Aflatoxins and aflatoxicols were analyzed as contaminants in nuts, cereals and their products. Aflatoxin (AF) B group and G group were detected in 7 pistachio nuts, 5 corn flours and 2 corns for feed, and among them AF-M group and aflatoxicols were simultaneously detected in 6 pistachio nuts and 2 corns for feed. The contents of AF B group, G group, M group and aflatoxicols were compared.
AF-M
1, AF-M
2 and aflatoxicols (AFL) I and II were not detected in 2 pistachio nuts in which other aflatoxins were detected (B
1 2.0, 4.7ppb; B
2 0.4, 1.3ppb; G
1 0.6ppb; and G
2 0.2ppb) or in 5 corn flours in which other aflatoxins were detected (B
1 11.1-33.6ppb; and B
2 5.3-9.9ppb).
However, AF-M
1 was detected at the level of 1.8-39.3ppb and AFL-I was detected at the level of 3.2-26.3ppb in 5 pistachio nuts in which other aflatoxins were detected (B
1 47.1-800ppb; B
2 6.3-180ppb; G
1 Tr-51.4ppb; and G
2 Tr-16.3ppb). AF-M
1 was detected at 13.5, 25.0ppb, AFL-I was detected at 12.9, 25.4ppb and AFL-II was detected at 7.9, 15.7ppb in 2 corns for feed in which other aflatoxins were detected (B
1 131, 340ppb; and B
2 17.1, 46.9ppb).
Aflatoxicols I and II from pistachio nuts and corns for feed were identified as follows.
1) They were developed by several solvent systems.
2) Their fluorescence excitation and emission spectra were measured on a silica gel 60 plate after development with ethyl ether. The spots were scraped from the plate and eluted with chloroform, then the fluorescence excitation and emission spectra were measured again in chloroform.
3) Their acetate derivatives were prepared.
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