TY - CONF A1 - Makowski, Maike A1 - Werneburg, Martina A1 - Jung, Christian A1 - Haase, H. A1 - Koch, Matthias T1 - Non-invasive Cereal Analysis by GC-MS detection of Trichodiene as a Volatile Mycotoxin Biomarker N2 - Due to the increasing consumption of cereals worldwide, the monitoring of growth, storage and processing is becoming more and more crucial. Particularly when stored, infested grains breed fungal clusters (“hot spots”) in which mycotoxins greatly exceed allowed maximum levels. Because of their unpredictable presence, current sample drawing and procedures for mycotoxin analysis represent a complex challenge for operators, involving invasive and cost intensive steps. Therefore, new time- and labour-saving mycotoxin control methods including sampling and analysis steps are needed. A possible approach is the non-invasive analysis of the homogeneous gas phase above the crops, instead of analyzing random samples. However, this procedure requires microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOC´s) being released by the samples and representing the present mycotoxins. Previous investigations revealed trichodiene to be a precursor in trichothecenes biosynthesis – one of the largest mycotoxin groups with over 180 compounds. Due to its non-functionalized sesquiterpene structure, trichodiene has already been quantified using Headspace GC-MS methods (for instance]). Thereby, it can possibly be used as a biomarker for trichothecene contamination in foodstuff. However, further investigations are necessary. The correlation between trichodiene concentration in the gas phase and trichothecenes mass fraction in the sample must be examined closely to draw conclusions about the exact trichothecene content within samples. Realizing this idea, would widely extend the applicability of trichodiene and enormously simplify trichothecene quantification. Hence, this first step of an ongoing study aims to develop a laboratory reference method using trichodiene as volatile biomarker to quantify trichothecenes in cereals. Static headspace and SPME-enrichment coupled to gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) were employed. In a second step, this reference method is intended to validate new approaches for fast on-site screening of trichodiene in cereals. T2 - 10th World Mycotoxin Forum Conference CY - Amsterdam, The Netherlands DA - 11.03.2018 KW - Trichodiene KW - GC-MS KW - Mycotoxin Biomarker PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44508 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Makowski, Maike A1 - Jung, Christian A1 - Werneburg, Martina A1 - Haase, H. A1 - Koch, Matthias T1 - Non-invasive Cereal Analysis by GC-MS detection of Trichodiene as a Volatile Mycotoxin Biomarker N2 - Due to the increasing consumption of cereals worldwide, the monitoring of growth, storage and processing is becoming more and more crucial. Particularly when stored, infested grains breed fungal clusters (“hot spots”) in which mycotoxins greatly exceed allowed maximum levels. Because of their unpredictable presence, current sample drawing and procedures for mycotoxin analysis represent a complex challenge for operators, involving invasive and cost intensive steps. Therefore, new time- and labour-saving mycotoxin control methods including sampling and analysis steps are needed. A possible approach is the non-invasive analysis of the homogeneous gas phase above the crops, instead of analyzing random samples. However, this procedure requires microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOC´s) being released by the samples and representing the present mycotoxins. Previous investigations revealed trichodiene to be a precursor in trichothecenes biosynthesis – one of the largest mycotoxin groups with over 180 compounds. Due to its non-functionalized sesquiterpene structure, trichodiene has already been quantified using Headspace GC-MS methods (for instance). Thereby, it can possibly be used as a biomarker for trichothecene contamination in foodstuff. However, further investigations are necessary. The correlation between trichodiene concentration in the gas phase and trichothecenes mass fraction in the sample must be examined closely to draw conclusions about the exact trichothecene content within samples. Realizing this idea, would widely extend the applicability of trichodiene and enormously simplify trichothecene quantification. Hence, this first step of an ongoing study aims to develop a laboratory reference method using trichodiene as volatile biomarker to quantify trichothecenes in cereals. Static headspace and SPME-enrichment coupled to gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) were employed. In a second step, this reference method is intended to validate new approaches for fast on-site screening of trichodiene in cereals. T2 - 10th World Mycotoxin Forum Conference CY - Amsterdam, The Netherlands DA - 11.03.2018 KW - Trichodiene KW - GC-MS KW - Mycotoxin Biomarker PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44509 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Makowski, Maike A1 - Werneburg, M. A1 - Jung, Christian A1 - Haase, H. A1 - Koch, Matthias T1 - Non-invasive GC-MS Analysis of Trichodiene as Volatile Mycotoxin Biomarker in Cereals N2 - Due to the increasing consumption of cereals worldwide, monitoring of growth, storage and processing is becoming more crucial. Particularly when stored, infested grains breed fungal clusters (“hot spots”) in which mycotoxins greatly exceed allowed maximum levels. Because of their unpredictable presence, current sampling and procedures for mycotoxin analysis are complex and contain invasive and cost intensive steps. A possible approach to avoid sampling inaccuracies is the non-invasive analysis of the homogeneous gas phase above the crops, instead of analyzing random samples. However, this procedure requires microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOC´s) being released by the samples. Previous investigations revealed trichodiene to be a precursor in trichothecenes biosynthesis – one of the largest mycotoxin groups with more than 180 compounds. Due to its non-functionalized sesquiterpene