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acetic acid; adsorption; chemical species; compliance; insecticides; protocols; rice; solvents; tandem mass spectrometry; Vietnam
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... The emerging ungovernable application of pesticides in rice farming has attracted public concerns as these hazardous chemicals leave long-lasting environmental impacts and cause severe health effects. Here, an optimized analytical method was proposed for the measurement of 656 pesticide residues in rice samples collected in Vietnam. We utilized chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry systems ...
... A poly (N-isopropyl acrylamide) (polyNIPA)-based hybrid column for capillary liquid chromatography (cLC) was prepared with N-isopropyl acrylamide (NIPA) and alkoxysilanes through a sol–gel “one-pot” method. In this process, the hydrolyzed tetramethoxysilane (TMOS) and vinyltrimethoxysilane (VTMS) were the precursors for the synthesis of a silica-based monolith and subsequently reacted with organic ...
acetic acid; acetonitrile; chemical species; ciprofloxacin; cleaning; data collection; databases; honey; liquid chromatography; macrolides; mass spectrometry; pH; screening; sorbents; sulfonamides; tetracyclines; veterinary drugs
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... A strategy for the quantification and confirmation of 40 multi-class veterinary drugs in honey by QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe) combined with liquid chromatography coupled quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-Q-TOF/MS) is described. The veterinary drugs examined belong to four classes: quinolones, sulfonamides, macrolides, and tetracyclines. Before analysis ...
Shun-Chung Yang; Lisa Welter; Anand Kolatkar; Jorge Nieva; Kathryn R. Waitman; Kuo-Fang Huang; Wen-Hsuan Liao; Shotaro Takano; William M. Berelson; A. Joshua West; Peter Kuhn; Seth G. John
... The isotopic composition of iron, zinc, copper, and cadmium (δ⁵⁶Fe, δ⁶⁶Zn, δ⁶⁵Cu, and δ¹¹⁴Cd) are novel and promising tools to study the metabolism and homeostasis of trace metals in the human body. Serum δ⁶⁵Cu has been proposed as a potential tool for diagnosis of cancer in liquid biopsy, and other metals may have similar utility. However, accurate analysis of trace metal isotopes is challenging ...
... Stomach content is a matrix often applied in post-mortem cases. It is especially important in oral intoxication cases. The main advantages are the usually high concentration of analytes and the lack of biotransformation process. Still, even with extensive sample preparation, the final extract is not always suitable for analysis. The aim of this study was to develop an alternative method using QuEC ...
acetic acid; amino acids; analytical chemistry; chemical species; derivatization; mass spectrometry; metabolites; metabolomics; neuroglia; reversed-phase liquid chromatography; yeast extract
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... The vast majority of mass spectrometry (MS)-based metabolomics studies employ reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) to separate analytes prior to MS detection. Highly polar metabolites, such as amino acids (AAs), are poorly retained by RPLC, making quantitation of these key species challenging across the broad concentration ranges typically observed in biological specimens, such as cell extr ...
... In this work, a novel strategy to prepare molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) functionalized magnetic carbon nanotubes (MCNTs) via a facile sol-gel polymerization by adopting Cu²⁺-mediating interaction was presented for selective recognition of celastrol (Cel), in the traditional Chinese medicines (TCM). Firstly, template Cel, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) as monomer and Cu²⁺ (co-monomer) ...
acetic acid; adsorbents; atomic absorption spectrometry; chemical species; ionic strength; pH; solid phase extraction; toxicity; toxicology; water pollution; zinc oxide
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... Water pollution due to toxic metals may pose a significant effect on the environment and the biota indicating the necessity of careful management of their concentration in the system. On the other hand, a simplified and useable sample preparation technique is required for their trace analysis. In this report, a simple solid-phase extraction procedure was developed for fast extraction and preconcen ...
