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From: rabvsh@minyos.its.rmit.EDU.AU (Victoria Haritos)
Subject: Aflatoxin analysis by GC/MS?
Date: 19 Apr 1996 03:20:18 GMT
Organization: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.

 I have looked extensively in the literature for GCMS methods and found nothing.

Thanks
Vicky

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Date: 25 Apr 96 17:53:15 EDT
From: David Sparkman <75530.3472@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Aflatoxin Method Search

Vicky Haritos ask about methods for analysis of aflatoxins by GC/MS.

If she had used HD Science GC/MS UpDates, Part A, Environmental she would have
found
the following:

94:780. Effects of neem leaf volatiles on submerged cultures of aflatoxigenic
Aspergillus parasiticus
Zeringue, H.J., Jr.(*), Bhatnagar, D.
S. Reg. Res. Cent., ARS, USDA, New Orleans, LA 70179, USA
REF: Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60(10) 1994 3543-3547

94:83. Recent advances in analytical methods for mycotoxins
Gilbert, J.
Food Sci. Lab., MAFF, Norwich Res. Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UQ, UK
REF: Food Addit. Contam. 10(1) 1993 37-48

93:993. Recent developments in methods of analysis for mycotoxins in foodstuffs
Scott, P.M.
Food Res. Div., Health Welfare Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L2, Canada
REF: Trends Anal. Chem. 12(9) 1993 373-381

93:86. Determination of aflatoxins in food products by chromatography
Holcomb, M.(*1), Wilson, D.M.(2), Trucksess, M.W.(3), Thompson, H.C., Jr.(1)
(1) Natl. Cent. Toxicol. Res., FDA, Jefferson, AR 72079, (2) Dept. Plant
Pathol., Univ. Georgia Coll. Agric., Tifton, GA 31793, (3) FDA, Cent. Food
Safety Appl. Nutrit., 200 C St., SW, Washington, DC 20204, USA
REF: J. Chromatogr. 624(1,2) 1992 341-352

91:139.  Immunochemical assessment of mycotoxins in 1989 grain foods: evidence
for deoxynivalenol (vomitoxin) contamination
Abouzied, M.M.(1), Azcona, J.I.(1), Braselton, W.E.(2), Pestka, J.J.(*3)
(1) Dept. Food Sci. Human Nutrition, (2) Dept. Pharmacol. Toxicol. (3) Dept.
Microbiol. Public Health, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
REF: Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 57(3) 1991 672-677

I will ask you for a favor in return someday.

Rgards:
David Sparkman
75530.3472@compuserve.com