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Validation of a High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Method With UV Detection for the Determination of Ethopabate Residues in Poultry Liver

Validation of a High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Method With UV Detection for the Determination of Ethopabate Residues in Poultry Liver

Rodrigo H M M Granja, Alfredo M Montes Niño, Roberto A M Zucchetti, Rosario E Montes Niño, Alessandro G Salerno

J AOAC Int. Nov-Dec 2008;91(6):1483-7.

PMID: 19202812

Abstract:

Ethopabate is frequently used in the prophylaxis and treatment of coccidiosis in poultry. Residues of this drug in food present a potential risk to consumers. A simple, rapid, and sensitive column high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method with UV detection for determination of ethopabate in poultry liver is presented. The drug is extracted with acetonitrile. After evaporation, the residue is dissolved with an acetone-hexane mixture and cleaned up by solid-phase extraction using Florisil columns. The analyte is then eluted with methanol. LC analysis is carried out on a C18 5 microm Gemini column, 15 cm x 4.6 mm. Ethopabate is quantified by means of UV detection at 270 nm. Parameters such as decision limit, detection capability, precision, recovery, ruggedness, and measurement uncertainty were calculated according to method validation guidelines provided in 2002/657/EC and ISO/IEC 17025:2005. Decision limit and detection capability were determined to be 2 and 3 microg/kg, respectively. Average recoveries from poultry samples fortified with 10, 15, and 20 microg/kg levels of ethopabate were 100-105%. A complete statistical analysis was performed on the results obtained, including an estimation of the method uncertainty. The method is to be implemented into Brazil's residue monitoring and control program for ethopabate.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP59063-A	Ethopabate		59-06-3	Price

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