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  • Title: Separation and quantification of paraquat and diquat in serum and urine by capillary electrophoresis.
    Author: Vinner E, Stievenart M, Humbert L, Mathieu D, Lhermitte M.
    Journal: Biomed Chromatogr; 2001 Aug; 15(5):342-7. PubMed ID: 11507716.
    Abstract:
    The use of capillary electrophoresis (CE) for simultaneous qualitative and quantitative detection of paraquat (PQ) and diquat (DQ) in both serum and urine was investigated. The two herbicides were extracted from biological fluids with liquefied phenol. Serum required a deproteinization with chloroform and ammonium sulfate as pretreatment. The extracts were hydrodynamically injected and the complete separation was carried out in 10 min, using a capillary tube (75 microm i.d., 500 mm) of fused silica containing 50 mM phosphate buffer (pH 2.50) as the carrier. UV absorbance detection at 200 nm was performed by an on-column detector. The analytes were characterized by their respective migration times. Analytical recoveries were 52.6% for PQ and 62.6% for DQ in serum, and 71.4% and 59.3%, respectively, in urine. The linearity was studied up to 4 mg/L and the limits of detection (LODs) were better than 5 pg/mL in serum or urine. The CE method described was applied to the characterization of two lethal poisonings and results were related.
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