TY - JOUR AU1 - Ripley, Brian, D AU2 - French, Bruce, J AU3 - Edgington, Lloyd, V AB - Abstract An analytical method is described for the determination of mono- and dialkylamines in foodstuffs. Amines are derivatized to their pentafluorobenzamides which may be separated by gas chromatography (GC) and determined using an N-P detector. Analysis of the derivatives by GC-mass spectrometry indicated they were all mono-substituted. The amines were isolated from foodstuffs by alkaline distillation of ≥75% sample volume. The distribution of dimethylamine (DMA) in distillate volumes indicated 2 maxima from barley and malt, which could represent 2 or more sources of DMA. DMA concentrations of 6.6-8.8 ppm in barley, 11 ppm in malt, and 1.2 ppm in beer are higher than previously reported. This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes Present address: Canada Malting Co., Ltd, 369 Lakeshore Blvd E, Toronto, Ontario, Canada N5A 1C2. University of Guelph, Department of Environmental Biology, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1. © Journal of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model) TI - Gas Chromatographic Determination of Primary and Secondary Amines as Pentafluorobenzamide Derivatives JF - Journal of AOAC International DO - 10.1093/jaoac/65.5.1066 DA - 1982-09-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/gas-chromatographic-determination-of-primary-and-secondary-amines-as-Owc856MmuQ SP - 1066 EP - 1072 VL - 65 IS - 5 DP - DeepDyve ER -