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Determination of mycotoxins in grain by high-performance liquid chromatography and thermospray liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

An high-performance liquid chromatographic method is described for determination of deoxynivalenol, patulin, diacetoxyscirpenol, HT-2-toxin, T-2-toxin, zearalenone and ochratoxin A using a reversed-phase column and a diode-array detector. The extraction and purification steps and optimum chromatographic conditions are described. Detection limits and recoveries from spiked wheat samples were investigated. The combination of the high-performance liquid chromatographic system described together with a modern thermospray quadrupole mass spectrometer is a very specific and sensitive method for analyzing a wide range of mycotoxins in biological samples.

Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid↗

Analysis of free and bound volatiles by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in uncased and cased tobaccos.

The free and bound volatiles of tobaccos were analyzed by capillary GC and GC-MS. Bound volatiles were isolated by dichloromethane extraction followed by stream distillation continuous extraction (SDE) at pH 2.5 acid hydrolysis. The bound aromatic compounds were hydrolyzed by acid at pH 2.5, and the bound volatiles were liberated and extracted into dichloromethane by SDE simultaneously. In total, 23 volatiles were identified, with neophytadiene, 2-ethyl hexanol, damascenone, benzene ethanol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, linoleic acid, farnesyl acetone, 3-oxo-ionol, and megastigmatrienone being the major components. They consisted mainly of compounds exhibiting aromatic characteristics. The quality and quantity of free and bound volatiles exhibited different distributions in uncased or cased tobaccos. The volatiles existed in higher amounts in bound form than in free form. Compared with uncased tobaccos, free form volatiles showed a decrease after the casing process, while bound volatiles showed an increase.

Chromatography, Gas↗

Identification of dehydroepiandrosterone metabolites formed from human prostate homogenate using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

The identification of the in vitro metabolites of dehydroepiandrosterone formed from human prostate homogenate was investigated by hyphenated techniques using the stable-isotope dilution method. A mixture of dehydroepiandrosterone and [2H4]dehydroepiandrosterone was incubated with hypertrophied human prostate tissue homogenate in the presence of NAD, NADH and NADPH. The metabolites were extracted with AcOEt-hexane, purified by solid-phase extraction, and then analyzed by LC-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization MS and/or GC-MS. Androst-5-ene-3beta,17beta-diol (major product), androst-4-ene-3,17-dione, testosterone, 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone, androsterone, and 7alpha-hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone were identified in comparison with authentic samples based on their chromatographic behavior and mass spectra.

Chromatography, Gas↗

Aroma compound analysis of Piper nigrum and Piper guineense essential oils from Cameroon using solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography, solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and olfactometry.

The investigation of aroma compounds of the essential oils of dried fruits of black pepper (Piper nigrum) and black and white "Ashanti pepper" (Piper guineense) from Cameroon by means of solid-phase microextraction (SPME) was carried out for the first time to identify the odorous target components responsible for the characteristic odor of these valuable spices and food flavoring products. By means of GC-flame ionization detection (FID) and GC-MS (using different polar columns) the main compounds (concentration >3.0%, calculated as area of GC-FID analysis using a non-polar fused-silica open tubular RSL-200 column) of the SPME headspace samples of P. nigrum (black) and P. guineense (black and white) were found to be: P. nigrum (black)--germacrene D (11.01%), limonene (10.26%), beta-pinene (10.02%), alpha-phellandrene (8.56%), beta-caryophyllene (7.29%), alpha-pinene (6.40%) and cis-beta-ocimene (3.19%); P. guineense (black)--beta-caryophyllene (57.59%), beta-elemene (5.10%), bicyclogermacrene (5.05%) and alpha-humulene (4.86%); and P. guineense (white)--beta-caryophyllene (51.75%), cis-beta-ocimene (6.61%), limonene (5.88%), beta-pinene (4.56%), linalool (3.97%) and alpha-humulene (3.29%). The most intense odor impressions of the essential oils of the various dried pepper fruits were given byprofessional perfumers as follows: P nigrum (black)--fine, pleasant black pepper note; P. guineense (black)--black pepper top-note; and P. guineense (white)--pleasant white pepper note. These analytical results for the SPME headspace samples of three different pepper species from Cameroon are in accordance with the olfactoric data of the corresponding essential oils. A GC-sniffing technique was used to correlate the single odor impression of the identified SPME headspace volatiles of the three investigated pepper samples with the following results: themain compounds such as beta-caryophyllene, germacrene D, limonene, beta-pinene, alpha-phellandrene and alpha-humulene, as well as minor constituents such as delta-carene, beta-phellandrene, isoborneol, alpha-guaiene, sarisan, elemicin, calamenene, caryophyllene alcohol, isoelemicin, T-muurolol, cubenol and bulnesol, are of greatest importance for the characteristic pepper odor notes of these three Piper samples. Further aroma impressions can be attributed to mono- and sesquiterpenes, hexane, octane and nonane derivatives.

Chromatography, Gas↗

Separation and determination of nitrobenzenes by micellar electrokinetic chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography.

