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Direct injection horse urine analysis for the quantification and identification of threshold substances for doping control. III. Determination of salicylic acid by liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry

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In equine sport, salicylic acid is prohibited with a threshold level of 750 µg mL−1 in urine; hence, doping control laboratories have to establish quantitative and qualitative methods for its determination. A simple and rapid liquid chromatographic/mass spectrometric method was developed and validated for the quantification and identification of salicylic acid. Urine samples after 900-fold dilution and addition of the internal standard (4-methylsalicylic acid) were directly injected to the liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry system. Electrospray ionization in negative mode with full scan acquisition mode and product ion scan mode were chosen for the quantification and identification of salicylic acid, respectively. Run time was 2.0 min. The tested linear range was 2.5–50 µg mL−1 (after 100-fold sample dilution). The relative standard deviations of intra- and inter-assay analysis of salicylic acid in horse urine were lower than 2.5% and 2.8%, respectively. Overall accuracy (relative percentage error) was less than 3.3%. Method was applied to two real samples found to be positive for salicylic acid, demonstrating simplicity, accuracy, and selectivity.

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The authors sincerely thank Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, California, USA) for the provision of the LC/QTOF-MS 6520 instrument. A. Vonaparti, PhD student, gratefully acknowledges the State Scholarships Foundation of Athens, Greece.

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  1. Doping Control Laboratory of Athens, Olympic Athletic Center of Athens “Spiros Louis”, 37 Kifissias Ave., 151 23, Maroussi, Greece

    A. Vonaparti, E. Lyris & C. Georgakopoulos

  2. Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis-Zographou, 15771, Athens, Greece

    A. Vonaparti & I. Panderi

  3. Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis-Zographou, 15771, Athens, Greece

    M. Koupparis

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Vonaparti, A., Lyris, E., Panderi, I. et al. Direct injection horse urine analysis for the quantification and identification of threshold substances for doping control. III. Determination of salicylic acid by liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 395, 1403–1410 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-009-3047-7

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