title: Development and validation of a standardized method for the determination of morpholine residues in fruit commodities by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
abstract: An analytical method was developed for the determination of morpholine on apples and citrus. The method utilized acidified methanol extraction, centrifugation, and determination by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization and tandem mass spectrometry (HILIC-ESI-MS/MS). Validation of the method occurred at the Pacific Agricultural Laboratory (PAL, Portland, OR, USA) and the Trace Analytical Laboratory (TAL, UC Davis, CA, USA). Method validation recoveries from control apple, orange, lemon, and grapefruit samples ranged from 84 to 120% over three levels of fortification (0.01, 0.04, and 0.2 μg/g). The limit of quantitation (LOQ) for all commodities was 0.01 μg/g, and the calculated method detection limit (MDL) ranged from 0.0010 to 0.0040 μg/g.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California at Davis , One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States.
authors.forename: Matt J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hengel
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: Wesley
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Maguire
mesh_terms: D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D002957:Citrus / Q000737:chemistry; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D027845:Malus / Q000737:chemistry; D009025:Morpholines / Q000032:analysis*; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis*; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D009025:Morpholines; D010573:Pesticide Residues; C037574:morpholine