液相色谱-串联质谱法测定宠物食品中赭曲霉毒素A和B

建立了同时测定宠物食品中赭曲霉毒素A和B的液相色谱-串联质谱分析方法。样品经乙腈/水(1∶1,V/V)提取,HLB固相萃取柱净化。采用Agilent ZOBRAX C_(18)柱(150×2.1mm,5μm)分离,以0.1%甲酸水溶液-乙腈作为流动相,梯度洗脱。目标化合物在多反应监测模式(MRM)下进行检测,外标法定量。在优化的条件下,赭曲霉毒素A和B在0.1~10.0ng·mL~(-1)范围内呈良好的线性关系,相关系数均不低于0.9993,方法定量限分别为0.1μg·kg~(-1)和0.05μg·kg~(-1)。方法平均回收率为78.3%~107.5%,相对标准偏差不大于9.5%。该方法前处理简单、选择性好、灵敏度高,可用于宠物食品中赭曲霉毒素A和B的测定。     

Current Applications of Magnetic Nanomaterials for Extraction of Mycotoxins,Pesticides, and Pharmaceuticals in Food Commodities

Environmental pollutants, such as mycotoxins, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals, are a group of contaminates that occur naturally, while others are produced from anthropogenic sources. With increased research on the adverse ecological and human health effects of these pollutants, there is an increasing need to regularly monitor their levels in food and the environment in order to ensure food safety and public health. The application of magnetic nanomaterials in the analyses of these pollutants could be promising and offers numerous advantages relative to conventional techniques. Due to their ability for the selective adsorption, and ease of separation as a result of magnetic susceptibility, surface modification, stability, cost-effectiveness, availability, and biodegradability, these unique magnetic nanomaterials exhibit great achievement in the improvement of the extraction of different analytes in food. On the other hand, conventional methods involve longer extraction procedures and utilize large quantities of environmentally unfriendly organic solvents. This review centers its attention on current applications of magnetic nanomaterials and their modifications in the extraction of pollutants in food commodities.     

Ochratoxin A and 2′R-Ochratoxin A in Selected Foodstuffs and Dietary Risk Assessment

The aim of this study was to estimate the contamination of grain coffee, roasted coffee, instant coffee, and cocoa purchased in local markets with ochratoxin A (OTA) and its isomerization product 2′R-ochratoxin A (2′R-OTA), and to assess risk of dietary exposure to the mycotoxins. OTA and 2′R-OTA content was determined using the HPLC chromatography with immunoaffinity columns dedicated to OTA. OTA levels found in all the tested samples were below the maximum limits specified in the European Commission Regulation EC 1881/2006. Average OTA concentrations calculated for positive samples of grain coffee/roasted coffee/instant coffee/cocoa were 0.94/0.79/3.00/0.95 µg/kg, with the concentration ranges: 0.57–1.97/0.44–2.29/0.40–5.15/0.48–1.97 µg/kg, respectively. Average 2′R-OTA concentrations calculated for positive samples of roasted coffee/instant coffee were 0.90/1.48 µg/kg, with concentration ranges: 0.40–1.26/1.00–2.12 µg/kg, respectively. In turn, diastereomer was not found in any of the tested cocoa samples. Daily intake of both mycotoxins with coffee/cocoa would be below the TDI value even if the consumed coffee/cocoa were contaminated with OTA/2′R-OTA at the highest levels found in this study. Up to now only a few papers on both OTA and 2′R-OTA in roasted food products are available in the literature, and this is the first study in Poland.     

金标记羟胺放大化学发光检测赭曲霉毒素A

以羧基磁性微球为分离载体,连接氨基捕获探针和适配体,加入生物素化报告序列和赭曲霉毒素A(Ochratoxin A,OTA)竞争结合适体,继续加入链霉亲和素纳米金和羟胺/Au~(3+)以显著提高化学发光检测OTA的灵敏度,从而建立了一种纳米金标记羟胺放大化学发光检测OTA的高灵敏度方法。优化了羧基磁性微球、氨基捕获探针、适配体、生物素化报告序列、链霉亲和素纳米金的用量。优化条件下,在OTA质量浓度0.01~50 ng/m L范围内,化学发光信号值与OTA浓度的对数呈较好的线性关系(r~2=0.992 5),检出限为1.58×10~(-3)ng/mL。对啤酒样品进行OTA加标回收实验,回收率为97.4%~105.4%,相对标准偏差为4.0%~5.5%。     

