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Uncommon occurrence ratios of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, and G2 in maize and groundnuts from Malawi

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/9351/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12550-014-0209-z
10.1007/s12550-014-0209-z
 
Title Uncommon occurrence ratios of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, and G2 in maize and groundnuts from Malawi
 
Creator Matumba, L
Sulyok, M
Njoroge, S M C
Ediage, E N
Poucke, C V
Saeger, S D
Krska, R
 
Subject Groundnut
Maize
 
Description We report an unusual aflatoxin profile in maize and groundnuts from Malawi, with aflatoxin G1 found routinely at equal or even higher levels than aflatoxin B1. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) ratio in a contaminated sample is generally greater than 50 % of total aflatoxin (sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, and G2). In Malawi, the aflatoxin occurrence ratios were determined by examining LC-MS/MS and HPLC fluorescence detection (FLD) data of 156 naturally contaminated raw maize and 80 groundnut samples collected in 2011 and 2012. Results showed that natural aflatoxin occurrence ratio differed. In 47 % of the samples, the concentration of AFG1 was higher than that of AFB1. The mean concentration percentages of AFB1/AFB2/AFG1/AFG2 in reference to total aflatoxins were found to be 47:5:43:5 %, respectively. The AFG1 and AFB1 50/50 trend was observed in maize and groundnuts and was consistent for samples collected in both years. If the AFB1 measurement was used to check compliance of total aflatoxin regulatory limit set at 10, 20, 100, and 200 μg/kg with an assumption that AFB1 ≥ 50 % of the total aflatoxin content, 8, 13, 24, and 26 % false negative rates would have occurred respectively. It is therefore important for legislation to consider total aflatoxins rather than AFB1 alone.
 
Publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg
 
Date 2015-02
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
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Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/9351/1/51.pdf
Matumba, L and Sulyok, M and Njoroge, S M C and Ediage, E N and Poucke, C V and Saeger, S D and Krska, R (2015) Uncommon occurrence ratios of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, and G2 in maize and groundnuts from Malawi. Mycotoxin Research, 31 (01). pp. 57-62. ISSN 1867-1632