Survey of aflatoxins in watermelon seeds from Iran using immunoaffinity column cleanup and HPLC with fluorescence detection.
This survey was undertaken to determine the levels of aflatoxins in melon seeds. Among 65 samples analyzed by liquid chromatography (LC), the results showed that aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) was the major toxins in melon seeds, detected in 58 samples (89.2% of the total) at an average concentration of 8.5 ng g(-1). The level of AFB1 in 12 samples exceeded the maximum tolerated level for AFB1 in Iranian (5 ng g(-1)) regulations; in other words, 18.5% of samples were unfit for human consumption.
a Testa Quality Control Laboratory, North-East Food Industrial Technology and Biotechnology Park , Mashhad , Iran.
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Feizy
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Beheshti
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Fakoor Janati
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Khoshbakht Fahim
D016604:Aflatoxin B1 / Q000032:analysis*; D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity / Q000379:methods*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D029773:Citrullus / Q000196:embryology*; D003625:Data Collection; D007492:Iran; D057230:Limit of Detection; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*
D000348:Aflatoxins; D016604:Aflatoxin B1
aflatoxins; cereals and grain