Table 2.
MC detection methods in drinking water. IA—immunoassays, HPLC—high-performance liquid chromatographic, PAD—photodiode-array detector, LC—liquid chromatography, MS—mass spectroscopy, MALDI-TOF MS—matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, UV—ultraviolet detector.
| MC Variant | Detection | LOD | LOQ | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -LR: -LY: -LW: -LF: -LA: Asp3(Z)-Dhb7-HtyR: -DAsp3-RR |
IA | 50–20,000 pg·mL−1 | [88,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102] | |
| -RR: -LR: -LY: -LF | HPLC-UV | [102] | ||
| -RR: -LR: -LY: -LW: -LF: -FR; -WR | HPLC-PAD | 5 ng | [103,104] | |
| 3-demethyl-MC-LR: -LR: -LY: -LA: -LW: -LF: 3-demethyl-MC-RR: -RR: 3-demethyl-MC-YR: -YR | LC–MS (/MS) | 0.2 pg–2057 pg | 1pg–15 µg·L−1 | [93,102,104,105,106,107,108] |
| D-MC-LR; -LR: D-MC-RR: D-MC-YR: -RR: -YR: [H4]MC-YR: -WR | MALDI-TOF MS | [109] |