Characterization of iodine derivatives of aflatoxin B1 and G1 by thermospray mass spectrometry.
Thermospray mass spectrometry (TSMS) was used to identify the derivatives formed when iodine is reacted with aflatoxins B1 and G1 at approximately 70 degrees C to enhance fluorescence. It was found that stable derivatives were formed by addition of an iodine atom and a methoxy group across the double bond located on the furan ring of the aflatoxin B1 and G1 molecules. TSMS and TSMS/MS daughter spectra of the reaction products of aflatoxin B1 and G1 with iodine provide evidence of the addition of each moiety to produce the iodo-methoxy derivative. The addition of an iodine atom to one carbon and a methoxy group to the other carbon of the furan ring provided molecular weights of 470 and 486 for the products of aflatoxin B1 and G1, respectively.
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Food and Drug Administration, Division of Chemistry, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079.
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D016604:Aflatoxin B1 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007455:Iodine / Q000737:chemistry*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry
D000348:Aflatoxins; C027955:aflatoxin G1; D007455:Iodine; D016604:Aflatoxin B1