Matrix effects in analysis of β-agonists with LC-MS/MS: influence of analyte concentration, sample source, and SPE type

J Agric Food Chem. 2012 Jun 27;60(25):6359-63. doi: 10.1021/jf301440u. Epub 2012 Jun 18.

Abstract

The synergistic influences of analyte concentration, sample source, and solid-phase extraction (SPE) type on matrix effects in the multiresidue analyses of eight β-agonists with LC-ESI-MS/MS were evaluated. Porcine muscle and liver extracts and urine from diverse sources were purified by strong or mixed-mode cation exchange and molecularly imprinted polymer SPE cartridges, respectively. Three spiked concentrations (2, 10, and 20 ng/mL) of eight β-agonists in the purified matrices and the different sample sources were analyzed. The results show that for most β-agonists there are significant differences in matrix effects between analyte concentrations or sample sources (P < 0.05), whereas there is no significant difference in matrix effects between different SPE cartridges (P > 0.05). Results from main effects testing indicated that analyte concentration was the main effector.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-Agonists / analysis*
  • Adrenergic beta-Agonists / isolation & purification
  • Adsorption
  • Animals
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods
  • Liver / chemistry*
  • Muscles / chemistry*
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Solid Phase Extraction / instrumentation
  • Solid Phase Extraction / methods*
  • Swine
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Urine / chemistry*

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Agonists
  • Polymers