作者感谢 Dr. f. Cordeiro JRC 对数据的统计处理进行有益的讨论。对生物矩阵中的 iAs 进行分析的专家实验室承认, 在临时分所和实验室中提供的结果将被用作分配的价值。

注意: 所用的所有材料都需要用 10% (米/v) 硝酸 3 进行净化处理, 并至少用两次去离子水冲洗. 
 1. 水解 <ol> <li> 在4毫升聚丙烯离心机管中精确地将0.5 至1克冻干样品 (或同等数量的新鲜匀浆样品 如 1 至50克) 放在螺钉盖上. </li>
	<li> 添加4.1 毫升去离子水. </li>
	<li> 用一个机械振动筛搅拌5分钟, 直到样品完全湿了. </li>
	<li> 添加18.4 毫升浓盐酸 (HCl), 不少于37% 米/五 v </li>
	<li> 用机械振动筛搅拌15分钟 </li>
	<li> 让休息12-15 小时 (例如过夜). </li>
</ol> 2。提取 <ol> <li> 添加2毫升的氢溴 (评论) 不小于48% 米/v 和1毫升的肼硫酸 (N 2 H 6 如此 4 ) 解决方案 (15 毫克/毫升) 的水解样品. </li>
	<li> 震动三十年代与一个机械振动筛. </li>
	<li> 添加10毫升氯仿 (CHCl 3 ). </li>
	<li> 震动5分钟, 用一个机械振动筛. </li>
	<li> 离心5分钟, 800 x g. </li>
	<li> 将氯仿相 (下相) 移入另50毫升聚丙烯离心管. </li>
	<li> 再加入10毫升氯仿到剩余的酸相并重复萃取。在末端大约20毫升氯仿应该被收集了。注意避免在酸相中产生交叉污染. </li>
</ol> 3。清除氯仿阶段 <ol> <li> 将池中的氯仿阶段离心5分钟, 在 800 x g。如果需要, 离心时间或速度可能会增加, 以实现两个阶段的明确分离. </li>
	<li> 用1毫升吸管移除氯仿上剩余的所有酸相残留物。这一步是至关重要的。任何残留在氯仿相中的酸相残基都会导致过高估计的 iAs 结果, 因为样品中的所有其他砷都存在于酸相中. </li>
	<li> 通过疏水性聚四氟乙烯膜 (25 毫米直径) 过滤, 除去氯仿相中存在的剩余固体或酸相残留物, 并在50毫升聚丙烯离心管中收集氯仿相. </li>
</ol> 4。后提取 <ol> <li> 将10毫升的1米 HCl 添加到从过滤步骤后收集的氯仿阶段提取的 iAs. </li>
	<li> 震动5分钟, 用一个机械振动筛. </li>
	<li> 离心5分钟, 800 x g. </li>
	<li> 吸管的酸相 (上相) 和倒入250毫升玻璃烧杯 (, 如 Pyrex) 的矿化. </li>
	<li> 重复后提取并合并收集的 HCl 阶段. </li>
</ol> 5。样品矿化 注意: 此步骤允许消除在 iAs 质量分数接近或低于量化限制的示例中的干扰和预, 并且实验室经常省略它使用该协议与 ICP-MS 作为最终决定, 而不是汞原子吸收光谱法. 
<ol> <li> 暂停20克硝酸镁六水合物 [Mg (无 3 ) 2 6H 2 O] 和2克氧化镁 (氧化镁) 在去离子水100毫升。在玻璃烧杯中加入2.5 毫升的悬浮液。在加入时摇动悬浮液以避免沉淀. </li>
	<li> 添加10毫升浓缩硝酸 3 至少65% 米/v, 并蒸发到干燥在砂浴 (或热板), 避免任何预测。为了验证样品是否完全干燥, 在玻璃烧杯的顶部放置一个手表玻璃, 并检查不形成冷凝. </li>
	<li> 用手表眼镜盖住烧杯, 并将其置于一个不超过150和 #186 的初始温度下的消音器炉中; c、逐步将温度提高到425和 #177; 25 和 #176; c 的速率为50和 #176; c/小时保持在425和 #176; c 为 12 h。这一步至关重要。为了避免任何预测, 气温上升的速度必须严格执行. </li>
	<li> 允许骨灰冷却到室温. </li>
	<li> 添加0.5 毫升去离子水湿灰, 然后加入5毫升的 6 M HCL。小心从玻璃烧杯的墙壁中回收所有的灰烬。完全溶解火山灰, 必要时摇动. </li>
	<li> 添加5毫升的 pre-reducing 剂, 通过溶解5克碘化钾 (基) 和5克抗坏血酸, 在100毫升去离子水中制备, 并等待30分钟, 以达到定量减少 iAs 为 (III) 的目的. </li>
	<li> 通过惠特曼数字1的纸张或等效过滤解决方案, 并将其收集在50毫升聚丙烯离心管中。用6米的 hcl 冲洗玻璃烧杯两次. 在25毫升的管子中收集冲洗液, 并使其达到最后的体积与 6 m hcl 注意: 当样品中的 iAs 浓度预计接近或低于方法的量化限度时 (0.010 毫克/千克), 或相反, 高, 矿化步骤 5.5-5.7 应使用 表 1 中给出的卷进行修改, 这将提供更低的量化限制。在4和 #176, 重新溶解和预样品稳定24小时;整个分析过程至少应使用两个试剂毛坯. </li>
</ol> 6。校准 注意: 为了量化起见, 请在 0.5-10 和 #181 范围内使用 as (III) 的外部校准曲线; g/l 使用1000毫克/升作为 (V) 商业上可用的认证标准解决方案来构建校准曲线应用后续稀释. 
<ol> <li> 以1000毫克/升标准溶液的移1毫升, 在100毫升的容积烧瓶中准备10毫克/升为 (V) 标准溶液, 并以 6 M HCl 填充至标记. </li>
	<li> 将0.1 毫克/升作为 (v) 标准溶液以移1毫升的10毫克/升作为 (v) 标准溶液, 在100毫升容积烧瓶中, 并以6米 HCl 填充至标记. </li>
	<li> 准备25和 #181; g/l 作为 (v) 标准溶液移25毫升的0.1 毫克/升作为 (v) 标准溶液在100毫升体积烧瓶和灌装到标记与 6 M HCl. </li>
	<li> 准备如下 (III) 的校准曲线: 从25和 #181 的移液管; 以 g/L 作为 (V) 标准解决方案所给出的容量 表 2 到50毫升容量烧瓶中, 在每个容量烧瓶中添加10毫升的 pre-reducing 溶液, 等待30分钟,然后用6米 HCl 填充标记。其他卷是适当的, 只要它们保持上面描述的比例. </li>
	<li> 准备一个校准空白, 如下所示: 吸管10毫升 6 M HCl 和10毫升 pre-reducing 溶液在一个50毫升容量烧瓶。等待30分钟, 然后填入标记与 6 m. </li>
	<li> 使用标记为 QC1 和 QC2 的标准 表 2 作为质量控制: QC1 确保低浓度水平的定量是正确的和 QC2 的, 确保在高浓度时的反应是稳定的, 没有显着漂移时间. </li>
</ol> 7。确定 <ol> <li> 使用具有样、流动注射-氢化物生成系统和电热加热石英电池的原子吸收光谱仪, 用于检测和量化目的, 并遵循仪器在 表 3 中列出的用于对 iAs 进行定量分析的条件. </li>
</ol> 8。量化 <ol> <li> 计算 iA分析样品中的质量分数 (用 mg/千克表示), 使用以下公式: <img alt="Equation 1" src="/files/ftp_upload/55953/55953eq1.jpg"/> Where: C x : 提取物中的浓度 (和 #181; g/L),从校准曲线 C BI : 试剂空白样品 (和 #181; g/L) 中的浓度, 从校准曲线推断出: 样品成矿步骤的最后体积 (5.7), 通常 v = 25 毫升 w: 样品重量 (以克为) </li> </ol>

