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Apidologie
Volume 37, Number 6, November-December 2006
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Page(s) | 673 - 678 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2006042 | |
Published online | 17 October 2006 |
Apidologie 37 (2006) 673-678
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2006042
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise "G. Caporale", Via Campo Boario, 64100 Teramo, Italy
(Received 18 May 2005 - Revised 31 January 2006 - Accepted 31 January 2006 - published online 17 October 2006)
Key words: royal jelly / chloramphenicol / residue / antibiotics / liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
Corresponding author: s.calvarese@izs.it
© INRA, DIB-AGIB, EDP Sciences 2006
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2006042
Chloramphenicol in royal jelly: analytical aspects and occurrence in Italian imports
Silvano Calvarese, Anna Francesca Forti, Giampiero Scortichini and Gianfranco DilettiIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Molise "G. Caporale", Via Campo Boario, 64100 Teramo, Italy
(Received 18 May 2005 - Revised 31 January 2006 - Accepted 31 January 2006 - published online 17 October 2006)
Abstract - Chloramphenicol (CAP) residues were determined in 35
samples of royal jelly. Fourteen samples were collected by Veterinary Border
Inspection officials in Milan and Turin and 21 were submitted by private
importers to confirm the quality of their product. Liquid
chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used for the
identification and determination of CAP, according to the isotope dilution
approach for the analysis of royal jelly. The presence of chloramphenicol
was detected in 29 out of 35 tested samples at concentrations ranging from
0.6 g/kg to 28
g/kg, with an average content of 6.1
g/kg.
Key words: royal jelly / chloramphenicol / residue / antibiotics / liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
Corresponding author: s.calvarese@izs.it
© INRA, DIB-AGIB, EDP Sciences 2006