Extraction of aflatoxins from liquid foodstuff samples with polydopamine-coated superparamagnetic nanoparticles for HPLC-MS/MS analysis

J Agric Food Chem. 2014 May 14;62(19):4261-7. doi: 10.1021/jf501659m. Epub 2014 May 5.

Abstract

A facile magnetic solid phase extraction (MSPE) of aflatoxins (AFs) from liquid samples was developed using polydopamine-coated magnetic nanoparticles (PD-MNPs) as the adsorbent. PD-MNPs were prepared from amine-terminated MNPs and dopamine via an in situ oxidative self-polymerization approach. Under the selected MSPE conditions, extraction yields ranging from 59.3% for AF G2 to 89.0% for AF B1 were obtained with good repeatability. Coupled with HPLC-MS/MS quantification, the MSPE procedure serves not only for sample cleanup but also for AFs enrichment that is highly desired for trace analysis. The proposed MSPE-HPLC-MS/MS method had a linear calibration curve in the concentration range from 0.00600 to 3.00 ng/mL aflatoxin and limits of detection of 0.0012 ng/mL for AF B1, AF B2, and AF G1, and 0.0031 ng/mL for AF G2.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Aflatoxins / analysis*
  • Aflatoxins / isolation & purification*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods*
  • Food Contamination / analysis
  • Indoles / chemistry
  • Magnetite Nanoparticles / chemistry
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Solid Phase Extraction / instrumentation
  • Solid Phase Extraction / methods*
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Wine / analysis*

Substances

  • Aflatoxins
  • Indoles
  • Magnetite Nanoparticles
  • Polymers
  • polydopamine