title: Capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry in food analysis.
abstract: This work provides an updated overview (including works published till June 2004) on the principal applications of capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (CE-MS) together with their main advantages and drawbacks in food science. Thus, analysis of amino acids, peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, or polyphenols by CE-MS in different foods is reviewed. Also, other natural compounds (e.g., alkaloids) and toxins analyzed by CE-MS in foods are revised. Moreover, exogenous substances with a potential risk for human health (e.g., pesticides, drugs) detected in foods by CE-MS are included in this work. The usefulness of CE-MS for food analysis and the information that this coupling can provide in terms of processing, composition, authenticity, quality, or safety of foods is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Analysis, Institute of Industrial Fermentations (CSIC) Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simó
authors.forename: Coral
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barbas
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cifuentes
mesh_terms: D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000379:methods*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D010455:Peptides / Q000032:analysis; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis; D059808:Polyphenols; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D005419:Flavonoids; D010455:Peptides; D010636:Phenols; D059808:Polyphenols; D011506:Proteins; D014118:Toxins, Biological