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Development of high‐performance liquid chromatography and non‐aqueous capillary electrophoresis methods for the determination of fenoxycarb residues in wheat samples
Author(s) -
Liu Mian,
Yang Hui,
Liu Hongxia,
Han Po,
Wang Xie,
Zhang Shusheng,
Wu Yangjie
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2990
Subject(s) - high performance liquid chromatography , chromatography , chemistry , capillary electrophoresis , extraction (chemistry) , aqueous solution , detection limit , residue (chemistry) , organic chemistry
Abstract BACKGROUND: Practical methods for the analysis of fenoxycarb residues in wheat samples were developed using high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and non‐aqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE). RESULTS: Fenoxycarb residues in wheat were extracted with acetone by ultrasonication, followed by a clean‐up procedure with liquid–liquid extraction with 5% NaCl/dichloromethane. The HPLC was developed using C18 as column, MeOH/water (6:4, v/v) as the mobile phase and 199 nm as the detection wavelength. The optimal NACE condition was established with the running buffer of 20.0 mmol L −1 NH 4 Ac in 95% MeOH (pH* 9.0), and the applied voltage of 30 kV over a capillary of 50 µm i.d. × 48.5 cm × 40 cm effective length. Both methods gave the relatively lower limits of detection (0.008 mg kg −1 for HPLC and 0.024 mg kg −1 for NACE) and the higher recoveries (>85.0%). They were successfully applied to the determination of fenoxycarb in wheat samples. CONCLUSION: The results showed that the fenoxycarb residue gradually reduced to trace amounts after about 3 years, which implied that the pharmacological actions of fenoxycarb could last for about 3 years. Meanwhile, more effort should be made to control and reduce fenoxycarb residues because of its potential health risks to consumers. Copyright © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry