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. 2021 Jul 8;10(7):1587. doi: 10.3390/foods10071587

Table 3.

Comparison of the developed SLE-MSPE-UHPLC-QqQ-MS/MS method with other reported methods for the detection of opium alkaloids in poppy (seeds, straw or capsules) and hot pot.

Sample Analytes Sample Treatment Analysis Technique MDL (µg/kg) MQL (µg/kg) Recovery (%) RSD (%) Ref.
Extraction Purification
Poppy seeds MOR, COD, THEB, NOS, PAP AcN/water/formic acid, 80/19/1, v/v/v (100 mL, 30 min, ×2) UHPLC-QqQ-MS/MS 100 77–172 <20.0 [1]
Poppy seeds, cake, buns MOR, COD, PAP, NOS MeOH 0.1% acetic acid (30 mL, 60 min) HPLC-QqQ-MS/MS 70–300 200–1000 7.4–9.0 [6]
Poppy straw MOR, COD, THEB, PAP MeOH (5 mL, 20 min, ×2) HPLC-DAD 200–1800 600–5400 97–99 0.2–0.4 [17]
Hot pot MOR, COD, THEB, PAP, NOS HCl 0.1 M (20 mL, 10 min) and PE (10 mL) SPE (Oasis MCX 60 mg) UHPLC-QqQ-MS/MS 0.003–0.04 0.01–0.1 72–124 7.9–23.7 [19]
Poppy straw MOR, COD, THEB, PAP Water 5% acetic acid SPE (Oasis MCX) HPLC- Ion trap-MS/MS 400–17,500 1100–52,200 [20]
Hot pot MOR, COD, THEB, PAP, NOS Water/AcN 50% (20 mg, 5 min) MSPE (Fe3O4@SiO2@ADME 50 mg) HPLC-QqQLIT-MS/MS 0.05–0.8 0.25–2.5 80–115 4.3–10.7 [22]
Hot pot MOR, COD, THEB, PAP, NAR AcN 0.1% formic acid and n-hexane MSPE (Fe3O4@SiO2@CS/GO 15 mg) UHPLC- QqQLIT-MS/MS 0.016–0.092 0.036–0.31 75–104 0.7–9.5 [23]
Poppy capsules NAR, PAP SFE MSPE (Fe3O4@Cu@DPTC 50 mg) HPLC-UV 1–100 88–99 5.8–7.7 [25]
Poppy seeds MOR, COD, THEB, PAP, NOS, ORIP MeOH/water, 50/50 (v/v) MSPE (Fe3O4@SiO2@mSiO2 50 mg) UHPLC-QqQ-MS/MS 0.07–72.01 0.24–240 46–109 0.4–11 This work

MOR: morphine, COD: codeine, THEB: thebaine, PAP: papaverine, NOS: noscapine, NAR: narceine, ORIP: oripavine, AcN: acetonitrile, MeOH: methanol, HCl: hydrochloride acid, PE: petroleum ether, SFE: supercritical fluid extraction, SPE: solid phase extraction, MCX: mixed-mode, strong cation-exchange, MSPE: magnetic solid phase extraction, DPTC: diphenylthiocarbazone, (U)HPLC: (ultra)-high performance liquid chromatography, QqQ: triple quadrupole, MS/MS: tandem mass spectrometry, DAD: diode-array detector, QqQLIT: quadrupole linear ion trap, UV: ultraviolet detector, MDL: method detection limit, MQL: method quantification limit, RSD: relative standard deviation.