Simultaneous Determination of Animal Products from Ruminant, Pig, Poultry, and Fish in Feedingstuff by Targeted High-Resolution LC-MS/MS

Sara Schlachter, Klaudia Tadus, Roland Weiss, Elisabeth Reiter, Irmengard Strnad, Margit Cichna-Markl, Stefano D’Amico (Corresponding author)

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Abstract

The prohibition of processed animal proteins (PAPs) has been relaxed gradually since 2007. The official control method for PAPs in feedingstuff, a combination of light microscopy (LM) followed by PCR, is no longer sufficient. Thus, a targeted LC-MS/MS method was developed, which enables a tissue-specific distinction between egg and dairy products, gelatine, and PAPs derived from blood or muscle tissue of the species ruminants, pigs, poultry, and fish. Tissue-specific proteins were analyzed after tryptic digestion to peptides with high-resolution ESI-QTOF-MS. A targeted method was developed based on untargeted proteomics approaches and the selection of specific peptides (45 unique peptides in total). Proficiency testing of blank and spiked samples revealed excellent results for trueness and selectivity. Furthermore, sensitivity was achieved at a level of 0.1% (w/w) for assessed peptides. Summing up, the developed method seems to be suitable for routine analysis after verification by ring trials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15357-15365
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Volume72
Issue number27
Early online date2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jul 2024

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 104009 Food chemistry
  • 104002 Analytical chemistry

Keywords

  • high-resolution liquid chromatography mass spectrometry
  • parallel reaction monitoring
  • processed animal proteins
  • proteomics

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