Determination of multiple mycotoxins in dietary supplements containing green coffee bean extracts using ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS)

J Agric Food Chem. 2013 May 22;61(20):4822-30. doi: 10.1021/jf401139u. Epub 2013 May 9.

Abstract

An ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) method for the determination of 34 mycotoxins in dietary supplements containing green coffee bean (GCB) extracts was developed, evaluated, and used in the analysis of 50 commercial products. A QuEChERS-like procedure was used for isolation of target analytes from the examined matrices. Average recoveries of the analytes were in the range of 75-110%. The precision of the method expressed as relative standard deviation was below 12%. Limits of detection (LODs) and limits of quantitation (LOQs) ranged from 1.0 to 50.0 μg/kg and from 2.5 to 100 μg/kg, respectively. Due to matrix effects, the method of standard additions was used to ensure accurate quantitation. Ochratoxin A, ochratoxin B, fumonisin B1 and mycophenolic acid were found in 36%, 32%, 10%, and 16% of tested products, respectively. Mycotoxins occurred in the following concentration ranges: ochratoxin A, <1.0-136.9 μg/kg; ochratoxin B, <1.0-20.2 μg/kg; fumonisin B1, <50.0-415.0 μg/kg; mycophenolic acid, <5.0-395.0 μg/kg. High-resolution mass spectrometry operated in full MS and MS/MS mode was used to confirm the identities of the reported compounds.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods*
  • Coffea / chemistry*
  • Dietary Supplements / analysis*
  • Fumonisins / analysis
  • Limit of Detection
  • Mycophenolic Acid / analysis
  • Mycotoxins / analysis*
  • Ochratoxins / analysis
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Seeds / chemistry
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry / methods*

Substances

  • Fumonisins
  • Mycotoxins
  • Ochratoxins
  • Plant Extracts
  • ochratoxin A
  • fumonisin B1
  • ochratoxin B
  • Mycophenolic Acid