Determination of Validamycin A residues in Baby Rice Flour
An analytical method was developed for the determination of validamycin A in baby rice flour by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography coupled with tandem-mass spectrometry.The target compound was extracted with methanol-water(7∶3),1 mL of the extract solution was evaporated to dry under nitrogen flow,then redissolved in 20 mmol/L ammonium acetate(pH3.0)and cleaned-up with MCX solid phase extraction column.The separation was carried out on a BEH Amide column using 5 mmol/L ammonium acetate-acetonitrile as mobile phase and detection was performed using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry in multiple reaction monitoring mode,with quantification done using the external standard method.The method showed good linearity(R2>0.99)within the range of 0.1 ng/mL to 5.0 ng/mL.The limits of detection and quantification were 2.0 pg/kg and 5.0 pg/kg,respectively.Recovery experiments spiked at levels of 5.0,50.0,200.0 μg/kg in blank baby rice flour yielded average recoveries of 88.5%to 100.5%,with relative standard deviations of 4.84%to 10.08%.The method is characterized by its simplicity in extraction and purification,good reproducibility,and high sensitivity,making it suitable for the rapid qualitative and quantitative analysis of validamycin A in baby rice flour.