Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXVIII, Issue 1
Written by Gabriela Valentina VESA, Marian MIHAIU, Oana-Andreea PECE, Alin DANCI, Aurelia COROIAN
The analysis of sulfonamide and other drug residues is essential to increase consumer confidence in food products and to confirm that the product in question meets all the required conditions both in terms of drug residues and the quality and safety of these products. High-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used for the determination of twenty sulfonamides, epson and trypzone sulfonamides. Control hen egg samples were analyzed and any interferences (signals, peaks) were controlled in the region of interest where the analytes under study are expected to elute. Control hen egg samples were then fortified to relevant concentrations with analytes.
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