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作者没有什么可透露的。

所描述的协议中的一个关键步骤是清除氯仿阶段 (步骤 3.2), 因为在氯仿阶段剩余的任何酸性相残留物都会导致过高估计的 iAs 结果, 因为样品中的所有其他砷种类都存在于酸中。阶段.这是特别相关的, 当分析海洋样品由于存在大量的有机物种, 这可能占大多数的砷质量分数在样品中存在。使用疏水性聚四氟乙烯 (3.3) 膜是至关重要的。如果在将 iAs 提取成氯仿时形成乳液, 则可以增加离心 (3.1) 的速度。其他传统的消除乳液的方法也可以应用。另一个关键的步骤是矿化 (步骤 5.3)。必须严格执行提高温度的速度, 以避免任何将减少 iAs 恢复导致不受控制的负偏倚的预测, 并可能对分析员造成危险。
如上所述, 一些实验室采用了电感耦合等离子体质谱法, 而不是用保汞原子吸收光谱方法进行评价。在这种情况下, 不需要干灰化步骤 (协议中的步骤 5), 1 M HCl 阶段可以引入 ICP-MS。在 HG 原子吸收光谱法中, 由于其检测限较高, 预步也消除了可能的干扰, 是必要的。
本文所述方法所取得的满意结果, 无论是与无藻的结果, 均与 HPLC-电感耦合等离子体质谱法相媲美, 且高于汞原子吸收光谱。后一种技术 (HG-原子吸收光谱法) 广泛存在, 但容易受到有机砷种类的干扰, 特别是在具有复杂砷种类分布模式的食品商品中。取得满意结果的最低百分比是用 "其他方法" 获得的, 但必须牢记, 它涵盖了若干分析方法, 其中每一个都以少量结果表示,图 1。本文提出的方法是一种替代更复杂的/昂贵的 HPLC-ICP-MS, 仍然具有类似的性能, 即使在复杂的矩阵。频繁地使用连字符技术, 例如 HPLC-ICP-MS, 需要高合格的操作员和昂贵的红外线结构。本文所提出的方法可以由任何受过基础分析化学训练的分析员来实施。
与该方法相关的一些主要缺点。这是很耗时的, 因为必须遵循几个步骤, 将 ias 与其他砷物种分开, 并将预 ias 降低到甚至 sub-ppm 水平。它意味着使用氯仿。在实验室中有一种避免使用氯化化合物的趋势, 因为它们可能会对健康产生负面影响。然而, 如果保持良好的实验室做法, 并在油烟罩中处理样品, 可以避免这些负面影响。MMA 将干涉国际会计准则的确定。在分析甲基丙烯酸甲酯可能存在的样品时, 必须牢记这一点, 如藻类、鱼类和其他海鲜。然而, 甲基丙烯酸甲酯通常存在少量, 这将由与获得 iAs 结果有关的不确定性所覆盖。

