ISSN:
1432-0703
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
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Medicine
Notes:
Abstract An analytical protocol using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to analyze samples of spring wheat, winter wheat, 2-row barley, and 6-row barley over a period of three years for the presence of five mycotoxins. These included deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, T-2 toxin, HT-2 toxin, and diacetoxyscirpenol. The protocol employed a single extraction step using acetonitrile-water and two cleanup procedures. One utilized a solid-phase extraction column and the other a charcoal-alumina column. Detection limits ranged from 0.02 to 0.15 μg of mycotoxin g−1 grain. Little T-2 toxin, HT-2 toxin, or diacetoxyscirpenol was found in the samples. Deoxynivale nol was detected in 53 to 62% of the samples tested and zearalenone in 25–29% of the samples. Several enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays were used for comparison purposes with deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, and T-2 toxin. These kits provided reliable qualitative, but not quantitative, data.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01128740
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