Rapid Detection and Confirmation of beta-Agonist Drug Residues in Meat Samples by Liquid Chromatography-SRM and Mass Spectral Library Searching

摘要

The anabolic effects of higher doses of beta-agonist drugs has led to their use as growth promoters in the meat industry. As this practice has been banned in the European Union [1], a simple and rapid LC/MS/MS method has been developed for the reliable detection of a range of such drugs in food samples. The method also utilizes the capability of the TSQ Quantum triple quadrupole mass spectrometer to obtain reproducible data-dependent full scan product ion mass spectra during selected ion monitoring experiments [2].