Review of advances in the thin layer chromatography of pesticides: 2004–2006

Applications of thin layer chromatography and high performance thin layer chromatography for the separation, detection, and qualitative and quantitative determination of pesticides, other agrochemicals, and related compounds are reviewed for the period from July 1, 2004 to November 1, 2006. Analyses are covered for a variety of samples, such as food, crops, biological, environmental, pharmaceuticals, and formulations, and for residues of pesticides of various types, including insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides, belonging to different chemical classes. In addition to references on residue analysis, studies such as pesticide-structure relationships, metabolism, degradation, and lipophilicity are covered, many of which make use of thin layer radiochromatography.     

Adsorption and movement of carbaryl in soils: A verification of cosolvent theory and comparison of batch equilibrium and soil thin layer chromatography results

Batch equilibrium and soil thin layer chromatography (TLC) techniques were used to investigate the influence of different volume fractions of organic cosolvents (acetone and methanol) on the adsorption and movement of carbaryl in four different types of Indian soils. L-shaped isotherms were obtained for both the cosolvent–water mixtures at all f _s values and were in close agreement with the Freundlich equation. Higher adsorption was observed on F.R.I. soil (FSL) followed by Alampur soil (ASL), Kalai soil (KL), and Bhoran soil (BSL) at all f _s values for both the cosolvent systems as was anticipated from the K and K _D values. The K and K _D values also confirmed that carbaryl adsorption was higher in methanol–water mixture than acetone–water mixture and decreased with increasing f _s values. The frontal R _f values obtained from soil TLC studies were inversely proportional to the K and K _D values for both the cosolvent systems. The higher K and K _D values and lower R _f values in methanol–water mixtures relative to acetone–water mixtures for all the soils indicated that acetone had a greater potential for ground water contamination compared to methanol. The adsorption data were used to evaluate the cosolvent theory for describing adsorption of carbaryl in acetone–water and methanol–water mixtures. The aqueous phase partition coefficients, K _DW (mol g^?1), normalized with respect to f _oc for carbaryl was evaluated by extrapolating f _s → 0.     

Preliminary evidence for the metabolism of benzo(a) pyrene by Plantago lanceolata

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have long been recognised as potential carcinogens in animals in which biotransformation into reactive metabolites can lead to DNA damage. In animals PAHs metabolism mainly occurs in hepatic microsomes and is associated with the cytochrome p-450 mediated mixed functional oxidase (MFO) system. PAH metabolism in plants has been shown to occur via a similar enzyme system, but has received relatively little attention. This study is looking at how the plant species Plantago lanceolata metabolises benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P), which is one of the PAHs whose metabolism has been studied extensively in animals. The aim of the work is to establish firstly that the B(a)P is taken up and secondly that it is biotransformed by the plant to products possibly similar to those found in animals. This work is achieved by using C-14-B(a)P along with whole body autoradiography, scintillation analysis and chromatography techniques to locate the B(a)P and its metabolites.     

Determination of T‐2 toxin in grain and grain products by HPLC and TLC

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the T‐2 toxin contaminated grain and grain products consumed especially by Turkish population. The T‐2 toxin was detected using the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with UV detector at 208 nm and the identify of T‐2 was further confirmed by thin layer chromatography (TLC). The recovery was 91 ±4.24% for corn flour fortified with the known amount of T‐2 toxin (1 ppm). The detection limits of T‐2 toxin for the HPLC and the TLC were 25 ng and 50 ng, respectively. A total of 30 commercially available grain and grain product samples were analyzed. Two corn flour samples were found to contain detectable levels of T‐2 toxin at a level of 1.60 ppm and 4.08 ppm.     

萃取/薄层色谱分离/闪烁记数法分析丁基锡化合物

为了应用同位素示踪技术研究了三丁基锡化合物在环境中的迁移转化规律,建立了萃取／薄层色谱分离／闪烁记数法分析＾１４Ｃ标记丁基锡的方法,研究了薄层色谱分离条件以及影响因素,首次测定了＾１４Ｃ标记三丁基锡在水、底泥、生物等环境样品中的回收率。     

Review of advances in the thin layer chromatography of pesticides: 2008–2010

Techniques and applications of thin layer chromatography (planar chromatography) for the separation, detection, qualitative and quantitative determination, and preparative isolation of pesticides and their metabolites and other related compounds are reviewed for the period from November 1, 2008 to November 1, 2010. Analyses are described for a variety of samples types and pesticide classes. In addition to references on residue analysis, studies such as pesticide structure-retention relationships, identification and characterization of plant pesticides and synthesized pesticides, metabolism, degradation, mobility, identification of biomarkers for detection of herbicide effects in plants, and lipophilicity are covered.     

甲基异柳磷等四种农药在土壤薄板上的移动性能

在室内模拟条件下，研究了４种农药在土壤薄板上的移动性能。结果表明，甲基异柳磷与嘧啶氧磷属不易迁移的Ⅱ级农药；克草胺属中等迁移性的Ⅲ级农药；单甲脒属可移动性农药。     

大豆苷元和染料木素的提取、分离及定性、定量方法

建立了大豆苷元和染料木素的提取、分离以及定性、定量的方法.首先用正己烷对豆粕脱脂,脱脂豆粕再用70%的乙醇提取,浓缩乙醇提取液至无醇,然后用与水相相同体积的乙酸乙酯萃取3次,合并并浓缩乙酸乙酯相.用GF254层析板,并以甲苯-氯仿-丙酮(V:V:V=4:1.8:1.8)为展开剂对乙酸乙酯相进行薄层层析,然后对Rf=0.50和Rf=0.63的荧光斑进行高效液相色谱分析,并与大豆苷元和染料木素标准品的HPLC色谱图对比,证实Rf=0.50的物质为大豆苷元,Rf=0.63的物质为染料木素,用紫外-可见分光光度法进行定量.在本实验条件下,大豆苷元和染料木素提取率相对标准偏差分别为1.40%和0.87%,含量测定值的相对偏差分别为3.69%和3.52%,表明本实验建立的大豆苷元和染料木素的提取分离方法稳定有效,定量方法准确可靠.图1表4参9     

城市污水中有色物质的分离鉴定

本研究采用二氯甲烷分步萃取,硅胶柱净化和预分离、高效液相色谱结合薄层色谱的定性方法,从不同时期采集的城市污水处理厂二级出水中分离鉴定出七种染料,并对鉴定出的染料进行了定量分析。     

Chemical analysis of tobacco cigarette for organochlorine insecticides and heavy metal composition

The effects of cigarette smoking on smokers and the environment were investigated by analyzing some cigarette brands available to Nigerian smokers for the presence of some of the widely used organochlorine (OC) pesticides and heavy metals. OC pesticide residues were extracted from tobacco smoke, separated and identified using column chromatographic and thin layer chromatographic techniques respectively, while ashed and unashed commercial cigarettes were analyzed for heavy metals – Cr, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cu, and Co using atomic absorption spectrometry. TLC data indicated that dieldrin and p,p′-DDD were present in some of the cigarette brands. The results of heavy metal analysis showed that the levels of some toxic heavy metals and pollution index were higher in unashed cigarettes than corresponding ashes. Evidence suggests that significant amounts of these toxic metals are inhaled by the smoker and/or released into the environment in the process of cigarette smoking, thus confirming that cigarette smoking is harmful to the environment and human health.