Issue 9, 2011

A multiclass method for endocrine disrupting chemical residue analysis in human placental tissue samples by UHPLC–MS/MS

Abstract

The group of compounds commonly called endocrine-disrupting chemicals covers a wide range of synthetic and natural substances able to alter the normal hormone function of wildlife and humans, consequently causing adverse health effects. Bisphenol A (BPA) and its chlorinated derivatives, benzophenones (BPs) and parabens (PBs), belong to this group of compounds. In this work, we propose a multiclass ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC–MS/MS) method to determine BPA, its four chlorinated derivatives (monochloro-, dichloro-, trichloro- and tetrachloro-bisphenol A), six BPs (benzophenone-1, benzophenone-2, benzophenone-3, benzophenone-6, benzophenone-8 and 4-hidroxybenzophenone) and four PBs (methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben and butylparaben) in human placental tissue samples. The method involves an extraction step of the analytes from the samples using ethyl acetate, followed by a clean-up step by centrifugation prior to their quantification by UHPLC–MS/MS using an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) interface in the negative mode. Deuterated bisphenol A (BPA-d16) was used as surrogate. The limits of detection (LOD) found ranged from 0.03 to 0.6 ng g−1, the limits of quantification (LOQ) from 0.1 to 1.4 ng g−1, while inter- and intra-day variability was under 8%. The method was validated using matrix-matched calibration standard and a spike recovery assay. Recovery rates for spiked samples ranged from 95% to 106%. This method was satisfactorily applied to the determination of these compounds in 50 placental tissue samples collected from women who live in the province of Granada (Spain).

Graphical abstract: A multiclass method for endocrine disrupting chemical residue analysis in human placental tissue samples by UHPLC–MS/MS

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Mar 2011
Accepted
23 Jun 2011
First published
01 Aug 2011

Anal. Methods, 2011,3, 2073-2081

A multiclass method for endocrine disrupting chemical residue analysis in human placental tissue samples by UHPLC–MS/MS

F. Vela-Soria, I. Jiménez-Díaz, R. Rodríguez-Gómez, A. Zafra-Gómez, O. Ballesteros, M. F. Fernández, N. Olea and A. Navalón, Anal. Methods, 2011, 3, 2073 DOI: 10.1039/C1AY05162H

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