PMID- 32660147 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200928 IS - 2304-8158 (Print) IS - 2304-8158 (Electronic) IS - 2304-8158 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 7 DP - 2020 Jul 9 TI - Multifamily Determination of Phytohormones and Acidic Herbicides in Fruits and Vegetables by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry under Accredited Conditions. LID - 10.3390/foods9070906 [doi] LID - 906 AB - A 7-min multifamily residue method for the simultaneous quantification and confirmation of 8 phytohormones and 27 acidic herbicides in fruit and vegetables using ultra high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) was developed, validated according to SANTE 12682/2019, and accredited according to UNE-EN-ISO/IEC 17025:2017. Due to the special characteristics of these kinds of compounds, a previous step of alkaline hydrolysis was carried out for breaking conjugates that were potentially formed due to the interactions of the analytes with other components present in the matrix. Sample treatment was based on QuEChERS extraction and optimum detection conditions were individually optimized for each analyte. Cucumber (for high water content commodities) and orange (for high acid and high water content samples) were selected as representative matrices. Matrix-matched calibration was used, and all the validation criteria established in the SANTE guidelines were satisfied. Uncertainty estimation for each target compound was included in the validation process. The proposed method was applied to the analysis of more than 450 samples of cucumber, orange, tomato, watermelon, and zucchini during one year. Several compounds, such as 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), 4-(3-indolyl)butyric acid (IBA), dichlorprop (2,4-DP), 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxy acetic acid (MCPA), and triclopyr were found, but always at concentrations lower than the maximum residue level (MRL) regulated by the EU. FAU - Grande Martinez, Angel AU - Grande Martinez A AD - Department of Chemistry and Physics (Analytical Chemistry Area), Agrifood Campus of International Excellence ceiA3, University of Almeria, E-04120 Almeria, Spain. AD - Bio-Clinical Analytical Laboratory (LAB), PITA (Almeria Science and Technology Park, Albert Einstein 7, E-04131 Almeria, Spain. FAU - Arrebola Liebanas, Francisco Javier AU - Arrebola Liebanas FJ AD - Department of Chemistry and Physics (Analytical Chemistry Area), Agrifood Campus of International Excellence ceiA3, University of Almeria, E-04120 Almeria, Spain. FAU - Santiago Valverde, Rosario AU - Santiago Valverde R AD - Bio-Clinical Analytical Laboratory (LAB), PITA (Almeria Science and Technology Park, Albert Einstein 7, E-04131 Almeria, Spain. FAU - Hernandez Torres, Maria Elena AU - Hernandez Torres ME AD - Bio-Clinical Analytical Laboratory (LAB), PITA (Almeria Science and Technology Park, Albert Einstein 7, E-04131 Almeria, Spain. FAU - Ramirez Casinello, Juan AU - Ramirez Casinello J AD - Bio-Clinical Analytical Laboratory (LAB), PITA (Almeria Science and Technology Park, Albert Einstein 7, E-04131 Almeria, Spain. FAU - Garrido Frenich, Antonia AU - Garrido Frenich A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7904-7842 AD - Department of Chemistry and Physics (Analytical Chemistry Area), Agrifood Campus of International Excellence ceiA3, University of Almeria, E-04120 Almeria, Spain. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200709 PL - Switzerland TA - Foods JT - Foods (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101670569 PMC - PMC7404484 OTO - NOTNLM OT - UHPLC-MS/MS OT - acidic herbicides OT - fruits and vegetables OT - multifamily method OT - phytohormones COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2020/07/15 06:00 MHDA- 2020/07/15 06:01 PMCR- 2020/07/09 CRDT- 2020/07/15 06:00 PHST- 2020/05/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/07/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/07/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/07/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/07/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/07/15 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/07/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - foods9070906 [pii] AID - foods-09-00906 [pii] AID - 10.3390/foods9070906 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Foods. 2020 Jul 9;9(7):906. doi: 10.3390/foods9070906.