自2016年1月以来, 一些大米商品中的无机砷 (iAs) 的最高水平已列入委员会条例 (EC) 1881/2006 确定食品中某些污染物的最高水平1与0.10 µg/升大米为目的地生产婴幼儿食品, 0.20 µg/non-parboiled 米 (抛光或白米), 0.25 µg/米, 谷米大米和糙米大米, 0.30 µg/升大米华夫饼, 大米片, 大米饼干和年糕。欧洲食品污染物立法的最新进展遵循了欧洲食物安全局 (局)2食品中砷的科学观点, 据估计, 通过饮食对一般和高消费者的影响欧洲是这样的, 可能会给一些消费者带来风险, 记住长期接触 iAs 会导致肺癌、皮肤和膀胱以及皮肤病变。在局的科学报告中, 对欧洲人口中的无机砷进行膳食接触的情况3, 2014年发表的结论是, 对所有年龄的消费者来说, 对国际会计准则的主要贡献者是加工产品, 而不是谷物大米和大米、牛奶、奶制品和饮用水对 iAs 的摄入有很大的贡献, 牛奶和奶制品是幼儿和婴儿的主要贡献者。
在 2010年, 欧洲联盟饲料和食品中的重金属 EURL 实验室对大米中的 ias 进行了一次熟练度测试, IMEP-107, 证明在大米中测定 ias 是有可能的, 无论分析方法使用4。
为确定食品中的 iAs, 已对几种分析方法进行了验证。中国是第一个在其立法中引入稻米最高水平的国家。为了使立法的实施成为可能, 2003年公布了标准方法, 以确定标准中的什么叫做 "无机-砷"5。欧洲标准化委员会 (岑), 出版在2008年一个规范化的方法, EN 15517:2008, 为 iAs 的决心在海藻6。这两种方法基于优化条件的使用, 仅从 iAs 生成砷。这样, 就不需要从其他砷种类中分离出能产生砷氢化物的 iAs。最后的决心是通过原子荧光5或氢化物发生原子吸收光谱法, HG 原子吸收光谱仪6完成的。然而, 在不受其他砷化合物干扰的情况下, 很难确定产生砷氢化物的确切条件, 而在 IMEP-112 (PT 组织的 EURL) 中所报告的藻类的所有质量分数都是由这两种方法获得的。被计分了作为令人不满的7。砷物种, 如 monomethylarsonic 酸 (MMA), dimethylarsinic 酸 (DMA), 和 arsenosugars 目前在藻类样本, 可以产生挥发性的氢化物太多, 可能会干扰的决定, 导致一个积极的偏差在结果8.
最近, 岑发表了一个新的标准方法, EN 16802:2016, 用于测定海洋和植物来源的食品中的 iAs 使用 HPLC-ICP-MS9。并非所有的实验室都配备了这种类型的仪器和 non-expensive, 需要直接向前的方法, 特别是在实验室基础设施较不发达的国家。
在 2012年, 岑通过固相萃取 (SPE), EN 16278:201210, 在微波萃取和离线分离 ias 后, 用汞原子吸收光谱法测定动物饲料中的 ias。这种方法被证明是适合的分析在饲料中的 ias 可能缺乏的灵敏度, 以确定在食品的陆来源, 根据局似乎是主要的膳食贡献者在欧洲3。然而, 开发和验证 EN 16278:2012 的同一组测试并成功应用并验证了在协作试验1112中确定海鲜和大米中的 iAs 的方法。
联合研究中心 (JRC) 最近在一个合作试验13中验证了在食品基质中选择性提取 ias 为氯仿和进一步量化的方法。该方法的选择性优于直接 HG 原子吸收光谱法, 易于实现不需要采用 HPLC-电感耦合等离子体质谱仪等精密仪器。在这份手稿中, 使用这种方法的可行性, 以确定在广泛的食品基质的 iAs: 蔬菜, 谷物, 蘑菇和食物的海洋来源, 已经评估。此外, 还介绍了在 EURL 和 JRC 覆盖多个矩阵的能力测试中使用该方法的实验室的性能。

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			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Deionised water</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td style="width:167px;">18.2 M&#937; cm</td>
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			<td height="105" style="height:105px;width:216px;">Concentrated hydrochloric acid (HCl).&#160;</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Not less than 37 % m/v, 
			c(HCl) = 12 mol/L, with a 
			density of 
			approx. &#961; (HCl) 1.15 g/L</td>
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			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Not less that 65 % m/v, 
			c(HNO3) = 14 mol/L, with a 
			densitiy of approx. 
			&#961; 1.38 g/L</td>
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			Wear suitable protective clothing and gloves.</td>
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			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td>Not less than 48 % m/v</td>
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			<td height="63" style="height:63px;width:216px;">Hydrazine sulphate (N2H6SO4)</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Harmful if swallowed. 
			Causes burns. 
			May cause cancer.</td>
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			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Magnesium nitrate hexahydrate [Mg(NO3)6H2O]</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td></td>
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			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Magnesium oxide (MgO)</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td></td>
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			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Potassium iodide (KI)</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td></td>
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			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Ascorbic acid (C6H8O6)</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td></td>
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			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Sodium hydroxide (NaOH)</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td></td>
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			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Sodium borohydride (NaBH4)</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td></td>
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			<td height="84" style="height:84px;width:216px;">Arsenic (V) standard solution</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td style="width:167px;">1000 mg/L 
			Use certified standard 
			solutions commercially available</td>
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			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Centrifuge</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr height="42">
			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Mechanical shaker</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr height="42">
			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Sand bath</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr height="42">
			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Muffle furnace</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr height="42">
			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Polypropylene centrifuge (PC) tubes</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td>50 mL with screw cap</td>
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		<tr height="42">
			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Syringe filters with hydrophobic PTFE membrane</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td>25 mm diameter</td>
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		<tr height="63">
			<td height="63" style="height:63px;width:216px;">Pyrex glass beaker&#160;</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Tall form 250 mL, 
			capable of withstanding 500 &#176;C</td>
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			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Watch glasses</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td style="width:167px;"></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="42">
			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Volumetric flasks</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td style="width:167px;">10, 25, 100 or 200, 
			Class A.</td>
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		<tr height="42">
			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Plastic funnels</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td style="width:167px;"></td>
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		<tr height="42">
			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:216px;">Whatman n&#176; 1 paper or equivalent</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td style="width:167px;"></td>
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		<tr height="63">
			<td height="63" style="height:63px;width:216px;">Atomic absorption spectrometer equipped with a flow injection system (FI-AAS)</td>
			<td style="width:71px;">Any available</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td></td>
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determination of inorganic arsenic in a wide range of food matrices using hydride generation - atomic absorption spectrometry.

