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DOI 10.1007/s00216-014-7929-y
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Title (Primary) A quantitative HPLC–MS/MS method for studying internal concentrations and toxicokinetics of 34 polar analytes in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos
Author Brox, S.; Ritter, A.P.; Küster, E. ORCID logo ; Reemtsma, T.
Source Titel Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Year 2014
Department BIOTOX; ANA
Volume 406
Issue 20
Page From 4831
Page To 4840
Language englisch
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Keywords Bioconcentration; Toxicodynamic; Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion; Larvae; Electrospray; Toxicity
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Abstract An analytical method using high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry was developed to determine internal concentrations of 34 test compounds such as pharmaceuticals and pesticides in zebrafish embryos (ZFE), among them, cimetidine, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, metoprolol, atropine and phenytoin. For qualification and quantification, multiple reaction monitoring mode was used. The linear range extends from 0.075 ng/mL for thiacloprid and metazachlor and 7.5 ng/mL for coniine and clofibrate to 250 ng/mL for many of the test compounds. Matrix effects were strongest for nicotine, but never exceeded ±20 % for any of the developmental stages of the ZFE. Method recoveries ranged from 90 to 110 % from an analysis of nine pooled ZFE. These findings together with the simple sample preparation mean this approach is suitable for the determination of internal concentrations from only nine individual ZFE in all life stages up to 96 h post-fertilization. Exemplarily, the time course of the internal concentrations of clofibric acid, metribuzin and benzocaine in ZFE was studied over 96 h, and three different patterns were distinguished, on the basis of the speed and extent of uptake and whether or not a steady state was reached. Decreasing internal concentrations may be due to metabolism in the ZFE.
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Brox, S., Ritter, A.P., Küster, E., Reemtsma, T. (2014):
A quantitative HPLC–MS/MS method for studying internal concentrations and toxicokinetics of 34 polar analytes in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos
Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 406 (20), 4831 - 4840 10.1007/s00216-014-7929-y