Category Archives: Food

QuEChERS-based method for the determination of carbamate residues in aromatic herbs by UHPLC-MS/MS

Posted on 16 September, 2016 by fqm302

A new reliable, fast and highly sensitive method based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry has been developed and validated for the determination of 28 carbamates in aromatic herbs. A modified QuEChERS-based method was optimized for the extraction … Continue reading →

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Evaluation of the combination of micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography with sweeping and cation selective exhaustive injection for the determination of 5-nitroimidazoles in egg samples

Posted on 27 July, 2016 by fqm302

A methodology is presented for the sensitive determination of nitromidazole residues in egg by means of micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography in combination with cation selective exhaustive injection and ultraviolet detection. Six compounds have been considered and the separation has been … Continue reading →

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Method optimization and validation for the determination of eight sulfonamides in chicken muscle and eggs by modified QuEChERS and liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection

Posted on 10 March, 2016 by fqm302

A simple, effective and reliable method for the determination of eight sulfonamide antibiotics (sulfadiazine, sulfapiridine, sulfamerazine, sulfamethazine, sulfachloropiridazine, sulfamethoxazole, sulfadoxine, sulfadimethoxin) in chicken muscle and eggs by liquid chromatography and fluorescence detection has been developed and validated. Sulfonamides do not … Continue reading →

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Determination of aminoglycosides in honey by capillary electrophoresis tandem mass spectrometry and extraction with molecularly imprinted polymers

Posted on 26 August, 2015 by fqm302

A new analytical method based on capillary zone electrophoresis-tandem mass spectrometry is proposed and validated for the identification and simultaneous quantification of nine aminoglycosides in honey samples. Detection using an ion trap mass analyzer operating in the multiple reaction monitoring … Continue reading →

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Ultrasound-assisted surfactant-enhanced emulsification microextraction for the determination of carbamates in wines by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

Posted on 14 October, 2013 by fqm302

A new sensitive multiresidue method based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC–MS/MS) has been developed for the detection, confirmation and quantification of twenty five carbamates in wine samples. The separation was achieved in 5.5 min, using a Zorbax Eclipse … Continue reading →

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Novel solid phase extraction method for the analysis of 5-nitroimidazoles and metabolites in milk samples by capillary electrophoresis

Posted on 9 September, 2013 by fqm302

A new sample treatment has been developed for the extraction of 5-nitroimidazole (5-NDZ) drugs in milk samples previous to their determination by micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC). Fat removing and protein precipitation were simultaneously carried out by the addition of trichloroacetic … Continue reading →

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Simple methodology for the determination of mycotoxins in pseudocereals, spelt and rice

Posted on 4 September, 2013 by fqm302

Nowadays the interest and consumption of pseudocereals is increasing due to their nutritional properties. Like cereals and oilseeds, pseudocereal seeds are susceptible to fungal growth and mycotoxin contamination; however these matrices have received little attention in literature. A sensitive, simple … Continue reading →

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Alternative sample treatments for the determination of sulfonamides in milk by HPLC with fluorescence detection

Posted on 3 September, 2013 by fqm302

This paper presents two sample treatments, dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME) and QuEChERS for the determination of 9 sulfonamides, regulated by the EU Council in milk samples. Both methods represent useful alternatives to conventional procedures based mainly in solid-phase extraction, in … Continue reading →

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Ion-paired extraction of cephalosporins in acetone prior to their analysis by capillary liquid chromatography in environmental water and meat samples

Posted on 2 August, 2013 by fqm302

Ion-pair extraction of cephalosporins from aqueous solution into acetone by the addition of ammonium sulfate to a 1:2 (v/v) acetone–water solvent was carried out followed by their determination using reversed-phase capillary liquid chromatography. The analytes included are cephoperazone, cefquinome, cephalexin, … Continue reading →

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A new approach in sample treatment combined with UHPLC-MS/MS for the determination of multiclass mycotoxins in edible nuts and seeds

Posted on 15 May, 2013 by fqm302

A sensitive, simple and rapid method for the determination of fourteen mycotoxins in nuts and seeds (including almonds, peanuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, macadamia nuts, pistachios, hazelnuts and pine nuts) has been developed using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled … Continue reading →

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