Development of a quantitative method for the simultaneous analysis of the boar taint compounds androstenone, skatole and indole in porcine serum and plasma by means of ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry

Jella Wauters, Julie Vanden Bussche, Kaat Verplanken, Karen Bekaert, Marijke Aluwé, Alice Van den Broeke, Annelies Cousse, Nadine Buys, Lynn Vanhaecke

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    Abstract

    Boar taint is an off-odour occurring while heating meat or fat from boars. A method detecting the three compounds (androstenone, skatole and indole) simultaneously in blood would offer substantial advantages since it would allow monitoring the impact of rearing strategies. Therefore, a UHPLC-HR-Orbitrap-MS analysis method is optimized and validated for the quantification of these compounds in plasma or serum. Sample pre-treatment involved an extraction with diethylether followed by a centrifugal filtration (30 kDa). Limits of detection and quantification varied between 0.5 and 1 μg L(-1) and 2 and 3 μg L(-1) for the three compounds, respectively. Besides, an excellent repeatability (RSD < 7.6%), within-laboratory reproducibility (RSD<10.5%), recovery (87-97%) and linearity (R(2)>0.99) were recorded. Correlations between serum/plasma and fat levels of the boar taint compounds were positive for skatole (r(serum) = 0.39 and r(plasma) = 0.84) and androstenone (r(serum) = 0.73-0.78 and r(plasma) = 0.32-0.80).
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalFOOD CHEMISTRY
    Volume187
    Pages (from-to)120-129
    ISSN0308-8146
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

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