Determination of beauvericin and four other enniatins in grain by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

J Chromatogr A. 2004 Oct 1;1050(2):173-8.

Abstract

A method is described using LC-MS-MS for the detection of five different enniatins in grain. The method involves extraction of the fungal secondary metabolites using acetonitrile-water and quantification using LC-MS-MS with atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation, without further treatment of sample extracts. The selected ion reaction of [M + NH4]+ to [M + H]+ was utilised in the specific detection of the compounds. Mean recoveries (n = 5-12) of enniatins from spiked grain samples over a period of six months were 99-115%, 86-131%, 97-113%, 73-100% and 78-114% for beauvericin, enniatin A, A1, B and B1, respectively. The limits of detection were 3.0 microg/kg for beauvericin, enniatin A, B and B1 and 4.0 microg/kg for enniatin A1, which corresponds to on-column detection limits of 7.5 pg and 10 pg, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Avena / chemistry
  • Calibration
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Depsipeptides / analysis*
  • Edible Grain / chemistry*
  • Hordeum / chemistry
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Reference Standards
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Triticum / chemistry

Substances

  • Depsipeptides
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • enniatins
  • beauvericin