RT Journal Article
T1 The use of high‐performance liquid chromatography to detect ochratoxin A in dried figs from the Spanish market
A1 Pavón, Miguel Ángel
A1 González Alonso, María Isabel
A1 Cruz, Silvia de la
A1 Martín De Santos, María Del Rosario
A1 García Lacarra, Teresa
AB BACKGROUND: Detection and quantification of ochratoxin A (OTA) in dried fig samples purchased in Spain has been carried out using high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection after extraction with methanol and sodium bicarbonate, and clean-up by using an immunoaffinity column.RESULTS: The detection limit of the method was 0.06 ng/g, and the limit of quantification 0.18 ng/g. OTA was detected in 31 (88.6%) out of 35 samples of dried figs analysed, with concentrations that ranged from < 0.1 to 277 ng/g. However, only three samples contained OTA concentrations above the tolerable level set by European Commission regulations for dried vine fruits (10 ng/g).CONCLUSION: The results of this survey show the value of monitoring OTA in dried figs especially if they are home grown.
PB Wiley
SN 0022-5142
YR 2011
FD 2011
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94186
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94186
LA eng
NO Pavón, M. Á., González, I., De La Cruz, S., Martı́n, R., & Lacarra, T. G. (2011). The use of high‐performance liquid chromatography to detect ochratoxin A in dried figs from the Spanish market. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 92(1), 74-77. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.4543
NO Banco Santander
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
NO Comunidad de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 9 abr 2025