Challenges of Lactobacillus fermentation in combination with acoustic screening for deoxynivalenol and deoxynivalenol conjugates reduction in contaminated wheat - based products

Abstract This study was dedicated to apply biological treatment using Lactobacillus (LAB) fermentation separately or in combination with an acoustic screening method for the prevention of mycotoxins in Fusarium spp. contaminated wheat-based products. Wheat samples of different contamination were treated separately using antimicrobial LAB strains (L. casei, L. plantarum, L. paracasei, and L. uvarum) and the changes on the level of deoxynivalenol (DON) and its conjugates such as 3-acetyldeoxynivalenol (3-ADON), 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol (15-ADON), and DON-3-β-D-glucoside (D3G)) were evaluated using UHPLC-QqQ-MS/MS and UHPLC-Orbitrap-HRMS. Additionally, an acoustic device was used to analyse DON…