Validation of a Method for the Determination of Balenine/Ophidine in Whale

J AOAC Int. 2017 Nov 1;100(6):1814-1818. doi: 10.5740/jaoacint.17-0038. Epub 2017 May 22.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop and validate a method for the determination of balenine/ophidine (hereafter referred to as "balenine") in whale extracts and muscle samples from Balaenoptera acutorostrata. Further, the goal was to evaluate the method's applicability for the determination of other histidine-containing dipeptides (HCDs): anserine and carnosine and their amino acids π-methylhistidine, τ-methylhistidine, histidine, and β-alanine. For balenine, the LOD and LOQ were found to be 0.03 and 0.1 mg/g, respectively, and the linear range was validated up to 160 mg/g. Trueness was evaluated by spiking experiments with balenine, and the recovery was found to be 88-90%. A comparison of the results showed that most of the other analytes were within 80-120% of the value found with the previously developed and validated method. Precision and internal reproducibility for balenine was around 0.9 and 2%, respectively, with measurement uncertainties of 2-4%. Therefore, the method was found to be fit for purpose for the determination of balenine and other HCDs and their constituent amino acids in whale meat and extracts.

Publication types

  • Validation Study
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anserine / analysis*
  • Calibration
  • Carnosine / analysis
  • Chromatography, Liquid / methods*
  • Dipeptides / analysis*
  • Freeze Drying
  • Limit of Detection
  • Methylhistidines / analysis
  • Minke Whale*
  • Muscles / chemistry

Substances

  • Dipeptides
  • Methylhistidines
  • N(beta)-alanyl-1-methyl-histidine
  • 1-methylhistidine
  • Carnosine
  • Anserine