A new method based on a commercial molecular sieve for the determination of bioamines in fruit wines by dispersive solid phase microextraction coupled to LC-MS/MS

Excessive intake bioamines is harmful to human health, and thus the development of simple, rapid and efficient detection method of bioamines in food is urgent. Herein, an unprecedented method based on a commercial molecular sieve has been developed for the determination of four bioamines (cadaverine, tyramine, histamine and tryptamine) in fruit wines by dispersive solid phase microextraction (D-μSPE) coupled to liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The extraction process of ultra-stable Y-type molecular sieve (USY) on bioamines belongs to physisorption, and the adsorption pattern is found in good accord with the Langmuir isotherm model. Theoretical and experimental analyses are further used to explore their binding energies, binding constants, and the maximum adsorption capacity. It is found that the adsorption is driven mainly by hydrogen bonds between USY and bioamines and water molecules. Moreover, the extraction efficiency is dependent on the binding constants and the maximum adsorption capacity of USY. The optimization of adsorption-desorption process involves the USY amount, extraction time, desorption solvent, desorption time, desorption number and cyclic usage number of USY. Under the optimum conditions, the limits of detection and quantification were found in the range of 0.2–2.5 μg L −1 and 0.6–8 μg L −1 with intra-day and inter-day precision and recoveries in a fruit wine in the range of 1.3 %–7.9 % and 91 %–104 %, respectively. Owing to the efficient enrichment and edulcoration functions of USY, the method shows negligible matrix effect and is simple, rapid, and has the potential to apply in routine work.