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. 2016 Aug 8;25(2):275–284. doi: 10.1016/j.jfda.2016.06.010

Table 6.

Comparison of LODs and LOQs in selected methods.

Analytes Matrix Sample preparation Detection LOD (ng/g) LOQ (ng/g) Reference
β-Agonist (7) Muscle, viscera QuEChERS LC–ESI(+)-MS 1.00 Our work
Cimateol Milk Modified QuEChERS approach UPLC-QTOF-MS 1.00 3.34 [38]
Clenbuterol 0.53 1.78
Ractopamine 1.46 4.87
Clenbuterol Butter, egg, fish, milk SLE with ultrasonic-assisted extraction LC-ESI(+)-MS 0.02–0.17 [25]
Clenbuterol Pork Acidic extraction, SPE/C18 clean-up HPLC-UV 0.02 [39]
Ractopamine 0.05
Salbutamol 0.05
Clenbuterol Bovine liver extracted with acetonitrile and isopropanol HPLC-UV 0.20 0.42 [18]
β-Agonist (5) Feed QuEChERS LC-ESI(+)-MS 15 50 [40]
β-Agonist (7) Feed, urine, serum, muscle, liver SPE technology UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS 0.02–2.18 0.07–7.26 [8]
β-Agonist (6) Beef muscle, beef liver, goat muscle, goat liver QuEChERS LC-ESI(+)-MS 0.30–1.00 0.90–3.20 [41]
Clenbuterol Liver MSPD/MIP-SPE LC–ESI(+)IT-MS <0.10 [42]
Zilpaterol Feed LPE/C18-SPE/derivative GC–EI-MS 8 [43]
Zilpaterol Urine, plasma, tissues, retina hydrol/LLE/mixurea-SPE tissues: hydrolyzed/hexane defatted/Extrelut-SPE LC–ESI(+)QqQ-MS <0.10 [16]
β-Agonists Feed LPE/Mixa-SPE or IA-SPE LC–bioassay/Q-ToF-MS 5–50 [44]
β-Agonists Retina LPE/SPE/derivative GC–EI-MS 4–10 [45]
β-Agonists Liver Deconjugation/HLB-SPE SPR (screening) 0.02–0.2 [46]

LOD = limit of detection; LOQ = limit of quantification.