TEQ-value determinations of animal feed; emphasis on the CALUX bioassay validation

Polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons, such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins are a large and diverse group of environmental pollutants. Their tendency to accumulate in the food chain and their toxicity make monitoring necessary. The reference analysis method is laborious and very expensive, therefore cheap and rapid bioassays have been developed. The chemical-activated luciferase bioassay (CALUX) bioassay uses a recombinant cell line, which responds to dioxins and dioxin-like molecules with Ah receptor (AhR)-dependent induction of firefly luciferase in a dose related response. The CALUX was tested for its use in the screening of feed. Aliquots of 20 g of enriched feed were extracted with a toluene:methanol mixture (20:4 v/v) and extracts were defatted on 33% H₂SO₄ silica columns and purified on carbon columns. Only the dioxin and furan fraction was analysed, the PCB fraction was discarded. The precision of the method is acceptable and in compliance with an R.S.D. <30% as suggested for cell-based bioassays in the Commission Directive 2002/70/EC of July 2002. The results evidence good agreement between TEQ-values obtained by either CALUX or GC–HRMS. The method is now routinely in use for a feed screening programme designed by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food chain. Approximately, 25 samples are analysed weekly. From the obtained results approximately 10% was confirmed by GC–HRMS. The false positive ratio is 1% and no false negatives were found, making the use of the CALUX technology advantageous.     

化学发光分析法测定动物蛋白粉等样品中的锰

基于Mn(Ⅱ) 邻菲罗啉对鲁米诺 KIO4化学发光体系的催化作用建立了测定Mn(Ⅱ)的分析方法。Mn(Ⅱ)质量浓度在2.0×10-6～5.0×10-5mg/mL范围与发光强度呈线性响应,回归方程为ICL=0.6+1.39×106ρ(mg/mL),检出限为2.0×10-6mg/mL。Cr3+、Fe2+、Co2+、Au3+等离子有干扰,使用EDTA、F-、8 羟基喹啉等为掩蔽剂可消除或降低干扰。将该法应用于生物化工产品丙酸钙、动物蛋白粉等中痕量锰的测定,加标回收率98%～102%,10次测定RSD为4 6%。将测定的结果与原子吸收法比较,相对偏差≤±3%。     

Rapid determination of organochlorine pesticide residues in feeds by capillary gas chromatography

A simple micro-method is described for determination of 15 organochlorine pesticide residues in mixed feeds. Clean-up of the petroleum ether extract is by basic alumina minicolumn chromatography and quantitative identification is by capillary gas chromatography with electron capture detection. Cyanopropyl-polysiloxane chemically bonded fused silica capillary columns have been used to perform high resolution analyses in short time as well as to overcome possible interferences by PCBs. Recovery, repeatability, and detection limits of the proposed procedure are checked and results are also reported for non random samples of 180 feeds collected in Italy.     

A study for quality evaluation of Taxilli Herba from different hosts based on fingerprint-activity relationship modeling and multivariate statistical analysis

In this study, a fingerprint-activity relationship modeling between chemical fingerprints and antirheumatic activity was established, and multivariate statistical analysis was used to evaluate the quality of Taxilli Herba (TH) from different hosts. Characteristic fingerprints of 20 batches of TH samples were generated by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple quadrupole-time of flight tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-Triple TOF-MS/MS), and the similarity analysis was calculated based on thirteen common characteristic peaks by hierarchical clustering analysis (HCA). Subsequently, nine efficacy markers were discovered by combining fingerprints and antirheumatic activity through grey correlation analysis (GCA) and bivariate correlation analysis (BCA). Meanwhile, the content of 5 constituents in 9 markers was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple quadrupole-linear ion trap tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-QTRAP-MS/MS). The comprehensive quality of TH was assessed using multivariate statistical analysis, including principal components analysis (PCA) and technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS). The results showed that a high dose of TH extract could markedly ameliorate arthritis damage compared to other doses, with flavonoids playing an important role in the antirheumatic activity. The comprehensive quality of samples from Morus alba L. (SS) was superior to those from Liquidambar formosana Hance (FXS). The present study will demonstrate the markers associated with efficacy, and provide an applicable strategy for more comprehensive quality control and evaluation of TH.     

