| A new liquid-liquid microextraction approach by applying a deep eutectic solvent was adopted for the extraction of four antibiotics (penicillin G, dihydrostreptomycin, enrofloxacin, and ciprofloxacin) from honey
samples. The enriched analytes were analyzed by HPLC-MS/MS. The procedure was carried out by synthesis of tetrabutylammonium chloride: p-cresol deep eutectic solvent in the sample solution and then its
decomposition in the presence of an acid. In-solution formation of deep eutectic solvent provided wide
contact areas among the extractant and sample solution, and accelerated sample preparation. Also, its
decomposition enabled collection of the final extraction phase without centrifugation. Low LODs (0.55–
0.79 ng/g) and LOQs (1.9–2.6 ng/g), high ERs (70–92%), and suitable RSDs (≤ 6.9%) were obtained. After
performing the method on real samples, dihydrostreptomycin was found in several honey samples |