structure, quantification of trichodiene using Headspace GC-MS methods is possible (e.g. [1]). Thereby, it could be used as biomarker for trichothecene contamination in foodstuff. However, further studies are necessary. The correlation between trichodiene concentration in the gas phase and trichothecenes mass fraction in the sample must be examined closely to draw conclusions about the trichothecene content in samples. Realizing this idea, would widely extend the applicability of trichodiene and enormously simplify trichothecene quantification. Hence, this first step of an ongoing study aims to develop a laboratory reference method using trichodiene as volatile biomarker to quantify trichothecenes in cereals. Static headspace and SPME-enrichment coupled to gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) were employed. In a second step, this reference method is intended to validate new approaches for fast on-site screening of trichodiene in cereals. T2 - 40th Mycotoxin Workshop CY - Munich, Germany DA - 11.06.2018 KW - Trichodiene KW - Gaschromatography-Mass Spectrometry KW - Mycotoxin Biomarker PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45314 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Makowski, Maike A1 - Werneburg, M. A1 - Jung, Christian A1 - Haase, H. A1 - Koch, Matthias T1 - Etablierung einer nicht-invasiven GC-MS Methode zur Messung von Trichodien als volatilen Mykotoxin-Marker in Getreide N2 - Aufgrund des weltweit steigenden Getreidekonsums ist die Überwachung des Getreidewachstums, der Lagerung und der Verarbeitung von immer größerer Bedeutung. Besonders während der Lagerung bilden Schimmelpilze sogenannte „Hot Spots“, in denen die Gehalte der Schimmelpilzgifte (Mykotoxine) weit über den vorgegebenen Grenzwerten liegen können. Wegen der ungleichen Verteilung der Toxine stellen Probenahme und die invasive, zeitaufwändige Analyse der Mykotoxine eine Herausforderung dar. Daher werden schnellere und einfachere Methoden benötigt, die sowohl die Probenahme als auch die Analyse beinhalten. Ein möglicher Ansatz ist die nicht-invasive Untersuchung der homogenen Gasphase über der Getreideprobe. Allerdings setzt diese Vorgehensweise die Anwesenheit von MVOC´s (microbial volatile organic compounds) voraus. Vorangegangene Studien zeigten, dass Trichodien ein Vorläufermolekül der Trichothecene – einer Mykotoxingruppe mit über 180 Substanzen – ist. Aufgrund seiner simplen sesquiterpenoiden Struktur war es bereits möglich, Trichodien mit Hilfe einer Headspace GC-MS Methode zu quantifizieren. Daher könnte es als Trichothecen-Markermolekül Anwendung finden. Allerdings bedarf dieser Sachverhalt weiterführender Untersuchungen. Der Zusammenhang zwischen der Trichodienkonzentration in der Gasphase und dem Mykotoxingehalt in der Probe muss beleuchtet werden, um Aussagen über den Trichothecengehalt in der Probe treffen zu können. Durch die Umsetzung dieser Überlegungen könnte der Nutzen von Trichodien erweitert und die Quantifizierung der Trichothecene stark vereinfacht werden. Daher beinhaltet der erste Schritt dieser laufenden Studie die Etablierung einer Referenzmethode unter Nutzung von Gaschromatographie gekoppelt mit Massenspektrometrie zur Messung von Trichodien als volatilen Mykotoxin-Marker in Getreide. Statische Headspace und SPME (solid phase micorextraction) wurden hierfür genutzt. In einem nächsten Schritt soll diese Referenzmethode zur Validierung einer schnellen vor-Ort Methode zur Bestimmung von Trichodien in Getreide dienen. T2 - 47. Lebensmittelchemikertag CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 17.09.2018 KW - Trichodien KW - Mykotoxin-Biomarker KW - Gaschromatographie-Massenspektrometrie PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-46018 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Makowski, Maike A1 - Werneburg, M. A1 - Jung, C. A1 - Haase, H. A1 - Koch, Matthias T1 - Hot-spots of non-volatile mycotoxins in cereals: How can we overcome this problem? N2 - Since cereals constitute a staple food worldwide, monitoring of growth, storage and processing represent a perseverative challenge of analytical sciences. Especially during storage infested grains breed fungal clusters (“hot spots”) in which mycotoxins accumulate and can highly exceed allowed maximum levels. Because of their unpredictable presence, analytical procedures – including representative sampling - contain invasive and time intensive steps. To avoid erroneously negative results in mycotoxin analysis in cereals, the samples´ homogeneous headspace might be investigated instead of analyzing subsamples of the grains. So-called microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOC´s) provide information for instance about the fungal status of grains. Previous investigations revealed trichodiene to be a precursor of trichothecene mycotoxins which comprises more than 180 different compounds. Due to its non-functionalised sesquiterpene structure, quantification of trichodiene using Headspace GC-MS methods is possible. Thereby, it could be used as biomarker for trichothecene contamination of cereals. Nevertheless, further investigations are necessary. To be able to draw conclusion about the trichothecene content in cereal samples, a possible correlation between trichodiene concentration in the gas phase and trichothecene concentration in the sample must be examined. Realizing this idea would widely extend the applicability of trichodiene and enormously simplify trichothecene detection. Hence, the first step of an ongoing study aims to develop a laboratory reference method using trichodiene as volatile biomarker to quantify trichothecenes in cereals. Both static headspace and SPME-enrichment coupled to gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) were tested and compared. In a second step, this reference method is intended to validate new approaches for fast on-site screening of trichodiene in cereals. T2 - ANAKON 2019 CY - Münster, Germany DA - 25.03.2019 KW - Trichodiene KW - Gaschromatography-Mass Spectrometry KW - Mycotoxin-Biomarker PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-47847 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -