title: Determination of mycotoxins in grain by high-performance liquid chromatography and thermospray liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
abstract: An high-performance liquid chromatographic method is described for determination of deoxynivalenol, patulin, diacetoxyscirpenol, HT-2-toxin, T-2-toxin, zearalenone and ochratoxin A using a reversed-phase column and a diode-array detector. The extraction and purification steps and optimum chromatographic conditions are described. Detection limits and recoveries from spiked wheat samples were investigated. The combination of the high-performance liquid chromatographic system described together with a modern thermospray quadrupole mass spectrometer is a very specific and sensitive method for analyzing a wide range of mycotoxins in biological samples.
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000032:analysis*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D014908:Triticum / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009183:Mycotoxins