title: [Determination of 7 microcystins in Spirulina health food products by ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry].
abstract: Ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/ MS) combined with solid phase extraction (SPE) has been developed for the determination of 7 microcystins (MCs) in Spirulina health food products. The sample was extracted by 70% (v/v) methanol. The lipid substances were isolated by centrifugation under freezing condition, and then followed by clean-up with a Waters Oasis HLB solid phase extraction cartridge. The separation was performed on a Waters ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column with gradient elution using acetonitrile and 0.2 mmol/L ammonium acetate. The electrospray ionization (ESI) source in positive ion mode was used for multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). The external standard method was used for the quantification. The linear ranges for 7 MCs were 20 - 400 microg/kg, and the correlation coefficients were not less than 0.995. The limits of detection were 6.7 - 33.3 microg/kg. The limits of quantification were 20.0 - 100.0 microg/kg. The recoveries of the 7 MCs spiked in blank Spirulina samples ranged from 87.5% to 97.9% with the relative standard deviations of 1.6% - 6.9%. The results demonstrated that the method is easy, fast, sensitive, and suitable for the confirmation and quantification of the 7 MCs in Spirulina samples.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Beijing Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100013, China.
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Sai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Guohua
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000032:analysis*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D052998:Microcystins / Q000032:analysis*; D053545:Spirulina / Q000737:chemistry*; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D052998:Microcystins