Authors: Leonardo Sabatino Monica Scordino Rosario Caruso Elena Chiappara Pasqualino Traulo Adalgisa Belligno Giacomo Gagliano
Publish Date: 2012/05/17
Volume: 235, Issue: 1, Pages: 177-184
Abstract
An analytical protocol was developed for investigating shortchain aliphatic amines occurrence in waxes for fruit coating with the aim of controlling their commercialization in countries where the use of these carriers is forbidden Six shortchain aliphatic amines morpholine diethanolamine triethylamine 2dimethylaminoethanol triethanolamine and 3metoxypropylamine were detected by LC/MS/MS operating in positive ion mode in fortified waxes after a twostep cleanup procedure The analytical method was statistically validated The matrixmatched regression lines showed r 2 097 Recoveries ranging from 92 to 114 were obtained for the fortification level of 35 w/w and the relative standard deviations ranged from 2 to 8 n = 6 The limits of detection were below 02 w/w while the limits of quantification did not exceed 05 w/w The method is currently applied in ICQRF Laboratory of Catania on samples of coating waxes collected in the Italian market in the frame of MIPAAF institutional quality control activity
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