欧洲食品安全局 (局) 在其关于食品中砷的科学观点中强调, 为了支持通过饮食对无机砷进行可靠的暴露评估, 关于各种食品类型中砷种类分布的信息必须生成.先前在合作试验中证实的一种方法已被应用于多种食品基质中的无机砷的测定, 包括谷物、蘑菇和海洋来源的食物 (总共31样本)。该方法是以流动注射-氢化物发生-原子吸收光谱法在浓缩 HCl 中的蛋白质消化后, 选择性地提取到氯仿中进行检测。该方法的特点是定量的10µg/千克干重, 允许定量的无机砷在大量的食品基质。提供的资料是关于该方法所取得的成绩的成绩, 并由不同的实验室在几项能力测试中报告。用所讨论的方法获得的满意结果的百分比高于其他分析法的结果。

采用该方法确定了从不同的西班牙市场购买的几种食品中的 iAs 质量分数。该方法为一系列不同的矩阵所得到的结果被归类在表 4中, 按照局3所使用的类别, 在该报告中, 对欧洲人口中的无机砷进行膳食接触评估官方控制实验室 (OCL) 报告的数据基础。在表 4中的结果表示对不同食品类别的重复性标准偏差 (SR) 的平均值为三复制±, 在协作试验中计算了当前方法的有效性13。表 4中显示的结果与以前在类似矩阵中发布的其他11、12、14有很好的一致性。
特别重要的是, 在不同类型的大米中获得了 iAs 的结果, 因为在欧洲的食品污染物立法中, 对它们的最大限制是1。与 OCLs3的结果一致, 糙米的最高值和白米最低。发现的最高水平为海草羊菜, 它的消耗量由几个当局劝阻了, 如报告中所示的局。
参加 EURL-HM 和 JRC 组织的临时技术研究所和使用这种方法确定国际会计准则的实验室的表现, 与使用其他方法的实验室的性能进行了比较。大多数其他方法是基于 HPLC-电感耦合等离子体质谱 (约50% 的评价结果) 和汞原子吸收光谱法与其他砷种 (25% 的总),图 1。使用的其他方法 (约15% 的评价结果), 是基于电热雾化 (ETAAS), 荧光检测和 icp 耦合原子发射光谱 (icp-aes), 有和没有氢化物发生, 并一起评估在 "其他方法" 的名义下, 因为个别数字太少而没有任何统计意义。
使用该评价方法的一些实验室介绍了原始协议的一些变体, 并采用了电感耦合等离子体质谱代替了原子吸收光谱法。这些实验室通常没有应用干灰化步骤 (协议中的步骤 5), 只是将1米 HCl 阶段引入了 ICP-MS。评估涵盖了各种矩阵: 大米15,16, 小麦, 菠菜, 藻类17和巧克力18。
实验室表现为 z 评分: 
<img alt="Equation 2" src="/files/ftp_upload/55953/55953eq2.jpg"> 在: xlab是 PT 中参与者报告的测量结果 Xref是分配的值 (用于基准实验室)。在本文件所述的所有分项中, 由一组专家实验室在 iAs 分析领域使用不同的分析方法建立了分配的价值。 σ是标准偏差为能力评估, 固定由 PT 提供者考虑到艺术的状态在某一区域分析。在本文所考虑的, σ是15% 的分配值大米和小麦, 22% 的藻类和25% 的菠菜和巧克力。
z 评分的解释是根据 ISO 17043:201019进行的: | 分数 |≤2令人满意的性能 2和 #60; | 评分 |和 #60; 3 可疑 (Q) 性能 | 分数 |≥ 3 (U) 性能不佳
七十五的结果与上述方法得到了满意的 z 评分。在考虑到海洋来源基质中砷种类的复杂分布的情况下, 测定藻类中的 iAs 质量分数是有挑战性的。利用这种方法, 在 IMEP-112 中报告的三值中, 有两个是不令人满意的 z 评分。在其他方法的结果中也发现了同样的困难。除去藻类中的 iAs 报告的结果, 85% 的结果与评价方法是令人满意的。
<img alt="Figure 1" class="xfigimg" src="/files/ftp_upload/55953/55953fig1.jpg"> 
图 1:IMEP-107、IMEP-112、EURL-HM-20 和 IRMM-PT-43) 的实验室性能 (以 z 评分表示) 与本文介绍的方法以及其他常用方法的比较.谢: 令人满意, Q: 值得怀疑和 U: 不满意。<a href="http://ecsource.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/55953/55953fig1large.jpg" target="_blank">请单击此处查看此图的较大版本.</a>
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			<td></td>
			<td>预期的 iAs 质量分数 低于0.010 毫克/千克</td>
			<td>预期的 iAs 质量分数 高于所覆盖的范围 由定标曲线</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>6摩尔 L-1 盐酸体积用于溶解骨灰 (毫升)</td>
			<td>2</td>
			<td>10</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>预还原剂容积 (毫升)</td>
			<td>2</td>
			<td>10</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>最终卷 (mL)</td>
			<td>10</td>
			<td>50</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>
表 1: 在分析预期非常低或非常高的 iAs 浓度的样本时对协议进行的修改。
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			<td>集中在 校准曲线 (µg/升)</td>
			<td>分 (毫升)</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>0。5</td>
			<td>1</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>1</td>
			<td>2 (QC1)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>2。5</td>
			<td>5</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>5</td>
			<td>10 (QC2)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>7。5</td>
			<td>15</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>10</td>
			<td>20</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2">所有作为 (III) 校准标准解决方案应在每次校准前准备就绪。</td>
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表 2:等分从25µg/升为 (V) 标准解决方案, 以在50毫升的最终体积中构造 As (III) 校准曲线.
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			<td rowspan="4">流动注射 氢化物产生</td>
			<td>·        循环采样: 0.5 毫升 (当最终 pre-reducing 溶液的重构体积与25毫升不同时, 可进行调整)。</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>·        还原剂: 0.2% (w/v) NaBH4在 0.05% (w/v) 氢氧化钠中;5毫升/分钟流量。</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>·        HCl 溶液 10% (v/v), 10 毫升/分钟流量。</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>·        载体气体: 氩, 100 毫升/分钟流量。</td>
		</tr>
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			<td rowspan="5">原子吸收 光谱仪</td>
			<td>·        波长: 193.7 nm</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>·        光谱带通: 0.7 毫微米</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>·        无极放电灯系统2</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>·        灯具电流设置: 400 毫安</td>
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			<td>·        电池温度: 900 ° c</td>
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表 3:利用汞原子吸收光谱法对 iAs 进行量化的仪器条件
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			<td colspan="2">食物</td>
			<td>i-作为 (µg/公斤新的重量)</td>
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			<td>谷物和谷物产品</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>水稻</td>
			<td>白色</td>
			<td>113±18</td>
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			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>73±12</td>
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			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>56±9</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td>棕色</td>
			<td>197±32</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>125±20</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>275±44</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td>谷米</td>
			<td>134±21</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>159±25</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td>圆</td>
			<td>162±26</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>127±20</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>蔬菜和蔬菜产品</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>脱水蘑菇</td>
			<td>牛果</td>
			<td>174±10</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td>Galocybe gambosa</td>
			<td>74±4</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td>伞 oreades</td>
			<td>104±6</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td>鸡 lutescens</td>
			<td>16±1</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td>香菇</td>
			<td>96±6</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>海草</td>
			<td>羊菜</td>
			<td>97000±14550</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>44943±6742</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td>藻 vesiculosus</td>
			<td>288±43</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>433±65</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>鱼和其他海鲜</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>鱼肉</td>
			<td>平头乌鱼</td>
			<td>53±12</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>21±5</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td>欧洲鳗鱼</td>
			<td>72±16</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>42±9</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td>龙虾</td>
			<td>33±7</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>20±4</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td>金枪鱼</td>
			<td>11±2</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>5±1</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>软体动物</td>
			<td>蛤</td>
			<td>243±54</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>133±29</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td>贻</td>
			<td>32±32</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>139±31</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>
表 4: 应用所述方法得到的一系列不同矩阵的结果。

