Chinese Journal of Chromatography ›› 2019, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (2): 162-176.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1123.2018.10003

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Simultaneous determination of 120 veterinary antibiotics in meat by combined pretreatment system coupled with ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

BIAN Hua1, QIN Yu1, YU Chenghua1, ZHANG Kai2, WANG Chengping1, LIN Yikan1, YANG Baogang1, GE Yu1   

  1. 1. Shanghai Institute of Quality Inspection and Technical Research, Shanghai 200233, China;
    2. College of Medical Equipment and Food, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  • Received:2018-10-08 Online:2019-02-09 Published:2014-12-31
  • Supported by:

    Shanghai Science and Technology Prosperous Agriculture Key Project (Chinese Characters of Shanghai Agricultural Sciences (2016) No. 4-5).

Abstract:

A comprehensive pretreatment system was developed to simultaneously extract and purify 120 veterinary antibiotics, possessing various physicochemical properties in eight categories. This system was coupled with ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) for the detection of the antibiotics. The samples were dissolved and dispersed by a Na2 EDTA-Mcllvaine buffer, extracted with acetonitrile containing 1.5% (v/v) formic acid, and cleaned using an Oasis PRiME HLB SPE system followed by n-hexane liquid purification. The separation of residue targets was performed on an Atlantis® T3 column (100 mm×2.1 mm, 3 μm) with a gradient elution of 0.1% (v/v) formic acid aqueous solution and acetonitrile as mobile phases and detected by UPLC-MS/MS with the multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode via ESI+ ionization. The pH of the extraction solvent and the purification method were optimized to promote the target recoveries. All targets showed good linear ranges from 1.0 to 50.0 μg/L, while all their correlation coefficients (r2) were higher than 0.9953, including r2 values of 89 targets being over 0.9990. The limits of quantification (LOQs) of seven targets were 10.0 μg/kg; 21 targets, 5.0 μg/kg; and the remaining 92 targets, not higher than 2.0 μg/kg. The average recoveries on three spiked levels (low, medium, and high) for all targets ranged from 71.5%-109.2%, with RSD ranging from 0.6%-15.3%. The combined system, exhibiting satisfying recovery and stable repeatability, can be suitably employed for the simultaneous determination of multiple veterinary antibiotics in animal-derived meat products.

Key words: combined pretreatment system, meat, ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS), veterinary antibiotics

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