Author Archives: fqm302

A comparison of hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis for the metabolomics analysis of human serum.

Posted on 6 August, 2023 by fqm302

Cationic, anionic, zwitterionic and, partially polar metabolites are very important constituents of blood serum. Several of these metabolites underpin the core metabolism of cells (e.g., Krebs cycle, urea cycle, proteins synthesis, etc.), while others might be considered ancillary but still … Continue reading →

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Analytical methods based on liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis to determine neonicotinoid residues in complex matrices. A comprehensive review.

Posted on 30 July, 2023 by fqm302

Neonicotinoids (NNIs) are neuro-active and systemic insecticides widely used to protect crops from pest attack. During the last decades, there has been an increase concern about their uses and toxic effects, especially to beneficial and non-target insects such as pollinators. … Continue reading →

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Determination of multiclass cyanotoxins in blue-green algae (BGA) dietary supplements using hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

Posted on 7 February, 2023 by fqm302

In recent years, the consumption of blue-green algae (BGA) dietary supplements is increasing because of their health benefits. However, cyanobacteria can produce cyanotoxins, which present serious health risks. In this work we propose hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography coupled with tandem … Continue reading →

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Ion mobility-mass spectrometry to extend analytical performance in the determination of ergot alkaloids in cereal samples.

Posted on 26 September, 2022 by fqm302

This work evaluates the potential of ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) to improve the analytical performance of current liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) workflows applied to the determination of ergot alkaloids (EAs) in cereal samples. Collision cross section (CCS) values for EA … Continue reading →

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Non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis–time of flight mass spectrometry method to determine emerging mycotoxins.

Posted on 26 September, 2022 by fqm302

Enniatins (ENN) and beauvericin (BEA) are emerging mycotoxins that have been traditionally determined by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS). However, to the best of our knowledge, no analytical methods based on capillary electrophoresis (CE)–MS/MS have been reported … Continue reading →

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Sweeping-micellar electrokinetic chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry as an alternative methodology to determine neonicotinoid and boscalid residues in pollen and honeybee samples.

Posted on 19 April, 2022 by fqm302

In this work, it is proposed for the first time an electrophoretic approach based on micellar electrokinetic chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (MEKC-MS/MS) for the simultaneous determination of nine neonicotinoids (NNIs) together with the fungicide boscalid in pollen and … Continue reading →

Posted in B-AGR-202-UGR20, EQC2018-004453-P, Honeybees, Insects, MEKC, Mass spectrometry, Neonicotinoids, Pesticides, Pollen, QuEChERS, RED2018-102522-T, RTI2018-097043-B-I00, Sweeping | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Sweeping-micellar electrokinetic chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry as an alternative methodology to determine neonicotinoid and boscalid residues in pollen and honeybee samples.

Multiclass cyanotoxin analysis in reservoir waters: Tandem solid-phase extraction followed by zwitterionic hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Posted on 29 November, 2021 by fqm302

The presence of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in all water bodies, including ocean water and fresh water sources, represents a risk for human health as eutrophication and climate change are enhancing their level of proliferation. For risk assessment and studies on … Continue reading →

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A natural deep eutectic solvent as a novel dispersive solvent in dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction based on solidification of floating organic droplet for the determination of pesticide residues.

Posted on 17 November, 2021 by fqm302

Current trends in analytical chemistry encourage the use of innocuous solvents to develop modern methods aligned with green chemistry. In this sense, natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) have emerged as a novel generation of green solvents which can be employed … Continue reading →

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Determination of principal ergot alkaloids in swine feeding

Posted on 2 September, 2021 by fqm302

Ergot alkaloids are secondary metabolites produced by fungi in the genus Claviceps. They contaminate a large variety of cereals, such as rye, triticale, wheat and barley. The ingestion of contaminated cereals might cause adverse health effects in humans and animals. … Continue reading →

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Simple and efficient method for the determination of fipronil and two main metabolites in eggs by capillary liquid chromatography.

Posted on 16 July, 2021 by fqm302

Capillary liquid chromatography (CLC) with UV-diode array detection has been proposed for the first time to determine fipronil and two metabolites, fipronil-sulfide and fipronil-sulfone in hen egg samples. Under optimum conditions, analytes eluted in less than 12 min. Despite the complexity … Continue reading →

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