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Effect of a different mobile phase on LC–ESI–MS/MS performance for the identification and quantitation of polar and nonpolar heterocyclic amines in cooked chicken

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An accurate and sensitive liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation/multi stage mass spectrometry (LC–ESI–MS/MS) method has been developed for the characterization and quantitation of nine heterocyclic amine (HCA) compounds. We were identified 2-Amino-3-methyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-F]quinoline (IQ), 2-Amino-3-methyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (IQx), 2-Amino-3,4-dimethyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (MeIQ), 2-Amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (MeIQx), 2-Amino-3,7,8-trimethyl-3H-imidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (7,8-DiMeIQx), 2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine as polar molecules, and they were eluted accordingly at the beginning of the analysis. However, Norharman, Harman and AαC were identified as a non-polar molecules and were eluted last. The excellent selectivity and sensitivity achieved by the selected reaction monitoring mode permitted satisfactory quantitation and confirmation of the injected HCA compounds with limit of detection and quantitation ranges from 0.17 to 1.44 pg and 0.53 to 4.57 pg, respectively. The recoveries ranged from 74 to 108%, with an interday and intraday precision of 1.6–1.9% and 0.1–0.9%, respectively. The method was successfully applied to identify and quantify the studied HCAs in fried and grilled chicken.

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The research performed is part of a Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (Project no. 02–01-04-SF1436) supported by the Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation (now the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change), Malaysia. The authors also would like to thank the Ministry of Education (MOE) of Malaysia for the HICoE rendered to the Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security (ITAFoS), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), and the Faculty of Food Science and Technology, UPM for the facilities rendered.

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  3. Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 884000, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

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Jinap, S., Jaafar, S.N., Hasnol, N.D.S. et al. Effect of a different mobile phase on LC–ESI–MS/MS performance for the identification and quantitation of polar and nonpolar heterocyclic amines in cooked chicken. Food Measure 14, 262–271 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-019-00288-0

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