scholarly journals Simultaneous Estimation of Aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1 and G2) by Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) in Corn Samples

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 521-526
Author(s):  
O. Sailaja ◽  
M. Manoranjani ◽  
G. Krishnaveni
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Aflatoxin Contamination ◽  
Instrumental Analysis ◽  
Simultaneous Estimation ◽  
Total Aflatoxin ◽  
Working Standard ◽  
Aflatoxin Content ◽  
Ms Analysis

Aflatoxins produced by Aspergillus flavins and Aspergillus pasasiticus have been investigated in the corn (maize) collected in different locations in Andhra Pradesh state, India. In the present study, 24 corn samples collected from different harvest, storage and dumping areas were analyzed for detection of aflatoxin contamination by liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Mixed aflatoxin working standard solutions with a concentration of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 ng/mL were prepared and followed by instrumental analysis and the retention times of the sample chromatograms were compared with the standard aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 retention times in order to determine the contamination. The findings revealed that among 24 collected samples, only 10 samples have been found positive for aflatoxins contamination when subjected to LC-MS analysis. Co-occurrence of aflatoxin was identified in the most of the samples. Even though 10 samples were tested positive total aflatoxin content in the most positive are found within the acceptable limits (30 μg/kg) and samples collected at dumping areas (S4, S8 and S10) show the presence of exceeding quantity than the limits described by FSSAI. Total aflatoxin content in the most positive were found within the acceptable limits (30 μg/kg) and the samples collected at dumping areas S4 (40.9 μg/kg), S8 (53.2 μg/kg) and S10 (71.86 μg/kg) had shown exceeding limits. The sample S7 collected from the storage was also found positive of presence of aflatoxin G2- 13.49 μg/kg and B2-21.14 μg/kg with total aflatoxin of 34.65 μg/kg. High contamination of these dumping areas may lead to contamination of storage points nearer to these areas. Present results showed that the corn samples at dumping areas were found to be contaminated with the Aspergillus flavins and Aspergillus pasasiticus.

Production of Aflatoxin in Cocoa Beans

1979 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 1076-1079 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence M Lenovich ◽  
W Jeffrey Hurst
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Ivory Coast ◽  
Aspergillus Parasiticus ◽  
Aflatoxin Production ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Aflatoxin Contamination ◽  
Cocoa Beans ◽  
Total Aflatoxin ◽  
Substrate Variation

Abstract Aflatoxin was produced in both non-autoclaved and autoclaved Ivory Coast cocoa beans inoculated with Aspergillus parasiticus NRRL 2999 under optimum laboratory growth conditions. Total aflatoxin levels ranged from 213 to 5597 ng/g substrate. Aflatoxin was quantitated by using high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). Raw, non-autoclaved cocoa beans, also inoculated with aspergilli, produced 6359 ng aflatoxin/g substrate. Variation in aflatoxin production between bean varieties was observed. Total aflatoxin levels of 10,446 and 23,076 ng/g substrate were obtained on Ivory Coast beans inoculated with A. parasiticus NRRL 2999 and NRRL 3240, respectively. Aflatoxin production on Trinidad and Malaysian beans was 28 and 65 ng aflatoxin/g substrate. These data support previously reported low level natural aflatoxin contamination in cocoa.

scholarly journals Methodology to Quantify Collagen Subtypes and Crosslinks: Application in Minipig Cartilages

Cartilage ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 194760352110605
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. Bielajew ◽  
Jerry C. Hu ◽  
Kyriacos A. Athanasiou
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Tissue Characterization ◽  
Collagen Type ◽  
Facet Joint ◽  
Type I ◽  
Collagen Types ◽  
Collagen Crosslinks ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Ms Analysis

