Beta2-adrenergic agonist residues: simultaneous methyl- and butylboronic derivatization for confirmatory analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl. 1998 Sep 25;716(1-2):366-70. doi: 10.1016/s0378-4347(98)00292-8.

Abstract

A derivatization procedure for confirmatory residue analysis of beta2-agonists is described. Methyl (MBA) and butyl (BBA) boronic acids are simultaneously used for the derivatization of tulobuterol, mabuterol, mapenterol, salbutamol, clenproperol, clenbuterol, clenpenterol and bromobuterol by GC-MS determination. A temperature of 55 degrees C during 60 min was selected as optimal temperature-time condition for simultaneous MBA and BBA beta2-agonists derivatization. It was also observed that stability of boronic derivatives was maintained at -20 degrees C over a period of four days. The proposed methodology was tested in urine and it could be applied for confirmatory residue analysis of clenbuterol-like compounds.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-Agonists / chemistry*
  • Adrenergic beta-Agonists / urine*
  • Animals
  • Boron Compounds / chemistry*
  • Cattle
  • Clenbuterol / analogs & derivatives
  • Clenbuterol / chemistry
  • Clenbuterol / urine
  • Drug Stability
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Methanol
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Temperature
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Agonists
  • Boron Compounds
  • n-butylboronic acid
  • methaneboronic acid
  • mabuterol
  • Clenbuterol
  • Methanol