... Insulin-like growth factors 1 and 2 (IGF-1 and IGF-2) are important biomarkers in research and diagnosis of growth disorders. Quantitative analysis is performed using various ligand-binding assays or enzymatic digestion LC-MS/MS methods, whose widespread adoption is hampered by time-consuming sample preparation procedures. We present a simple and fast antibody-free LC-MS/MS method for the quantifi ...
acetic acid; chemical species; comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography; containers; databases; ethanol; iso-octanes; manufacturing; mass spectrometry; polypropylenes; volatile compounds
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... This study reports on the potential of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography combined with time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC×GC−ToF MS) for the exhaustive untargeted characterization of the volatile and semi-volatile analytes migrating from four commercial polypropylene food containers into four simulants (water, 3% acetic acid, 10% ethanol, and isooctane) according to European Regul ...
acetic acid; adverse effects; ammonium acetate; bronchodilators; chemical species; clenbuterol; enzymatic hydrolysis; isoxsuprine; liver; lungs; methanol; muscle tissues; muscles; oxygen; pH; protein synthesis; ractopamine; solid phase extraction; tandem mass spectrometry; therapeutics; urine; veterinary medicine; zilpaterol hydrochloride
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... Wide use is made of β-agonists in therapy due to their smooth muscle–relaxant properties. They also have a side effect of increasing muscle mass. Besides improving oxygen utilisation as bronchodilators, β-agonists increase protein synthesis and promote fat burning. The growth- and performance-enhancing effects are often exploited in illegal use. The guiding objective of this study was to develop a ...
acetic acid; acetonitrile; adsorption; chemical species; desorption; detection limit; fabrics; filtration; high performance liquid chromatography; methanol; models; pH; solvents; standard deviation
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... A new sample preparation and chromatographic separation method for methyl paraben (MP), propyl paraben (PP) and butyl paraben (BP) in cosmetic and environmental samples has been developed, based on fabric phase sorptive extraction (FPSE) and high performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array (HPLC-PDA) detection. In the proposed method, MP, PP and BP molecules were efficiently retained on a s ...
acetic acid; acetonitrile; chemical species; chemometrics; cluster analysis; high performance liquid chromatography; principal component analysis; quality control; quantitative analysis; quercetin; regression analysis; rutin; wavelengths; China
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... A simple and efficient HPLC method is developed for the fingerprint analysis of Flos Sophorae Immaturus and for the simultaneous determination of three flavonoids in Flos Sophorae Immaturus, namely rutin, narcissin and quercetin. The separation of analytes is conducted on a Dikma Diamonsil C₁₈ column (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) at 35 °C; the wavelength of UV detector was set at 254 nm; the mobile phas ...
acetic acid; acetonitrile; antidepressants; chemical species; computer software; digestive tract; honokiol; intragastric administration; liver; models; naringin; oral administration; pharmacokinetics; rats; serotonin; sucrose; tandem mass spectrometry; ultra-performance liquid chromatography
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... To reveal the pharmacokinetic process of narirutin, naringin, and honokiol in normal and different courses of liver-stagnation and spleen-deficiency syndrome depressive rats after intragastric administration of Zhi-Zi-Hou-Po decoction (ZZHPD), a rapid ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) method was proposed in this study. Chronic unpredicta ...
... A method for the simultaneous quantification of B vitamins and related amines in one-carbon (1C) metabolism would benefit the study of diet and genetic/epigenetic regulation of mammalian development and health. We present a validated method for the simultaneous quantitative analysis of 13 B vitamers and four related 1C-pathway amine intermediates in liver using hydrophilic interaction chromatograp ...
high performance liquid chromatography; oral administration; drugs; chemical species; oxyclozanide; standard deviation; half life; formates; monitoring; chlorine; cattle; models; acetonitrile; niclosamide; ammonium; pharmacokinetics; acetic acid; fascioliasis; methanol; tandem mass spectrometry; fluorine
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... BACKGROUND: Oxyclozanide is an anthelmintic drug that is widely used to treat fasciolosis. However, the pharmacokinetics of oxyclozanide in cattle are not yet clearly understood. The present study was designed to develop a sensitive method to determine oxyclozanide levels in cattle plasma using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) and to study its pharmacoki ...
