Determination of trichothecenes in cereals

J Chromatogr A. 1999 Jan 8;830(1):219-25. doi: 10.1016/s0021-9673(98)00720-1.

Abstract

An effective method for the determination of seven trichothecenes-deoxynivalenol (DON), nivalenol (NIV), T-2 tetraol (T-24), fusarenon-X (FUS-X), diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS), T-2 toxin (T-2), HT-2 toxin (HT-2) in cereals is presented. Gel permeation chromatography on Bio-Beads S-X3 was used for clean-up of acetonitrile-methanol extract. GC-ECD was used for identification and quantification of trifluoroacetylated trichothecenes. The limit of quantitation for the method was in the range 40-200 micrograms/kg. Recoveries at a spiking level of 2 mg/kg ranged from 76 to 100%.

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, Gas
  • Chromatography, Gel
  • Edible Grain / chemistry*
  • Reference Standards
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Trichothecenes / analysis*

Substances

  • Trichothecenes