| Mycotoxins |
Conc.Range (µg Kg−1) |
Repeatabilitya
R ± RSDr (%) |
Reproducibilitya
R ± RSDR (%) |
LOD (µg Kg−1) |
LOQ (µg Kg−1) |
| Aflatoxin B1 |
0.24 – 16.0 |
108.6 ± 6.9 (0.6) |
99.3 ± 5.1 (5.0) |
0.20 |
0.65 |
| Aflatoxin B2 |
0.24 – 16.0 |
108.1 ± 4.9 (0.6) |
98.3 ± 4.8 (5.0) |
0.20 |
0.65 |
| Aflatoxin G1 |
0.24 – 16.0 |
113.9 ± 3.8 (0.6) |
101.1 ± 3.9 (5.0) |
0.21 |
0.68 |
| Aflatoxin G2 |
0.24 – 16.0 |
107.5 ± 3.8 (0.6) |
97.3 ± 1.8 (5.0) |
0.20 |
0.65 |
| Ochratoxin A |
0.24 – 16.0 |
71.1 ± 13.2 (0.6) |
98.1 ± 4.2 (3.0) |
0.13 |
0.43 |
| Fumonisin B1 |
5.0 – 640 |
n.a. |
105.2 ± 7.4 (500) |
30.0 |
99.0 |
| Fumonisin B2 |
5.0 – 640 |
n.a. |
101.1 ± 5.3 (500) |
8.0 |
26.1 |
| Zearalenone |
5.0 – 640 |
104.8 ± 5.7 (10.0) |
93.2 ± 4.9 (100) |
3.1 |
10.2 |
| Deoxynivaleno1 |
5.0 – 800 |
95.7 ± 5.4 (26.0) |
99.4 ± 1.3 (750) |
7.7 |
25.3 |
| T-2 toxin |
5.0 – 800 |
103.8 ± 6.2 (20.0) |
107.5 ± 6.7 (100) |
3.4 |
11.3 |
| HT-2 toxin |
5.0 – 800 |
112.7 ± 6.8(10.0) |
103.7 ± 2.1 (100) |
6.3 |
20.8 |
|
aSpiking levels (µg Kg−1) are given in the brackets
n.a.: not applicable |
| Table 2: Average recovery values (R), relative standard deviation (RSD), LODs and LOQs (µg Kg−1) obtained for the eleven mycotoxins in maize. |
