title: Mycotoxin methodology.
abstract: The development of methods with high specificity and low limits of determination, as well as screening methods that are convenient for detection and rough quantitation of mycotoxins, has proceeded at an accelerating rate over the past few years. Of particular interest has been the widespread application of high performance liquid chromatographic and immunoassay techniques in mycotoxin methodology. An overview of the latest developments in mycotoxin methodology is presented with emphasis on the need for attention to sampling and sample preparation, the basic principles supporting the analytical methodology, the need for techniques to confirm analyte identification, and the requirement for high-quality reference materials.
authors: Food and Drug Administration, Division of Chemistry and Physics, Washington, D.C. 20204.
authors: A E
authors: AE
authors: Pohland
authors: C W
authors: CW
authors: Thorpe
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Nesheim
mesh_terms: D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000032:analysis; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer / Q000379:methods; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D012015:Reference Standards; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins; D009183:Mycotoxins