Table 1.

Mass spectrometry transitions, limits of detection and quantification (LODs, LOQs), matrix effects (SSE%), recovery at different spiked concentrations using the chromatographic methods of tandem mass spectrometry.

Mycotoxin g	RT a (min)	Transitions		Beer						Wine and Similar Beverages
		Quantitative	Qualitative				Recovery (%)						Recovery (%)
				LOD b	LOQ c	SSE d	Spiked Level µg/L			LOD b	LOQ c	SSE d	Spiked Level µg/L
				µg/L	µg/L	(%)	50	100	200	µg/L	µg/L	(%)	50	100	200
DON e	8.4	392 > 259	407 > 197	0.58	1.95	95	68	69	71	0.58	1.95	96	79	77	71
3-ADON e	9.45	392 > 259	467 > 147	1.17	3.90	78	69	100	106	1.17	3.90	94	100	99	104
15-ADON e	9.65	292 > 217	392 > 184	0.58	1.95	92	87	97	91	0.58	1.95	92	103	101	102
DAS e	9.73	350 > 229	378 > 124	0.58	1.95	96	67	78	99	0.58	1.95	96	116	94	98
NEO e	11.68	252 > 195	252 > 167	0.58	1.95	92	67	93	83	0.58	1.95	96	96	98	101
NIV e	10.15	289 > 73	379 > 73	2.34	7.81	94	71	75	88	2.34	7.81	94	114	114	101
T-2 e	14.39	350 > 244	350 > 229	2.34	7.81	72	69	91	102	2.34	7.81	74	107	100	99
HT-2 e	14.80	347 > 157	347 > 185	0.58	1.95	78	71	113	107	1.17	3.90	94	86	101	101
PAT e	4.3	226 > 73	183 > 75	2.34	7.81	81	74	81	92	1.17	3.90	84	61	96	91
FUS-X e	9.55	450 > 260	450 > 245	2.34	7.81	93	89	84	80	1.17	3.90	100	87	97	96
ZON e	15.95	462 > 151	462 > 333	2.34	7.81	111	67	77	97	1.17	3.90	90	108	103	91
α-ZAL e	15.45	433 > 309	433 > 295	1.17	3.90	101	89	99	107	0.58	1.95	114	98	99	109
β-ZAL e	15.68	307 > 292	307 > 277	2.34	7.81	72	72	67	106	2.34	7.81	101	95	66	87
α-ZOL e	16.45	305 > 289	305 > 73	1.17	3.90	87	75	71	93	2.34	7.81	104	77	100	96
β-ZOL e	16.83	536 > 446	536 > 333	1.17	3.90	93	66	73	108	2.34	7.81	71	106	104	106
AFB1 f	7.41	313 > 241	313 > 289	0.06	0.2	85	83	86	81	0.3	1	79	71	79	98
AFB2 f	7.36	315 > 286	315 > 259	0.3	1	95	85	97	85	1.5	5	81	78	89	83
AFG1 f	7.23	329 > 243	329 > 311	0.06	0.2	77	81	92	82	0.3	1	91	111	98	70
AFG2 f	7.13	331 > 313	331 > 245	0.3	1	81	70	108	101	1.5	5	79	86	85	109
AOH f	8.03	259 > 128	259 > 184	0.3	1	111	89	111	91	0.03	0.1	92	101	90	107
AME f	9.10	273 > 128	273 > 228	1.5	5	78	76	98	103	0.3	1	84	99	76	89
FB1 f	7.7	722 > 334	722 > 352	1.5	5	71	83	71	87	1.5	5	76	69	71	79
FB2 f	7.85	706 > 336	706 > 318	1.5	5	87	76	69	82	1.5	5	86	71	65	69
ENN A f	11.74	699 > 228	699 > 210	0.03	0.1	110	69	85	82	0.15	0.5	71	72	85	87
ENN A1 f	11.3	685 > 214	685 > 210	0.15	0.5	106	85	94	93	0.03	0.1	86	69	82	102
ENN B f	10.73	657 > 196	657 > 214	0.15	0.5	92	91	103	98	0.15	0.5	111	73	85	86
ENN B1 f	10.68	671 > 214	671 > 228	0.03	0.1	91	72	114	102	0.15	0.5	88	73	85	86
BEA f	10.84	801 > 784	801 > 244	0.3	1	75	98	94	96	1.5	5	87	75	83	88
STG f	9.08	325 > 281	325 > 310	1.5	5	96	83	93	81	1.5	5	95	85	81	89
OTA f	8.68	404 > 102	404 > 239	0.06	0.2	99	79	89	87	0.15	0.5	104	107	84	85

^a RT = retention time; ^b LOD = limit of detection; ^c LOQ = limit of quantification; ^d SSE = signal suppression/enhancement; ^e GC-MS/MS determination; ^f LC-MS/MS determination; ^g DON = deoxynivalenol; 3-ADON = 3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol; 15-ADON = 3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol; DAS = diacetoxyscirpenol; NEO = neosolaniol; NIV = nivalenol; T-2 and HT-2 toxins; PAT = patulin; FUS-X = fusarenon-X; ZON = zearalenone; α-ZAL = α-zearalanol; β-ZAL = β-zearalanol; α-ZOL = α-zearalenol; β-ZAL = β-zearalenol; AFB₁, AFB₂, AFG₁, AFG₂ = four aflatoxins B₁, B₂, G₁, G₂; AOH = alternariol; AME = alternariol-methyl- ether; FB₁, FB₂ = fumonisins B₁, B₂, ENN A, ENN A₁; ENN B ENN B₁ = enniatins A, A₁, B, B₁; BEA = beauvericin; STG = sterigmatocystin; OTA = ochratoxin A.