Analysis of heterocyclic aromatic amines using selective extraction by magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers coupled with liquid chromatography - Mass spectrometry

J Food Drug Anal. 2021 Dec 15;29(4):726-737. doi: 10.38212/2224-6614.3384.

Abstract

Heterocyclic aromatic amines (HCAs) are highly carcinogenic and mutagenic chemicals. This study reports on the development of magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers (MMIPs) for the purification and quantification of HCAs. A novel magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer was successfully prepared using a surface molecular imprinting method using functionalized Fe particles as the magnetic cores. 2-Amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (IQ) was used as a molecular template; methacrylic acid (MAA), ethylene glycol dimethyl acrylate (EGDMA), 2, 2'-Azobis (2-methylpropionitrile) were used as the functional monomer, crosslinker, and initiator, respectively. The use of the template/functional monomer/crosslinking agent at a ratio of 1:4:20 resulted in a product with better adsorption properties (3.24 mg/g). The HCAs were successfully detected and quantified in processed meat samples by MISPE and LC-MS/MS. Under the final optimized detection conditions, the proposed method offered good linearity (R > 0.995) for the five HCAs with an acceptable level of precision, and an LOQ of 0.05 ng/g was successfully achieved.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amines
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Magnetic Phenomena
  • Molecularly Imprinted Polymers*
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry* / methods

Substances

  • Amines
  • Molecularly Imprinted Polymers
  • Polymers

Grants and funding

This research was supported by grants from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Republic of China (MOST 109-2113-M-003-003).