Liquid Chromatographic Determination of Biogenic Amines in Fish Based on Pyrene Sulfonyl Chloride Pre-Column Derivatization

Autor: Elvira S. Plakidi, Niki C. Maragou, Marilena E. Dasenaki, Nikolaos C. Megoulas, Michael A. Koupparis, Nikolaos S. Thomaidis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Foods, Vol 9, Iss 5, p 609 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2304-8158
DOI: 10.3390/foods9050609
Popis: Monitoring of biogenic amines in food is important for quality control, in terms of freshness evaluation and even more for food safety. A novel and cost-effective method was developed and validated for the determination of the main biogenic amines: histamine, putrescine, cadaverine, spermidine and spermine in fish tissues. The method includes extraction of amines with perchloric acid, pre-column derivatization with Pyrene Sulfonyl Chloride (PSCl), extraction of derivatives with toluene, back-dissolution in ACN after evaporation and determination by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography with UV and intramolecular excimer fluorescence detection. The structure of the pyrene-derivatives was confirmed by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry with electrospray ionization. The standard addition technique was applied for the quantitation due to significant matrix effect, while the use of 1,7-diaminoheptane as internal standard offered an additional confirmation tool for the identification of the analytes. Method repeatability expressed as %RSD ranged between 7.4–14% for the different amines and recovery ranged from 67% for histamine up to 114% for spermine. The limits of detection ranged between 0.1–1.4 mg kg−1 and the limits of quantification between 0.3–4.2 mg kg−1. The method was applied to canned fish samples and the concentrations of the individual biogenic amines were below the detection limit up to 40.1 mg kg−1, while their sum was within the range 4.1–49.6 mg kg−1.
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