Quantitative analysis of tetramethylenedisulfotetramine (tetramine) spiked into beverages by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry with validation by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4058-4067

  Owens, Janel ^a   Hok, Saphon ^a   Alcaraz, Armando ^a   Koester, Carolyn ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas chromatography; Liquid chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine; Tetramine

Indexed keywords

BRIDGED COMPOUND; RODENTICIDE; TETRAMETHYLENEDISULFOTETRAMINE; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MILK; REPRODUCIBILITY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TEA;

ANIMALS; BEVERAGES; BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MILK; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RODENTICIDES; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TEA; WATER;

EID: 66149099565     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf900271z     Document Type: Article

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