Capillary zone electrophoresis method for the determination of inorganic anions and formic acid in honey. 2006

Silvia Suarez-Luque, and Inés Mato, and José F Huidobro, and Jesús Simal-Lozano, and M Teresa Sancho
Facultad de Farmacia, Departamento de Química Analítica, Nutrición y Bromatología, Area de Nutrición y Bromatología, Universidad de Santiago, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.

A capillary zone electrophoresis method for the determination of inorganic anions and formic acid in honey samples was developed for the first time. The complete separation of chloride, nitrate, sulfate, phosphate, and formic acid was achieved with a simple electrolyte composed by 2 mM potassium dichromate as the carrier solution and background absorbance provider and 0.05 mM tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA) as electro-osmotic flow suppressor (pH 4.00). Injection was performed hydrostatically by elevating the sample at 10 cm for 10 s. The running voltage was -27 kV at 25 degrees C. Indirect UV absorption detection was achieved at 254 nm. The detection limit was in the range between 0.03 and 20 mg/kg, and the quantification limits ranged from 1.52 to 20.6 mg/kg. The calibration graphs were linear in the concentration range from the quantification limit to at least 2.5 g/kg for chloride, 0.25 g/kg for nitrate, 0.75 g/kg for sulfate, 1.50 g/kg for phosphate, and 0.75 g/kg for formic acid. Precision data in the honey samples analyzed showed repeatability and reproducibility relative standard deviations lower than 1.4 and 2.4% for migration time and lower than 1.8 and 4.3% for anion content, respectively. Recoveries of anions in honey samples analyzed ranged from 94.4 to 99.8%. Ten honey samples were analyzed to test the proposed method. Mean contents of 260.5, 3.93, 60.5, 139.4, and 209.3 mg/kg were found, respectively, for chloride, nitrate, sulfate, phosphate, and formic acid in analyzed honeys. These results agreed with literature data.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009566 Nitrates Inorganic or organic salts and esters of nitric acid. These compounds contain the NO3- radical. Nitrate
D010710 Phosphates Inorganic salts of phosphoric acid. Inorganic Phosphate,Phosphates, Inorganic,Inorganic Phosphates,Orthophosphate,Phosphate,Phosphate, Inorganic
D011786 Quality Control A system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in a product or process by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) Control, Quality,Controls, Quality,Quality Controls
D002712 Chlorides Inorganic compounds derived from hydrochloric acid that contain the Cl- ion. Chloride,Chloride Ion Level,Ion Level, Chloride,Level, Chloride Ion
D005561 Formates Derivatives of formic acids. Included under this heading are a broad variety of acid forms, salts, esters, and amides that are formed with a single carbon carboxy group. Formic Acids,Acids, Formic
D006722 Honey A sweet viscous liquid food, produced in the honey sacs of various bees from nectar collected from flowers. The nectar is ripened into honey by inversion of its sucrose sugar into fructose and glucose. It is somewhat acidic and has mild antiseptic properties, being sometimes used in the treatment of burns and lacerations. Honeys
D000838 Anions Negatively charged atoms, radicals or groups of atoms which travel to the anode or positive pole during electrolysis. Anion
D012680 Sensitivity and Specificity Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D013431 Sulfates Inorganic salts of sulfuric acid. Sulfate,Sulfates, Inorganic,Inorganic Sulfates
D019075 Electrophoresis, Capillary A highly-sensitive (in the picomolar range, which is 10,000-fold more sensitive than conventional electrophoresis) and efficient technique that allows separation of PROTEINS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; and CARBOHYDRATES. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992) Capillary Zone Electrophoresis,Capillary Electrophoreses,Capillary Electrophoresis,Capillary Zone Electrophoreses,Electrophoreses, Capillary,Electrophoreses, Capillary Zone,Electrophoresis, Capillary Zone,Zone Electrophoreses, Capillary,Zone Electrophoresis, Capillary

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