PMID- 22224586 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120419 LR - 20161125 IS - 1520-5118 (Electronic) IS - 0021-8561 (Linking) VI - 60 IP - 4 DP - 2012 Feb 1 TI - Simultaneous quantitation of 2-acetyl-4-tetrahydroxybutylimidazole, 2- and 4-methylimidazoles, and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in beverages by ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. PG - 917-21 LID - 10.1021/jf204476x [doi] AB - An ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) tandem mass spectrometric (MS/MS) method was developed for the simultaneous quantification of 2-acetyl-4-tetrahydroxybutylimidazole (THI), 2- and 4-methylimidazoles (2-MI and 4-MI), and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in beverage samples. A C30 reversed-phase column was used in this method, providing sufficient retention and total resolution for all targeted analytes, with an MS/MS instrument operated in selected reaction monitoring (SRM) mode for sensitive and selective detection using isotope-labeled 4-methyl-d(3)-imidazole (4-MI-d(3)) as the internal standard (IS). This method demonstrates lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) at 1 ng/mL and coefficient of determination (r(2)) >0.999 for each analyte with a calibration range established from 1 to 500 ng/mL. This method also demonstrates excellent quantification accuracy (84.6-105% at 5 ng/mL, n = 7), precision (RSD < 7% at 5 ng/mL, n = 7), and recovery (88.8-99.5% at 10, 100, and 200 ng/mL, n = 3). Seventeen carbonated beverage samples were tested (n = 2) in this study including 13 dark-colored beverage samples with different flavors and varieties and 4 light-colored beverage samples. Three target analytes were quantified in these samples with concentrations in the range from 284 to 644 ng/mL for 4-MI and from 706 to 4940 ng/mL for HMF. THI was detected in only one sample at 6.35 ng/mL. FAU - Wang, Jinyuan AU - Wang J AD - Thermo Fisher Scientific, 1214 Oakmead Parkway, Sunnyvale, California 94086, United States. leo.wang@thermofisher.com FAU - Schnute, William C AU - Schnute WC LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20120118 PL - United States TA - J Agric Food Chem JT - Journal of agricultural and food chemistry JID - 0374755 RN - 0 (Food Coloring Agents) RN - 0 (Imidazoles) RN - 70ETD81LF0 (5-hydroxymethylfurfural) RN - 94944-70-4 (2-acetyl-4(5)-tetrahydroxybutylimidazole) RN - DJ1HGI319P (Furaldehyde) RN - Q64GF9FV4I (4-methylimidazole) RN - T0049Z45LZ (2-methylimidazole) SB - IM MH - Carbonated Beverages/*analysis MH - Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/*methods MH - Food Coloring Agents/analysis MH - Food Contamination/*analysis MH - Furaldehyde/*analogs & derivatives/analysis MH - Imidazoles/*analysis MH - Tandem Mass Spectrometry/*methods EDAT- 2012/01/10 06:00 MHDA- 2012/04/20 06:00 CRDT- 2012/01/10 06:00 PHST- 2012/01/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/01/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/04/20 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1021/jf204476x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Agric Food Chem. 2012 Feb 1;60(4):917-21. doi: 10.1021/jf204476x. Epub 2012 Jan 18.