Least-squares support vector machines and near infrared spectroscopy for quantification of common adulterants in powdered milk

This paper proposes the use of the least-squares support vector machine (LS-SVM) as an alternative multivariate calibration method for the simultaneous quantification of some common adulterants (starch, whey or sucrose) found in powdered milk samples, using near-infrared spectroscopy with direct measurements by diffuse reflectance. Due to the spectral differences of the three adulterants a nonlinear behavior is present when all groups of adulterants are in the same data set, making the use of linear methods such as partial least squares regression (PLSR) difficult. Excellent models were built using LS-SVM, with low prediction errors and superior performance in relation to PLSR. These results show it possible to built robust models to quantify some common adulterants in powdered milk using near-infrared spectroscopy and LS-SVM as a nonlinear multivariate calibration procedure.     

Determination of synthetic pharmaceuticals in phytotherapeutics by capillary zone electrophoresis with contactless conductivity detection (CZE-CD)

In this work, a method for simultaneous determination of amfepramone, fenproporex, sibutramine and fluoxetine was developed by capillary zone electrophoresis with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (C⁴D) using a homemade capillary electrophoretic system. The optimized conditions for the separation of the pharmaceuticals by CZE were as follows: 50 mmol L^− 1 phosphate buffer (pH 5.0) in 50/50 (v/v) mixture of water/acetonitrile as the working electrolyte, 15 kV separation voltage, 25 °C separation temperature, hydrodynamic injection by gravity using 20 cm injection height and 60 s injection time. The detection by C⁴D was carried out by using a homemade detector, which employs a sinusoidal wave generator operating at 600 kHz frequency and 2 V_pp wave amplitude. The optimized and validated CZE-C⁴D method was applied for the determination of the studied pharmaceuticals as adulterants in phytotherapeutic formulations commercialized in Brazil for slimming purposes.     

可见-近红外光谱分析技术对鱼油掺假定量快速无损检测方法研究

对掺入不同含量大豆油和菜籽油的鱼油进行鱼油掺假含量的可见-近红外光谱(Vis-NIR)研究。向3个不同品牌鱼油中分别掺入不同比例的大豆油,另外3个不同品牌中分别掺入不同比例的菜籽油,共获得300个样本。对所采集样本的光谱数据分别采用原始光谱,以及平滑,变量标准化(SNV),多元散射校正(MSC),一阶求导和二阶求导等预处理算法进行处理后,建立偏最小二乘回归(PLSR)模型。基于全波段光谱的鱼油中大豆油和菜籽油掺假含量预测的最优模型分别为全波段PLSR模型和MSC-PLSR模型,其预测相关系数(R_p)分别达到0.938 6和0.959 3。进一步采用连续投影算法(SPA)分析鱼油中大豆油和菜籽油掺假样品的光谱,并分别获得了11个和15个光谱特征波长变量。基于特征变量的PLSR模型的R_p分别为0.941 2和0.932 6。试验研究表明, 可以采用Vis-NIR技术实现对鱼油掺假物含量的检测。     

DPLS和SVM的掺假花椒粉近红外光谱定性鉴别

花椒是我国的八大调味料之一。目前花椒市场掺假现象较为多见,为实现掺假花椒粉的快速定性鉴别,采用了近红外光谱结合化学计量学方法进行了探讨。将麦麸粉、稻糠粉、玉米粉和松香粉以1 Wt/Wt.%的递增梯度分别掺入红花椒粉和青花椒粉中,制备掺假浓度范围为1~54 Wt/Wt.%的掺假花椒粉样品,以掺假花椒粉和纯花椒粉共462份样品依次采集其800~2 500 nm范围的漫反射近红外光谱。采用主成分分析法(PCA)对光谱数据进行分析,前3个主成分累计贡献率达98.72%,做出的得分图表明PCA法对掺假的花椒粉具有较好的区域划分。347份样本作为校正集,以特征谱区2 000~2 200 nm范围的257个采样点的光谱信号作为输入,采用判别偏最小二乘法(DPLS)和支持向量机(SVM)建立定性鉴别模型,经不同光谱预处理,对115份验证集样本进行预测,总体鉴别正确率在97.39%~100%之间,表明该方法是快速定性鉴别掺假花椒粉的一个有效手段。     

