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JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
Volume 82, Issue 2, Pages 403-406Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00283
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- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [AGL 2016-77610R]
- University of Valencia Atraccio de Talent
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The aim of the present work was to study the occurrence of mycotoxins [aflatoxins (1-4), 3-acetyldeoxyniavlenol (S), 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol (6), nivalenol (7), HT-2 (8), T-2 (9), ochratoxin A (10), zearalenone (11), enniatin A (12), enniatin Al (13), enniatin B (14), enniatin B1 (15), and beauvericin (16)] present in potable products derived from herbal teas. Analysis was carried out by liquid chromatography coupled to ion-trap tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS-IT) after a dispersive liquid liquid microextraction procedure (DLLME) was conducted. The DLLME method was applied to 52 commercial samples of chamomile, chamomile with anise, chamomile with honey, linden, pennyroyal mint, thyme, valerian, and horsetail beverages. The results obtained showed that the following mycotoxins were detected in the samples: 2 (19.1 to 134.7 mu g/L), 3 (below the limit of quantification), and 4 (2.2 to 13.5 mu g/L). Also, 6 was detected in one sample at 112.5 mu g/L, and 14 was detected only in two samples, although at very low concentration levels. Pennyroyal mint and thyme showed the highest concentration levels of mycotoxins. A risk assessment, however, showed negative results regarding the consumption of herbal tea beverages and the presence of mycotoxins.
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