Development of a novel solid-phase extraction, LC-MS/MS method for the analysis of ethyl carbamate in alcoholic beverages: Application to South African wine and spirits

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 826-839

  Alberts, Philippus ^a,b   Stander, Maria A ^a   de Villiers, André ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b National Department of Agriculture   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Beverages; Clean up; Ethyl carbamate; Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry; Survey; Wine

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BEVERAGES; DIRECT INJECTION; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHASE SEPARATION; SURVEYING; WINE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE CHEMICAL IONISATION; ETHYL CARBAMATE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; NORMAL PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION; STORAGE TEMPERATURES; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRIC;

EXTRACTION;

ALCOHOL; URETHAN; CARCINOGEN;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISTILLED SPIRIT; FORTIFIED WINE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED WINE; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; WHITE WINE; WINE; ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD STORAGE; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CARCINOGENS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD STORAGE; HUMANS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIME FACTORS; URETHANE; WINE;

EID: 79960331068     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2011.568010     Document Type: Article

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