Chromatographic methods for the simultaneous determination of mycotoxins and their conjugates in cereals

Int J Food Microbiol. 2007 Oct 20;119(1-2):33-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.07.022. Epub 2007 Jul 31.

Abstract

About 300-400 mycotoxins are known today. To some extent these compounds show very different physicochemical properties, which led to a vast quantity of analytical methods for single toxins or certain classes of mycotoxins in a variety of matrices. Due to synergistic effects of co-occurring toxins, endeavors have been made to simultaneously detect and quantify several classes of mycotoxins. This paper discusses several of the published LC-MS/MS multi-mycotoxin-methods and also introduces a new method, which allows the concurrent detection and quantification of 90 major mycotoxins and other secondary fungal metabolites in cereals. Even more, known plant derived metabolites of mycotoxins, like zearalenone-4-glucoside or deoxynivalenol-3-glucoside are included in this method. The significance of mycotoxin conjugates is briefly discussed as well.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, Liquid / methods*
  • Edible Grain / chemistry*
  • Edible Grain / microbiology
  • Food Contamination / analysis*
  • Food Microbiology
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Mycotoxins / analysis*

Substances

  • Mycotoxins