scholarly journals Simultaneous Rapid Detection of Aflatoxin B1 and Ochratoxin A in Spices Using Lateral Flow Immuno-Chromatographic Assay

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2738
Author(s):  
Xue Zhao ◽  
Xindi Jin ◽  
Zhang Lin ◽  
Qi Guo ◽  
Bin Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ochratoxin A ◽  
Aflatoxin B1 ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Simultaneous Detection ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Strong Stability ◽  
Test Strip ◽  
Chromatography Analysis ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Strip Test

Spices are susceptible to contamination by aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and ochratoxin A (OTA), which are both mycotoxins with high toxicity and carcinogenicity. In this study, we aimed to develop an immuno-chromatographic strip test for the simultaneous quantification of AFB1 and OTA in spices by spraying the coupled antigens AFB1–ovalbumin (AFB1–OVA) and OTA–ovalbumin (OTA–OVA) on a nitrocellulose membrane. The test strip had high sensitivity, good specificity, and strong stability. The detection limits of these two mycotoxins in Chinese prickly ash, pepper, chili, cinnamon, and aniseed were 5 μg/kg. The false positivity rate was 2%, and the false negativity rate was 0%. The maximum coefficient of variation was 4.28% between batches and 5.72% within batches. The average recovery rates of AFB1 and OTA in spices were 81.2–113.7% and 82.2–118.6%, respectively, and the relative standard deviation (RSD) was <10%. The actual sample detection was consistent with high performance liquid chromatography analysis results. Therefore, the immuno-chromatographic test strips developed in this study can be used for the on-site simultaneous detection of AFB1 and OTA in spices. This method would allow the relevant regulatory agencies to strengthen supervision in an effort to reduce the possible human health hazards of such contaminated spices.

Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 in Vegetable Oils Using Bare Fe3O4 as Magnetic Sorbents Coupled with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Fluorescence Detection

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (7) ◽  
pp. 678-685
Author(s):  
Hui-Xian Zhang ◽  
Ping Zhang ◽  
Xiao-Fang Fu ◽  
You-Xiang Zhou ◽  
Xi-Tian Peng
Keyword(s):  
High Performance Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Vegetable Oil ◽  
Vegetable Oils ◽  
Aflatoxin B1 ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Simultaneous Detection ◽  
Fluorescence Detector ◽  
Relative Standard

Abstract This paper reports a simple, sensitive and reliable method for the simultaneous detection of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1 and G2 in vegetable oils. Aflatoxins were extracted by magnetic solid phase extraction followed by high-performance liquid chromatography, then postcolumn photochemical derivatization and finally detected by fluorescence detector. Vegetable oil samples were first diluted with hexane and then commercial bare Fe3O4 nanoparticles were directly employed as sorbents to extract aflatoxins from complex vegetable oil samples, which significantly simplified the procedure of sample preparation and largely improved the sample analysis throughput. The effects of various parameters such as the amount of sorbent, loading, washing and eluting conditions were carefully optimized to improve the extraction efficiencies of aflatoxins. Under the optimal conditions, the limits of detection of four aflatoxins ranged from 0.01 μg/kg to 0.16 μg/kg, and squared regression coefficients (R2) &gt;0.9990 were obtained within the linear range of 0.1–20 μg/kg (except for aflatoxin G2 with 0.5–20 μg/kg). Furthermore, the recoveries spiked at four concentration levels in a blank vegetable oil sample were from 82.6 to 106.2%, with inter- and intraday relative standard deviations &lt;9.8%, indicating good accuracy and precision of the proposed method.

scholarly journals Antibody Microarray Immunoassay for Simultaneous Quantification of Multiple Mycotoxins in Corn Samples

Toxins ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xian Zhang ◽  
Zuohuan Wang ◽  
Yun Fang ◽  
Renjie Sun ◽  
Tong Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ochratoxin A ◽  
Aflatoxin B1 ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Simultaneous Detection ◽  
Fumonisin B1 ◽  
Quantitative Detection ◽  
Antibody Microarray ◽  
Test Kit ◽  
Microarray Immunoassay

We developed and tested a prototype of an antibody microarray immunoassay for simultaneous quantitative detection of four typical mycotoxins (aflatoxin B1, ochratoxin A, zearalenone, and fumonisin B1) in corn samples. The test kit consisted of a nitrocellulose membrane layered with immobilized monoclonal antibodies against mycotoxins. During the assay, the mycotoxin-protein conjugates were biotinylated. The signal detection was enhanced by a combination of the biotin-streptavidin system and enhanced chemiluminescence (ECL). This improved the sensitivity of the assay. Under the optimized conditions, four calibration curves with goodness of fit (R2 > 0.98) were plotted. The results showed that the detection limits for aflatoxin B1, ochratoxin A, zearalenone, and fumonisin B1 were 0.21, 0.19, 0.09, and 0.24 ng/mL, with detection ranges of 0.47–55.69, 0.48–127.11, 0.22–31.36, and 0.56–92.57 ng/mL, respectively. The limit of detection (LOD) of this antibody microarray for aflatoxin B1, ochratoxin A, zearalenone, and fumonisin B1 in corn was 5.25, 4.75, 2.25, and 6 μg/kg, respectively. The recovery rates from the spiked samples were between 79.2% and 113.4%, with coefficient of variation <10%. The results of the analysis of commercial samples for mycotoxins using this new assay and the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) were comparable and in good agreement. This assay could also be modified for the simultaneous detection of other multiple mycotoxins, as well as low-weight analytes, hazardous to human health.

