Research Article

Validation of an UHPLC-MS/MS Method for Screening of Antimicrobial Residues in Eggs and Their Application to Analyses of Eggs from Laying Hens Subjected to Pharmacological Treatment

Table 2

MRM transitions and MS/MS parameters for tetracyclines, aminoglycosides, quinolones, and lincosamides after optimization, in the trichloroacetic acid extract.

AnalytesDP
(V)
Major transition
()
CE
(eV)
Minor transition 1 (m/z)CE
(eV)
Minor transition 2
()
CE
(eV)
RT
(min)
Relative intensity

Tetracyclines
 Chlortetracycline61479/9867479/275556.084.4 ± 5.0
 Doxycycline55445/42825445/154406.35.8 ± 0.6
 Oxytetracycline41461/20159461/283534.950.1 ± 4.1
 Tetracycline55445/41027445/427255.225.9 ± 2.1
Aminoglycosides
 Amikacin60586/42521586/163534.8374.9 ± 52.7
 Apramycin82540/21735540/378255.2112.6 ± 13.3
 Dihydrostreptomycin120584/26342584/24654584/40944.333.1 ± 3.2
 Gentamicin50478/15725464/32220464/160205.5132.5 ± 20.1
 Hygromycin50528/17725528/352254.2207.4 ± 19.9
 Kanamycin70485/16335485/205354.845.5 ± 5.7
 Neomycin120615/16141615/296355.925.9 ± 2.7
 Spectinomycin66351/20731351/189333.652.1 ± 2.6
 Streptomycin157582/26345582/24651582/407544.355.1 ± 7.4
 Tobramycin50468/16320468/324555.37.4 ± 2.0
Quinolones
 Ciprofloxacin61332/31430332/231474.879.9 ± 12.1
 Enrofloxacin72360/34230360/286505.228.2 ± 5.2
 Flumequine44262/24425262/202457.09.6 ± 1.5
 Nalidixic acid42233/21530233/187356.896.2 ± 2.9
 Norfloxacin60320/30233320/231504.726.9 ± 4.2
 Oxolinic acid53262/24425262/216405.417.1 ± 1.6
 Sarafloxacin50386/36830386/348405.65.8 ± 2.2
Lincosamides
 Lincomycin60407/12640407/359264.38.2 ± 0.7

DP: declustering potential; CE: collision energy; RT: retention time.