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A non-ionic micellar electrokinetic chromatography method coupled to laser-induced fluorescence detection was developed for the quantitative determination of biogenic amines. Complete resolution of six biogenic amines - FITC derivatives - was achieved in less than 10 min, employing 10 mM Brij 35 in 75 mM borate buffer and at pH 9.7 as the running electrolyte. Relative fluorescence intensities of biogenic amines enhanched considerably and separation time decreased considerably when Brij 35 was substituted for SDS in the same buffer. The detection limits of the method for biogenic amines were found between 0.416 and 1.26 nM. The precisions for the corrected peak areas were calculated as between 1.63 and 3.24 %RSD. The applicability of the method was demonstrated by analyzing biogenic amines in the processed, brined, and dry-salted fish samples. The method is simple and rapid, and widely applicable for the determination of biogenic amines in food samples.

An NACE method was developed for the quantitative determination of acrylamide in processed food. The method is premised on the modification of the aqueous acid-base character of acrylamide in an organic solution. Acrylamide, which is a polar molecule in aqueous solution, in a low-pH environment in ACN acquires a proton, and thereby migrates under its own electrophoretic mobility in CE. Thus, nonaqueous separation of acrylamide was achieved by employing 30 mmol/L HClO(4) in ACN as the running electrolyte. The detection limit of the method for acrylamide was found as 0.041 mg/L using UV detection at 200 nm. The run-to-run and day-to-day precisions for the corrected peak areas were calculated as 1.65 and 3.90%, respectively. The applicability of the method has been demonstrated by analyzing acrylamide in the samples of potato chips and French fries. The method is simple, rapid, inexpensive, and widely applicable for the determination of acrylamide in food samples.

Biogenic amines in wine samples and pomegranate molasses were detected and quantified by a nonionic micellar electrokinetic chromatography method coupled to laser-induced fluorescence detection. The method provides a satisfactory and fast separation of seven biogenic amines and matrix peaks in food samples in less than 9 min. Detection limits are between 0.42 and 1.26 nM, and precisions were lower than 3% RSD for peak areas. The recovery values were between 93% and 104%, depending on the food matrix. The method is sensitive and rapid and widely applicable for the determination of biogenic amines in wine samples and fruit molasses.

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