Rapid and simple determination of oxolinic acid and oxytetracycline in the shell of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) by high-performance liquid chromatography.
A simple procedure for the determination of oxolinic acid (OA) and oxytetracycline (OTC), two antibacterial agents, in the shell of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis), using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography is described. Liquid chromatography was performed on a 5-microm LiChroSpher 100 RP-18E column using acetonitrile and a 0.02 M orthophosphoric acid solution as the mobile phase, with ultraviolet detection. After roughly grinding the shell, drugs were extracted using a methanolic oxalic acid solution. Linearity and precision were checked over the concentration range 0.04-0.32 microg/g. Limits of detection of OA and OTC were 0.012 and 0.008 microg/g, respectively. Mean extraction recoveries of OA and OTC from mussel shell were 72.9 and 65.4%, respectively. To demonstrate the usefulness of the analytical procedure, an experimental study was performed in blue mussels exposed to the drugs for eight days.
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Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Nantes, Laboratoire de Chimiothérapie Aquacole et Environnement, Atlanpôle, La Chantrerie, France.
Gouelo
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Larhantec
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Pilet
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Pinault
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D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D004350:Drug Residues / Q000032:analysis; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D016014:Linear Models; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010093:Oxolinic Acid / Q000032:analysis*; D010118:Oxytetracycline / Q000032:analysis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012758:Shellfish / Q000032:analysis*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010093:Oxolinic Acid; D010118:Oxytetracycline