... A validated approach to determine various methionine cycle metabolites (S-adenosylmethionine, S-adenosylhomocysteine, and methylthioadenosine) in human blood plasma is offered. The approach is based on solid-phase extraction (with grafted phenylboronic acid) and derivatization with chloroacetaldehyde followed by ultra-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. We used a 100 × 2 ...
Bauhinia variegata; Cecropia palmata; Connarus; Mansoa alliacea; acetic acid; acetonitrile; apigenin; caffeic acid; catechin; chemical species; chlorogenic acid; data collection; detection limit; ferulic acid; high performance liquid chromatography; medicinal plants; monitoring; p-coumaric acid; rutin; tandem mass spectrometry; ultra-performance liquid chromatography; vanillic acid; Amazonia; Brazil
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... A method for the separation, identification and quantification of 24 phenolic compounds using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) was developed and validated. Six species of traditional medicinal plants from the Brazilian Amazon region were studied (Mansoa alliacea, Bauhinia variegata var. variegata, Bauhinia variegata var. alboflava, Conn ...
acetic acid; acetonitrile; aquatic invertebrates; calibration; chemical species; computer software; drugs; energy; freshwater; ions; liquid chromatography; liquid-liquid extraction; personal care products; streams; tandem mass spectrometry
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... A simple sample preparation method based on a modified liquid‐phase extraction approach to extract selected pharmaceuticals and personal care products from freshwater organisms is described. Extracted samples were analysed using liquid chromatography with Q‐Exactive plus hybrid quadrupole Orbitrap mass spectrometry, using 2.6 μm C18 media. A 0.1% v/v acetic acid/acetonitrile mobile phase was appli ...
acetic acid; aqueous solutions; capillary zone electrophoresis; chemical species; detectors; electrolytes; enzymes; high performance liquid chromatography
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... A method based on capillary electrophoresis with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (CE-C⁴D) for determination of two important phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitors (sildenafil and vardenafil) is introduced. The background electrolyte (BGE) consisted of an aqueous solution of 500 mmol L⁻¹ acetic acid, and the capillary was previously treated with polybrene solution to prevent c ...
acetic acid; acetonitrile; centrifugation; chemical species; dissolved carbon dioxide; emulsifying; gas chromatography; glass; liquid-phase microextraction; mass spectrometry; pyrethrins; separation; sodium bicarbonate; solvents
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... A method using dissolved carbon dioxide flotation after dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DCF-DLLME) was proposed for the determination of sixteen pyrethroids in water samples, coupled with gas chromatography with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry in a homemade glass round flask. The DCF-DLLME method is based on the rapid and simple phase separation of a low density organic solvent from ...
Helianthus annuus; Salvia hispanica; acetic acid; acetonitrile; chemical species; commercialization; detection limit; dietary supplements; guidelines; laws and regulations; liquid chromatography; maximum residue limits; methanol; pesticide residues; pumpkins; seeds; standard deviation; sulfonylureas; tandem mass spectrometry; temperature
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... This work proposes a novel Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe (QuEChERS) method in combination with ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of sulfonylurea residues in edible seeds. The chromatographic separation of nine sulfonylureas was accomplished in less than 5.5 min, using a Luna Omega C₁₈ column (50 × 2.1 mm, 1.6 µm). Mobile p ...
... Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are gut microbiota metabolites recognized for their beneficial effects on the host organism. In this study, a simple and rapid sample preparation method combined to SCFAs analysis by direct injection and gas chromatography coupled with flame ionization detection (GC-FID), for the determination and quantification of eight SCFAs (acetic, propionic, i-butyric, butyric, ...
... A highly sensitive and specific methodology has been developed for the simultaneous determination of the flavonoids hesperidin, hesperetin, naringin, and naringenin in chicken plasma employing UHPLC-HRMS (Orbitrap Velos). Plasma samples were preprocessed by protein precipitation with cold acetone. Analysis was carried out on an INTERCHIM UHPLC C18 column using aq. 0.1% glacial acetic acid, acetoni ...
acetic acid; arginine; capillary electrophoresis; chemical species; diagnostic techniques; interferometry; metabolic diseases; pH; refractive index
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... High speed capillary electrophoresis (HSCE) combined with refractive index (RI) detection is developed for the rapid separation and detection of inorganic ions and amino acids. A mixture of three inorganic ions (K⁺, Na⁺, Li⁺) and eight amino acids (Lys, Arg, Ala, Gly, Val, Thr, Trp, Asp) are detected using back scatter interferometry (BSI), without the need for chemical modifications or contrast. ...
