234Žana Černova, Ina Razmislevičienė, Audrius Padarauskaswas not significantly different from zero. In addition, it waschecked whether at the lower limit <strong>of</strong> the l<strong>in</strong>ear range, def<strong>in</strong>edas the method limit <strong>of</strong> quantification, the analyticalperformances were satisfactory. Consequently, for the firstconcentration (0.2 mg/l) <strong>of</strong> the l<strong>in</strong>ear range, the signal-tonoiseratio was measured and the RSD <strong>of</strong> the peak area wascalculated with five replicates. The signal-to-noise ratio was13 and the repeatability RSD 7.8%. The detection limit (threetimes the basel<strong>in</strong>e noise) was 0.06 mg/l. These data confirmthe suitability <strong>of</strong> the proposed method for its application toreal samples.Method accuracy was determ<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>by</strong> measur<strong>in</strong>g repeatabilityand <strong>in</strong>termediate precision (between-day precision). Inorder to determ<strong>in</strong>e the repeatability <strong>of</strong> the method, six replicate<strong>in</strong>jections <strong>of</strong> the standards at three MEL concentrationlevels (0.2, 0.5 and 1 mg/l) were carried out. The <strong>in</strong>termediateaccuracy was evaluated over three days <strong>by</strong> perform<strong>in</strong>g sixsuccessive <strong>in</strong>jections daily. A relatively little dispersion wasobserved for migration times because both repeatability and<strong>in</strong>termediate accuracy were less than 1.8%. For peak areas,the repeatability was <strong>in</strong> the range 2.3–4.8%, whereas <strong>in</strong>termediateprecision ranged from 3.9 to 6.3% depend<strong>in</strong>g on theconcentrations.To evaluate the proposed CE system for real samples, itwas used to determ<strong>in</strong>e MEL <strong>in</strong> <strong>milk</strong> <strong>powder</strong> samples. Amongthe 10 samples obta<strong>in</strong>ed from local supermarkets, nonewere found positive for MEL. Figure 5 shows the electropherogramsobta<strong>in</strong>ed for a non-fortified <strong>milk</strong> <strong>powder</strong> sample(a) and the same sample fortified at 2 mg/kg <strong>of</strong> MEL (b). Toevaluate the accuracy <strong>of</strong> the method, a recovery study wascarried out with two samples, and the results are summarized<strong>in</strong> Table. As one can see, the concentrations found are generally<strong>in</strong> good agreement with the added concentrations, withrecoveries between 93.5 and 104%. These results suggest that<strong>in</strong>terferences <strong>by</strong> the other matrix components are not significantand the CE conditions are suitable to obta<strong>in</strong> an adequateaccuracy <strong>of</strong> the method.Table. MEL recovery test results for two <strong>milk</strong> <strong>powder</strong> samples (n = 3)Sample No Added, mg/kg Found, mg/kg Recovery, %12.00 1.87 93.55.00 4.83 96.622.00 2.08 1045.00 4.90 98.0In comparison with GC and HPLC techniques, the CEmethod has a m<strong>in</strong>imal set-up time, a lower sample matrixdependence, needs lower costs and reagent consumptionand gives better separation efficiencies <strong>in</strong> a shorter time <strong>of</strong>analysis.Received 29 June 2009Accepted 7 August 2009ReferencesFig. 5. Electropherograms <strong>of</strong> <strong>milk</strong> <strong>powder</strong> sample (a) and <strong>milk</strong> <strong>powder</strong> samplefortified at 2 mg/kg <strong>of</strong> <strong>melam<strong>in</strong>e</strong> standard (b)1. B. Bann, S. A. Miller, Chem. Rev., 58, 131 (1958).2. R. A. Yokley, L. C. Mayer, R. Rezaaiyan, M. E. Manuli,M. W. Cheung, J. Agric. Food Chem., 48, 3352 (2000).3. D. N. Heller, C. B. Nochetto, Rapid Commun. MassSpectrom., 22, 3624 (2008).4. J. V. Sancho, M. Ibánez, S. Grimalt, O. J. Pozo, F. Hernández,Anal. Chim. Acta, 530, 237 (2005).5. W. C. Andersen, S. B. Turnipseed, C. M. Karbiwnyk,S. B. Clark, M. R. Madson, C. M. Gieseker, R. A. Miller,N. G. Rummel, R. Reimschuessel, J. Agric. Food Chem., 56,4340 (2008).6. M. S. Filigenzi, B. Puschner, L. S. Aston, R. H. Poppenga, J.Agric. Food Chem., 56, 7593 (2008).7. M. C. Breadmore, P. R. Haddad, Electrophoresis, 22, 2464(2001).8. A. Padarauskas, Electrophoresis, 24, 2054 (2003).9. A. Padarauskas, Anal. Bioanal. Chem., 384, 132 (2006).10. Ch. W. Klamfl, L. Andersen, M. Haunschmidt,M. Himmelsbach, W. Buchberger, Electrophoresis, 30, 1(2009).11. W. Buchberger, S. A. Cous<strong>in</strong>s, P. R. Haddad, Trends Anal.Chem., 13, 313 (1994).
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