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. 2021 Sep 15:356:129680.
doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129680. Epub 2021 Mar 25.

Metabolic profiles and non-targeted LC-MS/MS approach as a complementary tool to targeted analysis in assessment of plant exposure to pesticides

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Metabolic profiles and non-targeted LC-MS/MS approach as a complementary tool to targeted analysis in assessment of plant exposure to pesticides

Magdalena Danek et al. Food Chem. .

Abstract

Liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry was employed for the detection of pesticides (thiamethoxam, lambda-cyhalothrin, deltamethrin, and metalaxyl) and their metabolites in Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus exposed to these compounds under experimental conditions. Metalaxyl (0.008 mg/kg), metalaxyl acid (0.009 mg/kg), and (+)-trans-chrysanthemic acid (0.098 mg/kg) were identified in the plants exposed to the individual pesticides and their metabolites. Non-targeted analysis revealed the presence of thiamethoxam, lambda-cyhalothrin, and deltamethrin metabolites in plants exposed to these substances, despite the fact that the pesticide concentrations were below the analytical method's limit of quantification (0.005-0.006 mg/kg). Based on the non-targeted screening, non-specific (leucine and tyramine) and specific (epinephrine, dopamine, tryptamine, and serotonin) markers of plant exposure to the mentioned stress-inducing compounds were detected. These findings prove that non-targeted analysis is an indispensable tool for determining plants' exposure to pesticides, even when the parent compound has been completely metabolized.

Keywords: Edible plants; Metabolites; Non-targeted analysis; Pesticides; Stress markers; Targeted analysis.

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