Rapid determination of citrinin in corn by fluorescence liqud chromatography and enzyme immunoassay
1999
Abramson, D. | Usleber, E. | Martlbauer, E.
A rapid assay procedure was developed for mycotoxin citrinin in corn using liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) cartridges. Ground corn was extracted with methylene chloride and 0.5N phosphoric acid. The extract was added to an LLE cartridge containing a diatomaceous-earth adsorbant, previously impregnated with sodium bicarbonate solution. After aspiration to dryness, the cartridge was eluted with methanol-water (4 + 1), and aliquots were taken for quantitation by reversed-phase liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. Recoveries of citrinin added to ground corn at 200-1600 ng/g ranged from 71.2 to 86.3%, with coefficients of variation between 4.1 and 10.6%. An indirect enzyme immunoassay was also evaluated, using sodium carbonate solution for extraction. Recoveries of citrinin added to ground corn at 200-2000 ng/g ranged from 53.2 to 67.2%, but the coefficients of variation varied between 18.4 and 51.5%. The LLE cartridge procedure offers the advantages of low solvent consumption and speed, and is amenable to automation.
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