Abstract
Abstract A method for the determination of diethylstibestrol in feeds, which is based on official first action method 38.048–38.051, is proposed. Interfering feed extractives are removed by using a tripotassium phosphate-Celite column prior to measurement at 415 nm before and after irradiation. Recoveries of equilibrated standards added to Soxhlet extracts of several samples averaged 94.3% compared to 86.3% by the official method. The background absorbance at 415 nm obtained by using the proposed method was approximately 6% of the background by the official method for solutions containing equivalent amounts of sample. A thin layer chromatographic method is also included for the confirmation and identification of the cis and trans isomers of the drug. The proposed method has been found satisfactory for the quantitative determination of 0.55–44 ppm diethylstilbestrol and the thin layer chromatographic procedure can detect as little as 0.07 ppm.
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