title: Spectrofluorometric determination of histamine in wines and other alcoholic beverages.
abstract: The spectrofluorometric determination of histamine in wines, other alcoholic beverages, and vinegars is described. Histamine is extracted with n-butanol, transferred to hydrochloric acid, and subjected to a condensation reaction with o-phthalaldehyde (OPT). The method was tested for sensitivity (0.03 ppm limit of detection and 0.08 ppm limit of determination), precision (6.4% CV for a content of 1.25 ppm and 19.5% CV for a content of 0.25 ppm), accuracy (97.1%), recovery (90.6-96.9%), and lack of interference by histidine. The method can be applied to wine, must, beer, champagne, cider, vermouth, and vinegar with satisfactory results.
authors.affiliation: University of Barcelona, Nutrition and Food Science Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Spain.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Vidal-Carou
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Izquierdo-Pulido
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mariné-Font
mesh_terms: D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000032:analysis*; D006632:Histamine / Q000032:analysis*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014920:Wine / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D006632:Histamine