Determination of Ochratoxin A in small volumes of human blood serum

J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2004 May 25;804(2):313-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.01.025.

Abstract

A new simple and rapid method for analysing Ochratoxin A (OTA) in small volumes of human blood serum using capillary zone electrophoresis coupled to laser-induced fluorescence is described. The clean-up procedure solely consists of a double extraction step. To improve the reproducibility of migration times and quantification, two internal standards were used. The limit of detection was 0.55 ng/ml, with a linear range of 1-100 ng/ml of OTA in spiked human blood serum. The method is used to rapidly screen suspected patients.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Mycotoxins / blood*
  • Ochratoxins / blood*
  • Reference Standards
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Mycotoxins
  • Ochratoxins
  • ochratoxin A