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. 2023 Dec 7;36(12):1834–1863. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.3c00241

Table 4. Detection of Mycotoxins by MS-Based Approach.

Name Sample Method Operating parameters Outcome Ref
Trichothecenes T2 Wheat and maize Portable mass spectrophotometer MS parameter: heater 200 °C; sample pump 0%; mass center: m/z = 484; mass tolerance: 1; spectrum average: 10 Limit of detection 0.2 mg/kg (131)
Alternaria toxin Fruits and vegetables QuEChERS extraction followed by MS analysis Triple quadrupole MS; pressure curtain gas 35 psi and collision gas 8 psi; ion spray voltage 5,500 V (positive ion mode), and −4,500 V (negative ion mode) Detection limit 1.0–5.0 μg/kg (Extraction recoveries 73.0–120%) (132)
Repeatability <12.9%
Mycotoxins Standard sample UHPLC-QTrap-MS/MS Injection volume: 20 μL; column temperature: 30 °C; flow rate: 0.2 mL min–1; mobile-phase 0.1% formic acid+ acetonitrile run time: 25 min Limit of quantification 0.005 and 13.54 ng mL–1 (Limit of detection 0.001–9.88 ng mL–1; 0.005; Recovery 67.5–119.8%) (133)
Aflatoxin B1 and M1 Blood HPLC–MS/MS Allure PFPP column; positive electrospray ionization; source temp 500 °C LOD 0.05 to 0.2 ng/mL; accuracy 92–111% (134)
Alternaria toxins Vegetable sample UPLC–MS/MS ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column; injection volume: 5 μL, column temperature: 40 °C; flow rate 0.4 mL min–1, mobile phase: 0.1% formic acid water; gradient flow 10–90% Contaminated solanaceous vegetable: 41.1% (135)
AME: 4.26%; AOH: 6.38%; altenuene: 6.38%; tentoxin: 42.6%; tenuazonic acid: 55.3%
Aflatoxin M1   HPLC–MS/MS Quantitative daughter m/z: 273; qualitative daughter m/z: 259; collision energy 23 eV Quantification limit 1.62 ppb; detection limit 0.54 ppb; 98.5% accuracy (136)
Ochratoxin A Coffee and tea UHPLC–MS/MS Triple quadrupole MS; electrospray ionization, ion source temp 300 °C; flow rate 3 L/min Sensitivity 0.30 and 0.29 ng/mL (137)
Trichothecenes Oat based products U-HPLC–HRMS/MS Reverse phase column; electro-ionization detector; column temperature 40 °C; ethanol+water+formic acid gradient elution Frequency of free T2 toxin 92% (138)
T2 mono glucoside 69%
Alternaria toxins Rice LC–MS/MS Separation with hyper clone column and detection with C18 column; detection with negative electrospray ionization, source temperature 300 °C Limit of detection and quantification (139)
AME: 0.03 and 0.09 μg/L; altenuene: 5.48 and 16.24 μg/L
Alternariol monomethyl ether (AME), Alternariol (AOH), and tentoxin Standard sample LC-ESI-MS/MS LC–MS/MS with triple quadrupole; separation at 25 °C with C18 column; analysis with quadrupole MS, source temperature 450 °C; ion spray voltage 5500 V Limits of detection and quantitation: 0.7 and 3.5 ng/g recovery 80% (140)