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. 2015 Aug 20;7(8):3309–3329. doi: 10.3390/toxins7083309

Table 1.

Performance characteristics of the analytical method for all analytes detected in the investigated grass samples.

Analyte Apparent Recovery (%) LOD a (µg/kg)
3-Nitropropionic acid 63.3 ± 9.5 0.40
Agroclavine 59.5 ± 5.1 0.08
Altenuene 157.8 ± 40.0 2.00
Alternariol 100.0 ± 9.5 0.50
Alternariol methyl ether 96.6 ± 8.8 0.05
Altertoxin-I 77.9 ± 6.5 0.80
Aspinolid B 75.5 ± 13.2 0.80
Asterric acid 140.0 ± 9.6 3.00
Aurofusarin 75.3 ± 4.7 4.00
Averantin 76.5 ± 0.9 0.04
Averufanin b n.d. d -
Averufin 54.50 ± 2.50 0.03
Beauvericin 41.8 ± 6.0 0.04
Brefeldin A 66.5 ± 6.2 2.00
Brevianamid F 76.2 ± 2.1 0.40
Chanoclavin 73.5 ± 31.2 0.05
Chrysophanol 114.8 ± 11.8 1.50
Clonostachydiol 80.0 ± 21.0 0.80
Curvularin 127.6 ± 15.8 0.40
Cytochalasin B 66.8 ± 7.1 1.50
Cytochalasin C 66.8 ± 6.1 0.40
Cytochalasin D 62.5 ± 4.1 0.20
Cytochalasin H 57.2 ± 5.6 15.00
Cytochalasin J 59.2 ± 7.9 2.00
Dechlorogriseofulvin 73.7 ± 9.1 1.50
Diacetoxyscirpenol 61.0 ± 9.8 0.25
Dihydrogriseofulvin 69.7 ± 8.8 1.00
Emodin 131.3 ± 28.2 0.08
Enniatin B 77.7 ± 42.9 0.01
Equisetin 215.0 ± 38.7 0.08
Festuclavine 73.1 ± 17.3 0.03
Fumonisin B1 59.8 ± 8.1 3.00
Griseofulvin 69.7 ± 4.8 0.80
HT-2 toxin 68.3 ± 1.0 4.00
Kojic acid 83.4 ± 12.2 20.00
Macrosporin 125.8 ± 5.2 0.20
Moniliformin 113.7 ± 6.7 1.00
Monocerin 73.8 ± 3.0 0.40
Neosolaniol 79.2 ± 3.5 0.50
Nidurufin b n.d. -
Nivalenol 41.3 ± 12.0 0.80
Norsolorinic acid 47.0 ± 15.1 0.40
Penicillide 110.9 ± 16.3 1.50
Physcion 114.3 ± 16.6 8.00
Pseurotin A 73.7 ± 48.7 0.50
Radicicol 117.0 ± 12.0 0.40
Secalonic acid D 79.1 ± 8.6 4.00
Skyrin 76.1 ± 4.6 0.20
Sterigmatocystin 69.6 ± 4.0 0.30
Sulochrin 89.7 ± 14.9 1.50
T-2 toxin 64.1 ± 3.6 0.80
Tentoxin 56.2 ± 11.9 0.20
Tenuazonic acid 407.4 ± 108.9 3.00
Tryptophol 79.7 ± 6.4 15.0
Versicolorin A 103.7 ± 3.6 0.40
Versicolorin C c n.d. -
Zearalenone 124.6 ± 10.9 0.30
Zearalenone-4-sulfate 143.1 ± 16.1 0.40
α-zearalenol 120.6 ± 17.2 0.80
β-zearalenol 109.3 ± 15.6 0.80

a LOD, limit of detection; b No standard available, estimation of concentration based on response and recovery of averufin; c No standard available, estimation of concentration based on response and recovery of versicolorin A; d n.d.: not determined.