Determination of methylene blue residues in aquatic products by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

J Sep Sci. 2009 Dec;32(23-24):4193-9. doi: 10.1002/jssc.200900364.

Abstract

A method for the determination and confirmation of methylene blue (MB) in aquatic products was developed. Residues of MB were extracted from homogenized tissues with acetonitrile/sodium acetate buffer solution, and simply cleaned up with dichloromethane liquid/liquid extraction. After concentration and dissolution, the sample solutions were cleaned up by the neutral alumina and weak cation-exchange solid phase extraction (SPE) cartridge, prior to LC-MS/MS analysis. MB was determined at 1.0-20 microg/kg in eel, toasted eel and shrimp, with a limit of quantification of 0.5 microg/kg. Recovery for MB was between 73.0% and 108.3%. This method is fast, exact and sensitive. It can be applied to determine MB in aquatic products.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antifungal Agents / analysis
  • Aquaculture
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods*
  • Drug Residues / analysis
  • Eels
  • Maximum Allowable Concentration
  • Methylene Blue / analysis*
  • Penaeidae
  • Solid Phase Extraction
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Methylene Blue