Research Article

A New HPLC-ELSD Method for Simultaneous Determination of N-Acetylglucosamine and N-Acetylgalactosamine in Dairy Foods

Table 6

Stability results for GlcNAc and GalNAc standard solutions after ten days at 4, 20, and 40°C ( independent replicates).

CompoundSTFCStability (, mean) (°C)
Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 7Day 10
ASRSDASRSDASRSDASRSDASRSD

GlcNAc425100.160.0498.320.28102.160.77104.720.52104.201.54
15099.721.04101.840.27101.591.25100.330.28102.000.80
202598.323.3298.763.6099.642.92102.641.8596.203.99
15099.721.1199.690.83101.790.79101.491.29102.210.75
4025102.363.27103.442.65101.723.73104.560.66104.161.74
150101.991.12102.880.46102.300.15101.840.4397.991.34

GalNAc410103.501.81102.501.23103.702.79105.700.20103.104.64
10098.581.1198.540.42105.040.38104.860.53101.250.49
201098.001.75103.403.95105.083.54102.501.27105.703.63
100102.361.05103.531.08103.050.78104.241.1498.680.37
401099.001.08106.503.83102.104.98100.903.8498.404.37
100101.580.21100.772.16101.663.34100.242.96100.460.17

ST = storage temperature (°C).
FC = fortified concentration (mg/L).
AS = accuracy of stability test for GlcNAc and GalNAc (%).
RSD = relative standard deviation (%).