Determination of benzimidazole residues using liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry. 1999

G Balizs
Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine, Berlin, Germany.

The determination of residues of benzimidazole using liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS) with ion spray ionization is described. Swine muscle tissue was spiked with a mixture of fifteen benzimidazoles, including metabolites of fenbendazole and albendazole. As clean-up procedure, an ethyl acetate extraction followed by solid-phase extraction on styrol-divinyl-benzene cartridge was used. The evaluation was performed by selecting the characteristic product ions for the benzimidazoles and using multiple reaction mode. 2-n-Butylmercaptobenzimidazole was used as internal standard. Blank muscle samples were fortified in the concentration range of 1-22 microg/kg. The limits of detection were below 6 microg/kg and the limits of quantification for most benzimidazoles were below 10 microg/kg. The matrix effect was checked using spiked muscle tissues of cattle and sheep as well as liver of cattle. Practical application will be shown by incurred egg material from laying hens treated with flubendazole. The recovery of the clean-up was mostly above 50% in muscle tissue and 70% in egg yolk.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D009132 Muscles Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals. Muscle Tissue,Muscle,Muscle Tissues,Tissue, Muscle,Tissues, Muscle
D012015 Reference Standards A basis of value established for the measure of quantity, weight, extent or quality, e.g. weight standards, standard solutions, methods, techniques, and procedures used in diagnosis and therapy. Standard Preparations,Standards, Reference,Preparations, Standard,Standardization,Standards,Preparation, Standard,Reference Standard,Standard Preparation,Standard, Reference
D002417 Cattle Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor. Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D002645 Chickens Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA. Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken
D002853 Chromatography, Liquid Chromatographic techniques in which the mobile phase is a liquid. Liquid Chromatography
D004350 Drug Residues Drugs and their metabolites which are found in the edible tissues and milk of animals after their medication with specific drugs. This term can also apply to drugs found in adipose tissue of humans after drug treatment. Drug Residue,Residue, Drug,Residues, Drug
D004531 Eggs Animal reproductive bodies, or the contents thereof, used as food. The concept is differentiated from OVUM, the anatomic or physiologic entity.
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001562 Benzimidazoles Compounds with a BENZENE fused to IMIDAZOLES.

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