Application of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/combustion/isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-MS/C/IRMS) to detect the abuse of 17β-estradiol in cattle
Although the ability to differentiate between endogenous steroids and synthetic homologues on the basis of their C-13/C-12 isotopic ratio has been known for over a decade, this technique has been scarcely implemented for food safety purposes. In this study, a method was developed using gas chromatography mass spectrometry/combustion/isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-MS/C/IRMS) to demonstrate the abuse of 17 beta-estradiol in cattle, by comparison of the 13C/12C ratios of the main metabolite 17 alpha-estradiol and an endogenous reference compound (ERC), 5-androstene-3 beta,17 alpha-diol, in bovine urine. The intermediate precisions were determined as 0.46 and 0.26 parts per thousand for 5-androstene-3 beta,17 alpha-diol and 17 alpha-estrachol, respectively. This is, to the authors' knowledge, the first reported use of GC-MS/C/IRMS for the analysis of steroid compounds for food safety issues
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