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Voltammetric analysis of the acaricide amitraz and its degradant, 2,4-dimethylaniline




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R. Brimecombea and J. Limson, a,

aDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Rhodes University, P.O. Box 94, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa

Received 4 July 2005; revised 13 May 2006; accepted 29 June 2006. Available online 26 July 2006.

Abstract
Amitraz is a formamide acaracide used in the control of ticks and mites in livestock. An electrochemical method for the determination of total amitraz residues and its final breakdown product, 2,4-dimethylaniline, is presented. Cyclic voltammetry at a glassy carbon electrode showed the irreversible oxidation of amitraz and of 2,4-dimethylaniline. A linear current response was obtained with an extrapolated limit of detection of 2 × 10−8 M for amitraz and 1 × 10−8 M for 2,4-dimethylaniline. The biological degradation of amitraz and subsequent formation of 2,4-dimethylaniline was readily monitored in spent cattle dip. Amitraz and 2,4-dimethylaniline was also monitored in milk and honey samples.

Keywords: Amitraz; 2,4-Dimethylaniline; Pesticide; Degradation; Cyclic voltammetry

Article Outline
1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Reagents
2.2. Methods
2.3. Procedure for the analysis of amitraz and 2,4-dimethylaniline in environmental samples
3. Results and discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
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Study of acaricide stability in honey. Characterization of amitraz degradation products in honey and beeswax.
Author: Korta, E : Bakkali, A : Berrueta, L A : Gallo, B : Vicente, F : Kilchenmann, V : Bogdanov, S
Citation: J-Agric-Food-Chem. 2001 Dec; 49(12): 5835-42
Abstract: A study on the possible degradation of amitraz, bromopropylate, coumaphos, chlordimeform, cymiazole, flumethrin, and tau-fluvalinate during the storage of honey was carried out by HPLC. Except amitraz, the other acaricides are stable in this medium for at least 9 months. Degradation studies of amitraz in honey and beeswax were carried out; the degradation products detected in both matrices were 2,4-dimethylphenylformamide (DMF) and N-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-N'-methylformamidine (DPMF). The reaction rate constants and the half-lives of the amitraz degradation in honey and wax were calculated. Amitraz was nearly completely degraded within 1 day in beeswax and within 10 days in honey. When amitraz-spiked combs are recycled into new beeswax, DMF was found to be the principal degradation product left in pure wax.
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Language: English
Publication Type: Journal-Article
Keywords: None
URL: http://pubs.acs.org/journals/jafcau/index.html

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