Validated UPLC-MS/MS Methods to Quantitate Free and Conjugated Alternaria Toxins in Commercially Available Tomato Products and Fruit and Vegetable Juices in Belgium

Jeroen Walravens, Hannes Mikula, Michael Rychlik, Stefan Asam, Tom Devos, Emmanuel Njumbe Ediage, José Diana Di Mavungu, Liesbeth Jacxsens, Anita Van Landschoot, Lynn Vanhaecke, Sarah De Saeger

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Abstract

Ultraperformance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry and Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe based analytical methodologies to quantitate both free (alternariol (1), alternariol monomethyl ether (2), tenuazonic acid (3), tentoxin (4), altenuene (5), altertoxin-I (6)) and conjugated (sulfates and glucosides of 1 and 2) Alternaria toxins in fruit and vegetable juices and tomato products were developed and validated. Acceptable limits of quantitation (0.7-5.7 μg/kg), repeatability (RSDr < 15.7%), reproducibility (RSDR < 17.9%), and apparent recovery (87.0-110.6%) were obtained for all analytes in all matrices investigated. 129 commercial foodstuffs were analyzed, and 3 was detected in 100% of tomato product samples (<LOQ to 333 μg/kg), while 1, 2, 4, and 5 were also frequently detected (21-86%, <LOQ to 62 μg/kg). Moreover, low levels (<LOQ to 9.9 μg/kg) of modified Alternaria toxins (sulfates of 1 and 2) were repeatedly detected. A deterministic dietary exposure assessment revealed the possible risk for human health related to the presence of 1 and 2 in tomato based foodstuffs, whereas 3 is unlikely to be of human health concern.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5101-5109
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of agricultural and food chemistry
Volume64
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Jun 2016

Keywords

  • (modified) mycotoxins
  • Alternaria
  • UPLC-MS/MS
  • dietary exposure assessment
  • method development and validation

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