title: Isolation by solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatographic determination of mutagenic amines in beef extracts.
abstract: A solid-phase extraction method was successfully optimized for the isolation and preconcentration of five mutagenic amines, 3-amino-1,4-dimethyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole, 3-amino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole, 2-amino-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole, 2-amino-3-methyl-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole and 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenyl-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine, and two co-mutagens, 1-methyl-9H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole and 9H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole. Coupling of diatomaceous earth, propylsulphonyl silica gel, and octadecylsilane cartridges was used to separate selectively the imidazopyridine and indolpyridine derivatives from those of quinoxaline and quinoline. A method based on this sample preparation was applied to the determination of twelve heterocyclic amines and related substances in a commercial beef extract using HPLC with electrochemical and fluorescence detection. Good recovery values were obtained, ranging between 55 and 99%. The co-mutagens 1-methyl-9H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (harman) and 9H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (norharman) were found in the beef extract at levels of 110 and 53 ng g-1, respectively, and 3-amino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole (Trp-P-2) and 2-amino-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole (A alpha C) were tentatively identified.
authors.affiliation: Department de Química Analítica, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Galceran
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pais
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Puignou
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D006247:Harmine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007211:Indoles / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D009153:Mutagens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011804:Quinolines / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011810:Quinoxalines / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D007211:Indoles; D009153:Mutagens; D011725:Pyridines; D011804:Quinolines; D011810:Quinoxalines; D006247:Harmine; C005010:harman