PMID- 32733567 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200928 IS - 1687-8760 (Print) IS - 1687-8779 (Electronic) IS - 1687-8760 (Linking) VI - 2020 DP - 2020 TI - Simultaneous Quantification of gamma-Hydroxybutyrate, gamma-Butyrolactone, and 1,4-Butanediol in Four Kinds of Beverages. PG - 8837743 LID - 10.1155/2020/8837743 [doi] LID - 8837743 AB - gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is a neurotransmitter, which exhibits a strong central nervous system depressant effect. The abuse of GHB or its precursor substances (gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BD)) may cause serious problems. This study developed a fast and effective UHPLC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous quantification of GHB, GBL, and 1,4-BD in four popular beverages, including carbonated drinks, tea, apple cider vinegar, and coffee. The established method overcomes the influence of the in-source collision-induced dissociation of unstable compounds during quantification. The limits of detection were 0.2 mug/mL for GBL and 0.5 mug/mL for GHB and 1,4-BD with excellent linearity in the range of 0.2-50 mug/mL. The recoveries of the three compounds at three spiked levels (2.5, 5.0, and 10.0 mug/mL) in the four kinds of beverages studied were between 90 and 110%, while the relative standard deviations (RSDs) were all <10%. The matrix effect was negligible using this simple and appropriate preprocessed procedure. The method established in this study can quickly and reliably detect the GHB content and its analogues in beverages. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Shaoming Jin et al. FAU - Jin, Shaoming AU - Jin S AD - National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, 100050 Beijing, China. FAU - Ning, Xiao AU - Ning X AD - National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, 100050 Beijing, China. FAU - Cao, Jin AU - Cao J AD - National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, 100050 Beijing, China. FAU - Wang, Yaonan AU - Wang Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2159-2730 AD - Core Facilities Centre, Capital Medical University, 100069 Beijing, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200715 PL - Egypt TA - Int J Anal Chem JT - International journal of analytical chemistry JID - 101519424 PMC - PMC7378593 COIS- The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2020/08/01 06:00 MHDA- 2020/08/01 06:01 PMCR- 2020/07/15 CRDT- 2020/08/01 06:00 PHST- 2020/05/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/06/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/07/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/08/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/08/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/08/01 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/07/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2020/8837743 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Anal Chem. 2020 Jul 15;2020:8837743. doi: 10.1155/2020/8837743. eCollection 2020.