Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke (Jan 2022)

Quechers approach to the Alternaria mycotoxins detection in wheat: The recovery study

  • Bursić Vojislava P.,
  • Vuković Gorica Lj.,
  • Stojanović Tijana N.,
  • Marinković Dušan S.,
  • Puvača Nikola M.,
  • Petrović Aleksandra P.,
  • Konstantinović Bojan B.,
  • Popov Milena M.,
  • Samardžić Nataša M.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2298/ZMSPN2242031B
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2022, no. 142
pp. 31 – 38

Abstract

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The performance of the QuEChERS extraction followed by the LC-MS/ MS analytical method was evaluated in terms of Alternaria mycotoxins recovery from the wheat. The alternariol (AOH), tentoxin (TEN) and alternariol monomethyl ether (AME) were analyzed using the ESI+ (electrospray positive ionization) by multiple reactions mon­itoring mode (MRM). In order to determine the recovery, the blank wheat samples were spiked at two spiking levels (0.01 and 0.1 mg/kg) in six replicates. The obtained average recoveries and precisions (expressed as the RSDr, %) were as follows: 107.6% (RSDr of 6.84%) for alternariol, 108.0% (RSDr of 6.78%) for tentoxin and 110.1% (RSDr of 6.50%) for alternariol monomethyl ether. The results of this study were in accordance with the Commission Decision 2002/657/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 401/2006.

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