Quantitative Analysis Of Histamine Research Articles

Ultrasonic-driven chemical reduction synthesis of alizarin complexone-modified gold nanoparticles for dual-signal colorimetric and fluorometric sensing of histamine in seafood products

Alizarin complexone-modified gold nanoparticles (Au0-NPsALz) were synthesized using a proposed ultrasonic irradiation-assisted chemical reduction method. Ultrasonic irradiation powers, reaction time and alizarin complexone concentration had been proven to be the main parameters for controlling the nucleation and growth of Au0-NPsALz. In the synthesized ultrasonic irradiation-assisted chemical reduction conditions, Au0-NPsALz had a spherical oriented morphology with a uniform size of 17.84 ± 1.37 nm and are shiny red with a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of 535 nm. A rapid colorimetric and fluorometric dual-mode detection strategy for selective detection of histamine in seafood was developed based on the self-assembly of Au0-NPsALz-Ni (II) complexes. Ni (II) can capture the histamine molecules close to Au0-NPsALz surfaces, making changes in the colorimetric and fluorometric responses of the solution. The quantitative analysis of histamine was realized through the variation of dual-signal colorimetric and fluorometric responses. Such Au0-NPsALz sensor offered good detection sensitivity for histamine with a detection limit (LOD) of 59.32 μmol L−1 and 116.20 μmol L−1 and wide linear response within the range of 10–10000 μmol L−1 (R2 = 0.9952) and 100–5000 μmol L−1 (R2 = 0.9947) for colorimetric and fluorometric measurement, respectively. Recoveries ranging from 94.99 to 103.29 % and 97.67–106.88 % for colorimetric and fluorometric assay were obtained, showing low levels of matrix effects. Particularly, the results of the dual-mode sensor were also validated by comparing with the HPLC method for improving the assay accuracy and dependability. Ultimately, the developed Au0-NPsALz colorimetric and fluorometric probe performs excellently in practical applications, with promising results for detecting histamine in seafood products.

Pentafluoropropionic Anhydride Derivatization and GC-MS Analysis of Histamine, Agmatine, Putrescine, and Spermidine: Effects of Solvents and Starting Column Temperature.

Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is useful for the quantitative determination of the polyamines spermidine (SPD) and putrescine (PUT) and of the biogenic amine agmatine (AGM) in biological samples after derivatization. This GC-MS method involves a two-step extraction with n-butanol and hydrochloric acid, derivatization with pentafluoropropionic anhydride (PFPA) in ethyl acetate, and extraction of the pentafluoropropionic (PFP) derivatives by toluene of SPD, PUT, and AGM. We wanted to extend this GC-MS method for the biogenic amine histamine (HA), but we faced serious problems that did not allow reliable quantitative analysis of HA. In the present work, we addressed this issue and investigated the derivatization of HA and the effects of toluene and ethyl acetate, two commonly used water-insoluble organic solvents in GC-MS, and oven temperature program. Derivatization of unlabelled HA (d0-HA) and deuterium-labelled HA (d4-HA) with PFPA in ethyl acetate (PFPA-EA, 1:4, v/v; 30 min, 65 °C) resulted in the formation of d0-HA-(PFP)2 and d4-HA-(PFP)2 derivatives. d4-HA and 13C4-SPD were used as internal standards for the amines after standardization. Considerable quantitative effects of toluene and ethyl acetate were observed. The starting GC column temperature was also found to influence considerably the GC-MS analysis of HA. Our study shows the simultaneous quantitative analysis of HA as HA-(PFP)2, AGM as AGM-(PFP)3, PUT as PUT-(PFP)2, and SPD as SPD-(PFP)3 derivatives requires the use of ethyl acetate for their extraction and injection into the GC-MS apparatus and a starting GC column temperature of 40 °C instead of 70 °C. The PFP derivatives of HA, AGM, PUT, and SPD were found to be stable in ethyl acetate for several hours at room temperature. Analytically satisfactory linearity, precision, and accuracy were observed for HA, AGM, PUT, and SPD in biologically relevant ranges (0 to 700 pmol). The limits of detection of AGM, PUT, and SPD were about two times lower in ethyl acetate compared to toluene (range, 1-22 fmol). The limits of detection were 1670 fmol for d0-HA and 557 fmol for d4-HA. Despite the improvements achieved in the study for HA, its analysis by GC-MS as a PFP derivative is challenging and less efficient than that of PUT, AGM, and SPD.

