Simultaneous determination of mushroom toxins α-amanitin, β-amanitin and muscarine in human urine by solid-phase extraction and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with ultra-high-resolution TOF mass spectrometry.
This paper presents a method for the simultaneous determination of α-amanitin, β-amanitin and muscarine in human urine by solid-phase extraction (SPE) and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with ultra-high-resolution TOF mass spectrometry. The method can be used for a diagnostics of mushroom poisonings. Different SPE cartridges were tested for sample preparation, namely hydrophilic modified reversed-phase (Oasis HLB) and polymeric weak cation phase (Strata X-CW). The latter gave better results and therefore it was chosen for the subsequent method optimization and partial validation. In the course of validation, limits of detection, linearity, intraday and interday precisions and recoveries were evaluated. The obtained LOD values of α-amanitin and β-amanitin were 1ng/mL and of muscarine 0.09ng/mL. The intraday and interday precisions of human urine spiked with α-amanitin (10ng/mL), β-amanitin (10ng/mL) and muscarine (1ng/mL) ranged from 6% to 10% and from 7% to 13%, respectively. The developed method was proved to be a relevant tool for the simultaneous determination of the studied mushroom toxins in human urine after mushroom poisoning.
Department of Forensic Medicine and Medical Law, University Hospital Olomouc, Hněvotínská 3, 775 09 Olomouc, Czech Republic. Electronic address: jantomkova@gmail.com.
Jana
J
Tomková
Department of Forensic Medicine and Medical Law, University Hospital Olomouc, Hněvotínská 3, 775 09 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Peter
P
Ondra
Department of Forensic Medicine and Medical Law, University Hospital Olomouc, Hněvotínská 3, 775 09 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Ivo
I
Válka
D000293:Adolescent; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000546:Amanitins / Q000652:urine*; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D053593:Forensic Toxicology; D006801:Humans; D057230:Limit of Detection; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D009116:Muscarine / Q000652:urine*; D009145:Mushroom Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D052616:Solid Phase Extraction
D000546:Amanitins; D009116:Muscarine
Liquid chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Mushroom toxins; Solid-phase extraction