Performances and limitations of the HRMS method for dioxins, furans and dioxin-like PCBs analysis in animal feedingstuffs: Part I: Results of an inter-laboratory study

The European strategy for dioxin monitoring of the food chain has defined high-resolution gas chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS) method as the confirmatory method that can provide reliable and comparable results at sub-parts per trillion (ppt) level. This paper describes the first inter-laboratory study on dioxins, furans and dioxin-like PCBs by HRGC/HRMS method in animal feedingstuffs. Two different statistical approaches (ISO 5725 and Cofino’s statistics) were used for the statistical evaluation. For this particular study, the performances of the HRGC/HRMS method seem to be congener-independent in repeatability and reproducibility conditions over a concentration range covering more than four orders of magnitude. Results clearly show the effect of precision loss below 0.1 ppt level per congener in repeatability conditions and below 0.2 ppt level per congener in reproducibility conditions. LODs reported by the laboratories give median values of 0.02 ng/kg for most of the toxic congeners. Relative standard deviation between the laboratories’ mean values using upper-bound approach for TEQ calculation is 6.2%, more than twice the maximum level set at 0.75 ng TEQ/kg of product.     

An Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Determination of Dicyclanil in Animal Tissue

Dicyclanil is a toxic, pyrimidine-derived insect growth regulator used in veterinary medicine for the prevention of myiasis. A competitive indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed firstly for the determination of dicyclanil in animal tissue. The antigen was prepared using the glutaraldehyde method and polyclonal antibodies were obtained by immunizing rabbits with a dicyclanil-bovine serum albumin conjugate. The antibody obtained was specific for dicyclanil with an IC₅₀ of 9 ng/mL. Recoveries from sheep tissue and liquid milk were in the range of 52.5–72.4%, with coefficients of variation between 4.7% and 11.9%. The results were further confirmed by high performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry.     

Transferkoeffizienten im System Boden—Pflanze in verschiedenen Lokalitäten der Tschechoslovakei

Für die Ermittlung der Transferkoeffizienten im System Boden–Pflanze wurden in drei Stellen der Tschechoslovakei Boden- und Pflanzenproben entnommen. Die niedrigsten Transferkoeffizienten für Getreide und für mehrjährige Futterpflanzen wurden in der Ostslovakei festgestellt. Die Werte der Transferkoeffizienten waren durch den Bodentyp, den Gesamt-Sorptionskapazität und dem Grad der Sorptionssättigung beeinfluβt.

Soil and plant samples were sampled for the determination of soil to plant transfer coefficients in three various Czechoslovak sites. The lowesl transfer factors for cereals and fodder were determined in the site of Eastern Slovakia. Values of transfer factors depend on soil type, cation exchange capacity and base saturation of soils.     

气相色谱-质谱法确证分析饲料中6种利尿剂的研究

研究建立了气相色谱.质谱确证分析配合饲料中依他尼酸、氢氟噻嗪、氯噻嗪、呋噻米、氯噻酮和氢氯噻嗪等6种利尿剂的方法.本研究用磷酸盐缓冲液和甲醇混合提取液提取饲料中6种利尿剂,通过液液提取净化,在碳酸钾催化下用碘甲烷衍生,气相色谱-质谱定性和定量分析.确定了磷酸盐缓冲液和甲醇的提取体系,优化了6种利尿剂的色谱分离条件和质谱检测条件.在优化条件下,6种利尿剂线性范围为0.05～1.0μg/mL,线性相关系数高于0.99,方法的定量限为0.5μg/g.在饲料样品中,不同添加浓度水平回收率高于57.6%,相对标准偏差低于12%.该方法适用于饲料样品中6种利尿剂的定性和定量分析.     

采用液相色谱-串联质谱同时检测动物源性食品中胺苯醇类药物及其代谢产物

建立了采用液相色谱-串联质谱(LC-MS/MS)同时测定动物源食品中氯霉素、甲砜霉素、氟苯尼考以及氟苯尼考胺残留量的方法。三类胺苯醇类药物及其代谢物用氨化乙酸乙酯(97+3v/v)提取,C18小柱净化;其中氯霉素、甲砜霉素、氟苯尼考用内标法定量,氟苯尼考与氟苯尼考胺用外表法定量。方法的定量测定低限氯霉素为0.1μg/kg,甲氟霉素、氟苯尼考胺为1.00g/kg,各基质的加标平均回收率在73.8%～120.5%之间,相对标准偏差≤25%。