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论证了一种分析方法在广泛的食品基质中测定无机砷的有效性。该方法由氢化物发生-原子吸收光谱法进行最终测定, 将无机砷选择性萃取到氯仿中。

用氢化物发生-原子吸收光谱法测定多种食品基质中的无机砷。

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A Noninvasive Method For In situ Determination of Mating Success in Female American Lobsters (Homarus americanus)

Despite being one of the most productive fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic, much remains unknown about the natural reproductive dynamics of American lobsters. Recent work in exploited crustacean populations (crabs and lobsters) suggests that there are circumstances where mature females are unable to achieve their full reproductive potential due to sperm limitation. To examine this possibility in different regions of the American lobster fishery, a reliable and noninvasive method was developed for sampling large numbers of female lobsters at sea. This method involves inserting a blunt-tipped needle into the female&#39;s seminal receptacle to determine the presence or absence of a sperm plug and to withdraw a sample that can be examined for the presence of sperm. A series of control studies were conducted at the dock and in the laboratory to test the reliability of this technique. These efforts entailed sampling 294 female lobsters to confirm that the presence of a sperm plug was a reliable indicator of sperm within the receptacle and thus, mating. This paper details the methodology and the results obtained from a subset of the total females sampled. Of the 230 female lobsters sampled from George&#39;s Bank and Cape Ann, MA (size range = 71-145 mm in carapace length), 90.3% were positive for sperm. Potential explanations for the absence of sperm in some females include: immaturity (lack of physiological maturity), breakdown of the sperm plug after being used to fertilize a clutch of eggs, and lack of mating activity. The surveys indicate that this technique for examining the mating success of female lobsters is a reliable proxy that can be used in the field to document reproductive activity in natural populations.

A Noninvasive Method For In situ Determination of Mating Success in Female American Lobsters Homarus americanus

Fishery-induced changes to exploited crustacean fisheries, such as the American lobster fishery, could potentially influence their reproductive dynamics, leading to a reduction in mating success. This study&#39;s goal was to develop a noninvasive method for ascertaining the mating success of female lobsters that may be physiologically or functionally mature.

