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The Determination of Phenylbutazone in Food of Animal Origin Using the ACQUITY UPLC I-Class and Xevo TQ-S

28 Apr 2014

Recent findings of undeclared horse meat in beef products in Europe prompted an urgent requirement for industry and regulatory authorities to analyze meat and meat products for the presence of horse tissue and residues of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) phenylbutazone (PBZ). PBZ is a veterinary medicine that is not permitted for use in the treatment of animals destined for the human food chain.

In this technology brief, low levels of phenylbutazone - below the EU recommended concentration of 5 µg/kg - are detected and quantified in muscle tissue using ultra-sensitive UPLC/MS/MS.

ACQUITY UPLC HSS T3 Columns for Polar Compound Retention

Waters

ACQUITY UPLC® HSS (High Strength Silica) T3 Columns contain the first and only 100% silica particle designed, tested and intended for use in applications up to 15000 psi/1000 bar. The ACQUITY UPLC® HSS particle is not an HPLC particle. High pore volume HPLC particles do not possess the mechanical stability necessary to withstand the high column packing and operating pressures of UPLC® separations. The first ligand chemistry in this UPLC®-certified column family utilizes T3 bonding in order to retain and separate polar organic compounds. ACQUITY UPLC® HSS T3 columns possess the superior polar-compound retention, aqueous mobile phase compatibility and ultra-low MS bleed of Atlantis® T3 columns. Easier Method Transfer Since Atlantis® T3 HPLC and ACQUITY UPLC® HSS T3 columns utilize T3 bonding, LC methods can be transferred from HPLC to UPLC® separations. Because Atlantis® and HSS particles are different substrates, some method modification and/or optimization may be required. A compelling benefit of UPLC® technology is the ease and speed at which this method optimization can occur since UPLC® separations offer greater resolution in less time. Moving from XBridge™ HPLC to ACQUITY UPLC® BEH columns is nearly seamless, as the hybrid particle substrates differ only in particle size. However, because of T3 bonding it should be straightforward to make simple adjustments to successfully transfer a separation from an Atlantis® T3 HPLC column to an ACQUITY UPLC® HSS T3 column.

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Xevo TQ-S

Waters

Xevo TQ-S tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer - designed for the most demanding quantitative UPLC/MS/MS applications. The ultimate in tandem quadrupole performance allows you to achieve unrivalled sensitivity and robustness, available to everyone due to the accessibility of the Xevo platform. The Xevo TQ-S gives you class leading sensitivity and robustness, qualitative information when you need it most and accelerated method development for sensitive and robust methods. Reducing complexity, increasing ease of use, and ensuring the correct result every time.

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