title: High-performance liquid chromatographic evaluation of biogenic amines in foods. An analysis of different methods of sample preparation in relation to food characteristics.
abstract: Biogenic amines are compounds formed by amino acid decarboxylation in fermented foods. Most of the methods for amine determination involve acid extraction followed by a liquid-liquid purification step. The different parameters which can influence amine recoveries are considered; experience with different foods such as cheese, fish and meat preserves are reported and for each of them the optimized analytical procedure is described. Data concerning recovery and repeatability of the method are also reported and the various factors that influence amine extraction are discussed. The possibility of applying direct derivatization without any other purification step is also considered.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, Università di Udine, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moret
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Conte
mesh_terms: D001679:Biogenic Amines / Q000032:analysis*; D002611:Cheese / Q000032:analysis; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003619:Dansyl Compounds; D005396:Fish Products / Q000032:analysis; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D012997:Solvents; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D001679:Biogenic Amines; D003619:Dansyl Compounds; D012997:Solvents; D012965:Sodium Chloride; C029038:dansyl chloride