The invention discloses a method for measuring residual quantities of
growth promoting agents such as
zilpaterol, cimbuterol, clenproperol and bambuterol in beef. The method includes hydrolyzing beef samples by the aid of beta-
glucuronidase /
aryl sulfatase; centrifuging the beef samples under the condition of pH (potential of
hydrogen) of 1.0+ / -0.2; regulating pH of supernatant until the pH reaches 9.5+ / -0.2; sequentially extracting the supernatant by the aid of
ethyl acetate and tert-butyl methyl
ether; combining organic phases with one another;
drying the organic phases by means of blowing; dissolving the organic phases by the aid of
formic acid; enabling the organic phases to pass cation exchange
solid-phase extraction columns; sequentially leaching the organic phases by the aid of 2%
formic acid, water and
methanol; eluting the organic phases by the aid of
ammonium methanol;
drying eluent by means of blowing; dissolving the organic phases by the aid of
formic acid and
methanol aqueous solution; filtering the organic phases by the aid of films; feeding filter liquid in liquid chromatograph /
mass spectrometers to obtain the residual quantities of the
growth promoting agents in the beef according to standard curves. The method has the advantages that the four
growth promoting agents including the
zilpaterol, the cimbuterol, the clenproperol and the bambuterol can be quickly detected by the aid of the method, and residues of the four growth promoting agents which are four types of
medicine in the beef can be monitored.