Simultaneous determination of spirodiclofen, spiromesifen, and spirotetramat and their relevant metabolites in edible fungi using ultra-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry

Sci Rep. 2021 Jan 15;11(1):1547. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-81013-0.

Abstract

A fast, sensitive, and reliable analytical method was developed and validated for simultaneous identification and quantification of spirodiclofen, spiromesifen, and spirotetramat and their relevant metabolites in edible fungi by ultra-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS). First, sample extraction was done with acetonitrile containing 1% formic acid followed by phase separation with the addition of MgSO4:NaOAc. Then, the supernatant was purified by primary secondary amine (PSA), octadecylsilane (C18), and graphitized carbon black (GCB). The linearities of the calibrations for all analytes were excellent (R2 ≥ 0.9953). Acceptable recoveries (74.5-106.4%) for all analytes were obtained with good intra- and inter- relative standard deviations of less than 14.5%. The limit of quantification (LOQs) for all analytes was 10 μg kg-1. For accurate quantification, matrix-matched calibration curve was applied to normalize the matrix effect. The results indicated that the method was suitable for detecting the three acaricides and their relevant metabolites in edible fungi.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 4-Butyrolactone / analogs & derivatives*
  • 4-Butyrolactone / analysis
  • 4-Butyrolactone / chemistry
  • 4-Butyrolactone / metabolism
  • Acaricides / toxicity
  • Agaricales / chemistry
  • Agaricales / drug effects
  • Aza Compounds / analysis*
  • Aza Compounds / chemistry
  • Aza Compounds / metabolism
  • China
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods
  • Food Contamination / analysis
  • Fungi
  • Limit of Detection
  • Spiro Compounds / analysis*
  • Spiro Compounds / chemistry
  • Spiro Compounds / metabolism
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry / methods

Substances

  • Acaricides
  • Aza Compounds
  • Spiro Compounds
  • spirodiclofen
  • spirotetramat
  • spiromesifen
  • 4-Butyrolactone