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Journal of Tea Science ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (5): 831-842.doi: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2024.05.005

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Simultaneous Determination of 27 Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Tea by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry with Integrated QuEChERS Purification

YAO Leijun1,2,3,4, CHEN Yanqiu1,2,3,4, LIN Hao1,2,3,4, WANG Luyao1,2,3,4, SHI Peiyu1,2,3,4, ZHANG Yangyang1,2,3,4, HUANG Ting1,2,3,4, SONG Juan1,2,3,4, WANG Yi1,2,3,4, DAI Qin1,2,3,4,*, LIU Chuan1,2,3,4,*   

  1. 1. Chengdu Institute of Food Inspection, Chengdu 611130, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Monitoring and Assessment on Novel Food Raw Materials, State Administration for Market Regulation, Chengdu 611130, China;
    3. Key Laboratory of Chemical Metrology and Applications on Nutrition and Health, State Administration for Market Regulation, Beijing 100029, China;
    4. Irradiation Preservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 611130, China
  • Received:2024-07-19 Revised:2024-09-13 Online:2024-10-15 Published:2024-11-08

Abstract: In this study, an integrated QuEChERS purification-ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method was established to detect 27 pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) in tea, taking into account the residual risk of PAs in tea and the challenges of traditional QuEChERS. The method involves extracting the sample with 1% formic acid in acetonitrile, salting out using the centrifuge tube integrated salt bag and Down-Pressure QuEChERS Cleanup, detecting by multiple reaction monitoring mode (MRM), and quantifying it using the matrix-matched external standard method. The 27 PAs exhibit a strong linear relationship within their concentration ranges, with average recovery rates ranging from 73.0% to 111.8% and relative standard deviations from 1.6% to 13.8% (n=6). This method has the characteristics of simple operation, large detection throughput, high sensitivity, and reduction of repeated opening of the traditional QuEChERS, meeting the monitoring requirements for PAs in tea. During the actual testing of 60 batches of samples, different levels of PAs were detected in some tea samples, proving that there is indeed a risk of these plant toxins in tea, and continuous monitoring and tracking is recommended.

Key words: tea, UPLC-MS/MS, QuEChERS, pyrrolizidine alkaloids

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