[Development of an LC-MS/MS-Based Rapid and Simple Analytical Method for Six Fungicides]. 2020

Masato Yoshimitsu, and Ryo Ueno, and Hiroshi Matsui, and Masakazu Osakada, and Kotaro Uchida, and Naoki Fukui, and Kazuhiko Akutsu, and Naoya Kakutani
Osaka Institute of Public Health.

In this study, we developed an LC-MS/MS-based rapid and simple analytical method for six fungicides; imazalil, o-phenylphenol, thiabendazole, fludioxonil, azoxystrobin and pyrimethanil, the latter three were newly approved for use after 2011. For expediting and simplification, we merged the extraction method with that of the pesticide analysis. For purification step, loading of 1 mL of sample extracts to 500 mg Oasis HLB column and elution with 8 mL of acetonitrile gave satisfactory results. The performance of the present method was confirmed for orange, grapefruit, and lemon samples fortified with the six fungicides. The results showed that the average recovery ranged from 89.7 to 100.0%, intra- and inter-assay CV% ranged from 1.5 to 5.0% and from 0.5 to 4.9%, respectively, achieving the target values of the Japanese official guideline for residual pesticide analysis. The limits of quantification of this method were determined to be 1 mg/kg for o-phenylphenol, and 0.2 mg/kg for the other five fungicides. These values were lower than their corresponding regulation values. In addition, we confirmed the usability of the present method for fungicide inspection of commercially available citrus fruits. During 2017-2019, there was no conflict between the food labeling and the fungicides detected and no fungicide with the concentration exceeding maximum residue level was detected.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002853 Chromatography, Liquid Chromatographic techniques in which the mobile phase is a liquid. Liquid Chromatography
D002957 Citrus A plant genus of the family RUTACEAE. They bear the familiar citrus fruits including oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and limes. There are many hybrids which makes the nomenclature confusing. Citron Tree,Fruit, Citrus,Lemon Tree,Orange Tree, Bitter,Orange Tree, Mandarin,Orange Tree, Seville,Orange Tree, Sour,Pomelo Tree,Pummelo Tree,Tangerine Tree,Citrus Fruit,Citrus aurantium,Citrus bergamia,Citrus grandis,Citrus hystrix,Citrus limon,Citrus maxima,Citrus medica,Citrus reticulata,Kaffir Lime,Bitter Orange Tree,Bitter Orange Trees,Citron Trees,Citrus aurantiums,Citrus bergamias,Citrus grandi,Citrus hystrices,Citrus medicas,Citrus reticulatas,Lemon Trees,Lime, Kaffir,Mandarin Orange Tree,Mandarin Orange Trees,Orange Trees, Bitter,Orange Trees, Mandarin,Orange Trees, Seville,Orange Trees, Sour,Pomelo Trees,Pummelo Trees,Seville Orange Tree,Seville Orange Trees,Sour Orange Tree,Sour Orange Trees,Tangerine Trees,Tree, Bitter Orange,Tree, Citron,Tree, Lemon,Tree, Mandarin Orange,Tree, Pomelo,Tree, Pummelo,Tree, Seville Orange,Tree, Sour Orange,Tree, Tangerine,Trees, Bitter Orange,Trees, Citron,Trees, Lemon,Trees, Mandarin Orange,Trees, Pomelo,Trees, Pummelo,Trees, Seville Orange,Trees, Sour Orange,Trees, Tangerine,aurantium, Citrus,bergamia, Citrus,hystrices, Citrus,maxima, Citrus,medicas, Citrus,reticulata, Citrus
D005504 Food Analysis Measurement and evaluation of the components of substances to be taken as FOOD. Analysis, Food,Analyses, Food,Food Analyses
D005506 Food Contamination The presence in food of harmful, unpalatable, or otherwise objectionable foreign substances, e.g. chemicals, microorganisms or diluents, before, during, or after processing or storage. Food Adulteration,Adulteration, Food,Adulterations, Food,Contamination, Food,Contaminations, Food,Food Adulterations,Food Contaminations
D005659 Fungicides, Industrial Chemicals that kill or inhibit the growth of fungi in agricultural applications, on wood, plastics, or other materials, in swimming pools, etc. Industrial Fungicides
D053719 Tandem Mass Spectrometry A mass spectrometry technique using two (MS/MS) or more mass analyzers. With two in tandem, the precursor ions are mass-selected by a first mass analyzer, and focused into a collision region where they are then fragmented into product ions which are then characterized by a second mass analyzer. A variety of techniques are used to separate the compounds, ionize them, and introduce them to the first mass analyzer. For example, for in GC-MS/MS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY is involved in separating relatively small compounds by GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY prior to injecting them into an ionization chamber for the mass selection. Mass Spectrometry-Mass Spectrometry,Mass Spectrometry Mass Spectrometry,Mass Spectrometry, Tandem

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