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TOXINS
卷 13, 期 11, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/toxins13110783
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mycotoxins; ergot alkaloids; ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography; high-resolution mass spectrometry; cereal
Cereals are a widely consumed food commodity that may be contaminated by mycotoxins, leading to potential health risks for consumers and significant financial losses. A UHPLC-q-Orbitrap MS method was optimized and validated for analyzing mycotoxins in wheat, maize, and rye flour matrices, achieving low LOQ, wide linear ranges, and good recovery rates. The study highlights the applicability of HRMS detection in mycotoxin food analysis.
Cereals represent a widely consumed food commodity that might be contaminated by mycotoxins, resulting not only in potential consumer health risks upon dietary exposure but also significant financial losses due to contaminated batch disposal. Thus, continuous improvement of the performance characteristics of methods to enable an effective monitoring of such contaminants in food supply is highly needed. In this study, an ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to a hybrid quadrupole orbitrap mass analyzer (UHPLC-q-Orbitrap MS) method was optimized and validated in wheat, maize and rye flour matrices. Nineteen analytes were monitored, including both regulated mycotoxins, e.g., ochratoxin A (OTA) or deoxynivalenol (DON), and non-regulated mycotoxins, such as ergot alkaloids (EAs), which are analytes that are expected to be regulated soon in the EU. Low limits of quantification (LOQ) at the part per trillion level were achieved as well as wide linear ranges (four orders of magnitude) and recovery rates within the 68-104% range. Overall, the developed method attained fit-for-purpose results and it highlights the applicability of high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) detection in mycotoxin food analysis.
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