This study was carried out to provide a method for screening the targeted adulterants in health functional foods but also to build a MS library for sharing information over three years('13~'15). Recently, A total of 354 illegally added compounds were ...
This study was carried out to provide a method for screening the targeted adulterants in health functional foods but also to build a MS library for sharing information over three years('13~'15). Recently, A total of 354 illegally added compounds were selected for analysis. In the first year were examined 136 types of compounds such as erectile dysfunction pills, steroids, anabolic steroids and antihistamines, in the second year, 116 types such as analgesics, diuretics, obesity control drugs, narcotics and in the last year, 102 types such as menopause medicines, hyperlipidemia medicines, hypertension medicines and antidiabetics. Based on the established using LC-Q-Tof-MS and LC-MS/MS, optimal analytical conditions were developed for these compounds, respectively. Data of chromatograms and mass spectra obtained by LC-Q-Tof-MS and LC-MS/MS methods were applicable for quantitative and qualitative analysis, reviewing specific ions which had a critical information for all targeted compounds. Chemdraw, software program, were used to draw each chemical structure of these compounds and to identify unknown compounds theoretically. In order to confirm availability of the results were conducted to review of experts, and the Database were built by inputting the verified results to a freeware, MS-bank. This Ddatabase was expected to be use for successfully rapid screening and routine inspection for illegally added compounds in functional foods.