title: Structure elucidation and toxicity analyses of the radiolytic products of aflatoxin B1 in methanol-water solution.
abstract: The identification of the radiolytic products of mycotoxins is a key issue in the feasibility study of gamma ray radiation detoxification. Methanol-water solution (60:40, v/v) spiked with aflatoxin B(1) (AFB(1); 20 mg L(-1)) was irradiated with Co(60) gamma ray to generate radiolytic products. Liquid chromatography-quadruple time-of-flight mass spectrometry was applied to identify the radiolytic products of AFB(1). Accurate mass and proposed molecular formulas with a high-matching property of more than 20 radiolytic products were obtained. Seven key radiolytic products were proposed based on the molecular formulas and tandem mass spectrometry spectra. The analyses of toxicity and formation pathways were proposed based on the structure of the radiolytic products. The addition reaction caused by the free-radical species in the methanol-water solution resulted in the formation of most radiolytic products. Based on the structure-activity relationship analysis, the toxicity of radiolytic products was significantly reduced compared with that of AFB(1) because of the addition reaction that occurred on the double bond in the terminal furan ring. For this reason, gamma irradiation is deemed an effective tool for the detoxification of AFB(1).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Agro-food Science and Technology of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 2nd Yuanmingyuan West Road, Hai Dian District, Beijing 100193, PR China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Xiaofeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Zhidong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Yiming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ha
mesh_terms: D016604:Aflatoxin B1 / Q000032:analysis*; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D005609:Free Radicals; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry; D005720:Gamma Rays; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D000432:Methanol / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D005663:Furans; D011850:Radioactive Waste; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water; D016604:Aflatoxin B1; D000432:Methanol