Optimization analysis by capillary electrophoresis of thiamine in meat: comparison with high perfomance liquid chromatography

 A new capillary electrophoresis (CE) method for the analysis of thiamine in meat is proposed. Samples were submitted to acidic and enzymatic hydrolysis and the extracts were purified using ethanol and an ion exchange column. The thiamine content was determined by CE using 100 mM sodium tetraborate, 50 mM sodium phosphate (pH 7.6), 50 mM sodium dodecyl sulphate and 10% isopropyl alcohol as a separation buffer solution. The analysis was carried out at 15 kV and 50  °C in a 70 cm effective length× 75 μm i.d. fused-silica capillary using on-column UV detection at 254 nm and 7 s injection time (27 nl injection volume). The results obtained by CE for thiamine contents in meat were compared to those obtained by HPLC using an ion-pair reverse phase column with post-column derivatization and fluorescence detection.