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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (8): 133-141.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-0187

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Determination of Nicarbazin in Feeds Based on Mixed-Anionic Exchange Solid Phase Extraction by High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

WANG Weili1,2(), DING Chenhong1,3, LIU Zhenni1, QIN Shuzhen1, YIN Qiumiao1,2, LIN Xuexian4, HUANG Xiaomei1,3, WAN Kai1,2, CUI Zefeng2, LI Yafei1,2()   

  1. 1 Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-products of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640
    2 Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Agro-product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R.China, Guangzhou 510640
    3 Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products, Guangzhou 510640
    4 Guangdong Agricultural Monitoring Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510640
  • Received:2022-03-14 Revised:2022-08-23 Online:2023-03-15 Published:2023-03-14

Abstract:

The objective of this study is to develop a method for the determination of nicarbazin in feeds based on mixed-anionic solid phase extraction (SPE) by high performance liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometric. The analyzed samples (compound feed, concentrated feed, and premixed feed) were extracted with methanol: acetonitrile (1:1), purified by mixed-anionic solid phase extraction column (MAX), dissolved in acetonitrile, separated on a C18 chromatographic column (100 mm × 2.1mm, 2.6 μm) and performed with acetonitrile and ultrapure water as mobile phases, with the flow rate of 0.3 mL/min and the column temperature of 40℃ by gradient elution. The analysis was conducted by using negative-ion electrospray tandem mass spectrometry via multiple reactions monitoring (MRM) scan mode, and the samples were quantified by external standard method. The concentrations of nicarbazin in different feed matrix standard solutions had a good linear relationship in the range of 0.04-50 ng/mL, with correlation coefficients (r2) above 0.99, the limit of detection (LOD) was 0.02 mg/kg, and the limit of quantitation (LOQ) was 0.05 mg/kg. The recovery rate of nicarbazin with the content of 0.05-500 mg/kg in feed (0.05-10000 mg/kg in premixed feed) was 83.3%-105%, and the relative standard deviation (RSD) was 2.4%-7.6%. The method was sensitive, accurate, repeatable and suitable for the analysis of low and high levels of nicarbazin in compound feed, concentrated feed and premixed feed.

Key words: nicarbazin, LC-MS/MS, feed, anticoccidial drugs