... In the present study, a sample pretreatment based on the combination of vortex assisted liquid–liquid extraction and dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction has been proposed for the isolation and preconcentration of three acidic herbicides including fenoxaprop, fluazifop, and haloxyfop from edible oil samples. For this purpose, firstly, the analytes were extracted into sodium hydroxide solution ...
... The supercritical water gasification of xylose, a model substrate for hemicellulose, was carried out at 400 and 450 °C and at a constant pressure of 25 MPa in the presence of acetic acid using a continuous flow reactor. More specifically, we aimed to compare the reaction rate constants of xylose decomposition in both the presence and absence of acetic acid. Upon the application of a residence time ...
... Sequential extraction consists of the use of a number of extractors with different chemical properties that are progressively applied to a sample. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of sequential extraction of Cu, Fe, Mn, Mg and Zn from fruit and vegetable residue flour during storage for up to 60 days. The following extractors were applied: 1M calcium chloride, 0.1M acetic ...
acetic acid; acetonitrile; antidepressants; chemical species; detection; electric field; electrolytes; extraction; liquid chromatography; liquid membranes; mass spectrometry; precision; screening; solvents; standard deviation; toxicity testing
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... In this work, for the first time, chromatographic paper was used for a multiphase extraction assisted by an electric field (MPEF) and directly coupled to paper spray mass spectrometry (PS-MS). Using this approach, five tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) were determined in oral fluid. Firstly, the MPEF conditions were optimized using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The effects of ...
acesulfame potassium; acetic acid; analytical chemistry; capillary electrophoresis; chemical species; disinfection; electrolytes; environmental assessment; isopropyl alcohol; liquids; mass spectrometry; perfluorooctane sulfonic acid; phosphates; pollutants; reversed-phase liquid chromatography; silica; spectrometers; standard deviation; sulfates; water analysis
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... Reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) used for water analysis is not ideal for the analysis of highly polar and ionic contaminants because of low retention. Capillary electrophoresis (CE), on the other hand, is perfectly suited for the separation of ionic compounds but rarely applied in environmental analysis due to the weak concentration sensitivity when coupled to mass spectrometry (MS). H ...
... The molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) with the following herbicides used as templates 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) or 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy- acetic acid (MCPA) were synthesized by precipitation polymerization technique using 4-vinylpyridine (4-VP) as a functional monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as a cross-linking agent, and 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as an ...
acetic acid; alanine; capillary electrophoresis; chemical species; chromatography; liquids; mass spectrometry; metabolomics; methionine; pH; sprayers; tyrosine; valine
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... The performance of an original CE-MS interface that allows the in-axis positioning of the electrospray with respect to the MS inlet was evaluated. The variations in the geometrical alignment of this configuration in the absence of a nebulizing gas afforded a significant reduction in the sheath-liquid flow rate from 3 µL/min to as low as 300 nL/min. The sheath liquid and BGE were respectively compo ...
Mentha pulegium; acetic acid; chemical species; dibutyl phthalate; green tea; high performance liquid chromatography; lemons; liquid-phase microextraction; mint; phthalic acid; solidification; solvents; standard deviation
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... In this work, a natural deep eutectic solvent (NADES) consisting of L-menthol and acetic acid in a 1:1 molar ratio has been applied as extraction solvent for the dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction based on the solidification of the floating organic drop (DLLME-SFO) of a group of nine phthalic acid esters (dipropyl phthalate, DPP; butyl benzyl phthalate, BBP; dibutyl phthalate, DBP; dicyclohe ...