赭曲霉毒素A的电化学适体传感检测

赭曲霉毒素A （OTA）是一类主要由曲霉属和青霉属等真菌产生的小分子有毒次级代谢产物,广泛存在于食品、农产品和动物饲料中,具有强烈肝毒性、肾毒性、致畸和致突变等作用,亦是ⅡB类致癌物。鉴于OTA污染的普遍性和危害性,本文就目前OTA的常用检测方法进行概述和比较,重点阐述新型电化学适体传感技术在OTA检测方面的相关应用。全面综述了构型变换型、亲合型以及混合型OTA电化学适体传感器的原理、优缺点及最新研究进展,并对OTA电化学适体传感器的未来发展方向提出展望,为电化学适体传感器的深入研究与应用提供参考。     

非标记液晶型免疫传感器检测赭曲霉素A

研制了一种基于液晶取向改变的非标记液晶型免疫传感器,并用于检测赭曲霉素A(0TA).采用戊二醛交联法将OTA同定在由自组装膜修饰的玻璃肇底表面.自组装膜能诱导液晶分子垂直排列,而连接OTA抗体后则扰乱了液晶分子取向的有序排列,导致液晶分子在化学敏感膜表面的取向发生变化,使光学信号的亮度及色彩发生变化,以此实现对OTA的...     

基于电化学传感器检测赭曲霉毒素A的研究进展

赭曲霉毒素A(Ochratoxin A,OTA)是一种由赭曲霉、青霉菌等真菌产生的次级代谢产物,在自然界分布广泛,具有肝毒性、肾毒性、致癌、致突变作用.鉴于其危害的严重性和污染的广泛性,发展高灵敏度的OTA检测技术引起了研究者的广泛关注.该文阐述了近年来新型电化学传感技术在OTA检测方面的发展及应用,全面综述了目前OT...     

Inhibitory Effect of GRAS Essential Oils and Plant Extracts on the Growth of Aspergillus westerdijkiae and Aspergillus carbonarius Strains

The effect of essential oils (obtained using hydrodistillation) and plant extracts (ethanolic, aqueous, and hexanic extractions) of 10 different plants cultivated in Brazil were tested using the diffusion agar method, with the objective of evaluating the inhibitory effect of the oils and extracts on the mycelial growth of Aspergillus westerdijkiae NRRL 3174 and A. carbonarius RC 2054 (UNRC). Of the 40 essential oils and plant extracts analyzed, oregano essential oil and plant extract, rosemary essential oil, and the clove ethanolic extract were the best choice to obtain the growth parameters (radial growth rates (mm day⁻¹) and lag phase (h)) due the good results presented and the volume of oil/extract obtained. Comparing all the essential oils and plant extracts that were tested for growth parameters, the best results were obtained for the clove ethanolic extract for both strains assayed. These results demonstrated an outstanding potential use of some of these products in prevention of fungal contamination in food. However, further studies need to be conducted to determine the ability of these oils and extracts to inhibit or reduce ochratoxin A production.     

Determination of Ochratoxin A in Human Blood Serum by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography: Method Validation and Comparison of Extraction Procedures

Abstract

A high-performance liquid chromatography method for determination of ochratoxin A (OTA) in human blood serum has been validated. A liquid-liquid partition, solid-phase extraction and immunoaffinity cleanup was applied for OTA extraction from 0.5 mL of serum. Significant correlation (r = 0.998) was found over the range from 0.1 to 8 ng/mL, with better performance in terms of accuracy, precision, and selectivity. Validation was made with human serum spiked at two levels, 0.5 and 2.0 ng/mL,26 and natural contaminated serum. Average recoveries of OTA using different extraction methods ranged from 58.48 ± 4.56 to 94.85 ± 3.52%. Immunoaffinity cleanup showed a better recovery rate, with a lower detection limit validated at 0.1 ng/mL. The cited method can be used as a rapid and noninvasive tool to assess human and animal exposure to OTA.     

食品包装材料中双酚A在食品模拟物中迁移规律的研究

食品塑料包装材料的安全是保障食品安全的重要一环,包装材料中的双酚A潜在迁移性对人体健康的危害已引起社会的关注. 分别选取蒸馏水、3%乙酸(体积分数)和10%乙醇(体积分数)3种食品模拟物,浸泡已知双酚A含量的食品包装材料,在一定的时间点测试浸泡液中双酚A含量,研究迁移量与模拟物之间的关系. 结果表明,在不同食品模拟物下包装材料中双酚A的迁移量不同,其特定迁移量顺序为10%乙醇溶液>3 %乙酸溶液>蒸馏水. 并研究了温度、时间及微波作用影响食品包装材料中双酚A向食品中的迁移量,结果表明,双酚A向食品中迁移量随接触时间的延长、温度的升高而增加,微波作用能显著提高包装材料中双酚A向食品中的迁移量.     

