultaneous derivatization and extraction of some acidic pesticides in tomato samples. In this method, initially the analytes are adsorbed on a coated stir bar from tomato juice filled in a narrow tube. After extraction, the stir bar is removed and a water–miscible deep eutectic solvent is used to elute the analytes. Afterward, a derivatization agent and a water–immiscible deep eutectic solvent (as an extraction solvent) with melting point near to room temperature are added to the obtained eluant at µL–levels and the obtained mixture is rapidly injected into deionized water. Under the optimum conditions, the introduced method indicated high enhancement (1543–3353) and enrichment (2530–2999) factors, low limits of detection (7–14 ng/L) and quantification (23–47 ng/L), good linearity (r² ≥ 0.9982), and satisfactory repeatabilities (relative standard deviation ≤12% for intra– and inter–day precisions at a concentration of 100 ng/L of each analyte). Finally, the proposed method was applied in analysis of the analytes in tomato samples.     

Solid‐phase extraction using chloropropyl functionalized sol–gel hybrid sorbent for simultaneous determination of organophosphorus pesticides in selected fruit samples

A new sol–gel hybrid methyltrimethoxysilane‐chloropropyltriethoxysilane was prepared as sorbent for solid‐phase extraction. The extraction efficiency of the prepared sol–gel hybrid methyltrimethoxysilane‐chloropropyltriethoxysilane was assessed by using three selected organophosphorus pesticides, namely, chlorpyrifos, profenofos, and malathion. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry was used for detection of organophosphorus pesticides. Several vital parameters were optimized to identify the best extraction conditions. Under the optimum extraction conditions, solid‐phase extraction‐methyltrimethoxysilane‐chloropropyltriethoxysilane method showed good linearity range (0.05‐1 μg/mL) with coefficient of determination more than 0.995. The limits of detection obtained were in the range of 0.01–0.07 μg/mL and limits of quantification ranging from 0.03 to 0.21 μg/mL. The limits of detection obtained for the developed method were 2.3–6.5× lower than the limits of detection of commercial octadecyl silica sorbent. Real samples analysis was carried out by applying the developed method on red apple and purple grape samples. The developed method exhibited good recoveries (88.33–120.7%) with low relative standard deviations ranging from 1.6 to 3.3% compared to commercial octadecyl silica sorbent, which showed acceptable recoveries (70.3–100.2%) and relative standard deviations (6.3–8.8%). The solid‐phase extraction‐methyltrimethoxysilane‐chloropropyltriethoxysilane method is presented as an alternative extraction method for determination of organophosphorus pesticides.     

CaII Binding Regulates and Dominates the Reactivity of a Transition‐Metal‐Ion‐Dependent Diesterase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

The diesterase Rv0805 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a dinuclear metallohydrolase that plays an important role in signal transduction by controlling the intracellular levels of cyclic nucleotides. As Rv0805 is essential for mycobacterial growth it is a promising new target for the development of chemotherapeutics to treat tuberculosis. The in vivo metal‐ion composition of Rv0805 is subject to debate. Here, we demonstrate that the active site accommodates two divalent transition metal ions with binding affinities ranging from approximately 50 nm for Mn^II to about 600 nm for Zn^II. In contrast, the enzyme GpdQ from Enterobacter aerogenes, despite having a coordination sphere identical to that of Rv0805, binds only one metal ion in the absence of substrate, thus demonstrating the significance of the outer sphere to modulate metal‐ion binding and enzymatic reactivity. Ca^II also binds tightly to Rv0805 (K_d≈40 nm ), but kinetic, calorimetric, and spectroscopic data indicate that two Ca^II ions bind at a site different from the dinuclear transition‐metal‐ion binding site. Ca^II acts as an activator of the enzymatic activity but is able to promote the hydrolysis of substrates even in the absence of transition‐metal ions, thus providing an effective strategy for the regulation of the enzymatic activity.     

A simple procedure for evaluating the heterogeneity parameter and the ratio of molecular sizes of solute and solvent by using HPLC data

Based on the relationship defining the dependence of the capacity ratio upon the composition of the mobile phase, a simple numerical procedure is proposed for evaluating the heterogeneity parameter and the ratio of molecular sizes of solute and solvent. This procedure is examined by using HPLC data for pesticides chromatographed in isooctane/dichloromethane eluent on Lichrosorb at 291 K.     

Multiresidue analysis of pesticides with hydrolyzable functionality in cooked vegetables by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

It would be preferable for pesticide residues substituted by hydrolyzable functionality to be analyzed after cooking because their structures are apt to degrade during boiling and/or heating. A liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC‐MS/MS) method for the quantitative determination of 44 pesticide residues with hydrolyzable functional group in five typical vegetable widely consumed in Republic of Korea is described. The sample clean‐up was carried out according to the method of Food Code No. 83 established by the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA). Zorbox XDB‐C₁₈ column was selected for the analysis because of the best peak separation. The LC mobile phase consisted of water and 5 mm methanolic ammonium formate, which resulted in a peak shape with good symmetry at each run. Tandem mass spectroscopic (MS/MS) experiments were performed in ESI positive mode and the multiple reaction monitoring modes. A conventional matrix effect was modified to more comprehensive form 100γ_ij (%). A high matrix effect (相似文献   

Potential of atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source in GC‐QTOF MS for pesticide residue analysis