scholarly journals High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography with Densitometry for the Determination of Ciprofloxacin and Impurities in Drugs

2005 ◽  
Vol 88 (5) ◽  
pp. 1530-1536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Krzek ◽  
Urszula Hubicka ◽  
Justyna Szczepańczyk
Keyword(s):  
Thin Layer ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Degradation Products ◽  
Pharmaceutical Preparations ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Good Precision ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Tlc Plates ◽  
Quantitative Analyses

Abstract A thin-layer chromatographic (TLC)-densitometric method has been developed for identification and quantification of ciprofloxacin (Rf = 0.61) and an ethylenediamine compound (Rf = 0.42), a desfluoro compound (Rf = 0.48), by-compound A (Rf = 0.53), and fluoroquinolonic acid (Rf = 0.68) as ciprofloxacin degradation products in pharmaceutical preparations. By using chloroform–methanol–25% ammonia (43 + 43 + 14, v/v/v) as the mobile phase and silica gel 60 F254 high-performance TLC plates as the stationary phase, it was possible to separate individual constituents that, when subjected to ultraviolet (UV) densitometric analysis at 330 nm for fluoroquinolonic acid and 277 nm for the other compounds, gave well developed peaks allowing easy qualitative and quantitative analyses. DMSO–methanol (1 + 1) was used to extract drug constituents. The method showed high sensitivity (limit of detection 10 to 44 ng), a wide linearity range (3 to 20 μg/mL), and good precision (2.32 to 6.46% relative standard deviation) and accuracy (percentage recoveries 98.62 to 101.52%) for individual constituents.

scholarly journals A novel method of reversed migration capillary electrophoresis for determination of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuo Huang ◽  
Weike Wang ◽  
Lingxian Xie ◽  
Li Lin
Keyword(s):  
Capillary Electrophoresis ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Chromatography Method ◽  
Linear Alkylbenzene ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonates ◽  
Liquid Chromatography Method ◽  
And Migration

AbstractA reversed migration capillary electrophoresis (RMCE) has been developed to determine linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS). The sample stacking and separation conditions have been systematically investigated and optimized under reversed separation voltage at a low pH value. The separation effect of LAS homologs has been greatly improved based on the relative motion of electrophoresis and electroosmotic flow. RMCE demonstrates a good linear range of 0.1 mg/l to 10.0 mg/l, and the detection limit of LAS homologs reaches 0.001–0.004 mg/l. The relative standard deviations (n=6) of peak area and migration time were 2.25–4.40% and 0.67–0.75%, respectively. RMCE has also been applied for LAS detection in practical wastewater. The results show RMCE exhibits easy pretreatment, fast detection, high sensitivity, good peak shapes and resolution, and less solvent consumption, compared with the established high-performance liquid chromatography method.

scholarly journals Carboxyl-Functionalized, Europium Nanoparticle-Based Fluorescent Immunochromatographic Assay for Sensitive Detection of Citrinin in Monascus Fermented Food

Toxins ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erjing Chen ◽  
Ying Xu ◽  
Biao Ma ◽  
Haifeng Cui ◽  
Chuanxin Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Detection Limit ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Visual Detection ◽  
Test Strip ◽  
Fermented Food ◽  
Fermented Foods ◽  
Optimum Conditions ◽  
Matrix Interference ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Europium Nanoparticles

A fluorescent immunochromatographic test strip (FICTS) based on the use of europium nanoparticles (EuNPs) was developed and applied to detect citrinin (CIT) in Monascus fermented food. The sensitivity of the immunoassay to detect CIT was greatly improved by the use of a specific monoclonal antibody to attach EuNPs to form a probe. Under optimum conditions, the visual detection limit was 2.5 ng/mL, and the detection limit of the instrument was 0.05 ng/mL. According to the results, the IC50 was 0.4 ng/mL. Matrix interference from various Monascus fermented foods was investigated in food sample detection. The immunosensor also demonstrated high recoveries (86.8–113.0%) and low relative standard deviations (RSDs) (1.8–15.3%) when testing spiked Monascus fermented food. The detection results of this method showed a good correlation (R2 > 0.98) with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The results showed that the FICTS method could be used as a rapid, sensitive method to detect CIT in Monascus fermented food.