Aptamer Molecular Beacon Sensor for Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Ochratoxin A

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a carcinogenic fungal secondary metabolite which causes wide contamination in a variety of food stuffs and environments and has a high risk to human health. Developing a rapid and sensitive method for OTA detection is highly demanded in food safety, environment monitoring, and quality control. Here, we report a simple molecular aptamer beacon (MAB) sensor for rapid OTA detection. The anti-OTA aptamer has a fluorescein (FAM) labeled at the 5′ end and a black hole quencher (BHQ1) labeled at the 3′ end. The specific binding of OTA induced a conformational transition of the aptamer from a random coil to a duplex–quadruplex structure, which brought FAM and BHQ1 into spatial proximity causing fluorescence quenching. Under the optimized conditions, this aptamer sensor enabled OTA detection in a wide dynamic concentration range from 3.9 nM to 500 nM, and the detection limit was about 3.9 nM OTA. This method was selective for OTA detection and allowed to detect OTA spiked in diluted liquor and corn flour extraction samples, showing the capability for OTA analysis in practical applications.     

Sources of Soil and Plant Contamination in an Urban Environment and Possible Assessment Methods

Abstract

A survey was carried out in the city of Brno, Czech Republic in order to determine the levels and sources of soil and plant contamination and the possible implications for human health. A group of 136 topsoil and plant samples were taken in a defined sampling pattern, both in urban (in the year 1991) and suburban (1992) areas, paying particular attention to traffic density and intensity of land use. Samples were analysed for the contents of six heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Cr, Ni, Pb, Zn) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The main soil characteristics were also determined (p^H, CEC, C_ox).

Traffic influence indices (TII) were calculated for each locality based on the traffic density and micro climatic conditions. Soil pollution indices (SPI) and plant pollution indices (PPI) were defined as a loading of a group of toxic metals relative to acceptable upper limits and were used as a general measure of the soil and plant burden at a particular site.

There were significant differences between the level of pollution in urban and suburban areas particularly for Pb, Cr and Ni in plants.

Traffic was found to be the major source of pollution by Pb, Zn and Cu in the urban survey and significant correlations were found between soil Pb × TII and SPI × TII in urban area. No such relationships were found for the suburban samples.     

稳定同位素直接稀释/超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定葡萄酒中赭曲霉毒素A

建立了稳定同位素直接稀释/超高效液相色谱-串联质谱(UPLC-MS/MS)测定葡萄酒中赭曲霉毒素A(OTA)的方法。葡萄酒样品经乙腈-水-甲酸(29.8∶70∶0.2,体积比)溶液稀释后,加入稳定同位素消除基质效应的影响。采用ACQUITY BEH C_(18)色谱柱(100 mm×2.1 mm,1.7μm)分离,以0.1%甲酸水-0.1%甲酸乙腈为流动相梯度洗脱,以电喷雾离子源正离子模式(ESI~+)扫描,多反应监测(MRM)模式采集,内标法定量。结果表明,OTA在0.05～1μg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数(r~2)为0.999 6,检出限(LOD,S/N≥3)为0.1μg/L,定量下限(LOQ,S/N≥10)为0.3μg/L。在1.00、2.00、5.00μg/L加标水平下,回收率为102%～113%,日内相对标准偏差(RSD)为4.1%～9.4%,日间RSD为4.4%～9.7%。利用该方法对国产品牌的15种红葡萄酒和5种白葡萄酒进行测定,均未检出OTA。此方法简单、高效、节约成本,可用于大批量葡萄酒中OTA的快速、准确检测。     

Development of an Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for Hydroxylated Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Animal-Derived Food

Hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs) are a group of metabolites biotransformed from polychlorinated biphenyls by animals with higher toxicities than their parent compounds. The present work developed and validated an analytical method for determinating penta-, hexa-, and hepta-chlorine substituted OH-PCBs in animal-derived food based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC–MS/MS) with isotope-dilution. The target analytes were extracted with a 50% n-hexane/dichloromethane (v/v), purified by sulfuric acid-silica gel, and separated by 5% hydrated silica gel, achieving a final concentration of 100 times before injection to LC–MS/MS. The limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) for target OH-PCBs were within the ranges of 0.003–0.010 μg/kg and 0.009–0.030 μg/kg, respectively. Average recoveries ranged between 76.7% and 116.5%, with relative standard deviations of less than 18.4%. The proposed method is simple, time-saving, sensitive, and accurate, making it a powerful tool for risk monitoring of OH-PCBs in animal-derived food.     