Introduction This study develops assays to quantify collagen subtypes and crosslinks with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and characterizes the cartilages in the Yucatan minipig. Methods For collagen subtyping, liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis was performed on tissues digested in trypsin. For collagen crosslinks, LC-MS analysis was performed on hydrolysates. Samples were also examined histologically and with bottom-up proteomics. Ten cartilages (femoral condyle, femoral head, facet joint, floating rib, true rib, auricular cartilage, annulus fibrosus, 2 meniscus locations, and temporomandibular joint disc) were analyzed. Results The collagen subtyping assay quantified collagen types I and II. The collagen crosslinks assay quantified mature and immature crosslinks. Collagen subtyping revealed that collagen type I predominates in fibrocartilages and collagen type II in hyaline cartilages, as expected. Elastic cartilage and fibrocartilages had more mature collagen crosslink profiles than hyaline cartilages. Bottom-up proteomics revealed a spectrum of ratios between collagen types I and II, and quantified 42 proteins, including 24 collagen alpha-chains and 12 minor collagen types. Discussion The novel assays developed in this work are sensitive, inexpensive, and use a low operator time relative to other collagen analysis methods. Unlike the current collagen assays, these assays quantify collagen subtypes and crosslinks without an antibody-based approach or lengthy chromatography. They apply to any collagenous tissue, with broad applications in tissue characterization and tissue engineering. For example, a novel finding of this work was the presence of a large quantity of collagen type III in the white-white knee meniscus and a spectrum of hyaline and fibrous cartilages.

scholarly journals A simple sensitive UFLC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous quantification of artesunate, dihydroartemisinin and quercetin in rat plasma and its application to pharmacokinetic studies

RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (71) ◽  
pp. 41794-41802
Author(s):  
Nethravathi Puttappa ◽  
Karthik Yamjala ◽  
Narenderan S. T. ◽  
Suresh Kumar Raman ◽  
Gowthamarajan Kuppusamy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Active Metabolite ◽  
Rat Plasma ◽  
Simultaneous Estimation ◽  
Pharmacokinetic Studies ◽  
Tandem Mass ◽  
Simultaneous Quantification ◽  
Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass

An ultrafast liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UFLC-MS/MS) method was developed for the simultaneous estimation of artesunate (ART), dihydroartemisinin (DHA, an active metabolite of ART) and quercetin (QRT) in rat plasma.

scholarly journals PATH-19. TUMOR HETEROGENEITY IN GLIOMAS: A PILOT STUDY OF HISTOPATHOLOGY-ASSOCIATED PROTEOME PROFILES ASSESSED BY LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY OF FFPE SAMPLES

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (Supplement_6) ◽  
pp. vi147-vi147
Author(s):  
Aline Paixao Becker ◽  
Erica Hlavin Bell ◽  
S Jaharul Haque ◽  
Joseph McElroy ◽  
Jessica Fleming ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Tandem Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Tumor Heterogeneity ◽  
High Expression ◽  
Tandem Mass ◽  
Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Ms Analysis ◽  
Ffpe Samples ◽  
Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass

Abstract Herein, we aimed to scrutinize tumor heterogeneity of infiltrative gliomas based on histopathological phenotypes, through proteomic profiling of formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue. FFPE tissues are promising samples for proteomic studies, which can support the elucidation of glioma evolution and identify therapeutically vulnerable proteins and signaling pathways that drive recurrence and resistance mechanisms. We represented 2–3 adjacent, phenotypically distinct areas from 12 grade II-IV gliomas diagnosed according to the 2016 WHO classification, in a total of 35 samples (1.0mm cores), that were analyzed employing liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for label-free expression proteomics. The statistical analysis was performed using R and Qlucore™ omics explorer software. Overall, 9222 peptides were mapped to 1758 non-redundant proteins, 320 of which had a significant (p< 0.05) differential expression in glioblastomas versus lower grade gliomas (Wilcoxon test comparing average expression). Principal component analysis (PCA) of the whole set of proteins showed clustering of the samples by tumor grade and IDH status. Unsupervised hierarchical analysis of the most significantly expressed proteins (p= 0.01, FDR= 0.05) showed that IDHwt gliomas had high expression of proteins related to cell movement, DNA structure, and fatty acid metabolism throughout the samples. IDHmut gliomas largely displayed high expression of mitochondrial enzymes related to energy production and neurotransmitter metabolism, with subsets closely related to 1p19q status and histological grade. Importantly, we demonstrated that LC-MS/MS analysis of FFPE core samples is feasible and enables recognition of different proteome signatures across histopathological phenotypes within a single tumor. This is the first study, to our knowledge, exploring proteome profiles addressing histopathological heterogeneity in gliomas by LC-MS/MS analysis of FFPE samples, which warrants further validation in independent datasets including ones that utilize frozen specimens. FUNDING: R01CA108633, R01CA169368, RC2CA148190, U10CA180850-01 (NCI), Brain Tumor Funders Collaborative Grant, and the Ohio State University CCC (all to AC).

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