一种非侵入性的方法<em&gt;原位</em&gt;交配成功的女美国龙虾​​（测定<em&gt;美洲螯龙虾</em&gt;）

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Tracking Microbial Contamination in Retail Environments Using Fluorescent Powder - A Retail Delicatessen Environment Example

Cross contamination of foodborne pathogens in the retail environment is a significant public health issue contributing to an increased risk for foodborne illness. Ready-to-eat (RTE) processed foods such as deli meats, cheese, and in some cases fresh produce, have been involved in foodborne disease outbreaks due to contamination with pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes. With respect to L. monocytogenes, deli slicers are often the main source of cross contamination. The goal of this study was to use a fluorescent compound to simulate bacterial contamination and track this contamination in a retail setting. A mock deli kitchen was designed to simulate the retail environment. Deli meat was inoculated with the fluorescent compound and volunteers were recruited to complete a set of tasks similar to those expected of a food retail employee. The volunteers were instructed to slice, package, and store the meat in a deli refrigerator. The potential cross contamination was tracked in the mock retail environment by swabbing specific areas and measuring the optical density of the swabbed area with a spectrophotometer. The results indicated that the refrigerator (i.e. deli case) grip and various areas on the slicer had the highest risk for cross contamination. The results of this study may be used to develop more focused training material for retail employees. In addition, similar methodologies could also be used to track microbial contamination in food production environments (e.g.&#160;small farms), hospitals, nursing homes, cruise ships, and hotels.

The overall goal of this study was to demonstrate the potential cross contamination mechanism of foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes in a retail deli setting. This methodology may be applied to a variety of different environments to track pathogen contamination. &#160;

跟踪微生物污染在零售环境中使用荧光粉 - 零售熟食店环境范例

Cross contamination of foodborne pathogens in the retail environment is a significant public health issue contributing to an increased risk for foodborne ...

Quantification of Heavy Metals and Other Inorganic Contaminants on the Productivity of Microalgae

Increasing demand for renewable fuels has researchers investigating the feasibility of alternative feedstocks, such as microalgae. Inherent advantages include high potential yield, use of non-arable land and integration with waste streams. The nutrient requirements of a large-scale microalgae production system will require the coupling of cultivation systems with industrial waste resources, such as carbon dioxide from flue gas and nutrients from wastewater. Inorganic contaminants present in these wastes can potentially lead to bioaccumulation in microalgal biomass negatively impact productivity and limiting end use. This study focuses on the experimental evaluation of the impact and the fate of 14 inorganic contaminants (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sn, V and Zn) on Nannochloropsis salina growth. Microalgae were cultivated in photobioreactors illuminated at 984 &#181;mol m-2 sec-1 and maintained at pH 7 in a growth media polluted with inorganic contaminants at levels expected based on the composition found in commercial coal flue gas systems. Contaminants present in the biomass and the medium at the end of a 7 day growth period were analytically quantified through cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry for Hg and through inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sn, V and Zn. Results show N. salina is a sensitive strain to the multi-metal environment with a statistical decrease in biomass yieldwith the introduction of these contaminants. The techniques presented here are adequate for quantifying algal growth and determining the fate of inorganic contaminants.

Integration of microalgal cultivation with industrial flue gas will ultimately introduce heavy metals and other inorganic compounds into the growth media. This study presents a procedure used to determine the end fate and impact of heavy metals and inorganic contaminants on the growth of Nannochloropsis salina grown in photobioreactors.

重金属和微藻的产其他无机污染物的量化

Increasing demand for renewable fuels has researchers investigating the feasibility of alternative feedstocks, such as microalgae. Inherent advantages ...

Measuring Stolons and Rhizomes of Turfgrasses Using a Digital Image Analysis System

Length and diameter of stolons or rhizomes are usually measured using simple rulers and calipers. This procedure is slow and laborious, so it is often used on a limited number of stolons or rhizomes. For this reason, these traits are limited in their use for morphological characterization of plants. The use of digital image analysis software technology may overcome measurement errors due to human mistakes, which tend to increase as the number and size of samples also increase. The protocol can be used for any kind of crop but is particularly suitable for forage or grasses, where plants are small and numerous. Turf samples consist of aboveground biomass and an upper soil layer to the depth of maximum rhizome development, depending on the species of interest. In studies, samples are washed from the soil, and stolons/rhizomes are cleaned by hand before analysis by digital image analysis software. The samples are further dried in a laboratory heating oven to measure dry weight; therefore, for each sample, the resultant data are total length, total dry weight, and average diameter. Scanned images can be corrected before analysis by excluding visible extraneous parts, such as remaining roots or leaves not removed with the cleaning process. Indeed, these fragments normally have much smaller diameters than stolons or rhizomes, so they can be easily excluded from analysis by fixing the minimum diameter below which objects are not considered. Stolon or rhizome density per unit area can then be calculated based on sample size. The advantage of this method is quick and efficient measurement of the length and average diameter of large sample numbers of stolons or rhizomes.

A software-based image analysis system provides an alternative method to study the morphology of stoloniferous and rhizomatous species. This protocol permits measurement of the length and diameter of stolons and rhizomes and can be applied to samples with a large amount of biomass and to a wide variety of species.

利用数字图像分析系统测量草坪的茎和根状茎

Length and diameter of stolons or rhizomes are usually measured using simple rulers and calipers. This procedure is slow and laborious, so it is often ...