... In this study a method is developed for quantitative analysis of three potential biomarkers, including 4-hydroxyphenyl acetic acid (PHPAA), 4-hydroxyphenyl lactic acid (PHPLA) and 3,4-hydroxyphenylpropionic acid (PHPA), in human urine. Molecular imprinted polymers (MIPs) as the sample clean up materials were applied to selectively extract these tyrosine metabolites, followed by precise detection u ...
acetic acid; ammonia; ammonium; analytical chemistry; chemical species; electrospray ionization mass spectrometry; hydrogen; methanol; molecular weight; prediction; regression analysis; solvents
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... The effect of makeup solvent composition in ultrahigh-performance supercritical fluid chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry using electrospray ionization was studied using a set of 91 compounds, 3 stationary phases, and 2 organic modifiers of the mobile phase. The 24 tested makeup solvents included pure alcohols and methanol in combination with commonly used additives such as water, f ...
acetic acid; chemical species; cooking fats and oils; electrospray ionization mass spectrometry; formic acid; glufosinate; glyphosate; herbicide resistance; ionization; liquid chromatography; liquids; metabolites; methanol; tandem mass spectrometry
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... A method has been developed for the rapid, specific, accurate, precise and sensitive determination of glufosinate, glyphosate and its major metabolite, aminomethylphosphonic acid, in edible oils, by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry. Oils were extracted with acidified water (1% formic acid), and the extracts were directly injected into an LC using a Hypercarb column as the ...
... Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has been a useful sensing technique, in which inelastic light scattering can be significantly enhanced by absorbing molecules onto rough metal surfaces or nanoparticles. Although many methods have been developed to prepare SERS substrates, it is still highly desirable and challenging to design SERS substrates, especially with highly ordered and controlled t ...
3-hydroxybutyric acid; acetic acid; biomarkers; case studies; chemical species; diabetes; immune response; ketone bodies; metabolomics; mice; risk reduction; tandem mass spectrometry
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... Recently, there has been growing interest in short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) and ketone bodies (KB) due to their potential use as biomarkers of health and disease. For instance, these diet-related metabolites can be used to monitor and reduce the risk of immune response, diabetes, or cardiovascular diseases. Given the interest in these metabolites, different targeted metabolomic methods based on UP ...
acetic acid; acetonitrile; atropine; chemical species; corn; liquid chromatography; magnesium sulfate; methanol; scopolamine; sodium chloride; sodium citrate; tandem mass spectrometry
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... The undemanding LC-MS/MS method was developed for the synchronized analysis of atropine and scopolamine in maize crop. The dSPE was carried out with 1% acetic acid in acetonitrile/water and a mixture of magnesium sulphate, sodium chloride and sodium citrate. The analytes were separated on a Zorbax XDB C18 column using methanol/water as the mobile phase in gradient mode. The detection was done usin ...
acetic acid; acetonitrile; acrylamides; anticonvulsants; area; blood serum; chemical bonding; chemical species; chlorides; composite polymers; electric potential difference; electroosmosis; electrophoresis; flow; humans; length; precision; separation; silica; volume; zwitterions
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... Electrophoretic stacking is developed for sensitive determination of three zwitterionic antiepileptics, namely vigabatrin, pregabalin and gabapentin, in human serum. CE separation is performed in a 25 μm fused silica capillary covalently coated with the copolymer of acrylamide with 5% content of permanently charged 3-acrylamidopropyl trimethylammonium chloride (PAMAPTAC). In background electrolyte ...
... We report a flexible sensor array electronic tongue system that is fabricated on a polymer substrate by the laser direct writing process for multiflavor detection. Electronic tongue is a sensing system that is applied to detect different elements with the same sensor array. By analyzing responses from different measurement units, it enables a cross-sensitivity, namely, the ability of the system to ...
