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Stable isotope dilution assay for the accurate determination of mycotoxins in maize by UHPLC-MS/MS
(2012)
A fast, easy-to-handle and cost-effective analytical
method for 11 mycotoxins currently regulated in maize and
other cereal-based food products in Europe was developed
and validated for maize. The method is based on two extraction
steps using different acidified acetonitrilewater mixtures.
Separation is achieved using ultrahigh-performance
liquid chromatography (UHPLC) by a linear watermethanol
gradient. After electrospray ionisation, tandem mass spectrometric
detection is performed in dynamic multiple reaction
monitoring mode. Since accurate mass spectrometric quantification
is hampered by matrix effects, uniformly [13C]-
labelled mycotoxins for each of the 11 compounds were added
to the sample extracts prior to UHPLC-MS/MS analysis.
Method performance parameters were obtained by spiking
blank maize samples with mycotoxins before as well as after
extraction on six levels in triplicates. The twofold extraction
led to total recoveries of the extraction steps between 97%and
111% for all target analytes, including fumonisins. The [13C]-
labelled internal standards efficiently compensated all matrix
effects in electrospray ionisation, leading to apparent recoveries
between 88% and 105% with reasonable additional costs.
The relative standard deviations of the whole method were
between 4% and 11% for all analytes. The trueness of the
method was verified by the measurement of several maize test
materials with well-characterized concentrations. In conclusion,
the developed method is capable of determining all
regulated mycotoxins in maize and presuming similar
matrix effects and extraction recovery also in other cerealbased
foods.