An improved determination method for tyramine in foods using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography with benzylamine as internal standard
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2019
Abstract
Tyramine has been considered a biological hazard for foods and beverages. In this study, an ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography (UPLC) with benzylamine as an internal standard in dansyl chloride pre-column derivatisation was developed to determine tyramine in various foods. Different from other tyramine determination methods usually without an internal standard in the pre-column derivatisation, benzylamine which chemical structure is similar to tyramine was selected as an internal standard. The limits of detection and quantification of this method were 0.05 and 0.25 mg L−1, respectively, while the relative standard deviations of repeatability and reproducibility were 2.1% and 3.1%, respectively. The sensitivity and reliability of this method were also evaluated by determining tyramine in common liquid, pasty and solid foods. The recoveries of tyramine in these foods were between 87.3% and 96.8% by using this method. Overall, it is a fast, inexpensive, reliable and sensitive method to measure tyramine in different food products.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
International Journal of Food Science and Technology
First Page
2101
Last Page
2108
Recommended Citation
Zhang, H., Yin, C., Xu, L., Prinyawiwatkul, W., & Xu, Z. (2019). An improved determination method for tyramine in foods using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography with benzylamine as internal standard. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 54 (6), 2101-2108. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.14115