... Ingestion of hypoglycin A (HGA) in maple seeds or alkaloids produced by symbiotic fungi in pasture grasses is thought to be associated with various syndromes in grazing animals. This article describes analytical methods for monitoring long-term exposure to HGA, its metabolite MCPA-carnitine, as well as ergocristine, ergocryptine, ergotamine, ergovaline, lolitrem B, N-acetylloline, N-formylloline, ...
acetic acid; adsorbents; chemical species; ciprofloxacin; coordination polymers; detection limit; high performance liquid chromatography; magnetic materials; magnetism; microchip technology; milk; norfloxacin; ofloxacin; sampling; solid phase extraction; solvents; surface area; tandem mass spectrometry; toxicity; zinc
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... Herein, a two dimensional metal-organic framework (2D MOF) is introduced as an efficient adsorbent for simultaneously extraction of fluoroquinolones (FQs) from milk samples. The proposed MOF was synthesized by solvothermal method. The high surface area and high accessible sites of prepared MOF offered a unique adsorbent for solid phase extraction (SPE). The experiments showed the great ability of ...
acetic acid; acidity; agitation; apple juice; beverages; biodegradability; centrifugation; chemical species; chromatography; dibutyl phthalate; differential scanning calorimetry; droplets; hydrochloric acid; infrared spectroscopy; liquid-phase microextraction; mineral water; solubilization; solvents; standard deviation; tap water; toxicity
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... In this work, a natural deep eutectic solvent (NADES) composed of l-menthol:acetic acid 1:1 (molar ratio) was applied for the first time as the extraction solvent for the dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME) of a group of 9 phthalic acid esters (i.e., dipropyl phthalate, DPP; butyl benzyl phthalate, BBP; dibutyl phthalate, DBP; diisopentyl phthalate, DIPP; di-n-pentyl phthalate, DNPP; ...
acetic acid; acetonitrile; benzimidazoles; beta-adrenergic agonists; chemical species; dried milk; elemental composition; hormones; ions; liquid chromatography; macrolides; nitroimidazoles; pH; quinolones; screening; sorbents; sulfonamides; tandem mass spectrometry; tetracyclines; tranquilizers; veterinary drugs
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... In this study, a simple and rapid multi-residue screening method for the quantification and confirmation of 100 multi-class veterinary drugs in milk powder by the Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe (QuEChERS) method combined with liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry was developed. The veterinary drugs investigated belonged to several families su ...
acetic acid; acetonitrile; beers; centrifugation; chemical species; food chemistry; homogenization; laws and regulations; malt; mycotoxins; pesticides; spent grains; tandem mass spectrometry; uncertainty
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... A multiclass analytical method to determine pesticides and mycotoxins in beer-related matrices based on the dilute and shoot approach was optimized and validated according to the European guidelines SANTE/12682/2019 and EC/401/2006. Extraction used acidified acetonitrile at 1% (v/v) acetic acid, followed by horizontal shaking homogenization, centrifugation, freeze-out step for cleanup, another cen ...
... A method for simultaneous determination of Fe (232.036 nm) and Ni (232.195 nm) in vegetable oil samples by high-resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (HR-CS GF AAS) after an acid extraction of the analytes is proposed. In the extraction step, hydrochloric, nitric and acetic acid solutions were tested. The optimization of the procedure was performed by applying ...
... Lipid A represents a heterogeneous group of bacterial outer membrane phosphoglycolipids, which play a major role in the pathogenesis of Gram‐negative sepsis. The number and position of phosphoryl and acyl groups in lipid A molecules are key structural determinants in their bioactivities. In this study, a NACE–ESI‐MS/MS method was developed for the simultaneous analysis of lipid A isomers possessin ...
... Thyroid hormones and their derivatives are structurally related to the non-essential amino acid tyrosine (4-hydroxyphenylalanine). However, there are physicochemical differences that make it difficult to apply an analytical method for their simultaneous detection. This work focused on the optimization of a method using liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry to measure eigh ...
Alan Nascimento Bernardes; Leandro Augusto Gouvêa Godoi; Priscila Rosseto Camiloti; Absai da Conceição Gomes; Bruna Larissa Sandy Sanchez; Ana Paula Rodrigues Torres; Lívia Silva Botta
... The composition of sugarcane vinasse varies according to the substrate of alcoholic fermentation, e.g. if it is sugarcane juice and/or molasses. Regardless of the origin, the main organic compounds found in sugarcane vinasse are organic acids, alcohols and a low amount of carbohydrates. To access the organic composition of such wastewater, the present paper describes a high-performance liquid chro ...