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. 2019 Feb 1;11(2):78. doi: 10.3390/toxins11020078

Table 7.

Limits of Detection (LOD) and Limits of Quantitation (LOQ) for mycotoxins analyzed by LC-MS/MS in environmental samples.

Mycotoxins LOD (µg/Kg) LOQ (µg/Kg) Calibration Range Recovery (%) ± RSD (n = 3)
Aflatoxin M1 0.06 0.20 0.1–8.1 79 ± 6
Aflatoxin B1 0.06 0.20 0.3–32.1 80 ± 2
Aflatoxin B2 0.06 0.20 0.1–8.0 101 ± 12
Aflatoxin G1 0.10 0.10 0.3–32.4 81 ± 2
Aflatoxin G2 0.12 0.40 0.1–8.0 74 ± 1
Deoxynivalenol 2.70 9.00 3.2–1060 90 ± 2
Deoxynivalenol-3-glucoside 5.41 18.00 5.5–548 85 ± 7
15-Acetyldeoxynivalenol 0.81 2.70 3.3–1100 88 ± 6
3-Acetyldeoxynivalenol 0.81 2.70 3.2–1070 90 ± 1
Deepoxydeoxynivalenol 0.36 1.20 1.7–558 92 ± 5
Nivalenol 4.50 15.00 10.7–1070 83 ± 4
Neosolaniol 0.09 0.30 2.2–740 92 ± 2
Zearalanone 0.45 1.50 3.2–107 85 ± 5
Zearalenone 0.18 0.60 0.5–151 87 ± 3
α-Zearalanol 1.98 6.60 2.0–47.4 83 ± 7
β-Zearalanol 0.93 3.10 1.0–47.2 85 ± 7
β-Zearalenol 1.44 4.80 2.0–47.2 81 ± 1
α-Zearalenol 1.02 3.40 1.0–48.6 89 ± 1
Ochratoxin A 0.06 0.20 2.0–199 103 ± 1
Ochratoxin B 0.09 0.30 1.6–164 99 ± 1
Fumonisin B1 0.51 1.70 8.1–811 64 ± 9
Fumonisin B2 0.36 1.20 8.1–809 70 ± 9
Fumonisin B3 0.45 1.50 2.4–235 66 ± 11
T2 toxin 0.12 0.40 3.2–319 104 ± 4
HT2 toxin 0.27 0.90 3.2–322 98 ± 1
T2 Tetraol 5.41 18.00 7.4–741 87 ± 5
T2 Triol 0.33 1.10 2.2–222 103 ± 6
Monoacetoxyscirpenol 0.12 0.40 1.9–634 93 ± 5
Diacetoxyscirpenol 0.30 1 3.2–322 97 ± 2
Roquefortine C 0.21 0.70 3.5–352 87 ± 4
Griseofulvin 0.09 0.30 2.4–239 94 ± 3
Patulin 1.05 3.50 4.1–405 93 ± 7
Fusarenon-X 4.80 16.00 6.4–319 81 ± 8
Mycophenolic acid 0.21 0.70 2.4–815 101 ± 2
Mevinolin 0.09 0.30 2.4–239 98 ± 1
Sterigmatocystin 0.20 0.60 1.0–101 100 ± 3