Evaluation of Two Fully Automated Setups for Mycotoxin Analysis Based on Online Extraction-Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry.

ABSTRACT: Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of fungi species widely known for their potentially toxic effects on human health. Considering their frequent presence in crops and their processed food, monitoring them on food-based matrices is now an important topic. Within such a context, the sample preparation step is usually mandatory before the chromatographic analysis, due to the complexity of matrices such as nuts, cereals, beverages, and others. For these reasons, we herein present the evaluation of two greener setups, based on the automation and miniaturization of the sample preparation step for mycotoxin analysis in different beverages. Firstly, we describe an analytical method based on a multidimensional assembly, coupling a lab-made microextraction column (508 µm i.d. × 100 mm) to a UPLC-M

SUBMITTER: Vasconcelos Soares Maciel E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7356336 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature