Abstract
Abstract A thin layer chromatographic (TLC)-spectrophotofluorometric method was developed for quantitative determination of thiabendazole on and in citrus. Whole citrus fruits are surface stripped with ethyl acetate and a concentrated aliquot is separated by TLC. Wholefruit blends, juice, oil, and dried citrus pulp cattle feed are extracted with ethyl acetate, partitioned into 0.1N HC1, and then partitioned into ethyl acetate-chloroform from an aqueous basic solution prior to TLC. Thiabendazole is eluted from the chromatogram with acidified methanol and the intensity of fluorescence is compared to standards similarly chromatographed and measured. The method is accurate in determining thiabendazole content ranging from 0.2 to 6 ppm. Recoveries of thiabendazole from fortified samples were 95–99% for surface strippings and 70–91% for rind and pulp extractives. No significant difference was found between residue values determined by the TLC method and by the Merck method. TLC eliminates citrus constituents which occasionally interfere with the Merck method.
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