The method of the simultaneous determination of the citrinin and ochratoxin a content in cereals and cereal products
Eller, K.I.; Pimenova, V.V.; Kiseleva, M.G.; Perederiaev, O.I.; Aksenov, I.V.; Medvedev, I.V.
Voprosy Pitaniia 75(4): 53-57
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-8833 PMID: 17089571 Document Number: 605099
The simplifyed method of simultaneous determination of the citrinin (CT) and ochratoxin A (OTA) in cereals is described. The extraction of mycotoxins was carried out by small volumes of solvents (water/aceton/hexane) without additional sample clean up and concentration. The extracts were analysed by HPLC using mixture of methanol/ethylacetate/phosphoric acid, pH 2.2 as a mobile phase and fluorescence detection (lamda ex 330 nm, lamda em 495 nm). The reliability and reproducibility of results were improved by usage of internal standard--methyl-derivative of ochratoxin A. Average recovery of CT and OTA was 70%, relative standard deviation 12% and 7%, respectively, limit of detection 0.003 mg/kg.