Simple determination of histamine in cheese by capillary electrophoresis with diode array detection

A capillary electrophoresis method with diode array detection for quantitative analysis of histamine (HIS) in cheese was developed and validated. The electrophoretic conditions studied for method optimization were buffer concentration (25-100 mM) and pH (2.5-6.5), voltage (10-30 kV) and temperature (20-35℃). The effects of these conditions on peak shape, sensitivity and migration time were tested. The optimized method was validated for linearity, sensitivity, accuracy, precision (intraday and interday repeatability) and recovery. The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantitation (LOQ) values of the validated method were determined as 20 mg/kg and 61 mg/kg for HIS, respectively. This method was successfully applied for quantitative analysis of HIS in 16 traditional cheese samples obtained from different Turkish markets. Histamine was detected in 15 samples (94%) with a level greater than LOD, and in 2 (13%) samples greater than LOQ, with the values of 91.5 and 65.9 mg/kg.

Validation of Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC) with Pre-column Derivatization Method for Quantitative Analysis of Histamine in Fish and Fishery Products

Validation of Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC) with Pre-column Derivatization Method for Quantitative Analysis of Histamine in Fish and Fishery Products

Development of Highly Sensitive Analysis Method for Histamine and Metabolites in Pregnant Women’s Fingernail by UPLC-ESI-MS

In this study, a highly sensitive analysis method for the rapid detection of histamine (HA), imidazole-4-acetic acid (IAA) and 1-methylhistamine (MHA) in pregnant women's fingernails was developed using the ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) coupled with electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS). HA and MHA were connected with 4-(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)-7-fluoro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (DBD-F) as the derivation reagent for the first time. IAA was derivatized with 4-(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)-7-piperazino-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (DBD-PZ) successfully. The derivative mixtures were simultaneously separated within 8 min on an ACQUITY UPLCTM BEH C18 column (1.7 μm, 100 × 2.1 mm i.d.) by isocratic elution using a mixture of 20 mM HCOONH4 and CH3CN (82:18) as the mobile phase, and sensitively detected by selected reaction monitoring (SRM). The quantitative analysis of HA, IAA, and MHA are performed by SRM using the fragmentation transitions of m/z 337.2 → 292.1, 420.6 → 375.1 and 351.2 → 306.0 under the positive ESI mode. The calibration curves for HA, IAA and MHA are presented herein, and their correlation coefficient were found to be above 0.9998, the measured detection limit for derivatized histamine and metabolites ranged from 0.06 to 0.15 fmol, and the relative standard derivation of intra-day and inter-day assays was 6.3%. Furthermore, the mean recoveries (%) of the standards added to human fingernails were in the range of 90.2 - 100.5%. The validated method was successfully applied to analyze human fingernail samples from three pregnant women and three healthy non-pregnant women. To the best of our knowledge, this report about the detection of histamine and metabolites in the fingernails of pregnant women's fingernails is the first published.

Quantitative analysis of histamine- and agmatine–DNA interactions using surface plasmon resonance

To exploit the binding affinity for efficient plasmid purification, agmatine and histamine were immobilized on carboxymethylated dextran surface. Their binding strength is evaluated with oligonucleotides and pUC19 (2.69kbp), pVAX1-LacZ (6.05kbp) and pcDNA3-myc-FLNa S2152A (14kbp) isoforms by measuring the KD using SPR-biosensor. The oligonucleotides and plasmid isoforms bind more strongly to histamine than to agmatine. Concerning the oligonucleotides, the highest affinities are found for poly 30, and polyT and polyG series showed lowest affinity with both ligands. These results are corroborating with the hetero-oligonucleotides since the lowest binding affinity is found for GGGTTT, indicating that thymidine and guanosine together decrease the binding strength. The largest plasmid has the highest binding, while pUC19 shows the weaker binding. The linear isoform exhibit the highest binding affinity to both amino acid-derivatives.Decreasing the pH above 6, the interaction strength of linear isoform increases possibly due to positively charged of the surface, which enhances electrostatic interactions. However, no binding response is detected with high salt concentrations (1M NaCl) and for different buffers. The affinity information accessible with the biosensor offers new insight into nucleic acids–ligand interactions, as well as, new criteria leading the optimization of the novel ligands for preparative plasmid purification.