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A rapid and sensitive method based on ultrafast liquid chromatographyâtandem mass spectrometry was developed and validated for simultaneous determination of Sudan I, Sudan II, Sudan III, and Sudan IV levels in rat whole blood. Cleanert C18 mixed-mode polymeric sorbent was used for effective solid-phase extraction cleanup. Separation was carried out on a reversed-phase C18 column (100 mmÃ2.1 mm, 1.8 μm) using 0.1% (v/v) formic acid in water/0.1% (v/v) formic acid in acetonitrile as the mobile phase in gradient elution. Quantification was performed by an electrospray ionization source in the positive multiple reaction monitoring mode using D5-Sudan I as the internal standard. Calibration curves showed good linearity between 0.2 and 20.0 μg/L, with correlation coefficients higher than 0.9990. The average recovery rates were between 93.05% and 114.98%. The intra- and inter-day relative standard deviations were within 6.2%. The lower limit of quantification was 0.2 μg/L. All the analytes were found to be stable in a series of stability studies. The proposed method was successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study of four Sudan dyes after oral administration to rats. Keywords: Multiple reaction monitoring, Pharmacokinetics, Rat whole blood, Sudan dye, UFLCâMS/MS

A rapid and sensitive ultra-fast liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method, followed by simple protein precipitation and solid-phase extraction, has been developed and validated for the quantitative determination of four azo dyes (Para red, Solvent yellow 2, Solvent red 1 and Sudan red 7B) in rat plasma using D5-Sudan I as the internal standard. The optimal separation was accomplished on an Agilent Eclipse Plus C18 column (100 ? 2.1 mm, 1.8 µm) with gradient elution using the mobile phase including acetonitrile and water (containing 0.1% formic acid). The flow rate was 0.45 mL/min. The detection was conducted by means of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry in positive ion mode with multiple reaction monitoring. The calibration curves showed good linearity, with correlation coefficients >0.998 for all of the analytes within the concentration range. The lower limits of quantification (LLOQs) of Para red, Solvent yellow 2, Solvent red 1 and Sudan red 7B in rat plasma were 1.0, 0.1, 0.1 and 0.1 µg/L, respectively. The intra- and interday relative standard deviations were ≤9.6 and ≥12.4%, respectively, and the accuracy was in the range of -5.8 to -9.5%. The average recoveries were between 81.49 and 118.65%, and the matrix effects were satisfactory in the biological matrices. The fully validated method has been successfully applied in measuring levels of the four azo dyes in rat plasma following oral administration of 20.0 mg/kg of analytes in rats, which was suitable for the pharmacokinetic studies of the azo dyes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A simple and sensitive ultrasonic-assisted extraction coupled with liquid chromatography-tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry was developed for the simultaneous determination of eight β2-agonists (i.e., phenylethanolamine, fenoterol, formoterol, clenbuterol, ractopamine, salbutamol, terbutaline and tulobuterol) in pork. The recovery rate of ultrasonic-assisted extraction was compared with that of enzymolysis. Results showed that ultrasonic-assisted extraction is a satisfactory method for the treatment of pork samples, yielding β2-agonist recovery rates of 82.0-114.0%. In contrast, most of the recovery rates obtained by enzymolysis were <80%. Linearities obtained ranged from 0.1 to 16.0 μg kg-1for terbutaline, formoterol, tulobuterol and phenylethanolamine, 0.2 to 16.0 μg kg-1for salutamol, fenoterol and ractopamine, and 0.2 to 40.0 μg kg-1for clenuterol. The correlation coefficients were >0.9945 for all analytes. The lower limits of quantification were between 0.086 and 0.20 μg kg-1. The applicability of the proposed method for detecting and quantifying β2-agonists was demonstrated in the analysis of 50 pork samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present work demonstrates the application of the combination of hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) and the heterogeneous Fenton process (HF, Fe0/H2O2) for the decolorization of azo dye Orange G (OG). The effects of main affecting operation conditions such as the inlet fluid pressure, initial concentration of OG, H2O2 and zero valent iron (ZVI), the fixed position of ZVI, and medium pH on decolorization efficiency were discussed with guidelines for selection of optimum parameters. The results revealed that the acidic conditions are preferred for OG decolorizaiton. The decolorization rate increased with increasing H2O2 and ZVI concentration and decreased with increasing OG initial concentration. Besides, the decolorization rate was strongly dependent on the fixed position of ZVI. The analysis results of degradation products using liquid chromatography-ESI-TOF mass spectrometry revealed that the degradation mechanism of OG proceeds mainly via reductive cleavage of the azo linkage due to the attack of hydroxyl radical. The present work has conclusively established that the combination of HC and HF can be more energy efficient and gives higher decolorization rate of OG as compared with HC and HF alone. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]