Profiling and quantification of biogenic amines in wine by constant B2E linked scan mass spectrometry.

The constant B2E linked scan is shown to be an excellent tool for the profiling of biogenic amines in wine samples. The fragment ion at m/z 169 of the dansylated amines is used for the precursor ion search in combination with direct sample evaporation. Besides the profile a semi-quantification may be achieved when using suitable amines as internal standards with standard deviations of 12-17%. More accurate results with standard deviations of 3-5% are obtained when using deuterated analogues as internal standards. Both methods are applied to the analysis of biogenic amines in synthetic mixtures and actual wine samples.