Occurrence of fumonisins in Spanish beers analyzed by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method

Int J Food Microbiol. 1998 Jan 6;39(1-2):139-43. doi: 10.1016/s0168-1605(97)00113-x.

Abstract

This study describes the occurrence of fumonisin in a survey of 32 Spanish beers, including some non-alcoholic beers. The analysis was conducted using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method and, in the range assayed (0-100 ng fumonisin B1/ml spiked-beer), recovery rates were about 81%, with variation coefficients that did not exceed 4.2%. The detection limit with this method was 3 ng fumonisins/ml beer. Results for the fourteen positive samples (43.8% of total samples) showed that the lowest amount of fumonisins found in a positive sample was 4.76 ng/ml and the highest was 85.53 ng/ml.

MeSH terms

  • Beer / analysis*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods*
  • Food Contamination*
  • Mycotoxins / isolation & purification*
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Zea mays / microbiology*

Substances

  • Mycotoxins
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic