Publication: Bioaccumulation of mycotoxins in human forensic liver and animal liver samples using a green sample treatment
Authors
Castell Martínez, Ana ; Arroyo Manzanares, Natalia ; Campillo Seva, Natalia ; Torres Sánchez, Carmen ; Fenoll, José ; Viñas López-Pelegrin, Pilar
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Elsevier
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2022.108192
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Abstract
The investigation of the mycotoxin bioaccumulation in human and animals is of wide relevance due to the potential toxicity associated with these secondary metabolites. This study proposes an analytical methodology consisting of salting-out liquid–liquid extraction (SALLE) followed by dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME) for the determination of 13 mycotoxins: aflatoxins (G1, G2, B1 and B2), enniatins (A, A1, B and B1), beauvericin, HT-2 and T-2 toxins, zearalenone and deoxynivalenol, in human and animal liver. A targeted analysis was performed by high-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS), as well as the screening of derived metabolites by ultrahigh performance LC and high-resolution mass spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMS). The proposed method was in-home validated, and trueness was verified by apparent recovery studies with values between 94 and 110 %. Furthermore, suitable linearities were obtained by the proposed method for all the mycotoxins and detection and quantification limits allow the mycotoxin monitoring at the low levels expected in biological samples. Repeatability and intermediate precision were calculated at two concentration levels, obtaining values of relative standard deviation below 9.5 %. The proposed methodology allowed to study the bioaccumulation of mycotoxins in both human and animal liver, demonstrating the presence of emergent mycotoxins in all liver samples analyzed, specifically enniatins B, B1 and beauvericin were detected with concentrations up to 4.04 μg/kg.
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Microchemical Journal, 2023, Vol. 185 : 108192
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