Van Royen Geert, Dubruel Peter, Van Weyenberg Stephanie, Daeseleire Els
Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) Technology and Food Science Unit, Brusselsesteenweg 370, Melle B-9090, Belgium.
Ghent University, Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Group, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Research Group (PBM), Krijgslaan 281 S4, Gent B-9000, Belgium.
J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2016 Jul 1;1025:48-56. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.05.003. Epub 2016 May 6.
This article describes a full analytical method for the clean-up and detection of benzylpenicillin in chicken and beef meat samples using a previously developed molecularly imprinted polymer in a solid-phase extraction cleanup step followed by analysis using LC-MS/MS. The method was validated based on the criteria and the requirements of the European Commission Decision 2002/657/EC. This validation revealed method performance characteristics that meet all the criteria in the Decision with limits of detection for chicken and beef meat samples of 6.2 and 14.4μg/kg, respectively, 8 and 3.5 times lower than the MRL. This method holds strong potential when a specific cleanup of benzylpenicillin is required, because with slight modifications it is also applicable in a milk matrix [1].