Micro-HPLC–UV analysis of cocaine and its adulterants in illicit cocaine samples seized by Austrian police from 2012 to 2017

The worldwide consumption of illicit drugs presents a big problem in terms of health care and prosecution. In the recent years, hundreds of novel psychoactive substances came up and were traded through the Internet, but there is still a big demand for classic illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin, cannabis, and ecstasy. Among these, cocaine particularly is frequently altered not only with excipients but also with other physiologically active substances. The purpose of this work was to estimate the trend of cocaine purity and abundance of its adulterants in samples seized by Austrian police from 2012 to 2017. A micro-HPLC method for quantification of cocaine and its most common adulterants was developed and validated using gradient elution and UV detection at four wavelengths. A total of 110 cocaine samples were analyzed. In all the samples, cocaine was present as hydrochloric salt. Caffeine, procaine, levamisole, phenacetin, lidocaine, and benzocaine were the most abundant adulterants.     

高效毛细管电泳法同时测定减肥类功能食品中7种违禁成分

建立了同时测定减肥类功能食品中违禁成分芬氟拉明、伪麻黄碱、去甲伪麻黄碱、安非拉酮、西布曲明、西地那非和士的宁的高效毛细管电泳分析方法。以20 mmol/L硼砂-10 mmol/L SDS-5%乙腈溶液(pH9.0)为运行缓冲液,在25℃,17 kV条件下测定,检测波长为195 nm。各待测物线性范围上限均为100 mg/L,线性相关系数均大于0.998,相对标准偏差为4.5%~7.9%(n=7);平均加标回收率为79.6%~112.0%;检出限(S/N=3)为0.16~0.65 mg/L。本方法简便快速、灵敏准确、分析成本低,已成功应用于功能食品中上述减肥类违禁添加成分的测定。     

Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide for Forensic Electrochemistry: Detection of Cocaine and its Adulterants Paracetamol,Caffeine and Levamisole

This communication shows the improved performance of electrochemically‐reduced graphene oxide (ERGO) modified electrodes for the square‐wave voltammetric detection of cocaine (COC) and its main adulterants paracetamol (PAR), caffeine (CAF) and levamisole (LEV). The four compounds can be identified in a single voltammetric scan on the ERGO‐modified electrode with adequate resolution of peaks and increase in current (at least 2‐fold) in comparison with the unmodified electrode. Moreover, electrode fouling typically verified during the oxidation of CAF and LEV is eliminated. CAF and PAR were determined in a real COC sample and satisfactory recovery values were obtained (103 and 85 %, respectively).     

Simple Strategy for Selective Determination of Levamisole in Seized Cocaine and Pharmaceutical Samples Using Disposable Screen‐printed Electrodes

Levamisole is the most common adulterant found in cocaine samples and its electrochemical determination in cocaine seized samples is a challenge due to peak overlapping with cocaine. Herein, we propose a deconvolution procedure for levamisole determination in seized cocaine samples using screen‐printed carbon electrodes (SPE). Square‐wave voltammetry in 0.04 mol L^?1 Britton Robinson buffered solution (pH 8.0) was selected in combination with optimized SWV parameters (f=8 s^?1, a=10 mV and ΔE_s=1 mV) to result in the best peak resolution to apply the deconvolution procedure. Deconvoluted responses of levamisole in the presence of cocaine were similar to untreated signals of standard levamisole solutions in absence of cocaine. A linear response was obtained in the range of 20–100 μmol L^?1 (r=0.995). The results obtained for the analysis of a seized cocaine sample was statistically similar to that obtained by gas chromatography. Other adulterants found in cocaine street samples (paracetamol, glucose, phenacetin, caffeine, boric acid and lidocaine) did not affect the treated of voltammetric responses of levamisole. A pharmaceutical sample containing levamisole was also analyzed on SPEs and a recovery of 93±2 % was obtained (no deconvolution required for this sample), showing great applicability of SPEs for forensic and pharmaceutical analyses.