PMID: 2120180Jul 1, 1990Paper

Comparison of postcolumn derivatization-liquid chromatography with thin-layer chromatography for determination of aflatoxins in naturally contaminated corn

Journal - Association of Official Analytical Chemists
R W BeaverM W Trucksess

Abstract

Quantitation of aflatoxins by liquid chromatography with postcolumn iodine derivatization (LC-PCD) and fluorescence detection was compared with quantitation by the AOAC CB method, 968.22. Thirty-seven naturally contaminated corn samples were ground and then divided. One portion was extracted, and the extract was cleaned up and analyzed by thin-layer chromatography according to the CB method. The second portion was extracted and cleaned up in a similar fashion, but quantitation was by the LC-PCD method. For aflatoxin B1 concentrations ranging from 0 to 150 ng/g, results obtained by the 2 methods were fitted to a linear equation with the LC-PCD results as the dependent variable. The correlation coefficient was 0.99, the intercept was near 0, and the slope was near 1. For aflatoxin B2, the correlation coefficient was 0.97, and the intercept was near 0. However, the slope of the equation relating LC-PCD concentration to TLC concentration was only 0.5. We believe that this lack of equivalence between the methods for determination of aflatoxin B2 is due to overestimation by the TLC method because the low levels present are near the TLC detection limit for B2.

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