Occurrence of ergot alkaloids in wheat from Albania.
The occurrence of ergot alkaloids in wheat harvested in Albania was investigated. A total of 71 samples of winter wheat collected in 2014 and 2015 were analysed for the 12 most important ergot alkaloids using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. In the harvesting year 2014, 48.6% of samples were contaminated with ergot alkaloids, whereas in 2015 only 19.4% of samples were contaminated. In 2014, the concentrations of total ergot alkaloids ranged from 17.3 to 975.4 μg kg-1, and in 2015 they ranged from 10.3 to 390.5 μg kg-1. The samples contained from one to nine ergot alkaloids. The most frequent were ergometrine, ergosine and ergocristine, and the least frequent were ergocryptine, ergocryptinine and ergocorninine.
a University of Ljubljana , Veterinary Faculty, Institute of Food Safety, Feed and Environment , Ljubljana , Slovenia.|b University of Tirana , Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry , Tirana , Albania.
Dritan
D
Topi
a University of Ljubljana , Veterinary Faculty, Institute of Food Safety, Feed and Environment , Ljubljana , Slovenia.
Breda
B
Jakovac-Strajn
a University of Ljubljana , Veterinary Faculty, Institute of Food Safety, Feed and Environment , Ljubljana , Slovenia.
Katarina
K
Pavšič-Vrtač
a University of Ljubljana , Veterinary Faculty, Institute of Food Safety, Feed and Environment , Ljubljana , Slovenia.
Gabrijela
G
Tavčar-Kalcher
D000415:Albania; D004876:Ergot Alkaloids / Q000032:analysis*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D014908:Triticum / Q000737:chemistry*
D004876:Ergot Alkaloids
Albania; Ergot alkaloids; liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry; wheat