scholarly journals EDXRF for screening micronutrients in lentil and sorghum biofortification breeding programs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgia E. Guild ◽  
James C. R. Stangoulis

Abstract Background and aims This study explores the use of energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) for screening micronutrient concentrations in lentil and sorghum grain for biofortification breeding programs. Methods Lentil and sorghum seed was provided from biofortification breeding programs and analysed with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to determine the reference concentration levels of Ca, Mn, Fe, Cu and Zn. A subset of these samples was used to establish the EDXRF calibration and another subset used for validation of the method. Results The results show the EDXRF analyses of the lentil and sorghum are not significantly different to the reference ICP-MS for all elements analysed, except for Mn with %RSD of replicate analysis < 5 % for lentil analysis and < 10 % for sorghum. Conclusions EDXRF analysis enables rapid and accurate analysis of Ca, Mn, Fe, Cu and Zn in lentil and sorghum.

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 587-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ángela Villaseñor ◽  
Caroline Greatti ◽  
Marina Boccongelli ◽  
José Luis Todolí

Liquid standards are deposited, dried and ablated from the solid sample surface for accurate analysis through laser ablation ICP-MS.


2021 ◽  
Vol 854 (1) ◽  
pp. 012023
Author(s):  
J Djinovic-Stojanovic ◽  
S Jankovic ◽  
D Nikolic ◽  
D Vranic

Abstract The present study evaluated the levels of Mn, Se, Cu and Zn in beef cuts available at markets in Serbia. We also assessed the risk associated with the consumption of these foods based on the estimated daily intake (EDI) of these elements. Thirty-six beef meat cuts were analysed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The EDI of all the studied elements was estimated on the basis of a calculation of the amount of beef consumed by Serbian households (mean beef consumption of 17.2 g/person/day). The studied beef cuts pose no risk with respect to the EDIs of Mn, Se, Cu and Zn. Among the four studied beef cuts, shoulder had the highest content of dietary zinc (68.2 mg/kg).


2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (suppl 8) ◽  
pp. viii4.5-viii5
Author(s):  
T. Mudariki ◽  
R.W. Lea ◽  
K. Ashton ◽  
T. Dawson ◽  
C. Davis ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingo Strenge ◽  
Carsten Engelhard

<p>The article demonstrates the importance of using a suitable approach to compensate for dead time relate count losses (a certain measurement artefact) whenever short, but potentially strong transient signals are to be analysed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Findings strongly support the theory that inadequate time resolution, and therefore insufficient compensation for these count losses, is one of the main reasons for size underestimation observed when analysing inorganic nanoparticles using ICP-MS, a topic still controversially discussed.</p>


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