In Vitro Scratch Assay to Demonstrate Effects of Arsenic on Skin Cell Migration

Understanding the physiologic mechanisms of wound healing has been the focus of ongoing research for many years. This research directly translates into changes in clinical standards used for treating wounds and decreasing morbidity and mortality for patients. Wound healing is a complex process that requires strategic cell and tissue interaction and function. One of the many critically important functions of wound healing is individual and collective cellular migration. Upon injury, various cells from the blood, surrounding connective, and epithelial tissues rapidly migrate to the wound site by way of chemical and/or physical stimuli. This migration response can largely dictate the outcomes and success of a healing wound. Understanding this specific cellular function is important for translational medicine that can lead to improved wound healing outcomes. Here, we describe a protocol used to better understand cellular migration as it pertains to wound healing, and how changes to the cellular environment can significantly alter this process. In this example study, dermal fibroblasts were grown in media supplemented with fetal bovine serum (FBS) as monolayer cultures in tissue culture flasks. Cells were aseptically transferred into tissue culture treated 12-well plates and grown to 100% confluence. Upon reaching confluence, the cells in the monolayer were vertically scratched using a p200 pipet tip. Arsenic diluted in culture media supplemented with FBS was added to individual wells at environmentally relevant doses ranging 0.1-10 &#956;M. Images were captured every 4 hours (h) over a 24 h period using an inverted light microscope to observe cellular migration (wound closure). Images were individually analyzed using image analysis software, and percent wound closure was calculated. Results demonstrate that arsenic slows down wound healing. This technique provides a rapid and inexpensive first screen for evaluation of the effects of contaminants on wound healing.

In Vitro Scratch Assay to Demonstrate Effects of Arsenic on Skin Cell Migration

This study focuses on an in vitro model of wound healing (scratch assay) as a mechanism for determining how environmental contaminants such as arsenic influence cellular migration. The results demonstrate that this in vitro assay provides rapid and early indications of changes to cellular migration prior to in vivo experimentation.

在体外显示砷对皮肤细胞迁移影响的划痕测定

Understanding the physiologic mechanisms of wound healing has been the focus of ongoing research for many years. This research directly translates into ...

Removal of Arsenic Using a Cationic Polymer Gel Impregnated with Iron Hydroxide

In this work, we prepared an adsorbent composed of a cationic polymer gel containing iron hydroxide in its structure designed to adsorb arsenic from groundwater. The gel we selected was the N,N-dimethylamino propylacrylamide methyl chloride quaternary (DMAPAAQ) gel. The objective of our preparation method was to ensure the maximum content of iron hydroxide in the structure of the gel. This design approach enabled simultaneous adsorption by both the polymer structure of the gel and the iron hydroxide component, thus, enhancing the adsorption capacity of the material. To examine the performance of the gel, we measured reaction kinetics, carried out pH sensitivity and selectivity analyses, monitored arsenic adsorption performance, and conducted regeneration experiments. We determined that the gel undergoes a chemisorption process and reaches equilibrium at 10 h. Moreover, the gel adsorbed arsenic effectively at neutral pH levels and selectively in complex ion environments, achieving a maximum adsorption volume of 1.63 mM/g. The gel could be regenerated with 87.6% efficiency and NaCl could be used for desorption instead of harmful NaOH. Taken together, the presented gel-based design method is an effective approach for constructing high-performance arsenic adsorbents.

In this work, we prepared an adsorbent composed of the cationic N,N-dimethylamino propylacrylamide methyl chloride quaternary (DMAPAAQ) polymer gel and iron hydroxide for adsorbing arsenic from groundwater. The gel was prepared via a novel method designed to ensure the maximum content of iron particles in its structure.

去除砷使用阳离子聚合物凝胶浸渍与氢氧化铁

In this work, we prepared an adsorbent composed of a cationic polymer gel containing iron hydroxide in its structure designed to adsorb arsenic from ...

Enrichment and Detection of Clostridium perfringens Toxinotypes in Retail Food Samples

Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) is a prolific toxin producer and causes a wide range of diseases in various hosts. C. perfringens is categorized into five different toxinotypes, A through E, based on the carriage of four major toxin genes. The prevalence and distribution of these various toxinotypes is understudied, especially their pervasiveness in American retail food. Of particular interest to us are the type B and D strains, which produce epsilon toxin, an extremely lethal toxin suggested to be the environmental trigger of multiple sclerosis in humans. To evaluate the presence of different C. perfringens toxinotypes in various food samples, we developed an easy method to selectively culture these bacteria without the use of an anaerobic container system only involving three culturing steps. Food is purchased from local grocery stores and transported to the laboratory under ambient conditions. Samples are minced and inoculated into modified rapid perfringens media (RPM) and incubated overnight at 37 &#176;C in a sealed, airtight conical tube. Overnight cultures are inoculated onto a bottom layer of solid Tryptose Sulfite Cycloserine (TSC) agar, and then overlaid with a top layer of molten TSC agar, creating a &#34;sandwiched&#34;, anaerobic environment. Agar plates are incubated overnight at 37 &#176;C and then evaluated for appearance of black, sulfite-reducing colonies. C. perfringens-suspected colonies are removed from the TSC agar using sterile eye droppers, and inoculated into RPM and sub-cultured overnight at 37 &#176;C in an airtight conical tube. DNA is extracted from the RPM subculture, and then analyzed for the presence of C. perfringens toxin genes via polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Depending on the type of food sampled, typically 15&#8211;20% of samples test positive for C. perfringens.

Enrichment and Detection of Clostridium perfringens Toxinotypes in Retail Food Samples

The objective of this protocol is to detect different Clostridium perfringens toxinotypes in locally purchased foods, particularly epsilon toxin producing strain types B and D, without the use of anaerobic chambers.

零售食品样品中丁酸二氮的浓缩和检测

Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) is a prolific toxin producer and causes a wide range of diseases in various hosts. C. perfringens is categorized ...

