title: Determination of ochratoxin A in green coffee beans by solid-phase microextraction and liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection.
abstract: A new method for the determination of Ochratoxin A (OTA) in green coffee beans by solid-phase microextraction (SPME) coupled to liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (LC-FD) is described for the first time. Coffee samples were extracted by a 5% NaHCO(3) solution, followed by a clean-up step of the extract by chloroform partition. The aqueous extract was then acidified and finally subjected to SPME-LC-FD analysis. The investigated linear range in coffee was 2-32 ng/g. Within-day RSD% in coffee spiked at 2 and 32 ng/g levels were 3.3 and 2.7, respectively, whereas the between-days RSD% were 4.1 and 3.8, respectively. The limits of detection (LOD) and quantitation (LOQ), calculated at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3 and 10 (noise calculated peak to peak on a blank chromatogram at the OTA retention time), were 0.3 and 2 ng/g, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari, Via E. Orabona, 4, I-70126 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vatinno
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aresta
authors.forename: Carlo G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Zambonin
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Palmisano
mesh_terms: D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D003069:Coffee / Q000737:chemistry*; D009793:Ochratoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D052617:Solid Phase Microextraction / Q000379:methods*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D003069:Coffee; D009793:Ochratoxins; C025589:ochratoxin A