New biomolecular tools for aerobiological monitoring: Identification of major allergenic Poaceae species through fast real-time PCR.

Grasses (Poaceae) are very common plants, which are widespread in all environments and urban areas. Despite their economical importance, they can represent a problem to humans due to their abundant production of allergenic pollen. Detailed information about the pollen season for these species is needed in order to plan adequate therapies and to warn allergic people about the risks they take in certain areas at certain moments.

Simultaneous determination of eleven quinolones in animal feed by liquid chromatography with fluorescence and ultraviolet absorbance detection.

A rapid and simple multi-residue procedure is described for assaying eleven quinolones (cinoxacin, ciprofloxacin, danofloxacin, difloxacin, enrofloxacin, flumequine, marbofloxacin, nalidixic acid, norfloxacin, oxolinic acid and sarafloxacin) in feeds at sub-additive levels (1-5 mg kg(-1)). Five grams of sample were extracted by a metaphosphoric acid/acetonitrile mixture (70/30, v/v) and purified onto OASIS HLB cartridges. The determination was achieved by liquid chromatography (LC) using a GEMINI C18 analytical column both with fluorescence detection (FD) and photodiode-array (DAD).

A confirmatory method for the determination of tetracyclines in muscle using high-performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection.

Using high-performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection (HPLC-DAD) technique, a confirmatory method for the determination of trace levels of tetracyclines (oxytetracycline, tetracycline, chlortetracycline and doxycycline) and their 4-epimers (4-epioxytetracycline, 4-epitetracycline and 4-epichlortetracycline) in animal tissues (muscle) was developed. The samples are extracted with a mixture of succinic acid 0.1M (pH 4) and methanol after the addition of metacycline as internal standard.