Determination of 17alpha-methyltestosterone in muscle tissues of tilapia, rainbow trout, and salmon using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

J Agric Food Chem. 2006 May 3;54(9):3193-8. doi: 10.1021/jf052701r.

Abstract

An analytical method was developed to quantitate and confirm the presence of 17alpha-methyltestosterone in the muscles of tilapia, rainbow trout, and salmon. The method employed two liquid-liquid partitioning steps and two solid-phase extraction columns for sample cleanup. The final extracts were analyzed on an isocratic reverse-phase liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry system with atmospheric-pressure chemical ionization in the positive ion mode. The method was validated at levels from 0.40 to 1.6 ng/g, with MT-d3 used as an internal standard. The accuracy was between 100% and 110%, and coefficients of variation of <10% were obtained for all three fish species. Muscle tissues from dosed fish were also assayed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method for recovering the parent drug.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chromatography, Liquid / methods*
  • Food Contamination / analysis
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Methyltestosterone / analysis*
  • Muscles / chemistry*
  • Oncorhynchus mykiss*
  • Salmon*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tilapia*

Substances

  • Methyltestosterone