Issue 7, 2016

PRiME pass-through cleanup for the fast determination of aflatoxins in human serum by using LC-MS/MS

Abstract

A novel, simple and sensitive method based on the use of a PRiME (process, robustness, improvements, matrix effects, ease of use) pass-through cleanup procedure combined with ultra-fast liquid chromatography-tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry (UFLC-MS/MS) for the determination of 4 AFs, i.e., AFB1, AFB2, AFG1 and AFG2 in human serum, was developed and validated. The effective PRiME pass-through cleanup procedure using the Oasis PRiME HLB cartridge was optimized for the extraction of AFB1, AFB2, AFG1 and AFG2 in human serum. The obtained results demonstrated the higher extraction capacity of the PRiME pass-through cleanup procedure with recoveries between 92.1% and 102%. The limits of detection (LODs) for AFB1, AFB2, AFG1 and AFG2 were 0.048 μg L−1, 0.069 μg L−1, 0.043 μg L−1 and 0.14 μg L−1, respectively. Validation results on linearity, specificity, accuracy and precision, as well as on application to the analysis of AFs in 10 liver cancer volunteers demonstrated the applicability to clinical studies.

Graphical abstract: PRiME pass-through cleanup for the fast determination of aflatoxins in human serum by using LC-MS/MS

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 Nov 2015
Accepted
17 Jan 2016
First published
19 Jan 2016

Anal. Methods, 2016,8, 1457-1462

PRiME pass-through cleanup for the fast determination of aflatoxins in human serum by using LC-MS/MS

Z. Chen, S. Ying, J. Liu, P. Zhan and Y. Zhao, Anal. Methods, 2016, 8, 1457 DOI: 10.1039/C5AY03099D

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