Chemical Contamination in Bread from Food Processing and Its Environmental Origin

Acrylamide (AA), furan and furan derivatives, polycyclic aromatic amines (PAHs), monochloropropanediols (MCPDs), glycidol, and their esters are carcinogens that are being formed in starchy and high-protein foodstuffs, including bread, through baking, roasting, steaming, and frying due to the Maillard reaction. The Maillard reaction mechanism has also been described as the source of food processing contaminants. The above-mentioned carcinogens, especially AA and furan compounds, are crucial substances responsible for the aroma of bread. The other groups of bread contaminants are mycotoxins (MTs), toxic metals (TMs), and pesticides. All these contaminants can be differentiated depending on many factors such as source, the concentration of toxicant in the different wheat types, formation mechanism, metabolism in the human body, and hazardous exposure effects to humans. The following paper characterizes the most often occurring contaminants in the bread from each group. The human exposure to bread contaminants and their safe ranges, along with the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classification (if available), also have been analyzed.     

茶叶的铅污染问题及铅污染的来源

介绍了我国茶叶中铅污染的大致情况,指出我国茶叶中的铅超标问题是一个不争的事实。土壤母质中铅含量较高本底值,土壤特有的理化性质,汽车运行的影响,有机肥料的影响,土壤微生物的影响,茶叶的加工过程,以及茶树本身的生理特征都可能是导致茶叶中铅含量超标的原因。当前,急需解决的问题是各个地区根据本地的实际情况,摸清茶叶铅污染的来源,并通过切实有效的途径来控制或缓解当地茶叶中铅污染问题。     

微波条件下双酚A向食品模拟物的迁移研究

采用气相色谱-质谱联用法研究了微波条件对食品接触材料中双酚A在水、乙酸（3%,体积分数）、乙醇（10%,体积分数）、橄榄油4种食品模拟物中迁移行为的影响。在微波加热下,食品快速升温并能将热量传递给外部包装,从而加速包装材料中双酚A向食品的迁移。研究了不同微波温度、时间和功率下双酚A在4种食品模拟物中的迁移规律,结果表明：微波对双酚A迁移有显著影响,迁移量随着微波温度、时间和功率的增加而增加。在相同加热温度和时间条件下,微波加热方式中双酚A在4种食品模拟物种的迁移量均高于水浴加热。     

液相色谱-串联质谱法测定罐头食品中的双酚A、双酚A二缩水甘油醚及其衍生物

提出了罐头食品中的双酚A、双酚A二缩水甘油醚及双酚A二缩水甘油醚的衍生物等7种化合物的液相色谱-串联质谱分析方法。样品经乙腈提取后,用正己烷净化,然后取下层清液蒸发至干。用乙腈-水(3+7)溶液溶解残渣,经Hypersil GOLD C_(18)色谱柱(2.1mm×100mm,3μm)分离,不同比例的乙酸铵溶液和甲醇的混合液为流动相作梯度淋洗,采用正离子模式多反应监测。7种化合物的质量浓度与其峰面积均在一定范围内呈线性关系,检出限(3S/N)均不大于2μg·L~(-1)。以罐头食品为基体,加入3种不同浓度的7种标准溶液做回收试验,测得平均回收率在80.0%～105.6%之间,相对标准偏差在3.2%～14%之间。     

Occurrence and distribution of selected pharmaceutical compounds on sewage-impacted section of River Acheloos,Western Greece

The occurrence of eight pharmaceutical compounds (PhCs), two metabolites and caffeine was investigated in River Acheloos, located in Western Greece, during a twelve-month monitoring period (March 2007–February 2008). Solid-phase extraction (SPE) was used for the extraction and pre-concentration of the target pollutants and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC–MS) for the detection and quantification. Recoveries were determined between 74.0–100.4% for distilled water and 72.6–95.1% for the river water, whereas the relative standard deviation was less than 9.4% for distilled water and 8% for the river water, respectively. The limits of detection ranged between 1–40 ng L^?1. Two pharmaceuticals (paracetamol and carbamazepine), caffeine and the metabolite (salicylic acid), have been detected in all the analysed samples. Maximum concentration levels determined in river samples reached 305 ng L^?1 recorded for paracetamol. The concentrations of target compounds were significantly higher in the samples collected at the sampling station situated after the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) of Agrinio City compared to the samples collected in upper and lower parts of the river. Seasonal variations were attributed mainly to river flow variations and removal percentages by WWTP. Risk quotient method for median environmental concentrations revealed minimal to median risk with the exception of triclosan, ibuprofen and diclofenac, which presented high risk when maximum environmental concentrations were used.     

含脂肪食品中植物甾醇含量的气相色谱法测定

建立了一种利用气相色谱测定含脂肪食品中植物甾醇含量的方法。样品加入β－胆固醇作内标,70℃下在KOH－EtOH溶液中皂化1h,用正己烷萃取,采用毛细管气相色谱法测定甾醇含量。该法具有良好的准确度和精确度。