Cortisol Extraction from Sturgeon Fin and Jawbone Matrices

The aims of this study were to develop a technique for the extraction of cortisol from sturgeon fins using two washing solvents (water and isopropanol) and quantify any differences in fin cortisol levels among three main sturgeon species. Fins were harvested from 19 sacrificed sturgeons including seven beluga (Huso huso), seven Siberian (Acipenser baerii), and five sevruga (A. stellatus). The sturgeons were raised in Iranian farms for 2 years (2017-2018), and cortisol extraction analysis was conducted in South Korea (January-February 2019). Jawbones from five H. huso were also used for cortisol extraction. Data were analyzed using the general linear model (GLM) procedure in the SAS environment. The intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation were 14.15 and 7.70, respectively. Briefly, the cortisol extraction technique involved washing the samples (300 &#177; 10 mg) with 3 mL of solvent (ultrapure water and isopropanol) twice, rotation at 80&#160;rpm for 2.5 min, air-drying the washed samples at room temperature (22-28 &#176;C) for 7 days, further drying the samples using a bead beater at 50 Hz for 32 min and grinding them into powder, applying 1.5 mL methanol to the dried powder (75 &#177; 5 mg), and slow rotation (40 rpm) for 18 h at room temperature with continuous mixing. Following extraction, samples were centrifuged (9,500 x g for 10 min), and 1 mL supernatant was transferred into a new microcentrifuge tube (1.5 mL), incubated at 38 &#176;C to evaporate the methanol, and analyzed via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). No differences were observed in fin cortisol levels among species or in fin and jawbone cortisol levels between washing solvents. The results of this study demonstrate that the sturgeon jawbone matrix is a promising alternative stress indicator to solid matrices.

In this study, we present a protocol for cortisol extraction from the fin and jawbone of sturgeon species. Fin and jawbone cortisol levels were further examined by comparing two washing solvents followed by ELISA assays. This study piloted the feasibility of jawbone cortisol as a novel stress indicator.

皮质醇从鱼翅和爪骨基质提取

The aims of this study were to develop a technique for the extraction of cortisol from sturgeon fins using two washing solvents (water and isopropanol) ...

Investigation of Xenobiotics Metabolism In Salix alba Leaves via Mass Spectrometry Imaging

The method presented uses mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) to establish the metabolic profile of S. alba leaves when exposed to xenobiotics. Using a non-targeted approach, plant metabolites and xenobiotics of interest are identified and localized in plant tissues to uncover&#160;specific distribution patterns. Then, in silico prediction of potential metabolites (i.e., catabolites and conjugates) from the identified xenobiotics is performed. When a xenobiotic metabolite is located in the tissue, the type of enzyme involved in its alteration by the plant is recorded. These results were used to describe different types of biological reactions occurring in S. alba leaves in response to xenobiotic accumulation in the leaves. The metabolites were predicted in two generations, allowing the documentation of successive biological reactions to transform xenobiotics in the leaf tissues.

Investigation of Xenobiotics Metabolism In Salix alba Leaves via Mass Spectrometry Imaging

This method uses mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) to understand metabolic processes in S. alba leaves when exposed to xenobiotics. The method allows the spatial localization of compounds of interest and their predicted metabolites within specific, intact tissues.

通过质谱成像对 萨利克斯阿尔巴 叶中异种生物代谢的调查

The method presented uses mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) to establish the metabolic profile of S. alba leaves when exposed to xenobiotics. Using a ...

A Telemetric, Gravimetric Platform for Real-Time Physiological Phenotyping of Plant&ndash;Environment Interactions

Food security for the growing global population is a major concern. The data provided by genomic tools far exceeds the supply of phenotypic data, creating a knowledge gap. To meet the challenge of improving crops to feed the growing global population, this gap must be bridged.
Physiological traits are considered key functional traits in the context of responsiveness or sensitivity to environmental conditions. Many recently introduced high-throughput (HTP) phenotyping techniques are based on remote sensing or imaging and are capable of directly measuring morphological traits, but measure physiological parameters mainly indirectly.
This paper describes a method for direct physiological phenotyping that has several advantages for the functional phenotyping of plant&#8211;environment interactions. It helps users overcome the many challenges encountered in the use of load-cell gravimetric systems and pot experiments. The suggested techniques will enable users to distinguish between soil weight, plant weight and soil water content, providing a method for the continuous and simultaneous measurement of dynamic soil, plant and atmosphere conditions, alongside the measurement of key physiological traits. This method allows researchers to closely mimic field stress scenarios while taking into consideration the environment&#8217;s effects on the plants&#8217; physiology. This method also minimizes pot effects, which are one of the major problems in pre-field phenotyping. It includes a feed-back fertigation system that enables a truly randomized experimental design at a field-like plant density. This system detects the soil-water-content limiting threshold (&#952;) and allows for the translation of data into knowledge through the use of a real-time analytic tool and an online statistical resource. This method for the rapid and direct measurement of the physiological responses of multiple plants to a dynamic environment has great potential for use in screening for beneficial traits associated with responses to abiotic stress, in the context of pre-field breeding and crop improvement.

A Telemetric, Gravimetric Platform for Real-Time Physiological Phenotyping of Plant&amp;#8211;Environment Interactions

This high-throughput, telemetric, whole-plant water relations gravimetric phenotyping method enables direct and simultaneous real-time measurements, as well as the analysis of multiple yield-related physiological traits involved in dynamic plant&#8211;environment interactions.

植物与环境相互作用实时生理表型的遥测重力平台

Food security for the growing global population is a major concern. The data provided by genomic tools far exceeds the supply of phenotypic data, creating ...