ARS | Publication request: Developments in mycotoxin analysis: an update for 2011-2012

Submitted to: World Mycotoxin Journal
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: November 15, 2012
Publication Date: February 1, 2013
Citation: Shephard, G.S., Berthiller, F., Burdaspal, P.A., Crews, C., Jonker, M.A., Krska, R., Lattanzio, V., Macdonald, S., Malone, R.J., Maragos, C.M., et al. 2013. Developments in mycotoxin analysis: an update for 2011-2012. World Mycotoxin Journal. 6(1):3-30.

Technical Abstract: This review highlights developments in mycotoxin analysis and sampling over a period between mid-2011 and mid-2012. It covers the major mycotoxins aflatoxins, Alternaria toxins, ergot alkaloids, fumonisins, ochratoxin, patulin, trichothecenes, and zearalenone. A section on mycotoxins in botanicals and spices is also included. Methods for mycotoxin determination continue to be developed using a wide range of analytical systems ranging from rapid immunochemical-based methods to the latest advances in tandem mass spectrometry. This review follows the format of previous reviews in this series (i.e. sections on individual mycotoxins), but due to the rapid spread and developments in the field of multimycotoxin methods by LC-MS/MS, a separate section has been devoted to advances in this area of research.