The liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry with electrospray ionization (ESI) source in multiple reactions monitoring (MRM) mode has been used to detect five allergen including milk, egg, peanut, soyabean, and walnut in milk, dairy products, and confectionery. The allergenic proteins from food matrices were extracted with an extraction buffer (50 mM of TRIS- saline, 2 M of urea, and 25 mM of DTT) and then enzymatically digested with trypsin to form peptides. The peptides were eventually detected on a LC-MS/MS Triple Quad 5500 system from AB SCIEX. As a result, each allergen was characterized by a corresponding specific peptide. The limit of detection was of 3 µg/g for milk, 5 µg/g for peanut, 10 µg/g for soyabean and walnut and 20 µg/g for egg.
Glutaraldehyde (GA) is commonly used to disinfect surfaces and equipment in industries, agriculture, healthcare, laboratories, etc. To evaluate the quality of products containing GA, a HPLC method using 2,4-diphenylhydrazine derivative was developed. The analyte was separated by CN column with isocratic of acetonitrile and phosphoric acid 0,1% (ratio 50 : 50) and detected by PDA detector using a wavelength of 360 nm. The method was validated for specificity, linear curves, precision and accuracy which meet the requirements of AOAC.
Ketamin is a pharmaceutical compound that is abused as a narcotic drug, causing health problems for users. In controlling ketamine abuse, the detection of ketamine precursors can be a useful tool for tracing illegal ketamine production sites. In this study, an analytical method for determination of two ketamine precursors, 1-[(2-chlorophenyl) methyllimino methyl] cyclopentanol hydroclorid (CCM) and 2-Hydroxy-2- (o-chloro phenyl) cyclohexanon (HCH), in wastewater using solid phase extraction (SPE) and liquid chromatogrphy tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was developed and validated. An LC-MS/MS system employing a Zorbax C18 column (2.1 x 100 mm, 1.8 µm) and a mobile phase composing acetonitrile and water containing 0.1% (m/v) of formic acid in a gradient program at the flow rate of 0.3 mL/min and injection volume of 5 µL. The detection of analytes was done with electrospray ionization at positive mode (ESI+) employing multi reaction monitoring (MRM) at m/z of 238.5 and 225.5 for for CCM and HCH, respectively. The method was validated according to requirements of AOAC International and EC and was proved as reliable for intended use.
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