Recent advances in electrochemical monitoring of zearalenone in diverse matrices

Esther De Rycke; Astrid Foubert; Peter Dubruel; Oleg I Bol'hakov; Sarah De Saeger; Natalia Beloglazova

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129342

Recent advances in electrochemical monitoring of zearalenone in diverse matrices

Food Chem. 2021 Aug 15:353:129342. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129342. Epub 2021 Feb 19.

Authors

Esther De Rycke¹, Astrid Foubert², Peter Dubruel³, Oleg I Bol'hakov⁴, Sarah De Saeger⁵, Natalia Beloglazova⁶

Affiliations

¹ Centre of Excellence in Mycotoxicology and Public Health, Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; Polymer Chemistry & Biomaterials Research Group, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, Building S4-Bis, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
² Centre of Excellence in Mycotoxicology and Public Health, Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
³ Polymer Chemistry & Biomaterials Research Group, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, Building S4-Bis, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
⁴ Nanotechnology Education and Research Center, South Ural State University, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia; N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
⁵ Centre of Excellence in Mycotoxicology and Public Health, Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, Gauteng, South Africa.
⁶ Centre of Excellence in Mycotoxicology and Public Health, Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; Nanotechnology Education and Research Center, South Ural State University, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia. Electronic address: beloglazovanv@gmail.com.

PMID: 33714123
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129342

Abstract

The current manuscript summarizes different electrochemical sensing systems developed within the last 5 years for the detection of zearalenone (ZEN) in diverse matrices such as food, feed, and biofluids. ZEN is one of the most prevalent non-steroidal mycotoxins that is often found in pre- and post-harvest crops. Crops contamination with ZEN and animal exposure to it via contaminated feed, is a global health and economic concern. The European Union has established various preventive programs to control ZEN contamination, and regulations on the maximum levels of ZEN in food and feed. Electrochemical (bio)sensors are a very promising alternative to sensitive but sophisticated and expensive chromatographic techniques. In the current review, recent developments towards electrochemical sensing of ZEN, sorted by type of transducer, their design, development, and approbation/validation are discussed, and the use of specialized electrochemical instrumentation is highlighted.

Keywords: Electrochemical detection; Metabolization; Mycotoxins; Recognition elements; Zearalenone.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animal Feed
Animals
Electrochemical Techniques
Food Contamination / analysis
Humans
Mycotoxins / chemistry
Zearalenone / chemistry*

Substances

Mycotoxins
Zearalenone