The potential applications of a new atmospheric pressure source for GC‐MS analysis have been investigated in this work. A list of around 100 GC‐amenable pesticides, which includes organochlorine, organophosphorus and organonitrogenated compounds, has been used to evaluate their behavior in the new source. Favoring the major formation of the molecular ion in the source has been the main goal due to the wide‐scope screening possibilities that this fact brings in comparison with the traditional, highly fragmented electron ionization spectra. Thus, the addition of water as modifier has been tested as a way to promote the generation of protonated molecules. Pesticides investigated have been classified into six groups according to their ionization/fragmentation behavior. Four of them are characterized by the abundant formation of the protonated molecule in the atmospheric pressure source, mostly being the base peak of the spectrum. These results show that wide‐scope screening could be easily performed with this source by investigating the presence of the protonated molecule ion, MH+. The developed procedure has been applied to pesticide screening in different food samples (nectarine, orange and spinach) and it has allowed the presence of several pesticides to be confirmed such as chlorpyriphos ethyl, deltamethrin and endosulfan sulfate. The availability of a quadrupole time‐of‐flight instrument made it feasible to perform additional MS/MS experiments for both standards and samples to go further in the confirmation of the identity of the detected compounds. Results shown in this paper have been obtained using a prototype source which exhibits promising features that could be applied to other analytical problems apart from those illustrated in this work. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Analysis of Organophosphorous Pesticides Based on Housefly Acetylcholinesterase Using Sequential Injection Analysis

Organophosphorous pesticides were analyzed based on the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) from housefly and the electric eel using a sequential injection analysis (SIA) system. This analytical system is fully computerized and is able to automatically monitor the pesticide residues in an assay cycle of 180 s including 30 s incubation time when the flow is stopped. The optimal operation conditions such as AChE, substrate, pH, flow rate, and stopping time were studied. The experimental setup gave good reproducibility with the linear ranges for paraoxon of 1–70 ppb and dichlorovos of 20–70 ppb. The detection limits of paraoxon and dichlorovos were 1 and 5 ppb, respectively. The AChE from housefly shows 10 times higher sensitivity than the enzyme from the eel for these pesticide determination in this system.     

Coprecipitation‐assisted coacervative extraction coupled to high‐performance liquid chromatography: An approach for determining organophosphorus pesticides in water samples

An analytical methodology based on coprecipitation‐assisted coacervative extraction coupled to HPLC‐UV was developed for determination of five organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs), including fenitrothion, guthion, parathion, methidathion, and chlorpyrifos, in water samples. It involves a green technique leading to an efficient and simple analytical methodology suitable for high‐throughput analysis. Relevant physicochemical variables were studied and optimized on the analytical response of each OPP. Under optimized conditions, the resulting methodology was as follows: an aliquot of 9 mL of water sample was placed into a centrifuge tube and 0.5 mL sodium citrate 0.1 M, pH 4; 0.08 mL Al₂(SO₄)₃ 0.1 M; and 0.7 mL SDS 0.1 M were added and homogenized. After centrifugation the supernatant was discarded. A 700 μL aliquot of the coacervate‐rich phase obtained was dissolved with 300 μL of methanol and 20 μL of the resulting solution was analyzed by HPLC‐UV. The resulting LODs ranged within 0.7–2.5 ng/mL and the achieved RSD and recovery values were <8% (n = 3) and >81%, respectively. The proposed analytical methodology was successfully applied for the analysis of five OPPs in water samples for human consumption of different locations of Mendoza.     

增强氯化血红素催化活性用于水胺硫磷比色检测研究

建立了一种基于增强氯化血红素(Hemin)过氧化物酶催化活性比色检测水胺硫磷的方法.在H2O2存在下, Hemin催化氧化底物3,3′,5,5′-四甲基联苯胺(TMB), 使其失去1个电子, 导致反应体系由无色变为蓝绿色.水胺硫磷的加入可提高Hemin对底物亲和力, 进一步增强其催化活性, 使底物氧化失去2个电子, 反应体系由蓝绿色变为黄色, 且颜色变化程度与水胺硫磷浓度成正比.在最优条件下, 本方法的动态检测范围为2～100 μg/L, 检出限为1.2 μg/L(3σ).其它有机磷农药对水胺硫磷检测无明显干扰, 实际样品中水胺硫磷的加标回收率为93.0％～113.0％. 本方法可应用于农产品中水胺硫磷残留的检测.     

基于柑橘皮渣纳米多孔碳分散固相萃取-气相色谱法 测定果蔬中14种有机磷农药残留

以废弃柑橘皮渣为碳源,通过ZnCl2活化后高温煅烧制备了纳米多孔碳材料(NPC),将其作为吸附剂,建立了分散固相萃取净化、气相色谱法测定果蔬中有机磷农药残留的方法.扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、傅立叶红外光谱(FT-IR)、拉曼光谱及氮气吸附分析(BET)等表征显示,NPC是无定形的多孔碳材料,孔径大小为0~15 nm,比表面积和孔体积分别为1243 m2/g和1.28 cm3/g.以果蔬中14种有机磷类农药为分析对象,考察了吸附剂的用量和净化时间,并将NPC与商业化材料N-丙基乙二胺(PSA)、十八烷基硅胶键合相(C18)和石墨化碳黑(GCB)进行了对比.结果表明,NPC最佳使用量为0.01 g,净化时间只需2 min.NPC成本远低于C18、PSA和GCB,因具有丰富的孔道结构,NPC净化效果显著优于3种商业化材料.在最优条件下,14种有机磷农药在0.02~1.0 mg/L范围内的线性关系良好(R2>0.99),检出限(S/N=3)为0.63~5.30μg/kg.3个添加水平下的平均回收率为71.3%~114.7%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为0.9%~12.9%.本方法操作简便、快速、成本低,在果蔬样品前处理中具有广阔的应用前景.