A micellar electrokinetic chromatographic method and a high-performance liquid chromatographic method are proposed for the separation and determination of a mixture of 12 nitrobenzenes and their reduction products, namely 4-nitro-1,2-phenylenediamine, 4-nitro-1,3-phenylenediamine, 2-nitro-1,4-phenylenediamine, 2-nitroaniline, 3-nitroaniline, 4-nitroaniline, 4-amino-2-nitrophenol, 2-amino-5-nitrophenol, 2-amino-4-nitrophenol, 2-nitrophenol, 3-nitrophenol, and 4-nitrophenol. A solution of 50 mM sodium dodecyl sulfate and 10% ethanol in 23 mM sodium borate buffer was used as the electrophoretic medium. Good resolution could be obtained by the addition of tetrahydrofuran to the liquid chromatographic mobile phase. The retention and migration behavior of the nitrobenzenes are discussed.

Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid↗

Comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography x gas chromatography: evaluation of the applicability for the analysis of edible oils and fats.

Edible fats and oils are complex mixtures containing a wide range of (classes of) compounds. The most important group of compounds are the triglycerides (triacylglycerides, TAGs). Because of the large number of possible fatty acid combinations, an enormous number of TAGs is possible. In the present feasibility study, the applicability of different modes of comprehensive two-dimensional LCXGC for detailed oil and fat analysis is evaluated. Comprehensive LCXGC was found to be an extremely powerful analytical method for the analysis of complex TAG samples. Using the new comprehensive set-ups, TAGs can be separated according to two independent parameters: carbon number vs. number of double bonds, or fatty acid composition vs. number of double bonds. The information content of comprehensive separations by far exceeds that of the current generation of analytical methods. The quantitative results of the separations show a good agreement with data obtained from standard analytical methods. The comprehensive methods studied can also be used for fingerprinting of oil samples, as well as for the analysis of target compounds or compound groups. Highly detailed separations of olive oil samples were obtained. Zooming in on one region of the chromatogram allowed reliable analysis of wax esters without interferences of sterol esters.

Chromatography, Gas↗

Off-line high-performance liquid chromatography and solid-phase extraction clean-up for confirmation of pesticide residues in fresh produce by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

GC-MS or GC-IT in conjunction with the GC-ECD, GC-FPD and HPLC Post-Column Derivatization for multiresidue scan analyses is a great complementary instrument for identification or confirmation purposes. However, MS in EI mode serves as a non-selective detector that is easily susceptible to interference by produce matrices in trace level residue analysis. The development of an effective clean-up method is essential. In this research, a combination of HPLC/C18 and SPE/Florisil clean-up methods were used to reduce matrices in 10 commodities. Using the PBM system, the reference spectra of the computerized Anaheim data base were fingerprint matched to the fortified residues at the 50 ppb level. For most commodities, the PBM quality value was above 90% with the exception of whole oranges. The study demonstrates that the produce matrix of individual commodities varies considerably. The method met difficulties in the analysis of citrus due to the citrus peels. Although the method is commodity dependent, the clean-up procedure has reduced matrix interference in most cases. Efficiency is approximately in a range of 10(5) to 10(6) times, thus the method is effective in confirming trace level pesticide residues in fresh produce.

Atrazine↗

Screening and identification of drugs in human hair by high-performance liquid chromatography-photodiode-array UV detection and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after solid-phase extraction. A powerful tool in forensic medicine.

A method is described to screen for a wide range of pharmaceuticals in human hair. 75 mg of powdered hair are incubated (12 h at +56 degrees C) in 2 ml of distilled water (acidic compounds) or 0.1 M hydrochloric acid (neutral and basic compounds). A twin solid-phase extraction on C18 cartridges is used for the sample clean-up procedure. Acidic drugs are fixed at pH 2 and eluted with 1% ammoniacal methanol while neutral and basic drugs are retained on the column at pH 8.6 and eluted with methanol containing 0.5% acetic acid. The internal standard (I.S.) for the acidic extraction was bupivacaine while the I.S. for the basic extraction was prazepam. The separation of the drugs was performed using both the liquid and the gas chromatographic techniques whereas identification was achieved using photodiode array and mass spectrometric detection, respectively. The liquid chromatographic system gives an elution of the drugs following a multi step gradient from a Symmetry C8 (Waters) 5 microns column (250 x 4.6 mm I.D.) at +30 degrees C with acetonitrile-phosphate buffer (pH 3.8). Identification is achieved using the reference data (retention times and spectra) of 675 pharmaceuticals, toxicants and drugs of abuse stored in a personal library. The present method has been applied during 6 months in our laboratory. By establishing a victim's drug use history, it is a very powerful tool in forensic medicine. We illustrate the method with some real cases of police crime investigation.

Adult↗

Determination of trichothecene mycotoxins in wheat by use of supercritical fluid extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection or gas chromatography with electron capture detection.

The extraction behaviour of the Fusarium mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) and some related type B trichothecenes from spiked seasand, spiked wheat flour and naturally contaminated wheat flour with modified supercritical CO2 has been investigated and optimized under several conditions. The extraction fluid was decompressed over a solid-phase trap and the amount of deposited analytes was determined by HPLC-diode array detection (DAD) or GC-electron capture detection (ECD) without any further clean-up. Recovery rates as high as 90.1 +/- 10.7% were achieved for spiked wheat samples and 53.0 +/- 3.2% for naturally contaminated samples. The performance of the optimized supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) method was compared with an already well established analytical method employing extraction on a rotary shaker in combination with Mycosep clean-up. Moreover, the SFE procedure developed for naturally DON contaminated wheat was employed for the simultaneous extraction of 5 type B trichothecenes by GC-ECD. This work represents the first successful approach in obtaining an SFE-method for the extraction of Fusarium mycotoxins from wheat with reasonable recoveries and good precision.

Chromatography, Gas↗