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ArticleJournal of food science2025

Development, Optimization, and Application of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers-Solid Phase Extraction Procedure for the Analysis of Selected Pharmaceuticals in Vegetable Samples.

S'busiso M Nkosi, Njabulo J Gumede, Precious N Mahlambi

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S'busiso M NkosiSchool of Chemistry and Physics, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8257-2592
Njabulo J GumedeDepartment of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa.
Precious N MahlambiSchool of Chemistry and Physics, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

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Technology Innovation AgencyTechnology Station in Chemicals at Mangosuthu University of Technology
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The growing presence of pharmaceutical residues in the environment has aroused worries about their possible buildup and accumulation in the food chain, particularly in edible plants. Conventional analytical methods frequently fail to selectively isolate and quantify trace amounts of these chemicals in complex plant matrices. This study introduces an optimized methodology for the analysis of pharmaceuticals in vegetables. The enhanced molecularly imprinted solid phase extraction (MISPE) approach investigates the extraction of selected pharmaceuticals, fenoprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, ibuprofen, and gemfibrozil in vegetables. The extracted compounds were identified both qualitatively and quantitatively using a high-performance liquid phase chromatographic (HPLC) system coupled with a photodiode array detector. This method was effectively implemented on vegetable samples collected from Durban, South Africa (SA), including lettuce, carrot, cucumber, and green pepper. The recovery rates varied from 45% to 103%, with relative standard deviation (%RSD) ranging from 0.9% to 13%. Fenoprofen was the most prevalent compound, exhibiting high concentrations in pepper and cucumber, with maximum concentrations of 6.44 and 4.99 mg kg

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Drug ResiduesFood ContaminationMolecular ImprintingMolecularly Imprinted PolymersSolid Phase ExtractionVegetablesChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCucumis sativusPharmaceutical PreparationsMolecularly Imprinted PolymersPharmaceutical Preparationshealth risk assessmentmolecularly imprinted polymerspharmaceuticalsvegetables

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PMID41014087
PMCPMC12475962

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