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 3

MRM transitions and MS/MS parameters for β-lactams, sulfonamides, and macrolides after optimization, in the acetonitrile acid extract.

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

β-lactams
 Cefazolin50455/32315455/156234.153.6 ± 3.3
 Cloxacillin50436/16020436/277208.3120.5 ± 7.2
 Dicloxacillin50470/16020470/311208.665.9 ± 4.2
 Nafcillin50415/19920415/171508.431.4 ± 0.9
 Oxacillin50402/16018402/243188.0105.4 ± 9.3
 Penicillin G70335/17621335/16021335/114377.3103.7 ± 11.2
 Penicillin V66351/16015351/192177.79.9 ± 3.1
Sulfonamides
 Sulfachloropyridazine51285/15621285/92394.639.4 ± 1.8
 Sulfadiazine53251/15622251/108302.639.2 ± 3.4
 Sulfadimethoxine50311/15623311/108376.130.8 ± 1.5
 Sulfadoxine60311/15625311/108405.030.8 ± 1.5
 Sulfamerazine60265/9235265/156353.144.6 ± 3.0
 Sulfamethazine50279/15625279/108363.676.8 ± 3.2
 Sulfamethoxazole60254/10835254/92355.0117.3 ± 9.5
 Sulfamethoxypyridazine60281/15625281/108354.040.7 ± 2.0
 Sulfaquinoxaline50301/15623301/108406.233.6 ± 1.3
 Sulfathiazole53256/15620256/108343.133.6 ± 1.5
 Sulfisoxazole46268/15621268/113235.459.8 ± 5.0
Macrolides
 Clindamycin75425/12643425/377276.98.9 ± 0.3
 Erythromycin66734/15843734/576277.650.3 ± 2.0
 Spiramycin56422/17431422/101257.465.7 ± 8.4
 Tilmicosin56869/17463869/696577.861.1 ± 3.4
 Tylosin115916/17455916/772437.835.1 ± 1.4

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