Determination of Spectinomycin Residues in Bovine Milk Using Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection

A method capable of quantifying spectinomycin in raw bovine milk was developed and validated for 100-400 ng/mL. In this procedure the milk is centrifuged at -4 degrees C and the top fat layer removed. The defatted milk is deproteinated by precipitation with 30% trichloroacetic acid and centrifugation. The supernatant is washed sequentially with dichloromethane, hexane, and ethyl acetate. An aliquot of the separated aqueous layer is prepared for HPLC analysis by mixing with 1-decanesulfonic acid and filtering. The analyte is separated from the matrix components using an ion-pair mobile phase and a reversed-phase column; the analyte is quantified with an electrochemical detector. Mean recoveries are 80% for milk fortified at 100 ng/mL, 76% for milk fortified at 200 ng/mL, and 77% for milk fortified at 400 ng/mL. The intralaboratory coefficients of variations are 18%, 6%, and 9%, respectively