Development of ultra HPLC analytical method for pymetrozine residues in rice

Abstract

Ultra HPLC-based analytical method analytical method was developed for the analysis of pymetrozine residues in different rice matrices. Chromatography separation was carried out in XR-ODS II: 150mm X 2.0mm, 5µm column in the mobile phase of water and methanol (60:40), and the resultant chromatograms were detected in a Photodiode Array (PDA). The retention time for pymetrozine neat standard and also matrix match standards was arrived at 4.00 min ± 0.5 min. The pymetrozine at the concentrations of 0.01, 0.05, 0.10, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, and 1.00 µg/ml and the calibration curve of y = 2E+07x + 19188 obtained with a goodness of fit (R²) 0.995. The samples were extracted using the AOAC QuEChERS method with slight modifications. The harvest time residues for the different rice matrices were below the tolerance limit of pymetrozine. The residues of pymetrozine at 7, 15, and 30 days after the rice harvest in paddy seed, single-polished, double-polished rice, bran, and dehulled rice were not detected. From the developed analytical method, the residues of pymetrozine can be detected in different rice matrices.