Simplified cleanup and liquid chromatographic ultraviolet determination of linuron and three metabolites in potatoes. 1990

G E Miliadis, and P A Siskos, and G S Vasilikiotis
Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Pesticide Residues Laboratory, Athens, Greece.

A simple and efficient method is presented for the extraction, cleanup, and liquid chromatographic (LC) determination of linuron and 3 of its metabolites, 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methyl urea (DCPMU), 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl) urea (DCPU), and 3,4-dichloroaniline (DCA), in potatoes. Samples are extracted with acetone, partitioned into dichloromethane-hexane (1 + 1), and cleaned up using disposable silica cartridges. LC determination is performed using a LiChrosorb NH2 5 microns column, with an isopropanol-isooctane gradient mobile phase and UV detection at 248 nm. Recoveries of linuron and 2 of the metabolites from untreated samples fortified at 0.02-2 micrograms/g ranged from 80 to 102%, while recoveries for the metabolite DCA ranged from 60 to 78%. The detection limit was 0.015 micrograms/g for linuron and each metabolite; the minimum quantitation level was 0.5 micrograms/g. The developed method was applied to potato samples from a field experiment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008044 Linuron A selective pre- and post-emergence herbicide. (From Merck Index, 11th ed) Afalon
D011198 Solanum tuberosum A plant species of the genus SOLANUM, family SOLANACEAE. The starchy roots are used as food. SOLANINE is found in green parts. Potatoes,Potato,Solanum tuberosums,tuberosum, Solanum,tuberosums, Solanum
D002853 Chromatography, Liquid Chromatographic techniques in which the mobile phase is a liquid. Liquid Chromatography
D006540 Herbicides Pesticides used to destroy unwanted vegetation, especially various types of weeds, grasses (POACEAE), and woody plants. Some plants develop HERBICIDE RESISTANCE. Algaecide,Algicide,Herbicide,Algaecides,Algicides
D012997 Solvents Liquids that dissolve other substances (solutes), generally solids, without any change in chemical composition, as, water containing sugar. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) Solvent
D013056 Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet Determination of the spectra of ultraviolet absorption by specific molecules in gases or liquids, for example Cl2, SO2, NO2, CS2, ozone, mercury vapor, and various unsaturated compounds. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry

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