Simultaneous detection of aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A in food samples by dual DNA tweezers nanomachine

2021 ◽  
Vol 338 ◽  
pp. 128122
Author(s):  
Zhengwei Xiong ◽  
Qiang Wang ◽  
Yuejie Xie ◽  
Ning Li ◽  
Wen Yun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ochratoxin A ◽  
Aflatoxin B1 ◽  
Simultaneous Detection ◽  
Food Samples

A quantitative UHPLC-MS/MS method for citrinin and ochratoxin A detection in food, feed and red yeast rice food supplements

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A.L. Kiebooms ◽  
B. Huybrechts ◽  
C. Thiry ◽  
E.K. Tangni ◽  
A. Callebaut
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Ochratoxin A ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Food Supplements ◽  
Red Yeast Rice ◽  
Red Yeast ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Future Data ◽  
Food And Feed ◽  
Feed Samples

Mycotoxins may cause deleterious effects (among others nephrogenic, hepatogenic, carcinogenic, teratogenic, neurogenic) in animals and humans, therefore they have been intensely studied and monitored over the years. For citrinin (CIT), a nephrotoxic mycotoxin, however, this has not yet been the case. According to the latest European Food Safety Authority report, a correct risk assessment of CIT was not possible due to the lack of occurrence data. Besides, traces of CIT or its metabolite, dehydrocitrinone are widely (in up to 90% of samples) present in human urine according to recent Belgian and German scientific reports, which might imply chronic exposure. Only recently, a European maximum limit has been set for CIT in cholesterol reducing food supplements including red yeast fermented rice (RYR). During production of RYR through fungal (among others Monascus purpureus) fermentation of rice other components, like CIT, as well as nephrotoxic ochratoxin A (OTA) may form. Consequently, the present work attempted develop to a robust and routinely applicable ultra-high performance liquid chromatographytandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) method for the analysis of CIT and OTA in food, feed and in RYR food supplements. The method was successfully validated based on EU/657/2002 and EU/519/2014 in RYR food supplements and wheat flour, achieving respective limits of quantification (LOQ) for CIT of 0.4 μg/kg and 0.1 μg/kg and for OTA of 15 μg/kg and 0.4 μg/kg. The average between-day recoveries varied from 72 to 110% with relative standard deviations ≤16%. Single-day validation in rice, curry and apple matrices showed LOQs ranging from 0.3-1.0 μg/kg. Next, the occurrence of CIT/OTA was surveyed in 138 RYR, food and feed samples, proving the potential of this method for future data acquisition within a risk assessment framework specifically for CIT, while also gaining information about the (co-)occurrence of OTA in edible matrices.

A Dilute-and-Shoot UHPLC-MS/MS Isotope Dilution Method for Simultaneous Determination and Confirmation of Eleven Mycotoxins in Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina B Nochetto ◽  
Li Hui
Keyword(s):  
Ochratoxin A ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Fumonisin B1 ◽  
Isotope Dilution Method ◽  
Dilution Method ◽  
Distillers Grains With Solubles ◽  
Distiller's Grains ◽  
Relative Standard

Abstract Background Natural contamination of mycotoxins in dried distiller’s grains with solubles (DDGS) as a mainstream animal feed ingredient poses risk to animal health. Objective A regulatory method was needed for the agency to simultaneously detect eleven mycotoxins of high regulatory priority in DDGS. Methods Ten grams of DDGS sample were extracted twice with acetonitrile/water under mildly acidic condition. Two aliquots from the combined crude extract were taken and processed separately: (1) diluted 400-fold with solvent for analysis of deoxynivalenol and fumonisins B1 and B2; (2) pH adjusted to 7.5, then diluted 15.7-fold for analysis of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2, ochratoxin A, zearalenone, and T-2 and HT-2 toxins. Uniformly-labelled 13C-isotopologues of these mycotoxins were added as internal standards to the diluted extracts for quantitative analysis by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC–MS/MS). Results. The linear quantitation ranges (µg/kg) were: aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, and G2, 1.57 to 105; zearalenone, 16.3 to 1090; T-2 toxin, 3.14 to 208; HT-2 toxin, 48.2 to 3220; ochratoxin A, 0.47 to 31.4; deoxynivalenol, 240 to 16000; fumonisin B1 and B2, 320 to 21200. Accuracies for these analytes at each of three fortification levels range from 70.7% to 100%, with corresponding relative standard deviations between 1.4% to 10.5%. True recoveries were all higher than 83%. Conclusions This method was successfully validated to meet the agency’s performance guidelines for regulatory methods. Highlights This method is easy, quick and robust to simultaneously quantify and confirm presence of eleven regulated mycotoxins in DDGS.

Dual-label time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay for simultaneous detection of aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A

2009 ◽  
Vol 83 (6) ◽  
pp. 619-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biao Huang ◽  
Hualong Xiao ◽  
Jue Zhang ◽  
Lianfen Zhang ◽  
Hailin Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ochratoxin A ◽  
Aflatoxin B1 ◽  
Simultaneous Detection ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Dual Label ◽  
Label Time
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