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Further data on the presence of Fusarium emerging mycotoxins enniatins, fusaproliferin and beauvericin in cereals available on the Spanish markets.

Guillermina FontJesús BlesaJordi MañesAbdellah ZinedineGiuseppe Meca

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FusariumPopulationFood ContaminationToxicologyValencian communitychemistry.chemical_compoundFusariumDepsipeptidesBotanyFood scienceMycotoxineducationChromatography High Pressure Liquideducation.field_of_studybiologyTerpenesGeneral MedicineContaminationMycotoxinsbiology.organism_classificationBeauvericinFusaproliferinchemistrySpainFood MicrobiologyEdible GrainFood ScienceFood contaminantEnvironmental Monitoring

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In this work, 64 samples of cereals purchased from local markets in the Valencian community (Spain) were investigated for the presence of six emerging mycotoxins: enniatins ENs (ENA, ENA1, ENB and ENB1), beauvericin (BEA) and fusaproliferin (FUS). Samples were extracted with a mixture of water/acetonitrile (85/15, v/v) by using an Ultra-turrax homogenizer. Mycotoxins were then identified and quantified with a liquid chromatography (LC) with diode array detector (DAD). Positive samples were confirmed with an LC-MS/MS. Analytical Results showed that the frequencies of contamination of samples with ENs, BEA and FUS were 73.4%, 32.8% and 7.8%, respectively. ENA1 was the most mycotoxin found and levels ranged from 33.38 to 814.42 mg/kg. ENB levels ranged between 2.23 and 21.37 mg/kg. ENB1 levels varied from 4.34 to 45.94 mg/kg. All samples were free of ENA. BEA levels ranged from 0.51 to 11.78 mg/kg and FUS levels varied between 1.01 and 6.63 mg/kg. It could be concluded from this study that the high contamination levels found especially for ENs could be of a negative impact on the population. This is the first paper on the presence of emerging mycotoxins in cereals available in Spain.

10.1016/j.fct.2010.03.010https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20230871