Determination of Four Aflatoxins in Shanyao Pills by UPLC-MS/MS
Objective To establish an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(UPLC-MS/MS)method for simultaneous determination of four aflatoxins in Shanyao Pills.Methods The sample was extracted with 70%methanol and purified by the QuEChERS purification tubes and immunoaffinity columns.The chromatographic column was Acquity UPLC BEH C18 column(100 mm × 2.1 mm,1.7 μm),the mobile phase was acetonitrile-10 mmol/L ammonium acetate solution(gradient elution),the flow rate was 0.20 mL/min,the column temperature was 25 ℃,and the injection volume was 2 μL.Multi-reaction monitoring mode was adopted with electric spray ion and positive ion scanning,the capillary voltage was 2.4 kV,the desolvation gas temperature was 450 ℃,and the flow rate was 950 L/h.Results The linear ranges of aflatoxins B1,B2,G1,and G2 were 0.108-2.160 ng/mL,0.033-0.660 ng/mL,0.101-2.020 ng/mL,and 0.030-0.600 ng/mL(r ≥ 0.998,n=5),respectively.The RSDs of precision,stability,and repeatability tests were all lower than 4.0%(n=6).The average recoveries of aflatoxins B1,B2,G1,and G2 were 93.00%,87.22%,87.88%,and 87.44%,with RSDs of 1.63%,3.05%,1.85%,and 3.26%(n=6),respectively.Six batches of samples were detected with aflatoxin contents of 0.6,0.5,1.4,0.9,0.9,and 0.8 μg/kg,respectively.Conclusion The method is simple,highly sensitive,fast,accurate,and highly specific,which can be used for the simultaneously determination of four aflatoxins in Shanyao Pills.